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joopitr-schloopitr

were the long johns a metaphor for the 4077 passing around and wearing hawkeye

#yes

mermaid-ish

if you or someone you love is at risk from ice, please please please delete tik tok. they’ve updated their terms and conditions now that they’ve been sold to oracle. you CANNOT opt out of the new location services settings. everyone stay safe out there. we’re stronger together than apart.

livbensonfinalgirl

ICE is coming to a city near you: things you should know from a tumblrina on the ground in the twin cities

i know i am usually pretty hehe haha on this app and here to generally mess around and have fun about television however, the circumstances of the last few weeks in my city and state have been truly so dire that it feels impossible to even pretend like that is an option right now. and i like to help so here is what i know:

yesterday, january 12th, border patrol commander greg bovino gave a very weird interview to the minnesota CBS affiliate WCCO, in which he lied repeatedly but importantly noted that once they "[get] bad things off the streets, we're off to the next city." we have seen increased immigration enforcement since day 1 of the new trump administration with many cities pushing back against operations already but, as what has been highly reported, nothing as large as the scale of the current operation in MN. plus with the pushback they have received here, these freak individuals will certainly have new motivation to incite violence wherever they go. use this as a little cheat sheet to prepare yourself for when it is your turn or, to jump in to the action rn and help out our immigrant communities in MN.

WHAT MN IS DOING TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS

following ICE vehicles, observing their arrests and interactions with the public <- this is obviously not without risk. many people are being harassed, physically injured, tear gassed & pepper sprayed, arrested, and as we know, killed when doing this. however, it is still the most useful tactic in intervening with these operations.

donating, collecting, and distributing food & household necessities for vulnerable families so they don't have to leave their home. there are some incredible operations going on in the twin cities and the surrounding suburbs in order to get this done. if you want to help minnesotans i'd recommend looking into the work of places like smitten kitten, wrecktangle pizza, the immigrant defense network, MIRAC, and MN ice watch. if i were in a vulnerable city (aka blue state) i'd start thinking about groups, organizations, churches etc in your area that could run similar networks and prepare stockpiling donations.

businesses are operating with reduced (or even fully closed) hours to protect patrons and staff. many have signs in their storefront windows indicating that ICE can not enter. the one i linked is from etsy however organizations in your area will likely have them for free.

finding out which hotels (usually near a major airport) agents are staying at and protesting all night long being loud as fuck. + boycotting these hotels in the future

3D printing whistles! using these whistles in order to alert when ICE is near.

building online networks and systems to notify of ICE's whereabouts. NOTE! ICE is using cell phone location data to track & identify people!!!! use your best judgment, be smart, & turn your location OFF!

notes for VULNERABLE/UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE and their families

get an action plan in place. i know it sucks to talk and think about. i know it is unfair but figure out worst case scenarios and what to do in them. even if you've been here for decades and have felt relatively safe in that time, i do suggest communicating with family and making a plan regardless.

for PROTECTING MINORS: in minnesota we have something called a delegation of parental authority (DOPA). this is a notarized legal document that delegates the authority and care of minor for one year if their parent or legal guardian can not. i would highly suggest looking into the steps of declaring parental authority in your own state and starting the process asap. (it is relatively easy here in mn! you just need to have one parent present to sign the document and get it notarized)

prepare as best you can for time off work, a lot of time spent in the house. get little stuff done like tabs for your car renewed, any insurance issues taken care of, doctor's appointments done etc. start talking with your church or immigrant organizations in your area about getting supplies delivered to your home when needed.

