TK - The Korean
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That guy from that blog long time ago. Now running a South Korean politics newsletter, but here only for shitposting. Subscribe to The Blue Roof: www.blueroofpolitics.com
The comedic value of Takaichi getting way far out on the plank because she believed Bridge Colby only to be kicked into the water by Trump is not being appreciated enough.
December 9, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The comedic value of Takaichi getting way far out on the plank because she believed Bridge Colby only to be kicked into the water by Trump is not being appreciated enough.
Dec 3 was one year anniversary of Yoon Suk-yeol's insurrection attempt. Among all the reaction pieces, I found this to be the best one - from Jan 10, 2025.
"They Were Right, I Was Wrong."
www.sisain.co.kr/news/article...
"They Were Right, I Was Wrong."
www.sisain.co.kr/news/article...
어른들이 옳았고 나는 틀렸다 [프리스타일]
10년 전 입사 면접에서 거짓말을 했다. ‘세계관이 완전히 뒤바뀐 적 있느냐’는 질문을 받았다. ‘지병을 앓고 생각이 넓어졌다’고 말했는데 사실이 아니었다. 병은 사실이지만 그 때문에 세계관이 바뀌진 않았다. 천성이 고집스러워 그렇다고 여겼는데, 사실 경험 부족이 원인이었다. 2024
www.sisain.co.kr
December 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Dec 3 was one year anniversary of Yoon Suk-yeol's insurrection attempt. Among all the reaction pieces, I found this to be the best one - from Jan 10, 2025.
"They Were Right, I Was Wrong."
www.sisain.co.kr/news/article...
"They Were Right, I Was Wrong."
www.sisain.co.kr/news/article...
Serious question: If you agree that Takaichi and other Japanese politicians hold revisionist views of WWII, why is it false that they want to revive Imperial Japan's expansionism? Approving something means you want that something to happen.
December 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Serious question: If you agree that Takaichi and other Japanese politicians hold revisionist views of WWII, why is it false that they want to revive Imperial Japan's expansionism? Approving something means you want that something to happen.
www.economist.com/china/2025/1...
Americans are fond of saying immigrants do the jobs that the native born does not want to do. But the real truth is: immigrants do the jobs that the native born are too stupid to do.
Americans are fond of saying immigrants do the jobs that the native born does not want to do. But the real truth is: immigrants do the jobs that the native born are too stupid to do.
America is foolishly waving goodbye to thousands of Chinese boffins
Hostile policies and attacks on science are driving them back into China’s arms
www.economist.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
www.economist.com/china/2025/1...
Americans are fond of saying immigrants do the jobs that the native born does not want to do. But the real truth is: immigrants do the jobs that the native born are too stupid to do.
Americans are fond of saying immigrants do the jobs that the native born does not want to do. But the real truth is: immigrants do the jobs that the native born are too stupid to do.
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Who has made this 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who has made this 🤣
www.hani.co.kr/arti/politic...
So the South Korean "civic group's" balloon launches were actually a covert mission by the South Korean military under Yoon Suk-yeol to instigate a North Korean attack. Because of course it was. Yoon was trying to manufacture a reason for martial law.
So the South Korean "civic group's" balloon launches were actually a covert mission by the South Korean military under Yoon Suk-yeol to instigate a North Korean attack. Because of course it was. Yoon was trying to manufacture a reason for martial law.
[단독] “북한 오물풍선전, 사실상 국군이 먼저 도발…아군에도 비밀이었다”
( ☞한겨레 뉴스레터 H:730 구독하기. 검색창에 ‘한겨레 h730’을 쳐보세요.) “아니요. 국군심리전단의 대북 전단 살포가 먼저였습니다.” ‘탈북민 단체의 대북 전단 살포→북한의 대남 오물풍선 살포→한국군 대북 확성기 방송→북한군 대남 확성기 방송’의 악순환이 이
www.hani.co.kr
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
www.hani.co.kr/arti/politic...
So the South Korean "civic group's" balloon launches were actually a covert mission by the South Korean military under Yoon Suk-yeol to instigate a North Korean attack. Because of course it was. Yoon was trying to manufacture a reason for martial law.
