Thomas Maresca
@thomasmaresca.bsky.social
Seoul correspondent for UPI, freelance for NBC News, others
* Previously covering Asia for USAToday
* 2019 EastWestCenter Jefferson Fellowships alum
* Previously covering Asia for USAToday
* 2019 EastWestCenter Jefferson Fellowships alum
Reposted by Thomas Maresca
"Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for pulling the plug on American-funded broadcasters that had long been a thorn in his side for their factual reporting."
Myanmar Junta Chief Thanks Trump for Shutting Down VOA and RFA
Delighted to have been noticed at all by the U.S. president, Min Aung Hlaing thanks Trump for shutting down American-funded media that reported candidly on his regime’s abuses.
www.irrawaddy.com
July 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for pulling the plug on American-funded broadcasters that had long been a thorn in his side for their factual reporting."
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"I had not touched a cat in 15 yrs when an orange kitten wandered over to sit w/me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive. It instilled in me a raw, unbridled happiness that I had never felt before, not even as a child."
When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years
I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.
prisonjournalismproject.org
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
"I had not touched a cat in 15 yrs when an orange kitten wandered over to sit w/me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive. It instilled in me a raw, unbridled happiness that I had never felt before, not even as a child."
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In loving memory of Moshu 🍎
May 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
In loving memory of Moshu 🍎
South Korea's Constitutional Court removes Yoon from office, upholding his impeachment in a unanimous verdict
South Korean court removes Yoon from office in unanimous impeachment verdict - UPI.com
South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the parliamentary impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration.
www.upi.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:27 AM
South Korea's Constitutional Court removes Yoon from office, upholding his impeachment in a unanimous verdict
Reposted by Thomas Maresca
Tragic and heinous
Take a moment today to read about a few of the young children whom Trump and Musk killed by shutting down USAID. The blame for these deaths falls on them.
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Tragic and heinous
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Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
March 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
I have met/known several great journalists from VOA over the years (& once had the chance to work on a photo project for them). This is absurd, a travesty & a big fat gift to tyrants & autocrats everywhere
My colleagues and our broadcasts, devoted to telling America’s story to the world — honestly, fairly and with an unwavering commitment to the truth, are being silenced this weekend. open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/...
Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscience
VOA's signal for 83 years crossed borders and ideologies—now its silence will speak volumes.
open.substack.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I have met/known several great journalists from VOA over the years (& once had the chance to work on a photo project for them). This is absurd, a travesty & a big fat gift to tyrants & autocrats everywhere