PEOPLE WANT TO HELP! they really do. i know it is so fucking terrifying but there are so many people who do want the best for everyone in their community. if you need help please ask for it.

other general notes: they're arresting literally anyone in MN, citizen or not. they're harassing kids at school (minneapolis schools have allowed for children to learn from home until february 12th). they're arresting people at work. it does not matter. a lot of people here are carrying their passports and other documentation to avoid this. you don't have to give anyone your identification even when asked but unfortunately many who refuse have been met with violence. they're going into hospitals, homes, schools, businesses and they don't have warrants. of course know your rights but be aware they really don't give a fuck. they're arresting first and asking questions later.

most importantly people working for ICE and border patrol have something deeply wrong with them. they're disgusting, immoral people whose "work" will be a stain on their lives and this country until the end of time. and i can not stress this enough, they are so fucking stupid. they are not stronger than us. they are not smarter than us. they are not more righteous or justified in any of their actions and eventually the day will come that their most prized leader turns on them, dies, or both. they will never be forgiven.

with that i leave you with two videos of agents eating shit on the ice that i can't stop watching. fucking pussies.

love ya. be safe

petrovalineconstellations

So if for some goddamn reason you still have tiktok? Maybe delete it

This shit is dystopian as fuck

Delete it as soon as you can do not fucking use the app at all

crow-caller

Yeah, so, "TikTok is officially under the control of a cadre of pro-Trump billionaires including Larry Ellison."

forestgreenandgray

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donnapalude

the english version of ferrante's neapolitan quartet uses the expression "dissolving boundaries" to translate the anxious terror that has traversed lila's life. it's an interesting translation, i can see where it goes right and where it goes wrong. the italian word that ferrante uses in the original text is "smarginatura". the basic meaning is the same: the initial "s-" is a negative prefix (essentially indicating we are to assume the opposite of what follows); "margin-" is the root of a word we can translate as "boundary" or "limit"; finally "-tura" is a suffix, usually attached to verbs to indicate the noun representing the action that the verb describes. the combined result spells out something like: "the opposite of an action related to margins". so, yes, "dissolving boundaries". however there are some important differences in the nuances underlying the two versions of the expression.

to start, in italian we see one word only and, as far as i can tell, a neologism (the word itself exists in a completely different context; the verb "smarginare" is also used but it's rather obscure; still its regular meaning - to wander out of bounds - is a possible precedent from which a similar interpretation could be extracted). the specific, electric creativity of lila's mind is on display in this choice: this is not the graceful wreathing of two appropriate terms, picked from their shelves and arranged neatly to convey a meaning that fits into the exact space between them. it's a disordered burst of brilliance, the fabrication not merely of a new word for an old concept but of a new concept altogether. she is not coloring into existing margins, she is trying to draw herself the margins around an experience that feels boundless, around the very experience of boundlessness. there is no word in lila's vocabulary that can accurately describe this and, therefore, no precedent taxonomy or theorisation she can borrow: like for most things in her life, she resorts to invention.

and still we get a sense it's not enough. "smarginatura" is a fairly inelegant word to hear in italian, almost cacophonic. it sounds a bit like a term a child would make up or someone with a poor grasp on grammar. it does not necessarily reflect reality (as i said "smarginare" as a verb does exist) but without deeper research, the instinctive impact is that of a jumbled word, a pastiche created by glueing together bits and pieces of conversations. it does not provide a scientific anatomy of lila's symptoms, but a jet of arresting impressions.

lila is not stupid nor illiterate so i don't think the stridency of the word in the context of the italian language is a coincidence. she was, indeed, little more than a child when she experienced "smarginatura" for the first time and italian is, after all, only one of her languages. it sits beside her native neapolitan dialect and it's the language she studies, more than the one she lives. italian is generally rigid regarding neologisms and new constructions, with very little leeway allowed for experimental divergence before falling into plain unsightly error. neapolitan is a bit more malleable. part of this comes from it being less formalised due to its exclusion from the spaces of dominant culture: this makes it a living language, walking houses and streets and mutating closer to them. neapolitan is also an independent language: nothing about it is instrinsically second-rate. but there is a definite class-based association in italy that paints it as a lowbrow derivative of the one true mother tongue. for ferrante, dialect is often the language of feelings but also of irrationality, of the untractable violence that permeates the world. italian, on the other hand, is the language of order and logic: it can mean detachment but also the structure taming reality into shape (for better or for worse). "smarginatura" is not a neapolitan word, it's an italian neologism. but its originality and clumsiness are not perfectly centred in the paradigms of italian, they feel out of place. the form of the word reflects the trouble with its contents. the coinage of "smarginatura" is lila's attempt at the impossible feat of creating a container for the feeling of the uncontainable, of expressing through organised language an experience that defies reason and communication. the strict rationality of existing italian words struggles to take a hold of the flood, the water slips and evades them. a new term is dreamt, which tries to draw from the pulsating plasticity of the neapolitan dialect while being processed through the ordering structure of italian grammar. the result is effective only because it's ineffective. there is no way to close the lid on what lila describes. to understand it, we need a word that's bursting at the seams.

