Jacob
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Jacob
@jacob-wiencek.bsky.social
Concerned citizen of Honolulu🏝️
I’m very relieved to see 🇺🇸🤝🇹🇼 economic cooperation back on track BUT this should have NEVER happened! We should NOT be kneecapping our fellow democracies. #USA #Taiwan
US, Taiwan Clinch Deal to Cut Tariffs, Boost Chip Investment
The US and Taiwan agreed to a long-sought trade pact that would lower tariffs on goods from the self-governed island to 15% and see Taiwanese semiconductor companies increase financing for American op...
www.bloomberg.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:54 AM
It’ll take some time but we’re already starting to see the long-term impacts of Trump-Vance economic mismanagement www.ft.com/content/9b2f...
Donald Trump’s ‘unpredictable’ policies to fuel multiyear shift from US, Pimco says
Cautious stance comes amid Wall St concerns over president’s attack on Federal Reserve
www.ft.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Utter, unserious uselessness. We’re in a frightfully real situation & this is the response?
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Denial won’t protect our liberties or keep us secure. The West is finally waking up to the threat our strategic adversaries pose.
economist.com/europe/2025/...
Europe’s generals are warning people to prepare for war
But western European societies are in denial
economist.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Not beneficial to 🇺🇸 interests that a wave of violence in 🇻🇪 is consolidating the corrupt socialist dictatorship. What did we gain exactly from ousting Maduro? #Venezuela #USA #Trump
www.ft.com/content/b3a2...
Venezuelan government launches wave of repression after ousting of Nicolás Maduro
Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists are arrested as crackdown on dissent widens
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I am NOT particularly enthused w/ 🇺🇸 propping up a corrupt and failed socialist 🇻🇪 dictatorship. Better paths are available to us. #Venezuela #USA
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Venezuela’s Rodriguez Asks US for Cooperation After Maduro Raid
Delcy Rodríguez, the acting president of Venezuela, asked the US to work with her country, striking a more conciliatory tone toward the Trump administration after her initial outrage at the capture of...
www.bloomberg.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Left-wing violent extremism is just as bad as right-ring violent extremism. We must reject & counter such movements. #Germany #Extremism www.ft.com/content/06d9...
Berlin suspects ‘leftwing extremists’ of causing huge power outage
Tens of thousands of households without electricity and heating amid freezing temperatures
www.ft.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Excellent piece from my good friend & colleague @dannydegracia.bsky.social about the future of Hawaii’s Republican Party. Is there a post-MAGA future that can succeed? I hope so! #Hawaii #HIPOL
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Reposted by Jacob
Russia and the U.S. have long vied for mastery of the Arctic. China is now advancing to hold its own spot at the top of the world, giving its military closer access to Europe and America.
China’s Push to Master the Arctic Opens an Alarming Shortcut to U.S.
National-security officials say Chinese submarines and icebreakers pose a new military threat from the High North.
on.wsj.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Disunity among the Western democracies strengthens our vicious, autocratic adversaries. We must rebuild Western solidarity & collective-security! #USA #Europe #Russia www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Is ‘The West’ Over?
As Europe-U.S. relations become more strained, once-unshakeable allies abroad wonder whether the rift can be repaired.
www.wsj.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
A weaker, less confident 🇺🇸 will have profound consequences we can only begin to imagine #USA #TrumpVance

Credit: @postopinions.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Trump’s doctrine is ‘Make America Small Again’
A hemispheric focus makes little sense for a global economic and military giant.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM