For Those Of You Who Are Saying Renee Good Didn't Get Out Of The Car...

Well--as we tell our daughters if they were to ever face someone who wants to abduct them, they might as well just fight because who knows what happens to you if you ever get caught--I can only imagine what Renee Good was thinking as ICE agents are telling her to get out of the "fucking car" and what might happen to her if she was caught--because she was doing nothing wrong.

Ask yourself what happens to you in that situation?

Ask yourself why you should stop for masked men who can do basically whatever they want and could possibly put you in detention cut off from everyone, after they've beat you, because they don't believe you're legal regardless of what paperwork you have? Or because they just may not like you and one ICE agent is on a power trip.

Detained for months with no recourse.

I think I may run too, especially since no one was breaking any law and I really should be free to go.

They are saying this is Renee Good's fault, that she created this--but who created this environment where men in masks and plain clothes take anyone they think is illegal?

Renee Good didn't do that.

Renee Good didn't create an environment where we see ICE agents not de-escalating the situation but actually escalating it, even according to their own policies they should be de-escalating and using the minimum force needed:

Immigration agents are allowed by law to use force when they have "reasonable grounds to believe that such force is necessary," according to DHS policy.

However, the law states an immigration officer should "always use the minimum non-deadly force necessary to accomplish the officer's mission and shall escalate to a higher level of non-deadly force only when such higher level of force is warranted …"

And DHS policy encourages agents to use de-escalation techniques, less-lethal force and less-lethal devices, such as pepper spray and flashbang grenades, in achieving their goals. And they are to only use force that is "objectively reasonable."

Honestly--I'm probably trying to drive away too because I'd just want to get out of there.

But I would never think I would get shot point blank to the head trying to get away.

I mean why would I ever think that? Every law enforcement agency has said they are trained to NOT shoot into moving vehicles.

I guess that makes no difference now.

In my book Renee Good is a hero.

The Trump Administration And Kristi Noem Basically Are Giving ICE A License To Kill. Everyone Needs To Be Scared.

Listen--I could care what side of the political spectrum you are on at this moment. No matter where you are, you should be absolutely scared out of your mind. 

Some of you might be thinking you have nothing to worry about, because you're White--but remember that some of these untrained ICE agents, are agents of color--who can also take that out on you too. 

Crossing the road at an inopportune time while ICE agents were chasing someone? You were obstructing an arrest and should be taken into custody.

Reaching into your pocket even though you told them it was a phone? Someone didn't hear you so they shot you twice just for good measure because they didn't know what you were doing.

You shouldn't have been putting your hands in your pocket anyway. 

You deserved it.

Now, some of you can say that will never happen and these are just extremes and it's another oversensitive woke person who's making a mountain out of a molehill, but look what just happened to Renee Good.

Look at what this president had to say...I mean lied about:

I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense. Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive, but is now recovering in the hospital. The situation is being studied, in its entirety, but the reason these incidents are happening is because the Radical Left is threatening, assaulting, and targeting our Law Enforcement Officers and ICE Agents on a daily basis. They are just trying to do the job of MAKING AMERICA SAFE. We need to stand by and protect our Law Enforcement Officers from this Radical Left Movement of Violence and Hate!

How does he know the woman was a professional agitator?

How can he say Renee Good ran over an ICE officer when that never happened and that it's hard to believe that ICE murder is alive?

It's a grift and a complete lie--to keep him in the right and in power.

Sound like anyone else? There's a lot to choose from...

And that's what's scary. 

He's on his last lap around the White House and he's already pardoned murderers, assaulters, drug czars, and people that have committed true treason. 

And tonight, along with Kristi Noem--they've just sanctioned murder.

ICE can do whatever they want to you and you can't do a thing about it.

Even if you don't like us "WOKE MFs"--even you should realize this is getting out of control and is the exact reason the Second Amendment exists...

But I'll stand on the First with my right to peacefully protest against my government as is my right.

In Pictures: Get Out Of My MF State You Nazi ICE MFs AKA Community Always Wins AKA Rest In Peace Renee Good

Do you think you can scare this state and these Cities into not showing up to mourn the loss of a community member who was helping to protect families from what can only be described as the new SS of the new American Nazi Regime?

You cannot. Get the fuck out of our state you heartless motherfuckers. 

Thank you to all those who came out tonight in Community. 

Rest in Peace Renee Good. You were on the right side of this all.

Arden Cho On Making Peace With People Who Treated Her Like She Didn't Belong

From a BBC audio interview:

KPop Demon Hunters actor Arden Cho says she's made peace with the bullies who treated her as if she didn't belong...

