Merrie McGaw
@merriemcgaw.bsky.social
She/her. WinForms Engineering manager passionate about modernizing enterprise LOB apps. All about .NET of course. Mom, wife, celiac, cooking fan, adoptive momma, and lots of other things
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
This makes me so mad. Deadnaming an Admiral. What the actual F?
Democrats get labeled as obsessed with trans people yet Republicans spent their time during the shutdown doing this.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This makes me so mad. Deadnaming an Admiral. What the actual F?
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41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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As awful as this, the focus on whether the woman was complying obscures the more important issue: in a democracy, there should not be armed agents demanding to see papers of every passing person.
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As awful as this, the focus on whether the woman was complying obscures the more important issue: in a democracy, there should not be armed agents demanding to see papers of every passing person.
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No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
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I’m sure this won’t have any negative consequences in 5 to 10 years.
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I’m sure this won’t have any negative consequences in 5 to 10 years.
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This day and every day, we remember. This day and every day, we commit to honor and protect the rights, dignity, and fundamental humanity of all people against whom bigots would do evil.
#TransgerDayOfRemembrance #TDOR
#TransgerDayOfRemembrance #TDOR
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This day and every day, we remember. This day and every day, we commit to honor and protect the rights, dignity, and fundamental humanity of all people against whom bigots would do evil.
#TransgerDayOfRemembrance #TDOR
#TransgerDayOfRemembrance #TDOR
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The pig was the one shouting back at her
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The pig was the one shouting back at her
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If a man said what Megyn Kelly said, you would assume he was a trafficker.
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 AM
If a man said what Megyn Kelly said, you would assume he was a trafficker.
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
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WinForms is still kicking, and even more cool with Copilot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f097...
What's New in Windows Forms
YouTube video by dotnet
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
WinForms is still kicking, and even more cool with Copilot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f097...
This talk was so much fun to do!
Tada. Completed app!
What's new in WinForms for .NET 10 and Visual Studio 2026. This is impressive that Copilot created this WinForms app.
Form Customization APIs
Dark Mode
Proper async/await support for cross-thread UI updates!
What's new in WinForms for .NET 10 and Visual Studio 2026. This is impressive that Copilot created this WinForms app.
Form Customization APIs
Dark Mode
Proper async/await support for cross-thread UI updates!
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This talk was so much fun to do!
At Grace Hopper 2025 and getting inspired!
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
At Grace Hopper 2025 and getting inspired!
.NET is hiring. WinForms is looking for an SDE2 to help us drive the next version of the best UI stack of all time jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
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jobs.careers.microsoft.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
.NET is hiring. WinForms is looking for an SDE2 to help us drive the next version of the best UI stack of all time jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
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For children and teens, heart and blood vessel complications of Covid overshadow the very rare and short-term risk of vaccinations, a new report from nearly 14 million kids
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
For children and teens, heart and blood vessel complications of Covid overshadow the very rare and short-term risk of vaccinations, a new report from nearly 14 million kids
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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35 years now working as a professional software developer. My biggest career related tip.....Be Nice! 😀
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
35 years now working as a professional software developer. My biggest career related tip.....Be Nice! 😀
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What an odd set of options offered in the CBS News Poll. DEI but nothing about democracy or rule of law.👀
November 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What an odd set of options offered in the CBS News Poll. DEI but nothing about democracy or rule of law.👀
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I’ve said this before but white guilt is useless. I don’t want people to feel guilty for things they had no part in, and guilt easily curdles into resentment. But everyone regardless should feel an obligation to correct injustice, especially if you somehow benefit. bsky.app/profile/mich...
I found this piece sad too, but mostly because it is part of a years-long effort by progressives to understand what "really" animates Trump voters.
We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.
We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.
October 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I’ve said this before but white guilt is useless. I don’t want people to feel guilty for things they had no part in, and guilt easily curdles into resentment. But everyone regardless should feel an obligation to correct injustice, especially if you somehow benefit. bsky.app/profile/mich...
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“Giuffre's book alleges that she had sex with Prince Andrew three times, including when she was 17, after being trafficked by Epstein.”
Correction, @cbsnews.com:
Raped.
Not “had sex.”
Release the Epstein files.
www.cbsnews.com/news/virgini...
Correction, @cbsnews.com:
Raped.
Not “had sex.”
Release the Epstein files.
www.cbsnews.com/news/virgini...
Virginia Giuffre's memoir details Prince Andrew allegations, a friendly meeting with Trump, and more. Here are some takeaways.
Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir shares a personal account of the story that made headlines worldwide: her accusations against Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein.
www.cbsnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“Giuffre's book alleges that she had sex with Prince Andrew three times, including when she was 17, after being trafficked by Epstein.”
Correction, @cbsnews.com:
Raped.
Not “had sex.”
Release the Epstein files.
www.cbsnews.com/news/virgini...
Correction, @cbsnews.com:
Raped.
Not “had sex.”
Release the Epstein files.
www.cbsnews.com/news/virgini...
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Let's help Clay out here with some math.
The $4200/yr. is for a household. Average SNAP household has 1.9 people. So that's $2210/person.
$2210/year is $184/month, and that's a little over $6. per day.
Clay, let's see you stockpile groceries on $6/day.
Hell, let's see you eat on $6/day.
The $4200/yr. is for a household. Average SNAP household has 1.9 people. So that's $2210/person.
$2210/year is $184/month, and that's a little over $6. per day.
Clay, let's see you stockpile groceries on $6/day.
Hell, let's see you eat on $6/day.
October 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Let's help Clay out here with some math.
The $4200/yr. is for a household. Average SNAP household has 1.9 people. So that's $2210/person.
$2210/year is $184/month, and that's a little over $6. per day.
Clay, let's see you stockpile groceries on $6/day.
Hell, let's see you eat on $6/day.
The $4200/yr. is for a household. Average SNAP household has 1.9 people. So that's $2210/person.
$2210/year is $184/month, and that's a little over $6. per day.
Clay, let's see you stockpile groceries on $6/day.
Hell, let's see you eat on $6/day.
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BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.
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Jacob Soboroff is doing a great job investigating and debunking the claims that ICE is making about their arrests targeted worst of the worst
Congress can help reign in ICE- IF we get a Democratic majority. That will be more likely if California passes Proposition 50. #YesOnProp50
Congress can help reign in ICE- IF we get a Democratic majority. That will be more likely if California passes Proposition 50. #YesOnProp50
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SAVE DEMOCRACY FROM GOP ELECTION RIGGING
CALIFORNIA
VOTE YES ON PROP 50](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4p2civbp5qvabihjsxaquen2/bafkreihuyyfqqirrtfz52oibkzia2ezxwgpaworlyscykzp2q2qddsz6rm@jpeg)
October 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Jacob Soboroff is doing a great job investigating and debunking the claims that ICE is making about their arrests targeted worst of the worst
Congress can help reign in ICE- IF we get a Democratic majority. That will be more likely if California passes Proposition 50. #YesOnProp50
Congress can help reign in ICE- IF we get a Democratic majority. That will be more likely if California passes Proposition 50. #YesOnProp50