ROK Drop Open Thread – January 03, 2025

The first open thread of 2025. I hope everyone is having a great start to the New Year!

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Korean Person
Korean Person
3 days ago

History has shown that when liberals are in power, there’s peace, happiness, and prosperity.

But when right wingers take over, there’s war, poverty, and misery.

I believe the day will come when right wingers are all eliminated.

When that day comes, look forward to more peace, happiness, and prosperity.

Liz
Liz
3 days ago

KP must’ve gotten into the soju.

Mcgeehee
3 days ago

If you are not on the DMSO bandwagon yet, suggest reading today’s article from Dr Joe Mercola. Be sure to watch the embedded 60 Minutes segment if nothing else. DMSO works for pain of any sort, chronic or acute: shoulder, knee, elbow, wrist, arthritis, anything really. It’s non-narcotic, non-addictive, and you can buy it on Amazon. For me, it completely eliminated plantar fasciitis pain I had been suffering from. Your Welcome.

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2025/01/03/dmso-chronic-pain.aspx?ui=186bca85e1941864018ea8e11cce934876e46364c22332ab3711b892652ce478&sd=20110603&cid_source=prnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1HL&cid=20250103_HL2&foDate=true&mid=DM1682314&rid=197632194

setnaffa
setnaffa
3 days ago

From WebMD:

What Are the Risks of Using DMSO?

Some DMSO on the market may actually be industrial grade. Industrial grade DMSO may contain a number of impurities that can easily be absorbed into the skin with potentially serious health effects.

The most frequent side effects from using DMSO on the skin include:

 – Stomach upset

  – Skin irritation

  – Strong odor of garlic

More serious side effects include:

  – Severe allergic reactions

  – Headaches

  – Itching and burning when applied to the skin

DMSO can also cause a deadly reaction when used in high concentrations.

Using DMSO by mouth can cause:

 –  Dizziness

 –  Drowsiness

 –  Nausea

 –  Vomiting

  – Diarrhea

  – Constipation

  – Decreased appetite

DMSO can increase the effect of some medicines, which can lead to serious health issues. Examples of such medicines include:

  – Blood thinners

  – Steroids

  – Sedatives

The biggest concern of DMSO as a solvent is that when it gets on the skin it will cause anything on the skin to be absorbed. So be sure to wash your hands and skin well before using.

Pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding should not use DMSO, since little is known about its possible effects on the fetus or infant.

You should also not use DMSO without talking to your doctor if you have:

  – Diabetes

  – Asthma

  – Liver and kidney conditions

Always keep in mind that supplements are not regulated by the FDA the same was as drugs are. The manufacturer does not have to prove that a supplement is safe or effective before selling.

Last edited 3 days ago by setnaffa
GrayBlack
GrayBlack
3 days ago

Getting diagnosed with plantar fasciitis by doc giving me a few good slaps to the bottom of my heels, a good memory. Recomendation of water and stretches but no pain killers, even better. Proscribed insoles never reaching me, wonderful. Pretending my plantar fasciitis didn’t exist, effective. Breaking in my standard issue boots so much there is now natural arch support, the final victory.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
3 days ago

Hmmm.

plantar fasciitis

I self-diagnosed this. But maybe it wasn’t. No idea. I’m not a doctor.

Over the course of a week, my first few steps got more and more painful. This went on for a month. The bottom of my feet felt tight and hurt throughout the day. I just walked it off and assumed it would go away.

I have a standing desk so I would raise it half way and crouch a bit while bending my lower legs forward and stretching feet to calves. Felt good. Didn’t make a difference in the morning.

I noticed that when i sleep, my feet go straight like a ballarino.

So I took some nylon rope and wrapped it tightly between the bottoms of my feet and calves, pulling my toes toward my shins while I slept so everything was stretched to the maximum.

Three days later, I never had this problem again.

That is my experience.

I am not against drugs/chemicals/supplements but I prefer to save their use until nothing else works. I take vitamin C and D, as well as zinc and a few other reasonable things.

Government and industry are criminally conspiring to keep vitamin D levels low… the “recommended daily allowance” is actually what keeps you from getting sick and not what you need to be healthy. Not everybody knows that.

Vitamin C, D, and zinc are rather important to your immune system. Right now, everybody in my office is sick except me. I take no precautions. I credit those nutrients at proper levels beyond what diet and sun exposure give everyone else. I could be wrong. Nutrition is not a religion to me. Could be a placebo effect. My unvaccinated experience with covid was unnoticed to everyone around me.

Hope that helps.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
3 days ago

“Study reveals Pfizer COVID vaccine contains DNA contamination up to 470 times above safe limits, according to FDA lab research

Student researchers, conducting studies under the guidance of FDA scientists, have uncovered alarming levels of DNA contamination in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, with some samples exceeding safety limits by as much as 470 times.”

In every vaxtard, there is a cancer growing.

Those in denial just don’t understand the science.

