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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D.

@dpinkston.bsky.social
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KCPC expert advisor, IR scholar, Yonsei University, Troy University, NE Asian security and political economy, WMD nonproliferation. USAF veteran and VFW member. Former state powerlifting champion and casual judo player. Cat man and life-long Laker fan.

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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
It's looking more and more like a second coup. WTH?
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William Gallo @williamgallo.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
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 · 08/12/2024
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.
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Inbok Rhee @inbok.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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
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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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Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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.
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Joel Petersson Ivre 유엘 @joelivre.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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!
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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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...
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"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.
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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
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.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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...
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[속보] 우의장 "대통령 권한의 총리·여당 공동행사, 명백한 위헌" | 연합뉴스
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
The Rebuilding Korea Party is going to submit impeachment motions for Prime Minister Han and Justice Minister Park Song-jae (박성재) as well. It's a busy Sunday in Korean politics...
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
The minor opposition Rebuilding Korea (祖國革新黨) is holding a meeting now to draft a new motion to impeach Yoon.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
PPP leader Han Dong-hoon and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo delivered a statement a short while ago. They said the party and the prime minister would manage state affairs until Yoon "leaves in an orderly fashion." This is outside the constitutional order and unsustainable.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
The "fund out" phase has already begun for former MinDef Kim. m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/articl...
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Prosecution arrests ex-defense minister over treason charges
The prosecution arrested former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on Sunday amid a probe into alleged treason following President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law last week.
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Talked to some protesters at length-- they told me they came out expecting impeachment to fail but that it was important to come out anyways and put pressure on the legislature. "See you next weekend, you bastards," one said.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Can you imagine Koreans if a POTROK did even 10% of what Trump has done? Americans are comatose in comparison.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
That's correct. The Republic of Korea has neither a Parliament nor a Funkadelic.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
One PPP lawmaker apparently has returned, but still not enough to impeach.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
The National Assembly has begun voting to impeach Yoon. However, 107 PPP lawmakers have left the chamber, so there are not enough votes to pass. According to rumors, protesters will march from Youido to the area of Yoon's residence in Hannam-dong. That should take 2~2.5 hours.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Check out the crowd near the National Assembly. No impeachment tonight...
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
The PPP has walked out, so Yoon will not be impeached tonight.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
All PPP members except Ahn Ch'ōl-su (안철수) have left the chamber.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
The National Assembly failed to override Yoon's veto of the first lady special prosecutor bill 198-102. Wow
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
The National Assembly is counting the votes on the bill to establish a special prosecutor for the first lady. Yoon veto the bill, and the NA will need 2/3 (200 votes) to override the veto.
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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
샛강 station two stops from the National Assembly is packed with people filing off the subway. There is practically nothing nearby besides some apartment complexes. A vast majority of these people are going to the protest.
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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Have made it to the center about 500 m from the National Assembly. It’s very loud and very crowded
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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
So many people. Having trouble posting. Trying to make my way as close as possible but not easy in this sea of protesters.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
People on their way to rally for Yoon's in Youido a short time ago.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
I just got a text message alert that says subway line 9 will not be stopping at Youido Station or National Assembly Station because of the crowds. Lots of protesters already there... 여의도 집회 관련하여 인파 밀집으로 인해 국회의사당역, 여의도역 무정차 통과 중입니다. 열차 이용에 참고 바랍니다. [서울시메트로9호선(주)]
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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Opposition Democratic Party says it will resubmit the impeachment motion immediately if it fails forcing another vote between Sunday and Wednesday next week [속보] 박찬대 "만일 탄핵안 부결되면 즉각 임시국회서 재추진" m.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2024...
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[속보] 박찬대 "만일 탄핵안 부결되면 즉각 임시국회서 재추진" | 연합뉴스
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
In Seoul, it feels like New Year's Eve in Times Square, waiting for the ball to drop on Yoon's impeachment vote.
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke publicly for the first time since the martial law debacle. His statement was short and defiant. He said he won’t evade repercussions, signaled he won’t leave the party or resign (things party members asked him to do so he won’t be impeached). Full text:
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
I better hit the gym for my mental health before the "good times" begin in Seoul late this afternoon! 💪
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
I just watched his address. I kind of feel "mind-raped" because he said he would not avoid the legal & political ramifications for his actions. He finishes with an air of confidence, saying he'll continue to work until the end of his term. The vote will be close; he could survive this vote.
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William Gallo @williamgallo.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
"During the election, Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon-hee, vowed to 'jail all reporters' who criticized her husband if he were to win" -- kind of hits differently now, doesn't it.
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Yoon Response to Hot Mic Coverage a Concern, Analysts Say
President’s office says action against MBC for hot mic coverage is necessary, but rights experts warn of a hostile tone toward journalists
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
It's almost 9:00 AM in Seoul. According to Yonhap, Yoon is to address the nation to explain his reasoning for declaring martial law. The address could be delivered this morning before the impeachment vote later today. www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2024...
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尹대통령, 탄핵안 표결 전 대국민 담화…계엄사태 입장표명 | 연합뉴스
(서울=연합뉴스) 김영신 기자 = 윤석열 대통령이 이르면 7일 오전 대국민 담화를 통해 비상계엄 사태에 대한 입장을 직접 표명할 것으로 전해졌다...
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Hmmmm. ¿Does it sound like he will be loyal to the Orange Menace, even if it means obeying unlawful orders like former MinDef Kim apparently did under President Yoon? You sound aggressive and a little angry, bro. Are those the qualities we want in a SecDef?
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Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Our friends at Planet Labs got a lovely image of the scorch marks on either side of the flame bucket after Iran's launch.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Han has flipped. I wouldn't rule out an expedited impeachment vote today, ahead of the scheduled vote for tomorrow.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
The Democratic Party says there is a lot of info floating around regarding a second martial law declaration. The DP has called all members to standby, in case. Whether the rumors are credible, or if the DP is circulating this to build pressure... www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2024...
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[속보] 민주 "2차계엄 관련 제보 많아…의원 전원 비상대기" | 연합뉴스
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
🤣 😂 😹 🤣 😹
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
"The Seoul Detention Center is over there." 🤣
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Andy Lim @andysaulim.com · 05/12/2024
WHAT HAPPENED IN SOUTH KOREA? Timeline of the #MartialLaw #SouthKorea 🇰🇷
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Jenny Town @jennytown.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Excellent assessment of how Yoon’s use of martial law—for whatever ill-conceived reason—was substantively illegal by Cho Hee-kyung : m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/articl...
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The illegalities of Yoon's emergency martial law
For someone who has spent nine years studying for the bar exam in addition to four years as an undergraduate law major, President Yoon Suk Yeol seemed to have no idea about the constitutional provisio...
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Here's an excellent timeline surrounding Yoon's martial law declaration. Thanks to the Korea Risk Group and NK News for putting this together. koreapro.org/2024/12/time...
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Timeline: The swift rise and fall of martial law in South Korea - KOREA PRO
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared nationwide emergency martial law in a late-night livestreamed address on Tuesday at around 10:25 p.m., citing threats from “anti-state forces” attempting ...
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Wow. Not only that, but 70% of Koreans say Yoon committed treason.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Sure, why not, stealing classified stuff won't even be a crime by 2028
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