Kelsey 🌲
@sylvanbat.bsky.social
Behavior scientist transitioning to UX. Aspiring illustrator & comic artist. Books, coffee, fantasy, horror and anything animals. 🏳️🌈
(they/them)
(they/them)
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
Great idea! Until you realize that so much consolidation has happened via mergers and acquisitions and deregulation efforts that there’s literally no way to stop giving these corporations our money.
"If people stopped spending their money on evil corporations, those corporations would go out of business."
December 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Great idea! Until you realize that so much consolidation has happened via mergers and acquisitions and deregulation efforts that there’s literally no way to stop giving these corporations our money.
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents. "If we don't have [$2.25 million] for a whole county to give homeless people a shower and a place to get out of the rain and a place to wash their clothes, what kind of society are we?" www.npr.org/2025/12/21/n...
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020.
www.npr.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents. "If we don't have [$2.25 million] for a whole county to give homeless people a shower and a place to get out of the rain and a place to wash their clothes, what kind of society are we?" www.npr.org/2025/12/21/n...
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
The New York Times are trying to rehab Marjorie Taylor Greene and they'll look past her still being one of the most anti trans people in Congress while highlighting her statement about wanting "to be more like Christ."
December 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The New York Times are trying to rehab Marjorie Taylor Greene and they'll look past her still being one of the most anti trans people in Congress while highlighting her statement about wanting "to be more like Christ."
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
Trump's VA just banned abortion care for veterans—even in cases of rape, incest, or threats to health.
This is cruel, and dangerous.
This is cruel, and dangerous.
December 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Trump's VA just banned abortion care for veterans—even in cases of rape, incest, or threats to health.
This is cruel, and dangerous.
This is cruel, and dangerous.
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
During the holiday season, we all want to spend time with our loved ones.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
December 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
During the holiday season, we all want to spend time with our loved ones.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
“Grace periods” for late-arriving mail ballots were not controversial until very recently. (Kansas lawmakers voted *163-1* for a grace period in 2017!)
But Trump wants them banned, so red states have lately rushed to help him. Ohio just joined the list:
boltsmag.org/ohio-ends-gr...
But Trump wants them banned, so red states have lately rushed to help him. Ohio just joined the list:
boltsmag.org/ohio-ends-gr...
Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots, Fulfilling Trump’s Wishes - Bolts
Ohio is the fourth GOP-run state this year to ban ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after. A Supreme Court case could force that policy nationwide next year.
boltsmag.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“Grace periods” for late-arriving mail ballots were not controversial until very recently. (Kansas lawmakers voted *163-1* for a grace period in 2017!)
But Trump wants them banned, so red states have lately rushed to help him. Ohio just joined the list:
boltsmag.org/ohio-ends-gr...
But Trump wants them banned, so red states have lately rushed to help him. Ohio just joined the list:
boltsmag.org/ohio-ends-gr...
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
The latest federal program to fall victim to the Trump Administration’s war on words is the early learning program Head Start, where one director received a list of 197 words and phrases titled “Words to limit or avoid in government documents.” https://pen.org/head-start-programs-banned-words/
Head Start Programs Are Latest Target in Trump’s War on Words
A Head Start administrator sent a list of words to keep out of applications, according to court filings. The list includes “accessible,” “cultural sensitivity,” “diverse communities,” “equal opportuni...
pen.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The latest federal program to fall victim to the Trump Administration’s war on words is the early learning program Head Start, where one director received a list of 197 words and phrases titled “Words to limit or avoid in government documents.” https://pen.org/head-start-programs-banned-words/
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
CANCELLED 60 MINUTES CECOT DOC
YouTube video by eoin higgins
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
i’m just going to assume the 90% of pages that they blacked out is ONLY donald trump
December 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
i’m just going to assume the 90% of pages that they blacked out is ONLY donald trump
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
This is not the first time RFK Jr or his fellow anti-vax travelers conducted a study they knew would harm or kill children in low-income countries. It is a dehumanizing, colonialist model of manufacturing evidence: sacrificing foreign kids for political pseudoscience.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
www.notus.org/health-scien...
