#wyoming. colorado. california. WHERE ARE WE

[eldaryadiary]

I'm trying to gather all Chaos Theory's infos on a map and my european brain's struggling x)

[maxbegone]

The election doesn’t start tomorrow, it ends tomorrow.

If you haven’t already, please make sure you are registered to vote and know where your polling place is (vote.org is a great and easy way to get that information). Additionally, please make sure you have a way to get to your polling place. Uber and Lyft often give free or discounted rides to the polls, and this year the car rental company, Hertz, is allowing free one-day rentals to get to the polls. More information on that here.

EDIT: NAACP has a discount code to use for Lyft, valid for two rides up to $20 ($40 total). Use code: NAACPVOTE24

The following states allow same day registration for general elections, ie: the presidential election:

California

Colorado

Washington DC

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Iowa

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Montana

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Mexico

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Note: North Dakota does not require formal voter registration, and upon presenting valid identification at a polling place, eligible citizens receive their ballot to vote.

all info here

The following states are required by law to give you time off to vote (between one and three hours):

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Georgia

Illinois

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Maryland

Massachusetts

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

New Mexico

New York

Ohio

Oklahoma

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

*Most states requiring employers to permit voting leave also require that this time is paid. Among the above, the following do not: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Dakota. (info here)

Again, it is your right to vote. If you are in line when the polls close, stay in line. It is your legal right to vote.

If you are turned away at the polls, say the following verbatim: “Give me a provisional ballot with a receipt as required by law.”

If you make a mistake on your ballot, you have the right to ask for a new ballot. Don’t cross anything out, simply ask for a new one.

Poll workers are required to make reasonable accommodations for voters who need, including ballots in other languages or translators.

Canvassing is not allowed at polling places, and no one is allowed to threaten or intimidate voters. You have the right to report anything of the like.

All info taken from here

Some tips:

Don’t wear political merch to the polls.

Don’t engage with anyone about your politics at the polls.

Don’t take phone calls inside your polling place — it can wait, please be respectful.

Research who is running locally and see what their policies are. Additionally, research any local propositions that may be on the ballot. The language on ballots is made to be purposefully confusing, so make sure you read everything carefully in addition to your research.

If you’re able to get up early on Election Day, go right when your polling place opens to beat the line.

REMEMBER: IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE!

Here are a list of state-by-state voter protection hotlines, as well as hotlines in various other languages:

Please vote tomorrow if you have not already. It’s so important, and choosing not to vote or voting for a third party is a vote for extremist measures. Vote down the ballot, and do not let anyone bully you into voting one certain way.

What we are seeing throughout this election cycle (and the last two election cycles) is entirely abnormal. The bullying we see from a certain side and its supporters is childish and dangerous. They spew false information, make racist remarks, and sexualize and discriminate fellow candidates. No single presidential candidate is completely and wholly good, so criticize accordingly.

Vote with those you love in mind, vote with your safety in mind, and vote for those who will be affected for decades to come. Vote for someone who speaks coherently, not for someone who is, let’s be honest, not cognitively alright — and that is the bare minimum of the issue.

If you have anything to add to this post, please do. If anything is incorrect, please let me know and I will gladly change it.

Vote. Vote. Vote.

[educationalporpoises]

Five Summers

Eugene Roe/Joe Liebgott, 1.1k, T

For @searchingfortheuniverse I had a great time writing this summer exchange, I hope you enjoy it!

I.

“We didn’t get storms like this out West,” Joe said, in a rare acknowledgment of his life before the war, before he’d followed Eugene South. He curled into Eugene’s collarbone, reminding Eugene of a kitten, tiny and bristling, nipping with milk teeth. 

Eugene kissed his forehead, his shoulder, held him tight. The thunder crashed overhead, rain shattering on the roof. “It will be okay, my love,” Eugene said. Joe didn’t say anything. 

The thunderstorms scared him, though Joe would never admit it. He assented to tenderness only in the quiet dark of their bedroom, as though every kind thing Eugene did for him laid Joe flat on his back, his pale underbelly showing. 

Eugene had always loved the smell of a summer storm. Copper in the air, the wet earth coming up to meet the sky. Warm rain. As a child he would dance when the sky opened up, and now he collected Joe to his chest, and they would dance together to the rhythm of the thunder and the rain, Joe tense until he finally relaxed, and listened to the storm.

II.

Eugene had never learned how to drive, even in the war, so it was Joe’s sole responsibility to take them West. It was a trip years in the making, empty promises coming true. He pointed the old station wagon towards the sunset, following the dripping sun like a beacon. 

“I’ll show you the Golden Gate Bridge,” He’d expound as they navigated the freeway, “Take you out in the Castro. You can have my mama’s cooking.” 

Eugene looked over. Joe glowed, grinning at his invisible city as they passed hours of cornfields and bluegrass. 

