It was a mistake on my part. It should have said a day, not an hour.
Writer. Lifelong Democrat. Devil's Advocate. My spirit animal is the shrew. Unofficial historian of the Resistance. People call me Shooti.
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It was a mistake on my part. It should have said a day, not an hour.
In addition to learning complex protocols, cords, plugs, lights and keys, operators became an integral part of their customers’ lives, particularly in smaller communities. They were, literally and figuratively, the connection between individuals and the rest of the world. /end
Callers connected to an operator at a central office, who plugged a cord into the proper circuit to complete the call. It was complicated, physically demanding work. Operators had to be detail-oriented, make quick decisions, remember names and handle criticism. /6
Operators were essential in the early days of the telephone, before the advent of automated exchanges. Dial telephones were invented in the 1930s but took many years to become widespread. A few rural communities did not have them until the early 1970s. /5
Nutt was patient and had a soothing, cultured voice that earned an overwhelmingly positive response from callers, confirming Bell’s instinct to hire her. Nutt reportedly memorized every number in the New England Telephone Co. directory, making her extremely efficient. /4
A few hours after Emma Nutt began her job at the telephone company, her sister Stella began working there, becoming the second female telephone operator and the first two sisters in the occupation. However, Stella only worked there for a few years. /3
Initially, the telephone company hired boys as operators, starting with George Willard Croy in January 1878. Boys had been successful as telegraphy operators but tended to be impatient and were prone to cursing and pranks, qualities unacceptable for live contact with callers. /2
#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1878: Emma Nutt becomes the first female telephone operator, an occupation that would soon be dominated by women. Alexander Graham Bell hired Nutt to work for the Boston Telephone Dispatch Co., where she spent her entire 35-year career. /1
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From my grandfather, who battled union busters in the 1940s From my parents, school teachers who fought for fair wages and benefits From my daughter, who works with unions to create climate friendly jobs And me, representing union members injured at work Enjoy your Labor Day You've earned it
The kind, empathetic side of me doesn’t want to laugh with glee at all the posts about “the day”. You know - The Day. I want to listen to the kind, empathetic side of me. But my #darkwoke side is winning 😈
I just watched this on TikTok (it’s too long for BlueSky reposted on YouTube) It’s important to watch! I don’t see the original creator here on Bluesky Politics isn’t just opinion, it’s Neuroscience. The science behind empathy with liberals and the lack of empathy with republicans is fascinating!
“Black workers have borne the brunt of [the labor] downturn, according to economists, in a reflection of entrenched racial disparities.” People who don’t care about racism should know the bell tolls for them too: historically, it signals a broader labor-market slowdown. www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Well, Oklahoma consistently ranks in the top 20 states for violent crime so I guess they could use the help. But we all know that crime has nothing to do with where Trump is sending the National Guard, don't we?
The only thing I have to say about this Rudy Giuliani story is that he was disabarred for aggressively and constantly lying about Trump winning the 2020 election
So many rumors...possibly more dark secrets! #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
We really have to stop the tendency in our country to give the lunatic fringe a chance because MAYBE they won't be so crazy once in office. What happened to making sure the person hired for the job is the most qualified person available? We don't need to touch a hot stove to know it will burn us!
If you look back at the ways Hitler and the Nazi regime used emergency powers and fear to rise to power, the echoes from 1933 are hard to miss. Trump may not be a gay Hitler fish, but he sure does love those Nazi fish sticks. www.britannica.com/topic/Enabli...
On this #LaborDay, we honor unions and all workers, including immigrants, women, and minority communities, who have helped build this country. We see you and know this nation wouldn't be what it is without you! #OnYourSide #ATuLado
This #LaborDay, let’s remember that immigrants make up 20% of the workforce. If 20% of the workforce were deported, the country's GDP would decrease by 12% (-3 trillion). Hurting immigrants doesn't only hurt them. It hurts America. Is weakening America worth owning the libs? #OnYourSide
This #LaborDay, Democrats celebrate American workers and the unions that stand for fair wages and workers' rights protections. Never forget that Trump and MAGA Republicans want unions destroyed so they can exploit workers to benefit their billionaire friends. Stay union-strong, America! 🇺🇸
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #Pinks #ONEV1 Great wins for Democrats & democracy! Courts are telling Republicans they can't cheat against the people on redistricting in Utah! Grand Juries are refusing to indict DOJ cases www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6GE6E7h/
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #DV1 🌟Proposition. 50: The Election Rigging Response Act Support California’s Blue Defense. Texans weren’t asked. Californians have a SAY. Nov.4th cannot come too soon. VOTE YES! Full Video: x.com/GavinNewsom/...
BERNIE IS THE MAN… Everything that people say to bring Bernie down, they do to help the the rich. Everything #BernieSanders says here is 100% true. While the rich get richer, we all live #PaycheckToPaycheck #ProudBlue #Pinks #ResistanceUnited 👇🏼 youtube.com/watch?v=XMUS...
