#us territories

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Over the weekend, Texas Republicans gathered in Houston for the annual Texas GOP Convention. Members voted on a variety of issues they wish to include in the official party platform. Among these, was a proposal to vote on seceding from the United States as early as 2023. Secession, as unlikely and unconstitutional as it may be, is becoming a more prevalent talking point in the Lone Star State. Compare this to the US Territory of Puerto Rico, and the irony of its predicament becomes clearer. The islands voted in favor of statehood several times, yet Congress has so far refused to comply. While Puerto Ricans fight in our wars, they go without the right to vote in federal el ections. While Puerto Ricans pay many federal taxes, they lack voting representation in Congress. Texas would be irate.

For centuries, the title “US Citizen” has been a coveted status for people across the globe. The term is synonymous with freedom and opportunity—the right to prosper. Statehood is inherent in this right, without it you lose critical protections. Puerto Ricans find themselves in a citizenship gray area, granted some rights, denied others. Yet even in this painful predicament, Puerto Ricans remain steadfast in their commitment to America. In sharp contrast to Texas, Puerto Rican Republicans are advocating for inclusion as a state, not exclusion from the United States.

All things considered, this issue transcends politics. This is an issue of expanding the notion of “We the People” to all American citizens. To form a more perfect union, we must expand what is in the union. Reject seditionist rhetoric, and embrace the idea of political representation for all. When we deny statehood based upon outdated concepts of what should qualify as a state, we deny equal rights to American citizens. This is wrong. Each President since Gerald Ford has supported Puerto Rican statehood, and so should Congress. Americans of all persuasions can unite around this cause, yes—even the Texas GOP.

Puerto Rican statehood finds itself in a Shakespearian dilemma of whether “to be or not to be.” Though what we must understand is the wishes of Puerto Ricans should prevail. Yet again, in 2020, Puerto Ricans voted in a non-binding resolution for statehood. Yet again, Congress has made vague commitments to the islands, commitments which rarely translate into action. So call your representatives, and urge them to make incorporation a reality. Refusing to grant Puerto Rico statehood is not just ironic, it is deplorable.

#us politics #news #op eds #pasquines #puerto rico #texas #secession #statehood #51st state #grant Puerto Rico statehood #2022 #gop #Republicans #conservatives #texas republicans #us territories #Jack Verrill

[tyiaunia-harris]

Name: Blythe Iyla Jones Age: 167 (physically 16 years old) Personality: Adventurous, loving, and caring. Blythe is a very kind and loving girl who is very protective of her friends and family, especially her mother. She's a special kind of girl with a lot of love and spunk. Blythe's is very close to Hawaii and protective of her and is also very apprehensive to others who possess a threat to her. As her name suggests, she's quite skilled in baking and writing. Likes: Her friends, family, surfing, and reading. Dislikes: unfriendly countries, being threatened, being mistaken for Howard Island Facts: Has a pet golden retriever named Buddy and hermit crab name Shelly. Qoutes: "To live in a world without the ocean is a world I wouldn't want to live in." (Her drinking coffee instead morning) "Who?" (Her response if she doesn't remember certain countries) Aph Baker Island 🏝🥯

#aesthetic #aph hetalia #hetalia #mine #do not steal #please don't steal #alternate universe #hetalia axis powers #us territories #baker island #aph baker island

[pasquines]

#Data #Google Trends in the Territories #Contextomy #easter #google #Google Trends #NCAA #search #US Territories

[kafus]

everyone shut up kasane teto has achieved her dream from over a decade ago!!!! she has a professional voicebank now!!!!

I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING!!! AGUGHSDFka

#DO LOOK UP HER FULL DESIGN IT'S SO CUTE #kasane teto #vocaloid #utau #synthv #vocalsynth #kiki was here #kiki.txt #i used to listen to kasane territory in middle school #i'm so fucking old

[pacificislandtimesnews]

Sustaining UOG’s accreditation is key to delivering high-quality Guam workforce

The University of Guam serves as that steward of place to deliver equitable and inclusive public value through its academic programs, research findings, and extension and outreach services.

Every part of our community has benefited in some way through our interns, graduates, research, capstone projects, forums, publications, training, conferences, and an array of services.

Our graduates can be found in just about every workplace in Guam and throughout our region, including in leadership positions and the armed forces. When UOG students graduate, they can be confident in knowing that the education they received and the diploma they earned are of high quality. Our University and our programs have undergone a rigorous accreditation review process that ensures that what we offer is aligned with some of the best academic and research programs in the country. The University of Guam is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), a U.S. regional accrediting body. The University has been continuously accredited since 1959 and will be completing a continuous 16-year accreditation term in 2024. In its last report, the commission commended UOG’s “strong fiscal stewardship.” Our accreditation status ensures students continue to have direct access to federal financial aid programs to afford college.