Joe had seen more of the country than Eugene in his journey from California to Toccoa. He had taken a train, then, seven rattling days and nights to get to Georgia. They took a different route, now, along one of the new scenic highways, through Colorado and Wyoming, then back down to California. 

When they reached San Francisco Joe insisted on stopping, pulling the car over to one of the bluffs overlooking the bay. He crowded Eugene up against a railing, kissing him with the Golden Gate in the background. 

Eugene never did get to try Joe’s Mama’s cooking, but while Joe was with his family he explored the hills of the city, rising out of the fog and into the clouds. Joe eventually made it back to their hotel, with wonder on his face, telling Eugene they were fully right in the eyes of the Liebgotts, no sins against them. 

They left the sunset behind them, and went back home, eventually, but with postcards and well wishes, and promises to Joe’s family they would come back again next summer. 

III.

Eugene had always lived a life on the edges, first as a Cajun, then as a gay man. But Joe was committed to dragging him into the light, together. 

“Community. That’s how you survive,” He said, “That’s why we all lived on the same block. You gotta have community.” 

Eugene didn’t ask where Joe went on Friday nights, what corner of the city he found other Jewish folks in. But Joe always seemed lighter when he got back, his soul filled. And Joe never commented on Eugene’s Sunday church mornings, his hair slicked back and his rosary dangling from his fingertips. These were differences they were willing to forgive each other. 

Eugene softened at anything to make Joe feel more at home, “Alright. We can check it out. But I’m not going to any bar where there’s no Cajuns.” 

Joe nodded, “Les Americans,” He muttered. 

The bar they found themselves in was seedy as it came. Dark, no electricity, but lantern light spilling out onto the street. There was no name above the bar, no indicator it was anything, except the raucous laughter that came from within. 

Joe reached out. He took Eugene’s hand, and they stepped in together. 

IV.

The heat cloistered in Louisiana, settling into skin like a thick layer of cream over milk. Joe sweat through his shirts like a stuck fucking pig, sticky and damp from the humidity. Eugene had bought him a nice linen suit last summer, and two shirts to go with it, and he suffered them for the work week, but on the weekends Joe would strip his upper half entirely and lie on the porch, soaking up the sunlight in the long afternoons. Eugene would find him there, skin slick, and would pull off his own shirt and curl up next to him. The air was too hot to sleep together, but they could stand to nap like this, skin against skin, until the sun faded. 

V.

Joe stepped off the train, and saw a dark-haired man waiting for him, in a faded blue shirt and slacks. Not a uniform. He waved, and manhandled his suitcases over to meet Roe (Eugene, Joe reminded himself). It had steadily gotten warmer once the train hit Texas, and he was boiling in his suit. 

“Hey, stranger,” Joe said. 

Roe hummed, and took one of the suitcases, “Hope you like walking,” He called behind him, starting down a narrow street. Joe hurried after him, and they eventually came to an apartment block, similar to the one Joe had left back in San Francisco. They hauled the suitcases up the steps, and Eugene took out two keys. “I got one cut for you.” Joe took it, and thought about this– the train ride, leaving his family, the decision to come back to Eugene. He stepped forward, and pushed the key into the lock. 

“Welcome home,” Eugene said behind him. Joe turned, and saw him silhouetted by the sunlight– it was a profile he’d recognize anywhere, Roe’s outline amongst the trees, running from foxhole to foxhole. 

“Hotter here than in Bastogne,” Joe said, finally pulling off his felt hat. He ran a hand across his forehead, then through his curls. 

Eugene snorted, “Hell frozen over is hotter than that place, Joe. Take off that suit jacket, will you? You’re boiling me half to death.” 

Joe did, and undid his necktie for good measure. Eugene came up next to him, and Joe put a tentative arm around him. He looked around at the little apartment. A cool breeze ran through it, the front windows propped open. The kitchen, with a shiny new icebox next to the door to the bathroom (Eugene had told him on the phone that the apartment had in-unit bathrooms, a luxury to both of them). They were standing in the living room, with a threadbare rag rug and a couch, and behind Eugene was the doors to the bedrooms. 

It was small, but tidy, and on the wall by the kitchen was Eugene’s copy of the company’s picture at Toccoa, all of them lined up together before the jump. 

“Home,” Joe said, and wrapped him arm more firmly, pulling Eugene into him for a peck on the cheek. 

