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Aidan Foster-Carter
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56 years as Korea-watcher & sociologist. Hon. fellow Leeds University, also freelance. Heaven in Devon.
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alistaircoleman.bsky.social
Sitting On his own on the steps of the museum. Have you ever seen a sadder photo?
Kim Jong Un sitting with dozens of troops in camouflage wear in the Victory Museum.
July 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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alistaircoleman.bsky.social
He just wants to know what love is.
Headline from North Korea KCNA news agency: Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Flower Basket from Foreigner
July 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Let's hope. But ...

Four days after his #impeachment, #YunSukYeol:

- Has made 2 statements, neither of which says he accepts the Constitutional Court's verdict;

- Is still in the official residence, which is no longer his.

Is #SouthKorea out of the woods yet?

Folks in #Seoul please reassure me!
April 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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benjaminaengel.bsky.social
By-elections for mayors or district heads were held in 5 places yesterday in Korea. The opposition won 4 and the ruling PPP only 1. Perhaps a preview of public sentiment if a presidential election is scheduled 60 days from tomorrow

www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
재보선 결과에 與 "호남민심 민주 외면" 野 "민심은 내란심판" | 연합뉴스
(서울=연합뉴스) 최평천 곽민서 조다운 기자 = 여야는 3일 사실상 야권의 승리로 평가받는 4·2 재·보궐선거 결과를 놓고 주권자인 국민의 목소...
www.yna.co.kr
April 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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hyunsuinseoul.bsky.social
In response to the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office meeting, there are hundreds of comments on Naver (biggest South Korean web portal) expressing concerns that something similar could happen to South Korea & calling for preparations including nuclear armament.
March 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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williamgallo.bsky.social
A lot going on in the world, but I hope you'll take time to read this story about how South Korea's conservative party has taken a hard-right turn since Yoon's martial law declaration.
As Yoon remakes South Korea’s right, lonely conservative pushes back
South Korea’s PPP confronts whether to continue Yoon’s legacy or choose a new path
www.voanews.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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drkatemarvel.bsky.social
physics of climate impacts 101:
- Stuff gets hot (worse heatwaves)
- Hot air holds more water vapor (heavier rainfall)
- Hot air is thirstier air (higher drought risk)
- Warm water is hurricane food (stronger storms)
- Hot water expands and hot ice melts (sea level rise)
January 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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internethippo.bsky.social
We're making all your websites shitty and evil. What are you gonna do, log off and spend time with your family
January 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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pixelatedboat.bsky.social
If I was a teen who lost access to tiktok I would simply learn to appreciate the professionalism and higher production values of linear broadcast television
January 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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caseynewton.bsky.social
NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...
Behind the scenes, the company was also quietly dismantling a system to prevent the spread of misinformation. When the company announced on Jan. 7 that it would end its fact-checking partnerships, the company also instructed teams responsible for ranking content in the company’s apps to stop penalizing misinformation, according to sources and an internal document obtained by Platformer. The result is that the sort of viral hoaxes that ran roughshod over the platform during the 2016 US presidential election — “Pope Francis endorses Trump,” Pizzagate, and all the rest — are now just as eligible for free amplification on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads as true stories.
January 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
For some mad reason TK prefers Discord!
December 3, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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hopkinspress.bsky.social
This January, Cusp: Late 19th-/Early 20th-Century Cultures became the sixth Hopkins Press journal crowned Best New Journal by Council of Editors of Learned Journals

The editors celebrated with a roundtable blog discussion on founding a journal, and what's next for Cusp

https://ow.ly/HJhV50QInIl
Promotional tile featuring cover art from the first three issues of Cusp and the text: Congratulations Cusp CELJ Best New Journal Visit the Hopkins Press blog to read a special roundtable with the editors of Cusp Pull quote image from the article reading: We aim to model the kind of academic journal that we would like to read and be published in—friendly and lively while maintaining the highest academic standards — Kate Hext, co-founding editor, Cusp
March 6, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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libraryaac.bsky.social
Rupert Everett: To the End of the World. Travels with Oscar Wilde. opac.sub.uni-goettin...

Kate Hext: Wilde in the Dream Factory. Decadence & the American Movies. opac.sub.uni-goettin...
May 17, 2024 at 8:07 AM
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tomue.bsky.social
Literature Compass. Kate Hext & Julie Choi are putting together a special issue on "English Literature After #MeToo: Global Perspectives."
July 31, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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susiedent.com
Good morning.

Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
November 14, 2024 at 7:43 AM
People, life is short. Even though #Twitter has gone downhill inder #Musk, that's still where the action is. Why come here? Convince me. Please.
February 19, 2024 at 4:21 PM