The U.S. currency’s uncharacteristic behavior is another reason for Fed Chair Powell to ignore President Donald Trump and stay cautious on rate cuts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/27/world/fed-should-tread-carefully-with-strange-dollar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #usdollar #inflation #tariffs #moneysupply #donaldtrump #useconomy

The One Thing ‘Superman’ and ‘Fantastic Four’ Can Agree on? Origin Stories Are Over
#IndieWire #Commentary #Features #Film #Superman #TheFantasticFourFirstSteps

https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/origin-stories-superman-fantastic-four-first-steps-2025-1235140193/

GOP lawmakers will pay dearly — in lives and votes — for not reining in a peddler of junk science and anti-vax conspiracies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/world/rfk-jr-making-america-sick-again/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #robertfkennedyjr #health #medicine #republicans #vaccinations #measles #donaldtrump

Japan’s ruling coalition is weakening as rising populist parties like Sanseito gain support, raising concerns that Japan could shift toward unstable multiparty coalition politics similar to Israel’s fragmented Knesset. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/japan/japans-legislature-unstable-like-israels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanseito #komeito #ldp #shigeruishiba #israel #knesset

The LDP’s historic Upper House defeat leaves the party fragmented and searching for a capable leader who can reunite conservatives, modernize its appeal, deliver real policies and rebuild its internal power structure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/japan/who-will-save-the-liberal-democratic-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #dpp #2025upperhouseelection #sanseito #ishinnokai #cdp

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s last-minute trade deal with the U.S. may calm tariff fears but has cost him politically, leaving Japan’s ruling party divided and his leadership on the brink. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/24/japan/ishiba-bends-the-knee-to-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #ldp #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa #usjapanrelations #trade

Trump’s trade deal opening Japan to U.S. auto exports sounds big but means little in practice because American carmakers don’t make what Japanese consumers want. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/24/japan/japan-trade-deal-us-automakers-relief/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Japan and South Korea betray key allies, hurt the U.S. economy and weaken America’s strategic position in the Indo-Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/23/japan/trumps-tariffs-us-security-credibility/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #tariffs #usjapanrelations #southkoreausrelations #china #trade

Inner Voices With The Australian String Quartet

Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/inner-voices-with-the-australian-string-quartet/

The purveyor-in-chief of conspiracy theories is being steamrolled by one he encouraged and is unable to spin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/22/world/trump-cant-hide-epstein-story/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #maga #jeffreyepstein #donaldtrump #hillaryclinton #pambondi #kashpatel

London’s worsening disorder — from soaring petty crime to reckless delivery riders and rising drug use — reflects a decades-old pattern of authorities and citizens normalizing lawlessness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/23/londons-deviant-behavior-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #london #crime #police #drugs #sadiqkhan