Professor D

Teacher, Theatre Artist and Scholar, lover of world cultures and learning about their people.

[Nippon.com @nippon_en]

Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae continues to enjoy solid support, but her approval ratings are slipping as the public casts a critical eye on her administration’s policy approaches.
https://t.co/RmsPhtmIeN

[The Associated Press @AP]

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a key defense agreement, Pakistani officials said, deepening cooperation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security concerns. https://t.co/mVQpExuuVS

[POLITICO @politico]

Alito bats down retirement rumors: ‘Obviously I’m here for another term’ https://t.co/eQZT4Fjr6N

[Bloomberg @business]

Trump said he would keep Todd Blanche as acting attorney general if his confirmation fails in the Senate https://t.co/kDt09REgtm

[Scott Dworkin @funder]

Somebody helped Epstein run that ranch outside Santa Fe.

Raúl Torrez wants their names.

Todd Blanche is sitting on the files.

Guess which one of them is acting like he's got something to hide.

https://t.co/t1TM1GErRH

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

PERFECT speech here by @AbdulElSayed.

Time to STOP conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Disagreeing with Israel is not antisemitic.

He says very clearly "I love the Jewish people."

That's Michigan's next US Senator.

[The Japan News @The_Japan_News]

People gathered near the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima City on Thursday evening to watch paper lanterns float down the Motoyasu River, commemorating the 81st anniversary of the city being hit with an atomic bomb.
https://t.co/9e5KbIc53s

[Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin]

Dr. Fauci deserves an apology for the way he was treated by my Republican colleagues.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

These are challenging times, but we are not powerless.

If our votes did not matter, they would not be working overtime to make them harder to cast.

This November, we will show them what happens when millions of Americans turn out in our numbers.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

A US appeals court has upheld an injunction halting President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, ruling the administration needs congressional approval before construction can proceed. https://t.co/q9YHMKFZLE

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

Hundreds of thousands of people ⁠in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate and more than 500 flights have been canceled as slow-moving Typhoon Dolphin approaches the region. 👉 https://t.co/kqzr0EIo3W

[PBS News @NewsHour]

"The country needs an Attorney General who will check the worst impulses of this administration," Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in a statement. "I hope Mr. Blanche is able to achieve that, if confirmed, but I simply do not have confidence that will be the case." https://t.co/kIarpJCxHR

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Hunter Biden tells BBC his pardon was 'not good' for America or his father's legacy https://t.co/uI4l9g3GX5

[The Hill @thehill]

Abuse, harassment allegations threaten to derail Republicans’ midterm message
https://t.co/zaovcGiET1

[ABC News @ABC]

Journalist Don Lemon is seeking to have the criminal case against him thrown out by a federal judge, according to a filing on Friday, and his lawyers are tying the charges to what they say is a "broader assault on the free press.” https://t.co/c16htneCT0

[CNN @CNN]

The Pentagon has revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's access to classified information following an "unauthorized disclosure" to a media outlet about President Donald Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet, Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced.

CNN has reached out to Kendall, the former Air Force secretary under the Biden administration, for comment. https://t.co/nmkeHkbjxp

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The Senate has passed a punishing Russian sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to bolster support for Ukraine. https://t.co/qfcKmLkiMS

[Michele🐝🌷🆘Save Gaza🇵🇸 & UA🇺🇦🆘🐿️🦜 @RadarResist]

Trump has abruptly dropped one of the biggest claims in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC, just after the broadcaster moved to obtain his financial records.

[The Japan News @The_Japan_News]

Trump Unveils Trade Actions to Compete with China on Solar and Chips
https://t.co/88Wj7uvXHu

[The Mainichi (Japan Daily News) @themainichi]

Japan's food self-sufficiency rate falls to record low 37% in FY 2025 https://t.co/QYrtcimL9K