U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's contradictory statements highlight the chameleon-like nature of U.S. defense policy under Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/03/world/the-real-pete-hegseth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #petehegseth #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #nato #defense #europe #indopacific #southkorea #philippine
Cuts to Medicaid funding will send ‘tidal wave’ through Oklahoma's health care system • Oklahoma Voice
https://oklahomavoice.com/2025/04/02/cuts-to-medicaid-funding-will-send-tidal-wave-through-oklahomas-health-care-system/
President Prabowo is reasserting military influence in politics, pushing fiscal policies that challenge long-standing restraints in moves that are causing economic instability and political unease. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/01/world/prabowo-remaking-indonesia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #prabowosubianto #indonesia #indonesianeconomy #jokowidodo
Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction and election ban intensify France’s political divide, challenge French President Emmanuel Macron’s government and set the stage for a far-right succession battle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/02/world/le-pens-maga-style-martyrdom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #marinelepen #france #europeanunion #graft
The viral trend of AI-generated Ghibli-style images reflects both a longing for comfort in uncertain times and the ongoing debate over AI’s impact on art. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/02/japan/bbg-reidy-everything-was-ghibli/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ghibli #chatgpt #ai #artificialintelligence #art #anime #manga
DOGE, the U.S. government reform project, reflects America's brash, fast-paced approach to change in contrast to Japan's slower, more deliberate cultural norms that prioritize consensus and careful decision-making. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/02/japan/the-doge-solution-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #doge #elonmusk #donaldtrump
SBS50: Biggest Stories
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/sbs50-biggest-stories/
https://www.alojapan.com/1234701/lessons-from-japans-approach-to-adopt-and-advance-the-sdgs/ Lessons from Japan’s approach to adopt and advance the SDGs #article #Asia&ThePacific #CenterForSustainableDevelopment #commentary #Education #FutureDevelopment #GlobalEconomy&Development #GlobalEconomyAndDevelopment #GlobalEducation #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news #SustainableDevelopmentGoals As countries navigate the complex landscape of sustainable development, Japan’s recent experience offers insights into how public awarenes…
Acting individually, Asian countries have limited leverage in the inevitable economic and diplomatic disputes with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/01/world/asia-must-unite-to-survive-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #us #usasiarelations #asean
Less than 100 days into a second Trump administration, commentators are already discussing the coming end of American exceptionalism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/01/world/how-american-exceptionalism-ends/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #us #usdollar #useconomy #globaleconomy #trade
Myanmar’s junta can repeat the mistakes of 17 years ago by blocking aid after Cyclone Nargis left 140,000 dead or allow urgent assistance to flow freely. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/01/world/myanmar-quake-force-juntas-hand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #myanmar #earthquakes #disasters #junta
Not On Your Rider
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/not-on-your-rider/
COMMENTARY: Week one goes to the Carney Liberals. But it isn’t over ’til it’s over
This election was supposed to be about change but it’s turning into a referendum on leadership, Donald Trump, tariffs, and most urgently — affordability.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11106830/federal-election-week-one-carney-liberals-but-it-isnt-over/
Yeah Nah Pasaran!
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/yeah-nah-pasaran/
#GreatAusPods #AusPods #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Podcasters #Australia #News #CurrentAffairs #Commentary #Politics
While AI advisers could improve decision-making by providing useful information, autonomous AI "agents" may erode human agency and exacerbate inequality, potentially leading to more conflict and job displacement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/31/world/two-models-for-agentic-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #artificialintelligence #ai #chatgpt #largelanguagemodels #tech
Today, anxieties about inflation, debt and the dollar’s stability — combined with high gold prices — fuel renewed skepticism, making a Fort Knox audit a possibility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/31/world/americas-gold-bar-conspiracy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #fortknox #gold #donaldtrump #elonmusk #us #useconomy #usdollar
The country’s artists and poets have helped their compatriots dream of bravery and justice. But they have also reflected on losing the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/31/world/victory-and-defeat-in-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #victoriaamelina #defense
Midterm elections could mean a changing of the guard in Texas politics, sort of https://www.byteseu.com/880579/ #ColinAllred #Commentary #DonaldTrump #GregAbbott #JohnCornyn #KenPaxton #Politics #TexasLegislature #TexasPolitics #U.s.Senate
Does NATO still matter? https://www.byteseu.com/879932/ #Commentary #Europe #NATO
