#Guam Island

[alexandriaborja17]

#guam island #Guam beach #clouds

[ayquebella]

Vintage Guam Guåhan Great Seal of Guam Island Bamboo-Style Framed Sterling Silver Pendant Charm

Gorgeous and sophisticated, sterling silver pendant charm representing Guam, Tano I’ ManChamorro (“the Land of the Chamorros.”) Guam is the largest and southernmost island of the Mariana Islands chain and because it is the easternmost point and territory of the United States, along with the Northern Mariana Islands, and because of its proximity to the International Date Line, the beautiful island is often referred to as “where America’s day begins.” Due to Guam’s remarkable history and the resilience, strength and innovation of the Guamanian people, the island’s population enjoys a rich, multicultural, modern, and urban diversity.

This stunning and petite pendant charm is of the Great Seal of Guam which portrays Agaña Bay near Hagåtña, a local sailboat and a coconut palm tree with the beautiful name of GUAM. A bamboo-style frame border surrounds the outline of this gorgeous pendant charm, and it has an undisturbed, natural patina that enhances its beauty tremendously. It will be a very elegant conversation starter when worn!

#guam #guahan #guam island #chamorro #guamanian #chamoru #dededo #hafa adai #micronesia #northern mariana islands #andersen air force base #andersen afb #mongmong toto maite #agana bay #hagatna #travel #travel charms #vintage jewelry #pacific islands #etsy

[tinylongwing]

Ko'ko' bird (Guam Rail) is a critically endangered species in the Mariana Islands. Once considered extinct in the wild, a few are now found on Cocos Island off Guam. Currently the bulk of the population is in captive breeding programs. They are mainly threatened by invasive snakes & feral cats.

#birdblr #birblr #guam rail #endangered birds #endangered species #wetlands #pacific islands #guam #mariana islands #birb #scientific illustration #artists on tumblr

[sgtgrunt0331-3]

A U.S. Marine BAR gunner inspects a Japanese bunker during the battle of Guam, July 1944.

(Photo courtesy of LIFE Magazine)

#usmc #us marines #infantry #grunt #wwii #world war 2 #guam #pacific #island #military #history

[jenbunny-star]

Always High

#jen bunny #selfie #jennifer #me #self love #island girl #self care #girls who smoke #girls who smoke weed #stoners #stoner girls #cannabis cutie #bong #hits from the bong #diamond glass #glass #glass bong #smoke weed everyday #Guam girls #Maryjane #Sensi #sweet Sensi #sensimilla

[captain-price-unofficially]

First flag on Guam on boat hook mast. Two U.S. officers plant the American flag on Guam eight minutes after U.S. Marines and Army assault troops landed on the Central Pacific island on July 20, 1944.

#july #battle of guam #pacific theater #wwii #Mariana and Palau Islands campaign

[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

[carbone14]

Marine américain blessé pendant la bataille de Guam – Campagne des îles Mariannes et Palaos – Guerre du Pacifique – Iles Mariannes – Juillet 1944

Photographe : Lieutenant Paul Dorsey

©Naval History and Heritage Command - 80-G-475151

#WWII #guerre du pacifique #pacific war #campagne des îles mariannes et palaos #mariana and palau islands campaign #bataille de guam #battle of guam #corps des marines des états-unis #us marine corps #blessés de guerre #war wounded #usmc #guam #iles mariannes #07/1944 #1944

[romances-not-tragedies]

Lt. Sadi Ratan: And you will be brought to trial for lying to me, a police officer!

Atty. Edilberto Alcantara: (bursting into Jo Gar's office) "Lying to me"? Who the fuck do you think Jo Gar is, your wayward husband?

#a preview of a jo gar fanfic i am writing #fanfic #fanfic shitposting #fanfic: and i keep my side of the street clean #original character: edilberto alcantara #it has become a running gag that sadi acts like the nagging spouse #not lost on yours truly #edilberto is the most hostile towards the lieutenant #also he's pissed off and wants to punch him #jo gar #island detective #west of guam #raoul whitfield #the magician murder #the magician murder au

[usstateflagstournament]

my friends and I did a PowerPoint night and they all did normal things like “things I think are cool” or whatever but I spent 3 weeks putting together a 54 slide presentation on my opinions of state flags. love what you’re doing for the community

state flags (and vexillology in general) are a "thing I think are cool" so that's very valid of you :) honestly I was surprised that this hasn't been done a million times already, I'm glad you're enjoying things so far!!!

