이주민 // Jumin Lee
@oldtype9.bsky.social
미국에서 법원다니는 한국인, "왜 차별금지법인가" 저자 // Born and raised Korean, now trying cases in U.S. court.
So far Lee has managed to turn what should be a comfortable post-Yoon-ouster honeymoon into a tepid margin of victory in the election and middling approval ratings.
Lee Jae-myung starts his preidency with a 58.6% approval rating according to Realmeter. Higher than Yoon Suk Yeol (52.1%) and Park Geun-hye (54.8%) but no where near Moon Jae-in (81.6%) or even Lee Myung-bak (76.0%).
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
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李대통령 첫 국정지지율 58.6%…민주 49.9%·국힘 30.4%[리얼미터](종합) | 연합뉴스
(서울=연합뉴스) 김정진 기자 = 이재명 대통령의 취임 첫 주 국정수행을 긍정적으로 평가한 비율이 58.6％를 기록했다는 여론조사 결과가 16일...
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June 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
So far Lee has managed to turn what should be a comfortable post-Yoon-ouster honeymoon into a tepid margin of victory in the election and middling approval ratings.
1. Dude is found guilty of sexual harassment and kicked out of military
2. Becomes a fortune teller.
3. "Somehow" befriends President Yoon.
4. Becomes the go-between that recruits active-duty generals to support Yoon's coup.
5. Plans the coup with said generals at a Lotteria.
2. Becomes a fortune teller.
3. "Somehow" befriends President Yoon.
4. Becomes the go-between that recruits active-duty generals to support Yoon's coup.
5. Plans the coup with said generals at a Lotteria.
The former commander of the Defense Intel Command who was part of the Lotteria coup planning session also apparently runs a fortune telling service out of his house. Can’t make this stuff up…
www.joongang.co.kr/article/2530...
www.joongang.co.kr/article/2530...
'롯데리아 계엄 모의' 노상원, 집서 점집 운영…역술인 활동 | 중앙일보
이른바 ‘롯데리아 내란 모의’를 한 혐의를 받는 노상원 전 정보사령관이 역술인으로 활동하면서 점집을 운영해온 것으로 드러났다. 역술인들은 노 전 사령관의 자택이 점집이며, 자신들은 명리학 등을 맡고 있는 노 전 사령관과 동업자 관계라고 말했다. 노 전 사령관은 지난 3월 비상계엄이 선포됐을 때도 점집에 머물고 있었던 것으로 알려졌다, 그는 비상계엄 선...
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December 19, 2024 at 9:40 PM
1. Dude is found guilty of sexual harassment and kicked out of military
2. Becomes a fortune teller.
3. "Somehow" befriends President Yoon.
4. Becomes the go-between that recruits active-duty generals to support Yoon's coup.
5. Plans the coup with said generals at a Lotteria.
2. Becomes a fortune teller.
3. "Somehow" befriends President Yoon.
4. Becomes the go-between that recruits active-duty generals to support Yoon's coup.
5. Plans the coup with said generals at a Lotteria.
Normal humans: “Krypto is the cutest!”
Me: “holy shit comics-accurate Mr. Terrific deploying a T-Sphere shield.”
Me: “holy shit comics-accurate Mr. Terrific deploying a T-Sphere shield.”
December 19, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Normal humans: “Krypto is the cutest!”
Me: “holy shit comics-accurate Mr. Terrific deploying a T-Sphere shield.”
Me: “holy shit comics-accurate Mr. Terrific deploying a T-Sphere shield.”
From “I can has shadow president?” To “welp I guess my political career is over.”
Han Dong Hoon has had quite the week.
Han Dong Hoon has had quite the week.
Breaking: Han Dong-hoon has resigned as leader of the People Power Party.
"To all citizens who suffered due to this martial law incident, I sincerely apologise".
"To all citizens who suffered due to this martial law incident, I sincerely apologise".