It’s great to see President Biden doing well and warmly greeted by The People while leaving church. I miss his grace, decency, and compassionate leadership. You will always be the President of my heart and the architect of my path. May God bless and protect you and your family, Mr. President.🇺🇸
One more thing to remember and honor on #LaborDay Its #MigrationTime for many #RespectNature #BlueEarth
#BlueEarth
#47 threatens the leaders of the world - those who are intelligent and informed know why. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...
#BlueEarth #ResistanceEarth #OV1
scienmag.com/climate-chan... Impeccable research shows how #ClimateChange fuels #TransboundarySurfaceWaterBattles #WaterWarsComing #BlueEarth #ResistanceEarth #OV1
Florida Senate District 15! Tomorrow 9/2 is Election Day! Please make sure you vote & bring your friends & family too! Vote for LaVon Bracy Davis! 💜Fight to Lower Costs 💜Stand up to Special Interest Groups 💜Protect Voting Rights 💜Support Public Schools 💜Lower Insurance Costs #ResistanceUnited
Representative LaVon Bracy and RaShon Young are running to represent Florida’s Districts 15 and 40 in the 🎯special general election 🎯September 2, 2025 Check out Rep Bracy at lavonbracydavis.com #LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #OneV1
💥SPECIAL ELECTION💥 GOTV tomorrow 9/2 for Rashon Young for House Dist 40! 🔹Staunch Advocate for improved healthcare access-including mental health services 🔹Protect Voting Rights 🔹Mentorship & Scholarships to lift up next generations 🔹Strengthen Community, Opportunity, & Equity #ResistanceUnited
#ResistanceBlue 🧵 thread 💥Election tomorrow💥 Lavon Bracy Davis, former Representative to the Florida House is running for FL State Senate District 15, vacant since the death of long serving Geraldine Thompson who wanted LaVon to succeed her as Senator. Vote LaVon
‼️SPECIAL ELECTION ALERT‼️ Florida State Senate 15- please cast your vote for Lavon Bracy Davis! Florida House District 40-please cast your vote for Rashon Young! Election Day is TOMORROW & polls are open 7am-7pm. Local elections matter! Please GOTV! #ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #Pinks #OneV1
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #DV1 🗣FL SPECIAL ELECTION SEP.2 (Tomorrow!) Vote for 🌟Lavon Bracy Davis for FL Senate (D15) www.lavonbracydavis.com 🌟Rashon Young for FL House(D40) www.rashonyoung.com Both have a proven public service record.
Racists gotta racist.
#ResistanceEarth #BlueEarth A chemical known as DEHP that's commonly found in plastics has been linked to cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. A new study attributes 13.5% of deaths due to cardiovascular disease in older people to DEHP. www.snexplores.org/article/plas...
Further reading on the "Battle of the Overpass" in 1937. bsky.app/profile/bamb...
On May 9, 1970, Reuther, his wife and four others were killed when their chartered jet crashed on approach to a small airport in Michigan. The official cause was an instrument malfunction, but some speculate foul play. Reuther was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995. /end
As a liberal Democrat, Reuther was an influential advisor to JFK and LBJ. He helped advocate for landmark legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Peace Corps. A lifelong environmentalist, Reuther and the UAW were crucial in funding and organizing the first Earth Day in 1970. /7
Reuther was a powerful and visible ally of the Civil Rights Movement, marching with Martin Luther King Jr. and helping to fund the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Coretta Scott King later eulogized him, stating, “He was there in person when the storm clouds were thick.” /6
In 1946, Reuther was elected president of the UAW and served in that position until his death in 1970. He transformed the UAW into one of the most progressive labor unions in the U.S. Auto workers’ standard of living doubled under his leadership, with substantial increases in pay and benefits. /5
After returning to Detroit, he became a key organizer for the nascent United Auto Workers union, leading successful sit-down strikes, including a major victory against GM in 1937. He was also famously beaten by Ford’s security guards during the “Battle of the Overpass” in 1937. /4
In the 1930s, Reuther and his brother Victor embarked on a three-year world tour, which included working in a Soviet car factory. This experience made him a fierce opponent of communism, though his opponents often baselessly accused him of being a communist sympathizer. /3
Born into a socialist and union-activist family, Reuther was imbued with a passion for social and economic justice from a young age. After starting as a tool and die maker in his teens, he moved to Detroit and joined Ford Motor Co. He was fired in 1932 for his socialist organizing activities. /2
#ResistanceRoots Walter Reuther was born on this day in 1907 in Wheeling, W.V. A highly influential and progressive American labor leader and civil rights activist, Reuther believed that labor movements should advance social justice and human rights as well as the economic interests of workers. /1
🚨 Tomorrow is election day in Florida for two critical seats! Make your plan to vote for: ☑️ LaVon Bracy Davis, State Senate District 15 ☑️ RaShon Young, State House District 40 (the seat Davis vacated to run for State Senate) These two Democrats are the leadership Florida needs. Be sure to vote!
