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Despite the prominent role played by women in pro-democracy demonstrations in South Korea, there are barely any women in positions of political power, writes Hawon Jung. Published in collaboration with @fullerproject.org‬.

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Mostly done with moving and I am absolutely exhausted

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Oh so we got 3 minute videos now, did we?

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Better late than never but I finally deleted my facebook and twitter accounts. I am also considering getting rid of whatsapp and instagram but this makes staying in contact with a lot of people quite difficult

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literary fiction is crazy. i’ll be like “what’s that book about” and the answer is “a guy”

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It’s utterly baffling to see the American press, democratic party, civil society and the American public just rollover like this

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개인정보가 중국에 넘어가나 메타에 넘어가나 딱히 차이가 있나

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Yoon declared the martial law on December 3rd. 55 days later, he is indicted. Those 55 days felt like 55 years. But considering that it was carried out without anyone dying, it’s not too late after all.

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“When college students protest to end genocide, the ADL calls for militarized police across campuses. When the richest man in the world gives a nazi salute on national television, they tell everyone to calm down.”

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Hey ask yourself how many humanizing photo stories you've seen about the three Israeli hostages, versus how many you've seen about the hundreds of Palestinian hostages released with clear marks and stories of abuse, starvation, and torture. That tells you everything about your media choices.

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Turns out that last year I frequently ate frozen blueberries that now turned out to have been contaminated by Hepatitis A(!) I haven't had them in months so I think I am out of danger plus I am pretty sure I got a Hepatitis A vaccination when I went to Korea in 2020.

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Toen de rijke elite zag dat er winst te behalen viel in diversiteit en duurzaamheid, gingen ze daar massaal in investeren. Nu conservatief gedachtegoed lucratiever wordt, gaat het geld die kant op. Het ging nooit om sociale ontwikkelingen of ethische verantwoordelijkheid, altijd alleen maar om geld.

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이지은 전 총경의 제안. 나폴레옹 말대로 ”대군에게 병법은 필요없다“. 경호처는 300명이고 경찰은 13만. 의지만 있다면 충분히 체포가능하다. youtu.be/9LhB0-jFfS0?...

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This week i finished @antonhur.com ‘s “Toward Infinity”. Which I thought was both deeply touching and thought provoking.

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새해 복 많이받으세요!

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Its grossly irresponsible for historians to sanctify Jimmy Carter bc of his "decency" and laudable post-Presidency. As the "human rights" President, he led a globe-straddling military empire allied to or supporting military dictatorships and authoritarian regimes around the world.

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Was just thinking about this Louise Glück poem the other day. That last line—

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Korean Army major general who led NK infiltration commandos 1) lost his job for sexual harassment 2) turned a shaman/fortune teller 3) planned a martial law coup as a civilian with active duty top brasses: news.jtbc.co.kr/article/NB12... I have no fucking idea what my country is anymore.

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One of the reasons young white men have turned to fascism is anger over their favorite comic book movies and video games being marketed to other people. The liberal push to enable them is not only misguided but will hurt people and ultimately fail. jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-white-...

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Een militaire coup is zojuist weggestemd in Zuid-Korea, nadat er vorige week ook nog een soort van follow-up coup leek te hebben plaatsgevonden. Democratie heeft het overal zwaar maar mag zich nu even laven aan het Zuid-Koreaanse voorbeeld.

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#SouthKorea #BreakingNews The #impeachment motion was just passed with 204 votes in favor. Great job, everyone. 🕯️ We did it!

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Impeachment vote, take 2! Second attempt at impeachment vote is scheduled to take place this evening. Huge crowds expected at National Assembly (bundle up, it's freezing!) IU and Girls Generation's Yuri both donated food for protesters, as per tradition of Korean women doing THE MOST at protests

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이번 계엄 윤석열과 김용현은 정말 열심히 준비했는데 다행히 이 두 사람이 현대 한국을 전혀 이해하지 못하는 사람들이라 그나마 이 정도에서 멈춘 듯. 윤석열은 왜곡만 아니면 자기 인기가 엄청 많다고 생각했음. 민주당만 제거하면 국민들이 찬사를 보낼 거라고 착각하고 있었던 듯. 그 아래 김용현은 기가 막힌 드라마 퀸이라 쿠데타 뽕에 취해서 현대 군인들이 독재시절의 그 군인들일 거라고 착각하고 있었던 듯. 명령이면 학살도! 다 오해였지. 두 사람이 현대 사회를 전혀 이해하지 못한 덕분에 그나마 우리나라 민주주의가 목숨을 건짐.

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Women in their twenties showed the highest attendance rate among all gender/age groups at the impeachment rally on December 7. The blue bars indicate female participants, while the green bars indicate male participants. n.news.naver.com/article/032/...

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My visual summary of who's who in the 12.3 martial law fallout is now published on @koreapro.bsky.social. It has been revised to reflect this morning's developments. Check out the site for latest updates, and for clearer and easier to read images! koreapro.org/share/a0554a9c

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Soldiers armed with guns showed up to veteran South Korean broadcaster Kim Ou-joon’s studio soon after Yoon declared the short-lived martial law. He tells Reuters about hiding for 36 hours, South Korea’s democracy and Yoon’s fate. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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Our latest on how K-pop light sticks have emerged as an unlikely but effective protest tool to call for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched martial law attempt www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

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Every one of my Syrian and non-Syrian colleagues is aware of the huge risks surrounding the post-revolutionary order in Syria. But if everyone pre-emptively abandons hope then the world flees into paralysis that fails to encourage many hopeful trends that can be found too.

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The front page of tomorrow's Kyunghyang Shinmun, featuring the names and faces of the 105 People Power Party lawmakers who boycotted yesterday's impeachment vote and left the parliament chamber. Only 3 stayed and voted.

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