#American Samoa

[mapsontheweb]

The time difference between Western Samoa and American Samoa is 24 hours, even though the two places are only a little over 200km from each other

#maps #samoa #american samoa #time zones

[oracle-cassandra]

Whenever I catch Drew Afaulo on tiktok, she has me rollin 🤣

Edit: misogynists, conspiracy theorists/reality deniers, gender role enthusiasts (i.e. femininity = being a woman), and other derogatory believers, this is not for you

Edit 2: homophobes (i.e. those who believe in "genital fetishing") and those who agree with sexual conversion therapy tactics and beliefs (i.e. that gay men can learn to love vagina, that lesbians can learn to love penis) this is not for you, either

#drew afualo #misandry #fuck misogynists #male tears #tiktok #samoan #american samoa #indigenous women #indigenous #samoa #women fighting #women supporting women #dwayne johnson

[googlemapsgems]

Ofu County, American Samoa (courtesy of Google Maps via MapCrunch)

#Ofu County #American Samoa #USA #North America #beautiful #landscape #beach #ocean #Pacific Ocean

[schraubd]

A Purely Federated U.S. "State" of Territoria?

This is one of those thoughts I had in the shower that might not go anywhere, but I wanted to run with it a bit. As many of you know, one of my pet issues is statehood for all American territorial possessions. Not just DC statehood, but statehood for Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa -- the whole shebang. I'm actually a bit of a hardliner on this in that I don't think the territories should have the option of remaining territories -- either statehood or independence. There's no justification, in a modern democracy, for there to be territorial possessions permanently under the domain of a sovereign but lacking full democratic rights and representation in that sovereign. One problem with my vision is that many of the territories in question are quite small -- much smaller than any current state. Leaving aside Puerto Rico, which is somewhat of a special case, the largest American territory by population is Guam, with a little over 150,000 residents. By comparison, the smallest U.S. state is Wyoming, with a population of approximately 578,000. Now, in theory I have no problem with a little state-packing of territories with trivial populations (that's in part how we got two Dakotas). But it's also the case that if you add all the non-Puerto Rico U.S. territories together, the population totals close to 340,000 -- still considerably smaller than Wyoming, but not absurdly so. If the only objection to territorial statehood is population, I don't think that objection holds to the combined state of "Territoria". Of course, it might seem absurd to combine into one state the U.S. Virgin Islands (in the Caribbean) with Guam, the Northern Marianas Islands, and American Samoa (half a world away in the Pacific Ocean). Hell, even Guam and American Samoa, despite both being "Pacific Island Territories", are more than 3,600 miles apart. How would "state" government even work in that context? But that made me wonder -- is there any problem with a "state" deciding to organize itself on a completely federated level -- total autonomy for each traditional "territory", with no or virtually no power in the "state" legislature? Could there be a "state" of Territoria which exists only to have a Representative and two Senators, but which otherwise is an empty shell comprising the actually active and empowered "local" governments of the constituent territories? I don't claim this is a miracle drug solution. For starters, it would end the distinctive (albeit non-voting delegate) representation of each individual territory. Especially given that Guam would comprise almost 45% of the population of "Territoria" on its own, I can certainly imagine the other territories crying foul at that. And as I said, I don't actually have a problem with the "pure" state-packing play of giving the U.S. Virgin Islands and its 87,000 denizens full statehood on its own. But it's an interesting thought, no -- the concept of a "state" that exists only as a vector for national representation, but otherwise makes no claims to be the governing body for its constituent territories? I at least find it a bit intriguing, if only as a thought experiment that might open other doors. via The Debate Link https://ift.tt/BY1upnb

#American Samoa #democracy #Guam #Northern Marinas Islands #U.S. Virgin Islands

[nalachincuanco]

If you havent seen Next Goal Wins (2023) this is your chance to check it out! And if you've already seen it, watch it again! Its a great feel-good film about underdogs, grief, and forgiveness. i really loved it, and i love taika films so much. "one goal...just one goal"

#nalastypography #typography #lettering #illustrations #artph #procreate #nextgoalwins #Instagram #taika waititi #american samoa

[whatjaswatched]

Next Goal Wins (2023)

This film was wholesome.

It felt a little rushed, and it felt like it oversimplified life on the pacific islands in general, but it was wholesome and sweet.

I’m glad this film exists, and I recommend this for sure, but it had potential to be more than it is.

In my post movie scrolling I came across a 2014 documentary by the same name. This story is a special one, so whether you watch the film or the documentary - it’s one to know for sure.

