Today is Covenant Day. The Commonwealth Covenant is the document that makes the CNMI the CNMI. Itβs the political status agreement between America and the Indigenous Peoples of Luta, Tinian, Saipan and the Northern Islands that allows us some self-governance under the US flag.
The largest standing latte in the Marianas can be found in Tinian at the Guma'TΓ₯ga. But the largest known latte are at the As Nieves Quarry in Rota. These latte were carved but never unearthed and the largest of which would have been 25 feet high if it had been erected.
The US literally did nuke here n the result was a blast so big it lit the sky up into rainbow colors and it rained down toxic ash for days that poison pacific islanders. Birth defect were so bad they had what they called βjelly fish babiesβ which is basically just a sac of organs
Voting rights of U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico + all of the other U.S. territories, differ from those of citizens in the 50 states.
They don't have voting representation in the Congress, and are not entitled to electoral votes for President.
#PuertoRico
Itβs still so crazy how crucial the battle of Saipan and the CNMIs geographical location was crucial for the US to win and attain in order to have a stronger line of defense against Japan during WWII, (Which lead to US victory). Yet Americans still have no idea what the CNMI is.