Welcome To The Swamp

wttt stuff They/them Diagnosed Autistic and possibly other issues. pls use tone indicators and trigger warnings when using my askbox

[tacky-jack-with-a-hat]

Hi, I'm Jack (they/them), this is my pinned comment

About me: diagnosed autism, probably undiagnosed other things, Non binary, bisexual, mixed race, orcas my special interest

My ask box is always open :D

This page is solely wttt but I occasionally talk about other things.

Will write: headcannons, AUs, lighthearted stuff, angst, depression, alcoholism, abuse, relationship drama, trauma, orcas

Won't write: smut, bigotry, stereotypes of Voodooism and Romani people

(if you don't know, Vodou is a religion from Afro-Haitian communities that were brought to the US via slavery and "gypsy" is a slur against Romani people that dates back to slavery as they were mistaken for Egyptians due to their dark skin. I'm not going to get onto anyone's ass about this bc I didn't know this before and I think some of my older posts have this misrepresentation in them so I'm sorry about that)

Triggers: recent tragic events involving real people and death

I don't think I have other triggers but try to use trigger warnings at the top of your asks as other people will read your ask first and I can't put anything before your ask.

I am also autistic so please use tone indicators appropriately.

Safe space for ALL LGBTQ+ (yes that includes you aces and aros, here's your animal crackers)

Safe space for mental illness and neurodivergent people

[egberts]

looks like october is…. octover

[laurassecretlife]

i’m queueing this for next year

[finchjpeg]

Its nowvember

[mad-dyspunktional]

I honestly cannot believe how far T(W)ERF rhetoric has spread on this site. They used to be the ONLY ones I saw openly mocking the concept of identifying as queer, the ONLY ones I saw referring to people as ‘kweer’ in a mocking way.

[mad-dyspunktional]

You all are so 100% certain you know how to identify radfem and T(W)ERF rhetoric and can’t possibly fall victim to it but guess what.

They are nowhere near above pulling this shit. And you all are falling for it.

[mad-dyspunktional]

And if you think that screenshot is an isolated incident, think again!

There are countless radfem and T(W)ERF blogs that I’ve blocked that said ‘secret radfem sideblog’ in the description.

Like, it’s great that we’ve made being a T(W)ERF so unaccepted on this site that they can only be open about the most toxic of their views in secret side blogs rather than on their main, but it’s time to accept that they’re taking advantage of that in a really fucking insidious way.

[robertplantspants]

Just a tip on how to recognize these blogs. If you follow someone and you start getting suggested t*rf blogs that’s a good sign the person has sideblog for that stuff. There was some cowboy blog I followed a while ago and I used to get follow suggestions saying “this blog is similar to cowboy whatever” and it was a ton of t*rf shit and low and behold they ended up outing themselves

[nothorses]

This is why we learn about what actual TERF ideology is. Saying “trans women are women” and “TERFS not allowed” and putting “TERF destroyer” or whatever in your bio is not enough. Learn how TERFs actually work, and what they believe, and where it stems from, and how they express diluted versions in order to warm up non-TERFs to their ideas.

Do the fucking work. Unfollow/block people who express TERF ideas even if they don’t label themselves as TERFs, challenge those ideas in your community, and you won’t have to worry about secret TERF blogs anymore.

[npdclaraoswald]

Just in case you happen to be unaware, some of the “radfem lite” they post to warm you up to their rhetoric, just off the top of my head:

Ace/aro exclusionism

Bi exclusionism or claims that bi people are “less queer” bc of “straight passive privilege”

Saying you have to be dysphoric to identify as trans

Invalidating nonbinary people

Calling queer a slur regardless of context, saying people can’t identify as queer, and saying that it can’t be reclaimed

“Mogai hell”, “kweer”, or otherwise mocking less common labels and claiming they are “just cishets who want to feel special”

Excluding sex workers from feminist discussions or claiming that sex work is inherently evil

Basically anyone who thinks they can determine what other people identify as

[rolling-away-from-the-sunset]

The following are some red flags I’ve seen:

Men are evil

Women are pure

Black and white framing

Talking about separating the communities

Only this group can use these words

Lesbians are better than bi women

Straight women deserve/should not be surprised if they get abused

Panphobia

Think of the children

Anti kink

Cringe culture/who let these weirdos in/calling people freaks

[dabwax-deactivated20250410]

