David Moll
@davemoll.bsky.social
international news editor for Asia at the New York Times. based in Seoul
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Jonathan is an excellent journalist and I suspect this book will be a total banger.
'Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea's Personality Cult,' by Jonathan Cheng (4/14/26) www.amazon.com/dp/152473349...
October 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Jonathan is an excellent journalist and I suspect this book will be a total banger.
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What they don't show you is KJU's waitresses constantly bringing in new kinds of drinks for him and changing out his ever-filling ashtray. One woman often seen doing this job is in pic 3. Then there are his white-gloved chair-bringers, another story.
August 21, 2025 at 5:25 AM
What they don't show you is KJU's waitresses constantly bringing in new kinds of drinks for him and changing out his ever-filling ashtray. One woman often seen doing this job is in pic 3. Then there are his white-gloved chair-bringers, another story.
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You know KJU is in a good mood when he distributes his exclusive Sonamu cigarettes and ashtrays to the room
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August 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
You know KJU is in a good mood when he distributes his exclusive Sonamu cigarettes and ashtrays to the room
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www.nknews.org/2025/08/nort...
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one time i was reading my book on the G train and there were a bunch of excited carousing teenagers and then one of them saw me and proceeded to yell to the others YO SHUT THE FUCK UP THAT MAN IS TRYING TO READ HIS FUCKIN BOOK and they lowered their voices until their stop, they were so sweet
everyone tell me your favorite subway interactions. one time this older dude sat down next to me, called me a snow bunny, and opened his bag to show me that it contained piles of banded cash
August 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
one time i was reading my book on the G train and there were a bunch of excited carousing teenagers and then one of them saw me and proceeded to yell to the others YO SHUT THE FUCK UP THAT MAN IS TRYING TO READ HIS FUCKIN BOOK and they lowered their voices until their stop, they were so sweet
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An arrest warrant is being sought for the Korean far-right Sky Daily online publication reporter who wrote an article in the wake of martial law that 99 Chinese spies had been arrested at a National Election Commission training institute. 1/
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[단독] '中 간첩 체포 허위보도' 스카이데일리 기자 구속영장 청구
위계에 의한 공무집행방해 등 혐의…영장심사 앞둬 '비상계엄 당시 계엄군이 선거연수원에서 중국인 간첩 99명을 체포했다'는 스카이데일리 보도와 관련, 해당 기사를 쓴 기자가 구속 갈림길에 섰다.20일 경찰에 따르 …
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May 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
An arrest warrant is being sought for the Korean far-right Sky Daily online publication reporter who wrote an article in the wake of martial law that 99 Chinese spies had been arrested at a National Election Commission training institute. 1/
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Hamdan Ballal, one of 2 Palestinian directors of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” (with 2 Israeli directors), was beaten bloody near his home by Israeli settlers and detained by the Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank on Monday, witnesses said.
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Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian Director of ‘No Other Land,’ Is Attacked in West Bank, Witnesses Say
Hamdan Ballal was assaulted by masked attackers in his home village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, witnesses said. The Israeli military said he had been detained for questioning.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Hamdan Ballal, one of 2 Palestinian directors of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” (with 2 Israeli directors), was beaten bloody near his home by Israeli settlers and detained by the Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank on Monday, witnesses said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/w...
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Unsuspecting victims worldwide lose tens of billions of dollars each year to financial scams. Documents and insiders reveal how one of the world’s major money laundering networks operates.
How Scammers Launder Money and Get Away With It
Documents and insiders reveal how one of the world’s major money laundering networks operates.
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March 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Unsuspecting victims worldwide lose tens of billions of dollars each year to financial scams. Documents and insiders reveal how one of the world’s major money laundering networks operates.
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Loving these daily Yonhap stories every morning: "President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment ruling could be this week, observers say. If not this week, then ruling likely to be sometime in the future, though it could still be this week. It should have been last week, according to what we all thought"
March 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Loving these daily Yonhap stories every morning: "President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment ruling could be this week, observers say. If not this week, then ruling likely to be sometime in the future, though it could still be this week. It should have been last week, according to what we all thought"
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South Korea's firebrand churches are invoking God and anti-communism to double down on support for impeached President Yoon who is waiting for an impending ruling on his political fate over a martial law he declared in December.
My latest 👇
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My latest 👇
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South Korea's firebrand pastors flock to impeached president's cause
When South Korea's Constitutional Court rules on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, expected in coming days, few will be watching more closely - or be watched more closely for possible rabble-rousing - than the country's activist pro-Yoon churches.
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March 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
South Korea's firebrand churches are invoking God and anti-communism to double down on support for impeached President Yoon who is waiting for an impending ruling on his political fate over a martial law he declared in December.