Store it in the same vault where they keep the smallpox virus.
The Russian Revolution wasn't until 1917. Cleveland established our Labor Day in 1894. There were May Day events in Russian before the Revolution, but they were largely underground protests that were met with brutal suppression. The Soviet Union did have huge, state-sponsored May Day events.
#ResistanceRoots Seriously? A commission established by Congress in 2020 analyzed portraits of Robert E. Lee at West Point and unanimously opted to remove one of him in Confederate uniform with an enslaved person leading his horse. Hegseth has rehung the painting. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Unfortunately, only a brief pause.
Thanks Republicans. You’re the party of the workers, eh? And those idiots believe it. Labor Day Protests today. Support Workers. Find yours here: www.fiftyfifty.one/events
Shooti’s thoughts: I believe that understanding the true meaning of Labor Day requires recognizing its socialist and radical roots. Ignoring this history sanitizes the struggles and sacrifices that made workers’ rights possible, and paints over the conflicting priorities of workers and businesses.
Workers weren’t given the right to join unions until the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. By 1953, more than 35% of private sector workers were unionized. Less than 10% are today, thanks in large part to the anti-union efforts of Republicans. Most union members are in the public sector. /end
Cleveland acted partly to make a conciliatory gesture to the labor movement but chose the September date to sidestep associations with the socialist- and anarchist-led protests on May 1. The September date could be justified as aligning with holidays already established in some states. /5
However, President Grover Cleveland was uncomfortable with this link to socialism. Just days after suppressing the Pullman strike, where federal troops killed more than a dozen striking workers, Cleveland signed legislation in 1894 to make Labor Day the first Monday in September. /4
Socialist groups and trade unions established May Day in 1889. Matthew Maguire, a machinist who many historians credit with proposing the holiday, was the secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York and ran for vice president on the Socialist Party ticket in 1896. /3
The first Labor Day celebration in the U.S. took place on Sept. 5, 1882, when about 10,000 workers marched in a parade. A few cities soon followed with similar events. At that time, unions were often contested and strikes were brutally suppressed by law enforcement and the military. /2
#ResistanceRoots In most of the world, Labor Day is celebrated on May 1 to commemorate the Haymarket Riot in Chicago in 1886. If a U.S. event was the historic source for May Day, why does the U.S. celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September? /1
The ship is no longer in service, thankfully.
Luckily, it’s retired from service.
They're moving in an ideological direction & want to see the undoing of vaccination. Daskalakis disagreed w/ changes to recommendations on who should get a new COVID-19 vaccine this fall, w/ new dosage creating confusion & uncertainty for those who want the latest shot. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Johnson may have thought taking an early break would cover up the Epstein files but Massie and Khanna have enough votes for their discharge petition to overrule the speaker. They are coming back with a press conference on Wednesday that includes Epstein Victims. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory apple.news
📢 GOTV #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory
"They're takin' our jobs!" has NEVER been true. It's a lie to make US-born people resent immigrants and get them to support harsh, cruel, anti-immigrant measures. No US-born citizens are rushing to fill the jobs undocumented people were doing.
When you have a felon convicted of 34 counts of fraud; who is doing everything he possibly can to screw the US and everyone in it for his Russian handler and the GOP are letting it happen; it’s hard not to become numb to the crimes they are committing. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory apple.news/AWGPyC_
Quality candidates With charisma That's just part of what 2026 needs to turn Congress blue 💙 Stand up for inclusion, equality and budgets that support science, education, healthcare NOT Billionaires Feed families NOT greedy the top earners politizoom.com/will-cracks-...
This is what failed Republican policies look like. #VoteThemOut
Remove the dams in the Columbia River Basin. Restore the river. Restore salmon populations (saving Orcas and otters in the process). Of course Trump reneged on the agreement. Go around him @governorferguson.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov
Wise advice to cities targeted or shall I say invaded by ICE Small towns are also seeing these unlawful kidnappings too Spread the word! All it takes to stop them is a few arrests Show the video to your local DA
Racism Is the reason for the current regime's National Guard invasion of majority non-white cities Fear is not going to sweep over them Resistance is the answer JB Smiley will defend all of Shelby County as Mayor #Vote4JBSmiley
#ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory
The last of 4 dams was removed from the Klamath River Basin after 200 years of tribes working to restore their river and salmon. Indigenous teens were the first people in 100 years to paddle from the Klamath River to the ocean, a victory for them and their ancestors m.youtube.com/watch?v=kQbB...