“Intersex people don’t want to be lumped in with queer people” (we do, we are queer, just listen to us about what that means without making it up yourself)

Using the term DSD or disorders of sexual development - terves fight tooth and nail to say we’re disordered, not queer; sick and need fixing, not fine and whole as we are

Any effort made to blanket-exclude people with hormone diagnoses from the intersex umbrella - see the point on DSD

These are points related to shit I see on here from queer and trans folks every single day - and they serve terves and exclusionists only. “But this one intersex person said–” do you take your fucking lead on trans rights from exclusionists and transmeds? Why do you do it with intersex exclusionists? Why are you aligning yourselves with terves and exclusionists on intersex issues specifically

[demonboyhalo]

collection of useful things tumblr has taught me:

even if you can't fall asleep, laying down with your eyes closed will still rest your body

you don't have to brush your teeth standing up

you don't have to do any chore standing up, from dishes to showering

you don't have to shower with the lights on

if you can't brush your teeth, flossing and a tongue scraper gets rid of plaque and bad breath

if you can't do that, mouthwash kills a lot of bacteria

eating "unhealthy" food is better than eating no food

you can make the same meal everyday for however long you still want it

some pills come in syrups or chewables if you can't swallow them

kids nutritional shakes can be a quick way to get fuel if you can't eat/don't have time

if walking hurts/exhausts you on a regular basis, canes and rollers are for you, no matter how young you are

we have free will—if doing something "out of the ordinary" makes life easier for you, do it

[i-have-n0-idea-what-im-d0ing]

If it's worth doing, it's worth doing halfway. If you can't eat a whole sandwich, eating just some of it (or anything, really) is better than nothing. If you can't brush your teeth, swishing water around your mouth helps more than doing nothing. If you can't drink plain water, drinking seltzer or tea or anything is better than drinking absolutely nothing.

Incomplete tasks are better than no tasks at all.

[theywhoshantbenamed]

Hello wttt fandom there’s something on my mind

Uh where do y’all think Greg is from?? Like which state? He had to come from somewhere right? Which state claims him? I remember reading a fic where I think he was from Wyoming and that was neat. I think for me I can see him being from Massachusetts lol

[tacky-jack-with-a-hat]

We don't ever hear him speak so I just imagine he's English (specifically a roadman if you know you know) and when he finally does speak the states feel betrayed

[sleepdeprivedsimp234]

Idk if you've done him already but can we have cryptid California?

SO SORRY THIS TOOK FOREVER I WAS BUSY YESTERDAY 😭

But yes you may! <3

Animal(s):

-Brown Bear

-California Quail

Bear Features:

-bear ears

-bear tail

-bear paws (+claws)

-extra height (up to 8ft tall)

-sharper and bigger teeth

-brown fur patches on stomach, arms, back, and legs

Quail Features:

-Quail feathers on his neck, sides of his face, biceps, and upper back.

-quail feet/talons

-he has those soul-less eyes that all birds have /j

-small quail wings

Misc Info/HC's:

-just like any state with more than one animal type, he can choose what animal he wants to represent more

-since bear man, he has a lot more strength than he already did. Ask Texas.

-sleeps alot

-brave like a bear, but he's also very easy to spook (like a quail)

-wraps his wings around people when comforting and/or just hugging them

-cant fly with his wings since they're too small.

I will post a drawing of him at some point, I promise <3

[tacky-jack-with-a-hat]

Someone: Man or bear?

California: Yes. And quail.

[tacky-jack-with-a-hat]

What is romantic attraction meant to feel like?

I tend to write a lot of ship stuff and I find it fun to mess with the dynamics of characters and explore how they could potentially "love" each other.

In real life when I'm in these dynamics I feel nothing. Kissing to me seems gross and I dislike relationships because they put too much pressure on me to feel something from these arbitrary gestures. Maybe it's just because of my autism but I don't know what romantic attraction is supposed to feel like.

Like I understand the social dynamics but what am I meant to feel from them?

[wheelie-butch]

Fun game for Pride Month:

When you're at a event, count how many people with mobility aids there are. If it seens low, think about why that might be. Count how many disabled bathrooms. Count how many unavoidable steps. Try and find one accessibility issue at the event and afterwards contact the organisers to ask them to fix it.