#asks #im curious which two you added that i didnt #i didnt include guam samoa the virgin islands or the northern mariana islands #i feel kind of bad about those sorry :(

[wait-a-minute-lassie]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Jo Gar Series - Ramon Decolta Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Jo Gar - Character, Sadi Ratan Additional Tags: Original Character(s), The Magician Murder, The Magician Murder AU, Abuse of Authority, not-quite accurate depiction of legal processes in pre-Revised Penal Code era, mixed opinions on American-era occupation, it's set during the American occupation of the Philippines (duh!), no beta we die like every murder victim of every Jo Gar story ever, sadi sounds more like a spurned lover fight me Summary:

“And you will be brought to trial for lying to me, a police officer!” Edilberto heard Lieutenant Ratan fiercely threaten Jo Gar. “‘Lying to me?’” he repeated the words mockingly as a greeting to the lieutenant. He closed the door behind him a little too strongly and raised a brow at the lieutenant. “Who the fuck do you think Jo Gar is, your wayward husband?”

When a chat about the case of the murdered magician goes ugly, one of Jo Gar's longtime acquaintances walks up into the scene and chooses figurative violence against the lieutenant of the Manila Police Station who thinks he is right in accusing an innocent man of a murder he may not commit. Or "The Magician Murder" AU in which someone puts Sadi Ratan in his place. Title from Taylor Swift's "Karma".

#ao3 #fanfic #fanfic: and i keep my side of the street clean #jo gar #island detective #west of guam #raoul whitfield #the magician murder #the magician murder au #original character: edilberto alcantara #do not under circumstances insult edilberto's ex-boss #you will be sorry

[alexandriaborja17]

Beach

🌊🐚⛱

#guam island #beach

[popsixsquishcicerolipschitz]

#Storm #Typhoon #Mawar #Northern Mariana Islands #Guam

[submalevolentgrace]

a few months ago i was having a rant about how self absorbed americans are they don't even care about their role in the looming asia pacific war because it won't really affect them like it will us, and some fucking yank proved the point by coming back with that "i hope you mean the big evil government and not us regular innocent people, because don't you know healthcare blah blah supreme court blah blah" like they always fucking do, and in my frustrated anger i blocked them and deleted the OP so nobody else would do it but

i really wish i hadn't now, it was just such a perfect example of exactly how americans are so violently insular and exactly why i consider them culpable for consistently framing all english language narratives around them and doing the groundwork enforcement of cultural imperialism and propaganda

i honestly dont know if i'll ever be able to demonstrate the point as clearly as that interaction

#yes i know about guam and samoa and the mariana islands of fucking course i do #but lets be real the usa doesnt consider them really america #and in my experiene the people dont want to consider themselves americans #so dont get fucking pedanty at me when we all know what i mean when i say american

[guess-how-i-stole-this-body]

I need you all to understand something very important. You might look at this comment and think it's another Zionist white American but it's not. That comment is from a post made by Guam PDN (Pacific Daily News). White Americans are a slim minority here. I have met less than ten on island. These people are most likely Chamorro.

These people are justifying their racism in the name of the Jesus. Catholicism-- and in turn, Jesus-- has been used as an excuse by Spanish colonizers to colonize Guam. The very religion used to erase our culture is being used again on Palestinians AND Israelis. Mainly Palestinians, but you get the picture. If you are an islander who believes in God, you need to understand why your religion exists on your island to begin with.

Just because you from a group of people with a history of being oppressed, doesn't mean you are exempt from oppressing others.

Learn your history, grieve your loss, and stand with your siblings who's cultures are being stripped from them as we speak.

If you think those in the West who stand with Israeli would hesitate to kill Israelis-- you're WRONG. Once Genocide is normalized, those unwanted "others" are fair game.

The problems of our small island do not compare to the horrors being committed in Gaza. None of us are free till all of us are free.

#dndads #gaza #free palestine #guam #chamorro #aapi #israeli #israel #Jerusalem #jerusalem #Tumblr #gaza strip #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #from the river to the sea #fuck israel #mariana islands #Pacific islander #colonization #imperialism #racism #islamphobia #ex catholic #catholic #jesus

[jenbunny-star]

😌 | 01.23.24

#guam #jen bunny #selfie #jennifer #me #self love #island girl #self care #girls who smoke #island girls #girls who smoke weed #long hair #messy hair #messy hair dont care #long hair dont care #Guam girls #Pacific Islander #cannabis cutie #stoner #stoner girls #fun with filters