So the South Korean "civic group's" balloon launches were actually a covert mission by the South Korean military under Yoon Suk-yeol to instigate a North Korean attack. Because of course it was. Yoon was trying to manufacture a reason for martial law.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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80s: Japan is the future
90s, 00s: Japan in dying country typified by stagnant incomes, xenophobia and toxic, sexless nerd culture
Now: oh, that WAS the future
90s, 00s: Japan in dying country typified by stagnant incomes, xenophobia and toxic, sexless nerd culture
Now: oh, that WAS the future
the actual suicide of the West will be combining a rapidly aging population with hostility to migrants. however we must give credit to East Asia, especially Japan, for pioneering this model.
November 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
80s: Japan is the future
90s, 00s: Japan in dying country typified by stagnant incomes, xenophobia and toxic, sexless nerd culture
Now: oh, that WAS the future
90s, 00s: Japan in dying country typified by stagnant incomes, xenophobia and toxic, sexless nerd culture
Now: oh, that WAS the future
Sometimes I genuinely cannot believe how its possible that I write better in my second language than supposedly professional writers write in their first, and I swear I do not mean this in a smug way.
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Sometimes I genuinely cannot believe how its possible that I write better in my second language than supposedly professional writers write in their first, and I swear I do not mean this in a smug way.
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So if Olivia is 32 now, broke up with Lizza last year, was together with him for a decade, and then was living with you for 4+ years before that, how old was she when you moved her out of her (presumably parents’) house in the suburbs to live with you?
Btw about this from Lizza's reply: Olivia and I lived together for 4+ years (4 b'days, 4 Xmases, 4 anniversaries). That's like $1250 of jewelry per celebration. And her apartment was a writing studio. And I made an f-ton then. What was I supposed to do? Get her a lot of Gift Certificates from Kmart?
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
So if Olivia is 32 now, broke up with Lizza last year, was together with him for a decade, and then was living with you for 4+ years before that, how old was she when you moved her out of her (presumably parents’) house in the suburbs to live with you?
Just saw "its giving wattpad" and that was perfect.
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Just saw "its giving wattpad" and that was perfect.
This whole day made a particular vulgar Korean phrase stuck in my head, so now you must know it too. 구멍 동서. No I'm not going to translate, that's what Google is for.
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This whole day made a particular vulgar Korean phrase stuck in my head, so now you must know it too. 구멍 동서. No I'm not going to translate, that's what Google is for.
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We should know less about each other.
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We should know less about each other.
Just gonna keep banging this drum until *someone* does *something*.
South Korea and US just announced that Korea will be permitted to reprocess spent nuclear fuels. EXCUSE ME?? THIS ISNT NEWSWORTHY???? Are we just ok with nuclear proliferation now???????
South Korea and US just announced that Korea will be permitted to reprocess spent nuclear fuels. EXCUSE ME?? THIS ISNT NEWSWORTHY???? Are we just ok with nuclear proliferation now???????
Actually, I don't think I stated this strongly enough.
With the nuclear sub commitment, this is a big, big inflection moment for US-ROK alliance. The choices made at this moment will lead to dramatically divergent consequences in the next decade. And the Korea experts in DC have nothing to say.
With the nuclear sub commitment, this is a big, big inflection moment for US-ROK alliance. The choices made at this moment will lead to dramatically divergent consequences in the next decade. And the Korea experts in DC have nothing to say.
Not too long ago, the DC blob was screaming bloody murder when the liberals in South Korea pushed for the wartime OPCON transfer. Now, with Trump admin fully backing it, the blob has nothing to say about it. Curious how that happens.
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Just gonna keep banging this drum until *someone* does *something*.
South Korea and US just announced that Korea will be permitted to reprocess spent nuclear fuels. EXCUSE ME?? THIS ISNT NEWSWORTHY???? Are we just ok with nuclear proliferation now???????
South Korea and US just announced that Korea will be permitted to reprocess spent nuclear fuels. EXCUSE ME?? THIS ISNT NEWSWORTHY???? Are we just ok with nuclear proliferation now???????
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women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
Actually, I don't think I stated this strongly enough.
