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Botany, geography, natural history, humans, and the arts. Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Hawai'i, Southeast Asia. Thomas R. Belfield - MA - Department of Geography - University of Hawai`i at Mānoa. Nānā ao. 📍Yakama lands.

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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 13h
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Anti-Colonial History @anticolonialhistry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Born on this day in 1949, scholar, poet, and champion of Hawaiian sovereignty, Haunani-Kay Trask. anticolonialhistory.com/event/265/
Haunani-Kay Trask at the ʻOnipaʻa Peace March on Jan. 17, 1993. At this speech she famously said “We are not American! Say it in your heart, say it when you sleep! We are not American, we will die as Hawaiians, we will never be Americans!”
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
my new medical plan
tiger balm label
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFFB... I been there dozens of time, mostly to watch the noio that nest on the sea cliffs there.
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Famed 90-foot Holei Sea Arch collapses on Hawaii Island
YouTube video by Hawaii News Now
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Honolulu Civil Beat @civilbeat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dozens of residents were temporarily removed from the Molokaʻi settlement on planes after a one-two punch of water and electricity failures.
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Kalaupapa Evacuated With No Return Date After Crucial Infrastructure Fails
Dozens of residents were temporarily removed from the Molokaʻi settlement on planes after a one-two punch of water and electricity failures.
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
life during wartime
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco
This ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey-dovey
I ain't got time for that now
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
fire
fire wood and flames black and orange
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
forest
forest clouds bluesky
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Maui Now @mauinow.com · 29/09/2026
Coming off the heels of a difficult decision, OHCRA turns its sights on the Molokaʻi Hoe presented by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026 where — weather permitting — the men’s crews will challenge the Kaiwi Channel.
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After securing canoes against the storm, OHCRA turns sights to Molokaʻi Hoe
Coming off the heels of a difficult decision, OHCRA turns its sights on the Molokaʻi Hoe presented by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026 where — weather permitting — the men’s crews will challenge the Kaiwi Channel.
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Dispatches from Pác Bó @thomasbelfield54.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ninh Hòa salt production
photo: segmentedleg

making salt reflected of clouds and mountains
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Brittni Paiva - could have been a mess (Audio)
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Picture of the day today comes from Holly Carpenter who shared this stunning view of a Tuktoyaktuk sunset from the Northwest Territories!
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Maybe they put lead back in gasoline too.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As a young man piloting a small sailboat across the Pacific, Steve Thomas developed a fascination with ancient methods of navigation. He learned that, for thousands of years, the peoples of Oceania had sailed unerringly across the Pacific without compass or charts, guided only by natural signs―stars, waves, and the flight paths of birds. In search of this secret knowledge, Thomas traveled to the tiny island of Satawal in Micronesia, home to Mau Piailug, one of the few surviving paliuw, or navigators. In The Last Navigator, Thomas tells how he convinced Piailug to accept him as his student and teach him the closely guarded Talk of Navigation. It is a remarkable book, offering at once a clear and precise account of Micronesian wayfinding and the moving story of one man trying to preserve his culture against the tide of modernity.