Korean American actor Arden is the voice of Rumi, who must come to terms with being part-human, part-demon - and Arden says she knows what it's like to have a split identity.

"I'm not part demon, part human," she jokes - "[but] it just felt so comfortable and natural because I knew what that felt like, right? Being born in America, feeling American, but having people treat me like I'm not."

Arden was born and raised in Texas, US. She went to high school in Minnesota and college in Illinois, and when people ask, she tells them she's "sort of from everywhere."

She's the daughter of Korean immigrants, and faced racism growing up. Now she makes peace with this by reminding herself of the reasons behind it.

"If, like, teachers or adults were bullies to me and I experienced that, you know, now I know as an adult, like... they're hurt. They're broken themselves," she says.

Arden can't believe how much things have shifted, now that Korean culture is so popular worldwide.

"I can't believe I grew up so ashamed and embarrassed of my Korean culture, mainly because of bullies," she says. "And now those are the kids saying, oh, where do I find that food? Where do I listen to that music?"

Arden herself has become a leading role model for Asian American children - the kind she says she lacked when she was young.

"Now, like, all my nieces and nephews and all my friend's kids, they are so cool. They're like, they're just cool to be Korean, right? I mean, who knew?"

It's all been a revelation for her.

"This has been such a refreshing moment where for the first time I'm really proud to be Korean, to be Korean-American."

Listen to it in full here: https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct7x0q

The Slants + Last Christmas

 

Well...the holidays are all about chances...and this is a second chance to hear this classic remake.

Show some love if you are so inclined.

So December 7th Was Ronnie Chieng Day In NYC? What The...That's Just Awesome

Suni Lee VS Spice: Suni Lee Eats the Spiciest Meal of Her Life

"Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee has nailed perfect 10s in gymnastics - but can she survive a 10 on Chef Esther Choi’s Scoville lineup? Esther throws down a custom three course heat feast: spicy Korean fried chicken, a hot Choi pepper X pizza, and Khao Poon, Suni’s ultimate Lao comfort dish. Between bites, Suni plays a game of Agree or Disagree, sounding off on pop culture hot takes, and breaks down her biggest career moments while revealing how nervous she really was. And for the final test, Esther dares her to a spoonful of the Last Dab, a challenge fit for an Olympian."

Nice work if you can get it.

 

Please Call ICE For This Exact Reason (AKA The ONLY Use For The Online ICE Tip Form)

Please call 1-866-347-2423 aka 1-855-DHS-2-ICE to report an undocumented girl named Anne Frank hiding in the attics of Republican lawmakers AND/OR to report a pregnant foreigner seeking shelter in a local manger (who will also have a bunch of foreign visitors who need to get taxed for those gifts they will be bringing).

Keithphan885: BOOTLICKER

 

And I think that's all we need to say on this one...well maybe not.

I mean I get having pride in the community, but to say that Somali Americans don't have all those things either and are working on building things up amid EXTREME RACISM is just being a DDM (I'll let you all crack that one). 

At the same time he references our time in America (1975) as something to point to as far as assimilation (which we can talk about more later) - but when did Somali Americans start coming into MN?

Oh yeah 1992.

So by Keithphan885's own adminission AKA Bootlicker the Somali American community has about another 20 years to "keep up" with the Viets (and really we started coming out here in the 50's and 60's---not en masse but in smaller numbers).

And they are only about 1/4 the size with less resources.

And just for the record--no Somali American in MN here EVER had me speak anything but English (but that's okay for me to learn).

And I LOVE my SOMALI neighbors and community members.

So hope that shit tastes good BOOTLICKER.

I'm sure it goes good with the dance you're doing or them.

Dance MF Dance!

Music + Viet Am Goodness + 3x: SAILORR

From repping Viet culture and having some banging tunage to opening up for the Dojo Cat, prepare to keep on hearing from Kayla Le aka SAILORR.

For Your Download: Trump Đụ Má Trump Đụ Mẹ

Cartoon: President Trump Sniffing Cocaine In The White House (AKA Bad Decisions)

I asked ChatGPT to make pics of Donald Trump "doing things", which it could not do, but understood where I was coming from, so we settled on this instead. 

Yang Hansen Makes First NBA Start

Here's a little clip from the ESPN article.

Yang Hansen, the 7-foot-1 rookie out of China, made his first NBA start in a game Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Hansen, picked 16th in last summer's draft, moved into the starting lineup after the Portland Trail Blazers primary centers -- Donovan Clingan and Robert Williams III -- missed the game. Williams was a late scratch due to an illness, and Clingan missed his second straight contest with a left lower-leg contusion [...]

Yang entered the game averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds. He had a season-high nine points in a 127-110 home loss to the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 18.

