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
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
February 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
Solving My News Overload Problem With Claude and BeautifulSoup
mechanicalgirl.com/post/solving...
mechanicalgirl.com/post/solving...
Solving My News Overload Problem With Claude and BeautifulSoup
mechanicalgirl.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Solving My News Overload Problem With Claude and BeautifulSoup
mechanicalgirl.com/post/solving...
mechanicalgirl.com/post/solving...
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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@cityofgreenbay.bsky.social
Monte Mader
@montemader.bsky.social
Elizabeth Feldhausen runs safehavenpet.org
If you’d like to help her find housing while she tries to get the city to let her continue to help her PayPal is [email protected]
Monte Mader
@montemader.bsky.social
Elizabeth Feldhausen runs safehavenpet.org
If you’d like to help her find housing while she tries to get the city to let her continue to help her PayPal is [email protected]
February 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM
@cityofgreenbay.bsky.social
Monte Mader
@montemader.bsky.social
Elizabeth Feldhausen runs safehavenpet.org
If you’d like to help her find housing while she tries to get the city to let her continue to help her PayPal is [email protected]
Monte Mader
@montemader.bsky.social
Elizabeth Feldhausen runs safehavenpet.org
If you’d like to help her find housing while she tries to get the city to let her continue to help her PayPal is [email protected]
I’ve been shockingly busy since the Vox layoffs a few weeks ago - I got married a few days later, then got back home and had a mountain of paperwork to dig through. I’m already interviewing (part of me wishes I had slowed down on that).
February 5, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I’ve been shockingly busy since the Vox layoffs a few weeks ago - I got married a few days later, then got back home and had a mountain of paperwork to dig through. I’m already interviewing (part of me wishes I had slowed down on that).
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
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⏰ Last call for #PyConUS 2026 Community Booth applications!! Deadline to apply is tomorrow, February 6th
Show off your project, meet the community, and be part of PyCon US! Don't wait - submit now while there's still time!
👉 us.pycon.org/2026/attend/...
Show off your project, meet the community, and be part of PyCon US! Don't wait - submit now while there's still time!
👉 us.pycon.org/2026/attend/...
February 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
⏰ Last call for #PyConUS 2026 Community Booth applications!! Deadline to apply is tomorrow, February 6th
Show off your project, meet the community, and be part of PyCon US! Don't wait - submit now while there's still time!
👉 us.pycon.org/2026/attend/...
Show off your project, meet the community, and be part of PyCon US! Don't wait - submit now while there's still time!
👉 us.pycon.org/2026/attend/...
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This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
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In the not-too-distant future, RiffTrax is making four new episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000! Support us on Kickstarter: rifftraxmakesmst3k.com #RiffTraxMakesMST3K @mst3kofficial.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
In the not-too-distant future, RiffTrax is making four new episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000! Support us on Kickstarter: rifftraxmakesmst3k.com #RiffTraxMakesMST3K @mst3kofficial.bsky.social
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I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I don’t like most cakes - they’re just too dry. Give me a pie any day.
Guys, I really need to talk about something dumb and meaningless. What's a universally beloved sweet treat that you think is just mid? For me, it's meringue.
February 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I don’t like most cakes - they’re just too dry. Give me a pie any day.
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President Trump has made $4 billion by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the Dept of Justice and the Congress so he won't be held accountable - until he doesn't control the Dept of Justice and Congress.
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
www.newyorker.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:26 PM
President Trump has made $4 billion by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the Dept of Justice and the Congress so he won't be held accountable - until he doesn't control the Dept of Justice and Congress.
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Opinion: While Americans were reeling from the killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, Tim Cook chose to attend a nauseatingly tone-deaf screening of a glossy documentary about Melania Trump. A vanity project soaked in controversy and obscene money, writes John Casey.
mrf.lu/DvKY
mrf.lu/DvKY
Tim Cook chooses riches over justice and coddles the evil ways of dictator Trump
Opinion: While Americans were reeling from the killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, Tim Cook chose to attend a nauseatingly tone-deaf screening of a glossy documentary about Melania Trump. A vanity pr...
mrf.lu
February 1, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Opinion: While Americans were reeling from the killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, Tim Cook chose to attend a nauseatingly tone-deaf screening of a glossy documentary about Melania Trump. A vanity project soaked in controversy and obscene money, writes John Casey.
mrf.lu/DvKY
mrf.lu/DvKY
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You could house everyone in need of a home with the money being given to ICE. A society that chooses the latter over the former is truly evil and there's no way to spin that.
January 31, 2026 at 7:37 AM
You could house everyone in need of a home with the money being given to ICE. A society that chooses the latter over the former is truly evil and there's no way to spin that.
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Brutal column in the Kansas City Star about a local real estate company trying to avoid public scrutiny for selling ICE a property for a massive prison camp:
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
January 30, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Brutal column in the Kansas City Star about a local real estate company trying to avoid public scrutiny for selling ICE a property for a massive prison camp:
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
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Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello play ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’ together at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
🎥: Jon Bream
🎥: Jon Bream
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello play ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’ together at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
🎥: Jon Bream
🎥: Jon Bream
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BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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What makes Gavin Newsom such a skilled politician is that he stands up to Trump’s bullying with piping hot memes AND is able to agree with Trump about policy
www.sacbee.com
www.sacbee.com
Gov. Gavin Newsom: ‘I disagree’ with calls to abolish ICE
The 2028 presidential contender came out against calls to dismantle ICE after an agent fatally shot a Minneapolis woman.
www.sacbee.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:20 AM
What makes Gavin Newsom such a skilled politician is that he stands up to Trump’s bullying with piping hot memes AND is able to agree with Trump about policy
www.sacbee.com
www.sacbee.com
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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“Shut up!” screamed Toad.
January 26, 2026 at 2:37 PM
“Shut up!” screamed Toad.
