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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 11

The memes will write themselves...

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 9

It's looking more and more like a second coup. WTH?

Byunghwan 'Ben' Son @textvulture.bsky.social · Dec 9

Yeah, getting clearer by the minute.
'De facto' ≡ 'Pretend' (or potentially 'we wish it was, but it really isn't')

Byunghwan 'Ben' Son @textvulture.bsky.social · Dec 7

www.hani.co.kr/arti/politic...

Han saying Yoon will be ‘de facto’ out of office. They have the track record of saying ‘de facto’ when they mean ‘fake.’ As in “we are now de facto sharing nuke with the US.”

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William Gallo @williamgallo.bsky.social · Dec 9

Monday morning here in Seoul. Saw these folks during my walk to the bus.

Three South Korean residents in Seoul hold signs calling for the arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law last week.

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 9

That's consistent with the vibe I've been feeling. I have no reason to disbelieve those figures.

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

That has not happened to Yoon. But he has been named one of the suspects in the broader investigation surrounding the martial law declaration.

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

Props to @koreanforeigner.bsky.social and Korea Pro for getting the terminology right. The Korean in the reporting is 입건 (立件), which often means to "book someone on criminal charges." In English, that generates images of being dragged to the police station and photographed, fingerprinted, etc.

Korea Pro @koreapro.bsky.social · Dec 8

Yoon becomes first sitting South Korean president under treason investigation

Prosecutors announced Sunday that President Yoon Suk-yeol has been officially named a suspect in a treason investigation related to his short-lived martial law declaration on Dec. 3. This marks the first time in South Korea’s history that a sitting…

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Inbok Rhee @inbok.bsky.social · Dec 8

On Dec 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law. 600+ political scientists of South Korea condemned this in a joint statement, urging impeachment. **We ask political scientists worldwide to please read & sign in support**: bit.ly/3Bfxc2j

A Declaration by Political Scientists of South Korea

Call for an Immediate Reintroduction and the Passage of the Impeachment Bill to Restore the Constitutional Order

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

People might think it's hyperbole, but I would carry my passport or other ID and/or birth certificate at all times. I'd also have an attorney on speed-dial to submit a habeas corpus motion in court ASAP if necessary.

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

The contractor running the detention centers will have an incentive to detain as many people as possible and bill the government for "services." You could be a drunkard in the park, teenagers hanging out on the street, a hooligan, or dissident, etc.

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

At some point, your citizenship might not even matter. You could be swept up in a raid and detained. If you are not carrying your passport and birth certificate, the authorities could assume you are not a citizen, and you could disappear for who knows how long.

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

Hey, no worries. I've had a couple of typos as well, as we've been drinking from a fire hose of info the last few days. 😆

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

Don't you hate autocorrect sometimes? Choo Mi-ae (추미애), of course, but no biggie.

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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · Dec 8

This is being done in part because the PPP apparently deleted the headshots of party members from its website. Just total cowardice out of the PPP.

Raphael Rashid @koryodynasty.bsky.social · Dec 8

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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Joel Petersson Ivre 유엘 @joelivre.bsky.social · Dec 8

Last week we tried a junta, this week we are doing a party state. Which unaccountable form of government will be attempted next week? Stay tuned to find out!

Byunghwan 'Ben' Son @textvulture.bsky.social · Dec 8

PPP leader (Han DH) and PM (Han DS) making a press release rn, saying Yoon will step down, but a long time later in an 'orderly' passion. They are going to 'jointly govern' whatever that means. It is completely unconstitutional. There's no legal basis.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls49...

한동훈 대표·한덕수 총리 긴급 회동..‘尹 퇴진 로드맵’ 등 공동담화문 발표 - [끝까지LIVE] MBC 중계방송 2024년 12월 08일

YouTube video by MBCNEWS

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

I know a woman who works for an NGO in Seoul on this issue. They bring adoptees back who are looking for relatives. Ping me if interested and I can put the two of you in touch. I'm sure she would be willing to provide info on their experiences.

