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살인의 추억 - Memories of Murder Bong Joon-ho (2003)
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thebutcher-5 · 2 years
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Memories of Murder
Benvenuti o bentornati sul nostro blog. Nello scorso articolo abbiamo continuato a parlare di horror indipendenti (cosa che vedrete molto spesso qui) e siamo arrivati a parlare del recente Son. Una storia che vede una madre e suo figlio vivere una vita tranquilla, almeno fino a quando una setta non li rintraccia. Lei faceva parte di questa setta satanica ed era fuggita da loro poco prima che…
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cinemoments · 5 months
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Memories of murder, dir. Bong Joon-Ho, 2003.
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twilightronin · 7 months
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A Bittersweet Life - Kim Jee Woon 2005
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"That’s so weird … A while back, a man was here looking into that hole. I asked him the same question. Why he was looking there … He remembered doing something here long ago, so he came back to take a look."
"Did you see his face? What did he look like?"
"Well... kind of plain."
"In what way?"
"Just...ordinary..."
Memories of Murder (2003)
dir. Bong Joon-ho
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visionsofopulence · 2 years
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My favourite scenes from:
Memories of Murder (2003) directed by Bong Joon-ho
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Memories of Murder (살인의 추억) (Salinui chueok) (2003) Bong Joon-ho
December 28th 2022
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Food Research
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Male Reader X Kim Sejeong
Length: 2300+
Tags: Creampie
A/N- wrote this one randomly. not many edits and such so sorry if it has a lot of typos and such.
College was a pain in the ass. You think it's safe to assume it was for almost everyone. The memories of late-night study sessions, and early morning panic attacks because of exams have never left your mind. Nevertheless, those four years were worth it once you got your degree. 
A bachelor’s in agricultural science, concentrating on food science. A degree like this meant you only had one real job option, a food researcher. Now to some this job could sound annoying as it’s a lot of cooking and experimenting with different flavors but to you, it was a dream.
 The love for cooking started at a young age with you being the son of a chicken shop. 
The secret to the popularity of the shop was the sauce you made with your mother trying out all of these different spices and such. Those memories help influence the job you have today. 
The interview process was tough and grueling with several other candidates but in the end, you were one of two people they hired to Go Research. This company in ten years quickly made its way to the top food research institute in all of South Korea. At the start they had you doing minor things, just picking up ingredients and such for the workers to experiment with.
After a year of your errand boy job, you were finally assigned to a small research team with a face you recognized. The only other new hire with you that day, Kim Sejeong. Unlike you, Sejeong was quickly added to a Research team and now had her own. You were excited to join a team and it certainly helped that Sejeong was always open to your ideas. 
Six months went by as you and your team continued to work on developing new foods for the company. Your last product, salted roe fish was a hit even seeing massive sales in countries such as the US and Canada. After that success, the pressure was on for the next big product your team would develop.
It was a late Friday night and you and Sejeong found yourself in the Research lab working on the next big product, White Kimchi Ravioli. 
“God I’m so tired.” 
“You and I both but we need to work more on this ravioli.” 
“Ugh. I feel like plankton when he said ravioli ravioli, give me the formuoli. We have been testing out this formula doing big changes to the sauce then the kimchi and then the meat and we still don’t have it down.” 
“Well, it’s our job so we keep trying until we are happy with the final product to present.” 
“Yeah yeah, what about this? Let’s try to put more of the kimchi than the meat at a 60/40 ratio.” 
Sejeong leans over to look and looks at the small changes you do to the ravioli. As she is bending down you get a view of her ample cleavage. Sejeong may dress very professionally but those outfits didn’t hide her nice mounds. 
“Y-yeah I'm gonna try it like this.” 
Once you mix the new filling for the ravioli you stuff the pasta and seal it closed. Putting the ravioli in the oven you knew it was just a waiting game now. 
“I’m gonna go get a cup of coffee. Do you want one?
“Um sure why not. You know how I like it.” 