[mylittlesecrethaven]

Let's Look At Where We Would Be In Panem

I'm doing all 50 states, so let's fucking go. (I'm not doing exact, so if it's only partially in the wilds, I'm not stating that)

Alabama - 11 (Agriculture) Alaska - None Arizona - 5 (Power) Arkansas - Southern = 11 (Agriculture), Northern = 8 (Textiles) California - 4 (Fishing) Colorado - 2 (Masonry) Connecticut - Wilds Delaware - Wilds Florida - Wilds Georgia - Wilds Hawaii - None Idaho - Southern = 1 (Luxury), Middle = 4 (Fishing), Northern = 7 (Lumber) Illinois - Southern = 8 (Textiles), Northern = 3 (Technology) Indiana - Southern = 12 (Coal), Norhtern = 3 (Technology) Iowa - 3 (Technology) Kansas - 8 (Textiles) Kentucky - 12 (Coal) Louisiana - Wilds Maine - Wilds Maryland - Wilds Massachusetts - Wilds Michigan - Southern = 3 (Technology), Northwestern = 6 (Transportation), Northeastern = 13 (Nuclear) Minnesota - Western = 9 (Grain), Eastern = 3 (Technology) Mississippi - 11 (Agriculture) Missouri - 8 (Textiles) Montana - Southern = 1 (Luxury), Northern = 7 (Lumber) Nebraska - 9 (Grain) Nevada - 4 (Fishing) New Hampshire - Wilds New Jersey - Wilds New Mexico - 2 (Masonry) New York - 13 (Nuclear) North Carolina - Wilds North Dakota - 9 (Grain) Ohio - 12 (Coal) Oklahoma - 11 (Agriculture) Oregon - 4 (Fishing) Pennsylvania - Wilds Rhode Island - Wilds South Carolina - Wilds South Dakota - 9 (Agriculture) Tennessee - 8 (Textiles) Texas - Western = 10 (Livestock), Eastern = 11 (Agriculture) Utah - Southern = 5 (Power), Northern = 1 (Luxury) Vermont - Wilds Virginia - Wilds Washington - 7 (Lumber) West Virginia - 12 (Coal) Wisconsin - Western = 3 (Technology), Eastern = 6 (Transportation) Wyoming - Southern = Capital, Nothern = 1 (Luxury)

This isn't perfectly exact, but I tried my best.

(Btw, I'd be in District 11. Lemme know where y'all would be.)

[chaosintheavenue]

2023 Fallout OC Census- Results

At long last, it's here! This time, we had 593 usable responses.

(There are a few categories I haven't analysed just yet, which is mostly because I have Ideas for how to display that data. Please stand by…)

Getting right into the numbers...

Game

Fallout (original): 18 Fallout 2: 8 Fallout 3: 59 Fallout New Vegas: 214 Fallout 4: 160 Fallout 76: 28 Fallout Tactics: 2 Van Buren: 13 A spin-off, AU or mod: 14 A TTRPG campaign: 13 Multiple of the above: 41 None, just the Fallout universe: 22

Are they the in-game protagonist?

Yes: 328 No: 203 It's complicated: 61

Species

Unmutated human: 444 Ghoul: 51 Synth: 41 Ghoul-ish: 13 Other mutant: 9 Supernatural/spiritual being: 7 Robot (non-humanoid): 7 Super Mutant: 6 Cyborg/android: 5 Unknown/it's complicated: 2 Other: 7

Definitions of a few categories, just to clarify exactly what's in there:

Ghoul-ish: Refers to all characters who are partially ghoulified, ghoulify during their storylines, and unique characters with primarily ghoul-like traits

Other mutant: Refers to all characters who are specified to have unique mutations from any cause, unless they better fit into the ghoul-ish category. This is a very diverse umbrella category, and in past surveys has included everything from characters specified to have 76-style mutations that basically function as perks, to a character similar in form and nature to the Master

Gender

Cis woman/girl: 217 Cis man/boy: 154 Trans man/boy: 76 Nonbinary: 47 Trans woman/girl: 27 Agender: 16 Genderfluid: 7 Genderqueer: 6 Man/boy, unknown or varies if cis or trans: 5 Transfeminine: 3 Bigender: 3 Demigirl: 3 Woman/girl, unknown or varies if cis or trans: 4 Butch: 2 Demigender: 2 Questioning: 2 Intersex: 2 Lesbian: 2 Māhū: 1 Multigender: 1 Queer: 1 Transmasculine: 1 Unlabeled: 1

Bonus answers I enjoyed: [redacted], a man in a certain sense of the word, cat, doesn't care for this, eh, God knows, a link to the Wikipedia page for Stone Butch Blues, it's complicated, man of questionable gender, no gender left beef, lost their gender in the war, people assume she's a woman but she doesn't really care, whatever's funniest, yeah

Where are they from?

In previous OC survey location maps, I've only included a single data point for each character, regardless of how many places they may have connections to. However, this time I've decided to include each place that a character has lived as one data point.

The list of assumptions I use when creating these maps:

Arroyo = Oregon

Mojave Wasteland = Nevada if no more specific locations provided

Capital Wasteland = DC if no more specific locations provided

Vault 101 = DC (I feel like this one isn't geographically accurate, but it's to fit in with the above assumption)

Washington unqualified = Washington state, not DC (even for Fallout 3 characters, especially since I know of a Fallout 3 character who is intended to be from Washington state)

Appalachia = West Virginia unless otherwise specified

NCR = California

Legion territory with no other information given = Arizona (this feels like the biggest generalisation of all to me. Maybe take the Arizona count with a pinch of salt?)

