Chinese military flights that crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait in January fell to their lowest since Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te took office, an indication Beijing is tweaking its training focus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/asia-pacific/politics/china-flights-taiwan-training-shift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #defense #laichingte #xijinping
Michael Graaf
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Well, once again the attraction of centralisation has proved to great....
GB Energy have scaled back by around two thirds the amount they were expected to spend on local community power projects (such as solar & heat pumps); about 2.5bn less.... but they're are pushing £2.5bn more into modular nuclear plants.
So less money on an efficient green local technology & more on a white elephant cooked up by the nuclear lobby.
Another betrayal of localism!
#politics #energy #GreenTransition
h/t FT
Brazil’s government is moving toward restricting youth access to online gambling and pornography, joining other nations across the world weighing stricter internet limits for children and teens. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/brazil-ban-teen-gambling-porn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #gambling #pornography #internet #luizinacioluladasilva
The U.S. Justice Department opened the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files for members of Congress to review as several lawmakers expressed concern that some names have been removed from the publicly released records. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/us-unredacted-epstein-files/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jeffreyepstein #ghislainemaxwell #us #donaldtrump #republicans #childabuse #humantrafficking
Japan's Lower House has grown younger, with the average age of election winners being 54.7 years old. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/japan/politics/japan-lower-house-election-winners-average-age/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #taroaso #nagisamuraki #ldp #jip #cra
The latest British Social Attitudes report has found that support for lower taxes and reductions in pubic spending has grown from a recent average of around 6% of all voters to a new high of 19% (which is still only 1 in 5 of voters); unsurprisingly such attitudes are pretty closely aligned with political views on the Right.
The Right will see this as a further reason to double down on this policy direction.... and make the need to make the counter argument even more urgent!
#politics
h/t FT
Carlo Gubitosa :nonviolenza:
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AJ+ :
It used to be illegal to own the flag #BadBunny waved at the #SuperBowl halftime show.
Here’s what to know about #PuertoRico ’s sky-blue “independence” flag — & why the territory’s official flag was changed to navy blue
#freedom #antifascism #antiimperialism
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Keir Starmer shored up his position as U.K. prime minister during a dramatic day in Westminster that at times seemed like he might be forced to step down, a reprieve that is likely to be only temporary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/starmer-position-uk-rivals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #uk #keirstarmer #labour
The global rise of "wrecking-ball politics" will be the focus of this week's Munich Security Conference, organizers said, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio set to lead a large U.S. delegation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/wrecking-ball-politics-munich/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #munich #germany #eu #europe #defense #us #donaldtrump #nato #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
The atrocities unleashed on Sudan's El-Fasher last October were a "preventable human rights catastrophe," the U.N. human rights chief said Monday, warning they now risked being repeated in Kordofan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/un-human-rights-sudan-el-fasher/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #un #humanrights #sudan
The ruling Bhumjaithai Party routed progressive and populist parties in Thailand's general election, putting leader Anutin Charnvirakul in the running to become the first premier voted back to office in 20 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-election-government/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #southeastasia #anutincharnvirakul
Iran has stepped up the rounding up and jailing of perceived critics, while at the same time pursuing a potential diplomatic opening with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on nuclear talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/iran-arrests-us-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #middleeast #us #ayatollahalikhamenei
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is looking to speed up its access to breakthrough technologies in an effort to better compete with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/cia-tech-race-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #cybersecurity #hacking #china #us #cia
Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates condemned Israel's move to widen its powers in the West Bank, a step critics said went in the direction of annexing occupied land. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/arab-states-israel-west-bank/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #saudiarabia #jordan #uae #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians
After the Liberal Democratic Party won the most seats for a single party in postwar history, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi might be at the beginning of an enduring administration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/japan/politics/sanae-takaichi-long-reign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #2026lowerhouseelection
Well, once again the attraction of centralisation has proved to great....
GB Energy have scaled back by around two thirds the amount they were expected to spend on local community power projects (such as solar & heat pumps); about 2.5bn less.... but they're are pushing £2.5bn more into modular nuclear plants.
So less money on an efficient green local technology & more on a white elephant cooked up by the nuclear lobby.
Another betrayal of localism!
#politics #energy #GreenTransition
h/t FT
After a crushing debut defeat, Japan’s Centrist Reform Alliance faces a long road back to relevance — starting with a change in leadership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/japan/politics/cra-long-recovery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #cra #yoshihikonoda #diet
Female representation in the body has fallen by a notch to its second-highest level despite a record number of 313 women having run in Sunday’s election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/japan/politics/female-candidates-election-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #dpp #cra #2026lowerhouseelection
AJ+ :
It used to be illegal to own the flag #BadBunny waved at the #SuperBowl halftime show.
Here’s what to know about #PuertoRico ’s sky-blue “independence” flag — & why the territory’s official flag was changed to navy blue
#freedom #antifascism #antiimperialism
#uspol #decolonize #imperialism #usa #nfl #cuba #latinamerica #sport #resistance #protest #activism #socialmedia #tiktok #mastodon #twitter #freespeech #politics #cdnpoli #us #education @democracy @politics @humanities @blackvoices
Chip Butty
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#MattGoodwin Doesn’t Know a Thing About This Constituency | #GreenParty Candidate #HannahSpencer
https://youtu.be/VNmzOamvE3o?si=J4MB5yw-6CSH1b2a
> Support our work:http://novara.media/supportAaron Bastani speaks to Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election