That is satisfying to say.

setnaffa
setnaffa
3 days ago

I would not be surprised to find out a percentage of clotshots actually contain mpox…

But it must be a small one or we’d probably have more chinabots…

setnaffa
setnaffa
3 days ago

Seriously though, this says a lot:

birdfluunderamicroscope
Korean Man
Korean Man
3 days ago

Korean-American MAGA making a fool of himself. Cringy.

https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/1hsjri5/maga_gyopo_loses_it_swears_at_the_police_in/

Sorry, what country is he in, cursing at the cops?

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
3 days ago

He can’t be MAGA. That is only for racist white people, as you have told us over and over and over.

So it is a false flag or he is mentally ill.

Neither of those are MAGA’s problem.

Korean Man
Korean Man
3 days ago

He’s not a true MAGA because he’s not the right race. But he thinks he is a MAGA. That is what’s funny and that is where the cringe comes from.

Of course, he will never be considered a MAGA by the real MAGAs. But that’s not the point. The point is that the MAGA virus starting in the US, is infecting the world, including Korea.

Last edited 3 days ago by Korean Man
Korean Man
Korean Man
3 days ago

US Flag now a symbol of hatred, far-right Christian cults, and fascism.

Why are Yoon supporters waving American flags

Last edited 3 days ago by Korean Man
setnaffa
setnaffa
3 days ago

chinabots just can’t play it straight… it’s all lies, projection, changing the subject, and more lies from them…

Because that’s who the CCP is.

putin-and-xi
GrayBlack
GrayBlack
3 days ago

My earlier suspicions/speculations are mostly being confirmed.

All available evidence points to the Tesla firework “bomb” at Trump tower being a political protest suicide. Matthew Livelsberger had an extensive carreer and many deployments at the tip of the spear. TBI is being confirmed. It was untreated along with PTSD and depression. The relationship troubles are also greater than what was first reported. Parts of his final letters are being released.

“I needed to cleanse my mind of the brothers I’ve lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took.” He also saw the US as being in terminal decline.

A past he couldn’t reconcile with, a present that was in turmoil, and no hope for the future. The describes a disturbingly large segment of post-GWOT mil.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
2 days ago

GrayBlack, based on what is coming out, you seem right on the money.

I never understand so many people who throw away their lives needlessly.

There are so many targets that would make them heros to somebody, such as the insurance company CEO.

There are some targets that would make them a hero to everybody.

setnaffa
setnaffa
2 days ago

I’m not satisfied the guy was alive when the cybertruck rolled up to the valet parking.

Hard to trust anything out of Biden’s FBI.

But why would a green beret make such an ineffective VBIED?

Lots of questions…

Last edited 2 days ago by setnaffa
ChickenHead
ChickenHead
2 days ago

The entire incident is irrational on every level.

He decided to kill himself in a lame and pointless way with no clear message.

This guy held a job and had no warning signs?

This doesn’t sit right.

I have nothing specific to point to, I have no alternative theory. A lot of information from a wide array of sources is reasonably consistent.

GrayBlack’s explanation makes the most sense.

But it is all oddly irrational… not just to me but to those around him.

Let’s keep giving it attention in case something doesn’t fit.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
2 days ago

“Matthew Livelsberger is a suspect in the Tesla Vegas bombing at the Trump Hotel.

Twice last month, someone pretending to be a Green Beret from my former Operation Detachment Alpha’s (ODA) sister-team contacted me, and showed extensive knowledge of personal information about the Green Beret they claimed to be (who is still on active duty).

The person who contacted me claimed to be suicidal, likely in an attempt to get me to SWAT “his” house with either police or Green Berets to make sure he was OK. This would have given away his location if it was not already known.

Matt Livelsberger served on the same ODA and held the same position as the person who was impersonated.

A lot is not adding up about this situation in Vegas.”

Korean Man
Korean Man
2 days ago

Maybe Biden hired him to do it.

lol.

The Trump fascism virus is being spread throughout the world to destabilize and overthrow governments using the social media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQs_CYO8BUM

Last edited 2 days ago by Korean Man
setnaffa
setnaffa
2 days ago

CH, what you quoted “smells like jihadi”…

Would not surprise me to learn it’s a last-ditch attempt to kill good people before Trump is sworn in.

Korean Man
Korean Man
2 days ago

The MAGA comedy show continues. The angry MAGA white nationalists abandoning Trump in mass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXBLGxadfkg

Is Trump in political trouble when he’s losing his White Nationalist *** “Christian” *** support base?

setnaffa
setnaffa
2 days ago

The tragedies of modern China: Not a source of joy for anyone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI631v4_oDE

Program content:
–Intro
–2025 Begins with a Sudden Earthquake in Yinchuan! 11 Earthquakes in 24 Hours, The Entire City Flees Overnight
–China Faces Surge in Respiratory Infections: Hospitals Overwhelmed Amid Five Virus Outbreaks
–China’s Real Estate Market in Crisis: Over 1,660 Companies Bankrupt Despite 780 Policy Interventions
–Mass Factory Closures Before Lunar New Year? China’s Property and Rental Market Collapse; Expert Predicts A-Share Market Will “Reveal Its True Colors”
–China Tightens Political Standards for Civil Service Recruitment, Excludes Overseas Graduates

Liz
Liz
2 days ago

Internet trolls then: Trump is a white supremacist!
Internet trolls now: Trump is abandoned for not being a white supremacist!
(that is the real comedy show)

Liz
Liz
2 days ago

More comedy.