He finished Sunday night's game with four points on 2-of-5 shooting and five rebounds in slightly more than 19 minutes. His four points came in the third quarter, which included a spin move and a dunk over 7-foot-3 Zach Edey.

Random Katie Fang + 7 Million TikTok Followers

 

From the Forbes video:

"Anybody can go viral on the TikTok algorithm. Before Katie Fang was a content creator with over 7 million followers, she was an overworked and miserable restaurant server. In 2023, she filmed herself crying while getting ready for yet another long shift—a video that unexpectedly went viral. People came for the relatability but stayed for Fang’s makeup tips and unfiltered personality. Now Fang, who is still an undergrad at NYU, raked in an estimated $4 million in earnings last year as a beauty influencer. Her fellow sophomores probably marvel at her doing brand deals with the likes of Dior, becoming the face of skin care company Cetaphil’s campaigns or appearing on billboards for cosmetics brand Kosas. What’s her growth strategy? “My brand is all about being unapologetically yourself and not being afraid to show the raw emotions,” she says. “I don’t plan my content; that feels too curated. I film when I’m in the moment and have something to say."

Nice work if you can get!

And getting that college degree at NYU!!!

From Somalis To The Karen, Trump Removes Temporary Protected Status In Minnesota (Because That's What Racist Xenophobic Tyrants Do)

Listen. Minnesota is home to the largest Somali and Karen populations in the United States. Both sets of communities have fled their home countries of Somalia and Myanmar/Burma because of civil unrest and portions of these communities are here under Temporary Protected Status.

Out of the 20,000 Karen that have moved to MN, approximately 4,000 have protected status. 

Out of the roughly 87,000 Somalis in MN roughly 400 have protected status.

Now it's being removed and everyone is free to be deported (well...hopefully there will be legal challenges...)

Why are we removing TPS from these groups and others, which are ALL BROWN AND BLACK COUNTRIES BY THE WAY?

What is the path for those affected in the community to become legal citizens? As America do we give TPS but then decide to take it away and just unceremoniously deport people out of the country back to civil unrest?

Is that how this is going to work?

For a number to hit? To show how we won't be taken advantage of by these "foreigners"? That we are America first and to hell with everyone else except the people that can make the administration rich?

GIVE ME A MF BREAK. 

As an Immigrant, as a Naturalized Citizen, as an Asian American, I know where it comes from---it's all about prejudice and xenophobia. 

It's about keeping the White Elite and the Brown and Black people they designate to come with them--but who they won't hesitate to throw to the wolves--at the top of the food chain.

It's about the mindset that our country is being taken over by the "immigrants" and even more so, it's this underlying feeling that White America and those "glory days" are moving onward and those ideals will eventually die out--albeit it's a fight and will continue to be a fight.

And all of this--it's deplorable, despicable, and chisels away at what actually makes America a truly wonderful country. 

Kicking Ass: St. Paul City Council Vice President Hwa Jeong Kim (AKA Where Do You People Think You Are?)

 

Thanks to some great repoting and photojournalism (the picture of St. Paul City Council Vice President Hwa Jeong Kim by Aaron Nesheim) by Sahan Journal (reporting for immigrants and communities of color)--you can see how this unfolded, and how easy it is for law enforcement at all levels, to get out of hand.  

But that's why they were there in the first place--the community--because it's already corrupt.

Create the chaos and then blame it on protesters and activists but they forget where they were and who they're deadling with.

At all levels. 

Community and leaders who won't stand for more abuses of power.

From Margaret Cho With LO.....I Mean Ex-Lax

This just tickled my funny bone because you just have to love the sheer joy of Cho.

And no, no one is advocating poisoning people, or doing horrible things, making them go to the hospital.

But if your unconstitutional ICE. SS Nazi ICE. All masked up without a care in this world...

I mean, you know, it's a little funny from the other side...and a little poop never killed anyone?  

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Daniel Dae Kim + CNN + More. Just More.

As is being reported over the last weel, Daniel Dae Kim will produce and host a new show called "K-Everything". Initially I thought it was going to be a regular seasonal type of show with a lot of episodes, and I'm not necessarily complaining, but maybe it can lead into something more.

Daniel Dae Kim to Lead and Executive Produce New Host-Led Travel Series, “K-Everything,” from CNN Original Series

NEW YORK – (November 18, 2025) – A new host-led multi-platform travel series, K-Everything with Tony-award nominated actor, director, producer, and social advocate Daniel Dae Kim is in production from CNN Original Series. The four-episode series will be made by CNN’s APAC based Global Productions teams and premiere next year as part of CNN Originals anticipated 2026 slate.