'Near X place' = in the same state as X place

I go by the current fifty US states. No splitting of California or considering Canada to be part of the US

Locations that could not be easily defined or placed in a specific state/country (examples: the US as a general answer, multistate regions of the US, continents, or extraterrestrial locations) have been excluded for the purposes of this map

The map for the US:

Massachusetts: 104 California: 79 Nevada: 77 DC: 74 Arizona: 32 West Virginia: 25 Texas: 17 Utah: 15 Oregon: 14 Colorado: 13 New Mexico: 7 Virginia: 6 Maine: 6 Idaho: 6 Pennsylvania: 5 Illinois: 3 Washington: 3 Louisiana: 3 Florida: 3 Wyoming: 3 Tennessee: 3 New York: 3 Rhode Island: 2 North Carolina: 2 Minnesota: 2 Vermont: 2 Alaska: 2 Missouri: 2 Nebraska: 2 Michigan: 2 Indiana: 2 Kentucky: 2 Oklahoma: 2 Maryland: 2 Montana: 1 Connecticut: 1 Georgia: 1 New Jersey: 1 Wisconsin: 1

And the map for the rest of the world:

Canada: 7 Mexico: 7 UK: 7 Russia: 4 China: 2 Australia: 2 France: 2 Brazil: 1 Ireland: 1 Israel: 1 Finland: 1 Germany: 1 Japan: 1 Panama: 1

Further breakdown of characters from the UK: Wales: 4 (…these are all my guys, what can I say?) England: 2 Unspecified: 1

Has this character ever lived in a vault?

Yes: 223 No: 366

Faction

Minutemen: 99 Railroad: 86 Followers of the Apocalypse: 80 Brotherhood of Steel: 77 Yes Man/Independent Vegas: 63 NCR: 50 Caesar's Legion: 38 Original faction: 36 Institute: 26 Kings: 16 Great Khans: 14 Nuka-World raiders: 13 Mr House: 13 Raiders in general: 13 Goodneighbor: 11 Enclave: 11 Arroyo: 9 Think Tank/Big MT: 8 Reilly's Rangers: 7 Underworld: 7 Ciphers: 7 (would you believe me if I said the majority here are not mine? XD) Responders: 6 Acadia: 6 New Vegas Strip in general: 6 Lyons' Pride: 5 Children of Atom: 5 Megaton: 5 Gunners: 5 Boomers: 5 Powder Gangers: 5 Cult of the Mothman (all variations): 4 Crimson Caravan: 4 Chairmen: 4 Mojave Express: 4 Necropolis: 3 Shady Sands (pre-NCR): 3 Vault 13: 3 Twin Mothers: 3 Diamond City: 3 Freeside: 3 White Glove Society: 3 Vault-Tec: 3 Bishop family: 3 Regulators: 2 Tunnel Snakes: 2 New Canaan: 2 Gecko: 2 Settlers/Foundation: 2 Abolitionists/Temple of the Union: 2 Galaxy News Radio: 2 80s: 2 Desert Rangers: 2 Unity/Master's Army: 2 Vault 76: 2 US Government: 2 Broken Hills: 2 Sanctuary: 2 Blue Ridge Caravan Company: 2 Goodsprings: 2 Cutthroat raiders: 2 Feral ghouls: 2 Hub: 2 Ghouls in general: 2 Nuka-World in general: 2 Little Lamplight/Big Town: 2

And the list of factions with one response, allegedly for the sake of something called 'brevity': Boulder scientists, Vault City, Littlehorn & Associates, Jacobstown, New Reno, Brotherhood Outcasts, Marked Men, Mole Miners, Treeminders, Forged, Junktown, Triggermen, Free States, Vault 101, Vault 81, Slags, Hubris Comics, Bunker Hill, Rivet City, Van Graffs, Ug-Qualtoth, West Tek, Vault 95, Novac, Atom Cats, The Outer Worlds factions, Commonwealth Super Mutants, caravan companies in general

I was initially planning to include a separate 'ish' category for each faction, to account for characters that are aligned with factions unwillingly/temporarily/out of necessity, but looking at the dataset, that sort of situation was so much more prevalent than I realised and quickly made everything very clunky.

Main approach to problems

Diplomacy: 211 Combat: 147 Stealth: 101 Technical skills: 79 Avoidance: 53

And finally for now- preferred weapon type

Small guns: 191 Melee: 128 Energy weapons: 91 Big guns: 82 Avoids combat altogether: 49 Explosives: 27 Unarmed combat: 24

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As always, thank you to everyone who participated and gave me a little information about your OCs! If you'd ever like to talk more about them, my inbox is always open :D. Getting to learn about everyone's brainchildren is definitely my favourite aspect of my tangential foray into the Fallout fandom sphere.

