Ole Ted Stilts /radical-aspect @oletedstilts@anticapitalist.party

-genderfluid
-gynephilic
-cishet-passing out of fear/discomfort
-disabled (tourettes)
-first gen college grad aiming for doctorate
-grew up labeled "exceptionally gifted intellectually and creatively" with all the baggage
-grew up in poverty/poor
-homeless frequently in adulthood
-born of rape/never knew father or had father figure
-uncomfortable around men
-verbal/psychological abuse in childhood
-weak social support network
-accidentally confrontational

putting myself out there for future reference:

if you are located in the following areas or close enough to them: all of west virginia, eastern/southeastern ohio, eastern kentucky
and you are needing or wanting mutual aid, feel free to contact me via my other pin listing contacts, including masto instances (excluding the private account) or discord, but excluding twitter
i will not specifically go into what i can offer bc some abilities to assist may vary due to my own footing

but please, get in touch with me and we will make SOMETHING work out, if not through myself then through my network

added my pronouns to my profile metadata, realized i didnt have them anywhere else bc i kinda didnt care but figured they might be important to some

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-border-migrant-shelter-20180614-story.html
'Prison-like' migrant youth shelter is understaffed, unequipped for Trump's 'zero tolerance' policy, insider says

he quit in disgust prior to this
more can be turned, but all need shown their wickedness and disallowed from detaching their identity from the irreparable harm theyre causing

http://time.com/5319334/navy-detainment-centers-zerol-tolerance-immigration-family-separation-policy/
Exclusive: Navy Document Shows Plan to Erect 'Austere' Detention Camps

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/police-respect-whites-blacks-traffic-stops-language-analysis-finds
Police respect whites more than blacks during traffic stops, language analysis finds

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/392643-video-shows-border-patrol-car-hitting-native-american-man-and-driving-away
Video shows border patrol car hitting Native American man and driving away

what the fuck??

alongside of getting back to posting more, particularly on what im good at and knowledgeable in, i wanna get a blog going for lengthier posts

ive tried before though and failed miserably, as in not using it, so i wanna hash out all the bugs before getting back up to bat again

redirected as in, im posting them elsewhere or having those discussions elsewhere, bc i kinda realized a lot of these things are screaming into a mirror in political circles
what ive done mostly here so far is ask questions when im unsure or share things about local endeavors, alongside the occasional humorous post or random bit i found online that those outside of the left might not understand or see the same way

i dont post as much as i used to (read: on the bird site) about particularly political things, and i think thats for two reasons:

1) a lot of the sensationalism and repetitive focus to the detriment of my own well-being that the bird site emphasizes
2) ive been focusing a LOT more on preparing for applications to doctoral programs as well as a few creative endeavors

but id like to get back to posting more regularly or often, as ive found the more important thoughts have only been redirected