December 16, 2024 at 7:23 AM
From “I can has shadow president?” To “welp I guess my political career is over.”
Han Dong Hoon has had quite the week.
Han Dong Hoon has had quite the week.
All of this is wonderful, but as someone who grew up listening to SNSD in college, man does it make me feel old.
1/ Girls' Generation's 2007 debut song "Into The New World" (다시 만난 세계) has become the ultimate protest song in South Korea.
Since martial law was declared last week, online streams have reportedly shot up. More about '다만세', the song of a generation:
Since martial law was declared last week, online streams have reportedly shot up. More about '다만세', the song of a generation:
December 13, 2024 at 3:16 PM
All of this is wonderful, but as someone who grew up listening to SNSD in college, man does it make me feel old.
“What are you going to do, impeach me?”
- man who was impeached
- man who was impeached
I suppose this is the most important part of the speech. Yoon will not resign. He thinks he did nothing wrong. They will have to impeach him to get him out. And because of this stance I don’t see how he survives the next impeachment vote.
m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2024...
m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2024...
Yoon defends martial law decree as act of governance, rejects insurrection charges | Yonhap News Agency
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday defended...
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December 12, 2024 at 1:47 AM
“What are you going to do, impeach me?”
- man who was impeached
- man who was impeached
It was not highly calibrated, it was not political, and it certainly did not display any kind of good judgment.
Yoon calls martial law a "highly calibrated political judgement." Sure, buddy.
Yoon defends martial law decree as act of governance, rejects insurrection charges | Yonhap News Agency
By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday defended...
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December 12, 2024 at 1:37 AM
It was not highly calibrated, it was not political, and it certainly did not display any kind of good judgment.
In my latest for Korea Pro, I predicted the thing that was totally obvious to everyone other than PPP leader Han Dong Hoon, which just happened on national television.
December 12, 2024 at 1:33 AM
In my latest for Korea Pro, I predicted the thing that was totally obvious to everyone other than PPP leader Han Dong Hoon, which just happened on national television.
“Yo dawg I heard you like coups, so I put a coup in a coup.” - PPP
Pro-Yoon faction reportedly plotting to oust Han Dong-hoon, seize party control, and block impeachment. Plan includes emergency leadership, acting presidency, and a 2026 power play with synced local and presidential elections: www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/6258415
[단독]친윤 '원내 쿠데타' 노린다…韓축출에 尹구속 '염두'
국민의힘내 '친윤'(親尹)계가 한동훈 대표를 끌어내리고 '대통령 탄핵 부결'을 공고히 하는 작전을 검토 중인 것으로 확인됐다. 한 대표를 쫓아내면 8표 이상의 이탈표는 나올 수 없다고 판단하면서다. 최고위원 4명..
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December 10, 2024 at 3:33 AM
“Yo dawg I heard you like coups, so I put a coup in a coup.” - PPP
Reposted by 이주민 // Jumin Lee
As we begin another day of political uncertainty in Seoul,
- It's still unclear who is running what in the country
- No details about any power sharing arrangement that allegedly exists
- We don't know the legal rationale for any such deal
- The presidential office has essentially gone dark
- It's still unclear who is running what in the country
- No details about any power sharing arrangement that allegedly exists
- We don't know the legal rationale for any such deal
- The presidential office has essentially gone dark
South Korea’s leadership unclear as Yoon struggles to retain power
South Korea’s defense ministry insisted that President Yoon Suk Yeol remained in charge of the country’s armed forces on Monday, even as the justice ministry enforced a travel ban against him followin...
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December 9, 2024 at 10:37 PM
As we begin another day of political uncertainty in Seoul,
- It's still unclear who is running what in the country
- No details about any power sharing arrangement that allegedly exists
- We don't know the legal rationale for any such deal
- The presidential office has essentially gone dark
- It's still unclear who is running what in the country
- No details about any power sharing arrangement that allegedly exists
- We don't know the legal rationale for any such deal
- The presidential office has essentially gone dark
Correct, those demands were unconstitutional then, and remain unconstitutional now. Impeachment is the only legal recourse.
