#Earthquake (#sismo) M3.3 strikes 8 km E of Puerto Armuelles (#Panama) 1hr 0min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1794076

Opposition politicians in Panama have accused the United States of launching a “camouflaged invasion” of the country after President Donald Trump confirmed the deployment of US soldiers days after the two countries signed a security pact.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/12/camouflaged-invasion-panama-opposition-slams-security-pact-with-the-us

omfg.

"After a three-day visit by the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump appeared to confirm that US military personnel had been deployed to the Central American country on Thursday, telling reporters: “We’ve moved a lot of troops to Panama.”

#USPolitics #Panama #PanamaCanal #RepublicanDeathCult #USMilitary

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/12/panama-hegseth-us-invasion-canal

The US has broken the Panama Canal neutrality treaty by bringing troops in and reopening the US bases.

Panama opposition party accuses US of ‘camouflaged invasion’ | Panama | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/12/panama-hegseth-us-invasion-canal

Panama opposition party accuses US of ‘camouflaged invasion’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/12/panama-hegseth-us-invasion-canal #Trumpadministration #USforeignpolicy #PeteHegseth #DonaldTrump #USmilitary #USpolitics #Americas #Panama #USnews

#Lightning strikes usually kill #trees. This one just grows stronger https://www.npr.org/2025/04/11/nx-s1-5357412/lightning-tree-dipteryx-oleifera

How some tropical trees benefit from being struck by lightning https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.70062

"The lightning's power cleanses these trees of parasitic #vines. It also zaps trees nearby, reducing competition. Dipteryx oleifera, a towering presence in #Panama's forests, is particularly adept at thriving after enduring events that are deadly to most other trees."

#stem #science #ecology #trees #rainforest #cool #Panama

"And fark this tree in particular, repeatedly." "Oh yeah? Welll, fark you back, even harder"

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/11/nx-s1-5357412/lightning-tree-dipteryx-oleifera

Presencia militar y control del Canal: el nuevo foco de conflicto entre Panamá y Estados Unidos

Presencia militar y control del Canal: el nuevo foco de conflicto entre Panamá y Estados Unidos
La relación entre Estados Unidos y Panamá atraviesa un momento de alta tensión tras las recientes declaraciones del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, quien afirmó este jueves que su Gobierno ha trasladado [...]

#CanalDePanamá #DespliegueMilitar #EstadosUnidos #Mundo #Panamá

https://elmundo.cr/mundo/presencia-militar-y-control-del-canal-el-nuevo-foco-de-conflicto-entre-panama-y-estados-unidos/

#EstadosUnidos quiere instalar una base militar permanente en el Canal de #Panamá

- mpr21
https://mpr21.info/estados-unidos-quiere-instalar-una-base-militar-permanente-en-el-canal-de-panama/

https://www.europesays.com/de/23407/ Der US-Überblick am Morgen: Supreme Court rügt Abschiebung, Panama erlaubt US-Truppenstationierung #Abschiebung #DerUSÜberblickAmMorgen #DonaldTrump #Headlines #Nachrichten #News #Panama #Politik #Schlagzeilen #TopNews #TopMeldungen #TopMeldungen #TopNews #USRegierung #Zoll

US to deploy troops along Panama Canal under new deal

The US will deploy troops along the Panama Canal for training, exercises and "other activities" under a joint deal that stops short of allowing the US to build bases in Panama but is still a major concession to US President Donald Trump.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250411-panama-deal-allows-us-to-deploy-troops-to-canal

#NewSpecies!
New amphipod from #panama just surfaced:

Konatopus tridens

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EDB299BE-18F1-5796-8439-238893029352
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1234.145826
#ZooKeys #KonatopusTridens

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustaceae #amphipoda #amphipods

The United States wants to remove Chinese influence in Panama.

Panama erlaubt US-Truppen am Panamakanal

US-Präsident Trump will mehr Einfluss auf den Panamakanal. Nun ist er seinem Ziel einen Schritt näher gekommen. Die USA und Panama eine Vereinbarung unterzeichnet, die eine Stationierung von US-Truppen am Kanal erlaubt.

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/panama-kanal-us-truppen-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

AMERICA, TRUMP IS HITLER. THE SOONER YOU UNDERSTAND THIS DEPRESSING FACT, THE BETTER YOU ARE ARMED TO OVERTHROW, AND DESTROY THAT FASCIST TYRANT. #uspol #ukpol #Canada #Mexico #Panama #Greenland #Stauffenberg #TheHague #GOP

Panama: un accord avec Washington pour le déploiement de soldats américains près du canal https://www.election-politique.com/index.php?display=M

#Earthquake (#sismo) M3.1 strikes 17 km NW of Puerto Armuelles (#Panama) 42 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1793400