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The Māori tino rangatiratanga [sovereignty, self-determination] flag flying alongside Palestinian flags. The tino rangatiratanga flag is black at the top and red at the bottom, the two colours separated by white lines forming a koru (spiral). The Palestinian flag has three horizontal stripes (black, white and green) with a red triangle on the left.
"Pro-Palestine protest at Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Rarotonga"
A young child holding an ili (Samoan woven fan) that says Samoa for Palestine
A young boy holds a sign reading Justice the seed, peace the flower / Ko te mana whakaaiko hei kākano, kia puawai mai te maungarongo. Beneath is artwork of a fist breaking free from chains below blooming flowers.
Left: the 1975 Māori Land March. Right: the 2018-2019 Palestinian Great March of Return.
If we want to free Hawai'i... [Hawaiian flag] we must also free Palestine [Palestinian flag]. Credit to @ainamomona
A young Māori boy holding a sign that reads MANA MOTUHAKE [independence/autonomy] 4 PALESTINE
A Fijian woman holding a sign that reads Food is not a weapon of war! Stop starving Palestinians! Behind are two more signs. One says CEASEFIRE NOW and the other says DON'T STOP TALKING ABOUT GAZA
A group of Fijians holding candles and wearing shirts that read STOP THE GENOCIDE
Left: a diagram of Palestinian land loss between 1946 and 2009. Right: a diagram of Māori land loss in the North Island of Aotearoa between 1860 and 2000.
A sign reading TANGATA WHENUA [indigenous people] FOR PALESTINE [tino rangatiratanga symbol, Palestine flag symbol]
Three Pasifika people holding signs. The first says MAI LE VAITAFE AGA'I I LE SAMI! [Samoan: from the river to the sea] FREE PALESTINE! The second sign says FROM OUR PASIFIKA OCEAN TO THE RIVER TO THE SEA FREE PALESTINE. The final sign shows the Palestinian and Tongan flags and says 'OFA KI PALESITAINE [Tongan: Love to Palestine]
A group of Pasifika holding signs and banners. They say "HOW MANY MORE KILLINGS IS ENOUGH FOR YOU?" "KŪ'E! KŪ'E! [Hawaiian: Resist! Resist!] PASIFIKA STANDS WITH PALESTINE" "'OFA KI PALESTINE" "FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE" "WHERE IS YOUR HUMANITY?" "SAMOANS FOR PALESTINE" "FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA" "KŪ'E KŪ'E KANAKA WITH PALESTINE" "FREE PALESTINE CEASEFIRE NOW"
A West Papuan man holding two signs. The first says WEST PAPUA STAND WITH MYANMAR. The second says WEST PAPUA STAND WITH PALESTINE
Two signs. The first says PACIFIC ISLANDERS FOR PALESTINE. The second says #FREE PALESTINE #FREE WEST PAPUA #FREE CONGO #FREE SUDAN
A Palestinian flag decorated with Samoan patterns. Words say 'AGA'I MAI LE VAITAFE E O'O ATU I LE SAMI FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA #Sāmoans4Palestine
A tweet from Tamatha Paul (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Awa) on 29 June 2023. Another big win this week, courtesy of @Just4Pal and @nikau4poneke, we [Pōneke Wellington] will be Sister Cities with the Palestinian city of Ramallah 😍 Free Palestine!!!
A Pasifika woman holding two signs. The first says FREE PALESTINE FREE PALESTINE END THE APARTHEID! END THE BLOCKADE! END THE ETHNIC CLEANSING! CEASE STATE SANCTIONED VIOLENCE! CEASE COLONIALISM! BOYCOTT ISRAEL! From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free! The second sign has pictures of Palestinian and West Papuan flags. It says pacific islanders stand in solidarity with Palestine! #FREEWESTPAPUA #FREEPALESTINE CEASE COLONIALISM
A sign that has the tino rangatiratanga flag at the top and Palestinian flag at the bottom. It says Mai te awa ki te moana [from the river to the sea] MĀORI LAW STUDENTS For a FREE PALESTINE
A Pasifika woman holding a sign decorated with Pacific symbols. It says LONG LIVE PALESTINE - PASIFIKA 4 PALESTINE - FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA PALESTINE WILL BE FREE
Another Samoan fan. This one says PALESTINE WILL BE FREE
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RARE FISH SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE WILD
Australian researchers have found what is believed to be a narrowbody handfish (Pezichthys compressus) for the first time since 1996.
Narrowbody handfish were first discovered by CSIRO in 1986, and was last seen in 1996, but just in 2009 was identified as a different species. Using ROVs, researchers recorded these small fishes at 292 metres depth, at northeast of Flinders Island in Tasmania. This species is only know from two specimens in the Australian National Fish Collection, collected from deep waters off southeastern Australia.
In life, the is uniformly pale pink, with no evidence of spots or other markings in types, is also small, reaching at least 42.4 millimeters in length. Photo by Last & Gledhill.