#next goal wins #taika waititi #kaimana #jaiyah saelua #faʻafafine #uli latukefu #kool kris #nicky salapu #michael fassbender #oscar kightley #david fane #rachel house #beulah koale #will arnett #elizabeth moss #american samoa #football #2014 fifa world cup #chris alosio #Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi #semu filipo #ioane goodhue #Hio Pelesasa #David Tu'itupou #Levy Tuiala #loretta ables sayre #frankie adams

[countriesgame]

Please reblog for a bigger sample size!

If you have any fun fact about American Samoa, please tell us and I'll reblog it!

Be respectful in your comments. You can criticize a government without offending its people.

#american samoa #oceania #country polls #polls

[noosphe-re]

Seal of American Samoa

#American Samoa #USA #seal design #seal #emblem #emblem design

[charpnatl]

Harping in Pago Pago American Samoa. It was as you might imagine warm.

#harps #musical instruments #blackharpist #PagpPago #american samoa

[rovermcfly]

after literal YEARS of waiting it's finally here!!!!!!!

#BOY OH BOY OH BOY #I'm so hype for this oh lord #next goal wins #taika waititi #Youtube #football #soccer #samoa #american samoa

[mapsontheweb]

Exaggerated map of Tutuila Island of American Samoa.

by @verygoodmaps

#maps #twittersourced #verygoodmaps #Tutuila Island #American Samoa

[gwydionmisha]

Never forget that Antivaxxers have killed children with their lies before in Samoa 80ish miles to the west recently.

#Measles #American Samoa #Samoa #Public Health Emergency #News

[oceanusborealis]

Next Goal Wins - Movie Review

TL;DR – A fun time that gets held back by some wooden acting and forced storytelling. ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Disclosure – I paid to watch this film.Warning – Contains scenes that may cause distress. Next Goal Wins Review – I have been enjoying my time at the Brisbane International Film Festival, but as always, things must come to an end. But if you are going to pick a film to end it on,…

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#American Samoa #Angus Sampson #Based on a True Story #Beulah Koale #Chris Alosio #David Fane #Elisabeth Moss #Frankie Adams #Ioane Goodhue #Kaimana #Kaitlyn Dever #Lehi Falepapalangi #Luke Hemsworth #Michael Fassbender #Next Goal Wins #Oscar Kightley #Pasifika Cinema #Rachel House #Rhys Darby #Semu Filipo #Soccer #Sports #Taika Waititi #Uli Latukefu #Will Arnett

[alanshemper]

#jason palmer #american samoa #2024 elections #us politics

[nalachincuanco]

I absolutely LOVED the Ahsoka show, and I cant wait for the next season. She's my favorite Jedi

#nalastypography #typography #lettering #illustrations #artph #procreate #Instagram #taika waititi #american samoa #ahsoka #ahsoka tano #film fanart #star wars #star wars fan art #jedi #ahsoka tano fanart #star wars art #star wars fanart #star wars lettering

[wack-ashimself]

Our country wasn't always taxed via income. A lot of people say that technically our taxation is completely illegal. Done through the IRS at the demand of the Federal Reserve basically. And people always go to the past and say "look: Roads still got built and schools still existed etc before income tax." But how was the money raised back then? And honestly the only logical argument I could come up with is poor people paid for it (which means the rich ALWAYS owned the government). I don't think you got too many arguments that say all communities around America came together and put money in however. There's no way everybody around America at the same time agreed to put in some money voluntarily. But that's what happened before taxation supposedly. Update. I did a quick search. Basically it was the taxation of goods. Taxation still existed, but it was elsewhere. And a quick glimpse into it said people were still suffering and paying far more in the lower class than the rich. The rich still paid less for goods. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it was just as bad before the Federal Reserve as after. So guess what geniuses? Taxation has always been here, and it sucked before the Federal Reserve too. You better have a fucking plan. Because mine has always been destroying big Banking and make everything localized. That's the only way to make sure there's not somebody always loomng over you. Side note. Another thing I found out researching this is they established the Federal Reserve more to stabilize the entire financial and economic market. Because I guess before the Federal Reserve it would crash quite regularly (even more than now). But that's a good thing. Every time it crashes, rich people lose more money than the poor. And people could take back their companies and factories. So the Federal Reserve was just there to boost up a clearly always going to fail market so the rich people stayed in power as long as humanly possible. Rich people knew the markets were going to fail, and it was almost entirely due to their greed. So they made a rigged system so would fail less due to their greed. Wow. Every day I wake up and find out some new evil bullshit that's been going on well before I was born.

Side side note, a lot of the American territories that do pay taxes are actually arguing they shouldn't have to pay taxes because they have no representation in the United States government. Which is 100% fair. Either they shouldn't pay taxes, or they should get representation. Otherwise why the fuck are they doing it?

#tax #taxes #irs #taxation #usa #guam #american samoa