Mike Johnson strips military IVF coverage from defense bill – report https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/military-ivf-coverage-defense-bill-mike-johnson #Trumpadministration #Fertilityproblems #MikeJohnson #USmilitary #USCongress #USpolitics #Health #USnews #IVF

Mike Johnson strips military IVF coverage from defense bill – report https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/military-ivf-coverage-defense-bill-mike-johnson #Trumpadministration #Fertilityproblems #MikeJohnson #USmilitary #USCongress #USpolitics #Health #USnews #IVF

Hegseth praised the policy of sinking boats and killing alleged drug-runners whom the Trump administration considers enemy combatants and not criminals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/07/world/hegseth-defends-caribbean-strike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #usmilitary #petehegseth #defense #latinamerica

The U.S. wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials said, a deadline that struck some as unrealistic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/07/world/politics/us-2027-deadline-europe-nato/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #europe #nato #donaldtrump #usmilitary #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar

The Pentagon has endorsed the tripartite AUKUS security pact with the United Kingdom and Australia, which would involve Canberra's acquisition of at least three Virginia-class nuclear submarines within 15 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/asia-pacific/politics/us-pentagon-aukus-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #aukus #us #usmilitary #defense #uk #australia

They lost the war - but made billions. This doc uncovers how U.S. defense contractors turned global conflict, from #Afghanistan to #Gaza, into a profit machine.

Investigative journalist Abby Martin helps break down this story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDB3L23UMCQ

#WarProfiteers #USMilitary #DefenseContractors
#imperialism #warmongers #industrialmilitarycomplex #capitalism #USA

The U.S. military conducted a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it believed to be ferrying drugs, killing survivors of an initial missile attack, U.S. media reported Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/world/us-killed-survivors-drug-boat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #usmilitary #defense #latinamerica #petehegseth #drugs

U.S. President Donald Trump has said the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety," stirring anxiety and confusion in Caracas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/world/politics/trump-venezuela-airspace-closed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #us #donaldtrump #nicolasmaduro #drugs #latinamerica #usmilitary

The U.S. military conducted a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it believed to be ferrying drugs, killing survivors of an initial missile attack, U.S. media reported Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/world/us-killed-survivors-drug-boat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #usmilitary #defense #latinamerica #petehegseth #drugs

U.S. President Donald Trump is moving to clamp down on legal immigration after an Afghan immigrant was accused of ambushing National Guard members, a crackdown that could face tough challenges from courts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/world/politics/trump-immigration-national-guard-shooting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #usmilitary #immigration #afghanistan

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro last week and discussed a possible meeting between them in the United States, The New York Times reported Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/world/politics/trump-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-call/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #us #donaldtrump #nicolasmaduro #latinamerica #drugs #usmilitary

From battlefields in Afghanistan to a home in the Pacific Northwest, Rahmanullah Lakanwal had followed a promising path before U.S. authorities say he shot two national guard soldiers near the White House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/world/afghan-national-guard-suspect/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #usmilitary #us #terrorism #massshootings

The FBI searched multiple properties in Washington state and San Diego in what officials said was a terrorism probe into an Afghan national suspected of shooting two national guard members still in critical condition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/world/fbi-raid-guard-suspect/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #immigration #massshootings #usmilitary

The U.S. Navy is cutting back its orders for a new class of guided-missile frigate that’s been beset by delays, shifting away from a vessel that President Donald Trump once touted as "the most beautiful.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/world/us-constellation-frigate-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #usmilitary #donaldtrump #budgets

Japan’s defense minister, visiting a military base close to Taiwan, said plans to deploy missiles to the post were on track as tensions smolder between Tokyo and Beijing over the East Asian island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/23/japan/japan-deploying-missiles-to-island-near-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yonaguni #ishigaki #miyako #okinawa #taiwan #china #usmilitary #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #sdf

U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense initiative is facing significant delays, hampered by the government shutdown and lack of a clear plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/23/world/delays-setbacks-golden-dome-shield/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #missiles #us #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense

The escalation between the U.S. and Venezuela has troubled European powers who maintain territories in the Caribbean, observers say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/23/world/politics/us-venezuela-europe-intelligence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #espionage #us #donaldtrump #venezuela #usmilitary #eu #europe #france #uk #netherlands

The U.S. is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, as the Trump administration escalates pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/23/world/politics/us-new-phase-venezuela-operations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #nicolasmaduro #us #usmilitary #donaldtrump

The top U.S. military commander in South Korea is urging a rethink of how the Asian country’s strategic position is viewed, arguing that a shift in perspective reveals the crucial role it could play in a regional crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-alliance-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #us #usmilitary #northkorea #china

The United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/world/pentagon-drug-boat-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #usmilitary #latinamerica #venezuela #drugs