Tim Shorrock
@timshorrock.bsky.social
Journalist, writer, musician, DC since 1982. Living with grief since losing my daughter Roxanne in March 2024. Writing on Korea, Japan, Cold War, Capitalism. Crazy Bob Dylan fan. Author of SPIES FOR HIRE. Now on Substack at EMPIRE BLUES.
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Tim Shorrock
@timshorrock.bsky.social
· Oct 23
How I went from being an antiwar hippy on the road in Oregon to breaking a major story on US complicity in the ROK Army's suppression of the Gwangju Uprising. The story of my life in journalism. timshorrock.substack.com/p/dmz-empire...
My favorite neighborhood in Seoul, where I've stayed often. "Euljiro: Old industrial zone blends grit and creativity, but how much longer will it last?" koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-11...
Euljiro: Old industrial zone blends grit and creativity, but how much longer will it last?
Euljiro, a historically rich neighborhood in Seoul, blends industrial charm and modern creativity. Recent revitalization efforts have attracted artists and restaurants, offering unique experiences ami...
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My favorite neighborhood in Seoul, where I've stayed often. "Euljiro: Old industrial zone blends grit and creativity, but how much longer will it last?" koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-11...
Chonnam University in Gwangju is where the 1980 uprising began. This is a sad story.
One major problem at universities in South Korea has been exploitation and human rights abuses by professors of graduate students working as research and teaching assistants. Many schools and faculty have been working to bring about change, but this case at Chonnam National U led to tragedy.
Chonnam grad-student death investigation finds professors abused their power, treated student like personal servant
An internal investigation by Chonnam National University has confirmed that allegations of power abuse by professors — raised after a graduate student’s death in July — were largely true.
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Chonnam University in Gwangju is where the 1980 uprising began. This is a sad story.
BLOWBACK, pure and simple. "The Afghan refugee accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., fought in the late days of the U.S. war there as part of a “Zero Unit,” a paramilitary force that worked with the C.I.A." (NYT) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
BLOWBACK, pure and simple. "The Afghan refugee accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., fought in the late days of the U.S. war there as part of a “Zero Unit,” a paramilitary force that worked with the C.I.A." (NYT) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
This is what I and most other DC residents think of the shooting yesterday - compassion for the National Guard members shot but anger and disgust with the war maniacs who deployed them here.
National Guard members should never have been deployed in Washington, DC.
November 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is what I and most other DC residents think of the shooting yesterday - compassion for the National Guard members shot but anger and disgust with the war maniacs who deployed them here.
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On the $350 billion Trump has pushed South Korea to invest in the US in exchange for lower tariffs: "With a big stick in one hand and a small stick in the other, he says he’ll only hit us with the small stick if we offer something in return... Mobsters running protection rackets are taking notes."
[Column] Another Eulsa Year, another blow to Korea’s sovereignty
No matter how you spin it, Korea got the short end of the stick in its tariff deal with the US
english.hani.co.kr
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
On the $350 billion Trump has pushed South Korea to invest in the US in exchange for lower tariffs: "With a big stick in one hand and a small stick in the other, he says he’ll only hit us with the small stick if we offer something in return... Mobsters running protection rackets are taking notes."
Bob Dylan closes his European tour in Dublin with "A Rainy Night In Soho," a beautiful tribute to the late Shane McGowan and The Pogues. Just listen to the appreciative crowd. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrrY...
Bob Dylan — A Rainy Night In Soho. Dublin, Ireland. November 25, 2025
YouTube video by nightly moth
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November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Bob Dylan closes his European tour in Dublin with "A Rainy Night In Soho," a beautiful tribute to the late Shane McGowan and The Pogues. Just listen to the appreciative crowd. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrrY...
"Please Support the Dongducheon STD Control Center Preservation Fund." I received this today from the leader of the South Korean movement to preserve the "Monkey House," where Korean women were for years forcibly taken by US military police to be tested for STDs.👇
www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
Please, Support the Dongducheon Former STD Control Center Preservation Fund
After the Korean War, "camp towns" formed around U.S. military bases, where many women were forced into becoming "camp town women" (U.S. military comfort women) as entertainment facilities for soldier...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Please Support the Dongducheon STD Control Center Preservation Fund." I received this today from the leader of the South Korean movement to preserve the "Monkey House," where Korean women were for years forcibly taken by US military police to be tested for STDs.👇
www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
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Some savvy weed grower better have a strain named Cranberry Sauce with this ad on the bottle.
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
😂😂😂
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Note that the dismissal is "without prejudice". That doesn't mean the case is over, there is a savings provision giving the government a period of time to resubmit it properly even though the statute of limitations has run.
BREAKING: Lindsey Halligan's purported appointment as interim U.S. attorney was invalid and she "had no lawful authority to present the indictment" against James Comey.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Note that the dismissal is "without prejudice". That doesn't mean the case is over, there is a savings provision giving the government a period of time to resubmit it properly even though the statute of limitations has run.
Look what I just found in my local "little library"! Maybe I should send it to Mayor-elect Mamdani. After all, Trump doesn't read lol.
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Look what I just found in my local "little library"! Maybe I should send it to Mayor-elect Mamdani. After all, Trump doesn't read lol.
