Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎
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Followed U.S.-DPRK relations for 35+ yrs. Met Kim Il Sung in 1994; my NGO met Kim Jong Il in 2005 on U.S.-DPRK ties. Assoc. Ed. Emer., Int'l J. on World Peace. Ph.D., IR, U-Va; MA, Nat. Sec. Studies, Georgetown U. 🇰🇷🇰🇵🇺🇸 📫 [email protected] 🌐 mark-p-barry.com
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The killings will continue until you give us the state voter rolls
Fox News: "I've gotten my hands that AG Bondi said she sent to Gov. Tim Walz. It is strongly worded. The AG calls for the governor to support the men and women of ICE, to repeal the state's sanctuary policies, and to allow the DOJ to access state voter rolls."
January 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The killings will continue until you give us the state voter rolls
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How many more people will be killed before someone stops ICE?
January 24, 2026 at 8:58 PM
How many more people will be killed before someone stops ICE?
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Alexi Pretti was a loved and respected nurse helping critically ill veterans.
He was beaten and murdered on the streets of Minneapolis by paramilitaries in the employ of Donald Trump.
This is not a nation that can be trusted at any level.
He was beaten and murdered on the streets of Minneapolis by paramilitaries in the employ of Donald Trump.
This is not a nation that can be trusted at any level.
January 24, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Alexi Pretti was a loved and respected nurse helping critically ill veterans.
He was beaten and murdered on the streets of Minneapolis by paramilitaries in the employ of Donald Trump.
This is not a nation that can be trusted at any level.
He was beaten and murdered on the streets of Minneapolis by paramilitaries in the employ of Donald Trump.
This is not a nation that can be trusted at any level.
Bystander video obtained by AP shows details of confrontation apnews.com/live/minneap...
Live updates: Federal officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis
Protests over ICE in Minneapolis have grown after federal officers supporting the Trump administration's immigration crackdowns shot and killed a man on Saturday.
https://apnews.com/live/minneapolis-ice-shooting-updates-1-24-2026#0000019b-f16c-dd37-ab9b-f16f6eb70000?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Bystander
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Bystander video obtained by AP shows details of confrontation apnews.com/live/minneap...
Thread of video analysis by @bellingcat.com bsky.app/profile/bell...
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over pending trade deal with China | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over pending trade deal with China
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose a 100% tariff on Canada if it follows through on a trade deal with China and warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that a deal would e...
www.reuters.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over pending trade deal with China | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/china/...
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry in Transition: Pragmatic Diplomacy in Practice – The Diplomat thediplomat.com/2026/01/sout...
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry in Transition: Pragmatic Diplomacy in Practice
Under Lee, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is navigating a pivotal phase of reform grounded in pragmatic, efficiency-driven diplomacy.
thediplomat.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:41 PM
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry in Transition: Pragmatic Diplomacy in Practice – The Diplomat thediplomat.com/2026/01/sout...
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Pritzker: "An American president should be standing up, calling for calm. That's not what this president ever does. In fact, he wants the temperature to go up. Why? Because what he's looking for is an excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act, to bring actual troops into American cities."
January 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Pritzker: "An American president should be standing up, calling for calm. That's not what this president ever does. In fact, he wants the temperature to go up. Why? Because what he's looking for is an excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act, to bring actual troops into American cities."
Trump administration's defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump administration's defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security
The Pentagon has released a National Defense Strategy that chastises U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserts the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisp...
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Trump administration's defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Lee calls achieving self-reliant defense 'most basic of basics' over new U.S. defense strategy | Yonhap News Agency en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2026...
Lee calls achieving self-reliant defense 'most basic of basics' over new U.S. defense strategy | Yonhap News Agency
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday achieving a self-reliant ...
en.yna.co.kr
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Lee calls achieving self-reliant defense 'most basic of basics' over new U.S. defense strategy | Yonhap News Agency en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2026...
Inside Bari Weiss’s ‘60 Minutes’ Standoff at CBS News - Puck archive.ph/202601231741...
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January 24, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Inside Bari Weiss’s ‘60 Minutes’ Standoff at CBS News - Puck archive.ph/202601231741...
Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports
“Energy is the chokehold to kill” the Cuban regime, said a person familiar with the discussions.
www.politico.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Pentagon foresees 'more limited' role in deterring North Korea | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...
