Matthew (aka Masta) - Ambassador in Chains 🎗

사람 사는 세상 - #노무현 - Missionary, Pastor & Practitioner. Following: Jesus; Influenced by: 노무현, MLK, RFK #MAGL Graduate @fuller_SIS Posts&RT are my own 🇺🇸 to 🇰🇷

[Matthew (aka Masta) - Ambassador in Chains 🎗 @ukelelechild09]

I did something hehe. ^_^

So thankful and grateful to @spectrummag for this. I desire to church to be more, do more, and be more Christ like “doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly.” Grace and peace.

[SPECTRUM (Since 1969) @spectrummag]

"I desire the church to look like Apple. Now before you stone me, seriously ask yourself, 'What makes me want to come back to church, or what is it that draws people in?'"
https://t.co/FH6cHFQppT

[Megatron @Megatron_ron]

BREAKING: 🇺🇸🇵🇭 Protesters breached police barricades in Manila, advancing toward the US Embassy.

The demonstrators are demanding the US troops to be kicked out and opposing the expansion of US military bases in the country.

[Spencer Althouse @SpencerAlthouse]

LOL Stephen Colbert is making his band play licensed music during his final show so CBS – who fired him – will get sued and have to pay millions

"Anyone illegally using that music is gonna have to pay through the nose--"

[band starts playing]

"Oh no! I hope this doesn't cost CBS any money!"

[Jack Greenberg (그린버그 잭) @jackwgreenberg]

46 years ago, Choi Mi-ae (23) was shot in the head by martial law troops in Gwangju. She was 8 mos. pregnant, and the fetus died too. 18 days after her burial, the Martial Law Command forced her family to exhume her body saying they needed to verify a pregnant woman had died.

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

The rising tensions between South Korea and Israel are one of the most interesting underreported stories in the West...

South Korea president urges review of ICC warrant for Netanyahu: Report'

https://t.co/U80qPwGobe

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

For the first time, the original Pakistani cypher — cable I-0678, the document that triggered the removal of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan — released in full by Drop Site.

The classified document, known as a cypher, shows that State Department diplomats had threatened in 2022 that Pakistan would suffer greatly if Khan remained in office, but that “all would be forgiven” if he were removed in a no-confidence vote.

The Biden administration was infuriated over Khan’s refusal to grant rights for U.S. drone bases in Pakistan, as well as his neutral stance on the Russia-Ukraine war.

@MazMHussain | @ryangrim | @worqas

🔗 Read the full story at Drop Site News

[The Hankyoreh @TheHankyoreh]

The situation led to fierce criticism and boycott campaigns by internet users and others over its treatment of the events of May 1980 in Gwangju, where the military junta sent tanks and soldiers in a bloody suppression of democratization protests.

https://t.co/3ZJJJ7miSR

[BreakThrough News @BTnewsroom]

"You emboldened Zionist propaganda, and you'll keep doing it as long as it lines your f*cking pockets."

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria was interrupted and heckled during a press conference on Monday, just hours following a shooting at a local mosque that left three people dead.

Three victims were killed at the Islamic Center of San Diego earlier in the day, and the two suspected teenage gunmen died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

As Gloria prepared to deliver a public statement, a woman in the audience shouted at him, stating the attack was a “direct result” of his leadership. Gloria is a staunch supporter of Israel and has been actively involved with pro-Israel advocacy groups, frequently referring to himself as a Zionist.

[The Hankyoreh @TheHankyoreh]

In its first unification white paper, the Lee Jae Myung administration defines North and South Korea as two separate states and explicitly commits to pursuing a policy of peaceful coexistence rather than one of hostility.

https://t.co/idqMgUvIkF

[Jack Greenberg (그린버그 잭) @jackwgreenberg]

This year’s 오월미술제 is being held under the theme "When Bodies Appear." For the first time, it addresses the need to foreground women's experiences of 5.18. 김화순, whose <오월,그날> (2020) captures women's integral contributions to the uprising, is among the participants.

[姜一星 カンイルソン 강일성 @8YwGruLKqnZJBun]

1980年5月18日

光州民主化運動より46年。
『歴史の勝利者』となった民衆が命懸けで掴んだ民主主義は、今日も韓国国民が守り続けている。

亡くなられた民衆に改めて追悼を。

[The Hankyoreh @TheHankyoreh]

The villagers, who had been warned that their village might be attacked, left their homes. But with American tanks blocking the roads, they fled to the cave, where they were slaughtered by US bombers engaged in a scorched-earth campaign.

https://t.co/7kj3OhuuGk

[The Hankyoreh @TheHankyoreh]

“Yet the story of Kwangju is not finished. The bestiality of the military’s action has left a residue of hatred and distrust which will undoubtedly erupt, sooner or later,” Billings said.

https://t.co/9UAx77bYxm

[The Hankyoreh @TheHankyoreh]

The judge who presided over the appeals trial of Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon-hee on corruption charges was found dead early Wednesday morning.

https://t.co/aQF14s1zYX

[Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 @jacksonhinkle]

🇰🇷 Demonstrations are held outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, to protest against the American-Israeli aggressions on Palestine, Lebanon, and Iran.

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

The South Korean president challenges Israel's foreign minister directly and openly on Twitter. Few European leaders have dared to do this, despite their constant preaching about International Law...

[Matthew (aka Masta) - Ambassador in Chains 🎗 @ukelelechild09]

This is not what it means to “pray for our leaders” praying to justify war.

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

Rubio: “Iran is run by religious fanatics.”

The White House right now:

[SNA Report @ShingetsuNews]

107 Years Ago Today: On March 1, 1919, thirty-three prominent Korean religious and cultural leaders gathered at Taehwagwan restaurant in Seoul and publicly read the Korean Declaration of Independence. The document rejected Japanese colonial rule, which had been imposed since the annexation of Korea in 1910, and called for peaceful liberation and national self-determination. The proclamation was inspired in part by US President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points and the principle of national self-determination, as well as rumors surrounding the death of former Emperor Gojong.

Immediately following the reading, large crowds gathered at Tapgol Park in Seoul, waving the Taegeukgi flag and shouting “Mansei!” (Long live Korean independence!). Demonstrations spread rapidly across the country, involving over a million participants—students, farmers, merchants, Christians, Buddhists, and others—in more than 1,500 separate rallies over the following months. Most protests remained nonviolent, consisting of public readings of the declaration, petitions, and peaceful marches.

Japanese colonial authorities responded with severe repression. Police and military forces were deployed nationwide, using firearms, bayonets, and mass arrests to suppress the movement. Korean sources report approximately 7,500 deaths, 16,000 wounded, and 46,000 arrests, while Japanese official figures were significantly lower. Notable atrocities included the burning of villages and the Jeam-ri massacre, where villagers were locked in a church and burned alive.

Although the March First Movement was largely crushed by the end of 1919, it had lasting consequences. It damaged Japan’s international reputation, prompted a shift from overt military rule to the more conciliatory “cultural rule” policy, and led to the establishment of the Korean Provisional Government in exile in Shanghai. #Japan #Korea #Independence

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[Matthew (aka Masta) - Ambassador in Chains 🎗 @ukelelechild09]

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[은볼떡 @cocolopol]

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#삼일절 #대한독립만세

[BreakThrough News @BTnewsroom]

The US and Israel have launched strikes against Iran, igniting a war. In one of the initial salvos, the US bombed an elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, killing at least 40 schoolgirls.