Sojin Lim

Another book on North Korea (this time, in Korean), co-written, is published.
Ebook will also be available soon. 😄

UK university job cuts put at 20,000 after full impact ‘hidden’ Number of roles affected could be almost double previous estimates when voluntary schemes and hiring freezes factored in, say researchers

Number of job cuts that have been made in UK higher education could be much higher than previously thought, with more than 20,000 roles potentially affected, say @beccaeharrison.bsky.social @davidharvie.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social

It is now officially signed!

For next three years, I will work with my fabulous colleagues, Kevin Gray at the University of Sussex, Hannes Mosler at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Marco Milani at the University of Bologna, and my past PhD supervisee, Dr Queralt Boadella Prunell.

Protesters in downtown Los Angeles carry a banner representing the Preamble to the US Constitution | Mario Tama/Getty Images

Demonstrators, many carrying signs, march down a street in Cincinnati, Ohio. | Jason Whitman/NurPhoto/Associated Press

A demonstrator wearing indigenous attire with a sign reading "I.C.E. OUT OF LA" takes part in the "No Kings" protest in Los Angeles. | Daniel Cole/Reuters

People convene for the start of a demonstration in downtown Chicago, with one holding a sign that reads 'We are the voice of the undocumented.' | Octavio Jones/Reuters

In pictures: The nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests cnn.it/3HEZ2HW

Westminster Colorado 💙

#nokings #fdt

Spokane, WA continues to mobilize in the streets for the No Kings

No Kings demonstration in downtown Toledo OH. Early shot before everybody got there.

MSNBC reporter in gas mask in Los Angeles: I think it was Sheriffs deploying CS gas, tear gas, pepper spray, and flash bang grenades in large numbers.
Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful

#Nokings
San Diego

Some ducks have joined one of the #NoKings rallies in Portland, OR!

Colorado Springs! #NoKings

This morning in Fort Myers, FL #NoKings

And happening right now.. Sedona AZ

#nokings
#democracy

Hell yes, Olympia #nokings!

#NoKings
New York

Chicago ✊

Chicago showed the fuck up!

So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco
#nokings

There water system in Gaza is at risk of collapsing completely.

You can help provide urgently needed aid including fuel and drinking water by donating to the Gaza Appeal using the link below.

bit.ly/4gehXoy

Logo of the US state department. Overlaid text reads: Fulbright board members have quit, citing political interference from the Trump administration

Political appointees at the US state department cancelled dozens of scholarships offered by the bipartisan initiative, mainly on the basis of research topics, people familiar with the matter said. www.ft.com/content/0a47....

Pam Bondi issues warning to businesses as DOJ sues over coffee shop menu

Pam Bondi has issued a warning to American businesses after the Department of Justice announced it was suing a Californian coffee shop over the name of one if its menu items.

Gaza: Video shows crowds in Gaza scale fences to rush for aid Palestinians can be seen climbing over fences and running to get humanitarian aid in the footage.

Gaza: Video shows crowds in Gaza scale fences to rush for aid

Israel Vows to Stop Greta Thunberg’s Flotilla Reaching Gaza Israel won’t allow a flotilla of activists — including Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg — sailing toward the Gaza Strip to reach the coastal enclave, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday.

Israel won’t allow a flotilla of activists — including Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg — sailing toward the Gaza Strip to reach the coastal enclave, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday.

Trump to Send 2,000 National Guard Troops to Calm LA Unrest President Donald Trump will send the National Guard to restore order in Los Angeles in response to growing unrest over a wave of federal immigration raids.

President Donald Trump will send the National Guard to restore order in Los Angeles in response to growing unrest over a wave of federal immigration raids.

Palestinian Militia With Ties to Israel Emerges in War-Torn Gaza A Palestinian militia operating with tacit approval from Israel has surfaced in the Gaza Strip, offering a prospective postwar alternative to Hamas governance.

A Palestinian militia operating with tacit approval from Israel has surfaced in the Gaza Strip, offering a prospective postwar alternative to Hamas governance.

Thunderstorm warning forces last minute venue change for Preston’s Jazzin’ the Park 53 Degrees is in Fylde Road at the city's university campus Pic: Tony Worrall A thunderstorm warning means Jazzin' the Park 2025 won't take place in a park

A thunderstorm warning means Jazzin' the Park 2025 won't take place in a park after all, but indoors at 53 Degrees 🎺

Trump-Musk split minute-by-minute: How president and First Buddy unraveled online

Trump-Musks spectacular split minute-by-minute: How the president and the First Buddy’s friendship unraveled online

BBC & Independent interviews..

It is a relief that we made the shift of the ruling party, but it is too early to celebrate as it can just be the beginning of another chapter of the same playbook.

www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-as...

'I’m telling you this is going to happen,' the JPMorgan Chase chief executive said to regulators. 'And you are going to panic. I’m not going to panic. We’ll be fine.' https://on.ft.com/3Z5fYxh

At least 26 Palestinians killed after Israeli forces open fire near Gaza aid distribution center: Red Crescent | CNN At least 26 Palestinians have been killed and scores injured after Israeli forces opened fire on Sunday near a southern Gaza aid distribution center run by a controversial US-backed foundation, accord...

At least 26 Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces opened fire near a Gaza aid distribution center, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said