These weird fishes are related to the spotted handfish Brachionichthys hirsutus a critically endangered fish, only found in some parts of Tasmania. While nothing is known of the breeding ecology, or the preferred habitat of narrowbody handfish, it is likely that the prolonged trawls and dredge efforts in its habitat has impacted on the distribution and abundance of this species.
#Pezichthys compressus#Pezichthys#handfish#Brachionichthyidae#science#australia#pacific#marine biology#biology#sciblr#scienceblr#bioblr#rov
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Points Point Nemo is the remotest place in the ocean and home of the Spaceship Cemetery.
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US Marines pose with their War Dogs - Bougainville, Solomon Islands 1943
#world war two#ww2#worldwar2photos#history#1940s#ww2 history#wwii#world war 2#ww2history#wwii era#solomon islands#bougainvillea#Bougainville#war in the pacific#pacific war#pacific#dog handler#us marines#ww2 colour photos
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U.S. Marines from the 24th Marine Regiment, take cover and a break as a Sherman tank named "Bed Bug" rolls pass their position, during the Battle of Iwo Jima, March 1945.
(Official USMC photo)
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Welcome to HBO's WWII Fandom Rewatch!
You are cordially invited to join us in watching Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Masters of the Air in chronological order April 29 - July 14, 2024.
We will be watching three episodes a week and will have prompts to boost fandom creation as we watch together!
You can find the episode schedule and prompts below the cut. Individual posts can be found here and here if you prefer shorter posts.
If you are unable to watch the show at the same time as the schedule, no worries. While we are personally planning to liveblog together the episodes per the schedule, we understand everyone has lives outside of tumblr. Watch whenever you are able - our goal is to bond over our love for these shows and experience them again together. Pop in when you are able! :)
Please tag all your posts during this event with #hboww2rewatch and give us a follow for all updates on the rewatch.
Please reblog this post to spread the word!
Schedule:
We are tentatively planning to watch Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturdays, but that is not set in stone - watch when you are able during the week!
Week 1: Mon April 29- Sun May 5
The Pacific E1 (Dec ‘41- Oct ‘42)
The Pacific E2 (Oct ‘42)
The Pacific E3 (Dec ‘42- Fall ‘43)
Week 2: Mon May 6- Sun May 12
Masters of the Air E1 (Spring ‘43)
Masters of the Air E2 (Spring ‘43)
Masters of the Air E3 (Aug ‘43)
Week 3: Mon May 13- Sun May 19
Masters of the Air E4 (Oct ‘43)
Masters of the Air E5 (Oct ‘43)
Masters of the Air E6 (Oct ‘43)
Week 4: Mon May 20- Sun May 26
The Pacific E4 (Dec ‘43)
Masters of the Air E7 (march ‘44)
Band of Brothers E1 (June ‘44)
Week 5: Mon May 27- Sun June 2
Masters of the Air E8 (June ‘44)
Band of Brothers E2 (June 6, ‘44)
Band of Brothers E3 (June 7, ‘44)
Week 6: Mon June 3- Sun June 9
The Pacific E5 (Sept ‘44)
Band of Brothers E4 (Sept ‘44)
The Pacific E6 (Sept-Oct ‘44)
Week 7: Mon June 10- Sun June 16
Band of Brothers E5 (Oct ‘44)
The Pacific E7 (Oct-Dec ‘44)
Band of Brothers E6 (Dec ‘44)
Week 8: Mon June 17- Sun June 23
Band of Brothers E7 (Jan ‘45)
Band of Brothers E8 (Feb ‘45)
The Pacific E8 (Feb ‘45)
Week 9: Mon June 24- Sun June 30
Band of Brothers E9 (April ‘45)
The Pacific E9 (April-June ‘45)
Masters of the Air E9 (Feb-June ‘45)
Week 10: Mon July 1- Sun July 7
Band of Brothers E10 (May-Aug ‘45)
The Pacific E10 (Aug ‘45)
Saving Private Ryan (Bonus event)
Week 11: Mon July 8- Sun July 14 - post rewatch events to encourage fellow fans!
