Rooze
@rooze.bsky.social
Figuring out things as I go: https://rdlmckelvey.com
Queer, transgender, autistic person who loves nature, writing, photography, and my cats. I mostly post about #traumahealing #grief #autism #writing #birds.
Queer, transgender, autistic person who loves nature, writing, photography, and my cats. I mostly post about #traumahealing #grief #autism #writing #birds.
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Rooze
@rooze.bsky.social
· Nov 8
Coming back to Bluesky after a hiatus. If you've followed me for my nature photography, you should also know that I'm a queer, non-binary, transgender, autistic writer. Things are about to change with my posts.
And if you are someone who identifies with anything I just listed, I'd love to connect ❤️
And if you are someone who identifies with anything I just listed, I'd love to connect ❤️
“The Trump Administration’s and GOP’s targeting of ActBlue is part of their brazen attack on democracy in America. Today’s escalation by the White House is blatantly unlawful and needs to be seen for what it is: ... (1/2)
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats' top fundraising platform
President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate the Democratic Party’s top fundraising platform.
apnews.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“The Trump Administration’s and GOP’s targeting of ActBlue is part of their brazen attack on democracy in America. Today’s escalation by the White House is blatantly unlawful and needs to be seen for what it is: ... (1/2)
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
First comes outrage, then comes courage.
April 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
First comes outrage, then comes courage.
Stand up to Fascism!
EUGENE
April 19th, noon to 3 PM
Park Blocks (8th & Oak)
In solidarity with 50501
EUGENE
April 19th, noon to 3 PM
Park Blocks (8th & Oak)
In solidarity with 50501
April 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Stand up to Fascism!
EUGENE
April 19th, noon to 3 PM
Park Blocks (8th & Oak)
In solidarity with 50501
EUGENE
April 19th, noon to 3 PM
Park Blocks (8th & Oak)
In solidarity with 50501
The Great Moose Migration of Sweden has begun.
Watch it here: www.svtplay.se/video/8rQo4R...
Learn about it here:
apnews.com/article/swed...
Watch it here: www.svtplay.se/video/8rQo4R...
Learn about it here:
apnews.com/article/swed...
Den stora älgvandringen – Idag 00:00
I flera tusen år har älgarna vandrat samma leder för att ta sig till sommarens rika betesmarker. Följ årets vandring, som är den sjunde säsongen då vi får se älgarna vandra i rutan och på SVT Play.
www.svtplay.se
April 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Great Moose Migration of Sweden has begun.
Watch it here: www.svtplay.se/video/8rQo4R...
Learn about it here:
apnews.com/article/swed...
Watch it here: www.svtplay.se/video/8rQo4R...
Learn about it here:
apnews.com/article/swed...
First babies of the season! Also, the ospreys are nesting.
April 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
First babies of the season! Also, the ospreys are nesting.
The whole future lies in uncertainty; live immediately.
- Seneca
- Seneca
April 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The whole future lies in uncertainty; live immediately.
- Seneca
- Seneca
I’m writing a longer piece about this but right now it keeps hitting me that I was formally diagnosed with autism this week.
Although my psychologist confirmed my self-diagnosis in May of last year, she couldn’t do an official assessment for a variety of reasons.
(1/3)
Although my psychologist confirmed my self-diagnosis in May of last year, she couldn’t do an official assessment for a variety of reasons.
(1/3)
April 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I’m writing a longer piece about this but right now it keeps hitting me that I was formally diagnosed with autism this week.
Although my psychologist confirmed my self-diagnosis in May of last year, she couldn’t do an official assessment for a variety of reasons.
(1/3)
Although my psychologist confirmed my self-diagnosis in May of last year, she couldn’t do an official assessment for a variety of reasons.
(1/3)
I had the exquisite joy of having an experience that has been on my #SecretBucketList since I was a kid. I never thought it would become a reality.
After letting my facial hair grow out for three months, I had a true barbershop shave this afternoon. (1/4)
After letting my facial hair grow out for three months, I had a true barbershop shave this afternoon. (1/4)
April 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I had the exquisite joy of having an experience that has been on my #SecretBucketList since I was a kid. I never thought it would become a reality.
