And if you donโt close the door properly when you leave:
DING DING DING I AM NOT LOCKED ๐ก๐ก๐ก
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And if you donโt close the door properly when you leave:
DING DING DING I AM NOT LOCKED ๐ก๐ก๐ก
It wasnโt until I had to put a baby to sleep every night that I realized how much light and noise exist in a Korean home. Thereโs an LED climate control panel on the bed room wall that wonโt turn off, my washing machine plays Schubert after a cycle, my door proudly announces ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถI AM LOCKED โบ๏ธโบ๏ธโบ๏ธ
15.11.2025 15:18 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0How much did Gaetz Venmo you to get this framing?
14.11.2025 01:37 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Always appreciate you sharing your two cents, Frank.
12.11.2025 22:07 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0New @apln.network commentary on implications of the nuclear testing debate for ๐ฎ๐ณ and ๐ต๐ฐ, by @khansahar1.bsky.social & @haleemasaadia.bsky.social -
06.11.2025 10:40 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Well said!
05.11.2025 07:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It's a terrible plan if that is the case. If โย and it's a huge if โ they get HEU reactors, those will be sealed shut (AUKUS style) and the US (and the rest of the world) will be scrutinizing the whole enterprise by the seams.
04.11.2025 08:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Alternatively, this is driven by some form of prestige-related yee-haw-strategic-autonomy chimera on the progressive side, with a side of giving the ROKN a nice toy for not being political like the army.
To be clear, these are also not good reasons for getting a nuclear sub.
So at face value, the (progressive) arguments in favor of a nuclear propelled submarine are either weak or non-existent, or someone is not being honest about what they want and why they want it.
04.11.2025 05:37 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 03) Maintaining a continuous at sea nuclear deterrent; but the ROK progressives don't want a nuclear weapon, or so they say.
04.11.2025 05:37 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 02) Extending operational range; but ROK progressives don't want to get involved beyond the Peninsula, or so they say.
04.11.2025 05:37 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 01) Hunting other nuclear subs; this is the stated rationale but you can do the same thing more cheaply with diesel and other ASW capabilities.
04.11.2025 05:37 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0There are three reasons for getting a nuclear propelled submarine but none apply to the ROK:
04.11.2025 05:37 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0ROK President asks Trump to allow nuclear propulsion for South Korean submarines.
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
SCIENTISTS REACT ๐ฌ
UCS nuclear experts watched the trailer for A #HouseOfDynamite, coming to Netflix this weekend, and hereโs what they had to say: โI hope this film is a wake-up call.โ
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Not today, Satan!
25.09.2025 00:05 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Pakistan says its nuclear program can be made available to Saudi Arabia under defense pact
20.09.2025 14:12 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2As much as I would like it to be true, I don't think this kind of transfer necessarily violates the NPT. Thanks AUKUS!
19.09.2025 06:24 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Between the Georgia raid and the likely election of a far right-wing PM in Japan, Koreaโs relations with each look shaky. But when the excrement eventually hits the fan, expect the usual suspects to blame it on โKoreaโs pro-China Presidentโ instead.
15.09.2025 02:01 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0MTCR?
05.09.2025 12:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Iโm happy to chalk this into the โ things that werenโt gonna happen arenโt gonna happen even more nowโ column
05.09.2025 11:41 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0TL;DR of nukes at China's military parade yesterday:
๐ค DF-61 - new ICBM??
๐ณ๏ธ DF-31BJ - silo loader?
โ๏ธ air-launched ballistic missile?
๐บ entire nuclear triad displayed for first time
Read our @scientistsorg.bsky.social team's full analysis below:
And they never link to the original so yo can never check if something else is off.
04.09.2025 12:27 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโm going to straight up adapt this for anything I write or edit in the future.
02.09.2025 14:49 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 01. WHAT
2. This is a good article that covers the implications/context of these discussions
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27.08.2025 08:38 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0That's a wrap. Honestly, this was a pretty great outcome for Pres. Lee. Cooperation on North Korea. Jokes about traveling together to China. No naked demands. No mention of Yoon persecution. Lee's visit to Japan before D.C. was also a great move.
25.08.2025 17:37 โ ๐ 33 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1Q: Will Trump attend APEC, to be hosted in Korea. Trump: I'd like to. Says he is going to South Korea for trade meeting soon. (He clearly doesn't get that APEC is the trade meeting.)
25.08.2025 17:28 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0New t-shirt print for the Saturday Gwanghwamun Brigade just dropped.
25.08.2025 14:55 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0