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Everyone’s streaming from home these days. You put on a decent-looking shirt, take the laundry out of sight, and rely on your kids to not ruin it all. But it doesn’t end there. There’s one sharp-tongued critic who zooms in on your backdrop. And trust me, there’s a lot going on there.

Claude Taylor started the Twitter page “Room Rater,” which does exactly what it says. The 57-year-old shares the screengrabs from video calls and grades them from 0 to 10. Politicians and celebrities are particularly susceptible to the hard-to-please room arbiter. From Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden to Michael Jordan and Celine Dion, Claude is not letting them off easy. With almost 100K followers since its launch on April 11, the page is destined to become a hit where the tiniest detail can make it or break it in the room game.

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Grapeling
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it's photoshopped it's still 10/10. (I know it isn't, this is a jooooke)

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    Tovah Roche
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best Saturday Night Live sketch in years. Thanks to Brad Pitt for fulfilling Dr. Fucci's wish. He truly deserved it.

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    The man behind the account, Claude Taylor, is a “veteran of presidential campaigns who served as a White House staffer for Bill Clinton.” He also runs the controversial Twitter account TrueFactsStated and is a founder of the Mad Dog Pac campaign, which “engages in high-impact and non-violent activities to fight fascism and defeat Donald Trump.”

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    Claude, aka the Room Rater, shares rating duty with Jessie Bahrey, who tends to give higher scores. Taylor told Vanity Fair that “she’s Canadian, so we’ve made the kind of obvious point that she’s the nicer one.”But there’s a step-by-step guide for you to follow if you wanna score a solid 10. “

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    tuzdayschild
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kitchen, fair. Empty tequila bottle, more than fair.

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    Bill
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do taxpayers the world over pay for every assigned diplomat to get their portrait done? Use a printed picture it's cheaper

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    Bored Panda contacted Claude Taylor and Jessie Bahrey to find out more about the Room Rater Twitter. Claude told us that “we all love the unexpected view into pundits' and celebs' homes.” So he and Jessie started tweeting their ratings of what they saw of their home broadcast space.

    But scoring a top-notch score is easier said than done. “It’s hard to get and requires perfect visual representation,” explained Claude. 10 points is given only when “there’s nothing to change.”

    Meanwhile, presidential historian Michael Benchloss has won Claude’s and Jessie’s hearts and “it's their favorite room so far.” The worst setups are the so-called “hostage videos” that are shot against a blank wall.A common item found in most of the background setups is a bookshelf. Claude is certain that shelves “can be overdone/done wrong, but when used effectively, are successful.”

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    Dutch VanZandt
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A room I'd like to sit and work in... yellow keeps one awake.

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    Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like white walls. Reminds me of my first apartment I couldn't paint.

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    JessG
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like the lickable wallpaper from W***y Wonka's factory. I think I see a Snozberry!

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    Kevin Donegan
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's been a better interviewee/interviewer since leaving the obese pathological lying vindictive narcissistic imbecile with the emotional maturity of a toddler (AKA tRump).

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    Kathy Baylis
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband would go totally apeshit over that model boat. Wouldn’t even know the rest of the room existed.

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    Kristof De Smet
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, at least he has a house where people are actually living!

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    Carol Emory
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Julie Andrews could be sitting in front of a dumpster and she'd still rate an 8/10 at least!

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    Eepe
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, cause totally have a print instead of a TV, right?

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    Dutch VanZandt
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's opted for the clever corner shot... hence the singular bookcase and no wall hangings.

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    Kristof De Smet
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That plant can't possibly be in that spot or you can't open the cabinet

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    Dutch VanZandt
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pasty and washed-out... the wall and the man. I expected a better lair, filled with cool gadgets from Mr Zuckerberg.

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    Dorothy Parker
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what I'm talking about. Should be 10/10.

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    Dutch VanZandt
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Open and airy... like the grey feature wall and large windows to greenery in garden.

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    Ginny Weasley
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you think people can go out and bye wall art right now?

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    Carol Emory
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe have the background simply be the flag of your country. Represent people!

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    Bill
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice house . So that's what happened to all the looted papermill pension funds.

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    Mewton’s Third Paw
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    3 points for the wine fridge and cabinet, and that’s it. 3/10

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    tuzdayschild
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like she's wandering through the jungle trying to get us a good view of a howler monkey.

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    BG
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice bookshelf. Those are his junior year assigned English lit books that he's going to get around to one day. Wurthering Heights FTW!

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    Carol Emory
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love that the exercise machine is so close to the kitchen.... Should I sweat out this mornings latte..or should I stuff my pie hole with cake?

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    tuzdayschild
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's raising money to help quarantined people who are living with abusers. She gets 10/10 from me.

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    Carol Emory
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone else think he looks a bit creepy staring at the camera while holding the baby like that...like it's a hostage situation....

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    Bill
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You think ExxonMobil kickbacks could afford a better interior designer

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    Ginny Weasley
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first looks bland, but then you see the pops of gold and blue and it looks beautiful

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    BG
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like the FBI set up a temporary field office in a hotel room. Keep em' talking, we're tracing the call.

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    Bill
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is the worst spot for the thermostat in the house. What idiot installed it in the vent stream?

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    Alexis D.
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that rating is a bit high if you ask me.

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    sh
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course Mr. Worldwide has a globe!

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    Ginny Weasley
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, look at the edge of her hair, it’s cut off, definitely used a background

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    Kevin Donegan
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does he even use this space? The shelves are practically empty.

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    Carol Emory
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If she ditched the zebra pillow and maybe put some pillows with similar styles but varying colors, that might brighten up the place.

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