Many disabled queer people are left out of the Pride month celebrations due to accessibility issues, so if you're able to be there, you're already in a position to make it better.

Don't forget your disabled siblings this Pride!

[kinavu]

I feel like ive seen quite a few gfms getting passed around and ive observed that a lot of them have stories of such exceptional people who have achieved so much, or were going to before the genocide cut it off. And i really commend them for it, i really do.

But it breaks my heart that palestinians reaching out to us feel the need to have to prove that they are they are good people who are worth the support, like theyre only worth being supported if they had a good gpa or were exceptional in some way.

They shouldnt have to prove that theyre beneficial to the economy somehow to be worth the support. They shouldnt have to be exceptional to deserve help. Our governments are putting them through this, both in the west and around the world too. They shouldnt have to prove anything. We owe them this

[kinavu]

Ok this got a lot of notes unexpectedly so gonna link a few fundraisers here of people who reached out to me

(June 11th)

Sujood's Children @sweatynachocreator - (vetted by @/el-shab-hussein) - $5,860 CAD raised of $45,000

Wafaa Alnhal @hebsnhel - vetted by @/nabulsi - €10,015 raised of €35,000

Yahya Bkheet (his blog got deleted) - vetted by @/nabulsi - €430 raised of €30,000

Amani Hasan @amani93gaza - vetted by @/nabulsi - $4,113 CAD raised of $17,732

Dr. Nasser Mohamed (his blog got deleted) - vetted by @/nabulsi - £2,626 raised of £50,000 goal 

Iyad Sobhe (his blog also got deleted) - vetted by @/nabulsi - £8,220 raised of £60,000

Ruba Shaban @rubashabansblog - vetted by @/nabulsi - €22,381 raised of €60,000

Tawfik Satoom @tawfiksatooom - vetted - $1,324 raised of $20,000 (his campaign ends in 11 days!)

Please read their stories and do not hesitate to donate any amount you can, even its just $5

[tacky-jack-with-a-hat]

*Wakes up from an 100 year sleep to give you random wttt headcannons*

•Maryland goes by she/they pronouns but will accept she/her. She's inconsistent on what she identifies as but usually it's between genderfluid and bigender.

•Utah is a well meaning parent but struggles with unlearning the internalised bigotry he was raised with (as in he was either taught the wrong information or was shielded from complex topics). He's willing to learn from and for his kids but he gets confused quite often.

•Arkansas regularly wears diamonds (irl Arkansas naturally has diamonds) and he will sparkle next to a lamp.

(More under cut)

•The states that rarely get any screentime are just busy doing bizarre side quests irrelevant to being a state (think like Max Fosh actually trying to teach a rat to make ratatouille) while everyone else has no idea what is going on.

•Over their lifetime States accidentally reveal their immortality to the towns they try to assimilate to. When this happens they have to desperately try to relocate and Gov has to scrub their info from the records. This has gotten harder bc of social media and at least 18 states have gotten doxxed or doxxed themselves repeatedly.

•California easily falls for fads and scams and gets made fun of by the other states for it... Only for those same states to ignore his warnings and fall for the same scams a few months later.

•Gov used to have a suggestion box he would read aloud at the table...

•New Jersey can't eat gluten. He will steal food from Cali as he also doesn't eat gluten.

•In the State House they have a board to make note of the chores in the house as well as posters to advertise special events and services the other states are offering.

•Florida struggles with reading so he replaces the labels on most things with stickers with different colours and letters to the detriment to everyone else who needs the labels because only Florida knows what the "alligator-with-a-machine-gun" sticker means. He knows that he could just leave the labels on and put the sticker on top, but why would he miss out on pissing people off?

•The state's and gov try to keep Mother Nature in the dark about the location of the statehouse to avoid being confronted... Unknown to them Nature already knows where they live and they're actually living on borrowed time.

•Hawaii was the one who told Mother Nature and has been avoiding the statehouse and table meetings out of respect (and sometimes love) for her.

•Loui befriended too many ghosts and now the statehouse is haunted. Stuff breaks, lights flicker, doors open by themselves and Loui is drunkenly tries to communicate to the states that the ghosts aren't hostile they're just having a ghost rave.