Before eventually demanding impeachment, in 2016 the opposition was calling for Park Geun-hye ‘to hand over a wide scope of her control over military, diplomatic and domestic affairs to a new prime minister’ (which many are now saying is unconstitutional). Via @subinkim.bsky.social
'Park must give up power'
President Park Geun-hye is facing growing calls from both opposition and ruling parties to give up efforts to hold onto power.
www.koreatimes.co.kr
December 10, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Correct, those demands were unconstitutional then, and remain unconstitutional now. Impeachment is the only legal recourse.
Every day that President Yoon lingers is another day that the government remains paralyzed, and unelected officials rule in his stead without legal basis.
The former harms our national interest, the latter our constitutional order. And the longer this goes, the more both harms become irreversible.
The former harms our national interest, the latter our constitutional order. And the longer this goes, the more both harms become irreversible.
December 10, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Every day that President Yoon lingers is another day that the government remains paralyzed, and unelected officials rule in his stead without legal basis.
The former harms our national interest, the latter our constitutional order. And the longer this goes, the more both harms become irreversible.
The former harms our national interest, the latter our constitutional order. And the longer this goes, the more both harms become irreversible.
As someone who also enjoys playing with this distinction, I get it.
But at the same time, seems like a failure to acknowledge reality. He is still president, with all the privileges authorities of that office. That's precisely the problem that needs to be addressed ASAP.
But at the same time, seems like a failure to acknowledge reality. He is still president, with all the privileges authorities of that office. That's precisely the problem that needs to be addressed ASAP.
Opposition DP members are no longer calling Yoon "president (대통령)" and only addressing him as "Yoon Suk Yeol-ssi (윤석열씨)" -- an honorific used for someone on equal status.
December 10, 2024 at 12:22 AM
As someone who also enjoys playing with this distinction, I get it.
But at the same time, seems like a failure to acknowledge reality. He is still president, with all the privileges authorities of that office. That's precisely the problem that needs to be addressed ASAP.
But at the same time, seems like a failure to acknowledge reality. He is still president, with all the privileges authorities of that office. That's precisely the problem that needs to be addressed ASAP.
Korean law enforcement after the failed impeachment vote:
December 9, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Korean law enforcement after the failed impeachment vote:
It’s not a bad thing when political expediency and doing the right thing happen to align!
From Xinhua: "Assistant Researcher Niu Xiao of the Northeast Asia Research Center at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law believes the Democratic Party seeks to swiftly oust Yoon to create a political opening for its embattled leader, Lee Jae-myung."
December 8, 2024 at 9:14 PM
It’s not a bad thing when political expediency and doing the right thing happen to align!
I finally get be that annoying pundit that declares “we’re in a constitutional crisis.” But “crisis” didn’t seem strong enough to describe the absolute goat rodeo going on in Seoul right now.
So I went with constitutional collapse instead.
So I went with constitutional collapse instead.
December 8, 2024 at 4:50 PM
I finally get be that annoying pundit that declares “we’re in a constitutional crisis.” But “crisis” didn’t seem strong enough to describe the absolute goat rodeo going on in Seoul right now.
So I went with constitutional collapse instead.
So I went with constitutional collapse instead.
Reposted by 이주민 // Jumin Lee
Another item to add to the ruling party’s long litany of miscalculations: making impeachment a protracted partisan fight instead of swift bipartisan action allows Lee to position himself as figurehead of the (extremely popular) pro-impeachment movement.
South Korea’s main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung after impeachment bill fails: (We) will bring the country back to normal by end of year as your Christmas gift
December 7, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Another item to add to the ruling party’s long litany of miscalculations: making impeachment a protracted partisan fight instead of swift bipartisan action allows Lee to position himself as figurehead of the (extremely popular) pro-impeachment movement.