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Korean Man
Korean Man
2 days ago

Under Donald Trump, the US may become an unreliable ally. The case is getting stronger for Seoul to build its own deterrent

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/04/cocksure-kim-jong-un-is-raising-the-nuclear-stakes-is-it-time-for-south-korea-to-follow-suit

More and more articles like this are appearing from South Korea’s allies. egging on South Korea to defend itself. That’s how bad things have gotten.

setnaffa
setnaffa
2 days ago

Regardless of allies, South Korea should maintain a responsible attitude toward defending themselves. That’s no different regardless of the occupant at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

setnaffa
setnaffa
1 day ago

“The way you solve things is by making it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing.”

— Milton Friedman

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
1 day ago

“Under Donald Trump, the US may become an unreliable ally.”

That is an excellent observation and completely right.

There is no way he will support a willing vassal state of China that embraces the insanity of leftist globalists neofeudalism.

The the strength of the alliance is in the hands of Korea, not Trump.

But the left like to self-destruct and then blame everyone else.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
1 day ago

The plot thickens… though it is unclear how.

Official Narrative v1.0: The Cybertruck Bomber shot himself and then detonated the fireworks… perhaps by fuse or electricity… this is only an issue to people who don’t understand how easy a delayed detonation is.

Plot Twist: Surveillance video shows his head upright and moving around until the explosion.

The may not mean anything… possible to have a deadman’s switch and the moment you shoot yourself your finger releases the button and nobody notices the gunshot amid the explosion at essentially the same time.

There are no dealbreakers in the Official Narrative. But there are odd little things.

– Who would buy a Desert Eagle .50 and an AR-15 with no sights or optics only to destroy them with no purpose. This goes against something deep in guys who like guns… deep like no matter how drunk you get, you don’t suck a díck. (Your mileage may vary, however).

– Everyone around him said what a great guy he was and this is very much unexpected. While the media hypes the exceptions, generally, the people we know seldom surprise us to this degree.

– Spending time with guys like him, we have had long detailed discussions about everything from how much money to suck a díck (and how much more money to wear a tshit for one year stating that you did it)¹ to who would be targeted, and how, if given one month to live. His “wake-up call” was silly and disorganized despite many days of leading up to it. It has already been forgotten. In my experience, guys like him already have very effective and detailed plans for all the messages they want to send. While this is pretty much fantasy, the excercise in planning is good experience for the real world and brings satisfaction to know you shouldn’t… but you could.

¹ Price list available on request. No low-ballers. I know what I got.

Korean Man
Korean Man
1 day ago

Korea hit by foreign sell-offs of treasury bonds amid martial law fiasco

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2025/01/175_389727.html

Nice job there, Yoon, real nice job collapsing Korea’s economy.

Liz
Liz
1 day ago

Heh, our vacation place made the news.
Just got back from Park City. With about 75 percent of the slopes closed it was disappointing for people who vacation there regularly, but since I’ve never been there it was still a good trip. Longest line was next to the ski school, which took over an hour…the other lift didn’t take so long. We were in a ski in/out place which helped since it avoided the drive and unloading and all.

https://x.com/notmrmanziel/status/1875600021288296861

setnaffa
setnaffa
1 day ago

Interesting critters. Will be very useful. But another handful of escort/anti-submarine ships would be more useful. Those two ships cost as much as six to eight destroyers and frigates.

What are the primary threats the ROK Navy will face? PRC and DPRK gunboats and submarines. Possibly aircraft. But, unless they are sent thousands of miles from Korea, land-based aircraft should prove more reliable and numerous.

Let the Japanese spend their money on flashy ships. South Korea should be wise and frugal.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
1 day ago

Korea has no business building expensive ships they don’t need…

…unless the purpose is to make and sell those expensive ships.

…in which case that IS the business.

Korean Man
Korean Man
1 day ago

Korea has no business building expensive ships they don’t need…

But you want Korea to build those ships for the US because they US have lost the way on how to do it.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
1 day ago

America has probably lost the way on how to build tramp steamers but America is the expert on carrier groups.

Korea is moving out of low-profit consumer electronics and cars and into war and space which won’t have Trump demanding the factory is built in the USA.

Also, if Yoon did one thing right, it was restarting Korea’s nuclear industry. Globalist Moon wanted to keep Korea dependent on foreign energy (Korea’s biggest import expense). While this satisfies the globalist agenda of dependency and control, a strong nuclear industry keeps Korea economically strong, allows forward-thinking electrification, and creates another high-value export industry which brings money back to Korea.

The future is quite bright for skilled Koreans.

It is unclear what unskilled people are going to do.

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