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joeyboy1970 · 7 months

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We had to do it again! Thus, we have to be reminded again. Click on the link or the photo to launch SoundCloud and play the mix. Give it a like a comment and perhaps a repost.

Spread it around so we enlighten as many as possible. Thank you.

#soundcloud #music #joeyboy1970 #reydangaspar #djreydan #mixed music #pro-peacekeeping #china and the pacific #Ukraine and Russia #palestine and Israel

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lilithism1848 · 7 months

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queerism1969 · 2 years

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inatungulates · 8 months

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Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis

Observed by jameslambo, CC BY-NC

#Sousa chinensis #Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin #Cetacea #Delphinidae #cetacean #dolphin #Asia #Hong Kong #Pacific Ocean #South China Sea

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stirringwinds · 8 months

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alfred showing up in china for the first time during the old china trade era fresh from the revolutionary war in the 1780s like: haha please uh....circle those that apply to you, your most serene venerable puissant honorable lord majesties highnesses ?

#hetalia #hws america #hws china #it’s kind of weird to think of the US being a small player #but it was in the beginning in China #like it’s a bit of a funhouse mirror when I think of us-China pacific rivalry today #but that’s how it was initially

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captain-price-unofficially · 11 months

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14th Air Force B-25 Mitchell fails to hit a bridge across the Yellow River in China during a 1944 low level bombing raid

#China-India-Burma theater #wwii #Pacific theater #South-east Asian theater

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supplyside · 1 year

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landing at Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong

#Kai Tak #Hong Kong #China #aerospace #Boeing #747 #Cathay Pacific

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ladyimaginarium · 6 months

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from mikjikj-mnikuk/turtle island to inuit nunangat to kanata to kalaallit nunaat to anahuac to abya yala to alkebulan to the levant to moananuiākea to sápmi to éire to bhārata to zhōngguó to nihon to aynu mosir to siberia to niugini to nusantara to bandaiyan to aotearoa, from coast to coast to coast to coast, from sea to sea to sea to sea, none of us are free until all of us — men, women, enben, children, queer people, disabled & neurodivergent people, elders, animals and the land and the sea and the sky — are free!!!!

#arcana.txt #turtle island = north america aka canada america & mexico (& the carribean & central america & greenland depending on who you ask)#inuit nunangat = the arctic aka inuit territory #anahuac = the traditional name for mexico #abya yala = south america (& the carribean & central america depending on who you ask)#alkebulan = the indigenous name for africa #levant = the place where israel & palestine are but also includes cyprus jordan lebanon & syria #moananuiākea = the hawaiian word for the pacific ocean & all the pacific islands #sápmi = the traditional land of the sámi in the northern parts of scandinavia & sweden norway finland & russia #bandaiyan = the indigenous word for australia / aotearoa = the māori word for new zealand #& the reason why i& included animals & the land sea & sky was bc that's central to indigenous activism just as much as it relates to humans #ya can't just free the humans ya gotta free the lands seas & skies too!!#btw mikjikj-mnikuk means turtle island in mi'kmawi'simk i& found it fitting to use the oldest language that yt europeans heard when arrivin #as the mi'kmaq were literally the first indigenous peoples that yt settlers spoke to & saw in 'canada' aka kanata which is the actual word+#which it originated from which came from a huron-iroquois word!!#+ zhōngguó is the chinese word for china ! i& included it bc the uighurs & tibetans & other idigenous peoples are still struggling there!!#+ nihon is the word for japan & i& added it bc we can't forget the ainu & okinawans !!#kalaallit nunaat = greenland & éire = ireland in gaeilge #niugini = new guinea in tok pisin / nusantara = indonesia & the archipelago from old javanese bc they have a lot of indigenous peoples #bhārata = india — i& added it bc there's a LOT of indigenous peoples there & the caste system often has them at the bottom #aynu mosir = ainu homelands !!#siberia also has MANY indigenous peoples living in literally the coldest parts of the world & they're going thru a lot rn #nobody's free until all of us are free!!!!#protect indigenous peoples everywhere!!!! protect each other!!!!#protect the lands seas & skies & also keep them centered in your activism while making sure human rights are valued!!#land back #activism.#psa.#** post; okay to reblog.

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dreissigconversion · 2 months

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Pros of GF out on her own irl date thing:

I love her

She deserves nothing but good things and people in her life

At 13,000km away I cannot be there for her all the time, the fact there's people closer for her puts me at ease.

Her happiness is mine in the final analysis.