What happened yesterday should be seen and the ruling party using Yoon’s failed coup as a launching pad for their own unlawful seizure of power. Bloodless, but no less abhorrent to the constitutional order.
As @sslee.bsky.social notes, this seems an awful lot like a second, successful coup. Unelected officials running the state while the sitting president is off on gardening leave.
December 7, 2024 at 3:21 PM
What happened yesterday should be seen and the ruling party using Yoon’s failed coup as a launching pad for their own unlawful seizure of power. Bloodless, but no less abhorrent to the constitutional order.
All conservative lawmakers are holed up together in the assembly building. 10,000+ protestors outside egging them on to flip, welcoming every defector back to the chambers with thunderous applause.
If they can change five more minds within the next 5.5 hours, Yoon will be impeached.
If they can change five more minds within the next 5.5 hours, Yoon will be impeached.
Boy, this is quite a drip-drip. The vote deadline is midnight (5 hours from now) and they plan to camp out until then, leaving the chamber door open for conservative lawmakers to return and vote. So far, three of 108 have voted. Opposition needs eight to defect and vote in favor of impeachment.
December 7, 2024 at 10:05 AM
All conservative lawmakers are holed up together in the assembly building. 10,000+ protestors outside egging them on to flip, welcoming every defector back to the chambers with thunderous applause.
If they can change five more minds within the next 5.5 hours, Yoon will be impeached.
If they can change five more minds within the next 5.5 hours, Yoon will be impeached.
Speaker of the National Assembly somehow manages to slide in a reference to “K-pop, K-food, and K-drama” into his emotional speech about defending democracy, because of course he did.
December 7, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Speaker of the National Assembly somehow manages to slide in a reference to “K-pop, K-food, and K-drama” into his emotional speech about defending democracy, because of course he did.
Yoon committed possibly the most inexplicable act of political suicide in modern democratic history.
Inexplicably, it appears that about 85% of his party have decided to join him.
Inexplicably, it appears that about 85% of his party have decided to join him.
December 7, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Yoon committed possibly the most inexplicable act of political suicide in modern democratic history.
Inexplicably, it appears that about 85% of his party have decided to join him.
Inexplicably, it appears that about 85% of his party have decided to join him.
What’s even more confusing is that the NIS is not a police force. Not only does it not have legal authority to arrest anyone, it doesn’t employ any law enforcement officers or operate any prisons. They wouldn’t have been able to comply even if they wanted to.
A college friend of mine commented that it's very confusing because a conservative president is asking the NIS to arrest the conservative party leader and this is being exclusively reported by a conservative newspaper. "I bet KJU isn't saying anything about it because he's as confused as we are."
December 6, 2024 at 4:43 PM
What’s even more confusing is that the NIS is not a police force. Not only does it not have legal authority to arrest anyone, it doesn’t employ any law enforcement officers or operate any prisons. They wouldn’t have been able to comply even if they wanted to.
Most troubling possibility is that Yoon may not be done couping. He is still the president. Yoon loyalists in the military have not been removed from their commands. If he senses that things are not going his way on Saturday, he may try to block a vote with force.
December 6, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Most troubling possibility is that Yoon may not be done couping. He is still the president. Yoon loyalists in the military have not been removed from their commands. If he senses that things are not going his way on Saturday, he may try to block a vote with force.
In June 1987, as the democracy movement in Seoul reached its crescendo, President Reagan sent a letter to Chun Doo-Hwan warning him not to turn the Korean military against protestors as he had done in 1980.
www.nytimes.com/1987/06/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/1987/06/19/w...
REAGAN CAUTIONS KOREAN PRESIDENT ON UNREST (Published 1987)
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:39 PM
In June 1987, as the democracy movement in Seoul reached its crescendo, President Reagan sent a letter to Chun Doo-Hwan warning him not to turn the Korean military against protestors as he had done in 1980.
www.nytimes.com/1987/06/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/1987/06/19/w...