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...
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There have been hugely successful campaigns to fight prison and jail construction across the country, especially in rural areas. These bring together hunters, environmentalists, Indigenous people, prison abolitionists, and immigrant advocates as well as people concerned about land use.
February 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM
There have been hugely successful campaigns to fight prison and jail construction across the country, especially in rural areas. These bring together hunters, environmentalists, Indigenous people, prison abolitionists, and immigrant advocates as well as people concerned about land use.
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elon musk read "whitey on the moon" as an aspirational text
February 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM
elon musk read "whitey on the moon" as an aspirational text
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I don't know if it's really clear, outside of coverage of Mpls and pockets of organizing elsewhere, that hundreds of thousands of people are actively and at every level of society fighting our government as it abducts and imprisons and torments our neighbors.
February 12, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I don't know if it's really clear, outside of coverage of Mpls and pockets of organizing elsewhere, that hundreds of thousands of people are actively and at every level of society fighting our government as it abducts and imprisons and torments our neighbors.
I’ve had two random people in my life enthuse in recent weeks that it’s so important how I’m a real human who writes real words, and it’s an unexpected upside of the trash AI discourse, that people say nice shit to me about writing and freelancing instead of abysmally awkward shit
February 12, 2026 at 6:03 AM
I’ve had two random people in my life enthuse in recent weeks that it’s so important how I’m a real human who writes real words, and it’s an unexpected upside of the trash AI discourse, that people say nice shit to me about writing and freelancing instead of abysmally awkward shit
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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The planet burns, but most educated people still eat beef. Millions are disabled weekly by Long COVID, but most people still don't mask up where indoors.
Reminder: just because most people are doing something doesn't mean that behavior is aligned with either science or even their own stated morals.
Reminder: just because most people are doing something doesn't mean that behavior is aligned with either science or even their own stated morals.
The risks of SARS-CoV-2 and other airborne pathogens can be severe, but the media continues to stigmatize Olympians taking precautions as "worried" and "extreme". We know #LongCOVID can affect anyone, even elite athletes.
In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
In the @thesicktimes.org today 😷🦠
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions - The Sick Times
Despite a lack of COVID-19 precautions implemented by the 2026 Winter Olympics organizers in Italy, some athletes, teams, and their loved ones are protecting themselves from airborne pathogens by mask...
thesicktimes.org
February 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The planet burns, but most educated people still eat beef. Millions are disabled weekly by Long COVID, but most people still don't mask up where indoors.
Reminder: just because most people are doing something doesn't mean that behavior is aligned with either science or even their own stated morals.
Reminder: just because most people are doing something doesn't mean that behavior is aligned with either science or even their own stated morals.
dentist opened operatory door from outside, immediately closed it again, then returned & entered a minute later
“sorry B, I realized my N95 wasn’t secured properly so I ran away from you”
and that’s how I ended up with a second husband!
“sorry B, I realized my N95 wasn’t secured properly so I ran away from you”
and that’s how I ended up with a second husband!
February 10, 2026 at 11:14 PM
dentist opened operatory door from outside, immediately closed it again, then returned & entered a minute later
“sorry B, I realized my N95 wasn’t secured properly so I ran away from you”
and that’s how I ended up with a second husband!
“sorry B, I realized my N95 wasn’t secured properly so I ran away from you”
and that’s how I ended up with a second husband!
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man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 AM
man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
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if everyone could take on the “what if we just did the thing instead of waiting for it to happen” energy that much of minneapolis has right now, the world could be pretty good
February 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
if everyone could take on the “what if we just did the thing instead of waiting for it to happen” energy that much of minneapolis has right now, the world could be pretty good
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Masking at a meeting
February 7, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Masking at a meeting
slightly tangential and not even bragging but it stands out to me how frequently women colleagues seek out my cishet spouse for support at work… because he’s just a really sweet adult dork who offers kindness without weirdness, and that’s far too rare
Anyway, yeah. The overwhelming impression one gets from so many of these emails is that a lot of them are guys who have never had a real, serious friendship with a woman in their lives.
Which sucks for them, but also sucks for every woman who has to deal with them, ever.
Which sucks for them, but also sucks for every woman who has to deal with them, ever.
February 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM
slightly tangential and not even bragging but it stands out to me how frequently women colleagues seek out my cishet spouse for support at work… because he’s just a really sweet adult dork who offers kindness without weirdness, and that’s far too rare
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Just a nice habitat photo by
@thebirdherder.bsky.social 🪶
@thebirdherder.bsky.social 🪶
February 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Just a nice habitat photo by
@thebirdherder.bsky.social 🪶
@thebirdherder.bsky.social 🪶
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the Barbara Kruger mural the chase is happening in front of reads:
"WHO IS BEYOND THE LAW? WHO IS BOUGHT AND SOLD? WHO IS FREE TO CHOOSE? WHO DOES THE TIME? WHO FOLLOWS ORDERS? WHO SALUTES LONGEST? WHO PRAYS LOUDEST? WHO DIES FIRST? WHO LAUGHS LAST?"
