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The images are the first official confirmation of the existence of the North Korean leader’s daughter.
Some footage of a pop concert being held in North Korea has come out, giving us rare and valuable insight into what goes on when they’re not threatening to nuke enemies.
Kim Jong Un’s sister made an address on Wednesday, revealing that the nation’s dictator had actually been badly affected by COVID-19.
It’s out with the old, boring propaganda videos and in with drones, cameras strapped to rockets, slow-motion movie trailers, and leather jackets.
To take on one of the world’s most repressive regimes you have to have some serious ‘cojones’, and an American hacker who goes by P4x clearly does.
All hail the great and grand Kim Jong Un, who absolutely 100% doesn’t suffer from a vicious case of ‘Small Man Syndrome’.
There’s always a keen interest in news coming out of the secretive regime.
If you survive an escape from North Korea you generally don’t look back. There isn’t a warm welcoming party awaiting you in Pyongyang should you return.
Kim Jong Un isn’t too keen on his minions cramping his style.