An example for the world. Let's hope its light shines brightly on the USA. #SKorea #Korea

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3z5czvpv4t7ew25oxiehegxq/post/3mf7t6cwq3s2f

South Korea defends democracy and is the opposite of the U.S. response to insurrection. Now the U.S. is controlled by a fascist regime.
#insurrection #January6 #maga #trump #SKorea #democracy #fascism

https://tinyurl.com/2krn2cb2

Ex-South Korean president Yoon found guilty of insurrection over martial law order

Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached former president of South Korea, was found guilty of insurrection and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday over his failed attempt to impose martial law on the U.S. ally

NBC News
Why you can’t use #Google Maps in #SKorea: It’s not a ban
"Google🇰🇷 reported just 387bil won in 2024 revenue, paying 17bil won in corp tax. But estimates presented to #NationalAssembly place te co’s actual 🇰🇷earnings fr YouTube, PlayStore & advertising at 4.8-11tril won, figs derived fr US SEC filings & domestic corp disclosures.🧐Te gap reflects a corp structure tt routes most revenue thru #lowtax #jurisdictions. A 🇰🇷data center wld expose tt structure to scrutiny, Prof Yoo"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/why-you-cant-use-google-maps-in-s-korea-its-not-a-ban-its-a-price-tag-says-ex-govt-official
Why you can’t use Google Maps in S. Korea: It’s not a ban, it’s a price tag, says ex-govt official

The cost Google is weighing extends well beyond running map servers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times

Jasmine Garsd on AllIn:

SKorea's Hyundai & LG create innovative battery factory in #Georgia set up w/proprietary tech.

Once set up, Trump sends in #ICE to remove all the workers, send em back to #SKorea.

So now what happens to the factory & all its intellectual property?

Hm.

Carl Quintanilla on 🦋:

“.. Their roundup and the .. video showing some Korean workers shackled with chains around their hands, ankles and waists have caused public outrage and a sense of betrayal in #SouthKorea, a key U.S. ally.”
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-hyundai-georgia-immigration-raid-dd97210ffb6126bdf763228dc03918e0?utm_source=onesignal

#Hyundai #TrumpTariffs #TrumpDeportations #Immigration #SKorea

South Korean workers detained in US arrive home

A plane carrying more than 300 South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia has landed in South Korea. TV footage shows the charter plane landing in Incheon International Airport on Friday. They were among about 475 people detained during the Sept. 4 immigration raid at a battery factory under construction on the campus of Hyundai’s sprawling auto plant west of Savannah. South Korea later said it has a reached an agreement with the United States for the Korean workers’ releases.

AP News
Google To Obey South Korean Order To Blur Satellite Images On Maps

Barrons
Reading on my Water theme for 2025 I present a review of Heinz Insu Fenkl’s Skull Water. A coming of age story about a military kid in S.Korea in the 1970’s. Great mix of tradition and the modern. #bookreview #literaryfiction #Korea #SKorea #bookstadon #reading #booksworthreading https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/01/book-review-skull-water-by-heinz-insu.html?m=1
Book Review: Skull Water By Heinz Insu Fenkl 3.25/5 Stars

##India went nuclear, faced sanctions, but eventually re-established itself as a respectable member of the global community. “It doesn’t have to be active support, just tacit acceptance. #SKorea could take the Indian route of first acquiring nukes and then receiving acceptance."

Today was a general election day in #SKorea. The last presidential election had a strong feminist voice, and then the politicians decided that feminism wouldn't make them win. Now it's all completely gone and everyone is antifeminist now. And nobody cares about climate crisis. And no LGBT+.

I cannot imagine I'll ever go back in SKorea in next 10 years unless something drastically changes. Maybe I should get a German citizenship and stay here 🙂