{"id":"1792880930546-mix-segment","slug":"kim-jong-un-crosses-new-bridge-into-china","title":"Kim Jong Un crosses new bridge into China","summary":"Kim Jong Un did visit China this week, his first visit in about a year, arriving in Dandong via the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge on October 24. It was described by officials and state media as a day trip that included memorial events, without a summit with Xi Jinping.","publishedAt":"2026-10-24T22:28:50.546Z","channel":{"id":"mix","name":"Oncast Mix","language":"en"},"show":"Rush Hour Mix","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Kim Jong Un did visit China this week, his first visit in about a year, arriving in Dandong via the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge on October 24. It was described by officials and state media as a day trip that included memorial events, without a summit with Xi Jinping.\nSource: [apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-north-kim-jong-un-china-2459fe49f876ceb0c1c17296c70627f7), [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/wor (https://x.com/Juliommr2/status/2114119195734516096)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Kim Jong Un did visit China this week, his first visit in about a year, arriving in Dandong via the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge on October 24. It was described by officials and state media as a day trip that included memorial events, without a summit with Xi Jinping.","sourceName":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-north-kim-jong-un-china-2459fe49f876ceb0c1c17296c70627f7), [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/wor","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Juliommr2/status/2114119195734516096","claim":"Breaking News: North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, visited China for the first time in over a year, a possible sign of deepening ties. https://t.co/1KPyBkfCgr","author":"Eløn musk ✪ (Parody) (@Juliommr2)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/Juliommr2/status/2114119195734516096","name":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-north-kim-jong-un-china-2459fe49f876ceb0c1c17296c70627f7), [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/wor","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Eløn musk ✪ (Parody) (@Juliommr2)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792880930546-mix-segment-kim-jong-un-crosses-new-bridge-into-china","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/mix","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792880930546-mix-segment-kim-jong-un-crosses-new-bridge-into-china","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792880930546-mix-segment-kim-jong-un-crosses-new-bridge-into-china and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Sloane","text":"Kim Jong Un just made his first trip to China in over a year, and the detail here is wild."},{"host":"Eric","text":"I saw the AP report. He crossed a brand-new bridge, right?"},{"host":"Sloane","text":"The New Yalu River Bridge. Opened this week. He walked over — a day trip, no summit with Xi."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Kim loves a bridge photo. But seriously, the bridge has been finished for years and never opened. Now it is."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And both countries have their reasons. China wants trade access, North Korea wants the relationship warmer without committing to anything."},{"host":"Eric","text":"No summit means it was deliberately low-key. A memorial event, a photo, done. Both leaders protecting their leverage."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Still, people noticed the timing. He picks a bridge opening, not a state visit. It's all choreography."},{"host":"Eric","text":"And the original post selling it as 'deepening ties' — that's overreading it. This is maintenance, not a new alliance."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Eighty percent choreography, twenty percent real interest in keeping China close enough to matter."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Speaking of posts overreading things — one account on Bluesky is claiming Zelenskyy just announced Starlink is back at full power in Ukraine."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Did they have a source?"},{"host":"Eric","text":"A YouTube link. That's it. No official announcement, no statement from SpaceX, nothing verifiable."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"So a made-up 'breaking' story dressed up as an announcement. The account says the EU pressured Musk into it, which also isn't confirmed anywhere."},{"host":"Eric","text":"And people share it because it fits a narrative. Ukraine needs the service, so any positive claim feels true."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"The dangerous part is that when something real does happen, nobody can tell it apart from this junk."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Which brings us to a post that matters if it holds up. A federal judge in Utah just reportedly killed the Justice Department's lawsuit."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"The DOJ was suing Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson, trying to get voters' personal information. The judge reportedly threw it out."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Ben Winslow, a local Fox 13 reporter, posted it. He says the federal lawsuit is dismissed."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Now, one thing to be careful about: the ruling itself isn't independently confirmed yet beyond his post and link. But the judge's move would be a big deal."},{"host":"Eric","text":"If true, it means the federal government can't force a state official to hand over voter data just because it wants to investigate claims."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Or it means the DOJ's case was just too broad. Judges throw out lawsuits on technical grounds all the time."},{"host":"Eric","text":"But even if it was technical, the effect is the same: the feds don't get the data this way. That's a real limit on a federal fishing expedition."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"The DOJ isn't some bystander here. They went after a state official asking for private voter records. Earning a dismissal is a loss for them, plain and simple."},{"host":"Eric","text":"A loss for the feds, a win for state control of elections. Voters should actually like that, no matter what party they're in."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Unless they think the DOJ had a legitimate reason to check voter rolls. Which some people do."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Some people also think the moon landing was faked. The reported decision is the only real fact we have so far."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Fair. And as soon as a written opinion comes out, we'll know exactly why it was dismissed."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Different corner of the internet now — one restaurant critic on Bluesky posted their whole menu plan for the night."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Brandi Buchman: 'Soup news; its sausage barley. Late breaking developments: bread pudding.'"},{"host":"Eric","text":"I don't know why, but that is the most honest 'breaking news' I've seen in the last hour."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Sausage barley is a legitimately strong winter soup. And bread pudding is a hedge against a bad main course."},{"host":"Eric","text":"She's running a better news desk than half the accounts slapping 'BREAKING' on old videos."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And if someone tells you Starlink is back at full power, ask who actually said it. Not some anonymous account with a YouTube link."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Same for a federal judge's ruling — it's real when the lawyer or the reporter puts their name on it and the court docket agrees."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Until then, it's just another post. And we'll be here sorting the signal from the noise."}]}