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Some #Acquisitions and #Mergers
1803 - #Louisiana - France
1819 - #Florida - Spain
1845 - #Texas - Mexico
1848 - #California, #Nevada, #Arizona, #Utah and parts of #Colorado, #NewMexico and #Wyoming - Mexico
1867 - #Alaska - Russia
1898 - #Cuba, the #Philippines, #Guam and #PuertoRico - Spain
1898 - #Hawai'i - overthrown by private businessmen then annexed

Is it any wonder #POTUS Trump treats nations like nothing more than real estate?

The United States is working on a multibillion-dollar plan to turn its Western Pacific territory of Guam, closer to potential adversary China than any U.S. state, into one of the most heavily defended places on earth. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/ #asiapacific #guam #us #china #missiles #japan

The Japan Times · Can a U.S. missile defense system shield Guam from Chinese threat?By Gerry Doyle

Taiwan's president Lai Ching-te has spoken via phone with US House Speaker Mike Johnson while Lai was in Guam

Lai is currently on a week long tour of Taiwan's diplomatic allies in the Pacific which included stopovers in Hawaii and Guam

The phone call and stopovers are signals that the relationship between the US and Taiwan remains strong

voanews.com/a/voa-exclusive-us

Voice of America (VOA News) · VOA Exclusive: US House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with Taiwan presidentBy Nike Ching
#Taiwan#USpol#USA

Extinct-In-The-Wild Guam Kingfisher Readying For Release On Remote Pacific Island

"The Guam kingfisher has been extinct in the wild for almost 40 years but thanks to an intense international conservation effort, this species is now poised on the brink of being released back into the wild. "

by @grrlscientist via @medium

#Guam #kingfisher #extinct #birds #ornithology #conservation medium.com/grrlscientist/extin