Mark Russell
@markrussell.bsky.social
Former journalist. Sometimes writer. Usually in Korea
Oh FFS…. (Yet again)
Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · 21h agoTwo hours after President Trump claimed on social media that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to an "energy ceasefire," Russia fired a missile at a CHP-5 thermal power plant in Kharkiv and reportedly other infrastructure in Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-...
Two hours after President Trump claimed on social media that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to an "energy ceasefire," Russia fired a missile at a CHP-5 thermal power plant in Kharkiv and reportedly other infrastructure in Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-...
Ukraine war latest: Russia pounds Kyiv's energy infrastructure as Trump’s energy ceasefire claim catches Ukraine off guard
Key developments on Oct. 10-11: * Russia besieges Kyiv's energy infrastructure as Trump calls for an energy ceasefire * Ukraine's drone production jumps 370% in 2026, says defense ministry * Russi...
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Huawei on Trial #1, opening a new series on my Substack by Jonathan Landreth: michaelkovrig.substack.com/p/huawei-on-... 3/3
Huawei on trial, #1
Snapshots from the U.S. criminal prosecution of China’s controversial telecommunications titan
michaelkovrig.substack.com
Despite living in Korea and going to a range of supermarkets regularly, I can’t recall the last time I saw bananas packaged like this (or if I ever did).
Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · yesterdayIn South Korea, supermarkets often offer bananas at varying levels of ripeness so customers can eat them over several days and reduce food waste. Original post
This sent me Googling about Swiss Family Robinson, and I ended up with so many TILs: • There was a TV movie of SFR in the 1950s starring Dennis Hopper & Patti Duke • Lost in Space was based on SFR • A Canadian and a US TV version of SFR both were aired in mid-1970s • The US version has Helen Hunt.
Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 3d agoSo after Robinson Crusoe was written it inspired an entire genre of people stranded from society called “Robinsonades” and the guy who wrote Swiss Family Robinson couldn’t even be bothered to come up with a different name for his. It’s like calling your vampire novel Doug Twilight
There’s a lot I really like about Rick Besto … but he’s really becoming “old man yells at cloud” these days. Or maybe “No, it’s the kids who are out of touch.” m.youtube.com/watch?v=pr6T...
Everything In Its Wrong Place... The Death of Musical Color
YouTube video by Rick Beato
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Yeah, fuck off, Elon. Not enough to be an idiot and a troll, now he wants to be a traitor too. www.ctvnews.ca/regina/artic...
‘No’: Moe shuts down Elon Musk’s calls for Saskatchewan to separate
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe publicly dismissed a suggestion from the world’s richest man for the province to separate.
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Good for Korea’s Culture Minister, Chae Hwi-young, sticking up for freedom of speech. Korea does have a history of letting politics and public sentiment affect these decisions sometimes … but good to see him take a stand. en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2026...
Culture minister defends creative freedom amid controversy over film's historical inaccuracies | Yonhap News Agency
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- The culture minister on Wednesday defended creative freedom amid...
en.yna.co.kr
A glowing stellar nursery 👶⭐ Webb’s infrared sensitivity has revealed the protostars & stars of NGC 7129, a stellar nursery that lies 3,300 light-years from Earth. In the centre, lies the massive star LkH(alpha) 234, which has carved into its cloudy surroundings 👉 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... 🔭 🧪
Just watched the excellent HERETIC. Hard to think of an actor who’s had a more interesting career arc than Hugh Grant. Funny that the FOUR WEDDINGS guy has become such an excellent villain/scumbag.
Breaking News: Emart now has Mars bars! Repeat, Emart now has Mars bars! What a glorious time ~
I really think THUNDERBOLTS might be a top-3 MCU movie. Not one of the most “fun”. But interesting and substantial.
Well, that was quite a surprise… Especially considering how poorly Korea had been playing for the last 60 minutes.
The Fact Sheet is out, and the Alaska LNG project looks less concrete than the White House remarks suggested earlier today. Commerce Secretary Lutnick spoke of “just over $50 billion invested in Alaska for the Alaska LNG project," but that figure does not appear in the document.
Fact Sheet: Korea and the United States Announce Historic Strategic Investment Projects
The announcement of the strategic investment project (“Project Star”), the Korea - U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Projects (“Project Power”), and a plan to work together on the Alaska LNG project (“Project ...
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Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
A new trailer for Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk was just released. gizmodo.com/elon-musk-do...
Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
hollywoodreporter.com
An umbrella review of more than 3 million participants finds the apparent risk shrinks toward zero as study quality rises.
No Convincing Link Found Between Tylenol In Pregnancy And Autism, Major Review Says
An umbrella review of more than 3 million participants finds the apparent risk shrinks toward zero as study quality rises.
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Oops, looks like I snarked too early. Over 10 hours to Busan? That is bad. (I think it’s usually 5).
Mark Russell@markrussell.bsky.social · 3w agoAh, one of my favorite times of year in Korea — when the news dutifully reports on travel times during the Chuseok holidays, despite the holidays not having especially bad traffic for years.
Ah, one of my favorite times of year in Korea — when the news dutifully reports on travel times during the Chuseok holidays, despite the holidays not having especially bad traffic for years.
Not that he asked my opinion, but if I were Will Stancil, I think I’d divide my Bluesky presence into two — a new, mostly anonymous account for shooting the shit and talking about whatever, and saving his famous account for political, on-brand talk with minimal engagement (maybe turn off replies).
It’s funny because it’s probably true …
The Onion@theonion.com · 3w agoEveryone In 200-Member Media Softball League Unemployed
Korea v. Korea in the Asian Games has been pretty fun so far. Korea was winning for a while, but now Korea has tied things up (and nearly took the lead just now!).
Da fuq? And why are my people getting blamed for this monstrosity?
This Korea-Japan gold-medal game about to start in the Asia Games … There’s definitely a lot more, uh, genetic diversity on the Japan team. Traditional Japanese names like “Kirk” and “Schafer”. …not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 9 is pretty awesome. For such a cheesy show, it really makes me laugh.
Much like Gresham’s Law for currencies — “Bad money drives out good” — I’m increasingly believing that’s true for news and content in general. I’m thinking that we’re going to need a walled-off, well-moderated internet because slop (AI and human) is overwhelming my news feeds.
Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · 3w agoThis is a pretty amazing article. It gets a little preachy at times. But the goods in the article don’t need it. A whole operation based on buying up long running websites, firing all staff and pumping them full of mountains of AI slop. Fascinating. A sort of boiler room ai dystopia.
