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Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 2h

First look at the Hwasong-20: North Korea's massive new solid-fuel ICBM.

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Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 4h

some real heros in this article

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 6h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 15h

Yo, I look and act like this 24/7, bro.

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 2d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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日経電子版 @nikkei.com · 17h

石破茂首相の「戦後80年所感」全文（無料記事）
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...

石破茂首相の「戦後80年所感」全文 - 日本経済新聞

石破茂首相の戦後80年所感全文は次の通り。戦後80年に寄せて（はじめに）先の大戦の終結から、80年がたちました。この80年間、わが国は一貫して、平和国家として歩み、世界の平和と繁栄に力を尽くしてまいりました。今日のわが国の平和と繁栄は、戦没者をはじめとする皆さまの尊い命と苦難の歴史の上に築かれたものです。私は、3月の硫黄島訪問、4月のフィリピン・カリラヤの比島戦没者の碑訪問、6月の沖縄

www.nikkei.com

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 18h

どこ行く？

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Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social · 18h

Get ready for the multipolar era of Japanese politics...lots of parties, none with much of an identifiable advantage over the other, few critical constituencies to leverage, little public sympathy for anyone

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 19h

Oof

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 19h

The Liz Truss comparisons are already emerging I see.

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 19h

Yeah, was she just trying to show that she’s not entirely kissing Aso’s ring, and thought she could get away with the pick? Horrible misreading of situation, and she is going to get eaten alive for this.

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 19h

Really makes you wonder why they gave Hagiuda a (marginal) leadership post. Seems all of this could have been avoided — at least on surface — if they had done that. Big strategic mistake.

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 19h

Hope you get well soon! Glad to hear docs are optimistic! You got this!

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 19h

BREAKING: Komeito said Friday it plans to leave the ruling camp, parting ways with the LDP and new President Sanae Takaichi after the LDP failed to accept the party’s proposal on political donations.

Komeito announces split with LDP, clouding Takaichi's bid for PM

Komeito’s decision to end the 26-year partnership with the LDP means the ruling party will need to court opposition parties to vote Takaichi in as prime minister.

ebx.sh

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 19h

Wouldn’t that accelerate the deterioration of the LDP? I could see certain forces being interested in that, though it wouldn’t be guaranteed by any stretch of the imagination

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 19h

In non-連立離脱 news, we be chilling.

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 19h

Komeito announces split with LDP, clouding Takaichi\'s bid for PM www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...

Komeito announces split with LDP, clouding Takaichi's bid for PM

Komeito’s decision to end the 26-year partnership with the LDP means the ruling party will need to court opposition parties to vote Takaichi in as prime minister.

www.japantimes.co.jp

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Nekrởtzar @nekrotzar.bsky.social · 22h

ICE wasn’t prepared to face amphibious units.

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 20h

Some WSJ editorial writer who has no fucking clue

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 21h

Indeed

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 22h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · 1d

If you missed it yesterday, here’s the link to my discussion with @victordcha.bsky.social and @tobiasharris.bsky.social on the implications of Takaichi’s LDP leadership victory for Japan, East Asia and the US, on @csis.org’s Impossible State. Really enjoyed our chat.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0BV...

What to Expect? New Leadership in Japan | The Impossible State

YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies

www.youtube.com

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 1d

For real

Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 1d

FACTS

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Jesse Johnson @jljzen.bsky.social · 1d

This is pretty good

Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 2d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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