After letting my facial hair grow out for three months, I had a true barbershop shave this afternoon. (1/4)
After letting my facial hair grow out for three months, I had a true barbershop shave this afternoon. (1/4)
Project 2025 Tracker
We’ve known for years what the plan was. And yet here we are…
We’ve known for years what the plan was. And yet here we are…
April 3, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Project 2025 Tracker
We’ve known for years what the plan was. And yet here we are…
We’ve known for years what the plan was. And yet here we are…
To sin by silence, when we should protest,
Makes cowards out of men. The human race
Has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised
Against injustice, ignorance, and lust,
The inquisition yet would serve the law…
From “Protest”
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Makes cowards out of men. The human race
Has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised
Against injustice, ignorance, and lust,
The inquisition yet would serve the law…
From “Protest”
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Protest
To sin by silence, when we should protest,
poets.org
April 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
To sin by silence, when we should protest,
Makes cowards out of men. The human race
Has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised
Against injustice, ignorance, and lust,
The inquisition yet would serve the law…
From “Protest”
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Makes cowards out of men. The human race
Has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised
Against injustice, ignorance, and lust,
The inquisition yet would serve the law…
From “Protest”
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Still going and now I'm starting my morning sobbing because I've been so desperate for this kind of energy from congress. The letters he is reading... and him saying to the writer "Thank you. I see you, Julia."
www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Still going and now I'm starting my morning sobbing because I've been so desperate for this kind of energy from congress. The letters he is reading... and him saying to the writer "Thank you. I see you, Julia."
www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
Over 1,000 protests scheduled for Saturday. Every person in the US is within a few hours from a protest.
Find your closest protest here.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Find your closest protest here.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Hands Off! Eugene Fights Back · Mobilize
**Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them.** We are fighting back! They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and…
www.mobilize.us
March 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Over 1,000 protests scheduled for Saturday. Every person in the US is within a few hours from a protest.
Find your closest protest here.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Find your closest protest here.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Much needed morning at the ponds
March 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Much needed morning at the ponds
Reposted by Rooze
All eyes needed on the Krome Detention Facility in Miami FL. People with no criminal history held in crowded rooms like sardines, denied water, food, sanitary products, healthcare, toilets. At least 4 men have died since January #ConcentrationCamps
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Immigrant women describe 'hell on earth' in ICE detention
No shower for days, cameras trained on the toilet, women crammed into cells 'like sardines,' among the allegations.
www.usatoday.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
All eyes needed on the Krome Detention Facility in Miami FL. People with no criminal history held in crowded rooms like sardines, denied water, food, sanitary products, healthcare, toilets. At least 4 men have died since January #ConcentrationCamps
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Excerpt: Decades would pass with my passing as butch, as dyke, as a lesbian with heterosexual tendencies.Then one day, in the final minutes of therapy,I would finally claim my queerness in a new way, adding gender before it, before bolting out the door.
When I was a boy
Not the Absence of Gender, But the Presence of Truth
theliminalatlas.substack.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Excerpt: Decades would pass with my passing as butch, as dyke, as a lesbian with heterosexual tendencies.Then one day, in the final minutes of therapy,I would finally claim my queerness in a new way, adding gender before it, before bolting out the door.
“The Military Ban is soaked in animus and dripping with pretext. Its language is unabashedly demeaning, its policy stigmatizes transgender persons as inherently unfit, and its conclusions bear no relation to fact.”
Judge Who Shut Down Trump's Trans Troop Ban Issued a Scathing 80-Page Ruling. Here Are Our Favorite Quotes
“The Court cannot read minds. But it can read.”
www.them.us
March 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“The Military Ban is soaked in animus and dripping with pretext. Its language is unabashedly demeaning, its policy stigmatizes transgender persons as inherently unfit, and its conclusions bear no relation to fact.”
The transphobes have lost their damn minds.
"The bill defines social transitioning as 'any act by which a minor adopts or espouses a gender identity that differs from the minor’s biological sex … including without limitation changes in clothing, pronouns, hairstyle, and name.'"
"The bill defines social transitioning as 'any act by which a minor adopts or espouses a gender identity that differs from the minor’s biological sex … including without limitation changes in clothing, pronouns, hairstyle, and name.'"
GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors
The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The transphobes have lost their damn minds.
