The Japan Times<p>Prime Minister Shigeru Ishibsa said Tokyo and Manila are now "almost like allies." But Ishiba and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are aiming even higher, with the two launching talks on two new defense pacts. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/30/japan/politics/japan-philippines-leaders-defense-pacts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">30/japan/politics/japan-philippines-leaders-defense-pacts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippinesjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippinesjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ferdinandmarcosjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ferdinandmarcosjr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sdf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southchinasea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southchinasea</span></a></p>
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Nonilex<p>The transfer of the 60’ wide <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RooseveltReservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RooseveltReservation</span></a> land from the Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/the" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>the</span></a> Interior to the Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> [greatly] expanded the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a>’s authorities to patrol the land, allowing US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/troops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>troops</span></a> to temporarily detain migrants they encounter rather than simply calling <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> enforcement authorities.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LandGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandGrab</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryZone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryZone</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stratocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stratocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a>-related charge alleges that migrants “willfully violated the order issued on April 18, 2025, by the US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Army</span></a> Garrison <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FortHuachuca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortHuachuca</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> commander designating the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalDefenseArea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalDefenseArea</span></a>, also known as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RooseveltReservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RooseveltReservation</span></a>, as both a restricted area & a controlled area under Army Regulation 190-13,” which prohibits unauthorized entry.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LandGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandGrab</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryZone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryZone</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stratocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stratocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Both <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimes</span></a> are punishable by a year or less in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a>. But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> said in a visit to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>border</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> last week that migrants could face MORE prison time for illegal crossings. Standing…along the border Friday, he held up signs he said were being posted in English & Spanish warning migrants against entering the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryZone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryZone</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LandGrab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandGrab</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stratocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stratocracy</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>China's high-speed rail is 48,000 km long, versus 730 km in the U.S. To prevail in this rivalry of titans, America needs to fix its internal problems rather then shred its external alliances. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/28/world/maga-us-china-competition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/28/world/maga-us-china-competition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uschinarelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uschinarelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russiaukrainewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russiaukrainewar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globaleconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globaleconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2035361/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2035361/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Greece to ask EU for fiscal leeway on defence spending, minister says <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/d%C3%A9fense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>défense</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greece</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ελλάδα</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%B1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>νεα</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could push Asian nations closer to China and destabilize regional security, Japan’s ruling party policy chief has warned. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/29/japan/politics/japan-onodera-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">29/japan/politics/japan-onodera-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globaleconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globaleconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/itsunorionodera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>itsunorionodera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A second US official told CNN that the aircraft had sunk. An individual F/A-18 fighter jet costs more than $60 million, according to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Navy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Navy</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Navy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Navy</span></a> F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been “lost” at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement on Monday.</p><p>A US official said initial reports from the scene indicated that the Truman made a “hard turn” [seriously? an aircraft carrier?] to evade Houthi fire, which contributed to the fighter jet falling overboard.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/28/politics/us-navy-jet-overboard/index.html?cid=ios_app" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/04/28/politics/us</span><span class="invisible">-navy-jet-overboard/index.html?cid=ios_app</span></a></p>
Sreedev Krishnakumar<p>World military spending hit a record $2.7 trillion in 2024, up 9.4% — the sharpest rise since 1988. Spending rose across all regions for the 2nd year running. Where does India stand, and what does this arms race mean for the global economy? Today's Number Theory explores this in detail.</p><p>Read on HT app: <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/editors-pick/understanding-global-military-expenditure-number-theory-101745894911408.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hindustantimes.com/editors-pic</span><span class="invisible">k/understanding-global-military-expenditure-number-theory-101745894911408.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MilitarySpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitarySpending</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SIPRI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIPRI</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>(b) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secy of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a>, in coordination with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AttorneyGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AttorneyGeneral</span></a>, shall determine how <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> assets, training, non-lethal capabilities, & personnel can most effectively be utilized to prevent crime.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryDictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryDictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PostLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PostConstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostConstitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanAutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stratocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stratocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> directed Secy of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAG</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PamBondi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PamBondi</span></a> to determine how the US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> could be used for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/domestic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>domestic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> enforcement on Monday.</p><p><a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-orders-hegseth-and-bondi-and-to-determine-how-military-can-be-used-in-domestic-law-enforcement/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mediaite.com/politics/trump-or</span><span class="invisible">ders-hegseth-and-bondi-and-to-determine-how-military-can-be-used-in-domestic-law-enforcement/</span></a></p>
David August<p>So is the $60 million fighter plane hegseth’s DoD dropped into the sea gonna be recovered, or is it a really pricey manmade reef now? </p><p>Don’t we need to retrieve or destroy any classified material on it? I thought hegseth’s cell phone was the place we were planning to leak classified info. </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/aircraft-carrier-fighter-jet-truman-cfeaecc314bfcaf85ce5c30038306ac3#" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/aircraft-ca</span><span class="invisible">rrier-fighter-jet-truman-cfeaecc314bfcaf85ce5c30038306ac3#</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DoD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/defence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a></p>
PoetGreg<p>THE FIRST 100 DAYS! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa_tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa_tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iran</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reposteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reposteria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repostchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repostchallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/share" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>share</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MilitaryLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShareThisPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShareThisPost</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan has pledged deeper economic cooperation with Vietnam as both countries face unprecedented economic turmoil as a result of tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/28/economy/ishiba-vietnam-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/28/economy/ishiba-vietnam-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vietnam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vietnamjapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vietnamjapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/investments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phamminhchinh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phamminhchinh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Murphy questioned how the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Dept could conduct the flights without working in concert w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a>, which oversees <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> & Customs Enforcement & is tasked with overseeing detained migrants & executing their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportations</span></a>.</p><p>"What authority would DOD have to effectuate that deportation?" Murphy asked.</p><p>Guynn responded he could not immediately address that question, saying that "it's a new day, & there have been lots of changes."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlienEnemiesAct</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Judge Murphy in late March had issued a temporary restraining order [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TRO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TRO</span></a>], which he later extended into an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/injunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>injunction</span></a>, restricting the DHS's ability to rapidly deport migrants to countries other than their own without allowing them to first raise concerns about their safety or potential <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>torture</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> atty Jonathan Guynn argued the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin had not violated the judge's orders because DHS did not "direct" the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Dept to deport the 4 individuals.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>US District Judge Brian Murphy said at a hearing in Boston that the information was necessary to assess the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration's claims that flying 4 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuelans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuelans</span></a> held at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> naval base in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cuba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cuba</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> did not flout Murphy's order from March because the flight was conducted by the Department of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlienEnemiesAct</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>About time someone did this:</p><p>Judge questions US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Dept role in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuelans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuelans</span></a>' <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportations</span></a></p><p>A federal judge in Boston ordered the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin to turn over the names of any migrants flown recently from the US naval base in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GuantanamoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuantanamoBay</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> so he could determine whether they were deported in violation of a court order he issued.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlienEnemiesAct</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/judge-questions-us-defense-department-role-venezuelans-deportations-2025-04-28/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/judge-que</span><span class="invisible">stions-us-defense-department-role-venezuelans-deportations-2025-04-28/</span></a></p>
The Christian Science Monitor<p>Many U.S. military officials welcome the idea of strategic reforms. But they worry now about upheaval without strong civilian leadership. <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pentagon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2025/0426/pete-hegseth-signal-pentagon-leadership?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">csmonitor.com/USA/Military/202</span><span class="invisible">5/0426/pete-hegseth-signal-pentagon-leadership?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub </span></a></p><p>Posted into Now What? <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@csmonitor/now-what-nnlgc3bfz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>now-what-csmonitor</span></a></span></p>
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