#statehood

[kropotkindersurprise]

September 22, 2025 - The Palestinian flag is officially raised at the Embassy of the State of Palestine in London, upgrading the Palestinian mission to a full embassy. While the "recognition" by the UK is predicated on an unjust and unrealistic two-state solution, it still marks a small positive move forward in the fight for Palestinian freedom. [video]

[batboyblog]

With all the talk about Annexing Greenland, which does not want to be a part of the US at all, I'm reminded of my personal pet peeve, that Puerto Rico has voted to become a State four different times now and there's literally no conversation on making that happen. I bet most of you had no idea they voted again to become a State in November.

[itsmythang]

Perfect reply

Give DC her statehood!!!!

MAGA Republicans have already proven they don't give a damn about the Constitution.

[todaysdocument]

H.R. 12707, A Bill to Enable the People of the Indian and Oklahoma Territories to Form a State Constitution and State Government

Record Group 233: Records of the U.S. House of RepresentativesSeries: Committee Papers of the Committee on TerritoriesFile Unit: Papers Accompanying Specific Bills and Resolutions of the Committee on Territories from the 59th Congress

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

JANUARY 20, 1906.

MR. HAMILTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Territories and ordered to be printed.

A BILL

To enable the people of Oklahoma and of the Indian Territory to form a constitution and State government and be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States; and to enable the people of New Mexico and of Arizona to form a constitution and State government and be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of American in Congress assembled, That the inhabitants of all that part of the area of the United States now constituting the Territory of Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, as at present described, may adopt a constitution and become the State of Oklahoma, as hereinafter provided: Provided, That nothing contained in the said constitution shall be construed to limit or impair the rights of person or property pertaining to the Indians of said Territories (so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished) or to limit or affect the authority of the Government of the United States

[bignaz8]

On this day, 114 years ago, in 1912, President William Howard Taft signed the Arizona statehood act.

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1912, Phoenix residents celebrated with a newspaper banner headline in The Arizona Republican: "The 48th State Steps Into the Union Today." What was the Arizona Territory transformed from a remote frontier into a booming, connected hub driven by mining, railroads, and rapid population growth. From the 1880 arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad, the silver boom in Tombstone, the end of the Apache wars, and the rise of cattle ranching, Arizona was becoming a well known name in American and wild west history.

Known as "Valentine's Day Statehood", Arizona only had 200,000 residents at the time, now we have over 7.6 million.

Happy 114th Birthday Arizona!

[saywhat-politics]

Frustration, Gaza Alarm Drove Macron To Go It Alone On Palestine Recognition

Working with Saudi Arabia, Macron came up with a plan to have France plus G7 allies Britain and Canada recognize Palestinian statehood, but

Working with Saudi Arabia, Macron came up with a plan to have France plus G7 allies Britain and Canada recognize Palestinian statehood, but failed to get others on board.

PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France would become the first Western member of the United Nations Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state in September has caused diplomatic ructions from the Middle East through Europe to Washington.

But it did not come out of the blue.

When Macron visited the Egyptian town of Al-Arish on the border with Gaza in April, he was struck by the mounting humanitarian crisis and made clear on his return home that Paris would soon opt for recognition.

Dozens of Palestinians, mostly women and children, gathered around a charity kitchen in Gaza City, carrying their pots hoping to get food for themselves and their families. (AP video by Abdel Kareem Hana & Production by Wafaa Shurafa)

[pogphotoarchives]

United States President William H. Taft signing New Mexico statehood bill, Washington, DC, January 6, 1912

Photographer: Harris and Ewing Negative Number: 089760

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

One of the most common slogans I hear is, "Israel denied statehood to the Palestinians." Let's look at the facts, not the myths.

In 2000 at Camp David, President Bill Clinton brought Israeli Prime Minister at that time, Ehud Barak, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat together. What was offered? A Palestinian state on 96% of the West Bank, all of Gaza and East Jerusalem as its capital. That's not Israeli propaganda, that's President Clinton himself speaking. He later said, "I offered Arafat a Palestinian state. He turned it down flat." [Clinton speaking after Camp David 2001.]

Think about that. The world was ready to see a Palestinian state born. Israel said, "yes." The Palestinians said, "no." And instead of peace, what followed? The Second Intifada, suicide bombings, bus explosions, cafes destroyed, over 1000 Israelis murdered in cold blood.

Then again in 2008, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered Abbas an even more generous deal including a land swap to account for settlements. Abbas walked away.

So let's be crystal clear. It's not that Israel denied the Palestinians a state. It's that Palestinian leaders rejected statehood, repeatedly. Because they refuse to accept one simple truth: Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state.

Every time an opportunity for peace has been on the table, an actual opportunity, the Palestinian leadership chose violence over statehood. And every time ordinary Palestinians paid the price.

So the myth says, "Israel denied them a state." But the fact is Palestinian leaders denied their own people a state. Because they couldn't say the words, "We accept Israel."