CDC to Fund Controversial Study in West Africa on Infant Hepatitis B Vaccines
The study prompted swift outcry from scientists in the U.S. who say it’s “unethical.”
www.notus.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is not the first time RFK Jr or his fellow anti-vax travelers conducted a study they knew would harm or kill children in low-income countries. It is a dehumanizing, colonialist model of manufacturing evidence: sacrificing foreign kids for political pseudoscience.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
www.notus.org/health-scien...
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
The end goal is eugenicist. RFK and his ilk know that this will make vaccines more expensive and time-consuming — and therefore marginalized children are most likely to fall through the cracks.
This is about killing kids who aren't born to privilege.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
This is about killing kids who aren't born to privilege.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The end goal is eugenicist. RFK and his ilk know that this will make vaccines more expensive and time-consuming — and therefore marginalized children are most likely to fall through the cracks.
This is about killing kids who aren't born to privilege.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
This is about killing kids who aren't born to privilege.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
Deputy AG Blanche just said the Trump DOJ will miss the Epstein files deadline.
He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more."
All files are required by law to be released today.
He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more."
All files are required by law to be released today.
December 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Deputy AG Blanche just said the Trump DOJ will miss the Epstein files deadline.
He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more."
All files are required by law to be released today.
He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more."
All files are required by law to be released today.
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
December 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
This is horrific. RFK Jr’s CDC is funding a study in Guinea-Bissau which would involve deliberately withholding the hepatitis B vaccine from hundreds of newborn infants, putting them at great risk of death. They want to repeat Tuskegee.
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study by controversial Danish researchers
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This is horrific. RFK Jr’s CDC is funding a study in Guinea-Bissau which would involve deliberately withholding the hepatitis B vaccine from hundreds of newborn infants, putting them at great risk of death. They want to repeat Tuskegee.
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
To Trans Youth: YOU ARE NEVER ALONE.
There are MILLIONS of loving, caring people who will continue to fight to protect you and your future.
Reply below with love for young trans people. 🩵🩷🤍
There are MILLIONS of loving, caring people who will continue to fight to protect you and your future.
Reply below with love for young trans people. 🩵🩷🤍
December 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
To Trans Youth: YOU ARE NEVER ALONE.
There are MILLIONS of loving, caring people who will continue to fight to protect you and your future.
Reply below with love for young trans people. 🩵🩷🤍
There are MILLIONS of loving, caring people who will continue to fight to protect you and your future.
Reply below with love for young trans people. 🩵🩷🤍
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
HHS’ proposed rules say the FDA will go after retailers and manufacturers of binders made to treat gender dysphoria
December 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
HHS’ proposed rules say the FDA will go after retailers and manufacturers of binders made to treat gender dysphoria
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
Sealer has been applied to the block prints. 💪
I suspect it will be a quiet show given the weather, but I'll still be ready!
I suspect it will be a quiet show given the weather, but I'll still be ready!
December 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Sealer has been applied to the block prints. 💪
I suspect it will be a quiet show given the weather, but I'll still be ready!
I suspect it will be a quiet show given the weather, but I'll still be ready!
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
Remember when Presidents did national speeches for emergencies or times where a nation needs to hear from their leader?
This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Remember when Presidents did national speeches for emergencies or times where a nation needs to hear from their leader?
This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
More slop that I will now stop reading. Bye bitches!
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
More slop that I will now stop reading. Bye bitches!
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Reposted by Kelsey 🌲
No legal scholar, but seems like a very fucking bad idea to let Pres. Yam Tits have unchecked & uncontrolled power over independent agencies. 😒
Would Congress have created any agency if a megalomaniac was free to replace qualified & independent leaders with hacks?
Rules for thee, but not for me.
Would Congress have created any agency if a megalomaniac was free to replace qualified & independent leaders with hacks?
Rules for thee, but not for me.
Supreme Court seems likely to let Trump fire independent agency heads
The ruling could give the president more direct control over several agencies.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
No legal scholar, but seems like a very fucking bad idea to let Pres. Yam Tits have unchecked & uncontrolled power over independent agencies. 😒
Would Congress have created any agency if a megalomaniac was free to replace qualified & independent leaders with hacks?
Rules for thee, but not for me.
Would Congress have created any agency if a megalomaniac was free to replace qualified & independent leaders with hacks?
Rules for thee, but not for me.