With the nuclear sub commitment, this is a big, big inflection moment for US-ROK alliance. The choices made at this moment will lead to dramatically divergent consequences in the next decade. And the Korea experts in DC have nothing to say.
With the nuclear sub commitment, this is a big, big inflection moment for US-ROK alliance. The choices made at this moment will lead to dramatically divergent consequences in the next decade. And the Korea experts in DC have nothing to say.
Not too long ago, the DC blob was screaming bloody murder when the liberals in South Korea pushed for the wartime OPCON transfer. Now, with Trump admin fully backing it, the blob has nothing to say about it. Curious how that happens.
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
S. Korea, US pledge to complete stage 2 of OPCON transfer verification by 2026
The defense chiefs of South Korea and the US vowed to complete the full operational capability review before the end of next year
english.hani.co.kr
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Actually, I don't think I stated this strongly enough.
With the nuclear sub commitment, this is a big, big inflection moment for US-ROK alliance. The choices made at this moment will lead to dramatically divergent consequences in the next decade. And the Korea experts in DC have nothing to say.
With the nuclear sub commitment, this is a big, big inflection moment for US-ROK alliance. The choices made at this moment will lead to dramatically divergent consequences in the next decade. And the Korea experts in DC have nothing to say.
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I think this is good insight into cop brain bc no fucking way they knew what USIP was and had any opinions on it, they're just losers excited to "raid" something
BREAKING update to my lawsuit against DC Metropolitan PD for body cam footage from USIP raid —
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
Former USIP security chief says MPD gave 'high-fives and fist bumps' after raid
The latest on the lawsuit to get MPD's body cam footage released.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I think this is good insight into cop brain bc no fucking way they knew what USIP was and had any opinions on it, they're just losers excited to "raid" something
Not too long ago, the DC blob was screaming bloody murder when the liberals in South Korea pushed for the wartime OPCON transfer. Now, with Trump admin fully backing it, the blob has nothing to say about it. Curious how that happens.
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
S. Korea, US pledge to complete stage 2 of OPCON transfer verification by 2026
The defense chiefs of South Korea and the US vowed to complete the full operational capability review before the end of next year
english.hani.co.kr
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Not too long ago, the DC blob was screaming bloody murder when the liberals in South Korea pushed for the wartime OPCON transfer. Now, with Trump admin fully backing it, the blob has nothing to say about it. Curious how that happens.
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
Jones winning in VA with a larger margin than Kamala Harris should be the biggest news here.
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Jones winning in VA with a larger margin than Kamala Harris should be the biggest news here.
If you read TBR's newsletter this week, you would know what it means for South Korea to have nuclear submarines. It's not cooperation, it's alimony.
October 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
If you read TBR's newsletter this week, you would know what it means for South Korea to have nuclear submarines. It's not cooperation, it's alimony.
Jaydn Ott is our Boobie Miles isnt he. Terrible to see it.
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Jaydn Ott is our Boobie Miles isnt he. Terrible to see it.
Ok so, about that Harper's Gooner article. Overall a really great (and disturbing) read. But seems to me its conclusion is backwards. It says "Aren't we all a little bit like this on the internet?" And I just wanted to scream, NO WE'RE NOT
October 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ok so, about that Harper's Gooner article. Overall a really great (and disturbing) read. But seems to me its conclusion is backwards. It says "Aren't we all a little bit like this on the internet?" And I just wanted to scream, NO WE'RE NOT
This is one of several books that live inside my head.
I would really like someone to interview experienced SK protest leaders and write up their advice for americans.
Watching folks on here trying to combat misinformation about basically 'how to do protest' (dealing with tear gas, sitting down, do you register with the protests, etc.) really hammers home how important training and preparation was for the Civil Rights Movement.
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is one of several books that live inside my head.
"Indigenous People's Day" is such a good example of how lefties fuck up. If they knew what they were doing, it would be called something like "Sequoia Day" or "Sitting Bull Day." Replace name with a name. Evoke an image. Instead we have this garbled mouthful.
October 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"Indigenous People's Day" is such a good example of how lefties fuck up. If they knew what they were doing, it would be called something like "Sequoia Day" or "Sitting Bull Day." Replace name with a name. Evoke an image. Instead we have this garbled mouthful.