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🇺🇸 to 🇯🇵: “Who knows surprise better than Japan.” 😳🤦🏻‍♀️

Roosevelt described the surprise attack on Pearl as a "day of infamy" as the US and Japan were in negotiations So what can we say about the US and Israeli attack on Iran and the assassinations of Iranian leadership?

@onehandpolitics Serves her right. Couldn’t answer a simple question why she didn’t condemn unchecked aggression from the US.

Takaichi came to offer loyalty. Trump answered with Pearl Harbor. That tells you everything about the so-called alliance. Japan can flatter Washington, echo its wars, and condemn its enemies, but the moment America wants to reassert hierarchy, Japan is no longer an ally. It is a defeated nation being reminded of its place. The most tragic thing about a vassal is not being used. It is offering loyalty and still being treated like historical property.

@onehandpolitics Americans?!

This country isn’t real man 😭

Wake up Japan! Let's all work together for a peaceful and prosperous region and world

You just can’t make up how incompetent and ridiculous the circus in the White House has become. Trump is isolated on the world stage, with only Israel supporting his idiotic war in Iran. Meanwhile the Middle East has been destroyed, destabilized for many years to come and the US desperately looking for an off ramp. What an absolute clown show

@CepheusTalks @D162Michele Stupid Taiwanese separatists - most true and accurate description The mainland doesn't have to invade. Proper and rational people in Taiwan will do the necessary

@D162Michele China won't invade, not unless the US paid separatists in Taiwan declares independence or something equally stupid

The US being wrong about China AGAIN. Have they ever been right about China?

@jtamuw @RedEris_ @D162Michele So in other words, Epstein was trying to access (rip off) Chinese capital and academia (steal IP) But he didn't succeed 😁

Google AI: Recent releases of documents from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation have revealed various connections between the late convicted sex offender and individuals or entities connected to China, primarily focused on business, academic, and financial networking rather than direct involvement in his criminal activities. These connections, often facilitated by intermediaries, highlighted efforts to access Chinese capital or academic circles....

USS Gerald R. Ford heading back to Crete after a fire reportedly wrecked part of the ship… 600+ sailors left without beds. Now they’re checking if it was set on purpose to dodge the extended deployment. Crew already got caught earlier clogging toilets for the same reason. Ship’s been out since June 2025… pushing record deployment time. Navy hasn’t confirmed anything yet.

@Xd6861848095821 @BeijingDai Nah, that crown has been taken by the US

@BeijingDai This will ultimately impact China in the long run because all it is doing is making countries realize China cannot be trusted with manufacturing anything other than refrigerator magnets.

Due to Chinese sanctions, Japan is now facing a severe shortage of dental anesthetics. If this situation continues, the world may well come to admire the courage of Japanese dental patients.

@RichardAlured @GoldenRainbow69 @ChairmanRabbit Trump was elected twice. So while it may not be what all Americans think it reflects the wishes of the US body politic

@GoldenRainbow69 @ChairmanRabbit If you go to MAGA rally and report ‘this is how Americans think!’ is that really accurate reporting?

Allow me to share the perspective of average educated Chinese people toward Japan: 1. Japan is a society that "worships strength." 2. Japan is a highly hierarchical society with strong feudal characteristics, interpreting the world through the framework of rank and status. 3. Power, often military power, serves as the foundation for establishing hierarchical order in human societies. 4. Historically, Japan viewed China as the highest-ranking civilization. As part of the Sinosphere, Japan existed as a tributary or quasi-tributary state of China. 5. When Japan witnessed the decline of the Chinese Empire (the Qing Dynasty), it decisively turned to the West. This shift marked the Meiji Restoration and the policy of "Datsu-A Ron" (Leaving Asia, Joining Europe), adopting Western institutions and distancing itself from Chinese civilizational influence. 6. Japan further solidified its perceived position in the global civilizational hierarchy through victories in the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. 7. Emulating European colonialism, Japan began viewing the invasion and colonising of other nations as a legitimate means to elevate its status—a reflection of the pre-20th century world order. 8. In the 1930s, Japan launched a war of aggression against China, aiming to colonize it, utilize its resources for growth, dominate Asia (through the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere"), and challenge the West. 9. Believing its comprehensive strength had matured, Japan eventually initiated war against the United States and Western powers, with the attack on Pearl Harbor representing the peak of this ambition. 10. Japan was ultimately defeated not by America's formidable fleet and marines alone, but by two atomic bombs, despite its industrial inferiority to the U.S. 11. Following the atomic bombings, Japan surrendered. At that moment, it re-established its understanding of the global hierarchy: the United States, capable of deploying such devastating weapons, was the undisputed master. Japan would henceforth submit completely to the U.S., emulating—however superficially—its institutions, social structures, popular culture, values, and all facets of American life. This was not an abandonment of Japanese culture and tradition, but an effort to remake itself in America's image. Post-war Japan became, in essence, a "neutered dog." 12. Thus, a peculiar dynamic emerged. While other nations may view the U.S. as a hegemon or ally while retaining the right to criticize, Japan regards America as a suzerain and an object of worship, refraining from any criticism. Psychologically, this relationship is inherently unequal because Japan, as a hierarchical and strength-worshipping society, believes it must remain subordinate to the nation that defeated it in war. 13. This also explains why Japan appears to live in a world that is decades old. It clings to a unipolar worldview where America remains the undisputed leader—much like a low-ranking yakuza member maintaining loyalty to a fading gang boss. 14. What unsettles Japan most is the rise of China. Japan struggles to confront the very power and cultural suzerain it abandoned over a century ago. Only a struggle that reshapes this order can change that. 15. Either Japan must be defeated by China, or the U.S. must be defeated by China, or a new power relationship is established (hence not technically a "defeat"). This contest could take military, technological, economic, or cultural forms. 16. But Japan inevitably requires such a reconfiguration to rebuild its understanding of the world order, for this is how it comprehends the world. 17. For now, at least, Japan has only one object of worship: the United States. This is the reason behind the obsequious demeanor of politicians like Sanae Takaichi toward figures like Donald Trump

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 BREAKING: Trump has decided to 'go to the end' in his war on Iran 'until the regime falls' He no longer listens to the advice of his advisors and difficult days are coming for the world - HAARETZ

No matter what Trump does next, the Middle East will never look the same - Gulf countries are pissed - Iran is more hardline - Russia & China are salivating And if the regime survives, Trump loses any chance to control the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. will come out much weaker, and China much stronger Trump should have never started this war, but at this stage may have no option but to finish the job.

Canberra and Manila are always free to ask Trump for fuel handouts. After all, they spend half their time benefiting from China’s industrial capacity, and the other half performing anti-China loyalty theatre for Washington. Being an empire’s lackey feels safe until the day political obedience is expected to replace real supply chains. Turns out slogans don’t power transport systems. Fuel does.

🚨🇮🇱An Israeli settler trembles as she talks about her fear of Iranian missiles and fleeing to shelters, saying: “There are people suffering from PTSD in this country, and sometimes they can’t get out of it because they freeze in place, and I haven’t been able to overcome it myself.”