In dubio, pro reo? More like - in dubio, pro ego! #우인성 #김건희

방금 생각난 것 - 윤석열 항소심은 3개월 안에 끝나도록 법에 규정되어 있다. 즉, 높은 확률로 6월 지방선거 직전에 항소심 결과가 나올 것이다.

"원칙적으로는 대통령의 비상계엄 선포 자체는 내란죄에 해당할 수 없고, 사법 심사 대상이 된다고 보기도 어렵다" Rough translation: "In principle, the president's emergency martial law declaration cannot, in and of itself, constitute (apply) insurrection, and it is difficult to argue that it can serve as a subject of the judiciary's scrutiny."

So Yoon gets life without parole, Kim Yong hyun gets 30 years.

Verdict on Yoon's insurrection charges will happen in about an hour. Whatever decision will, of course, be appealed. But, I don't feel great about this...

South Korean women win short track relay gold. Here's the video, with the requisite, hateful, commentary from NBC. "controversial decisions" lol www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NhG...

I'm currently on a strict #diet. It turns out that watching mukbang videos actually helps. Rather than wanting to eat food, vicarious eating is making me feel full.

The #Yoon insurrection verdict will happen on Feb 19 (Thurs) starting at 11 am (that is Feb 18 Wed at 6 pm Pacific Time). More knowledgeable people than me are predicting a guilty verdict and either a life sentence or the death penalty. I'm less sanguine.

오늘 짜장면이 땡기네... It's H-mart time! #짜장면

Here are some fusion cuisine ideas that I think someone should try making (not me, I'm too lazy). Jicama chicken moo (치킨 무). Those are the little radish squares you get at Korean fried chicken restaurants. But made with jicama, which are more interesting in taste than 무. #fusioncuisine #food

The difference between the British legal system and the Korean legal system is that British judges look like death warmed up, and Korean judges look like children.

The spate of awful decisions by the judiciary relating to the #insurrection and to #Yoon 's wife is amping up the calls for judicial reform, and pushback by Cho Hee-dae. Suddenly the West's jury system looks pretty good, and a damn sight better than a cabal of weak-kneed, nunchi-obsessed pinheads.

#알리 (ALi)'s cover of #김광석 's 먼지가 되어. #kpop www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVcO...

Note to self - when bribing someone, make sure the parties involved do not sign a written contract. #김건희

In other Korean news, Jung Chung-rae, the leader of the Democratic Party made a surprise proposal yesterday to merge with the Cho Kuk Party. Reaction of the DP members was decidedly mixed. n.news.naver.com/article/047/...

"초범" wtf... 5 years... really, wtf... (this isn't the Insurrection Trial, this is the post-insurrection resisting arrest etc trial) #yoon #윤석열

They'll be dating next...

Oldie but goldie... www.youtube.com/shorts/TEqOE...

Prosecution is asking for 30 years for Noh Sang-won, life sentence for Kim Yong-hyun and the death penalty for Yoon. No-one thinks that Yoon will actually be put to death, but there were symbolic reasons to ask for it, given the seriousness of the crime 1/n

A hot topic in Korea right now is Coupang - the dominant online retailing company known for cheap prices, lightning fast delivery etc. They're in the hot seat for a myriad of shitty behavior. But looking at the litany of complaints about them 1/n

Yoon testified at his wife's trial. He's arguing that he had no knowledge of his wife receiving money and gifts. But by his own logic as a prosecutor - he argued that Park Geun-hye was guilty, regardless of whether she knew of Choi Soon-sil's receiving money - because she would profit as well.

Dauphins at the Gate - The interesting phenomenon of seshu seiji (世襲政治, 세습정치, hereditary politics) in Japan where an incredible one-third of the parliamentarians in the Diet are politicians who have inherited their seats. #世襲政治 #세습정치 #hereditarypolitics seoulsonagi.hksong.net/dauphins-at-...

Just a quick note about Im Sang-Choon (임상춘), the mysterious reclusive screenwriter (폭싹 속았수다, When Life Gives You Tangerines; and 동백꽃 필 무렵, When the Camellia Blooms). #kdrama #폭싹속았수다 #whenlifegivesyoutangerines #IU #parkbogum seoulsonagi.hksong.net/when-life-gi...

It's Yoon's birthday today. Spending it in prison, he is still appealing to the core of his power base (or what's left of it) - namely, disenfranchised young men. ""저는 고난 속에 있지만 대한민국은 청년들이 보여준 희망을 얻었다" "저희 부부에게는 자녀가 없다. 그래서 (청년) 여러분이 제게는 자녀처럼 느껴진다" Still fantasizing about a youth-led rebellion 🙄

This is well-worth watching. Koreeda - as ever - does a fine job, a beautiful trip back to the 1980s. And it was nice to see Yu Aoi playing a cranky character for a change. #asura #hirokazukoreeda

I ran into this on YouTube recently. It's very funny, but Conan has a lot to learn about Buddhist monks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMLn...

Kang Yu-jung (강유정), presidential spokesperson: "When we first got to Yongsan, the presidential office was empty. We couldn't find a pen. But he had subscribed to all the streaming services (e.g. Netflix)."

Yoon and his wife seem like the kind of people who expect eternal and undying loyalty for having done something nice for someone, even if they only did the nice thing for purely self-serving reasons. #korea #윤석열 #김건희

I wrote a little more about this here: seoulsonagi.hksong.net/what-she-said/

The special prosecutor - Jo Eun-Seok (조은석) reports on his team's insurrection investigations. seoulsonagi.hksong.net/the-big-jo/

Prez Lee is holding these very public meetings (업무보고) with civil servants, and raking them over the coals if he doesn't get satisfactory answers. He reads everything in advance and asks pointed questions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN__...

김건희 "너 때문에 다 망쳤다" Kim Keun-hee: "You ruined everything," she said to her husband. And what does this say about his wife who believed he wouldn't? www.donga.com/news/Politic...

Looking forward to watching the new Netflix drama "자백의 대가" (The Price of Confession) starring two of my all-time favorite actresses - Jeon Do-yeon (전도연) and Kim Go-eun (김고은). blog.naver.com/PostView.nav... #netflix #kdrama

The least surprising news ever - Yoon and his wife told the justice minister Park Sung-jae (박성재) to put the squeeze on his prosecutor general to derail investigations into the First Lady's Dior handbag bribery incident. I have more details here: sonagi.bearblog.dev/new-post/

Kim Hyun-tae (김현태) strikes me as an exemplar of a very useful sort of idiot who does and says exactly what they tell him to do and say. #김현태

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

Moon Hyung-bae (문형배) to Cho Hee-dae (조희대) - "국민 불신 자초", ostensibly about Yoon's early release from prison via the application of some dubious, irregular, logic. In other words, "dudes, you did this to yourselves." www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVwl...

I created several different possible banner images for this account: I thought this one was a bit too gloomy... and...

The strangest thing that I learned on my last trip to Seoul was that the exact spot where Park Jung Hee (#박정희) died (at the Armed Forces Seoul District Hospital (#국군서울지구병원) in Jongno is now where the gift shop is located.

The inestimable Sunwoo Jung-a (선우정아). www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTxb... #선우정아 #sunwoojunga