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
Joseph Kim@terpsicoreans.bsky.social · 6mo agoSouth 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...
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...
President Lee Acknowledges THAAD Relocation, Stresses Self-Reliant Defense
President Lee Acknowledges THAAD Relocation, Stresses Self-Reliant Defense President Lee reassures public on defense capabilities amid THAAD move to Middle East, emphasizes independent military prepar...
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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...
On the So-Called Reading Crisis as Class Warfare
“A book is a powerful weapon, it can defend you in your mind.” —Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin French theorist Pierre Bourdieu once described photography as the art of the middle class. The wealthy know exp…
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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...
Another way out: Power, force, and far-right rewards for killing
The far-right’s celebration of killing and the state’s complicity in it show that violence is one of America’s sustaining forces
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“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...
Leaked Ice document shows worker detained in Hyundai raid had valid visa
Exclusive: critics accuse Ice of ‘outrageous’ and ‘unlawful’ detention of Korean man
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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 Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling
The court’s ruling allowing ICE to resume its indiscriminate round-ups of LA’s Latino residents can only be described as one thing.
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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
Joseph Kim@terpsicoreans.bsky.social · last yr.Regardless of the confidence a state might have in its ability to carry out a successful mission, what cannot be ignored is the utter disregard the US had for South Korea as an ally and for the lives of ordinary 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"
News Graveyards: How Dangers to War Reporters Endanger the World
A recent report by the Costs of War project looks at the toll of war on journalists coupled with trends in the U.S. news industry that have affected coverage of foreign affairs and war reporting.
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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...
Yoon Suk Yeol: From star prosecutor to ousted president
Yoon's criminal trial for insurrection to kick off soon, which could result in life imprisonment When Yoon Suk Yeol was elected as president in 2022, South Korean voters never expected him to meet a f...
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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...
‘Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley
The industry’s liberal reputation is misleading. Its reactionary tendencies – celebrating wealth, power and traditional masculinity – have been clear since the dotcom mania of the 1990s
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“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...
South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law
South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his martial law decree that plunged the country into political turmoil.
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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...
Another way out: In fighting fascism, we must choose wisely
If we plan to defy the order of the day, we must decide between what’s worth fighting about and what’s not the best use of our time
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“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.“
Joseph Kim@terpsicoreans.bsky.social · 2y ago“President-turned-prisoner Yoon swaps suit for prison uniform, takes mugshot” english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
“President-turned-prisoner Yoon swaps suit for prison uniform, takes mugshot” english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
President-turned-prisoner Yoon swaps suit for prison uniform, takes mugshot
Yoon will be staying in a 10-square-meter cell fitted with a TV and heated floor, and will not be allowed contact with other prisoners
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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
He really said he has hope for the future of the country because of young male incels lmao