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Posted in: Trump makes first big foray into Ukraine diplomacy, speaking to Putin, Zelenskyy See in context

It's great that Trump is aiming to achieve "peace for our time." It feels a little familiar, like some guy said something similar while standing outside 10 Downing Street one evening in the 1930s. Don't make a fuss over the borders already!

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Posted in: Fukuoka Stock Exchange exec arrested for taking upskirt photos See in context

Their feet? I'll bet he couldn't describe their shoes if he had to - because he never even noticed them...

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Posted in: AP reporter denied access to White House over 'Gulf of Mexico' naming issue See in context

Hispanics will continue to call it the Gulf of Mexico.

White dudes who aren't Trump's drones will do the same. Freedom of speech.

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Posted in: AP reporter denied access to White House over 'Gulf of Mexico' naming issue See in context

Trump's goal is to make people and institutions surrender their integrity. If they've done that, he owns their souls. If they haven't - like AP - he retaliates. MAGA rule number one: surrender your integrity by bending to His will.

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Posted in: AP reporter denied access to White House over 'Gulf of Mexico' naming issue See in context

Typical Trump: Re-shape reality - "No, I won that election! It was stolen! The economy was great in my first term - ignore the data!" - and if anyone demonstrates independent thought, silence them!

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Posted in: Trump pushes for plastic straws as he declares paper ones 'don’t work' See in context

I once volunteered to clean the banks of the Arakawa river, and plastic straws were right up there with PET bottles at the top of the trash heap. If you don't like paper straws just drink without a straw like an adult.

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Posted in: Trump says he is serious about Canada becoming 51st state See in context

Hey, only Trump can create the Riviera of the Arctic. It's going to be yuge!

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Posted in: Trump unleashes a supercharged MAGA agenda and Republicans come aboard See in context

I would hope they read different "press" news and not just CIA financed western legacy news, that so many here seem to take their information from.

I think they have to read everything. The point is, so-called western legacy news is also useful. Very different from TV (on both sides) that aims to lure viewers with emotional responses. The FT might not always be right, but you can bet it aims to be accurate, because credibility is critical. Same with the other print media. There's a ton of news that has zero interest in driving political affiliation. When will the BOJ next hike interest rates matters to governments because it affects mkts and economies, so they need to read news.

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Posted in: Trump unleashes a supercharged MAGA agenda and Republicans come aboard See in context

The media thing is a red herring. Governments all around the world rely on factual news sources -- not TV -- to know what's going on politically and economically and socially. What do you thing the spooks in embassies are doing? They start by reading every day, compiling briefs based on the press.

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Posted in: Trump administration to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globally, sources say See in context

The assessment of a former head of USAid, Samantha Power: (yes, not a neutral view, but worth listening to nonetheless)

We are witnessing one of the worst and most costly foreign policy blunders in U.S. history. Less than three weeks into Donald Trump’s second term, he, Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have halted the U.S. Agency for International Development’s aid programs around the world. In so doing, they have imperiled millions of lives, thousands of American jobs and billions of dollars of investment in American small businesses and farms while severely undermining our national security and global influence — all while authoritarians and extremists celebrate their luck.

I am shocked by the gleeful assault perpetrated by our own government against U.S.A.I.D.’s programs and the public servants who work on them. But after running the agency for four years, I am not surprised that the attacks are being cheered by Moscow and Beijing. They understand what those seeking to dismantle the agency are desperate to hide from the American people: U.S.A.I.D. has become America’s superpower in a world defined by threats that cross borders and amid growing strategic competition.

The assistance provided by U.S.A.I.D. comes in many forms, and with a budget of less than 1 percent of the U.S. government’s overall annual spending, it, alone, is no panacea for the world’s major challenges. Like all government agencies, it could be more efficient, and making it so was an effort I spearheaded during my tenure. Yet for much of the world population, the investments and work of U.S.A.I.D. make up the primary (and often only) contact with the United States.

Some investments save lives almost immediately — like the medicines dispensed to 500,000 children with H.I.V., or the nutrient-rich food manufactured in states like Rhode Island and Georgia that pulls starving children from the brink of death. Out of the $38 billion that U.S.A.I.D. spent in fiscal year 2023, nearly $20 billion was for health programs (such as those that combat malaria, tuberculosis, H.I.V./AIDS and infectious disease outbreaks) and humanitarian assistance to respond to emergencies and help stabilize war-torn regions. Other U.S.A.I.D. investments are less visible but pay dividends in the longer term, such as giving girls a chance to get an education and enter the work force, or growing local economies.

The whole world is connected - health, economics, security, climate - the US should be part of the world.

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Posted in: Trump and Musk's dismantling of government is shaking foundations of US democracy See in context

I am curious if some of our Trump haters can explain how spendig 50 mio USD for condoms for Hamas

Widely debunked. Just more nonsense from the cult.

