I was there in Seongju when THAAD was deployed to South Korea and there is a repeated pattern by the US. Part of the deployment happened during Moon Jae-in’s admin, however, the then president wasn’t even given prior knowledge the missile-launchers were entering the country. It was done in secret

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung: “While we have expressed opposition to the US relocating some of their air defense weapons according to their own military needs, it is an undeniable reality that our stance cannot be fully implemented” www.chosun.com/english/nati...

I wrote about how the reading crisis can only be understood within the context of class warfare, and how culture and capitalism continues to be intertwined lithub.com/on-the-so-ca...

Fighting fascism requires a realistic analysis of power and force. The right-wing shouldn't feel they can reward their killers and motivate others to kill for them without any consequences. I wrote about the importance of unrelenting actions for @prismreports.org. prismreports.org/2026/02/04/f...

“The document contradicts claims by the agency that all 475 people arrested during the raid were working illegally or violating their visas” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Here’s my write up on the most racist decision to come out of the Supreme Court in a while. The court approved of Trump’s racial profiling of Latinos with Brett Kavanaugh saying being harassed based on the color of your skin is “common sense.” My latest in @thenation

The ICE raids in Georgia is not an isolated incident. It is a continuation of the utter disregard the US has for South Korea and the lives of South Koreans

Over the weekend I spoke with people in the Korean intelligence community about the secret infiltration into North Korea and they told me if Seoul had prior knowledge about the mission, they would have adamantly opposed it because it would have triggered a North Korean attack on South Korea

posting our @terpsicoreans.bsky.social translation of Kim Eon Hee's poem for no reason what so ever www.2009-2019.poetryproject.org/from-have-yo...

"Since Oct. 7, 2023, the war in Gaza has killed more journalists than the U.S. Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan combined"

“In the end, the people have won”

Sisa IN Magazine: Park Geun-hye’s ousting 2017 Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal 2025

“When Yoon Suk Yeol was elected as president in 2022, South Korean voters never expected him to meet a fate similar to that of the previous conservative leader Park Geun-hye.” m.koreaherald.com/article/1045...

NEW This may be one of the most important cases. Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause. www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...

Having someone tell you the issue is not just about race and much more “nuance” is always very telling

Lmao MBC made an infographic about Kendrick for its Korean viewers with commentators saying, “He’s really good at writing lyrics”

For @us.theguardian.com, I wrote about how Silicon Valley’s right-wing politics go back to the dotcom mania of the 1990s — and how they’re far more central to the tech industry than we’ve previously thought www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

They’re shortselling on our destruction.

“The launch of the KBO [baseball] is political. After slaughtering civilians in Kwangju, Chun Doo-hwan had to find a way to nullify the people’s anger. Music festivals and sports were introduced to divert the public’s attention from politics. Dictatorship effectively used culture to control people.”

Prosecutors indicted Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading a rebellion with his short-lived martial law decree—a criminal charge that could incur the death penalty or life imprisonment. Yoon has become South Korea’s first president to be indicted under detention apnews.com/article/sout...

I wrote about the importance of not getting caught up in useless conflicts. Some fights are so big and decisive that they demand our focus and participation. So, choosing what's worth our time and what isn't will make all the difference in these moments. prismreports.org/2025/01/23/f...

“Yoon, who had been wearing a suit throughout his initial arrest period, had to change into the uniform given to inmates, which bears an inmate number, and had mugshots taken for his official record.“

“President-turned-prisoner Yoon swaps suit for prison uniform, takes mugshot” english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...

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I know the media has been using arrest and detain interchangeably but there’s a difference. In Korean, detain and arrest are the same word. When they first apprehended Yoon, investigators only had him for questioning for 48 hours. Now he will essentially be in custody until his trial starts

Yoon’s been arrested

He really said he has hope for the future of the country because of young male incels lmao

Yoon shouting out his incel supporters is WILD

CIO says they executed the warrant to detain impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to question him over his botched martial law decree

Many have posted that Yoon was detained but that’s not true. New information emerging that his legal team is hoping the CIO doesn’t detain Yoon today and goes in for questioning voluntarily on another day. Big question is how accommodating will the CIO be? And how trustworthy is Yoon and his team?

Yoon Suk Yeol hasn’t been arrested yet… His lawyer are negotiating for Yoon to go in for questioning voluntarily. They don’t want him to be detained because it would show a loss of authority

The ruling People Power Party, Yoon Suk Yeol’s party, is now claiming the Constitutional Court should be abolished—shaking the very foundations of South Korean democracy m.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2...

Those who stood ground throughout the night are being called “chocolate kisses” after wrapping themselves in silver thermal blankets to weather the cold as sweet protectors of democracy, looking similar to a Hersey’s Kiss. The holdout has been dubbed the “Protest of Kisses”

All night, pro-democracy protesters held their line against Yoon Suk Yeol near his residence, despite the snow and bitter cold

Special forces commander: “The president ordered us to break down the door and drag them [the National Assembly members] out”

As Yoon Suk Yeol’s legal representative continues to deny the insurrection charges, a new audio recording reveals South Korea’s impeached president ordered the military to break down doors from the National Assembly and drag out lawmakers after his martial law decree m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2025...

Seoul is silent. There are no cheers to celebrate the coming of a new year. It is solemn. The bosingak bell rings into the darkness, in remembrance, to mourn the victims who lost their lives in the tragic plane crash and to wish their souls find peace

“Delightful, refreshing, satisfying”: the news alert that a detention warrant was issued for Yoon Suk Yeol broke as a constipation medicine commercial was airing

“Daughters of Korea Swallow your tears And with those eyes take in fully The unfading lights To protect your heart”

On the last Saturday of 2024, an ocean of cheering sticks shine like stars, lighting the bitter cold night of Seoul as more than 500,000 South Koreans protest to demand Yoon Suk Yeol resign over his short-lived martial law decree

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South Korea’s National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo after he took over for Yoon Suk Yeol following his botched martial law decree. The motion passed unanimously in a 192-0 vote, marking the first time an acting president was impeached by parliament

Hwang: “I’m so exhausted. I’m so tired. In a way, I have to say, I’m so sick of ‘Squid Game.’ I’m so sick of my life making something, promoting something…I’m just thinking about going to some remote island and having my own free time without any phone calls from Netflix.”

Christmas in Seoul, 1958

Aerial view of the protests in South Korea

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When your boss says something bat shit crazy but you just have to listen