Amy S. Choi
awesomechoi.bsky.social
Amy S. Choi
@awesomechoi.bsky.social
Co-founder and editorial director @ The Mash-Up Americans. Previously @ most of the places.
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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the entire rest of the world is going to end up with free energy but at least america will have access to $200/month subscription waifu ai girlfriends
China has made cheap, clean energy available in huge quantities. The world should take the win econ.st/4oqFszB

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November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
FOOD OR FACE w The Korean Vegan. A few tricky ones in there!

How'd you do on your Korean skincare knowledge?

Listen to the whole season on Big Korean Energy wherever you get your pods!
Food or Face? Joanne Lee Molinaro Takes the Ultimate K-Beauty vs. K-Food Quiz
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November 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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BIG KOREAN ENERGY was a joy to work on! 💓

We're experiencing a cultural moment where everything K is extremely popular (exhibit A: K-Pop Demon Hunters). In this episode, Joanne Lee Molinaro (the Korean Vegan) joins to unpack what BKE means for Korean Americans.
My brilliant high school pal Joanne Lee Molinaro aka @thekoreanvegan joins us for our final episode of BIG KOREAN ENERGY.

In this convo we get to why it matters so much to celebrate our moment of cultural dominance with political strength.

Listen to the full ep wherever you get your pods!
Joanne Lee Molinaro on the Real Power Behind Big Korean Energy
YouTube video by The Mash-Up Americans
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October 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
While reporting When the Wolves Came, we learned why this is not a barrier to a third term for Trump and his team: They don't expect to have elections in 2028. You can listen to the whole award-winning series here: www.ruthbraunstein.com/podcast
President Trump acknowledged Wednesday that the Constitution makes him ineligible for election to a third term.
https://wapo.st/4hD0vwA
October 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My brilliant high school pal Joanne Lee Molinaro aka @thekoreanvegan joins us for our final episode of BIG KOREAN ENERGY.

In this convo we get to why it matters so much to celebrate our moment of cultural dominance with political strength.

Listen to the full ep wherever you get your pods!
Joanne Lee Molinaro on the Real Power Behind Big Korean Energy
YouTube video by The Mash-Up Americans
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October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
One of the great tragedies of Whiteness is having no aunties. I have 12 million nieces and nephews who call me auntie. It's one of the best parts of being a human in relationship to other humans? Anyways ofc his dad's cousin is his auntie you dimwitted bad faith fearmongering NYPost headline writer
Mamdani didn't tell truth when he called good friend "bro" during friendly chat
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Your post apocalyptic Big Korean Energy Dream Team obviously also includes Kim Jong-il, the world's greatest natural golfer, right? Thanks @tcraggs22.bsky.social for one of my best laughs.

Listen to the full episode of The Mash-Up Americans featuring Tommy Craggs wherever you get your pods!
Tommy Craggs Picks His Korean Dream Team
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October 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is not the point of this accurate post but I still crave liverwurst sandwiches and hot chocolate in honor of Meg and wonder about that delicious lumpy beige alien fruit
Madeleine L’Engle made this point extremely effectively decades ago in A Wrinkle in Time.
No one should EVER monitor Nazi space without a strong support network that can check them regularly and watch for signs that the propaganda is taking hold, and address that reality promptly.

Without a rock solid accountability network, it is playing with fire.
October 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Reposted by Amy S. Choi
Madeleine L’Engle made this point extremely effectively decades ago in A Wrinkle in Time.
No one should EVER monitor Nazi space without a strong support network that can check them regularly and watch for signs that the propaganda is taking hold, and address that reality promptly.

Without a rock solid accountability network, it is playing with fire.
This is I think also one of the reasons you (you as in a regular person) shouldn't got into nazi places to try and 'debate' them (or worse, to hang out and check the vibe. I know somebody who radicalized a lot after doing that to neo-nazi metal concerts (not the only reason he radicalized)).
October 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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I talked about "Kpop Demon Hunters," the Eighth Army's occupation of Korea & the origins of Kpop, the only person more driven by resentment than Michael Jordan (my mom), rooting for pretty (again), and the greatest natural athlete the world has ever known (Kim Jong-Il)
My old dear friend Tommy Craggs (@tcraggs22.bsky.social) is navigating this moment of Big Korean Energy in sports, fandoms, parenting, and culture by becoming an insufferable 삼촌. Just kidding! Kpop Demon Hunters and Dialectics! A convo made for us. Listen to the whole ep wherever ya get ya pods.
K-Pop Demon Hunters & Dialectics: A Love Story
YouTube video by The Mash-Up Americans
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October 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
What sports fandoms have the most BKE? An extremely official and thorough ranking by The Mash-Up Americans Sports Panel @minakimes.bsky.social @tcraggs22.bsky.social @mattufford.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My old dear friend Tommy Craggs (@tcraggs22.bsky.social) is navigating this moment of Big Korean Energy in sports, fandoms, parenting, and culture by becoming an insufferable 삼촌. Just kidding! Kpop Demon Hunters and Dialectics! A convo made for us. Listen to the whole ep wherever ya get ya pods.
K-Pop Demon Hunters & Dialectics: A Love Story
YouTube video by The Mash-Up Americans
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October 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
From whence did Big Korean Energy come? Please see:
Timeline of Korean Influence in American Pop Culture
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October 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Exciting news about our audio documentary When the Wolves Came — we were named a Signal Award Gold Winner! If you have not yet listened or shared, now is your chance! Xoxo Dream Team (aka The Mash Up Americans).
Proud. A win for our team at The Mash-Up Americans and a win for a story of hope and determination about the evangelical resistance movement AGAINST White Christian Nationalism and FOR democracy. You can still listen to When the Wolves Came wherever you get your podcasts. @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Proud. A win for our team at The Mash-Up Americans and a win for a story of hope and determination about the evangelical resistance movement AGAINST White Christian Nationalism and FOR democracy. You can still listen to When the Wolves Came wherever you get your podcasts. @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
4 all the WAY
October 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The immaculate, incredible, indelible @rokwon.bsky.social is on The Mash-Up Americans talking BIG KOREAN ENERGY! What a gift to be able to sit with one of the greatest writers of our generation and say things like ... "Koreanness and Sex. Go!" Listen to the full ep wherever you get your pods 🇰🇷🫶
R.O. Kwon: Koreanness, Christianity and Sex. Go!
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October 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
When I was at Medill (last century) as a newspaper major (lol) the greatest aspiration of the broadcast journalism majors was CBS. CBS was where real television reporting happened.
News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."
October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Are you wondering what BIG KOREAN ENERGY is all about? Why everything around you is somehow suddenly very, very Korean? Check out our new season of The Mash-Up Americans wherever you get your pods. Thanks to @angryasianman.bsky.social for celebrating my gold medal wins w me 🥇
Phil Yu Gets Real About Korean Pride (and Rep Sweats)
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October 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The world is so brutal. We decided we needed a reminder of what we're fighting for: Ourselves, our stories, and our culture. Anyways, for some Friday fun. K-DRAMATIQUE: Where we ask is this the plot of a k-drama, or real life? Plus, a round of Korean or Not?? @angryasianman.bsky.social ftw.
“Korean or Not? ft. Phil Yu
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October 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Chi Ossé is not my rep (sadly) but he reps my kids' school district in Bed-Stuy and he is the real deal. Please let this be true.
This is exactly what we need. This is it.

"New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a close ally of Zohran Mamdani, is privately discussing a run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)"
Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries
Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)
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October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Chicago <3
ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.
October 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM