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:redstar: SpartacusIlliteracy in the <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> is aiming for new global highs. Completely expected.

The Japan TimesJapan and China are set to hold their first economic dialogue in six years on Saturday, an event aimed at reducing tensions as the Asian giants face trade pressure from the United States. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/21/japan-china-economic-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/21/japan-china-economic-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chinajapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chinajapanrelations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#southkorea</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globaleconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#globaleconomy</a>

The Japan TimesThe Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s plan for any war that might break out with China, officials have said, giving him access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/musk-china-war-plan-briefing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/musk-china-war-plan-briefing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elonmusk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#defense</a>

The Japan TimesDonald Trump's idea of U.S. interests taking control of Ukraine's biggest nuclear power station has a catch: it would be years before there is even a hope of it making a return on investment. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/trump-ukraine-nuclear-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/trump-ukraine-nuclear-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nuclearenergy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russiaukrainewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#russiaukrainewar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a>

The Japan TimesThe Pentagon is reportedly considering halting a planned expansion of U.S. Forces Japan, a key element of Washington’s push to more aggressively counter Chinese military assertiveness. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/politics/pentagon-us-forces-japan-upgrade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/politics/pentagon-us-forces-japan-upgrade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usjapanrelations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usbases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usbases</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#defense</a>

The Japan TimesTesla recalled all the Cybertrucks it produced and sold in the first 15 months it’s been on the U.S. market over a safety issue it’s having trouble resolving. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/21/companies/tesla-cybertruck-recall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/21/companies/tesla-cybertruck-recall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#companies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tesla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a>

The Japan TimesTaiwanese state-owned energy giant CPC Corporation on Thursday signed a letter of intent to buy liquefied natural gas from the U.S. state of Alaska, government officials have said. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/asia-pacific/taiwan-alaska-lng/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/asia-pacific/taiwan-alaska-lng/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asiapacific</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taiwan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lng</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ustaiwanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ustaiwanrelations</a>

NonilexThe disclosure calls into question the credibility of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s basis for invoking a rarely used wartime <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlienEnemiesAct</a> of 1798, to transfer a group of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuelans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Venezuelans</a> to a high-security prison in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElSalvador</a> last weekend, with no <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DueProcess</a>.The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#intelligence</a> community assessment concluded that the gang, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrenDeAragua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrenDeAragua</a>, was not directed by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Venezuela</a>’s govt or committing crimes in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> on its orders….<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FactCheck</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpLies</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s assertion that a gang is committing crimes in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> at the direction of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Venezuela</a>’s govt was critical to his invocation of a wartime <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> last wk to summarily [w/o <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DueProcess</a>] deport people whom ofcls suspected of belonging to that group.But US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#intelligence</a> agencies circulated findings last month that stand starkly at odds w/Trump’s claims…. The doc, dated Feb 26, summarized the shared judgment of the nation’s spy agencies that the gang was not controlled by the Venezuelan govt.

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Intelligence</a> Assessment Said to Contradict <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuelan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Venezuelan</a> GangTo invoke wartime <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deportation</a> powers, Trump asserted that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Venezuela</a>’s government controls a gang. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> intelligence analysts think that is not true.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FactCheck</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpLies</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlienEnemiesAct</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/intelligence-trump-venezuelan-gang-alien-enemies.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=21DD7CD1-6F5B-45F9-BC48-4DAA303CD5DD" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/intelligence-trump-venezuelan-gang-alien-enemies.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=21DD7CD1-6F5B-45F9-BC48-4DAA303CD5DD</a>

The Japan TimesU.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States will sign a minerals and natural resources deal with Ukraine shortly and that his efforts to achieve a peace deal for the country were going "pretty well." <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/trump-ukraine-minerals-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/trump-ukraine-minerals-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russiaukrainewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#russiaukrainewar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a>

Ben Royce 🇺🇦"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Netherlands</a> launches fund to lure top <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scientists</a>, like those fleeing the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>" SmartA term the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> has lost familiarity with, and will lose a lot more of<a href="https://nltimes.nl/2025/03/20/netherlands-launches-fund-lure-top-scientists-like-fleeing-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nltimes.nl/2025/03/20/netherlands-launches-fund-lure-top-scientists-like-fleeing-us</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#europe</a>

Bytes EuropeBIG blow to US as NATO countries preparing to refuse to buy F-35 due to… <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/848303/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/848303/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/F35" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#F35</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/F35Buyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#F35Buyers</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/F35Cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#F35Cost</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/F35CostPerPlane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#F35CostPerPlane</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/F35News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#F35News</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/F35Operators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#F35Operators</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/F35OrdersByCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#F35OrdersByCountry</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NATO</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariff</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpTariffNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTariffNews</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpTariffWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTariffWar</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>

The Japan TimesU.S. President Donald Trump's fast-moving effort to rewire international trade has left central banks across the globe guessing what the fallout of stagflation in the U.S. might mean for them. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/21/economy/trump-trade-foreign-banks-uncertainty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/21/economy/trump-trade-foreign-banks-uncertainty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globaleconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#globaleconomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#banks</a>

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Kinda wish the UK's Travel Advisory on the US was a bit more than "if you break any laws, of which there are many, it's probably your own fault for not doing as you are told"Reminder Becky Burke (who is safely back in the UK now) was disappeared for the crime of "doing the dishes at a house she was staying at" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BeckyBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeckyBurke</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKPOL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKpolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Appeasement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Appeasement</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xenophobia</a>

The Japan TimesFrance has expressed concern after U.S. border agents read the contents of a visiting French space scientist's smartphone and deported him after accusing him of "hateful" messages against U.S. policy. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/us-deport-france-scientist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/us-deport-france-scientist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usfrancerelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usfrancerelations</a>

The Japan TimesTaliban authorities have freed George Glezmann, an American airline mechanic, after more than two years of detention, in a deal brokered by Qatar. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/us-citizen-released-afghanistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/us-citizen-released-afghanistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/afghanistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#afghanistan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/georgeglezmann" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#georgeglezmann</a>

YogthosA war over Taiwan could wreck US military, economy & global reputation writes Foreign Affairs.The benefits of preserving Taiwan's de facto self-rule do not justify the enormous human and economic costs of a Sino-American clash.The US should engage in a national dialogue about the true costs of a war with China and the importance of coexisting, rather than solely competing with it.<a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/taiwan/taiwan-fixation-kavanagh-wertheim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.foreignaffairs.com/taiwan/taiwan-fixation-kavanagh-wertheim</a><a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/TaiwanStrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TaiwanStrait</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geopolitics</a>

The Japan TimesThe fight over education policy escalates as Trump signs an order to downsize federal oversight and give states more control. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/trump-education-department/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/trump-education-department/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a>

The Japan TimesU.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order that taps the Cold War-era act as part of an effort to provide financing, loans and other investment support to domestically process a range of critical minerals. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/trump-minerals-emergency-powers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/trump-minerals-emergency-powers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rareearths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rareearths</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#metals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a>

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