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public health enthusiast/skeptic/wanderer. identified by my year-long tevas tan. roots in 🇰🇷 and the bay 🌉 something about bikes 🚲
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If you’re a health care worker looking for some information on things you can do to prepare for and resist ICE enforcement actions, we shared some information in an IG post that we hope is helpful. You can view all the sides in the post here: www.instagram.com/p/DFWKkCLz5fF/

"When you’ve got winds 50, 60 mph that are sustained, there is no way you can fight that fire. Absolutely none...There’s an adage that I learned from an incident commander, which is: 'At ten miles per hour, I’m a firefighter. At 30 miles per hour, I’m an observer.'" nymag.com/intelligence...

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IU gukbap, Yuri kimbap, and THIS. Women take care of each other and democracy. #impeachment vote round 2 happening now!

Was asked to interview for a western media outlet and they were like "and has the impeachment vote awakened the women into political consciousness" and I was like ??? Women have always been the FOREFRONT of protest in Korea: Yoo Gwan Soon, stroller-pushing mothers in 2008, Ewha Women's Uni in 2016??

bush is to shoe as yoon is to soju

I wrote a thread about the insurrection in South Korea, which received significant attention. However, with so much news pouring in and the situation changing by the minute, I decided to stop updating that thread. Instead, I am starting new threads on a few specific topics.

Turns out engineers literally risked their lives in the middle of the coup to get the systems running v.daum.net/v/2024121017...

Just learned about a community map of bathrooms around Yeouido for protesters, created by Dr. Wansoo Im from Meharry Medical College. Separately, there's also a map for coffees pre-paid by citizens who want to support but can't attend the protests. minjumap.com torchmap.kr

a thread: korean protesters bringing random flags--this started years ago to show that protesters were just normal citizens with various interests because they were accused of doing some sort of political agitation and now it has just become part of the protest culture and i love it

news has been on all day at my aunt's since we got into Seoul this morning. big ups and solidarity to everyone out there, kpop lightsticks and all. buckling up for the slow trickle of votes from the boycotting National Assembly members. following @myhlee.bsky.social here for the latest!

ㅋㅋㅋ completely random but love this comedic relief courtesy of youth on #bikes who passed through the Yeouido protest traffic saying "beep beep, move over, Yoon Suk-yeol" 빵빵 🚴🏼‍♀️

it's a wild and historic time to be visiting family in Seoul right now.

digging through some quality content

following breaking news live? from reporters, experts, and random people in Seoul? on bluesky? WE'RE BACK, Y'ALL.

whoop and it's over

I am here for live reporting from people at the scene by happenstance!

I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage. Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie.

Rewatched a few Harry Potter movies while recovering from my cold. The magical world going to shit eerily mirrors what's happening with this incoming admin. Sign up for your local order of the phoenix, y'all! Get a library card, support mutual aid, ride a bike, turn on the light in these dark times!

Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities and 100 times more fun.

I'm already a dog person, but I may be becoming a cat person and bird person here. Not complaining - just a pleasant observation of the bluer skies.

Heading home from #astmh feeling energized by people who believe in research and science to improve health, especially in this week of incessant bad news for public health AND feeling troubled that masking was a rare sight at a conference focused on infectious diseases.

Just heard the term "fit for purpose" and immediately searched for my favorite facilitator. They've joined the migration!

The first COP was held in 1995. 29 years later, here we are. “One year after world leaders made a splashy promise to shift away from fossil fuels, countries are burning more oil, natural gas and coal than ever before” 🎁 Link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/c...

A late #goodlunch from Carmo to fill up on greens before I eat my way through #nola

I had regular "silent coworkers" at my local library and loved it. And because libraries serve everyone, we would mutually agree to leave in the afterschool window so the students could have their not-so-silent library time.

pro tip for long taxi lines at the airport: find people in line heading to the same or nearby accommodation, carpool, and make new friends. I met 3 lovely strangers who agreed to join my carpool in #nola. Learned about ice fishing in Minnesota, the DEA, and gen X not understanding gen Z.