Amie J. Woeber

Bougainville president sworn in after landslide re-election, announces caretaker government The Bougainville president has announced an interim government following a formal swearing-in ceremony on Monday in the capital Buka.

Bougainville president sworn in after landslide re-election, announces caretaker government

None of this is done “reluctantly.” All of this is deliberate. No one - and I mean no one - should feel sorry for anyone driving mass firings and chaos.

The is currently the front page of hud dot gov #hatchact

President Trump spent $15 billion in taxpayer dollars to lose 200,000+ federal jobs and millions of combined years of experience.

We lit up Washington, D.C. to expose the Trump-Vance administration’s reckless dismantling of the federal government.

This isn’t just about Democrats blocking Republicans. It’s about our elected leaders, regardless of power, standing up for democracy, the rule of law, and the pose of the voters themselves.

Trump Is Ushering in the Era of the Strongman The U.S. president is promoting iron-fisted rule throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Through many of his actions, Trump is siding with and thereby promoting strongman politics in a continent with a dismal and not terribly remote history of this kind of rule, columnist @hofrench.bsky.social writes.

“In the job as national security adviser, I really felt, maybe naively, that I didn’t have to be a partisan political person; I just had to get the president best advice,” H.R. McMaster tells Jeffrey Goldberg at #TAF25. Watch here: bit.ly/46a5DUE

Nothing about us without us.

We're at today's House Oversight Committee hearing about DC to make it clear DC communities don't want Congress's interference in our judges, prosecutions, sentencing, or police.

They can't talk about our communities without expecting to hear from our communities.

"2024 was the ninth year in a row with more democratic declines than advances—the longest such stretch since 1975."

Global State of #Democracy Report 2025 is now out.

#USA "lies at the ‘cusp of #autocracy’".

"US domestic political institutions have...lost much of their symbolic sheen."

Democracy means believing in each other. It’s deciding together what kind of society we want.
On this #DemocracyDay, let’s put “we” back at the centre. We can do it — if we dare.

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#democracyneedswomen

A map of the US showing all of the No Kings Day events scheduled for October 18.

In just a few days, you’ve really filled up the map of No Kings Day events for October 18!

Find a peaceful protest near you (or start one if you don’t see any local options) for our next nationwide day of defiance: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Trump links Wisconsin storm relief to electoral results. Trump also lost Wisconsin to Joe Biden in 2020.

Solomon Islands becomes first in Pacific to remove tax on period products Poor menstrual hygiene has long been a critical issue in the Solomon Islands, affecting not only women's health but also school attendance and academic performance.

Solomon Islands becomes first in Pacific to remove tax on period products

Senator advocates for Marshall Islands nuclear accountability at Taiwan summit Sen. Telo Taitague returned to Guam last week after representing the island at a Pacific parliamentary gathering in Taiwan, where she championed a resolution calling for renewed U.S. accountability fo...

A senator from Guam pushes for nuclear accountability for the Marshall Islands at an international summit, highlighting regional concerns.

Why do reputable news orgs keep reporting these things like this? He’s essentially writing memos to states and calling them Executive Orders. Please stop writing stories about them any other way.

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How Tuvaluans Can Relocate With Dignity Under the Falepili Union As the relocation process begins, the Falepili Union must not only protect Tuvalu’s future but also honor the values it was meant to uphold.

In response to this existential threat, Tuvalu signed the Falepili Union with Australia in late 2023. While this treaty offers important benefits, including a special visa pathway to Australia, its unprecedented nature raises critical questions about how it will be implemented.

Saving children with severe acute malnutrition is simple and inexpensive: A complete six-week treatment for a severely malnourished child runs to less than $45. The dismantling of USAID has left thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying. nyti.ms/3Jn6SqA

Multiple National Guard vehicles at the Lincoln Memorial which is not a problem area for crime

Declaring a fake emergency as an excuse to deploy the military to police civilians is one of the most canonical examples of authoritarian takeovers.

Overseas, people see clearly what Trump is doing. Here in America most people — especially those with power or influence — are in denial.

After Meeting Putin, Trump Reverts to Land Swaps for Peace in Ukraine The U.S. president’s latest statements are a reversal of much of what he seemed to have agreed to with European allies this past week.

President Trump told European leaders after his meeting with President Putin of Russia on Friday that he supported a plan to end the war in Ukraine by ceding territory to the Russian invaders, rather than try for a cease-fire. It's a reversal of what Trump seemed to agree to with European allies.

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Finally, DC officials are fighting back

Washington, D.C., sues Trump administration, challenging federal police takeover - The Boston Globe District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in a new lawsuit that Trump is going far beyond his power under the law.

Washington, D.C., challenged President Trump’s takeover of its police department in court, hours after his administration stepped up its crackdown on policing by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.

Yet another "are we the baddies?" moment for the USA

Fact-Checking Trump’s False and Misleading Claims About Crime in D.C. The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation’s capital.

President Trump cited a number of false and misleading claims about crime in Washington, D.C., as he announced a federal takeover of the city. Here's a fact check.

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The year was 2000! So #InternationalYouthDay is only a quarter century old!

What will you be doing on this important milestone to achieve your country's #SustainDevelopmentGoals?? 💪 🌏 🌴 🌊 👊

#PacificIslands #YouthDay #12August #Melanesia #Polynesia #Micronesia

👏👏👏 Last Trivia Question for #InternationalYouthDay:

When did the world first honor the vital role of #youngpeople in #democracy?

Hint: the holiday would be considered a "youth" itself! 🌏

#pacificislands #youth #YouthDay #12August #micronesia #marshallislands #kiribati #palau #nauru

Did I stump you? That's because it's a trick question. The answer is ALL of the above! 🤩

#Youth under 24 are 60+% of the pop in #SolomonIslands, #Vanuatu, #Kiribati, #PapuaNewGuinea, and #Samoa!

#YoungPeople also make up roughly 50% of the pop in #MarshallIslands, #Tuvalu, #FSM, and #Nauru