[theywhoshantbenamed]

My apologies but I read the Arkansas headcanon and this is my immediate thought

Arkansas next to a lamp: this is the skin of a killer

[tacky-jack-with-a-hat]

Why would you do this to me? I can't unsee it now 😭/hj

[sleepdeprivedsimp234]

any headcanons for Montana's appearance? i've been asked to draw him and i'd like to see what the fandom thinks

I decided to draw what he looks like imo <3

He is another goofy anxious bear boy <3

I also imagine him to kinda be on the bulkier/stockier side of things, cuz big strong bear boy obvi.

He's not mad, he's thinking about getting another puppy. This man has a bad case of RBF smh.

[yippeeometer]

itty bitty little northeast hcs bc the asks r dry :(((

they are NOT fun cool life of the party they are SAD GAY LOSERS i do feel this should be broadcast on national tv to confirm the canonness.

that being said. one family dinner with them is actually illegal under the geneva convention due to high level of mental torture.

things start off lovely. they go to maine's little cabin-in-the-woods (STEPHEN KING MY FRIENDS, ITS NOT COTTAGE VIBES!). he will make you wait outside if you are late. he locks the doors and laughs.

unfortuantely, they will not be within five feet of each other during baseball season, under a rule so important gov considers adding it to the constitution.

it is like a grandpa convention lets not lie to ourselves bc there's definitely a part in the night where they just reminisce about the war and vermont will show up with printed-out pictures of some battle monument model he made bc even maine's terrible signal wont stop him.

they have to get new york there by physical force, bc he is doing his level best to sneak his way out. sorry its shabbat (it's actually a tuesday). sorry lost my voice can't come (he's only over said 10 words max). sorry been hit by a car (typa guy to genuinely try and walk off a broken leg).

they have to battle not to bring up politics ooohhh because you know mass's eye is twitching at the thought of being able to debate. connecticut threatens to report him to the authorities as a communist threat. he threatens to throw him through the wall. this is normal sibling behaviour.

typa emotional repression where they'll just be arguing and bickering as normal when one of them will drop the most gut-wrenching sickening personal lore and they all will just refuse to mention it.

oooooohhh yk its got a kick to it when ur sat across from someone who literally took bllets for you telling you ab how life is collapsing around them. anyways new hammy made a salad w craisins and we better switch the topic to that.

speaking of. half of the food is completely inedible. rhode island spent so many years a pirate he has no idea how much salt is too much salt. you CAN eat delaware's food but also be aware he's known for chemical manufacturing so its a 50/50 chance you'll make it.

jersey and york, arguably the only two good cooks, are not allowed to bring food bc they unfortunately suffer from chronic cant-understand-our-families-r-from-different-italian-regions-and-food-might-be-different syndrome.

for some inexplicable reason PA becomes group DJ. the only songs on his phone are 'brand new city' by mitski and 'dont stop the party' by pitbull.

[hotvampireadjacent]

Hey Google what the fuck was that

[tacky-jack-with-a-hat]

When the villain describes their evil plans to the protagonist

[jackalxhearts]

Florida bans on trans care have been overturned! 🏳️‍⚧️

[nemo-in-slumberland]

Image ID: 3 screenshots of top stories from 2-4 hours ago. Each of them from a variety of news sources reporting on a judge striking down Florida’s gender-affirming care ban as unconstitutional.

[caats]

Happy pride month!

[sayruq]

[licencetokrill]

The GoFundMe for Watermelon Relief is here:

Donate to Watermelon Relief: Aid for Displaced Families in Gaza , organized by Carolina Salgueiro Pereira

Feed Hope: Supporting Displaced Families in Gaza through Wate… Carolina Salgueiro Pereira needs your support for Watermelon Relief: Aid for

[i-am-aprl]

The Weill Cornell Medicine commencement was held earlier this month where a medical graduate from Gaza used his time on stage to condemn the university and its leadership for their complicity in the genocide on Gaza and implored his fellow graduates to stay true to their oath and stand with the hundreds of healthcare workers who have been killed by the IOF. In response the university have done everything they can to minimise this young graduate from speaking truth to power from his own graduation records by cutting away from him during the ceremony’s livestream and erasing his time on stage in the released footage.