Ken Hong

@clairejiyeonj @shanaka86 @grok I think it's an overreaction. This is not the first or last time Korea will ban cars from roads on certain days. I remember a time when HALF the cars in Seoul -- not just government vehicles -- were banned every other day. Life went on as usual...

@shanaka86 @grok is it all real or a bit exaggerated?

BREAKING: South Korea just announced mandatory fuel rationing. Government vehicles at public institutions barred from operating one day each week on a five-day licence plate rotation. The world’s 10th largest economy, a G20 member, a semiconductor superpower, home to Samsung and SK Hynix, the country that fabricates a quarter of the world’s memory chips, is rationing fuel like Sri Lanka. South Korea imports 73 to 87 percent of its oil from the Middle East. Every barrel transits the Strait of Hormuz. The strait is closed and mined. There is no alternative route for Korean crude imports at scale. The Kospi crashed 4.9 percent on Monday before Trump’s “productive conversations” post briefly eased the panic. The won is weakening. Inflation is accelerating. And now the Energy Minister is telling government workers which days they cannot drive. Count the dominoes. Sri Lanka rationed first: Wednesdays off, QR codes at pumps, LPG vanished from southern shelves. Bangladesh followed with public holidays to conserve fuel. Pakistan imposed restrictions. India tightened allocations. Slovenia became the first EU country with QR codes and odd-even plates. Now South Korea. The rationing is no longer a developing-world phenomenon. It is migrating up the GDP ladder. The 10th largest economy. The 12th largest military budget. A US treaty ally hosting 28,500 American troops. Rationing. Those 28,500 troops run on fuel. USFK operates bases across the peninsula that require continuous diesel, aviation fuel, and generator capacity. Joint exercises with the ROK military consume thousands of tonnes of fuel annually. Every barrel of that fuel traces back to the same Middle Eastern supply chain that South Korea’s Energy Minister just acknowledged cannot sustain civilian demand. If civilian vehicles are being restricted, military logistics are under pressure. If military logistics are under pressure, deterrence against North Korea erodes. If deterrence erodes, Pyongyang and Beijing calculate. The Strait of Hormuz is 7,500 kilometres from the Korean DMZ. The fuel that deters Kim Jong Un transits a chokepoint held closed by Iran’s 140 remaining missile launchers. Kim Jong Un is watching. Every day that South Korea rations fuel is a day that North Korea’s calculus shifts. Not toward war, not yet, but toward the conclusion that the American alliance system has a fuel dependency that a single regional conflict can exploit. The US cannot simultaneously secure the Strait of Hormuz with carrier groups, deploy 82nd Airborne paratroopers to the Iran theater, accelerate the 11th MEU from San Diego, AND maintain full deterrence posture on the Korean Peninsula. Something gives. The fuel rationing in Seoul is the first visible signal of what is giving. Taiwan is watching too. TSMC’s fabrication plants in Hsinchu are counting LNG reserves in single-digit days. Taiwan imports virtually all of its energy. If South Korea, with its larger strategic reserves and diversified economy, is already rationing, Taiwan’s timeline is shorter. The chips that power every Nvidia GPU, every Apple processor, every AI training run on Earth depend on a gas supply that depends on a strait that depends on a 5-day pause that depends on a Truth Social post that Iran says corresponds to nothing. Sri Lanka. Bangladesh. Pakistan. India. Slovenia. South Korea. Six countries rationing. Three continents. One strait. The molecules do not check GDP rankings. The molecules check whether the chokepoint is open. It is not. open.substack.com/pub/xerion/p/a…

Not only after but before as well. Striking the Heisman pose after every touchdown and flapping his lips saying he "deserved" certainly didn't win him many votes.

@diegopavia02 I wonder how much was paid to the crisis management firm to write this.

Being a part of the Heisman ceremony last night as a finalist was such an honor. As a competitor, just like in everything I do I wanted to win. To be so close to my dream and come up short was painful. I didn’t handle those emotions well at all and did not represent myself the way I wanted to. I have much love and respect for the Heisman voters and the selection process, and I apologize for being disrespectful. It was a mistake, and I am sorry. Fernando Mendoza is an elite competitor and a deserving winner of the award. I have nothing but respect for his accomplishments as well as the success that Jeremiyah and Julian had this season. I’ve been doubted my whole life. Every step of my journey I’ve had to break down doors and fight for myself, because Ive learned that nothing would be handed to me. My family has always been in my corner, and my teammates, coaches and staff have my six. I love them — I am grateful for them. — and I wouldn’t want anything to distract from that. I look forward to competing in front of my family and with my team one more time in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

@mcdaddydrew @Dawg_Post Not a ND fan but why are you comparing one university against an entire state?

@Dawg_Post Quit lying with your BS!!

