Aaron
@aaronkorea.bsky.social
The other place is mostly a ghost town now, so I hope to find some people I follow there on here instead. Mostly classical music, Korean studies, and politics.
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Students being progressive is not a bigger problem than a sustained assault by an authoritarian president, please get a grip
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September 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Students being progressive is not a bigger problem than a sustained assault by an authoritarian president, please get a grip
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Can't even build death star anymore, because of ewok
August 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Can't even build death star anymore, because of ewok
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So strange how twice in only a few months Democrats have so quickly and effectively found ways to use the minutia of rules and process to negate the power of people to the left of their platform in a way they spent years insisting was impossible to do for, say, Joe Manchin.
August 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
So strange how twice in only a few months Democrats have so quickly and effectively found ways to use the minutia of rules and process to negate the power of people to the left of their platform in a way they spent years insisting was impossible to do for, say, Joe Manchin.
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This is more anti-Semitic than anything Mamdani has said or is accused of saying.
👀 Socialite Alisa Roever, who co-founded a charity with NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ brother Bernard, says on IG that Jews will be to blame if Mamdani wins mayoral race:
“Jews own real state, banks, media. Mamdani taking over the city your fault. It is slap in your face that you are not strong anymore.”
“Jews own real state, banks, media. Mamdani taking over the city your fault. It is slap in your face that you are not strong anymore.”
August 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is more anti-Semitic than anything Mamdani has said or is accused of saying.
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"Before entering a nearby subway station, Honan opened the bag and discovered a red envelope inside stuffed with cash, at least one $100 bill and several $20 bills."
here, friend, buy yourself something nice - like a mid sit down dinner for two in New York City
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
here, friend, buy yourself something nice - like a mid sit down dinner for two in New York City
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
August 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"Before entering a nearby subway station, Honan opened the bag and discovered a red envelope inside stuffed with cash, at least one $100 bill and several $20 bills."
here, friend, buy yourself something nice - like a mid sit down dinner for two in New York City
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
here, friend, buy yourself something nice - like a mid sit down dinner for two in New York City
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
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I recently joked that once criticizing Israel counted as antisemitism, soon ONLY criticizing Israel would count as antisemitism. Now my joke has come true!
August 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I recently joked that once criticizing Israel counted as antisemitism, soon ONLY criticizing Israel would count as antisemitism. Now my joke has come true!
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
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Left my GoPro in with the Puffins while I went and did a Shorewatch yesterday and this was the result! Such curious little birds! @fairislebirdobs.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Left my GoPro in with the Puffins while I went and did a Shorewatch yesterday and this was the result! Such curious little birds! @fairislebirdobs.bsky.social
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Trump’s appointees have ZERO IDEA what they are doing or what their jobs are.
Breathtaking and staggering incompetence. I truly could not believe what I was hearing.
Breathtaking and staggering incompetence. I truly could not believe what I was hearing.
July 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Trump’s appointees have ZERO IDEA what they are doing or what their jobs are.
Breathtaking and staggering incompetence. I truly could not believe what I was hearing.
Breathtaking and staggering incompetence. I truly could not believe what I was hearing.
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What’s very annoying is a vast majority of people on here think it’s #1 and it is so obviously actually #2. These are evil people but it’s mostly evil people grabbing anything not nailed down because they know for a fact Democrats will not punish them for it. At all.
This is, to me, the defining dyamic of everything the last six months. Any game theory notion of deterrence or the shoe being on the other foot ever is entirely gone. Either 1) They don't think they'll ever lose power again or 2) they're confident Democrats won't ever do the same things back to them
Budget agreements won’t matter, funding obligations won’t matter, expended funds on the basis of promised reimbursement won’t matter.
You really don’t get the impression the GOP is thinking through what this means for the second they’re not in control.
You really don’t get the impression the GOP is thinking through what this means for the second they’re not in control.
July 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
What’s very annoying is a vast majority of people on here think it’s #1 and it is so obviously actually #2. These are evil people but it’s mostly evil people grabbing anything not nailed down because they know for a fact Democrats will not punish them for it. At all.
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glad i'm not the only who both noticed the galling dissonance between the main Daily Show and Stewart’s glowing treatment of a billionaire newspaper owner guilty of the same shit he was just railing against
Softballs for Soon-Shiong
Jon Stewart torched media executives for bowing to Trump—then handed Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, one of the worst offenders, an unchallenging interview minutes later.
www.status.news
July 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
glad i'm not the only who both noticed the galling dissonance between the main Daily Show and Stewart’s glowing treatment of a billionaire newspaper owner guilty of the same shit he was just railing against
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this is a good illustration of what “compromise” on trans rights looks like. there’s no “everyone gets rights but we take it easy on the pronouns.” if you head down that road you will end up denying that trans people are real.
Rahm Emanuel criticized Dems for talking about "pronouns," but Megyn Kelly is the first interviewer I've seen drill down for his views.
Boys + girls are "fundamentally, physically different." No "men claiming they're women" in women's prisons.
"Can a man become a woman? No."
Boys + girls are "fundamentally, physically different." No "men claiming they're women" in women's prisons.
"Can a man become a woman? No."
July 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
this is a good illustration of what “compromise” on trans rights looks like. there’s no “everyone gets rights but we take it easy on the pronouns.” if you head down that road you will end up denying that trans people are real.
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A tale told by an idiot signifying nothing
July 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A tale told by an idiot signifying nothing
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just setting these next to each other
July 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
just setting these next to each other
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That sinking feeling when you accidentally send a tariff letter addressed to the leader of a ruling military junta that the United States refuses to recognize or (otherwise) engage with.
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Shunned Myanmar leader thrilled at US contact after Trump tariff letter
Min Aung Hlaing expresses ‘sincere appreciation’ for letter from US president threatening 40% tariff
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That sinking feeling when you accidentally send a tariff letter addressed to the leader of a ruling military junta that the United States refuses to recognize or (otherwise) engage with.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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"Los Angeles, which has a mere 3.6 Local Journalist Equivalents per 100,000 people..."
From a new report, "Where are the journalists?" muckrack.com/research/loc...
"The data shows that the nation has a shortage of local journalists that is more severe and widespread than previously thought."
From a new report, "Where are the journalists?" muckrack.com/research/loc...
"The data shows that the nation has a shortage of local journalists that is more severe and widespread than previously thought."
Local Journalist Index 2025 | Muck Rack
Where are the journalists? For the first time, we’ve mapped how many local journalists cover each U.S. county, revealing in stark detail the stunning coll…
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July 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"Los Angeles, which has a mere 3.6 Local Journalist Equivalents per 100,000 people..."
From a new report, "Where are the journalists?" muckrack.com/research/loc...
"The data shows that the nation has a shortage of local journalists that is more severe and widespread than previously thought."
From a new report, "Where are the journalists?" muckrack.com/research/loc...
"The data shows that the nation has a shortage of local journalists that is more severe and widespread than previously thought."
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Dems can't even stick with the absurd "israel is wonderful it is just bibi who is bad" dodge
July 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Dems can't even stick with the absurd "israel is wonderful it is just bibi who is bad" dodge
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Police who keep their identities secret are, quite literally, secret police. I don’t know why this is even controversial. You don’t get to yank people off the streets while hiding your face and identity and still retain the respectability of an accountable, democratic police force.
“Secret police” are your words, not mine. Seems like you’ve been giving them a lot of thought.
Unlike NYPD, your agents don’t identify themselves & wear masks that cover their faces. Now they ignore judges’ rulings, too.
What law enforcement agents are supposed to uphold … is the rule of law.
Unlike NYPD, your agents don’t identify themselves & wear masks that cover their faces. Now they ignore judges’ rulings, too.
What law enforcement agents are supposed to uphold … is the rule of law.
July 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Police who keep their identities secret are, quite literally, secret police. I don’t know why this is even controversial. You don’t get to yank people off the streets while hiding your face and identity and still retain the respectability of an accountable, democratic police force.
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This is framed as "lessons for the left," but Lander and Mamdani actually offer lessons for the center: Instead of ruthlessly undermining leftist candidates, emphasize shared values and refuse to amplify right-wing attacks.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Zohran Mamdani’s Lesson for the Left
The New York City mayoral primary showcased a better kind of politics than progressives are used to.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is framed as "lessons for the left," but Lander and Mamdani actually offer lessons for the center: Instead of ruthlessly undermining leftist candidates, emphasize shared values and refuse to amplify right-wing attacks.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Damn, it looks just like the photos of the disappeared that were put up by relatives in the South American dictatorships
July 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn, it looks just like the photos of the disappeared that were put up by relatives in the South American dictatorships
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Candidate for Minister of Education is suspected of plagiarizing 10 Masters and PhD students’ theses by summarizing and publishing them in academic articles. Korean academia can be really grim…
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[단독] 이진숙 후보자, 제자 논문 10여개 표절 의혹
제목부터 내용까지 상당수 겹쳐 이진숙 부총리 겸 교육부 장관 후보자가 충남대 건축공학과 교수 재직 시절 제자의 석박사 학위 논문을 그대로 요약해 학술지에 발표한 사례가 여럿 확인됐다. 그러면서 이 후보자는 본인을 ‘
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July 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Candidate for Minister of Education is suspected of plagiarizing 10 Masters and PhD students’ theses by summarizing and publishing them in academic articles. Korean academia can be really grim…
n.news.naver.com/article/023/...
n.news.naver.com/article/023/...
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The ADL, soon, probably:
“No that’s fine. We really don’t mind. Just Donald being Donald. Such a kidder. Anyway, back to Mamdani…”
“No that’s fine. We really don’t mind. Just Donald being Donald. Such a kidder. Anyway, back to Mamdani…”
"No death tax, no estate tax, no going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker. And in some cases, shylocks and bad people."
July 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The ADL, soon, probably:
“No that’s fine. We really don’t mind. Just Donald being Donald. Such a kidder. Anyway, back to Mamdani…”
“No that’s fine. We really don’t mind. Just Donald being Donald. Such a kidder. Anyway, back to Mamdani…”
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it’s worth making this more explicit:
The NYT is suggesting Zohran lied by checking off both “Asian” & “African”, because (in their view) someone of Indian descent born & raised in Africa isn’t “truly” African. Which was also how Idi Amin justified expelling Zohran’s father & thousands of others.
The NYT is suggesting Zohran lied by checking off both “Asian” & “African”, because (in their view) someone of Indian descent born & raised in Africa isn’t “truly” African. Which was also how Idi Amin justified expelling Zohran’s father & thousands of others.
Mahmood was in pan-African nationalist movements in the 70s until Idi Amin expelled Indo-Ugandans? Zohran’s dad gave him the middle name Kwame to honour the first President of Ghana? idk maybe three white American journalists aren’t the best ones to opine on whether or not he’s African.
July 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
it’s worth making this more explicit:
The NYT is suggesting Zohran lied by checking off both “Asian” & “African”, because (in their view) someone of Indian descent born & raised in Africa isn’t “truly” African. Which was also how Idi Amin justified expelling Zohran’s father & thousands of others.
The NYT is suggesting Zohran lied by checking off both “Asian” & “African”, because (in their view) someone of Indian descent born & raised in Africa isn’t “truly” African. Which was also how Idi Amin justified expelling Zohran’s father & thousands of others.