Charlie Roos
@charlieroos.bsky.social
AuDHD sun, atheist moon, they/them rising.
I became a librarian to give kids books and put on puppet shows but today I made a bookmark for food assistance resources in my area, because I know my library has families who depend on SNAP and I know a lot of folks are ashamed to ask at the reference desk. It’s a dark kind of moment.
October 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I became a librarian to give kids books and put on puppet shows but today I made a bookmark for food assistance resources in my area, because I know my library has families who depend on SNAP and I know a lot of folks are ashamed to ask at the reference desk. It’s a dark kind of moment.
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Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach.
To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.
And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.
And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
September 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach.
To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.
And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.
And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
When you MFA at the most notoriously abusive writing program in the country.
An autistic woman with rejection sensitivity dysphoria has inexplicably decided to pursue a career that has an entire academic discipline dedicated to criticising it, sources have confirmed.
“Rejection sensitive” autistic woman decides on career in the arts for some reason
An autistic woman with rejection sensitivity dysphoria has inexplicably decided to pursue a career that has an entire academic discipline dedicated to criticising it, sources have confirmed. Freya…
thedailytism.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
When you MFA at the most notoriously abusive writing program in the country.
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This shit sucks man. Medically proven and effective treatment that would save trans youth a lifetime of pain and discomfort in their own bodies thrown in the trash because our country enables the most evil people imaginable.
August 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This shit sucks man. Medically proven and effective treatment that would save trans youth a lifetime of pain and discomfort in their own bodies thrown in the trash because our country enables the most evil people imaginable.
I’m not a liability, and you cannot neutralize me. You can, however, take a journey with me to the correct side of history if you simply stop saying bigoted shit like this.
Opinion: The debate over transgender rights is a liability for Democrats. Here’s how to neutralize it, writes @thirdway.bsky.social think tank co-founder Jonathan Cowan.
Opinion | The Debate Over Transgender Rights Is a Liability for Democrats. Here’s How to Neutralize It.
It’s time for real discussion, dissent and debate, without fear of being canceled.
www.politico.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I’m not a liability, and you cannot neutralize me. You can, however, take a journey with me to the correct side of history if you simply stop saying bigoted shit like this.
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Republicans in Utah commissioned an investigation into gender-affirming care for trans youth after banning it in 2023.
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
www.sltrib.com
May 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Republicans in Utah commissioned an investigation into gender-affirming care for trans youth after banning it in 2023.
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
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We're living through the Who Cares Era, where completely disposable things are shoddily produced for people to mostly ignore, while the government stomps its uncaring boot on our necks. But there's an easy way to fight back: Care.
I wrote about it: dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
I wrote about it: dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
May 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
We're living through the Who Cares Era, where completely disposable things are shoddily produced for people to mostly ignore, while the government stomps its uncaring boot on our necks. But there's an easy way to fight back: Care.
I wrote about it: dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
I wrote about it: dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
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New: Not only would Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” ban gender-affirming care via Medicaid, it would ban insurance under the Obamacare exchanges from covering it as an essential health benefit
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump’s ‘One, big, beautiful bill’ would transgender care on Medicaid and Obamacare
‘It's one more example of health care that they're trying to rip away,’ Rep. Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, tells The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
New: Not only would Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” ban gender-affirming care via Medicaid, it would ban insurance under the Obamacare exchanges from covering it as an essential health benefit
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Ms.Rachel is showing more humanity than our politicians
May 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Ms.Rachel is showing more humanity than our politicians
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One important thing to note: The list of conditions that increase the risk of severe illness is long, and a LOT of people who wouldn't think of themselves as "high-risk" actually do have one.
In addition to the obvious, like immunocompromise, risk factors the CDC officially acknowledges include...
In addition to the obvious, like immunocompromise, risk factors the CDC officially acknowledges include...
May 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
One important thing to note: The list of conditions that increase the risk of severe illness is long, and a LOT of people who wouldn't think of themselves as "high-risk" actually do have one.
In addition to the obvious, like immunocompromise, risk factors the CDC officially acknowledges include...
In addition to the obvious, like immunocompromise, risk factors the CDC officially acknowledges include...
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The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Google out here trying as hard as possible to get me to finally switch off all its platforms
Google is introducing a new feature in its search engine called A.I. Mode, functioning like a chatbot, the company announced.
Google Unveils A.I. Chatbot, Signaling a New Era for Search
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Google out here trying as hard as possible to get me to finally switch off all its platforms
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Looking forward to having no idea what parts of my state are on fire!
May 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Looking forward to having no idea what parts of my state are on fire!
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Why didn’t the liberals and the anti-Nazi conservatives unite to stop Hitler? The answer will not make you feel great about today’s Democratic Party.
May 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Why didn’t the liberals and the anti-Nazi conservatives unite to stop Hitler? The answer will not make you feel great about today’s Democratic Party.
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This kid is 15, and so has a moral clarity and uprightness that no adult elected official would or could ever have. There aren't really and never have been two sides of this issue, but if it has to be argued as a binary thing I don't see how anything less than this could seem like the side to be on.
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This kid is 15, and so has a moral clarity and uprightness that no adult elected official would or could ever have. There aren't really and never have been two sides of this issue, but if it has to be argued as a binary thing I don't see how anything less than this could seem like the side to be on.
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A group of librarians is circulating a joint statement condemning the firing of Dr. Carla Hayden for signatures. They plan to deliver the statement to the U.S. Joint Committee on the Library and the U.S. Committee on Rules on May 18, 2025. 📚📜 (Small 🧵)
Statement against Carla Hayden's Firing May 14 2025.docx
docs.google.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A group of librarians is circulating a joint statement condemning the firing of Dr. Carla Hayden for signatures. They plan to deliver the statement to the U.S. Joint Committee on the Library and the U.S. Committee on Rules on May 18, 2025. 📚📜 (Small 🧵)
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two absolute rules:
1) if you can't afford to tip you can't afford to eat out
2) if you can't do a thing without using AI you can't do it
1) if you can't afford to tip you can't afford to eat out
2) if you can't do a thing without using AI you can't do it
May 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
two absolute rules:
1) if you can't afford to tip you can't afford to eat out
2) if you can't do a thing without using AI you can't do it
1) if you can't afford to tip you can't afford to eat out
2) if you can't do a thing without using AI you can't do it
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there are 1,100 words in this article and zero of them are "bus"
Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters
Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters | TechCrunch
Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber is introducing cheap, fixed-route rides along busy corridors during weekday commute hours in major U.S. cities -- one
techcrunch.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
there are 1,100 words in this article and zero of them are "bus"
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Gavin Newsom over here prepping for his 2028 bid for the Republican nominee.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to pause enrollment of more immigrants without legal status in state-funded health program.
May 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Gavin Newsom over here prepping for his 2028 bid for the Republican nominee.
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“It’s not enough to let people know that vaccines don’t cause autism. We also have to affirm that autism is not something to fear." #VaccinesWork
May 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“It’s not enough to let people know that vaccines don’t cause autism. We also have to affirm that autism is not something to fear." #VaccinesWork
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