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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · Dec 8

Call for a general strike across all walks of life. Laborers and self-employed. Shut down all production centers and logistical and transportation routes. Public officials and educators. Many of the people in unions in these sectors are progressive in their politics and will heed the call.

미로0426 @miro0426.bsky.social · Dec 8

"이제 국회의 시간은 끝났다. 남은 것은 이 사회를 물리적으로 멈추는 힘, 총파업이다. 이제 민주노총이 나서 총파업 일시를 확정하고 조직하자. 이 날에는 조합원, 비조합원 가릴 것 없이, 노동자, 자영업자 가릴 것 없이, 모두가 일손을 놓고 거리로 모이자. 모든 공장을, 생산시설을 멈추자. 버스, 지하철, 철도, 공항, 항만, 화물 모든 운송을 멈추자. 공무원, 교원도 거리에 모이자. 하루라도 빨리 내란범을 끌어내리자."

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

2. Those PPP members who refused to vote for impeachment on the 7th must apologize to citizens
3. PPP members should vote for impeachment when the next motion is submitted
4. After passing the impeachment motion, National Assembly members must work with citizens to restore & strengthen democracy

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

573 Korean political science scholars have issued a public statement declaring that Yoon's impeachment is the only way to resolve the current situation. They have 4 demands:

1. Resubmit an impeachment motion in the National Assembly
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Sangsin Lee @sslee.bsky.social · Dec 8

정치학자 573명의 시국선언

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

According to South Korean law, a political party can be disbanded if "its activities run counter to the basic order of democracy specified in the Constitution."

english.ccourt.go.kr/site/eng/03/...

Constitutional Court of Korea > Jurisdiction > Types of Jurisdiction > Adjudication on Dissolution of a Political Party

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

About 2,500 protestors gathered in Kwangju today calling for Yoon's arrest and the PPP's dissolution. Protesters say that PPP members who failed to vote for Yoon's impeachment are accomplices in the rebellion against the constitutional order.

www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2024...

"내란 공범 국민의힘 해산하라"…광주서 2천500명 집회 | 연합뉴스

(광주=연합뉴스) 정회성 김혜인 기자 = 국회의 윤석열 대통령 탄핵소추안 표결에 불참한 국민의힘을 규탄하는 집회가 8일 광주 도심에서 열렸다.

www.yna.co.kr

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

I keep telling myself that. "There must be more to this. What secret arrangements have they made or intend to make?"

But I'm not seeing it. Of course, they have superior information, but it looks like serious miscalculation from my vantage point. Time will tell.

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

I'm not a politician, and certainly not a Korean one, but if I were a PPP member and not complicit with Yoon's martial law declaration, I think it might be a good time to jump ship despite any aversion I might feel for LJM.

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

I think Han and Han are playing with fire. They are not immune from criminal prosecution, and investigations are already underway, which will entangle co-conspirators. It seems like a desperate choice that almost certainly will fail.

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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · Dec 7

John Linton (known in Korean as In Yohan) was a translator for the democracy protesters fighting Chun Doo Hwan’s coup in 1980. Today as a member of the PPP he failed to vote at all on impeached of another would-be Korean tyrant. Sad to see how some people make such egregious compromises for power.

Sangsin Lee @sslee.bsky.social · Dec 7

인요한은 80년 광주항쟁 당시 시민군을 위해 외신기자 인터뷰를 통역했던, 그러니까 계엄군이 한 도시를 도륙하는 것을 직접 목격한 “성직자”이다.

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · Dec 8

National Assembly Speaker Wu says the plan for Prine Minister Han and the PPP to manage state affairs on behalf of Yoon is clearly unconstitutional.

www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2024...

[속보] 우의장 "대통령 권한의 총리·여당 공동행사, 명백한 위헌" | 연합뉴스

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