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

Lise And Sarah

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SBS50: Biggest Stories

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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

https://www.europesays.com/1960506/ The latest White House-press corps kerfuffle is over who sits where — and a whole lot more #commentary #PresidentDonaldTrump #PressFreedom #ThePoynterReport #TheWhiteHouse #TrumpAdministration #WHCA #WhiteHouseCorrespondents'Association

Not On Your Rider

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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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Yeah Nah Pasaran!

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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

https://www.europesays.com/1957328/ Does NATO still matter? #commentary #europe

Does NATO still matter? https://www.byteseu.com/879932/ #Commentary #Europe #NATO