Cons:

I am so sooo nosy

how's it going?? are you having fun??? are you getting up to anything special? I love you.

#beaposting #It is an undeniable fact i am fucking nosy #like it's not my business and I know this #I don't actually have to know in the way the average relationship is viciously invasive into each others' lives #I just love knowing things and i wanna hear her be happy #the real issue is i can't stay up late enough to ask her about it when she gets back because +18hrs time diff #the solution is clear: either shove this continent across the pacific or bring aotearoa here.#please we need pangea 2 for dykeism #or just do that thing china does with a single time zone #though that would just mean I go to bed and get up at the same relative time #just shown in UTC #i'm rambling.#yaron #i love you

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thistransient · 4 months

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I took the train around the southern tip of Taiwan today and the difference in air + water was very striking from the west, above, to the east, below (no filter/edit)

#shall we blame the air from the continent or simply the fact that all the big cities in taiwan are on the west coast #it could just be particularly hazy today too #taiwan #south china sea #pacific ocean #train travel

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safije · 4 months

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The US is using the Philippines to instigate conflict with China and it's sad seeing how many Filipinos are falling for it and parroting anti-Chinese rhetoric.

It seems like too many Filipinos would happily be the next Guam or Hawaii.

#Do people forget that pretty the US colonized the Pacific pretty recently?#Yet u guys are worried about Taiwan which has been part of China since before the US has even been a country #US imperialism #Philippines #Taiwan #China #Filipinas #Pacific Islander

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fuckyeahmarxismleninism · 8 months

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By Brian Berletic

A series of announcements by the U.S. reflects its large and still growing military presence across Asia-Pacific, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. Together, they reflect a continued and increasingly desperate desire by Washington to encircle and contain China.

#China #imperialism #Asia Pacific #Pentagon #Joe Biden #Taiwan #Aukus #antiwar #Struggle La Lucha

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bliphany · 2 years

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The former prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, was shot. It looks very serious. Abe has always been very friendly towards Taiwan. The two countries are friendly allies. I hope everything will be alright.

Consider current world news, I hope people who aren’t familiar with Asia international politics can resist any improper jokes or making this whole situation all about the English-speaking world again (I don’t want to make any example, but, you know those kinds... If you want to joke about your own government that’s fantastic. It’s not necessary to bring every other countries with it.)

#shinzo abe #asia politics #Japan #Taiwan #asia pacific #also some people have to understand some not every county’s parties divided into left and right like English speaking ones do #sometimes Asian countries have one right wing and another pro china ones #the right one can be a dick sometimes but it can be negotiated but the pro china ones are DANGEROUS #and sometimes those progressive policies are pushed by parties not right or left but just ones that’s more connected to the society atm #you can just wiki and decide you want to burn every right parties in the world but how about starting from your own #stop your everyone has to be just like ME attitude for just one second would be nice #some English speaking people are just showing off that they’re as ignorant and self centered EXACTLY like their president or PM #and consider themselves progressive because of that #tbh I find this attitude more colonialism than what they claimed to fight against #making memes online about things you half know won’t changed your own country’s political atmosphere #vote and engage in your local and national social movement are only ways

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inatungulates · 5 months

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Eden's whale "Balaenoptera" edeni

Observed by matthewkwan, CC BY-ND

#Balaenoptera edeni #Eden's whale #Cetacea #Balaenopteridae #cetacean #whale #Asia #Hong Kong #Pacific Ocean #South China Sea

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captain-price-unofficially · 4 months

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October 16, 1944. Bombing of Hong Kong harbor by the 14th Air Force.

#china-india-burma theater #wwii #aviation #strategic bombing campaign over the pacific

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hermannsprecursors · 1 year

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Hetalia x Pacfic Rim AU official stuff yay!

HERE I HAVE ACTUAL REFERENCES FOR THIS AU INSTEAD OF JUST SCREENSHOT REDRAWS. PLUS SOME EXTRA STUFF. THIS IS GONNA BE A LONG POST. SORRY. LMAO. HERE. MERRY CHRISTMAS. PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU WANT MORE BECAUSE I HAVE OTHER CHARACTERS AND LIKE. ACTUAL PLOT ESTABLISHED. THESE ARE JUST THE MAIN GUYS