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My latest 👇
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I know a fun play with Roy Cohn in it
President Trump on Monday visited the Kennedy Center in Washington for the first time since he made himself the new chairman. He had harsh words for "Hamilton," which canceled a planned tour there after his takeover, but seemed excited about a long-planned "Les Misérables." nyti.ms/4bZfX2U
March 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I know a fun play with Roy Cohn in it
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Great essay on two of the top young Korean pianists, Lim Yunchan and Cho Seong-jin.
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Two Young Pianists Test Their Limits
Yunchan Lim tackles Bach’s Goldberg Variations, and Seong-Jin Cho presents a Ravel marathon.
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March 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Great essay on two of the top young Korean pianists, Lim Yunchan and Cho Seong-jin.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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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
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March 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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.
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Here's the best thing I ever read about Gene Hackman, by @rbuas.bsky.social at @flaminghydra.com
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Gene Hackman Has a Pie
by John Saward
A recent photo of Gene Hackman was going around last month. He’s exiting a Speedway in New Mexico, in an outfit you might describe as, “your dad coming to jump your car in the middle o...
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February 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Here's the best thing I ever read about Gene Hackman, by @rbuas.bsky.social at @flaminghydra.com
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flaminghydra.com/gene-hackman...
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Take a break, Driver 8, with this killer comp of live '85 R.E.M. doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7766495...
Doom & Gloom From The Tomb
R.E.M. - Preconstruction and Reconstruction (Live Recordings 1985)
Just about 40 years ago, R.E.M. was holed up in London's Livingston Studios with legendary producer Joe Boyd making what would become...
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February 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Take a break, Driver 8, with this killer comp of live '85 R.E.M. doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7766495...
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are anyone else’s kids disturbed by the idea of the tooth fairy? my six year old lost a tooth and requested we place it on the counter downstairs because he doesn’t want the tooth fairy to enter his room, and my three year old outright told us to keep the tooth fairy away from her
February 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
are anyone else’s kids disturbed by the idea of the tooth fairy? my six year old lost a tooth and requested we place it on the counter downstairs because he doesn’t want the tooth fairy to enter his room, and my three year old outright told us to keep the tooth fairy away from her
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Japan Railway goes hard in the fine print
February 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Japan Railway goes hard in the fine print
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Embiggen
I am begging fellow journos to find another verb that goes with tariffs than “slap.”
February 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Embiggen
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Musk has been fixated on fraud for decades. He believes his enemies are defrauding him, his companies, and, in this case, the US. It a view that's been heavily influenced by his experience at what became PayPal in early the 2000's. To him, fraud is everywhere.
February 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Musk has been fixated on fraud for decades. He believes his enemies are defrauding him, his companies, and, in this case, the US. It a view that's been heavily influenced by his experience at what became PayPal in early the 2000's. To him, fraud is everywhere.
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Report on Musk long enough and you start to see him say the same things over and over.
He agreed to buy Twitter then made sweeping accusations about fraud and bots to try to break the deal. He also accused Twitter of harboring "ghost employees" who took paychecks.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
He agreed to buy Twitter then made sweeping accusations about fraud and bots to try to break the deal. He also accused Twitter of harboring "ghost employees" who took paychecks.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
February 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Report on Musk long enough and you start to see him say the same things over and over.
He agreed to buy Twitter then made sweeping accusations about fraud and bots to try to break the deal. He also accused Twitter of harboring "ghost employees" who took paychecks.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
He agreed to buy Twitter then made sweeping accusations about fraud and bots to try to break the deal. He also accused Twitter of harboring "ghost employees" who took paychecks.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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"the high cost of free parking" is a book that legit rewired my brain. RIP to a great scholar
I'm deeply saddened to share that Donald Shoup passed away last night. He was the ideal academic—curious, methodical, and concerned with turning ideas into real-world change. TAing his parking course these past few years has one of the greatest honors of my life. Rest in peace, Shoup Dogg.
February 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
"the high cost of free parking" is a book that legit rewired my brain. RIP to a great scholar
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Last summer he accused liberals of all being Schmittians...
Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’
The declaration by the vice president came as court orders have temporarily blocked parts of the Trump administration’s agenda.
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February 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Last summer he accused liberals of all being Schmittians...
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My first column fro the Nation.
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This Is What Government by Electronic Plebescite Looks Like
Today’s tech oligarchs want the appearance of public acclaim for their deeply elitist vision of society—while maintaining a docile and cooperative public.
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February 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
My first column fro the Nation.
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www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Ten Pieces Of Advice From David Lynch That Can Help You Grow Your Startup
January 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Ten Pieces Of Advice From David Lynch That Can Help You Grow Your Startup
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The AFP has done some great work here compiling a Fact Check of one of the Korean far-right's conspiracy theories about election fraud: memory paper. Link below if you're curious.
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factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
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January 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The AFP has done some great work here compiling a Fact Check of one of the Korean far-right's conspiracy theories about election fraud: memory paper. Link below if you're curious.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....