"The bill defines social transitioning as 'any act by which a minor adopts or espouses a gender identity that differs from the minor’s biological sex … including without limitation changes in clothing, pronouns, hairstyle, and name.'"
"The bill defines social transitioning as 'any act by which a minor adopts or espouses a gender identity that differs from the minor’s biological sex … including without limitation changes in clothing, pronouns, hairstyle, and name.'"
Brilliant guide on how to talk about current events.
The "Do Not Associate" List
The "Do Not Associate" List
The "Do Not Associate" List
How to stop helping MAGA spread their myths.
substack.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Brilliant guide on how to talk about current events.
The "Do Not Associate" List
The "Do Not Associate" List
(1/3) Y'all I would much rather be sharing photos of Harry and Pippa and stories about how ridiculous and hilarious life can be. And I'll try to add some of that in for balance.
But right now not a minute goes by when I'm not thinking about the future of our democracy and the individual rights...
But right now not a minute goes by when I'm not thinking about the future of our democracy and the individual rights...
March 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
(1/3) Y'all I would much rather be sharing photos of Harry and Pippa and stories about how ridiculous and hilarious life can be. And I'll try to add some of that in for balance.
But right now not a minute goes by when I'm not thinking about the future of our democracy and the individual rights...
But right now not a minute goes by when I'm not thinking about the future of our democracy and the individual rights...
Reposted by Rooze
i keep reading statements from democrats saying they find mahmoud khaleil's views to be abhorrent and despicable before going on to say that he should nonetheless be given due process. but no one has been able to demonstrate what khaleil's views are beyond the admin's assertions. except for cnn:
March 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
i keep reading statements from democrats saying they find mahmoud khaleil's views to be abhorrent and despicable before going on to say that he should nonetheless be given due process. but no one has been able to demonstrate what khaleil's views are beyond the admin's assertions. except for cnn:
My entire personality will be queer and trans pride until the overwhelming assaults against my existence and my community cease.
March 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
My entire personality will be queer and trans pride until the overwhelming assaults against my existence and my community cease.
📢 SUPER TIME SENSITIVE!
ACTION ALERT: Protect Trans Passport Access!
The U.S. Department of State is trying to limit trans people’s ability to update their passports. We must act now! Submit your comment to stop these discriminatory changes:
Comment now: transequality.org/news/freedom...
ACTION ALERT: Protect Trans Passport Access!
The U.S. Department of State is trying to limit trans people’s ability to update their passports. We must act now! Submit your comment to stop these discriminatory changes:
Comment now: transequality.org/news/freedom...
PROTECT TRANS RIGHT TO TRAVEL
transequality.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
📢 SUPER TIME SENSITIVE!
ACTION ALERT: Protect Trans Passport Access!
The U.S. Department of State is trying to limit trans people’s ability to update their passports. We must act now! Submit your comment to stop these discriminatory changes:
Comment now: transequality.org/news/freedom...
ACTION ALERT: Protect Trans Passport Access!
The U.S. Department of State is trying to limit trans people’s ability to update their passports. We must act now! Submit your comment to stop these discriminatory changes:
Comment now: transequality.org/news/freedom...
It's been 43 days, and we have zero idea when Gwen's social security will kick in. And her safety net, which we opted not to cash out, is in free fall with the stock market.
So glad that the price of eggs... oh. Well, damn.
So glad that the price of eggs... oh. Well, damn.
March 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It's been 43 days, and we have zero idea when Gwen's social security will kick in. And her safety net, which we opted not to cash out, is in free fall with the stock market.
So glad that the price of eggs... oh. Well, damn.
So glad that the price of eggs... oh. Well, damn.
"Have You No Decency?": Republican Calls Sarah McBride "Mister," Dems Erupt And End Hearing open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
How to be an ally, 101.
How to be an ally, 101.
"Have You No Decency?": Republican Calls Sarah McBride "Mister," Dems Erupt And End Hearing
During a meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, a Republican representative, Rep. Keith Self, called transgender congresswoman the "gentleman from Delaware." Dems pushed back.
open.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"Have You No Decency?": Republican Calls Sarah McBride "Mister," Dems Erupt And End Hearing open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
How to be an ally, 101.
How to be an ally, 101.