Now, forty years after his original journey to study under Mau Piailug, Thomas has worked with a new generation of researchers, including natives of Satawal, to prepare this revised edition of The Last Navigator. All Satawalese words are rendered in the now-accepted orthography, and the islanders, originally identified by pseudonyms, appear under their true names. And throughout, Thomas has added a generous selection of color photographs from his time on Satawal, documenting the island, its people, and its seafaring culture. This result is a lasting tribute to the spirit of the Satawalese, and to the Talk of Navigation.
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rosa woodsii Lindl. - wood rose
Rosa woodsii Lindl. - wood rose early fall with red rosehips and yellowing leaves.
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Chinese delegation are taking notes. I think the Chinese are only here to assess Trump's mental state.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is how racist Nazis talk.
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Dispatches from Pác Bó @thomasbelfield54.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump never had a friend in his entire miserable life.
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump goes to UN and confesses to war crimes. Video will be used at his trial.
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wow. Cash Patel going to get a bonus check for that.
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Never fucking going to watch Trump TV. lol.
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Dispatches from Pác Bó @thomasbelfield54.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It is Tuesday, and National Elephant Appreciation Day!
elephants on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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“The British Indian Ocean Territory: A Secret and Strategic Cold War History” by Samuel Bashfield
“The British Indian Ocean Territory: A Secret and Strategic Cold War History” by Samuel Bashfield is a blow-by-blow account of the secretive origins of this former imperial outpost.
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Gentiana septemfida Pall. Gentianaceae Mazandaran, Iran September 2026 Elevation 2950m #Gentiana #botany #ecology #wildflowers
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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Indigenous Tribes Form Resistance Camp Against Proposed Copper Mine in Michigan
The proposed copper sulfide mine threatens to unleash 40 million tons of toxic waste in Michigan’s wetlands.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
HERE'S A LITTLE SONG I WROTE CALLED "WAKE THE FUCK UP OR WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE"
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
33 years ago Canada fought its biggest battle since Korea. It was to protect defenceless villagers from mass killing. But the Canadian government tried to suppress this heroism and told the soldiers to keep silent. My reflections on Medak Pocket. charlieangus.substack.com/p/when-canad...
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WHEN CANADA FOUGHT TO KEEP THE PEACE
Medak Pocket was a moment when Canadian volunteers put themselves in serious danger to protect defenceless citizens from war crimes.
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Dannyboy wildlife @dannyboywildlife.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
White porcupine #leucism
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@kimatiwagner.bsky.social There are many.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
10 years after Standing Rock, the fight for water & survival has evolved into self-determination. From the Wozú solar microgrid powering buffalo processing to community energy independence, Standing Rock is building the future. jacquelinekeeler.substack.com/p/returning-... #MniWiconi
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Returning to Sacred Waters: Ten Years Later, Building the Future at Standing Rock
A Decade After NoDAPL, Mni Wiconi Finds New Life in Sovereign Solar Microgrids and Community Resilience
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sedge Ridge - my backyard, where I go to feel sane.
Sedge Ridge, clouds and sky and forest for as far as you can see. open rocky area and the yellowed grass of summer.
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
They should ban him back. Not mention a word. They've already over did that anyway. There is other and better news to cover than his psychotic derangement.
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Dispatches from Pác Bó @thomasbelfield54.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66 - Wikipedia
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
National Trucking Strike can turn into a General Strike. 💪
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
America is running on empty. ⛽
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Asian Review of Books @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
📰 Today in the ARB: Aidan Hall reviews “My Neighbour, The Dictator” by Tari Lang, published by Monsoon Books. buff.ly/aD4hGty
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Reviewed as "harrowing, unsettling, and revolting."
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NPR @npr.org · 16/09/2026
Dillard's work was characterized by spare prose and a deep connection to nature. She is best known for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Maytrees and The Writing Life. n.pr/46M19TT
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Annie Dillard, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, dies at 81
Dillard's work was characterized by spare prose and a deep connection to nature. She is best known for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Maytrees and The Writing Life.
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A great writer. I knew her and took classes from her. RIP Annie.
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Snow leopards have a special grip on the human imagination, a symbol of the mysteries that still exist on our planet. These elusive predators live solitary lives in the highest reaches of the Himalaya, moving along rock faces like smoke. They are also the flagship species of Himalayan conservation, key to preserving this austere, delicate ecosystem.

Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi is one of the world’s leading snow leopard scientists. In The Ghost of the Mountains, he offers an evocative and personal account of his decades of work in this field, from his exhilarating adventures on the high peaks to his efforts to build a community-based, collaborative model for protecting the snow leopards and their remaining habitat. That habitat is increasingly under threat as encroaching development, ongoing armed conflict, and rapidly intensifying climate change transform this region.

Thrilling, illuminating, and filled with transportive storytelling, The Ghost of the Mountains reveals the challenges facing a beautiful, fragile ecosystem in the midst of a major transition. As Suryawanshi describes his crucial work as a conservationist in a rapidly changing world, he also conveys an infectious sense of wonder. For him, every snow leopard encounter is still a transcendent experience, offering a renewed sense of meaning and purpose.
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hey, I finally retrieved my account from the August outage. I will be posting here again.
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Prof Antifa @postcarbonsteve.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.
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Dispatches from Pác Bó @thomasbelfield54.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“Everything that one feels about this country is, or ought to be, conditioned by the awareness of American power: of America as the arch-imperium of the planet, holding man’s biological as well as his historical future in its King Kong paws.” -Susan Sontag (What’s Happening in America - 1966)
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Dispatches from Pác Bó @thomasbelfield54.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Good morning.
Ho Chi Mihn 1947
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WeatherMatrix @weathermatrix.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
140 mph during Hurricane LaLa at the top of the Mauna Kea summit! mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.ph...
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E hele me ka pu‘olo @pnwgeographies.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Trump doesn't give a shit about any of this.
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purepapua.bsky.social @purepapua.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
WEST PAPUA: THE STORY THE WORLD STILL REFUSES TO SEE A powerful Al Jazeera documentary about one of the world’s most forgotten conflicts. Watch. Understand. Share.
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Indonesia's West Papuan protesters face police crackdown over ...
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