Barbara Shaurette
@mechanicalgirl.com
SRE and Python developer
artist, elder goth, hobbyist mermaid, breast cancer survivor
she/her
https://linktr.ee/bshaurette
Gleefully blocking spam accounts since 2023
artist, elder goth, hobbyist mermaid, breast cancer survivor
she/her
https://linktr.ee/bshaurette
Gleefully blocking spam accounts since 2023
Well this is some real gestapo/secret police bs.
New from 404 Media: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. Spoke to people briefed on plans. This isn't licensed PIs/bounty hunters. These are just former police/military; members of public
"Something doesn't sound right"
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
"Something doesn't sound right"
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
“The more I listened to it, the more I’m like, something doesn’t sound right,” a person who was briefed on the pilot plans told 404 Media.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Well this is some real gestapo/secret police bs.
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Today’s decision is disappointing. I am not in this fight only for myself, and I’m concerned that this decision will simply embolden the administration.
This case is not over. I am committed to protecting my community, our people, and our country.
This case is not over. I am committed to protecting my community, our people, and our country.
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today’s decision is disappointing. I am not in this fight only for myself, and I’m concerned that this decision will simply embolden the administration.
This case is not over. I am committed to protecting my community, our people, and our country.
This case is not over. I am committed to protecting my community, our people, and our country.
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WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
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Now they've banned Patton Oswalt for this pattonoswalt.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Now they've banned Patton Oswalt for this pattonoswalt.bsky.social
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Joyce Carol Oates from the top rope 😆
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Joyce Carol Oates from the top rope 😆
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Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
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We sent the presidencies of Harding and Nixon straight to hell for a fraction of the corruption that happens every hour of every day on camera in this regime
November 8, 2025 at 5:58 AM
We sent the presidencies of Harding and Nixon straight to hell for a fraction of the corruption that happens every hour of every day on camera in this regime
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I am digging the creative dunking by the Dems
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I am digging the creative dunking by the Dems
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🌴🐍 PyCon US 2026 is heading to California! 🇺🇸☀️
Join us in Long Beach for the world’s largest Python conference! 💙
📅 May 13–19, 2026
📍 Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
💡 CFP open until Dec 19, 2025
🤝 Sponsorships now open
🔗 us.pycon.org/2026
#PyConUS2026 #Python #PSF @python.org
Join us in Long Beach for the world’s largest Python conference! 💙
📅 May 13–19, 2026
📍 Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
💡 CFP open until Dec 19, 2025
🤝 Sponsorships now open
🔗 us.pycon.org/2026
#PyConUS2026 #Python #PSF @python.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
🌴🐍 PyCon US 2026 is heading to California! 🇺🇸☀️
Join us in Long Beach for the world’s largest Python conference! 💙
📅 May 13–19, 2026
📍 Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
💡 CFP open until Dec 19, 2025
🤝 Sponsorships now open
🔗 us.pycon.org/2026
#PyConUS2026 #Python #PSF @python.org
Join us in Long Beach for the world’s largest Python conference! 💙
📅 May 13–19, 2026
📍 Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
💡 CFP open until Dec 19, 2025
🤝 Sponsorships now open
🔗 us.pycon.org/2026
#PyConUS2026 #Python #PSF @python.org
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This is awesome and true wthhyb.sacha.house/
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is awesome and true wthhyb.sacha.house/
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shitfaced jamaal bowman saying this is so fuckin funny i feel so seen right now
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
shitfaced jamaal bowman saying this is so fuckin funny i feel so seen right now
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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It’s only a Guillotine if it’s from the Guillotine region of France.
Otherwise it’s merely a sparkling wealth redistributor.
Otherwise it’s merely a sparkling wealth redistributor.
November 5, 2025 at 6:32 AM
It’s only a Guillotine if it’s from the Guillotine region of France.
Otherwise it’s merely a sparkling wealth redistributor.
Otherwise it’s merely a sparkling wealth redistributor.
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It's important to remember that the Democratic establishment isn't responsible for any of this. They actively fought against the things that brought so many wins last night.
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It's important to remember that the Democratic establishment isn't responsible for any of this. They actively fought against the things that brought so many wins last night.
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I can’t remember the last time I happily sat and watched election returns come in. My stomach has been a solid knot since January, but tonight it’s loosened a little.
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I can’t remember the last time I happily sat and watched election returns come in. My stomach has been a solid knot since January, but tonight it’s loosened a little.
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How about ALL the different futures? We contain multitudes and we don’t hand over the keys to billionaires is a pretty good vibe www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Let the natural experiment in Democratic governance begin
The socialist Zohran Mamdani and centrist Daniel Lurie offer two possible futures for the party.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
How about ALL the different futures? We contain multitudes and we don’t hand over the keys to billionaires is a pretty good vibe www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Woke up today to the news
November 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Woke up today to the news
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The Dems who voted to confirm Brooke Rollins:
Baldwin (WI)
Bennet (CO)
Booker (NJ)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Heinrich (NM)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warnock (GA)
Welch (VT)
Baldwin (WI)
Bennet (CO)
Booker (NJ)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Heinrich (NM)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warnock (GA)
Welch (VT)
Brooke Rollins calls food stamps "a broken and corrupt program" and says, "guess what? There's a new sheriff in town. His name is Donald Trump."
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The Dems who voted to confirm Brooke Rollins:
Baldwin (WI)
Bennet (CO)
Booker (NJ)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Heinrich (NM)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warnock (GA)
Welch (VT)
Baldwin (WI)
Bennet (CO)
Booker (NJ)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Heinrich (NM)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warnock (GA)
Welch (VT)
This dance is so well-known and beloved, and popular with flash mobs for years. I wish the guy who choreographed it were still around to appreciate the impact of his creativity. 😀
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael...
November 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This dance is so well-known and beloved, and popular with flash mobs for years. I wish the guy who choreographed it were still around to appreciate the impact of his creativity. 😀
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael...
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
If this isn’t a “let them eat cake” moment, I don’t know what is.
Apparently there was a Gatsby party at Mar a Lago, while Trump is trying to kick 42 million off SNAP
November 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
If this isn’t a “let them eat cake” moment, I don’t know what is.
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Glamour UK Magazine made 9 trans women as their collective Women of the Year
Instead of offering congratulations, JK Rowling naturally tried insulting them instead
Glamour’s response, however, is priceless
Instead of offering congratulations, JK Rowling naturally tried insulting them instead
Glamour’s response, however, is priceless
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Glamour UK Magazine made 9 trans women as their collective Women of the Year
Instead of offering congratulations, JK Rowling naturally tried insulting them instead
Glamour’s response, however, is priceless
Instead of offering congratulations, JK Rowling naturally tried insulting them instead
Glamour’s response, however, is priceless
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David Brooks: "If you want a policy change, go to the voters. Don't shut down the government. ... Our democracy has deteriorated to such a degree [that] there should be howling outrage."
October 31, 2025 at 10:53 PM
David Brooks: "If you want a policy change, go to the voters. Don't shut down the government. ... Our democracy has deteriorated to such a degree [that] there should be howling outrage."