"WHO IS BEYOND THE LAW? WHO IS BOUGHT AND SOLD? WHO IS FREE TO CHOOSE? WHO DOES THE TIME? WHO FOLLOWS ORDERS? WHO SALUTES LONGEST? WHO PRAYS LOUDEST? WHO DIES FIRST? WHO LAUGHS LAST?"
February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
the Barbara Kruger mural the chase is happening in front of reads:
"WHO IS BEYOND THE LAW? WHO IS BOUGHT AND SOLD? WHO IS FREE TO CHOOSE? WHO DOES THE TIME? WHO FOLLOWS ORDERS? WHO SALUTES LONGEST? WHO PRAYS LOUDEST? WHO DIES FIRST? WHO LAUGHS LAST?"
"WHO IS BEYOND THE LAW? WHO IS BOUGHT AND SOLD? WHO IS FREE TO CHOOSE? WHO DOES THE TIME? WHO FOLLOWS ORDERS? WHO SALUTES LONGEST? WHO PRAYS LOUDEST? WHO DIES FIRST? WHO LAUGHS LAST?"
significant snickers situation
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
significant snickers situation
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America: where you can sell a random “wellness” drink at CVS, claim it “may” somehow “reinforce” your immune system, and literally call it “The Flu Shot.”
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
America: where you can sell a random “wellness” drink at CVS, claim it “may” somehow “reinforce” your immune system, and literally call it “The Flu Shot.”
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so I spend up to 80% of the time I work on a story on research and reporting, which you don’t see but get evidence of in the published story—which is not unlike the ratio of political education, relationship building, and planning to the action you see that I’ve seen in organizing and movement work
February 5, 2026 at 12:42 AM
so I spend up to 80% of the time I work on a story on research and reporting, which you don’t see but get evidence of in the published story—which is not unlike the ratio of political education, relationship building, and planning to the action you see that I’ve seen in organizing and movement work
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can’t not hear and see:
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
can’t not hear and see:
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
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journalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact
February 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
journalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact
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This. Also, incisive reporters need legal protection from powerful forces which can sue them out of existence, even if their reporting is accurate.
It's not, though. To do their best work, amazing reporters need not only stuff like health insurance, but also editors, fact-checkers, IT support, equipment, security and training in hostile environments, lawyers, brilliant colleagues of every stripe... losing that infrastructure is devastating.
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
This. Also, incisive reporters need legal protection from powerful forces which can sue them out of existence, even if their reporting is accurate.
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Journalism schools need to desperately hire more freelancers as lecturers to teach students how to make money, including gig comms work, while reporting on this side.
I've had this thought for a while, but especially as a paper of record gets decimated.
I've had this thought for a while, but especially as a paper of record gets decimated.
February 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Journalism schools need to desperately hire more freelancers as lecturers to teach students how to make money, including gig comms work, while reporting on this side.
I've had this thought for a while, but especially as a paper of record gets decimated.
I've had this thought for a while, but especially as a paper of record gets decimated.
found two wallets in the past month & both times a park ranger/cop acted like partner and I are extraterrestrials when we turn em in
we’re still trying to live in a society & don’t need some dude’s debit card! or am I meant to go track these loose pockets guys down on my own??
we’re still trying to live in a society & don’t need some dude’s debit card! or am I meant to go track these loose pockets guys down on my own??
February 4, 2026 at 2:08 AM
found two wallets in the past month & both times a park ranger/cop acted like partner and I are extraterrestrials when we turn em in
we’re still trying to live in a society & don’t need some dude’s debit card! or am I meant to go track these loose pockets guys down on my own??
we’re still trying to live in a society & don’t need some dude’s debit card! or am I meant to go track these loose pockets guys down on my own??
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maybe im too woke but I don’t think the jokes about the files are funny!
February 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM
maybe im too woke but I don’t think the jokes about the files are funny!
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I’m working on a story for @thesicktimes.org about things people with Long Covid and other energy-limiting illnesses (as well as their caregivers) can do to protect themselves and their communities from ICE. I’d love to speak with any of the following:
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February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I’m working on a story for @thesicktimes.org about things people with Long Covid and other energy-limiting illnesses (as well as their caregivers) can do to protect themselves and their communities from ICE. I’d love to speak with any of the following:
(1/3)
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You cannot talk about the measles outbreak without talking about the widespread erosion of public health - from vaccines to COVID mitigations. ICE facilities have been wracked with TB, measles, and COVID outbreaks. Community spread stops with you. Wear a fit tested N95.
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
You cannot talk about the measles outbreak without talking about the widespread erosion of public health - from vaccines to COVID mitigations. ICE facilities have been wracked with TB, measles, and COVID outbreaks. Community spread stops with you. Wear a fit tested N95.