#resettle

[itz-candikin]

12 Days Until LetterTale's 6th Anniversary

Fun Fact: LetterTale was created originally just as a backstory for Lexi Mary (now R! Lexi, or Lexi Red Mary) and how she ended up having three partners, who were Monika, Swap Sans, and Sans. That's right, Lexi x Monika x Swap Sans x Sans was a thing

Lexi was always a pansexual polyamorous icon (just a toxic one lol)

[maeamian]

I'm trying to channel it into serious action rather than blind rage, but I cannot tell you how much it pisses me off that Vance and Trump are having a go at refugees, just the evilest motherfuckers on the god damned planet.

[wiltking]

this whole week ive been getting looks from people like im the first trans person they ever did see in their lives but i finally saw a lesbian couple hanging out laughing smiling kissing at a ghost town at sunset. as you do. and all is well

[3416]

i'm pretty sure that fishbowl is distracting mitch just enough to stop him from overthinking because he is so fucking back

[yeonjuns-redhair]

attention cutie patooties, I have moved. 🧍🏼‍♀️🧍🏼‍♀️

there were a bunch of problems w this acc (like tumblr making me unsearchable and eating every req i got 😋) so i figured it was just simpler to migrate

my blog is now @eternalgyu (same handle as my other one but diff acc) ‼️‼️

[unhingedlesbear]

Akereo resettled again.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Mark Sumner at Daily Kos:

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance attacked a different kind of “cat lady” on Monday, falsely claiming in a social media post that immigrants were eating pets in a small Ohio city. “Months ago, I raised the issue of Haitian illegal immigrants draining social services and generally causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio,” Vance wrote on X. “Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn't be in this country. Where is our border czar? All of this is a lie. No pets are being eaten. The town is not in chaos. And the Haitian immigrants in Springfield are in the country legally. What’s disgusting is the behavior of Vance and others pushing this xenophobic horror story.

Vance’s post came after a post in a Springfield Facebook group went viral across social media. Despite assurances from the Springfield police department that there were no unusual reports of pets going missing, much less being eaten, the claim was amplified on X by Elon Musk, who stated, "Apparently, people's pet cats are being eaten." This follows a previous incident in which a Springfield resident claimed, without evidence, that Haitians were decapitating and eating ducks in a city park. That story was picked up and widely repeated by right-wing news outlets.

Vance has repeatedly pointed at Springfield as an example of a town being overrun by immigrants. He even features the town on his campaign site in which he claims “this immigration problem” is draining the town’s social services.

However, in August, NPR visited Springfield to investigate the claims being made by Vance and other Republicans. What they found was that there were legitimate concerns in the city about housing. That’s because Springfield grew from a population of around 60,000 to 75,000-80,000 over the last four years, after the availability of jobs—many of them at a local steel manufacturing plant—drew immigrants to the city. In addition, Springfield was facing a burden due to translation, with both the local hospital and police saying that service had been slowed down by the lack of translators.  Additionally, the City of Springfield confirms that the Haitian immigrants are in the town legally. Because of the ongoing conflict in Haiti, immigrants qualify for Temporary Protected Status. 

While not everyone in Springfield is thrilled with the influx of immigrants, the city’s issues appear primarily related to the town’s rapid growth. The owner of the local steel plant insists that he was having trouble filling the jobs in Springfield and is grateful to the immigrants for moving to the area, according to NPR. There is no evidence of chaos—or pet-eating. 

[...] The false stories of pets being eaten, of animals being killed in parks, and of general chaos in the streets of Springfield all serve a purpose. They allow Vance, Trump, and other Republicans to dehumanize immigrants. To “other” them. To present them as violent, primitive, and threatening.

Senator and Trump VP Pick JD Vance (R-OH) amplified racist and xenophobic lies about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, such as making false assertions about how they are eating and abducting pets.

See Also:

NPR: How Springfield, Ohio, took center stage in the election immigration debate

[dionysus-complex]

anyways thinking about the future and the academic job market mostly makes me want to think of other things to do with my life post-PhD so that my spouse and I can settle somewhere we like and have some long-term stability

[itz-candikin]

HUGE TW for ableism in this one, specifically towards those with DID or OSDD. To those who would not like to see that, just scroll away and ignore this post

When LetterTale was originally created in 2018, I originally wrote first few of the comics with the intention that R! Lexi had DID. Of course since I was literally 8 at the time and had a mom who didn't believe DID was even real, it was pretty... bad

I didn't know the terms at the time, but this was essentially their role when writing. The host was the main, calm one, not much to say. The little was much more childish and chaotic. The trauma holder was always sad and trying to isolate herself, usually fronted after the "evil persecutor." The persecutor was a straight up murderer

These are stereotypes and the persecutor is especially offensive to those with DID and OSDD, you guys deserve better reputation. In 2019, I scrapped it after hearing about this movie called Split and people's criticisms about it. This is part of the reason of why Lexi's characterization is so confusing

I do believe I still accidentally DID-coded Lexi in some ways (like used to have R! Lexi being able to control L! Lexi, the AUs of Lexi being able to meet inside their head at times, Lexi viewing some of her actions as "out of her control", etc). Though, Lexi does not have DID and never will and I do not want headcanons of Lexi having DID

(I'm so stupid lmao, this is another reason of why Lexi's characterization is confusing and often conflicting. I have symptoms of DID that I'm talking about to my therapist and my therapist believes I may have that, as well as me in the process of seeing if I fit any diagnosis criteria of any disorder I haven't been diagnosed with yet)

[searenbound]

I’ll be adding my cash app link to this post and future fics, we’re not in a desperate situation yet but we have no choice but to sell and move in with my maternal grandparents by July so I want to build a little nest egg for my nail tech classes so I can start working a job that doesn’t pay just a subsistence wag

So please if you’re willing to donate it’s greatly appreciated!

[nwaht]

On pass island, all of the standing buildings are new, there’s power lines that never existed here before, the place is abandoned due to the resettlement, the coast guard has a lighthouse of sorts here

[octarineblues]

For UK citizens or residents:

please sign! the deadline is 18th April.

[oh-dear-so-queer]

"V for Vendetta" - Alan Moore and David Lloyd

[antiquery]

TIL that Maine apparently has a largeish community of Somali refugees, and because of this Maine has become the ideal destination of new arrivals due to, y'know, people wanting to move somewhere where they feel less isolated. that said: imagine voluntarily choosing to live in Maine as a person from anywhere, let alone a desert! these people are America's strongest soldiers