Shooti
Writer. Lifelong Democrat. Devil's Advocate. My spirit animal is the shrew. Unofficial historian of the Resistance. People call me Shooti.
- #ResistanceRoots George Carlin was born on this day in 1937 in New York, N.Y. Called the “dean of counterculture comedians,” Carlin was known for dark humor that reflected on American society, consumerism, politics and many taboo topics. His sharp observations spoke for many of us. /1
- #ResistanceEarth #BlueEarth #Voices4Victory Climate change is altering the range and activity of ticks. The Mid-Atlantic is seeing cases of babesiosis, a parasitic disease spread by deer ticks. Some people have no symptoms, but babesiosis can lead to hemolytic anemia. smnewsnet.com/archives/547...
- #ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1972: Cesar Chavez begins a 24-day hunger strike to oppose an Arizona law that severely restricted the ability of farm workers to organize. He called it “a fast of sacrifice” representing the daily suffering of farm workers. /1
- #ResistanceUnited #Voices4Victory The United Farm Workers union is organizing protests and legal action against the detention and deportation of agricultural workers. They say some of the workers were targeted because they are union organizers and leaders. #OnYourSide civileats.com/2025/05/09/p...
- #ResistanceUnited #Voices4Victory Today is International Nurses Day, celebrated each year on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. This year's theme is Our Nurses, Our Future: Caring for nurses strengthens economies. Let's remember nurses today and commit to fight against Medicaid cuts.
- #ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1893: Workers for Pullman Palace Car Co. go on strike, protesting 25% wage cuts without decreases in rents and costs at the Pullman company town. It led to a large-scale strike and boycott that disrupted rail traffic for months. /1
- #ResistanceEarth #BlueEarth #Voices4Victory This is a good idea. The World Council of Churches, which represents half a billion Christians, has published a handbook that shows communities of faith how to champion climate justice for future generations. insideclimatenews.org/news/1005202...
- #ResistanceRoots “Believe in truth. To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.” — Timothy Snyder
- #ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1933: German students burn 20,000 books deemed “un-German” while giving the Nazi salute. Among the volumes tossed into the fire were works by Einstein, Freud, Hemingway, Helen Keller, Jack London, Thomas Mann, Erich Maria Remarque, H.G. Wells and Émile Zola. /1
- #ResistanceUnited #Voices4Victory We all know by now that ICE isn't deporting people with criminal convictions. They're taking our friends and neighbors. Two months ago, they "disappeared" 48 New Mexico residents. No one knows where they are. #OnYourSide sourcenm.com/2025/03/17/i...
