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
Taiwan will seek an extension to the date by which an agreement must be signed with the U.S. for a batch of arms deliveries given an ongoing standoff in parliament about defense spending, its Defense Ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/asia-pacific/taiwan-us-arms-deals-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #taiwan #china #pla #us #usmilitary #defense #indopacific #congress #donaldtrump
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed an ambitious March goal for Russia and Ukraine to agree on a peace deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/world/us-march-peace-deal-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump
The White House defended a racist video post that depicted former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes before taking it down 12 hours later. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/world/politics/trump-racist-obamas-post/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #barackobama #discrimination #race
Iran's top diplomat said on Friday that nuclear talks with the U.S. mediated by Oman were off to a "good start” and set to continue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/world/politics/iran-us-oman-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #irannuclearprogram #nuclearweapons #us #donaldtrump #middleeast #oman