Weekly Action Checklist: May 22, 2026
Take Action with the Americans of Conscience Checklist: Action 1: Demand oversight of federal vanity projects. Action 2: Oppose nomination of Benjamin Flowers to federal court of appeals. Action 3: Oppose the practice of warehousing aspiring Americans.
#TBT: May 21, 2026
On May 21, 2020, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. advised US Virgin Islands residents to stay at home and all non-essential businesses to close as the COVID-19 pandemic began.
US Virgin Islands Department of Health launches Gen Z suicide prevention campaign
The United States Virgin Islands Department of Health announced the launch of a territory-wide suicide prevention campaign targeting young people ages 14–26, as well as the parents and caregivers who support them. The three-month multimedia campaign, titled "I Geh...
Puerto Rico moves its Democratic presidential primary to Super Tuesday
“Our presidential primary is moving to Super Tuesday, so our voters are part of the conversation when it truly matters.” [IMAGE of Luis Davila Pernas (D) addressing a crowd, moving the Democratic presidential primary to Super Tuesday] Luis Davila Pernas (D) is the...
Google Trends in the US territories: March 2026
This is our monthly series examining the top Google Trends in the US Territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Trends data is an unbiased sample of Google search data. It’s anonymized (no...
#TBT: May 14, 2026
Typhoon Pamela was a powerful typhoon that struck the U.S. territory of Guam in May 1976, causing about $500 million in damage. The sixth named storm and third typhoon of the 1976 Pacific typhoon season, Pamela, developed on May 14 from a trough in the Federated...
Traditional protection proves more successful for clams in American Samoa
Here's Sonam Lama Hyolmo at Mongaybay covering a recent article that found that in American Samoa, traditional village-based protections and remote sites had the highest density of giant clams — outperforming federally designated no-take zones in one case. For coastal...
Bryan-Roach administration launches major infrastructure projects in Charlotte Amalie and Frederiksted
The Bryan-Roach Administration announced May 18, 2026, as the start date for two major infrastructure projects advancing revitalization efforts in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Frederiksted on St. Croix, bringing temporary traffic and pedestrian changes to both...
Does the military have to follow environmental law in Guam? The Supreme Court will decide
In January 2024, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a major environmental lawsuit involving the US Air Force’s handling of hazardous munitions on Tarague Beach in Guam. The case, Department of Air Force v. Prutei Guåhan, will be argued during the Court’s...
Weekly Action Checklist: May 8, 2026
Take Action with the Americans of Conscience Checklist: Action 1: Oppose congressional redistricting that enshrines racial discrimination. Action 2: Demand Congress restore the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO). Action 3: Help educate Americans...