A former Tennessee coach had a lot to say about Notre Dame and Kirby Smart's Bulldogs. "That’s why still today, the Dawgs are the gold standard of college football. Not only do they have the best players, but they have the right kind of leadership" dawgpost.com/s/7924/former-…

@DawgMan78 @mattfreeman05_ Not a mystery at all, that's exactly why.

@mattfreeman05_ I don’t know why Miami was picked over ND for the playoffs. I’m not a rocket scientist or anything. But I suspect it’s because Miami and ND have the same record and Miami beat ND head to head. It might be History’s greatest mystery though…

ESPN's Jen Lada on Marcus Freeman's message to his team: "He said that usually he has answers or reasons for why these things happen. He has none & that was unusual. He said he has no answers. It doesn't make sense. It doesn't add up why ND is not in this playoff field."

@WalkHays17 @RyanCFowler @JonSauber There is a small airport in State College to connect you to larger cities. And Pittsburgh is only 2.5 hours away by car. Not a huge inconvenience if you're making millions.

We featured (@JonSauber) Jon Sauber, one of the top beat reporters who covers Penn State, on my show today. He told us that Kalen DeBoer is the No. 1 candidate for the PSU coaching vacancy. In my opinion—after talking with multiple people—I would be surprised if Kalen DeBoer has any interest in the Penn State job. That’s based on conversations I’ve had over the last 24 hours regarding the vacancy. What is your reaction to Penn State trying to recruit DeBoer and make him one of the highest-paid coaches in college football?

@Nebraskaman9694 @on3 @CollegeGameDay Saban only played his cards according to the rules that were written. He's saying it's time to change those rules.

@on3 @CollegeGameDay Here is my issue: Saban is right. The problem is that he is the last person that should be doing the talking. He left MSU for LSU then for Miami then for Bama. The message needs to come from someone that actually kept his word.

NEW: Nick Saban calls for change in college football in response to Lane Kiffin coaching rumors: “This is not a Lane Kiffin conundrum. This is a college football conundrum, and we need some leadership to step up and change the rules.” (via @CollegeGameDay) on3.com/news/nick-saba…

Welcome back, Caleb! youtube.com/watch?v=FABNBY…

@Celes_tine__ @kirawontmiss Not cheering but not saying it's assault, either. There are consequences to every action and the pickpocketers should have kept their hands to themselves.

@kirawontmiss Not sure why people are cheering this, grabbing a kid by the hair isn’t justice, it’s assault. Two wrongs don’t make a right.

An American tourist grabbed a pickpocket girl by the ponytail while vacationing in Italy and refused to let her go until she got her passport and credit cards back😭

Then why are they trying to hide from the camera if they're doing nothing wrong?

@MattWallace888 Largest tech companies since when?

The CEO of one of the largest tech companies in the world was just caught on camera having an affair with his head of HR 🤦🏻‍♂️

@PressSec First time in my life I heard a "press" secretary use the word "loser". Such professionalism.

🚨FAKE NEWS CNN STRIKES AGAIN: This alleged "assessment" is flat-out wrong and was classified as "top secret" but was still leaked to CNN by an anonymous, low-level loser in the intelligence community. The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump, and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program. Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration. cnn.com/2025/06/24/pol…

Planning to attend the “Get Out the Vote Rally in Atlanta with Vice President Kamala Harris and President Barack Obama”! events.democrats.org/event/730859/?…

@ChannelingRBG I didn't hear it that way, no need to call for Al's head over this. Let's not jump to conclusions so quickly...

The complete lack of compassion & empathy from Al Michaels was shocking 😳 Some tweets tonight saying it’s time for him to retire b/c his announcing has been completely monotone this game. Now I agree he needs to retire. Kaylee sounded very concerned; Al was like ho hum; next.

Just registered for #CES2025, hope to see you there! invt.io/1txb29kz0bu

Subscription mouse. Worst. Idea. Ever. Logitech. tinyurl.com/27w6ox3s

@hardasamother Reveal that she voted for Trump in 2020.

@saveindya @MaximGrp #saveindya!!!

Indya has fought cancer since she was 6 months old and wants to keep living. Use your voice to demand that #ElucidaOncology grant immediate compassionate use of their life-saving drug, ELU-001. saveindya.com #saveindya @MaximGrp instagram.com/reel/CwED9s4pR…

@richardlai Good seeing you @richardlai and @benwood! How you both had a great trip!

Hello @visitken! Glad to finally catch up in Seoul after missing you at CES.

@supastanyc @chaseleantj @shettyanish I was wondering the same thing...

@chaseleantj @shettyanish Dumb question - what does 'ALT of the image' mean?

Breaking: Now you can start generating AI images with ChatGPT How to do it? See the steps below 👇