You can’t help but notice a small smirk appear on Sejeong’s face as she walks away. That little smirk nearly makes you crazy. All this time you spend with Sejeong, the small views of her body have been slowly building up your lust for the woman. Not only was she gorgeous but she was playful, flirty, and kind. 
A few minutes pass as Sejeong finally comes back in with coffee. The cup gets placed down in front of your face as you pick it up and chug it down quickly. At the same time, you finish your drink the timer goes off informing you the ravioli are ready. Sejeong then walks over to the oven and pulls it out to cool down for a second. 
“Ok test number one hundred forty-seven is now ready. Let’s try it and see how it tastes.” 
Picking up a fork you split one of the ravioli and bring it up to your nose. 
“From the first smell, it seems like the kimchi might be a bit too spicy but only trying it will let us know.” 
Sejeong and yourself finally taste the product as you both do small chews taking in the flavor. You have to admit that this version of the ravioli that focus more on the kimchi is delicious but then the heat finally hits your mouth. 
“Fuck that’s spicy!.” 
“Jesus, that is hot!.”
Running to the fridge you pull out a gallon of milk and see Sejeong is running over as well. Before you could even take a sip of the milk, she takes the gallon from your hand and starts to drink the milk. All you can do is laugh for a second as the heat still attacks your taste buds. Sejeong being the “kind” friend she is, hands you back the milk to drink. Finally, as the heat leaves your mouth your eyes meet and Sejeong just smirks at you. 
“You just stole the milk from me.” 
“Hey, you should know it’s ladies first.” 
Chuckles fill the room as you both walk back over to the test product and sit down.
“Well it tasted pretty good but there was too much heat. We need to find something that can nullify the heat.” 
Like earlier Sejeong leans and looks at your paperwork for options. She seems to have gotten closer as her boobs are basically in your face. The view is amazing as your dick starts to twitch. Quickly you feel your length harden from looking at her. 
“You know, I have an idea on how to bring down the heat.” 
“U-um yeah?” 
“I heard a rumor that there is an ingredient that helps cool down the heat from spices and adds extra flavor.” 
Your chair quickly spins around as Sejeong looks right into your eyes. 
“W-what is the ingredient?” 
A smirk appears on Sejeong’s face as her mouth gets closer to your ear. 
“Nice, hot, warm, cum.” 
Those words shocked you as hands quickly grab your belt and unbuckled it. 
Sure you shouldn't be doing something like this in the workplace but all reason leaves your mind as she pulls your pants down and grabs your cock in her hand. Small strokes are what your cock feels as you look down and see Sejeong just smiling at you. 
“You said cum is good for the recipe so you should get to work.” 
“With pleasure.” 
Lips wrap around your cock as you pull your head back in pleasure. Small sucks on your tip send shivers down your spine as Sejeong swallows your entire length in one go. As she pulls her head back up for air you reach for her ponytail and guide her back down on your length. Sejeong continues to bob her head on your cock easily taking you down her throat. You notice her hands go down to her blouse as she starts to unbutton it, taking it off her body. 
Your eyes are finally blessed as Sejeong unhooks her bra showing you her large breast. 
“I’ve seen you eying them all these months. Now you get to enjoy them like this.” 
Sejeong's tits wrap around your cock as she moves them up and down your shaft. You have never had boobs like these wrapped around your dick and it was amazing. Sejeong wraps them around together as her speed increases. The nonstop itty fuck is bringing you to the edge quickly. 
“Sejeong I’m gonna cum soon.” 
“I told you I need it as an ingredient.” 
Much to your dismay she stops her attack on your cock and pulls out a container. Once she brings it down to your dick she strokes your cock as fast as she can. The throbbing from your dick goes wild as you finally shoot your load into the container. A few seconds pass as you feel your orgasms end and you look down at Sejeong. She gives your dick small strokes at some leftover cum leaks out your dick. 
“Let me get a little taste of this ingredient.” 
Her tongue gives your cock small licks all around going up and down your shaft and picking up the leftover cum. Your legs shake as she gives your tips small kisses. 
“Fucking delicious.” 
Sejeong now stands up and gets closer to you. You don’t care that she licked up some of your cum. Your mouth quickly attaches to hers as you kiss her aggressively. Your hands go around her waist as you bring them up and grab her boobs. Small moans leave her mouth as you give her nipples little pinches. Finally, your mouth goes down to her breast as you suck on her right nipple. After you give her nipple a small bite you twirl your tongue all around and move to the left one. 
“Fuckkkk that’s good.” 
Your hands move down to her pants as you unbutton them and pull them down. Once her pants are pulled down you see she has no panties on. 
“You got a taste of your ingredient but I think it’s time for me to try some.” 
Sejeong gets what you mean and sits down on the chair. Spreading open her legs you dive in and lick her folds. You know you have to make things quick so you raise your hands to her pussy and push two fingers in. As you pushed in you were able to find her clit quickly so your mouth attacked it. First a flick with your tongue then you swirl your tongue all around it. You feel Sejeong grab your head and wrap her legs around your head. You could almost suffocate from how tight she is holding you but her taste is intoxicating. 
Once you give her clit little nibbles you hear pants leave her mouth as she almost screams. 
“I-I’m gonna cum if you keep this up.” 
Hearing those words just causes you to increase the speed in your hands as you open her pussy a bit and tongue fuck her. That was enough to get her to cum as her pussy squirts all over your face. Her fluids could have almost drowned you but it was fantastic the sweetness. Sejeong's grip on your head loosens as you pull yourself back. You can feel yourself hard again standing up and Sejeong notices as well. 
“I got my sample for the recipe but I think I need another load from you.” 
Sejeong then sits on the table as she spreads her legs again. You don’t even hesitate as your length lines up and enters her pussy. The hold her pussy has on your dick is amazing as you can only push yourself halfway in. Pulling your hip back you try once again to push your way into her pussy, finally filling Sejeong to the brim. 
“Fuck! How tight are you?!” 
“How fucking big are you?”
Reaching down for her hip you start to enter and exit her pussy slowly building up speed. Grunts leave your mouth as you pull Sejeong’s face to your own, kissing her. After some time you pull your mouth back and move to her neck, kissing and leavening behind love bites. 
“Fuck that’s some good cock. Keep fucking my pussy baby.” 
“With pleasure.” 
Your aggressiveness increases as you feel her walls start to massage your cock more and more. Sejeong lays her body back a little as you feel yourself hitting another spot in her pussy. Screams start to leave her mouth as she covers herself from making more noise. You can assume you must be hitting her G-spot as her eyes start to roll back and her pussy clamps hard on your dick. Juices shoot out of her pussy as her whole body shakes.
As Sejeong comes down from her high you give her cheek small kisses calming down. 
“Fuck that was good but you need to cum before we get caught so fuck me how you want.” 
“I want to keep looking at your pretty face.” 
You continue fucking her the same way as you pant building up your speed again. Your peak is finally arriving as you tighten your grip on her hip. You know you're about to cum finally. 
“Sweetie I’m gonna cum. Where?” 
“In my pussy baby!.” 
You use the last of your strength to piston in and out of her pussy until you shove yourself in one last time as you cum. Shot after shot of your cum fills her pussy as you pull her lips back in for a final kiss. You aren’t quite sure how much time passes as you both pull back from the kiss gasping for air. 
Pulling your dick out you look around and see the mess you made around you and look back at Sejeong. 
“We need to clean up before we leave huh?” 
“I’ll help, don't worry.” 
“Did you hear cum is a good ingredient for the recipe?.” 
“I mean you can hear a lot of shit on the internet but this was more of an excuse to fuck you. I’ve seen you eying me for a long time.” 
“I mean you are freaking hot. How could I not eye you for a long time?”. 
“Well I was eyeing you too but you didn’t pick up my hints.” 
“Oh, I’m sorry.” 
“Well, it doesn’t matter because now we know. We should get changed quickly and head out. We can work on the ravioli tomorrow. I think you owe me dinner now.” 
