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Kim Jo Yong, the North Korean leader's sister, has called South Koreans sending balloon-borne leaflets over the border "scum." She hinted that the North might resume sending trash-filled balloons to the South.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/U9rVY

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Watch the south Koreans laser down those balloons like it's the star wars before they even reach the border.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So where were these lasers for the previous 600 balloons that were sent to SK?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

Being played with by South Korean cats.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

They just built them. Did you miss the announcement earlier this week?