PILOTS

EXTRA STUFF: -Did I not tell you? This is an Ameripan au! Yippee! -Alfred has universal drift compatibility-- meaning they have the capacity to drift at least semi-successfully with everyone. However, he's had a pretty bad track record, and most of their drift partners have had serious accidents befall them. They quit for a year after his carelessness caused Lovino to get hurt. -Kiku went through a HEFTY breakup with Casper before being thrown into a partnership with Alfred (I'm not immune to nedpan propaganda, dear viewers). He is very bitter about it. -Kiku worked tech and development for about 7 months before being partnered with Alfred. -Initially, they were incapable of drifting. Alfred forced them to be able to. -Technically this au's Mako and Raleigh if you're keeping track of canonic similarity

EXTRA STUFF: -The two ended up really disliking each other initially. They've since grown on each other. -Initially, though, a lot of that dislike was just because of a language barrier-- that being Casper refused to speak anything but Dutch or occasionally Japanese and it just confused Matt. They're better now! -These lucky bastards have THE most recent model of Jaeger known to date, and by far have the fanciest tech. -Not only are they drift compatible, they're also compatible via star sign. Matt thought that was really funny when they first got together. -Roderich regrets pairing the two every single day. Alfred and Kiku may be this au's main couple but these two are the most chaotic duo and everyone hates it.

EXTRA STUFF: -These two are just. A mess. Both are absolutely RIDICULOUSLY traumatized and no one knows how they're still able to drift or how they're drift compatible but they make it work. -Nobody knows if they're dating or if Feli is just really clingy. It's very much so the latter, they're just besties. Feli just doesn't know boundaries. -Feliciano walks with a limp considering he has pins in his knee keeping it together via brace! Let's hear it for accidents while piloting -Also all of the burns and scars Ludwig has ALSO comes from accidents while piloting. Said accident kills his brother. Like I said, traumatized. -Literally NOBODY knows how they got put back in the Jaeger program. They literally just showed back up one day and Rod was like "eh alright, let's test them for compatibility because the world is gonna end in like 2 weeks"

SHATTERDOME STAFF

EXTRA STUFF: -And they're all married! (Well, Elizaveta and Roderich are married. Antonio is just there. Gilbert was also part of the polycule but he's dead lol) -Roderich has NO idea how he ended up in charge, but he's been the director of the Shatterdome since 2018 once he started to develop symptoms of MS and couldn't pilot anymore. -Elizaveta hasn't been able to pilot with anyone but Roderich and she's PISSED at him for it because she wants to PILOT AGAIN, DAMNIT -Roderich will greenlight literally ANYTHING, considering he has 8 months of spending, it burns up in about 3 weeks as of the starting date of this AU's story, and he has NOTHING to spend it on -Yeah Roderich is officially in charge but Antonio is really the one who makes most of the important decisions which is DEFINITELY for the best

EXTRA STUFF: -Science guys! (Which is SO weird considering Arthur and Francis used to be ACTUAL pilots. Like, plane pilots) -POINT AND LAUGH AT THE DUMB BRITISH MAN WHO'S DRIFTED SOLO WITH A KAIJU 3 TIMES (they're technically clinically insane at this point and Yao and Francis have no idea how they're alive) -Arthur was removed from active pilot duty after it was revealed they were exposed to radiation during early testing, as they were one of the test pilots in the Jaeger program, courtesy of the RAF. Francis was supposed to take their place but wasn't compatible with any open pilots. -Yao is HONESTLY the only sane one here and nobody knows how considering he's surrounded by FREAKS. -Also Yao was the only of his family to do the science-- all of his siblings went into actual piloting. -Yao and Arthur are technically the Hermann and Newt of this AU. Again, only if you're looking for like contingency with the actual plot of Pacific Rim

EXTRA STUFF: -These two aren't related in any way they literally just work here. Both are victims of Alfred's bad luck streak though! -Seriously. Alfred's trauma from previous drift experiences wrecked Ivan's psyche so bad he's incapable of drifting and had to move to munitions and Lovino was partially paralyzed after a mission gone wrong (same one that ruined his brother's leg) that Alfred couldn't be there for because they were ill. -Lovino gets to run missions for other people now so he just gets to sit and be petty over a microphone all day now. -Ivan WOULD have universal drift compatibility if he didn't undergo such psychological trauma. Plus he just really isn't well and should not be anyone's drift partner. -Lovino on the other hand only ever drifted with Alfred and her brother. In fact, Vino and Alfred were partners (both drift and romantic partners) for about a year and a half before the accident

YAY THERE'S CHARACTER STUFF! PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ANY PLOT STUFF BECAUSE I LOVE PACIFIC RIM STILL AND I WANTED TO COMBINE IT WITH A FANDOM STILL VERY VERY VERY SPECIAL TO ME

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