You laugh as you pick up your clothes and put them back on. Once you are both changed you pick up the mess you made and head to the door and walk out of the lab. 
“Alright then sweetie, what do you want to eat?” 
“Something quick so I can get another sample of that ingredient tonight.” 
Well, fast food it is then. 
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thoughtfulfangirling · 4 months
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2024 Reads
Another human invented marker of time has passed moving us from one year to the next. It's a good reason to start over my lists right?! XD 2023's list can be found here! 2024 starts below!
You Made a Fool out of Death with Your Beauty - Awaeke Emezi
Pussypedia: A Comprehensive Guide^ - Zoe Mendelson & Maria Conejo
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek -Kim Michele Richardson
Meru - S.B. Divya
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South^ by Radley Balko & Tucker Carrington
Watching the Tree: A Chinese Daughter Reflects on Happiness, Tradition, and Spiritual Wisdom^ - Adeline Yen Mah
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong
The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg^ - Helen Rappaport]
Pride and Prejudice* - Jane Austen
Fresh Girl - Jaida Placide
Butts: A Backstory^ - Heather Radke
The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen
The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides
The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex^ - Nathaniel Philbrick
A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico^ - Amy S. Greenberg
This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible^ - Charles E. Cobb Jr.
This Is Your Mind on Plants^ - Michael Pollan
The Silent Patient*~ - Alex Michaelides
Finding Me^ - Viola Davis
Wuthering Heights# - Emily Bronte
Exit Strategy~ - Martha Wells
The Girls Who Went Away:^ The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades before Roe V. Wade - Ann Fessler
Bowling Alone:^ The Collapse and Revival of American Community - Robert D. Putnam
Fugitive Telemetry%~ - Martha Wells
The History of Wales^*% - History Nerds
The War on Everyone^% ~- Robert Evans
Searching for Black Confederates:^ The Civil War's Most Persistent Myth - Kevin M. Levin
The Great Influenza:* The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History [2004] by John M. Barry
Network Effect~ - Martha Wells
Zelda Popkin:^ The Life and Times of an American Jewish Woman Writer - Jeremy D Popkin
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Michael Chabon
Currently reading: The Assassination of Fred Hampton and Medical Apartheid
Key: * = Reread ^ = Nonfiction ~ = Read with Empty % = Novella #= Doc book club
My goal for 2024 is for 40% of my reads to be nonfiction. I've had two years within the recent past where I managed 20% of my reads to be nonfiction, so I'm aiming to double that. THIS WILL BE HARD FOR ME! Not because I don't enjoy nonfiction but because I enjoy fiction a lot more and have a lot more practice reading it. Haha Also for me, I am in circles where I'm just going to have more awareness of fictional books that I'm likely to enjoy more so than nonfiction. I'm kind of hoping that this years journey will change that a bit too!
Okay, below the cut I'm putting the nonfiction books on my tbr, most of which I have the lovely people of Tumblr to thank for the recommendations!
1968: The Year that Rocked the World
The Age of Wood; Our Most Useful Material...
The Assassination of Fred Hampton
Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the...
Being Human:
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shelf
Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man
Bowling Alone
Brave the Wild: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped...
Butts: A Backstory / Evermore Recommended
The Cadaver Kin and the Country Dentist / Automatuck9
Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse...
Dear Senthuran
DisneyWar
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with...
Finding Me (Viola Davis)
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed...
The Food of a Younger Land
The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women...
The Glass Universe
The Great Hunger: The Story of the Famine...
The Great Influenza
Helping Her Get Free: A Guide for Families and Friends of an Abused Woman
The History of Ireland
The History of Scotland
The History of Wales
How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Indifferent Stars Above
In the Heart of the Sea / ecouterbien
In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death...
The Indifferent Stars Above
The Last Days of the Romanovs / Automatuck9
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical...
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During the Crisis...
A New World Begins
Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous...
