Kels Choo

@kookookchoo.bsky.social

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🌈Maker of comics + art 📙CO🔸IL🔸HI 📘Pikes Peak Zine Fest co-organizer 📕Queer(she/they)/ADHD/Asian American

Screenshot of an email that reads: “Date: March 7, 2025 Subject: Washington DC Trip Report “Hello Friends: What a week in DC to meet with Trump Administration officials and House Committee on National Resources staff and in Utah to work on the Project Wild Utah campaign… Utah is ground zero for proposed elimination of national parks and national monuments. “Meetings with Secretary of the Interior’s staff yielded info regarding the canceling of a groundbreaking mountain lion research project in the Santa Monica Mtns, new uranium mine proposal in Lake Casitas Watershed, new logging in Los Padres NF and increase in drilling next to Sespe Condor Sanctuary. The President and Secretary of the Interior have signed orders to allow new bids for new oil and gas drilling platforms in federal waters of the Santa Barbara Channel WITHOUT environmental review or public participation… first lease sale will be this Spring. “Next month The President will sign executive orders downsizing or eliminating a number of national monuments across the west including the Carrico Plain NM in eastern San Luis Obispo county. “The two national marine sanctuaries offshore of California’s Central coast, Channel Islands NMS, and Chumash heritage NMS will receive zero funds in the coming fiscal year. “Proposed elimination of urban national parks such as the Santa Monica Mtns National Recreation Area was discussed with the Acting Director of National Park Service. “Lots of upcoming plans to close various national parks, national monuments, national forest, and national wildlife refuges across the west. “We have a whole lot of challenges ahead of us, we need to organize, engage, stand up, and speak out. “Let’s all speak truth to power in DC, let those in power know that people across our nation are not going to accept the Trump/Musk vision for our national public lands and waters stand.”
Poster of red & white text on blue background announcing an event on March 4 with instructions to sing “Do You Hear The People Sing” together at 50501 protests at 1 pm local time.
Graphic illustration in pastel colors of Kels (an Asian fem presenting person with short hair in glasses, bunny slippers, & bear onesie) holding a tablet in their lap sitting on floor among art supplies below bubble text. Big pink bubble letters above read “Hey!” and pink printed text next to that read: “I’m Kels Choo! (aka kookookchoo). I self-publish comics & make art!”