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The Supreme Leader is displeased. When that happens in North Korea, cue massive fear and monumental trembling.

On July 20, North Korea’s state-run newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, and other news organizations published a report headlined: “Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance to Pyongyang General Hospital under Construction.”

As usual, they gave no date, but Kim’s visit presumably happened the day before.

This is Kim’s first known inspection of this high-profile project since March 17, when he figuratively cut ribbons