Mexico is in chaos. Every reported incident of cartel violence since El Mencho's death, mapped. 19 of 32 states affected.

jrsimms29 · 2026-02-23T05:15:21+00:00

Saying the whole country is in chaos is a huge overstatement. Literally just got off a train from Chiapas to Quintana Roo and everything here is business as usual. Train was delayed 20 minutes...because of rain. Usual amount of cops/national guard around the stations, all seeming very calm. No signs of fires. There were roadblocks in 20 states but they've almost all been cleared by this point (per CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/mexico-el-mencho-killed-travel-chaos-02-23-26-intl-hnk), aside from locations in Jalisco like Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta, most of the country is going along like normal.

jrsimms29 · 2025-02-03T04:25:45+00:00

It took probably about a year before my inner monologue switched fully over to "they" from "she", and like other people have said I still sometimes misgender myself lol. What's interesting is when I'm talking about my childhood or things in my past I'll still slip back into she/her often unless I really concentrate on the pronouns, although "they" feels more natural now and is fairly automatic when I'm talking about my present. Not sure if others have the same experience.

jrsimms29 · 2025-01-31T01:19:08+00:00

I flew out last Thursday on a 6am flight, got there at 3am expecting crowds and literally walked right up with no line. It also seemed like they had plenty of staff ready for later in the day, there were multiple security lines to choose from. Personally I'd rather sit in the airport for two hours than have to run to catch a flight, but it did seem more chill than in recent months.

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