{"id":1983603,"date":"2023-07-26T19:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T23:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressman-mocked-after-his-attempted-thirst-strike-lasts-only-8-hours\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T19:44:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T23:44:31","slug":"dem-congressman-mocked-after-his-attempted-thirst-strike-lasts-only-8-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressman-mocked-after-his-attempted-thirst-strike-lasts-only-8-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Congressman Ridiculed for Short-Lived &#8216;Thirst Strike&#8217; of 8 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-congressman-mocked-after-his-attempted-thirst-strike-lasts-only-8-hours%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1983603&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Rep. Greg \u2063Casar (D-TX) talks to supporters during the\u200d sixth hour of a thirst strike outside the U.S. Capitol to protest \u2063a new Texas state law signed by Republican Governor \u200dGreg Abbott blocking local \u200bordinances that \u2062mandate water breaks for workers, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2023. (Photo via REUTERS\/Jonathan\u200c Ernst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/noah-herring\">Noah Herring<\/a><br \/>4:27 \u2064PM \u200c\u2013 Wednesday, July\u2063 26, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>After launching what he referred to as a \u2063\u201cthirst strike\u201d to bring attention \u2064to\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressman-mocked-after-his-attempted-thirst-strike-lasts-only-8-hours\/\" title=\"Democrat Congressman Ridiculed for Short-Lived 'Thirst Strike' of 8 Hours\">federally enforced water breaks<\/a>, Democrat Congressman Greg Casar was widely criticized\u2064 online after his attempted protest\u2063 lasted \u200conly eight hours before he\u2064 felt that he had to hydrate.\u200d <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>With the\u2064 support of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y), Sylvia Garcia \u2063(D-Texas), Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Congressman Greg Casar \u2064(D-Texas) revealed that he\u200d was going on a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/house-democrat-goes-on-thirst-strike-protests-for-federally-mandated-water-breaks\/\" target=\"_blank\">thirst strike<\/a> in order \u2062to bring attention to a Texas law that \u2064critics claim would\u2064 override local mandates such as water \u200cbreaks. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cJust took\u2062 my last drink \u2064of water before my\u2063 thirst strike with the one and only,\u2062 Dolores Huerta. #WorkersCantWait,\u201d Casar captioned in \u2062his tweet. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just took my last \u2063drink\u200d of water before my thirst strike with the one \u2062and only, \u200cDolores Huerta. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorkersCantWait?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorkersCantWait<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iSIWifuhow\">pic.twitter.com\/iSIWifuhow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Greg Casar (@RepCasar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCasar\/status\/1683845815654047748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July\u200b 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cToday I\u2019m on a\u2062 thirst\u200d strike on the steps of the \u2062U.S.\u200c Capitol \u2013 not \u200ddrinking water or taking breaks, through rain or shine,\u2062 in\u200c solidarity with our nation\u2019s workers,\u201d Casar wrote in \u200danother post.\u2062 \u201cCurrently there are NO federal\u200d protections for workers exposed to heat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Casar\u2019s thirst \u200dstrike, \u2063which\u200d was done in \u201csolidarity\u201d \u2062with those who work in the heat, prompted both criticism and smirks from Republicans after he could\u2064 only \u200blast eight hours. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDemocrat Greg Casar\u200d went 8 hours\u2062 without eating \u2062or drinking\u2062 something. To normal\u2062 Americans, that\u2019s just skipping breakfast or lunch at work. To him, \u2062it\u2019s a\u2063 hunger strike that \u2062he set up media\u2064 cameras\u200c for once it was over. What a \u2062pathetic stunt,\u201d said Canary CEO Dan K. Eberhart.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCongrats on\u2026\u200b existing between early lunch and late dinner,\u201d CNN commentator Scott Jennings\u2062 tweeted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats on \u2026 existing between early lunch \u200band late dinner. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OEStgVP46Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/OEStgVP46Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott\u200d Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottJenningsKY\/status\/1684223537714798593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cEight \u2064whole hours what a hero,\u201d Washington Free Beacon reporter Andrew Kerr tweeted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">eight whole hours what a\u2064 hero <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QWxX1MO2i4\">https:\/\/t.co\/QWxX1MO2i4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Kerr\u2063 (@AndrewKerrNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewKerrNC\/status\/1684220529329205248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Casar\u2019s thirst strike attracted a\u2064 crowd\u200b of spectators on\u2063 the Capitol\u2062 steps, which included\u200c Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), reporters, \u2064and \u2063medical \u200cprofessionals\u2063 to help \u200dmonitor his health \u2062throughout the\u2063 day. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our Vigil &#038; Thirst Strike for Workers\u2019 Rights wouldn\u2019t be possible without the ground laid by people like Senator Bernie Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenSanders<\/a>,\u2063 for always\u2062 fighting \u200bfor workers. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorkersCantWait?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorkersCantWait<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bgfMGeuerP\">pic.twitter.com\/bgfMGeuerP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Greg Casar (@RepCasar)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCasar\/status\/1683959425248157696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25,\u2064 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He \u2064did it.\u200d A Democrat has gone 8 hours without\u200c drinking water. Take \u2062that Republicans! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v8EF31AGLW\">https:\/\/t.co\/v8EF31AGLW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Citizen \u200dFree Press (@CitizenFreePres) \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CitizenFreePres\/status\/1684242554475384832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive \u2062breaking news \u200bblasts\u2062 directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congress holds a hearing \u2062on the\u2062 sightings\u200c and response\u2064 to \u200cunidentified flying\u2062 objects and unexplained aerial phenomena. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A\u2064 Nebraska mother, Clarice \u2062Jackson confronts a teachers\u2019 union boss, Tim Royers for trying to undo a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-more-parents-now-support-funding-students-not-systems-after-year-of-covid-lockdowns\/\" title=\"POLL: More Parents Now Support Funding Students, Not Systems, After Year Of COVID Lockdowns\">school choice bill passed<\/a> by \u2064the Nebraska legislature \u2064this May. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One California school district that was at \u2063odds with California Governor \u2063Gavin Newsom has reversed course and adopted a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-deal-denied-a-defense-attorney-with-analysis\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden's plea deal request has been rejected, according to a defense attorney's analysis.\">state-approved social studies curriculum<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One California\u2062 school district \u2064that was \u2064at odds with California Governor Gavin Newsom has reversed course and adopted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/temecula-valley-unified-school-board-adopts-state-curriculum-after-newsom-threatened-1-5-million\/\" title=\"Temecula Valley Unified School Board adopts state curriculum under Newsom's .5M threat.\">state-approved social \u200bstudies curriculum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SYDNEY (Reuters) \u2013 New\u200b Zealand said on Wednesday it would boost its cyber \u2063defences by \u2062setting up a lead agency to make\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Supantha Mukherjee, Martin\u200b Coulter and \u200cSheila Dang (Reuters) -After 17 years with \u200can iconic blue bird that came to symbolize the\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By \u2063Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Britain\u2019s \u200ddata regulator said on Tuesday it will examine Worldcoin, a project\u2064 by OpenAI CEO \u200bSam Altman\u2026\u2063 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Candelaria \u2062Grimberg BUENOS \u2064AIRES (Reuters)\u2062 \u2013 A project by Argentine artist Santiago Barros uses\u200d artificial intelligence to imagine what the \u2064children\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) addresses supporters during a six-hour thirst strike outside the U.S. Capitol. The protest aims to denounce a recent Texas state law, signed by Governor Greg Abbott, which prohibits local regulations requiring water breaks for workers. The photo was taken on July 25, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. 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