Reblog people’s creations
Leave comments on fics
Consider making a new friend in someone else who participated
Prompts:
Week 1: Mon April 29- Sun May 5:
Heading Out
First Fight
Friends
Orange
Week 2: Mon May 6- Sun May 12:
Crash
Crew
Superstition
Blue
Week 3: Mon May 13- Sun May 19:
Dancing
Reunion
Kinship
Red
Week 4: Mon May 20- Sun May 26:
Recuperation
Camp Life
Training
Green
Week 5: Mon May 27- Sun June 2:
Tuskeegees
Parachute
Injured
Purple
Week 6: Mon June 3- Sun June 9
Reunited
Replacement
Airfield
White
Week 7: Mon June 10- Sun June 16:
Typewriter
Loss
Cold
Pink
Week 8: Mon June 17- Sun June 23:
Shelling
Translation
Wedding
Brown
Week 9: Mon June 24- Sun June 30:
Discovery
Humanity
Celebration
Yellow
Week 10: Mon July 1- Sun July 7:
Bonding
Adjustment
Sacrifice
Dress Uniform
Black
Week 11 Mon July 8- Sun July 14:
Favorite Crew
Favorite Company
Best Friendship
Humor
Underrated Character
Character + Quote
Headcanons
Crossover
Something Missing
#hbowar#hbo war#mota#masters of the air#the pacific#pacific#band of brothers#bob#appletv#hbo#hbowardaily#apple tv#appletvsource#buck cleven#gale cleven#buck egan#john egan#harry crosby#rosie rosenthal#John Basilone#Eugene Sledge#Robert Leckie#Snafu Shelton#RV Burgin#Runner Conley#Chuckler Juergens#Sidney Phillips#Hoosier Smith#Richard/Dick Winters#Lewis Nixon
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BREAKING NEWS
NOAA considers sanctuary in waters around Pacific Remote Islands
Today, NOAA announced it is starting the process to potentially designate a new national marine sanctuary in the Pacific Remote Islands area under the Biden-Harris Administration. The proposed area in the central Pacific Ocean includes marine areas within the existing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, as well as currently unprotected submerged lands and waters, an area totaling about 770,000 square miles.
A sanctuary designation would help conserve the atolls, shoals, seamounts, banks and reefs surrounding the Pacific Remote Islands. This area is home to some of the most diverse and remarkable tropical marine ecosystems on the planet, and provides a haven for a host of wildlife, including corals, sharks, fish, marine mammals, seabirds and invertebrates.
NOAA invites the public to comment on the proposed sanctuary designation through June 2, 2023.
#EarthIsBlue#NOAA#News#Science#Marine Conservation#Breaking News#National Marine Sanctuary#Science News#Conservation#Ocean#Pacific Remote Islands#Pacific#Sea#Marine Life#Earth#Nature
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Mr Eric P Looks At Hiroo Onoda - True story.
This is the story of a Japanese soldier who failed to surrender in ww2 and carried on fighting into the 70s.
Comedy, True Story, History
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pismo beach moonset
©cpleblow (2012)
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Guanacaste Province
#me#vyva melinkolya#ocean#tide pools#costa rica#latin america#central america#pacific#blue#grey#humid#night#grain#olympus photography
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I'm currently writing a paper on signed communication systems in the South Pacific for one of my Uni classes, and there's this one source that's just hitting me different. It's about a man named Kagobai who was the only deaf person in the islanders' living memory, so in order to communicate he just straight up developed his very own sign language from scratch. His signs were only ever documented once, back in the early 1970's, at which point Kagobai was already in his 60s, so he's likely not around anymore, and his sign language probably died along with him.
And like, I'm so happy that there is any record at all of this wonderful man who invented a whole language out of necessity, but it's so bittersweet that the documentation isn't complete and can no longer be fleshed out. And it just made me think about how many individual sign languages and sign systems have probably existed throughout time and went extinct without anyone ever recording them, so now they're gone forever. And that made me sad.
#just stupid linguist thoughts i guess#it's just been so amazing to research this topic#to see the inventiveness and creativity of people#and I just needed to get this feeling out somehow cause it started gnawing at me#sign language#sign languages#deaf#deafness#pacific#oceania
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The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is the largest predator fish in the world, however, the early life history and reproduction of this iconic shark is still poorly understood, in fact, no one has seen a white shark puppy in the wild, nonetheless, recent aerial observations made by drone off California, USA, have revealed the first images of a white shark puppy.
Footage done by wildlife filmmaker Carlos Gauna and biologist Phillip Sternes in July 2023, revealed seconds of a single pale pup, which apparently was shedding its embryonic layer. This record robusts the idea the coast of central California acts a birthing location for white sharks. This shark was stimated to reach 1.5 m in lenght. Many researchers believe white sharks are born farther out at sea, due the elusivity to find pups. This finding means they are likely to born in shallow waters.
Photo: Carlos Gauna
Reference : Gauna & Sternes2024. Novel aerial observations of a possible newborn white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in Southern California, Environmental Biology of Fishes
#white shark#carcharodon carcharias#biology#marine biology#pacific#california#science#bioblr#sciblr#scienceblr#marine science#Youtube
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Sky and Water, 1954
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US Marines prepare to raise the American flag for the now iconic photograph - Iwo Jima - 23rd Feb 1945
#world war two#1940s#worldwar2photos#history#ww2#ww2 history#wwii#world war 2#ww2history#wwii era#iwo jima#1945#Japan#war in the pacific#pacific#pacific war#us marines#marines
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A wounded U.S. Marine, is given a drink of water from the canteen of a buddy while he waits for the stretcher bearers to come for him.
As temperatures exceeded well over 100 degrees, the Marines continued to push through the stubborn and deadly Japanese defenses on the island of Peleliu in September 1944.
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