frozen snapshot — 2026-08-26 · see today →

What's on Lee Jae-myung's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6

26%19%14%11%30%

the police reform order 26% the approval number 19% the governors-and-mayors summit 14% · newthe Red Cross nominee 11% · neweverything else 30%

Cops Get the Biggest Power — and a Reform Body to Match

After police wrote off two Jeju missing-persons cases as closed, Lee ordered the prime minister to design a police reform body.

(LEAD) Lee says police will be biggest power, stresses need for reform by gov't body

Yonhap News Agency · 2026-08-25

our translation

he handed police the powers he took from prosecutors, so every botched case is now his case. 'lax discipline' and a new oversight body are cheaper than admitting the reform he built has a hole in it.

Jeju cases force a new reform bodyvery sure · 3 sources

40.2%, Then 38.9%: The Number Finally Broke

Two polls hit a record lowvery sure · 3 sources

Sixteen Governors, One Room, Every Hand Out

new — First central-local summit held todaypretty sure · 3 sources

His Own Party Leader: Don't Sign That One

new — DP leader objects publicly todaypretty sure · 3 sources

wednesday, august 26

Hear out 16 governors, tally who asked for money(reported)

Decide whether the Red Cross nominee survives the week(reported)

Read the 38.9% poll twice, then say 'livelihoods'(safe bet)

Ask the PM who is actually staffing the police reform body(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Lee to explore regional development strategy with mayors, governors

news.google.com · 2026-08-26

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