Click this link: https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/sustaining-uog-s-accreditation-is-key-to-delivering-high-quality-guam-workforce

#US Territories #Pacific Islands news

[kozmophotos]

National Parks of Alaska, Hawaii, and US Territories

Some of the most difficult national parks to get to call these locations home. However, you won’t be disappointed if you get a chance to visit any of these 12 amazing national parks located in Alaska, Hawaii, or the US Territories. Volcanoes, Glaciers, mountain ranges, and more can be found within these national parks.  Unless you leave close to one of these national parks, it will take a lot of…

View On WordPress

#alaska #Arctic Circle #Denali #hawaii #Kenai Fjords #National Parks #travel #US National Parks #US Territories #US travel

[chaoticstabby]

I think what got me the most was everyone else's reactions, like, the dawning horror in everyone's faces as they realized what he was going to do, Matt tearing up as he asked Sam if he knew what this meant, his voice cracking on the "how do you wanna do this?....

Episode of all times y'all

#critical role #critical role spoilers #cr3 #the way they were circling tpk territory for so long and then fcg using their last spell for that.....

[queenvlion]

#hawaii #state law #federal law #trump appointed judge rules against Hawaii voters who move to us territories #us territories #us virgin islands #Guam #puerto rico #northern mariana islands #american samoa

[carrotkicks]

midnight meetups and well deserved breaks at Bungo Bakery

#doodles #skk #soukoku #dazai's donut shop #ahhhhhh my handwriting is SO BAD #anyways HAVE GOOD FEELINGS with a melancholy aftertaste #things will get better for chuuya! i don't know if i should let him leave the mafia in this au but he seems sortof lonely in there. #dazai knows a lot about everything actually! he might not be in the mafia but he's like an information dealer #donut shop is neutral territory. dazai's an informant keep that in mind for later use

[canisalbus]

I'm sure you've already answered this but is Machete styled after a silken windhound? He is so very shaped

His breed is fictional, but it closely resembles modern day Ibizan hound. Both Silkens and Ibizans are sighthounds though, so you're not far off.

#answered #anonymous #silkens are a new breed they were developed (probably not the right term for it) in the late 80's early 90's #while sighthounds as a whole are some of the oldest surviving dog breeds #some have been around for thousands of years and changed very little #Machete's canon setting takes place in late 16th century so Silkens (or Whippets that were used to create them) wouldn't have been there #this is getting into splitting hairs territory but in dog society different breeds aren't really treated as distinct separate categories #like 99.9 % of the population is varying levels of mixed #Machete isn't a purebred but for clarity's sake I tend to just overlook that fact

[katabay]

my knight-monk agenda strikes again, but this was less of a 'I read something that made me experience several emotions and a strike of inspiration at once,' and more of a 'wouldn't it be fucked up if the bejeweled skeleton saints came to life and and started. eating people. or something. in revenge. medieval catholic horror, or an older horror of not being buried right. zombies, even. a complete bastardization of holy visuals. zombies.'

it's a far away idea, but I still wanted to play around with font layouts. like, if I DID make it into a full comic: these would be visual vibes, perhaps.

it's also a little bit about the kind of intimacy that these kinds of spaces provide, or in the case of this monk: the heavy trauma of war and the death of your brother, the escape to a secluded monastery, spiritual brotherhood to make up for your dead brother, but your role as a physician keeps pulling you back to this violence you want to escape. physician, heal thyself, only you have a holy calling to serve those in need, so instead: physician, open up your wounds again. saint jude, patron saint of lost causes, give us a fucking hand here, man. amen.

Homosexuality in the Renaissance: Behavior, Identity, and Artistic Expression, James M. Saslow

and this one is about earlier history than the medieval period that this comic is set in, but the monk character is sort of an exploration of earlier themes. a little bit. I like overlapping eras with each other, I've done it before and I'll do it again. this character is an exploration of some other stuff too, but mostly this book was interesting to read

From Monastery to Hospital: Christian Monasticism and the Transformation of Health Care in Late Antiquity, Andrew T Crislip

bsky ⭐ pixiv ⭐ pillowfort ⭐ cohost

#i almost made him a benedictine monk but then we would've been reaching territory i do not feel like suffering through #generic medieval tag #i had more tags but i started talking politics and honestly if im going to talk politics i think its better to just make a post about it #i dont actually talk politics on tumblr even tho a lot of my work is extremely political in its subtext/text #because i think that tumblr is very annoying for that. its so anglo-american-western centric in its political theory #and i am WELL beyond that. i use twitter for politics because i love suffering lmao but also its like. still better for getting stuff done #komiks tag

[pasquines]

#Bocaítos #Courts #American Samoa #Citizenship #Context of islands #Contextomy #Guam #Journalism #local journalism #Northern Mariana Islands #Pasquines #Puerto Rico #The New York Times #US Territories #US Virgin Islands

[aroaceleovaldez]

forever disappointed in Rick for, when presented with the decision of "what band t-shirt do i give Nico to signify his character and style," having Nico wear a Ramones shirt when the opportunity for Nico in a Welcome To The Black Parade shirt was RIGHT THERE. PEAK EMO AND IT HAS A SKELETON ON IT-