“I’ve been lucky enough to watch Korea over the years take center stage as a cultural and economic powerhouse. It’s a genuine joy teaming up with CNN to explore the many qualities that make the country and its culture so special,” said host and executive producer Daniel Dae Kim.

Across four immersive episodes, K-Everything follows Daniel Dae Kim on a quest to discover how South Korea has sparked a global pop culture movement, driving trends in music, food, TV and film, and more. From Busan to Seoul, Kim will trace the roots of Korean culture featuring cameos from some of the biggest names driving South Korea’s creative renaissance.

“Daniel brings an exceptional blend of curiosity and thoughtfulness to everything he does, making him the ideal guide for our audiences, who are eager to explore how Korean culture has become a global cultural phenomenon,” said Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and creative development for CNN Worldwide.

Kim is widely known for his work in ABC’s Lost, CBS’s Hawaii Five-O, Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender and Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon. No stranger to filming in South Korea, this Summer, Kim starred and executive produced the spy series, Butterfly, that was filmed entirely in South Korea and launched on Prime Video on August 13th. Additionally, this Summer he was featured in Netflix’s international phenomenon, Kpop Demon Hunters, which went on to become to the most watched film of all time on the platform. Last year, Kim was on Broadway starring in David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face at the Roundabout Theater, for which he was nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Play at the 2025 Tony Awards, becoming the first AAPI actor to be nominated in that category. As a producer, Kim and his company, 3AD, executive produced The Good Doctor, which recently completed its final season on ABC, as well as 2023’s multi-award-winning IFC documentary feature film Bad Axe. Kim is known for his social advocacy, and his testimony in front of Congress helped lead to the passage of the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act. He recently completed his term as a member of the White House’s Commission for Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

Executive Producers for K-Everything are Daniel Dae Kim along with Amy Entelis, Ellana Lee, Katie Hinman, Jon Jensen and Ryan Smith for CNN Original Series. K-Everything is the first collaboration between the network’s CNN Originals and APAC-based Global Productions teams.

The CNN Original Series is sponsored by one of South Korea’s largest companies, Hyundai Motor Company, a global brand deeply rooted in Korean heritage whose growth has mirrored the country’s own journey of innovation and progress.

Kim is repped by UTA, Linden Entertainment, and Gang Tyre.

Olivia Rodrigo Versus Trump's ICE

If there's a war and we have to choose between the young popstar who will lead the masses into the future of song and Trump's ICE, AKA The SS, we should all choose Olivia Rodrigo.

Olivia Rodrigo has criticized the Trump administration after one of her songs was featured in a government video promoting deportation efforts.

A clip posted on the official Department of Homeland Security and White House Instagram accounts encouraged undocumented immigrants to voluntarily leave the US. The video used a segment of Rodrigo’s song all-american bitch as its soundtrack.

Rodrigo, who is Filipino American, reportedly condemned the use of her music in a comment on the post, writing: “don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda.” The comment was later taken down, but not before screenshots were captured and circulated widely.

Apparently though they just want Rodrigo to go submissive:

"America is grateful all the time for our federal law enforcement officers who keep us safe," a spokesperson for the DHS told USA TODAY in a Nov. 7 statement, referencing lyrics in Rodrigo's song. "We suggest Ms. Rodrigo thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice."

The response comes after the 22-year-old "drivers license" singer reportedly shared a sharply worded response to the video that read, "Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda," according to Billboard and Rolling Stone.

Highly doubt that ever happens... 

 

Missed Subtexts: Long Le-Khac And Asian American Literature

Saw a little blurb on this a couple of months back and wanted to just post up a little bit from the article down at UC Berkely News.

Long Le-Khac, an assistant professor of ethnic studies at UC Berkeley, just published a 1,900-entry dataset that he hopes will be used to investigate which works are discussed as “Asian American” in scholarly circles — and who that leaves out.

In the dataset, one can find Chinese American playwright David Henry Hwang, Palestinian American poet Naomi Shihab Nye and novelist and Berkeley professor emerita Maxine Hong Kingston. Beyond novels, plays and poetry, the collection includes the comic book World War Hulk — penned by a biracial Korean American writer — and films like Crazy Rich Asians and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The latter, based on a book by Truman Capote and directed by Blake Edwards, features a white actor playing a painfully stereotyped Japanese American character.

The publication of the dataset, which the researchers plan to update every five years, is only the first step. Now, Le-Khac as well as other scholars can search for quantitative answers to key questions about Asian American literature — a computational approach to the humanities known as cultural analytics

Read more down at: https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/09/16/what-counts-as-asian-american-literature-anyway/