My future plan for this dataset includes… a lot of pie charts, to put it mildly. As I've done for past survey datasets, I'll be compiling pie charts for each question, separating responses by the game that the characters are from, and we'll see if any trends emerge!

[coderfortourette]

States as Cards of a Deck

Inspired by Mur’s art. I can’t find it to link it. 

C = Club, H = Heart, S = Spades, D = Diamond 

 Aces: Delaware (C), Louisiana (S), Ohio (H), California (D) 

2s: Pennsylvania (C), North Carolina (S), Indiana (H), Oregon (D) 

3s: New Jersey (C), West Virginia (S), Illinois (H), Alaska (D) 

4s: Vermont (C), Georgia (S), Missouri (H), Colorado (D) 

5s: Connecticut (C), Arkansas (S), Oklahoma (H), Montana (D) 

6s: Massachusetts (C), Mississippi (S), Iowa (H), Hawai'i (D) 

7s: Maryland (C), Florida (S) Wisconsin (H), Idaho (D) 

8s: Rhode Island (C), South Carolina (S), Minnesota (H), Wyoming (D) 

9s: New Hampshire (C), Texas (S), Kansas (H), Utah (D) 

10s: DC (C), Virginia (S), Nebraska (H), New Mexico (D) 

Jacks: New York (C), Alabama (S), North Dakota (H), Arizona (D) 

Queens: Gov (C), Kentucky (S), South Dakota (H), Nevada (D) 

Kings: Maine (C), Tennessee (S), Michigan (H), Washington (D)

The Kings are the region leaders. I know Washington said the West switches out, but until we see that happen, Washington is who I use in that place. 

Clubs - The Northeast states. Plus Delaware, Maryland, Gov, and DC to fill in the missing spots. It’s by statehood order number. Except Vermont is 4th because the 14th state. Rhode Island is 8th because that’s where a spot was open. DC is 10th because “10 square miles” is the limit on DC’s size

Spades - The Southern states. The largest region so of course not everybody could fit in. This one was difficult because when I tried doing my usual method, everybody wanted the same spots. So Virginia, 10th state. NC, 12th state (I wanted that 2 prominent). SC, 8th state. Alabama, 22nd state. 11 is also a double number. Arkansas, 5th state. Texas, statehood day is the 29th. Florida, 27th state. WV, third attempt at a state in that area. Then just filling in the rest

Hearts - The Midwest plus Oklahoma. In order of when they became a state, with Oklahoma taking Michigan’s spot

Diamonds - Order of statehood, but Nevada is a queen because of course he is. 

[ask-the-usa-manor]

i wonder where most of the people who ask questions are from. Like I feel like majority is the east coast just because of the amount of asks from people about states over there? But also some could just absolutely hate their state and just ask about others. I see a lot of asks abt florida, Tennessee (although I feel like it’s a few very eccentric people), alot from the New England group, and Ohio? I could be wrong like who even knows but it would be cool to do a poll

Obviously I had to group things together because we can only have ten poll options, so… Yeah! Sorry for grouping all the territories together, it wouldn’t let me type anymore—

[glittercakes]

Now that we have more information about New World of Steam…

If you’d like, reblog this and guess which specific state it’s in.

For my Non-USA peeps (and those who just forgot):

New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Middle Atlantic: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin

West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota

South Atlantic: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC

East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi

West South Central: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana

Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah

Pacific: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii

[yuichiiusagii]

Tell me Abt capitols

*deep breath* BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA AND COLUMBUS IS THE CAPITOL OF OHIO THERES MONTGOMERY ALABAMA SOUTH OF HELENA MONTANA THEN THERES DENVER COLORADO UNDER BOISE IDAHO

TEXAS HAS AUSTIN THEN WE GO NORTH TO MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON AND ALBANY NEW YORK TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA AND WASHINGTON DC THERES SANTA FE NEW MEXICO AND NASHVILLE TENNESSEE

(elvis used to hang there out a lot y'know!)

TRENTONS IN NEW JERSEY NORTH OF JEFFERSON MISSOURI YOUVE GOT RICHMOND IN VIRGINIA SOUTH DAKOTA HAS PEIRRE HARRISBURGS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND AUGUSTAS UP IN MAINE AND HERE IS PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND NEXT TO DOVER DELAWARE

CONCORD NEW HAMPSHIRE JUST A QUICK JAUNT TO MOUNT PELIER WHICH IS UP IN VERMONT HARTFORDS IN CONNECTICUT SO PRETTY IN THE FALL AND KANSAS HAS TOPEKA MINNESOTA HAS ST. PAUL

JENAUS IN ALASKA AND THERES LINCOLN IN NEBRASKA AND THERES RALEIGH OUT IN NORTH CAROLINA AND THEN THERES MADDISON WISCONSIN AND OLYMPIA IN WASHINGTON PHOENIX ARIZONA AND LANCING MICHIGAN

HERES HONOLULU HAWAIIS A JOY JACKSON MISSISSIPPI AND SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS SOUTH CAROLINA WITH COLUMBIA DOWN THE WAY AND ANNAPOLIS IN MARYLAND ON CHESAPEAKE BAY

(they have wonderful clam chowder!)

