O mapeamento do complexo industrial-militar-tecnológico dos Estados Unidos organizado por Francesca Bria e José Bautista revela, de forma gráfica, as relações entre as empresas de tecnologia, seus controladores, os fundos de venture capital e o governo do presidente Donald #Trump a partir de compras públicas de serviços digitais. Somente um contrato com a Palantir Technologies, que unificou outros 75 acordos, totaliza US$ 10 bilhões.
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The government has decided to extend the deployment of Self-Defense Forces personnel in the Middle East for one year to deal with issues such as maritime piracy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/sdf-middle-east/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #middleeast #sdf #defense #shinjirokoizumi

Nuclear-armed North Korea fired off an unidentified ballistic missile on Friday, the Defense Ministry in Tokyo said, with the missile apparently landing outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/north-korea-missile-november-7/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkorea #southkorea #defense #defenseministry #missiles #nuclearweapons #sanaetakaichi

Google is planning to build a large artificial intelligence data center on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/07/tech/google-ai-data-center-australia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #defense #google #australia #datacenters

Control of the space domain will be crucial in any future conflict against a modern adversary, including in a potential war over Taiwan, the chief of Canada’s space division has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/06/world/canada-space-military/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #canada #space #defense #christopherhorner

South Korea's spy agency thinks there is a high possibility that North Korea and the United States will hold a summit, and has suggested that Pyongyang may pursue a meeting after March, a lawmaker has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/05/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-kim-trump-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #northkorea #us #kimjongun #donaldtrump #russiaukrainewar #russia #defense #submarines

The U.S. military is close to fielding two new weapons designed to jam Chinese and Russian intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellites. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/05/world/us-space-force-chinese-satellites/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #spaceforce #nasa #china #us #satellites #defense

U.S. President Donald Trump use of the U.S. military in other countries is testing his MAGA base. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/05/world/politics/trump-military-countries-maga/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #maga #us #donaldtrump #defense #nigeria #venezuela #ukraine #russia #panama #greenland #yemen

O mapeamento do complexo industrial-militar-tecnológico dos Estados Unidos organizado por Francesca Bria e José Bautista revela, de forma gráfica, as relações entre as empresas de tecnologia, seus controladores, os fundos de venture capital e o governo do presidente Donald #Trump a partir de compras públicas de serviços digitais. Somente um contrato com a Palantir Technologies, que unificou outros 75 acordos, totaliza US$ 10 bilhões.
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The prospect of a rejigged power balance across Central Asia promises to be the biggest geostrategic shift since the post-Mao Zedong rise of China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/04/japan/japan-like-the-us-needs-central-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #kazakhstan #kyrgyzstan #tajikistan #turkmenistan #uzbekistan #centralasia #mongolia #china #russia #defense #asianeconomy

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi has appeared to allay fears of a more hawkish approach to Beijing, but her open support for deepening ties with Taiwan is likely to further complicate the already strained relationship with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/japan/politics/takaichi-taiwan-china-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #china #chinajapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi #laichingte #xijinping

The nuclear weapons testing ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump will not involve nuclear explosions at this time, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/world/politics/us-nuclear-explosions-secretary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #defense #nuclearweapons #china #russia

The #US #military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the #Caribbean Sea, #Defense Sec #PeteHegseth announced.

#Hegseth in a social media posting said the vessel was operated by a US designated terrorist organization but did not name which group was targeted. He said 3 people were killed in the strike.

#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw #Congress #WarPowers #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #fascism
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/02/nx-s1-5594753/us-strike-caribbean-kills-3-drug-smugglers

The #US #military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the #Caribbean Sea, #Defense Sec #PeteHegseth announced.

#Hegseth in a social media posting said the vessel was operated by a US designated terrorist organization but did not name which group was targeted. He said 3 people were killed in the strike.

#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw #Congress #WarPowers #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #fascism
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/02/nx-s1-5594753/us-strike-caribbean-kills-3-drug-smugglers

Defense chief Shijiro Koizumi used a series of meetings during a regional summit to push for deepened cooperation with partners while expressing concern to his Chinese counterpart over military moves near Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/japan/politics/koizumi-defense-ministers-china-asean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #defense #defenseministry #china #chinajapanrelations #pla #eastchinasea #senkakus #budgets #sdf

Minoru Kihara, newly appointed as chief cabinet secretary under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government, has vowed to boldly revise the country's three key national security-related documents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/japan/japan-security-documents-revision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #minorukihara #sanaetakaichi #securitylaws #defense

The push reflects how #RFKJr has swiftly reordered the #CDC’s priorities, & underscores the #Trump admin’s antipathy towards the #RenewableEnergy source. Trump has ordered a broad govt review of offshore #WindFarms & enlisted agencies including #EPA & the depts of #Energy, #Defense & #Commerce to be part of a “inter-departmental coalition team,” RFKJr said in August.

#ConspiracyTheories #FossilFuels #BigOil #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

The push reflects how #RFKJr has swiftly reordered the #CDC’s priorities, & underscores the #Trump admin’s antipathy towards the #RenewableEnergy source. Trump has ordered a broad govt review of offshore #WindFarms & enlisted agencies including #EPA & the depts of #Energy, #Defense & #Commerce to be part of a “inter-departmental coalition team,” RFKJr said in August.

#ConspiracyTheories #FossilFuels #BigOil #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Mad with power

#Trump threatens #US #military action in #Nigeria over treatment of #Christians

Trump said on Saturday that he has asked the #Defense Dept to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government "continues to allow the killing of Christians."

#law #Constitution #InternationalLaw #WarPowers #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #Congress #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/trump-threatens-us-military-action-nigeria-over-treatment-christians-2025-11-01/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

Mad with power

#Trump threatens #US #military action in #Nigeria over treatment of #Christians

Trump said on Saturday that he has asked the #Defense Dept to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government "continues to allow the killing of Christians."

#law #Constitution #InternationalLaw #WarPowers #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #Congress #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/trump-threatens-us-military-action-nigeria-over-treatment-christians-2025-11-01/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement