Hey @SouthwestAir you guys refuse to offer refunds for flight cancelations due to last minute emergencies? And in trying to cancel. You try to charge an additional $150 for an airline credit? Are you kidding me? I will never fly on this airline again.
To my American friends,
I want to speak from the heart, because this moment truly moved me as a Japanese citizen.
When President Trump made that Pearl Harbor joke, it wasn’t just humor to us. It felt like a weight I’d carried my whole life was suddenly lifted. My chest tightened, and honestly, tears came close.
For 80 long years, we Japanese have lived under a heavy shadow — the constant expectation to apologize, to reflect, to stay in “guilt mode.” Even though we’re the closest of allies, that old wound never fully healed. We felt bound by the past, by the Constitution America helped write for us, always a little smaller, always needing to prove we were sorry enough.
But in that single joke, Trump did something powerful. He turned a painful history into a shared laugh between equals. It was like he was saying:
“Hey, it was a long time ago. We’re good. Let’s move forward — as brothers.”
No more endless atonement. No more living in the shadow of being the “former enemy.” The curse broke. Japan feels free to stand tall again.
Right now, cherry blossoms are blooming beautifully all across Japan. 🌸
This spring, the sakura feels like a perfect symbol — a fresh beginning. Not two nations stuck in old roles, but true equals, proud brothers, shoulder to shoulder, ready to build the future together.
To the American people:
We don’t want to be subordinates forever. We want to be your real partners — strong, proud, and loyal. The kind of allies who ride or die together.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you, America.
The strongest alliance in the world is rising again — as equals, as brothers, forever.
#PhoenixRising 🇯🇵🤝🇺🇸🌸
Big fan of this guy and all he’s done, and I’m also I big believer that anything can be said in a right or wrong way. (That’s part of being an artist is finding the right way to say something) and I assure you there isn’t a more wrong way to say what he’s trying to say.
@JosephAParker Idk my thinking is it could be interesting. I’m coming from a background of having built a career as a super independent artist, meaning I didn’t have any guidance coming up. From Lancaster PA -> LA I made mistakes along the way etc. and growth hacked to start. Shoot me a message
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American.. to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later,, not retire... it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."