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
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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.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...
The New White Flight is white kids with mediocre grades attending state colleges in the South and the result is predictably hilarious and cringe.
The New White Flight is white kids with mediocre grades attending state colleges in the South and the result is predictably hilarious and cringe.
Parents are paying consultants thousands to get their kids into a sorority
The rise of RushTok has led to a surge in demand for sorority rush consultants, with women paying top dollar for a chance at Greek life
www.washingtonpost.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...
The New White Flight is white kids with mediocre grades attending state colleges in the South and the result is predictably hilarious and cringe.
The New White Flight is white kids with mediocre grades attending state colleges in the South and the result is predictably hilarious and cringe.
Once again:
US is undergoing a bankruptcy of intelligence. It built a complex society that is beyond its members' capacity to understand, so they must break that society until it becomes simple enough for them to understand.
October 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Once again:
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The reason this theory works is because most of our elites and leaders have no real views or opinions, but merely adopt those that they believe will earn them approval. And now they’re all seeking approval on the Internet, where everyone really is 12, or has the mental capacity of a 12-year-old
October 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The reason this theory works is because most of our elites and leaders have no real views or opinions, but merely adopt those that they believe will earn them approval. And now they’re all seeking approval on the Internet, where everyone really is 12, or has the mental capacity of a 12-year-old
Lol my goodness. You can always assume the worst about Japan.
October 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Lol my goodness. You can always assume the worst about Japan.
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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.