Pentagon foresees 'more limited' role in deterring North Korea
The Pentagon foresees a "more limited" role in deterring North Korea, with South Korea taking primary responsibility for the task, according to a policy document released on Friday, a move that could ...
www.reuters.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Pentagon foresees 'more limited' role in deterring North Korea | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...
Greenland framework's lessons for the ROK-US alliance - The Korea Times www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/colu...
Greenland framework's lessons for the ROK-US alliance - The Korea Times
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent decision in Davos to withdraw proposed high tariffs on European goods was widely interpreted as a welcome easi...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Greenland framework's lessons for the ROK-US alliance - The Korea Times www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/colu...
Why former President Yoon will not be executed - The Korea Times www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/colu...
Why former President Yoon will not be executed - The Korea Times
When prosecutors earlier this month demanded the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection, the most important thing to und...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
January 24, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Why former President Yoon will not be executed - The Korea Times www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/colu...
PM proposes idea of US sending special envoy to N. Korea in talks with Vance - The Korea Times www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...
PM proposes idea of US sending special envoy to N. Korea in talks with Vance - The Korea Times
WASHINGTON — South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said Friday that he proposed the idea of the United States sending a special envoy to North K...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
January 24, 2026 at 4:02 AM
PM proposes idea of US sending special envoy to N. Korea in talks with Vance - The Korea Times www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...
S. Korea capable of taking 'primary' responsibility to deter N.K. with 'critical, but more limited' U.S. support: NDS | Yonhap News Agency en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2026...
(2nd LD) S. Korea capable of taking 'primary' responsibility to deter N.K. with 'critical, but more limited' U.S. support: NDS | Yonhap News Agency
(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 2 paras; RECASTS lead)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 ...
en.yna.co.kr
January 24, 2026 at 3:45 AM
S. Korea capable of taking 'primary' responsibility to deter N.K. with 'critical, but more limited' U.S. support: NDS | Yonhap News Agency en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2026...
2026 National Defense Strategy (released today; PDF) media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/...
media.defense.gov
January 24, 2026 at 12:37 AM
2026 National Defense Strategy (released today; PDF) media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/...
Denmark Bristles at Idea of Giving Up Any Sovereignty in Greenland; American and NATO officials have discussed giving the United States sovereignty over U.S. military bases in Greenland. The Danes don’t seem to like that. - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/w...
Denmark Bristles at Idea of Giving Up Any Sovereignty in Greenland
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Denmark Bristles at Idea of Giving Up Any Sovereignty in Greenland; American and NATO officials have discussed giving the United States sovereignty over U.S. military bases in Greenland. The Danes don’t seem to like that. - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/w...
‘Voice of Hind Rajab,’ Oscar nominee, chosen from four visions of Israeli-Palestinian conflict - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Oscar nominee chosen from four visions of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
“The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Tunisia’s submission for best international feature, was among several contenders depicting generations of Palestinian struggle.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:33 AM
‘Voice of Hind Rajab,’ Oscar nominee, chosen from four visions of Israeli-Palestinian conflict - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
As Korea weighs joining Trump's 'Board of Peace,' experts see more gain than risk - The Korea Times www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...
As Korea weighs joining Trump's 'Board of Peace,' experts see more gain than risk - The Korea Times
Korea faces a diplomatic dilemma after receiving the United States’ invitation to join the “Board of Peace,” a Washington-led initiative initially...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
January 23, 2026 at 10:54 PM
As Korea weighs joining Trump's 'Board of Peace,' experts see more gain than risk - The Korea Times www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...
Peace through pragmatism, not illusion - The Korea Times www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/edit...
Peace through pragmatism, not illusion - The Korea Times
President Lee Jae Myung’s New Year's press conference offered a stark but necessary diagnosis of the Korean Peninsula’s condition. His remark that...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
January 23, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Peace through pragmatism, not illusion - The Korea Times www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/edit...
Davos Was the Beginning of the End for Trump davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/davos-was-...
Davos Was the Beginning of the End for Trump
It's all downhill for here for the America's aging mad king
davidrothkopf.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Davos Was the Beginning of the End for Trump davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/davos-was-...
Park Chan-wook got shut out of Oscars again. What went wrong? - The Korea Herald www.koreaherald.com/article/1066...
Park Chan-wook got shut out of Oscars again. What went wrong?
In 34 years of directing, Park Chan-wook has never received an Oscar nomination. The Academy overlooked "Oldboy," the revenge thriller that rewired action cinem
www.koreaherald.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Park Chan-wook got shut out of Oscars again. What went wrong? - The Korea Herald www.koreaherald.com/article/1066...