#SilentSunday

#Washington #PNW #Nature #NatureLovers #Forest #Trees #Sunshine #Photo #January #Sunday

#SilentSunday

#Washington #PNW #Nature #NatureLovers #Forest #Trees #Sunshine #Photo #January #Sunday

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has called the U.S.-Japan alliance “unshakable” after talks with U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth, but declined to offer specifics about any discussions on China during their meeting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/politics/hegseth-koizumi-meeting-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #petehegseth #us #usjapanrelations #washington #china #defense #defenseministry

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven major industrial nations agreed at a meeting in Washington on Monday to take measures quickly to enhance supply chains for rare earth minerals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/13/economy/g7-rare-earth-supply-issue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #defense #rareearths #trade #g7 #scottbessent #washington

The confusion of a young wading bird’s first ice #ManitoPark #Spokane #Washington #January

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will visit the U.S. next week, with plans to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/politics/koizumi-hegseth-washington/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #petehegseth #us #usjapanrelations #washington #defense

The confusion of a young wading bird’s first ice #ManitoPark #Spokane #Washington #January

https://www.europesays.com/2677022/ Explainer | US interventions in Latin America: a history of coups and conflicts #AnastasioSomoza #Argentina #AugustoPinochet #Bolivia #Brazil #Chile #CIA #ColdWar #Conflicts #Cuba #DonaldTrump #FidelCastro #geopolitics #Guatemala #HugoChavez #JuanBosch #ManuelNoriega #Nicaragua #NicolásMaduro #OperationCondor #Panamá #Paraguay #RonaldReagan #SalvadorAllende #SantoDomingo #UnitedFruitCorporation #UnitedStates #uruguay #Venezuela #washington

https://www.europesays.com/2677022/ Explainer | US interventions in Latin America: a history of coups and conflicts #AnastasioSomoza #Argentina #AugustoPinochet #Bolivia #Brazil #Chile #CIA #ColdWar #Conflicts #Cuba #DonaldTrump #FidelCastro #geopolitics #Guatemala #HugoChavez #JuanBosch #ManuelNoriega #Nicaragua #NicolásMaduro #OperationCondor #Panamá #Paraguay #RonaldReagan #SalvadorAllende #SantoDomingo #UnitedFruitCorporation #UnitedStates #uruguay #Venezuela #washington

Donald Trump said he believed “people are very angry that pictures are being released” that connect them to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, days after the Justice Department disclosed a new share of the files. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/world/trump-terrible-epstein-files/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #donaldtrump #jeffreyepstein #washington

Communities across #Washington continue to cope with the effects of recent #flooding and severe storms, with additional hazardous weather expected this week. Families have been displaced, access to services disrupted, and recovery efforts continue in many parts of the state. The National Weather Service forecasts blizzard-like conditions for much of the state tonight, creating additional risks to health and safety and likely to cause power outages.

https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/severe-storms-and-cold-windy-weather-threaten-health-across-washington

Communities across #Washington continue to cope with the effects of recent #flooding and severe storms, with additional hazardous weather expected this week. Families have been displaced, access to services disrupted, and recovery efforts continue in many parts of the state. The National Weather Service forecasts blizzard-like conditions for much of the state tonight, creating additional risks to health and safety and likely to cause power outages.

https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/severe-storms-and-cold-windy-weather-threaten-health-across-washington

Donald Trump is facing a storm of condemnation after posting remarks suggesting Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered because of the celebrated filmmaker’s criticism of the U.S. president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/world/politics/trump-reiner-remarks-condemned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #washington #losangeles #republicans #robreiner

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is facing a deadline to release decades of government secrets on notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/world/crime-legal/us-epstein-files-release-deadline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #jeffreyepstein #washington #sexcrimes

Workday project at Washington University hits $266M

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/12/washington_university_workday_costs_revealed/

#HackerNews #Workday #Washington #University #$266M #project #costs #education #technology

For #MountainMonday: An early October sunset in Washington State's North Cascades Range featuring Mount Shuksan. Photographed from Huntoon Point on Kulshan Ridge in the Mount Baker Wilderness. Mount Shuksan itself lies in North Cascades National Park.

#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #LPW #Mountains #Washington #Photo #Photography

For #MountainMonday: An early October sunset in Washington State's North Cascades Range featuring Mount Shuksan. Photographed from Huntoon Point on Kulshan Ridge in the Mount Baker Wilderness. Mount Shuksan itself lies in North Cascades National Park.

#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #LPW #Mountains #Washington #Photo #Photography

A pair of national guardsmen who were shot just blocks from the White House are in critical condition, while a lone gunman has been taken into custody, officials said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/world/crime-legal/us-national-guardsmen-dc-shooting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #washington #massshootings #us