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Britta Shoot
@brittashoot.com

As a writer often covering queer and/or mask-required spaces, I'll say that it's not obligatory that I'm part of or accomplice to these communities, but other reporters' profound lack of empathy has always been much scarier & more dangerous to me than any subculture or marginalized group

Britta Shoot
@brittashoot.com

I'll probably delete this but imagine fighting to stay employed as a journalist in 2026 & deciding to broadcast insular infighting to prop up how cool and removed you are, rather than explore the despair & abandonment fueling these fights for scraps of belonging and access

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Britta Shoot
@brittashoot.com

And no I haven’t read it & fucking won't. I’m seething how much it hurts everyone I care about & I’m busy finishing stories about Long COVID treatments, hiking trails, repair clinics, hacking powerchairs, community radio. Some of us stay writing to offer love and solidarity, to uplift not tear down.

Britta Shoot
@brittashoot.com

Logged off after writing this and now see that I created fine examples of how you can tell when a writer is furious: notice how many times she uses the same damn words ("fight" + “stay” lol) in individual posts, because she's so blind with rage she can barely compose or edit her outbursts

Britta Shoot
@brittashoot.com

Read actual local journalism about the discourse & its impact! He hopes the media attention will give the community momentum to mobilize and further educate people why masking is still important. “At the end of the day, we’re still going to do the work. We’re still going to mask.” 💜✊

recorder.comGreenfield takes stock of viral attention: Businesses, officials weigh in after coverage of lesbian bar Last Ditch takes national spotlight - Greenfield RecorderLocal leaders and business owners defend Greenfield's Last Ditch bar amid a viral dispute over Saturday night masking policies.
Britta Shoot
@brittashoot.com

It’s not not the point! Story is about school administrators selling off FM broadcast licenses, often to conglomerates, instead of investing in student-run radio stations, which are thriving, often support surrounding community, and are often most diverse spaces on campuses 🫡