Why doesn’t America listen to our strong women? She told us what the future would look like with Trump 2.0, and still hate showed up and voted. It’s love’s turn. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #Pinks
And tell me when the cartel gang members will be deported? Or are we just concerned with musicians? Trump’s America is failing in all levels. Want better? Damn vote better! #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #Pinks
Looking for a career where you can travel, learn skills, and serve your country? Look no further. Join the U.S. National Guard. Be all you can be.
It’s fine. Everything’s fine #DeadYet
Uh, yeah, because it was Trump's "patriots" that were abusing and spitting on the cops on January 6th.
Local LEOs should hold the federal Nazis accountable to the law. If they drive around with license plates that don't match the vehicle, impound the vehicle. If they assault people on the street without identifying who they are, arrest them for assault and attempted kidnapping. Uphold the law!
If you wonder what the source of all our problems is — stop looking overseas, stop blaming “the other.” The rot isn’t out there. It’s coming from inside the house. Inside the Oval. Inside the halls of power. And it’s burning our democracy from within.
It would be great if the government and corporations did the right thing because it’s the right thing to do, but sadly it doesn’t work that way!
Wouldn’t it be nice if people refocused their priorities?
Donnie, here’s what you can do to get to heaven… Help the poor, which means not cutting their healthcare and child’s lunches Welcome the stranger, which means not snatching an immigrant from work and throwing them in a concentration camp Put others before yourself - enjoy Hell 😈 🔥 #ProudBlue
RFK, Jr., Secretary of Health & Human Services,is the epitome of mentally ill. His behavior is completely out of control along with 47. These 2 need a hospital, real doctors and good medication. #wtpBLUE #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #VoteBlueforOurFuture
Crime is so out of control in D.C. that BLOTUS called up the National Guard to be gardeners and janitors. I guess the real reason is that all the actual gardeners and janitors have been arrested and thrown in ICE detention centers? Talk about waste, fraud and abuse!
They were arrested for trying to stop the FL DOT from erasing the Black Lives Matter sidewalk mural in St Petersburg FL. F@€$ De Satan.
Good paying Union jobs are being lost due to Trump’s reckless move away from renewable energy to more fossil fuels Clean energy in America will be a thing of the past and our dependence on fossil fuels will grow Guess the coal, oil and gas billionaires that coughed up millions for him are happy
We think it’s important to highlight the many good hardworking people who are doing everything right and still being taken by ICE. Abused in facilities. This is a racist abhorrent policy. History won’t be kind to America. #OnYourSide
AI volunteers have publicly identified at least 20 ICE officials recorded wearing masks during arrests. Republican Sen. Langford said that ICE agents “don’t deserve to be hunted.” Neither do immigrants. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
This is why Trump’s Big Ugly Bill increased ICE’s budget by $170.7 billion More than the military spending of most countries, and more than the US appropriated for the FBI, DEA, ATF and Marshals-combined Trump is amassing an army to employ against Americans in blue states And Illinois is up first
With Trump taking government stakes in Intel and demanding fees from Nvidia, it's like he's channeling his inner Lenin—state control over industry, one chip at a time. Who knew MAGA stood for Make America Government-Aligned? #TrumpIsASocialist
Around 10 ICE agents showed up at Malcolm X Park to detain an unarmed man peacefully sitting on a bench. Wouldn't it be great to see them raking leaves instead of harassing innocent, harmless people and using the National Guard for free maintenance labor? What a total disgrace. #OnYourSide
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #DV1 PA Rep. @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social is doing a campaign walk to draw attention to transit cuts affecting every Pennsylvanian. Good lawmakers meet, listen, and tackle your issues. You’ll find ones near you (or you can even be the one yourself! )
#MarthaRaddatz has a lot of nerve. She and many in MSM share the blame of why we are in this horrible place. Martha is full of crap when she said that Dems haven’t said how they will work for the ppl. They most certainly have, so Martha was lying. #ProudBlue #Pinks #ResistanceUnited
#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks As if things could get any more bizarre and stupid in 47s memes, there is this one. Notice the Q+ on his tiny left hand. Is this a signal to Q to release more kraken or a call to arms for his detestable team of spineless sycophants…..
MAGA Republicans continue to get burned in their town halls for lying about the Big Brutal Bill being good for Americans. Watch Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) get called out on “higher wages and lower taxes.” The People: “Higher wages? Stop lying!” America is taking back its power and rising! 🔥🔥🔥
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#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks Thoughts and prayers do not bring back dead children. Republicans, it’s the guns and the ease of obtaining them. Protect the fetus but abandon the children. That’s the evil in the party of maga.
#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks Good Sunday Morning, friends! Hope you day is fabulous, take some time to enjoy the last days of summer. Tomorrow we protest. We will celebrate our labor unions and American workers, without them we are lost. We won’t let the billionaires break us. #StayStrong
