Britta Shoot
@brittashoot.com
san francisco writer, reader, birder, beachcomber
here to meet FT-reading marxists & powecomrades (folks who care about clean air & masks) 😷
writing a book about pandemic & protest
http://brittashoot.com
here to meet FT-reading marxists & powecomrades (folks who care about clean air & masks) 😷
writing a book about pandemic & protest
http://brittashoot.com
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Britta Shoot
@brittashoot.com
· Mar 5
Why Masks-Required Concerts Still Sell Out in the Bay Area | KQED
COVID-conscious musicians and fans have created a tight-knit, DIY scene that’s all about accessibility.
www.kqed.org
My latest @kqedarts.bsky.social story about sold-out masks-required shows sums up many of my thoughts on the ongoing pandemic's fifth anniversary. Many of us are living in the actual new normal. It's never too late to start protecting your loved ones & self again! www.kqed.org/arts/1397262...
How great to talk to the wise @sharpflower.bsky.social about COVID-19 leadership failures, the unremembered lessons of 2003 SARS1 containment in Vancouver, and the ongoing Long COVID crisis. Listen to publichealthisdead.com!
And read our conversation, out now in @briarpatchmag.bsky.social 😷🫡
And read our conversation, out now in @briarpatchmag.bsky.social 😷🫡
Demanding more of public health
Public Health is Dead podcast host Daniella Barreto on the impact of COVID-19 on workers
briarpatchmagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
How great to talk to the wise @sharpflower.bsky.social about COVID-19 leadership failures, the unremembered lessons of 2003 SARS1 containment in Vancouver, and the ongoing Long COVID crisis. Listen to publichealthisdead.com!
And read our conversation, out now in @briarpatchmag.bsky.social 😷🫡
And read our conversation, out now in @briarpatchmag.bsky.social 😷🫡
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normalize name changes for anyone tbh. even if you're not trans, you should be able to just choose a name you feel good about and not have it be a big deal
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
normalize name changes for anyone tbh. even if you're not trans, you should be able to just choose a name you feel good about and not have it be a big deal
just clickin around, seein what's in there
![Screenshot of email metadata that reads:
From: soon vi previn
Sent: 12/8/2015 5:58:45 PM
To: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Subject: Re: following up: WA poetry release
Importance: High
Open in principle depending on specially how and where it would be shown and how it would be advertised-
both subject to particular requirements and/or restrictions.Also dependent on approval of final cut. would enter
project with positive attitude but release would be reworked by lawyer
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November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
just clickin around, seein what's in there
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The sun going down by 5pm is really fucked up.
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The sun going down by 5pm is really fucked up.
My contribution to the elite boomer illiteracy discourse is that being in rooms with the ultra-wealthy & ultra-powerful should change or confirm what reporters know. What I mean is that being around the mega-rich should destroy illusions that they're more interesting or smarter than working folks.
Seen a few of the epstein emails now, all with different people and it's not the main issue here but is everyone illiterate
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My contribution to the elite boomer illiteracy discourse is that being in rooms with the ultra-wealthy & ultra-powerful should change or confirm what reporters know. What I mean is that being around the mega-rich should destroy illusions that they're more interesting or smarter than working folks.
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And again I say it: stop loving politicians and celebrities and Supreme Court justices and start loving your actual values. And if the ppl you revere don’t share those values? Then maybe, baby, they aren’t worthy of your reverence
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
And again I say it: stop loving politicians and celebrities and Supreme Court justices and start loving your actual values. And if the ppl you revere don’t share those values? Then maybe, baby, they aren’t worthy of your reverence
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The four-year-old is having an absolute meltdown about going to bed.
“I HATE how the earth SPINS!! EVERY DAY it’s night to day night to day night to day ALWAYS WITH THE NIGHT TO DAY! when will it EVER END!!!”
“I HATE how the earth SPINS!! EVERY DAY it’s night to day night to day night to day ALWAYS WITH THE NIGHT TO DAY! when will it EVER END!!!”
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The four-year-old is having an absolute meltdown about going to bed.
“I HATE how the earth SPINS!! EVERY DAY it’s night to day night to day night to day ALWAYS WITH THE NIGHT TO DAY! when will it EVER END!!!”
“I HATE how the earth SPINS!! EVERY DAY it’s night to day night to day night to day ALWAYS WITH THE NIGHT TO DAY! when will it EVER END!!!”
this but for mask blocs. I'll keep repeating it: mutual aid groups can purchase N95s as low as 5-10¢ per mask when bulk buying!
I know giving $25 doesn't feel impactful as sacks of supplies, but anyone sourcing & distributing huge quantities — food, PPE, etc — should always explain why cash is king
I know giving $25 doesn't feel impactful as sacks of supplies, but anyone sourcing & distributing huge quantities — food, PPE, etc — should always explain why cash is king
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
this but for mask blocs. I'll keep repeating it: mutual aid groups can purchase N95s as low as 5-10¢ per mask when bulk buying!
I know giving $25 doesn't feel impactful as sacks of supplies, but anyone sourcing & distributing huge quantities — food, PPE, etc — should always explain why cash is king
I know giving $25 doesn't feel impactful as sacks of supplies, but anyone sourcing & distributing huge quantities — food, PPE, etc — should always explain why cash is king
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my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
timeline cleanse of a sunset in four pics
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
timeline cleanse of a sunset in four pics
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I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
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What we are seeing is a replay of the surrender on Covid protections because it was going to impact the wealth class in a way that would make it harder to accrue wealth without consequences.