CHEYANNE IS IN WYOMING AND PERHAPS YOU'LL MAKE YOUR HOME IN SALT LAKE CITY OUT IN UTAH WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM ATLANTAS DOWN IN GEORGIA AND THERES BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA AND YOU CAN LIVE IN FRANKFORT IN YOUR OLD KENTUCKY HOME

SALEM NEW OREGON FROM THERE WE JOIN LITTLE ROCK IN ARKANSAS IOWAS GOT DES MOINES SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA OKLAHOMA AND ITS CITY CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA AND NEVADA CARSON CITY

THATS ALL THE CAPITOLS THERE ARE!!

[atomicdela-au]

Yet another post again. I know that I said that the next post will have characters but there are a few more posts that I need to make regarding world lore. This post contains info about the United Territories’ Commonwealths (formerly America/United States).

So as I mentioned previously there are thirteen commonwealths (Kinda like how the thirteen colonies are). These commonwealths are made up of the former States of America to band together so people have more access to more resources, etc.

Unlike in the Fallout Game universe, where the commonwealths were created before the bombs and the event known as the “Great War” started in the canon games, this AU has the commonwealths or territories develop after the war is over due to the struggle of survival.

This commonwealth idea came from the fallout lore, and I thought it would fit with this AU since it sounded interesting. I feel weird addressing that this came from the fallout lore, and in the future I might change this idea because I am kinda implementing this certain thing that is not originally my idea :’D

But I did mention that I was inspired by the fallout game lore so I don’t know if that changes anything.

United States Map (Before the War)

United States after the War (Or in this case within this AU, the United Territories)

The Columbia Commonwealth (Red)

The first commonwealth to talk about is the Columbia Commonwealth. It is comprised of the former states of Maryland and Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia.

East Central Commonwealth (Dark Blue)

This commonwealth is comprised of the former states of Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Eastern Commonwealth/Appalachian Territory (Yellow)

This commonwealth has the former states of West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and of course New York.

Four States Commonwealth (Green)

This territory comprises of the former states of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.

Great Midwest Commonwealth (Dark Grey)

This is the main commonwealth that the AU takes place (Because we know Mandela Catalogue takes place in Wisconsin) This commonwealth comprises of the former states known as Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.

Gulf Commonwealth (Pink)

The Gulf commonwealth is combined with the former states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

New England Commonwealth (Bright Blue)

The former states within this territory are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Northern Commonwealth (Orange)

This territory comprises of the former states of Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Northwest Commonwealth (Dark Purple)

This commonwealth is comprised of the former states such as Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, and the Northern Part of California.

Plains Commonwealth (Light Yellow)

This territory is comprised of the former states such as Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Southeast Commonwealth (Light Grey)

This commonwealth is made up of the former states of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.

Southwest Commonwealth (Light Purple)

The former states that make up in this commonwealth is Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii.

Texas Commonwealth (White)

The Texas commonwealth is probably the smallest alliance/territory. The former states that comprise of this region is Arkansas, and of course Texas.

That is about it for the general commonwealth information or lore. I know, it’s sorta of a boring post but I thought to put it out there. Stay turned for more posts. (I swear I’ll get to the characters soon, I just gotta ramble about this shit first lol)

[thoseboysinblue]

which country of europe would you live in and why?

England 😍 because that's where my man lives...

But seriously, I love England in general and did before Christian moved there...love the history, feels a bit like an extension of home for me.

But I think I'd love most European countries because of the historical aspects and the sheer beauty. We don't have as much of that here in the States. Of course there are pretty places, beaches in Florida and California, the mountains out west in Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming, but there is just something different and majestic to me about Europe 😍

[emlovesstates]

Nobody asked for this, but

Somebody did ask for more of the Dakotas thing

—-

Montana has joined the group

Montana: they're doing it again

NM: who?

Montana : the Dakotas

Cal: put that mask on

Wyoming : yeah what he said

Montana has changed his name to Monty

Monty: Oh yeah I forgot about that

Monty: does anyone know where it is?

Wyoming:check your closet

Arizona has joined the chat

Arizona: Valentine's Day is coming up has California decided to start dating

Cal: I already have a valentine. Her name is DJ.

Ari: that doesn't count

Oregon : yes, it does You know Valentine's Day is also about family too. Not just dating.

