Shawna Barlette
@strongturtlewoman.bsky.social
Death Doula, lover of life and all that it holds.
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Tonight the Black Moon
passes overhead,
a lantern extinguished,
a threshold unmarked.
To step here is to trust
that unseen roots
still know how to grow,
that the dark itself
is only the first note of the song.
As the cosmos hold its breath, what will you call into the dark?
#witchsky
passes overhead,
a lantern extinguished,
a threshold unmarked.
To step here is to trust
that unseen roots
still know how to grow,
that the dark itself
is only the first note of the song.
As the cosmos hold its breath, what will you call into the dark?
#witchsky
August 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Tonight the Black Moon
passes overhead,
a lantern extinguished,
a threshold unmarked.
To step here is to trust
that unseen roots
still know how to grow,
that the dark itself
is only the first note of the song.
As the cosmos hold its breath, what will you call into the dark?
#witchsky
passes overhead,
a lantern extinguished,
a threshold unmarked.
To step here is to trust
that unseen roots
still know how to grow,
that the dark itself
is only the first note of the song.
As the cosmos hold its breath, what will you call into the dark?
#witchsky
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There are still good, kind, decent people in the world
You just need to know where to look
www.newsweek.com/florida-loca...
You just need to know where to look
www.newsweek.com/florida-loca...
Florida locals defy Ron DeSantis by restoring Pulse rainbow crosswalk
People took matters into their own hands after the commemorative crosswalk was removed, and drew it back onto the ground.
www.newsweek.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
There are still good, kind, decent people in the world
You just need to know where to look
www.newsweek.com/florida-loca...
You just need to know where to look
www.newsweek.com/florida-loca...
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Q: “What keeps you up at night?”
JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON: “The state of our democracy.” 🇺🇸 😕
JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON: “The state of our democracy.” 🇺🇸 😕
July 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Q: “What keeps you up at night?”
JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON: “The state of our democracy.” 🇺🇸 😕
JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON: “The state of our democracy.” 🇺🇸 😕
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Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
July 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
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Kernen to Russ Vought: "At the same time the administration is arguing how great the economy is, that's usually not a time where you need interest rate cuts."
July 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Kernen to Russ Vought: "At the same time the administration is arguing how great the economy is, that's usually not a time where you need interest rate cuts."
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It most certainly is!
June 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It most certainly is!
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Good morning everyone
Today is D-DAY
Honor the HEROES
Today marks the 81st
anniversary of 156,000 strategically landing of British, Canadian, and AMERICAN troops on the beaches of Normandy.
They were all so young and brave...
Honor Them All
This meme touches my heart
Fight Fascism
Today is D-DAY
Honor the HEROES
Today marks the 81st
anniversary of 156,000 strategically landing of British, Canadian, and AMERICAN troops on the beaches of Normandy.
They were all so young and brave...
Honor Them All
This meme touches my heart
Fight Fascism
June 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Good morning everyone
Today is D-DAY
Honor the HEROES
Today marks the 81st
anniversary of 156,000 strategically landing of British, Canadian, and AMERICAN troops on the beaches of Normandy.
They were all so young and brave...
Honor Them All
This meme touches my heart
Fight Fascism
Today is D-DAY
Honor the HEROES
Today marks the 81st
anniversary of 156,000 strategically landing of British, Canadian, and AMERICAN troops on the beaches of Normandy.
They were all so young and brave...
Honor Them All
This meme touches my heart
Fight Fascism
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Remember that several people asked Pam Bondi during confirmation SPECIFICALLY what she would do on matters pertaining to Qatar (which she did not disclose) or GEO (pertinent to the Baraka arrest). She said she'd consult top career lawyer at DOJ abt recusal.
Then she fired that lawyer.
Then she fired that lawyer.
May 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Remember that several people asked Pam Bondi during confirmation SPECIFICALLY what she would do on matters pertaining to Qatar (which she did not disclose) or GEO (pertinent to the Baraka arrest). She said she'd consult top career lawyer at DOJ abt recusal.
Then she fired that lawyer.
Then she fired that lawyer.
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Art of the deal.