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Posted in: Japan’s unique tradition of bottle keep, where your drink literally has your name on it See in context

Its a steep descent from your own bottle of single malt in a moody unwind-after-work bar to some cheap shochu in a chain Chinese family restaurant which uses or soon likely to use a robot to serve you what will mostly be frozen food.

Hahah - spot on! (...Sadly sometimes you just have to let yourself slide. Maybe not THAT far, but still...)

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Posted in: Baseball star Ohtani’s ex-interpreter sentenced to nearly 5 years in sports betting case See in context

This guys just keeps getting uglier and uglier.

Maybe that's part of his strategy to ensure he doesn't draw too much romantic interest when he takes up residence in his new digs?

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Posted in: Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' and urges 'bring God back' See in context

21% of americans are illiterate. 51% of american adults have the literacy rate of 5th grade, or less. 21% of those are 4th grade or less.

if you can’t read, or comprehend what you read, you’re fodder for demagogues.

As a proud American, I concur. The nation has never been dumber.

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Posted in: Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' and urges 'bring God back' See in context

Typical Trump - creating a bogeyman to keep his cult cowering. If it's not the scary immigrants, it's the hordes of Christian-haters who are ... doing what? Throwing bombs at churches? ...Or it's the woke crowd that makes you feel bad for being a racist.

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Posted in: The heist of 100,000 eggs in Pennsylvania becomes a whodunit that police have yet to crack See in context

Waffle House just announced a 50-cent per egg surcharge due to the shortage. Another eggsample of accelerating inflation in 2025.

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Posted in: Tourist arrested in Japan for striking convenience store clerk over 3-yen bag altercation See in context

I'm always amazed to see stories like this - such drama at 1:40am in the cold of Sapporo... A fresh reminder that I'm as domesticated as a lap dog on the rug by the fireplace (from 9pm on).

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Posted in: 'Riviera of the Middle East' — Trump says he wants U.S. to take charge of Gaza Strip and redevelop it See in context

I respectfully submit that you erred in assuming he "couldn't get worse".

It hurts because it's true.

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Posted in: 'Riviera of the Middle East' — Trump says he wants U.S. to take charge of Gaza Strip and redevelop it See in context

He's a global laughing stock for blurting out such stupid, simple ideas.

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Posted in: Japan's posh pet market grows as owners pamper their 'family members' See in context

Nothing more sad than seeing you couples walk around with a..... frigging toy poodle in stroller, rather than a human baby.

Some couples may have previously raised kids who have moved on, creating a void. Other couples might not be able to have kids in the first place. Dogs bring joy, so nothing sad about that.

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Posted in: About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, AP-NORC poll finds See in context

Drugs carry risks. If you're desperate I guess it seems to be worth it, but would be so much better to attempt a natural approach that avoids potential side effects.

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Posted in: Why Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis See in context

Deadline for China deal passes, so those new tariffs take effect. And China immediately retaliates. Tit for tat.

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Posted in: Rats! More rodents infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies See in context

Rats get a bad rap. Domesticated ones - so-called fancy rats - make tremendous pets. Wild ones can do damage but also clean up after humans.

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Posted in: Elon Musk now has an office on the grounds of the White House. What do you think is his political game plan? See in context

His sociopathic predatory drives have been amplified by his addiction to ket. Not saying there's anything wrong with that, but ...

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Posted in: Ex-lawmaker gets suspended sentence for raping junior high school girl See in context

There should be a groundswell of protest from local citizens, but I suspect that won't happen.

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Posted in: How China allegedly contributes to the deadly fentanyl crisis See in context

so who is in support of Trump’s plan to execute drug dealers (not pardon them like Joe did)?

You mean like Ross Ulbricht? Oh wait, Trump pardoned him....

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Posted in: Kansas City Chiefs have become the NFL juggernaut fans love to hate See in context

I see, history must've got that one completely wrong....

The decision in 1972 to replace an (obviously ridiculous) logo with something better wasn't wokeness. The team's owners, rich Bible-thumping Texans, almost certainly are fully aligned with the kicker Harrison Butker. You have to be joking. Swift is no more important than Jack Nicholson at a Lakers game.

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Posted in: Japanese police arrest Canadian over smuggling of stimulants hidden in machinery See in context

320 kilograms?! Lock them all up for decades!

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Posted in: Kansas City Chiefs have become the NFL juggernaut fans love to hate See in context

Why'd they change their logo though? The Chiefs are so woke at this point, they may as well change it again to a Swiftie holding a playbook.

They didn't change their logo.

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Posted in: Kansas City Chiefs have become the NFL juggernaut fans love to hate See in context

Enough with the small minded hate - Go Chiefs!

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