Utah: besides she's only 10 years old. She doesn't have a valentine because she's too young.

Cal: yeah, and we making her Valentine's Day box

Coco: oh, can I help?

Cal: yes

Coco: cool

Washington has joined the chat

Washington: guys I need help

Oregon: with what?

Washington: I kind of pissed off, one of the northeast states

New Mexico: why the fuck would you do that

Utah: language

New Mexico: I'm typing

Cal: wash who did you piss off?

Washington: New York

Nevada: Welp nice knowing ya

Oregon: will make sure you have a beautiful funeral

Coco: I will see you again

Cal: i'll be taking stuff from your closet

Idaho: if you die, can I have your land

Washington: NO

Idaho:Why not?

Monty: can we get back to my problem?

Cal: yeah, sure

Wyoming: have you checked your closet?

Cal: you could also spray them with a hose if you want to

Washington : Idaho, you are not allowed to take my land if I die, but New York is getting closer Cal I'm coming to your room I'm gonna need you to lock the door when I get in.

Cal: what? No I'm dealing with Montana's problem not yours have Oregon protect you

Oregon: why do I have to do it

CA: Cause I'm busy

Washington: I don't care who helps me. I just need help. He has a baseball bat.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nevada: like I said, before, nice knowing ya

Monty: California do you really think spraying them with a hose will make them leave me alone

Cal: no, but Wyoming's right you should check your closet for the mask

Arizona: California you should start dating

California:NO we are not doing this again

NM: it looks like we are

Hawaii: if you need a babysitter, while you go on your first date since DJs mother

Cal: no, I don't want to date ANYONE!!

Montana: I need help I can't find

Cal: I'm on my way

California has left the chat

Montana has left the chat

Colorado: so we're just gonna assume Washington's dead, right

Oregon: yeah

Idaho: yes

Nevada: yep

Arizona : yep

NM: sure thing

Utah: well, I hope he’s not dead

Wyoming : he hasn’t responded in a few minutes. I’m pretty sure New York has caught him by now.

Hawaii: we should start planning his funeral

Alaska : I hear him screaming

Utah: oh, thank the Lord he’s alive

Alaska: it went quiet I think he’s dead

Utah:nooooo

Colorado: in the arms of the angels[Strums a guitar]

New Mexico: that’s a good place to end this

[ball-eis-korakas]

It’s a crisp fall evening in Grand Teton National Park. A mournful, groaning call cuts through the dusky-blue light: a male elk, bugling. The sound ricochets across the grassy meadow. A minute later, another bull answers from somewhere in the shadows.

Bugles are the telltale sound of elk during mating season. Now new research has found that male elks’ bugles sound slightly different depending on where they live. Other studies have shown that whale, bat, and bird calls have dialects of sorts too, and a team led by Jennifer Clarke, a behavioral ecologist at the Center for Wildlife Studies and a professor at the University of La Verne, in California, is the first to identify such differences in any species of ungulate.

Hearing elk bugle in Rocky Mountain National Park decades ago inspired Clarke to investigate the sound. “My graduate students and I started delving into the library and could find nothing on elk communication, period,” she says. That surprised her: “Thousands of people go to national parks to hear them bugle, and we don’t know what we’re listening to.”

Her research, published earlier this year in the Journal of Mammalogy, dug into the unique symphony created by different elk herds. Although most people can detect human dialects and accents—a honey-thick southern drawl versus nasal New England speech—differences in regional elk bugles are almost imperceptible to human ears. But by using spectrograms to visually represent sound frequencies, researchers can see the details of each region’s signature bugles. “It’s like handwriting,” Clarke says. “You can recognize Bill’s handwriting from George’s handwriting.”

Pennsylvania’s elk herds were translocated from the West in the early 1900s, and today, they have longer tonal whistles and quieter bugles than elk in Colorado. Meanwhile, bugles change frequency from low to high tones more sharply in Wyoming than they do in Pennsylvania or Colorado.

Clarke isn’t sure why the dialects vary. She initially hypothesized that calls would differ based on the way sound travels in Pennsylvania’s dense forests compared with the more open landscapes of Colorado and Wyoming, but her data didn’t support that theory. Clarke hopes to find out whether genetic variation—which is more limited in Pennsylvania’s herd—might explain differences in bugles, and whether those differences are learned by young males listening to older bulls.

Clarke’s research adds a small piece to the larger puzzle of animal communication, says Daniel Blumstein, a biologist at UCLA who was not involved in the study. “It’s not as though a song or vocal learning is ‘all environmental’ or ‘all genetic,’” he says. “It’s an interplay between both.” Blumstein, a marmot-communication researcher, adds that the mechanisms behind these vocal variations deserve more study.

These unanswered questions are part of the larger field of bioacoustics, which blends biology and acoustics to deepen our understanding of the noises that surround us in nature. Bioacoustics can sometimes be used as a conservation tool to monitor animal behavior, and other studies are shedding light on how it affects animal evolution, disease transfer, and cognition.