the strife "smarginatura" impresses, the not-quite-rightness of it, the sense of rupture, are not quite present in the translation "dissolving boundaries". it's not a wrong translation, it does not misrepresent the essential core of the events lila narrates. but, as a summary of them, the connotations are all wrong. dissolution evokes a restful act if not necessarily a peaceful one. a surrender. a gradual thaw, a waning, a slumber. even phonetically, it sounds soft and letargic: a protracted, sibilating breath, a full yawn, a slow final crawl. "smarginatura" is a violent jolt. it's the bullet the wound the earthquake. when objects melt into each other they don't dissolve: they leak they drip they fuse they invade. a liquefying mass of cancerous magma simmering boiling and erupting. the word cannot contain the feeling, it's distrupted by it. it goes out of phase. reality rips and shakes and upturns. it does not gently fade or unravel. it convulses. it vibrates out of focus. the "s" at the beginning of the word is a much harsher sound compared to the "ss" in dissolving. a buzz more than a whistle. the "m" continues the humming, a ominous build up. the "a" is a sudden, sharp opening. a chasm. a stretching void. then "r", teeth chattering, and "g" "i" "n" "a", a quick bitter yanking, flesh-rending. and finally "t" "u" "r" "a" the last roar of thunder. the disappearance of confines is only one aspect of the equation. "smarginatura" as a process does not pertain only to boundaries: it concerns what is within and what is without. the inside falling out, the outside pushing in. limits disappear not because they spontaneously vanish, but because they get colored over, they are broken, they were never there. through one word, born out of the instinctive reach of lila's brilliant child mind, we are able to grasp the fragmented nucleus of this concept, if not quite to pin it down.

this post is not meant as criticism. all language, in every language, has irreducible elements that cannot bridge the transformation to new sounds and contexts. translating is always creating anew and there is no begrudging the attempt at it. but sometimes commentary can make up for a small segment of the loss. i just put to you a tiny offering to access something of the original text, from the (surely partial) impressions of a native speaker.

#my brilliant friend

epifaniacintilante

Elena Ferrante

I love, love this answer so much

#my brilliant friend

habaebiti

the way this is genuinely life changing stuff for me

staticbluue

Merry Christmas! I give to you: P*E*A*N*U*T*S! I have a few non-Christmas/New Year P*E*A*N*U*T*S that I’m saving for later. I rushed to finish these last night and this morning because I NEED my Christmas M*A*S*H post !! Interesting how they can never get the medical supplies they need but they do have 4 fake beards…

(Finally I have Colonel Potter Peanuts for all of you Potheads out there <3)

These are all available from my inprnt, which is linked in my pinned post!

sudaca-swag

as a woman in the ozempics era you HAVE to have friends who eat normally (3-4 meals a day, no girl dinner bullshit) and who are always down to going to cafes and eating burguers and fries and stuff, I cannot stress how vital for your mental health it is to have friends with whom you feel free to say you're hungry at any time and with whom you feel free to eat as much as you want

socialistexan

I've never seen trad wives explained so perfectly. "Non-nude fetish content for sexist men"

rederiswrites

Look, it's simple. If a person has to actively work to make money, they're not "the rich" and they're not the problem. A surgeon making $200k a year still stops making money if they stop showing up to do surgery, because they're still selling their labor. The radical discrepancies in how we value different skills are certainly a problem, but the guy who makes money when he doesn't even get out of bed is the one making money on the value of other people's labor.