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
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
Taiwan’s top tariffs negotiator said it would be impossible to shift 40% of its semiconductor production capacity to the U.S. as she rejected claims that the island’s chip industry would relocate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/tech/taiwan-impossible-chip-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #taiwan #chipmakers #tsmc #semiconductors #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #tech
Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell refused on Monday to answer questions from a congressional panel but said she was prepared to speak if granted clemency by President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/crime-legal/epstein-maxwell-trump-testimony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #jeffreyepstein #ghislainemaxwell #donaldtrump #us #childabuse #humantrafficking
American politicians claim the next election is the most important of our lifetime, fueling "The-End-Is-Near-ism" and "Armageddon politics." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/09/world/every-election-not-an-existential-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #democrats #republicans #democracy #voting
A fast-moving measles outbreak in South Carolina highlights how declining vaccination rates, permissive state laws and weakened federal vaccine oversight are creating larger, harder-to-control outbreaks across the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/09/world/us-measles-milestone-is-everyones-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #robertfkennedyjr #donaldtrump #medicine #vaccinations #health #measles #covid19 #cdc #us #southcarolina #donaldtrump
Trump’s record of reversals, hostility to institutional constraints and indifference to sacrifice convinces adversaries and allies alike that U.S. commitments will not hold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/09/world/trump-kills-american-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #usdefense #tariffs #ukraine #china #indopacific #taiwan #elbridgecolby #cia #xijinping #nato #afghanistan #denmark #greenland #vladimirputin #russia
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized American Olympic skier Hunter Hess on Sunday, days after the athlete expressed mixed feelings about representing the U.S. at the Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/09/trump-criticizes-hunter-hess/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #donaldtrump #hunterhess #chrislillis #ice #2026milanocortinaolympics
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday ruled out Tehran ever giving up uranium enrichment in its negotiations with Washington, insisting it will not be intimidated by the threat of war with the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/politics/iran-us-enrich-uranium/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #us #nuclearweapons #middleeast #donaldtrump
Indian farmers have expressed concern that New Delhi has made too many concessions to Washington after the two countries brokered a new trade deal that would lower tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/08/economy/indian-agriculture-trump-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #india #agriculture #narendramodi #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs
An 18-month-old girl detained for weeks by U.S. immigration authorities was returned to custody and denied medication after being hospitalized with a life-threatening respiratory illness, a lawsuit filed in Texas claims. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/crime-legal/toddler-ice-custody-medication-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #republicans #ice #immigration #children
The answer for a new world order is not to defend institutions that have lost their effectiveness and legitimacy; it is to create something better, starting with AI, where we can build from the ground up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/08/world/a-new-world-order/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #artificialintelligence #unitednations #donaldtrump
A detention center in rural Texas has become a harsh symbol of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, with disease breaking out among the throng of people held. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/bugs-sickness-immigrants-texas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #republicans #immigration #texas #ice
The Board of Peace touted by U.S. President Donald Trump will hold its first leaders meeting on Feb. 19. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/politics/board-of-peace-meeting-feb-19/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #boardofpeace #middleeast #israel #gaza #us #donaldtrump #republicans
North Korea will convene a rare ruling party congress later this month, a key event where leader Kim Jong Un is expected to unveil his regime’s military and foreign policy goals for the next five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-ruling-party-congress/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #nuclearweapons #us #kimjongun #donaldtrump #missiles
Trump's motto right now:
A troll post or comment a day,
keeps the full Epstein Files away.
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The U.N. Security Council sanctions committee on North Korea is to give exemptions for humanitarian aid projects in the impoverished country, diplomatic sources in Seoul have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/asia-pacific/north-korea-aid-ease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #nuclearweapons #missiles #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #southkorea #un
The United States will make an initial payment toward the billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations in a matter of weeks, the U.S. ambassador to the world body said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/world/politics/us-initial-payment-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #un #us #mikewaltz #donaldtrump
The U.S. and India moved closer to a trade pact on Friday, releasing an interim framework that would lower tariffs, reshape energy ties and deepen economic cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/07/economy/us-india-interim-trade-framework/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #india #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would re-prioritize the customer list for U.S. weapons in favor of countries with higher defense spending and strategic importance in their regions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/world/politics/trump-defense-spending-us-weapons-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #defense #us #budgets