#pjo #riordanverse #nico di angelo #Rick picking Ramones specifically for Nico also lends evidence to my theory that Rick has no delineation between punk/goth/emo #and will use all three interchangeably #i know there is overlap. they all originate from punk #but i dont think Nico would be a 70s punk rock type of guy im gonna be honest. that's Thalia's territory #Nico is 2000s emo hits yknow #but also like. if it were an MCR shirt then you have the opportunity for a very funny joke #of ''idk if nico even listens to the music or if he just got the shirt cause of the skeleton on it'' #anyways current hc is the ramones shirt is Will's actually. Nico's just stealing all his bf's monotone clothes exclusively #Will i could see being a 70s punk rock type of guy

[turtleblogatlast]

Something I’ve been thinking about lately is that small moment in “Air Turtle” where immediately after the Daves lose yet another game, Leo says how sorry he is and how he’s doing his best as the mascot. This moment is so short but it’s honestly jam-packed with a whole heap of characterization.

His need to apologize for things clearly not his fault - especially when it feels like he messes up the job he was given despite doing the best he can (the phrase “it’s not about you” takes a new meaning when this is one of the lessons to be learned from that - that he is not always solely responsible for things going wrong), his need to save face and make a connection with an older adult man in his life (something he consistently does throughout the series - he’s got a few daddy issues, always collecting potential father figures, it’s no wonder he jumps at the bit to keep rapport), and the way he sounds and looks and the words he chooses really pushes how he is just a kid (“Mr. the Dunk, I’m so sorry”).

Like I know it’s a one off moment that doesn’t truly mean much, but when put against the rest of the series it works really well with the rest of Leo’s established character and helps in solidifying later concepts as well.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rise leo #rottmnt headcanons #am I looking too much into things? almost assuredly yes #I actually appreciate how tim immediately goes ‘it’s not your fault’ as well? like he could’ve just blamed this 15/16 year old but he didn’t #but yeah this moment got to me a little mainly because it made me realize that Leo…DOES take responsibility for things a lot #he messes up a ton yeah but he says sorry at a pretty consistent rate #and y’know thinking about it #THIS IS TINFOIL HAT TERRITORY BE WARNED #he’s mentioned being betrayed by his brothers before - I wonder if it was something as simple as taking the fall for like #breaking something of Splinters or whatever #point is it wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for him to get the full blame for something only partially his fault #or not his fault at all in some cases #like in bug busters where Raph gets mad at Leo for not getting captured with them #(I understand Raph’s mindset here a ton - Raph’s the leader and he’s likely lashing out so I don’t blame the poor kid) #but this plus the moment at the beginning of the movie #where only Leo is reprimanded despite Mikey and Donnie having full autonomy to join the fun pizza stacking #make no mistake this is not at all a diss on everyone else!!! it’s just something I noticed #I think that “it’s not about you” doesn’t just pertain to being arrogant and wanting the spotlight #I think it’s also about how responsibility is meant to be shared #and like #Leo DOES mess up a lot! so he’s honestly probably used to having the blame because it is often at least somewhat warranted #he’s specifically described as being good at apologizing after all #tldr: Leo messes up a lot of the time so he is very used to blame and attention both good and bad #even when the full blame should not be solely on his shoulders

[leroibobo]

really do not think people understand the extent to which palestinian sites/landmarks (especially muslim ones) were destroyed, beginning in 1948 until now, even in cities. the oldest extant mosque in jaffa (al-bahr mosque) was built in 1675, even though islam came there in the 7th century

#not to mention that many mosques that /were/ restored but are in 'jewish areas' r heavily guarded & prayer is hardly if ever allowed #to anyone thinking ''you can say the same thing abt jewish sites in mena countries''. you can't have one repaired w/o the other #and ultimately the root of the problem is both the colonization of palestine + antisemitism. advocating for palestine + against #antisemitism are far from mutually exclusive #(and for the love of god please stop using mena jews as a political gotcha i swear to god #and it's not like a regime that forced everyone to integrate into the ''new jewish'' culture is any less genocidal) #as someone who comes from one of the jewish groups who was affected by that to arguably one of the highest degrees & who's also a staunch #antizionist even i know that. politics re: cultural site preservation are stupid but that doesn't make it any less stomach-wrenching #it really is just Luck. al-bahr mosque just so Happens to be in a ''mixed city'' so destroying it'd be a ''bad look'' #the tomb of nahum just so Happens to be in an autonomous kurdish territory so restoring it isnt as big a deal #and then people have the gall to wonder how i could ever ever ever sympathize with those ''savage arabs''. seriously?? #btw im muting notificaions on this post so if you have a problem with me just dm me or block me whatever idc

[tomatoart]

the raw guy

#vinny vinesauce #vinesauce fanart #vinesauce #what if i told u i was very embarrassed to post this #rlly badly done low effort sketch studies of him bc fun fact my computer deleted the og file the other day so i just. redrew it all wihtout #caring too much the second time around BUT I WANTED TO DRAW HIM it was sooo fun still ddont know how to draw him too well but ill see. #need to watch more of his streams sorry guys im from jerma nation but i like red vox so thats why im crossing territory #queue are lovely #i added to ita flags bc its funny and also i am so used to putting a flag SOMEWHERE . my brain