Whoa. "Ukraine-born Aonishiki wins sumo tournament, 1st from war-torn country." asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/sp...
Ukraine-born Aonishiki wins sumo tournament, 1st from war-torn country
Wrestler expected to receive promotion to ozeki, the 2nd-highest rank
asia.nikkei.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Whoa. "Ukraine-born Aonishiki wins sumo tournament, 1st from war-torn country." asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/sp...
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I snapped this one at sunset tonight from Figueroa Mountain Road in Santa Barbara County looking towards the Gaviota Coast. The distance between me and the boat is shockingly well over 30 miles! #Photography
November 23, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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It’s Murder Most Foul day.
November 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It’s Murder Most Foul day.
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New York will always be a city of immigrants. When we protect the communities who keep this city running and uphold our sanctuary laws, we create a future that’s safer for every New Yorker.
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New York will always be a city of immigrants. When we protect the communities who keep this city running and uphold our sanctuary laws, we create a future that’s safer for every New Yorker.
Re Nuzzi - this excerpt nails it.
This is the sharpest analysis of the Olivia Nuzzi saga.
As institutional journalism has collapsed, individual journalists have basically had two paths for scraping by: a "prestige play" (hounding for prizes) or an "attention play" (social media celebrity).
Both are corrupt in different ways.
As institutional journalism has collapsed, individual journalists have basically had two paths for scraping by: a "prestige play" (hounding for prizes) or an "attention play" (social media celebrity).
Both are corrupt in different ways.
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Re Nuzzi - this excerpt nails it.
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Everyone's horrified by RFK's revolting sex life but can we please not let that overshadow the fact that he's now changed the CDC website to include language that seriously endangers children. He is a threat to public health & safety and should be immediately [redacted] www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
Autism and Vaccines
Answers to common questions about vaccine safety and autism.
www.cdc.gov
November 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Everyone's horrified by RFK's revolting sex life but can we please not let that overshadow the fact that he's now changed the CDC website to include language that seriously endangers children. He is a threat to public health & safety and should be immediately [redacted] www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
Re the latest "scandal" involving Olivia Nuzzi and Vanity Fair: She may not stop sleeping with her sources but she will soon be sleeping with the fishes, career-wise. Celebrity journalism is DEAD. We can only hope.
November 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Re the latest "scandal" involving Olivia Nuzzi and Vanity Fair: She may not stop sleeping with her sources but she will soon be sleeping with the fishes, career-wise. Celebrity journalism is DEAD. We can only hope.
True. Schumer and Jeffries look petulant, jealous, and stupid in comparison.
Trump is being nicer to Mamdani than Democratic leadership was lol
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
True. Schumer and Jeffries look petulant, jealous, and stupid in comparison.
RIP Todd Snider.
Here's footage of what turned out to be Todd Snider's final show ever at the Gothic on 10/30/25. Here's him telling a story abt John Prine then singing his tribute to him Handsome John.
youtu.be/Dc175BogFT4?...
youtu.be/Dc175BogFT4?...
Todd Snider, Gothic Theater 10/30/25 , Handsome John
YouTube video by Surrounded by Squirrels with Brian Mobley
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November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
RIP Todd Snider.
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Excellent.
Send this to friends who want to know what's happening in Japan.
Send this to friends who want to know what's happening in Japan.
The Lemonade Stand podcast interviewed me for their Japan episode!
We spoke about Prime Minister Takaichi, immigration, Sanseito, historical revisionism, territorial disputes, conspiracy theories, and a whole lot of other stuff!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc0z...
We spoke about Prime Minister Takaichi, immigration, Sanseito, historical revisionism, territorial disputes, conspiracy theories, and a whole lot of other stuff!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc0z...
THE JAPAN EPISODE ft. Prof Jeffrey Hall | Lemonade Stand 🍋
YouTube video by Lemonade Stand
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Excellent.
Send this to friends who want to know what's happening in Japan.
Send this to friends who want to know what's happening in Japan.
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Wonderful photo from my oldest friend Alan G. in Japan.
"Hiking a couple days ago on a mountain north of Tokyo named Dai-bosatsu, great bodhisattva! Kerouac would love it…"
"Hiking a couple days ago on a mountain north of Tokyo named Dai-bosatsu, great bodhisattva! Kerouac would love it…"
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Wonderful photo from my oldest friend Alan G. in Japan.
"Hiking a couple days ago on a mountain north of Tokyo named Dai-bosatsu, great bodhisattva! Kerouac would love it…"
"Hiking a couple days ago on a mountain north of Tokyo named Dai-bosatsu, great bodhisattva! Kerouac would love it…"
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A barber shop stands amidst the ruins of Sumida ward, May 27, 1945
September 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A barber shop stands amidst the ruins of Sumida ward, May 27, 1945
JFC. "Quiet, Piggy."
As a woman it's crazy how you have to run the most insanely elite gauntlet of ivy league, networking, good family etc just so you can swallow your tongue when the president calls you a pig. Because if this happened to me then there's a non-zero someone gets off the plane in a body bag.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 AM
JFC. "Quiet, Piggy."
"Come you Masters of War..."
The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement intentions in South America. apnews.com/article/airc...
Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power. The presence of the USS Gerald R.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Come you Masters of War..."