Liberals already made the choice to kill millions to maintain the wealth class status quo.
Liberals already made the choice to kill millions to maintain the wealth class status quo.
Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
What we are seeing is a replay of the surrender on Covid protections because it was going to impact the wealth class in a way that would make it harder to accrue wealth without consequences.
Liberals already made the choice to kill millions to maintain the wealth class status quo.
Liberals already made the choice to kill millions to maintain the wealth class status quo.
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Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
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November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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“Characteristically, people stay and help each other”
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“Characteristically, people stay and help each other”
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An osprey enjoys a snack somewhere north of Jenner, CA on highway 1 🪶
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
An osprey enjoys a snack somewhere north of Jenner, CA on highway 1 🪶
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Once again I am begging everyone to stop the "wine moms" commentary (I am NOT saying the OP did this, but it's happening in quotes). Ask yourself why you need to give these protestors such an irrelevant and disrespectful social media tag. Then get out to a protest yourself.
This morning, in Broadview, 14 suburban women were arrested during an act of civil disobedience calling for an end to ICE/CBP’s kidnappings throughout the Chicago area.
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
Fourteen suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility
The mothers sat in a circle on Beach Street on Friday to “demand an end” to the immigration raids that have swept through the Chicago area since the Trump administration launched “Operation Midway Bli...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Once again I am begging everyone to stop the "wine moms" commentary (I am NOT saying the OP did this, but it's happening in quotes). Ask yourself why you need to give these protestors such an irrelevant and disrespectful social media tag. Then get out to a protest yourself.
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NEW: High-quality masks are vital in the present & future of the American West. They don't just protect us from COVID, they help protect us from other pathogens, toxic dust, wildfire smoke, and more 😷
@adiehl.bsky.social reports for @thesicktimes.org!
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/07/a...
@adiehl.bsky.social reports for @thesicktimes.org!
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/07/a...
As the American West faces increasing air pollution, protecting the right to mask is vital - The Sick Times
Utah’s proposed ban became an important case study demonstrating the overlapping concerns between airborne pathogens and environmental air pollution. It highlighted the necessity of building coalition...
thesicktimes.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
NEW: High-quality masks are vital in the present & future of the American West. They don't just protect us from COVID, they help protect us from other pathogens, toxic dust, wildfire smoke, and more 😷
@adiehl.bsky.social reports for @thesicktimes.org!
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/07/a...
@adiehl.bsky.social reports for @thesicktimes.org!
thesicktimes.org/2025/11/07/a...
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I really do think The Sick Times is doing some of the most important journalism of our generation. And I can tell you firsthand that Miles and Betsy are the real deal. They care so, so much about getting it right. They’re incredible humans in addition to being such good journalists.
Our #LongCOVID journalism requires reader support — with your help, we can prepare our non-profit newsroom for whatever 2026 brings.
Will you donate today and help us keep this vital work going? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
Will you donate today and help us keep this vital work going? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I really do think The Sick Times is doing some of the most important journalism of our generation. And I can tell you firsthand that Miles and Betsy are the real deal. They care so, so much about getting it right. They’re incredible humans in addition to being such good journalists.
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Our #LongCOVID journalism requires reader support — with your help, we can prepare our non-profit newsroom for whatever 2026 brings.
Will you donate today and help us keep this vital work going? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
Will you donate today and help us keep this vital work going? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Our #LongCOVID journalism requires reader support — with your help, we can prepare our non-profit newsroom for whatever 2026 brings.
Will you donate today and help us keep this vital work going? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
Will you donate today and help us keep this vital work going? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
Search request support for archive, vinyl, history, radio, physical media posse:
See this 1971 KGIL earthquake reporting record? Seeking similar albums & striking out using words like live news broadcast, disasters, emergencies, etc. What terms would you search for? (Or do you have album recs?!)
See this 1971 KGIL earthquake reporting record? Seeking similar albums & striking out using words like live news broadcast, disasters, emergencies, etc. What terms would you search for? (Or do you have album recs?!)
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Search request support for archive, vinyl, history, radio, physical media posse:
See this 1971 KGIL earthquake reporting record? Seeking similar albums & striking out using words like live news broadcast, disasters, emergencies, etc. What terms would you search for? (Or do you have album recs?!)
See this 1971 KGIL earthquake reporting record? Seeking similar albums & striking out using words like live news broadcast, disasters, emergencies, etc. What terms would you search for? (Or do you have album recs?!)
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The whole of the internet is now run on the things that would have not made it past your email junk filter 20 years ago.
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The whole of the internet is now run on the things that would have not made it past your email junk filter 20 years ago.
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Sandwich Guy thanks everyone for their support, “emotional, spiritual, artistic or financial.” Intones, “Let us not forget that the great seal of the United States says…‘ out of many, one.’…You all have a right to live a life that is free.”
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Sandwich Guy thanks everyone for their support, “emotional, spiritual, artistic or financial.” Intones, “Let us not forget that the great seal of the United States says…‘ out of many, one.’…You all have a right to live a life that is free.”