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Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺

@oceanlani.bsky.social

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She/her ginen Marianas, caretaker of coral reefs & communities | Loud #Chamorro, proud #Micronesian | Connect, protect, respect #Pasifika people 🌊🇲🇵🇬🇺🌴 don't follow if you're not for decolonization skeets

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Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · Feb 21

Seeing Pasifika people's projects get taken further and further along to wider audiences (or the right audience(s) it was meant for) makes me tear up inside (in a good way) 🥺☺️

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7h

Danielle Fishel honors 98-year-old William Daniels, aka Mr. Feeny, during her #DWTS routine

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 7h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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HERbron James 🐐 @meekayelah.bsky.social · 13h

“Multiple things can be true at once” would really help a lot of y’all. Just saying.

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💥Alex.W💪🏾💥 @jokeb0i.bsky.social · 12h

was gonna talk about this before learning D’Angelo died but I recently listened to a show about how early onset gastrointestinal cancers (pancreatic included) have increased around %80 since the 50’s and the cause is thought to be related to a rise in extremely processed foods and micro-plastics

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Rosie de Kat 🌱🍉🍉 @rosiedekat.bsky.social · 11h

The NSW coroner has described the spate of Indigenous deaths in custody as "profoundly distressing" as the state records the most ever in a single year.

12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had died in NSW custody this year so far.

#Colonialism #racism #auspol

NSW coroner makes rare comment on 'distressing' Indigenous deaths in custody

State Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan has made rare public comments to raise what she calls the "entrenched over-representation" of Indigenous prisoners.

www.abc.net.au

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Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 21h

BUT (a big one) I will say that when the girlies do it and they decorate it well enough with those little what you call em, and they're passing through like a visitor, it is fine. Other than that, not taking you serious lol.

Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 21h

Its not classism either, because I respect and have had many line cook friends while working alongside them. It's more like a specific type of standard that I cannot let anyone in my vicinity sink below 🥴

Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 21h

Crocs are not redeemable to me. Because they look like you're supposed to be BOH staff like a line/prep cook, but good line cooks should know better than to wear shoes with holes in them (and if they are doing both then I just imagine the smell of feet 😭)

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Maybe: Lex @lextherapy.bsky.social · 1d

Fucking hate crocs. Uglyyyyyyyy ass shoes (even on the kids) idc how comfortable they are.

𝟸 𝙷𝚞𝚜𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚎 @sleeksilhouette.blacksky.app · 1d

Yall don’t fight cuz I know yall like to tussle but

I hate crocs. Like can’t stand em. They are only cute on babies and kids.

Had to get that off my chest. I feel better now.

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Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 22h

🙏🏽🤝🏽

Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 1d

Invasive and weird to ask. Also, for people in territories it is definitely an even weirder time we live in. Because tbh, I'd be happy if Amerikkka left!

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Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 1d

Whut???

Thankful I don't have to do this for a while yet!

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Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 1d

Oh thank you for the tip!

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Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 1d

Apologies, *Western Alaska! Everything is North to me from here smh.

Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 1d

I agree! Thanks for the rec! I will go look into them.

Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 1d

Ouuu I need to look those little guys up! 👀 thank you!

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Indige Tea 🦬🧡 @colouredwilde.bsky.social · 1d

Bring back "ugly", "boring" book covers and curated home libraries, cause y'all have made reading a pathway for overconsumption.

You don't need all 25 copies of the not-so-special edition covers. Bffr.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 1d

Please spread the words of Climate Justice advocate Charitie Ropati, who is Native (Yup'ik) and Pacific Islander (Samoan), with ties to both the Pacific and the Arctic.

This typhoon originated in the Pacific, then went upwards to Northern Alaska. We are all connected.

Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 1d

Source: Charitie Ropati, Intersectional Environmentalist, and Feminist reporting on Typhoon Halong ravaging western Alaska

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 1d

OMG! Airports are in the resistance? Too cool (and thanks to @resistlist.bsky.social, which has been sharing all the best resist-y news for a while now.)

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

Across the country, airports are refusing to air a video from the Homeland Security chief blaming Democrats for the shutdown. trib.al/tw3Hd3X

Airports Are Pushing Back Against Kristi Noem’s Shutdown Propaganda

Across the country, airports are refusing to air a video from the Homeland Security chief blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

trib.al

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Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 1d

With their cute red or blue feetsies!! 😍🥰💕

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Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 1d

Done.

I only got Spotify within the last 5 years anyway (in 2020 to follow a specific Artist/Creative) so I lost very little. Suggestions for alternatives are welcome.

An email from Spotify with text that reads:

You'll soon lose access to Spotify Premium.

You've canceled your Spotify Premium subscription, which will end on 2025-10-15. This means you'll soon switch to Spotify's free service.

If you change your mind, tap below to find a new plan that’s right for you at any time.

Below, a green button reads "Explore Plans"

L-O-L good riddance

A screenshot directly from my spotify account that reads "All done! Your account is now closed so you won't be able to log in anymore."

Glad that's over with.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

if you already didn’t have enough reasons to cancel spotify:

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 1d

It’s days like today I get so PISSED at billionaires (esp Elon) for destroying the Native Twitter community we spent a DECADE growing w/ the snap of his gross fingers

We had such a platform. Enough that we could bring awareness, coverage, care, action to those that needed attention — like Alaska rn

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Edgar Allen Dope @ecsweet.bsky.social · 1d

*reads SL*

Ohh?

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Ocean Lani 🇲🇵🇬🇺 @oceanlani.bsky.social · 1d

🤝🏽 felt!!