Elk are not the only species with regional dialects. In North America, eastern and western hermit thrushes sing different song structures, and the white-crowned sparrow’s song can help ornithologists identify where it was born. Campbell’s monkeys also have localized dialects in their songs and calls, as does the rock hyrax, a mammal that looks like a rodent but is actually related to elephants.

Similar differences exist underwater, where whale songs have unique phrases that vary by location. Sperm whales in the Caribbean have clicking patterns in their calls that differ from those of their Pacific Ocean counterparts. Orcas in Puget Sound use distinctive clicks and whistles within their own pods.

Clarke also studies the vocalizations of ptarmigan, flying foxes, and Tasmanian devils. Her next research project will shed light on how bison mothers lead their herds and communicate with their calves. “They’re the heart of the herd,” she says. “What are they talking about?”

[foreverlogical]

The bi-annual changing of the clocks takes place this Sunday, but some federal lawmakers hope it's the last time we “spring forward” as they push to make daylight saving time permanent.

Driving the news: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act, which was surprisingly approved by a unanimous vote in the Senate last year but wasn't voted on by the House.

The bill would eliminate the changing of clocks and “if enacted, the U.S. would not ‘fall back’ in November and would enjoy a full year of DST, instead of only eight months,” according to a fact sheet on the bill.

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) introduced companion legislation in the House.

It’s unclear if Congress will take up the legislation again but both bills have been referred to committees. The offices of Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy did not immediately return a request for comment.

Flashback: Daylight saving time used to run from April to October but the Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended DST by approximately four weeks from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.

Lose an hour Sunday with time change

The big picture: The official time switch is 2 am local time Sunday — clocks are set forward one hour meaning we “lose” an hour — as daylight saving time returns after four months of standard time.

Sunrise and sunset will be about one hour later Sunday than on Saturday.

Hawaii and Arizona do not observe daylight saving time with the exception of the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona.

If federal legislation is not approved, clocks will “fall back” to standard time on Sunday, Nov. 5.

Why it matters: Health groups have called for an end to the seasonal shifting of clocks, a ritual first adopted in the U.S. more than a century ago.

The switch to daylight saving time “carries many health and accident risks and is misaligned with human circadian biology,” said the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, which is in favor of moving to “permanent, year-round standard time.”

The change affects sleep schedules and can make it hard for kids and their parents to adjust.

More than two-thirds of Americans want to stop changing their clocks, according to a March 2022 YouGov poll.

A study in the journal Current Biology predicts that year-round daylight saving time could prevent 36,550 deer deaths, 33 human deaths, 2,054 human injuries and $1.19 billion in collision costs annually.

States push for daylight saving changes

Meanwhile, 19 states have passed bills or resolutions since 2018 to make daylight saving time year-round if Congress acts, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Florida was the first to pass legislation in 2018 and Colorado moved forward with making daylight saving permanent last year.

Other states that have taken action are: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

California voters approved the Proposition 7 ballot initiative in 2018 but legislative action hasn't been acted on.

The latest: For the 2023 state legislative sessions, DST is on policy agendas in 22 states where 50 bills and resolutions are pending, per the National Conference of State Legislatures legislation tracker. Bills in Virginia and Wyoming were voted down.

23 of the proposed bills would authorize permanent daylight time and 15 would move to standard time.

Other states with pending legislation include: Alaska, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Yes, but: Federal law says states can unilaterally move to standard time, but must have the approval of Congress to adopt year-round daylight saving time.

[stormrider24]

Because I feel like making this in list form, this means:

~California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Long Island, Massachusetts, Connetticut, Vermont, and D.C. are all prime safe-zones for Trans People! If oyu are trans and live in the US, try to be here if at all possible!

~Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsilvania, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Delaware are all relatively safe areas! These should be your next options!

~Alaska, Wyoming, Kansas, Georgia, North Carolina, and New Hampshire are moderately risky areas. If nowhere else is possible, these states are somewhat decent.

~Indiana, Montana, North Dakota, Louisiana, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, Iowa, Idaho, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kentucky are all high risk areas, and should be avoided.

~Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, South Dakota, and Mississippi all suck complete ass. Do not go to these places.

Final notes; Any trans people or parents of trans people living in Indiana, Montana, North Dakota, Louisiana, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, Iowa, Idaho, Nebraska, Missouri, Kentucky, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, South Dakota, or Mississippi, do what you can to move to a different state. I understand the difficulties of simply packing up and moving, but for your mental health (and probably your life, due to hate crimes) is it imperative that you find a safer state. I am in disgust that we have 22 states where LGBTQ people cannot safely live.

This map is the most up to date version as of 3-4-2023 and takes into account all recent movement on anti-trans legislation

[lawyersdatascraping]

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