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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 · 11/12/2024
The memes will write themselves...
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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 · 09/12/2024
That's consistent with the vibe I've been feeling. I have no reason to disbelieve those figures.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
That has not happened to Yoon. But he has been named one of the suspects in the broader investigation surrounding the martial law declaration.
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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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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
People might think it's hyperbole, but I would carry my passport or other ID and/or birth certificate at all times. I'd also have an attorney on speed-dial to submit a habeas corpus motion in court ASAP if necessary.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
The contractor running the detention centers will have an incentive to detain as many people as possible and bill the government for "services." You could be a drunkard in the park, teenagers hanging out on the street, a hooligan, or dissident, etc.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
At some point, your citizenship might not even matter. You could be swept up in a raid and detained. If you are not carrying your passport and birth certificate, the authorities could assume you are not a citizen, and you could disappear for who knows how long.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Hey, no worries. I've had a couple of typos as well, as we've been drinking from a fire hose of info the last few days. 😆
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Don't you hate autocorrect sometimes? Choo Mi-ae (추미애), of course, but no biggie.
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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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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I know a woman who works for an NGO in Seoul on this issue. They bring adoptees back who are looking for relatives. Ping me if interested and I can put the two of you in touch. I'm sure she would be willing to provide info on their experiences.
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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
2. Those PPP members who refused to vote for impeachment on the 7th must apologize to citizens 3. PPP members should vote for impeachment when the next motion is submitted 4. After passing the impeachment motion, National Assembly members must work with citizens to restore & strengthen democracy
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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
According to South Korean law, a political party can be disbanded if "its activities run counter to the basic order of democracy specified in the Constitution." english.ccourt.go.kr/site/eng/03/...
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Constitutional Court of Korea > Jurisdiction > Types of Jurisdiction > Adjudication on Dissolution of a Political Party
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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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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I keep telling myself that. "There must be more to this. What secret arrangements have they made or intend to make?" But I'm not seeing it. Of course, they have superior information, but it looks like serious miscalculation from my vantage point. Time will tell.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I'm not a politician, and certainly not a Korean one, but if I were a PPP member and not complicit with Yoon's martial law declaration, I think it might be a good time to jump ship despite any aversion I might feel for LJM.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I think Han and Han are playing with fire. They are not immune from criminal prosecution, and investigations are already underway, which will entangle co-conspirators. It seems like a desperate choice that almost certainly will fail.
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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 spokeswoman says they will submit 100 impeachment motions, 1,000 impeachment motions, or however many are necessary. She reiterates the position of the opposition parties that the only way to deal with this constitutionally is impeachment.
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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
Kim said six months is much too long to wait for Yoon to be removed, and even six more seconds of Yoon in power is dangerous. In sum, the statement by Han Dong-hoon and Han Duck-soo will not resolve the issue; it will only worsen the crisis.
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
The DP response was swift and blistering, with Kim Min-seok (김민석) listing the duties that only the president can execute, especially command of the armed forces. Kim says this "rebellion is not over," and that the Hans, among others, will be investigated.
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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
And need more coffee...
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Daniel A. Pinkston, Ph.D. @dpinkston.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
"Find out," of course. My hands are too big to type on this phone. Totally huge. 😃
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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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