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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 9h

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Is the US military build-up on these islands inviting China's missiles?

The United States is spending billions of dollars muscling up across its Pacific Island military outposts, but locals fear their peaceful islands will become a target.

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 10d

A 400-Word History of Capitalism
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A 400-Word History of Capitalism

Humans were not corrupted by capitalism. They created it because they were corrupt in the first place. Capitalism has been accused of creating today’s selfishness, individualism and narcissism, but th...

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 11d

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Total Hypocrisy at the World Stage – Mr. Surangel Whipps Jr. - Island Times

September 25, 2025 What profound hypocrisy and mendacity Palau displays at the United Nations General Assembly! It professes lofty ideals about war and

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 13d

The definition of the "imperial boomerang"

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 23d

"While migration to the US is an attractive option for many in Micronesia, it is far from easy. Not only are there the usual difficulties with relocating and navigating a new social milieu, but discrimination toward Micronesian migrants is rampant..."

-Sasha Davis

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 23d

"There may be support from some for the Americanization of Micronesian societies, and feelings of affinity and patriotism toward the US may be widespread, but there is plenty of animosity toward the US in the 2nd island chain as well."

-Sasha Davis, Islands and Oceans

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 23d

Isabella Sumang advocating for Palau's right to real sovereignty where the people can write their own constitution and make their own laws.

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TikTok video by Lu-A.17

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 24d

"...the US treated these islands (Micronesia) as areas of strategic denial, sites for military bases, and sacrifice zones for nuclear weapons testing. The US blocked attempts for formal sovereignty... by disallowing any foreign direct investment for 3 decades."
-Sasha Davis

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 24d

"It is inaccurate to state that there is an urgent need for a robust US military presence in the Western Pacific to counter an imminent, articulated Chinese threat, because that threat appears to emanate more from actors in Washington than it does from Beijing."

-Sasha Davis

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 24d

"...the Pacific continues to be treated by external states not so much as a home to Indigenous inhabitants but as a stage on which to compete with each other militarily, politically, and economically."

-Sasha Davis; Islands & Oceans, Reimagining Sovereignty & Social Change

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 24d

"Whether we are talking about unincorporated territories such as Guåhan, commonwealths such as the Northern Marianas,... or incorporated/occupied archipelagos such as Hawaii, there is nothing post-colonial about the contemporary Pacific."

-Sasha Davis, Islands & Oceans

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · Sep 7

"On the left side of the political spectrum, indigenous groups, anti-imperialist social movements, and progressive anti-capitalists have looked to enhancing sovereignty as a way to resist the exploitation of transnational capitalism..."

-Sasha Davis, Islands and Oceans

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · Sep 9

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The struggle to keep Belau nuclear-free, demilitirized, and free from war continues til this day. This is from my drafts. Been busy. I will make more soon. #tiktokpalau #belau #fyp #palauan #palautikt...

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 28d

"Anti-militarization social movements prioritize regulative principles that include environmental protection... an articulated desire for political self-determination/decolonization, concern for human health, and the ways militarization particularly affects women..."

-Sasha Davis

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 25d

AmeriKKKa is trying to send deportees to Palau😡

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Palau, U.S. Explore Cooperation as Washington Pushes Asylum Hosting Proposal - Island Times

By: L.N. Reklai Airai, Palau (Sept. 17, 2025) — “We can’t approve asylum seekers coming to Palau, but the United States asked if we can continue a

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 25d

AmeriKKKa is trying to send deportees to Palau😡

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Palau, U.S. Explore Cooperation as Washington Pushes Asylum Hosting Proposal - Island Times

By: L.N. Reklai Airai, Palau (Sept. 17, 2025) — “We can’t approve asylum seekers coming to Palau, but the United States asked if we can continue a

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · 28d

"Anti-militarization social movements prioritize regulative principles that include environmental protection... an articulated desire for political self-determination/decolonization, concern for human health, and the ways militarization particularly affects women..."

-Sasha Davis

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · Sep 9

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The struggle to keep Belau nuclear-free, demilitirized, and free from war continues til this day. This is from my drafts. Been busy. I will make more soon. #tiktokpalau #belau #fyp #palauan #palautikt...

TikTok video by Seven

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · Sep 7

"On the left side of the political spectrum, indigenous groups, anti-imperialist social movements, and progressive anti-capitalists have looked to enhancing sovereignty as a way to resist the exploitation of transnational capitalism..."

-Sasha Davis, Islands and Oceans

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Native Hawaiians fight for sacred lands as military leases near expiration

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Native Hawaiian leaders gathered at Iolani Palace on the birthday of Hawaii's last monarch, Queen Liliuokalani, to fight for the return of crown lands leased to

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · Aug 28

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The Hawaiians Who Want Their Nation Back

In 1893, a U.S.-backed coup overthrew the Islands’ sovereign government. What does America owe Hawai‘i now?

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · Aug 24

History repeats itself😔

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · Aug 17

islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · Aug 9

"As of 2022, there is no such thing as a clean supply chain of cobalt from the Congo. All cobalt sourced from the DRC is tainted by various degrees of abuse, including slavery, child labor, forced labor, debt bondage, human trafficking, hazardous working conditions..."

-S. Kara

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islandsocialist.bsky.social @islandsocialist.bsky.social · Aug 9

"At no point in their history have the Congolese people benefited in any way from the monetization of their country’s resources. Rather, they have often served as a slave labor force for the extraction of those resources at minimum cost and maximum suffering."

-Siddharth Kara

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