For those confused by the China tariff news:
• Trump caved and got zero in return
• No manufacturing moved back to the USA
• 30% tariff is still a huge tax on Americans
• 90 day pause still causes uncertainty
• Trump lost all negotiating leverage
• Trump caved and got zero in return
• No manufacturing moved back to the USA
• 30% tariff is still a huge tax on Americans
• 90 day pause still causes uncertainty
• Trump lost all negotiating leverage
May 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Art of the deal.
Let me get this straight. Trump created a crisis using tariffs (distraction?). Trump then rides in on his white horse to save the global economy feigning a "deal" reducing tariffs that he himself created? Make it make sense.
May 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Let me get this straight. Trump created a crisis using tariffs (distraction?). Trump then rides in on his white horse to save the global economy feigning a "deal" reducing tariffs that he himself created? Make it make sense.
And so it begins. NSA Waltz leaving.
May 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
And so it begins. NSA Waltz leaving.
Remember what happened to Marie Antoinette when she said let them eat cake?
April 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Remember what happened to Marie Antoinette when she said let them eat cake?
Typical Trump. Nuke the country, go play golf.
April 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Typical Trump. Nuke the country, go play golf.
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$80m for local democracy is insane, but at least the billionaire couldn’t buy it
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wisconsin supreme court race: liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate
Liberal judge says victory is against ‘unprecedented attack on our democracy’ after defeating Brad Schimel in the most expensive judicial election in US history
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:09 AM
$80m for local democracy is insane, but at least the billionaire couldn’t buy it
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Can this happen today?
Trump hints that Musk and DOGE may be coming to the end of the road
Trump hints that Musk and DOGE may be coming to the end of the road
April 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Can this happen today?
Trump hints that Musk and DOGE may be coming to the end of the road
Trump hints that Musk and DOGE may be coming to the end of the road
When a clown moves into a palace he doesn't become a king, the palace instead becomes a circus.
- Turkish proverb
- Turkish proverb
March 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
When a clown moves into a palace he doesn't become a king, the palace instead becomes a circus.
- Turkish proverb
- Turkish proverb
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Car salesman at a local Hyundai dealership today, after I asked him about the tariffs:
"It's terrible. The price of every vehicle is going to go up five or six thousand dollars... And here's the thing, even after they go away, think about it, they're not going to come back down again."
"It's terrible. The price of every vehicle is going to go up five or six thousand dollars... And here's the thing, even after they go away, think about it, they're not going to come back down again."
March 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Car salesman at a local Hyundai dealership today, after I asked him about the tariffs:
"It's terrible. The price of every vehicle is going to go up five or six thousand dollars... And here's the thing, even after they go away, think about it, they're not going to come back down again."
"It's terrible. The price of every vehicle is going to go up five or six thousand dollars... And here's the thing, even after they go away, think about it, they're not going to come back down again."
Plenty of us without a silver spoon or gold toilet are worried sick. Bet your bottom dollar your monthly check won't arrive.
COBOL is a genuinely archaic programming language. But trying to do this in a rush is INSANE. And you can bet a huge, huge number of things are going to break. Even in very simple code bases, understanding the levels of dependencies built up over decades takes a huge amount of time.
BREAKING: DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.
March 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Plenty of us without a silver spoon or gold toilet are worried sick. Bet your bottom dollar your monthly check won't arrive.
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Greenland says "No thanks!"
March 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Greenland says "No thanks!"
"No, Mr. President. This is a democracy. You can't exile political dissidents. Not in the United States."
– Bernie Sanders
Why is no one stopping him?
– Bernie Sanders
Why is no one stopping him?
March 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"No, Mr. President. This is a democracy. You can't exile political dissidents. Not in the United States."
– Bernie Sanders
Why is no one stopping him?
– Bernie Sanders
Why is no one stopping him?
Don't forget Watergate took down Nixon. Let's hope Signalgate takes down Trump.
March 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Don't forget Watergate took down Nixon. Let's hope Signalgate takes down Trump.
Brace yourself for the next toilet paper shortage. We buy pulp from Canada.
March 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Brace yourself for the next toilet paper shortage. We buy pulp from Canada.
The emperor has no clothes.
March 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The emperor has no clothes.