This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get you Killed / Empty
Radium Girls
The Road to Jonestown
Paper: Paging through History
People's Temple
Pussypedia / Bookstagram Rec
Salt: A World History
Say Nothing
Sea Biscuit: An American legend
Searching for Black Confederates
This is Your Mind on Plants
Unmasking Autism
The Unthinkable: Who Survives when Disaster Strikes - And Why
Watching the Tree / found all by my little self
We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow we Will be Killed...
A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln and the.. / Rose
The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta...
I will actually add to this list as I get more recs and whatnot. And I still have some coming which I ordered from Thriftbooks. Once those are here, I'll add those. I'm a little sad there aren't more memoirs, but there's plenty of time for that yet! This is already 37 books, and given lately I've been reading about 70 (nonfiction may slow me down tho), these should give me plenty of ability to reach my 40% goal. Now it's just a matter of if I do it XD
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barbielore · 3 months
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Barbie has had tie-ins for the Olympic Games before, including both the Summer and Winter games as well as the Paralympics.
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(Finding that post to link back to made me realise that I said I was going to do a post about past Winter games dolls, but I haven't done so.)
As of time of writing this post, there have not been any announced tie-in dolls for the 2024 Paris games, but I think it's highly likely that there will be.
I have recently discovered that there was a bit of controversy over the dolls for the Tokyo games in 2020/2021, and I feel it appropriate to draw attention to it.
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This was during a time when Mattel were really pushing diverse line-ups in the Barbie brand. In fact, there was a press release (links to it now dead but it was quoted in some other articles) in which they discussed that the collection was designed to “highlight inclusivity and innovation”.
However, some people subsequently questioned this, as the line does not contain any Barbies of Asian appearance - despite the Games being held in Japan!
Mattel's official statement was that the Skateboarder Barbie was intended to be read as an Asian athlete however that they "fell short".
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I am not going to question whether this doll is or is not intended to depict an Asian athlete - however this was a disappointing effort given the promise of inclusivity.
Some Asian athletes have been depicted as Barbies - for example volleyballer Hui Ruoqi has a She-roes depiction.
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And snowboarder Chloe Kim has a highly sought after Barbie depiction too.
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However going forward Mattel really could do better to ensure that, if they are going to market a brand as being diverse and inclusive, that they actually do follow through on that promise.
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softguarnere · 1 year
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💚cast your mutuals as band of brothers characters💚
I have several of these in my ask box, and I just haven't gotten to them because school has stolen all of my free time. But since this is the most recent one, we'll consider it an answer to all of the curious people who have asked me to do this 🫶🏼
@brassknucklespeirs was one of the first friends that I ever made in this fandom, and I'm always super grateful for her friendship 💕 Bella has to be Guarnere for sure. She's the perfect balance of caring and chaotic - always sending a virtual hug when you need it, but would not hesitate to help you hide a body
Okay, so @latibvles is definitely Webster to me. Lex is such an incredibly talented writer with a magnificent felicity of expression, the coolest OCs ever with lovely names to match, but is also so encouraging of other peoples' work and is always down to help when a character needs a good name, or if you need to scream over thematic parallels
Lipton definitely has to be @mccall-muffin. Kim is the loveliest ever and she just gives off such a gentle and friendly vibe. She's always there with a kind word and encouragement, and she's also so productive. Like, I am insanely jealous of her ability to come up with cool ideas and put them onto the page so quickly!
@liebgotts-lovergirl was so hard to cast! I have to go with Speirs because it just works 🤌🏼 I was honestly so intimidated when we first became friends because she's so cool 👏🏼 She's also got a heart of gold and is one of the sweetest people I know
@mrs-murder-daddy just gives off Roe vibes to me. Such a sweet soul, and I always love being tagged in your lovely fics, as well as seeing you in my notifications
Martin has to be @stolemyspoons, and this is one of those castings that just relies on the ✨vibes✨ because they just seem so organized and on top of things 👏🏼
@currahee is Shifty, for sure 🫶🏼Always has a kind word of encouragement and just seems like such a lovely person overall
Winters would be @emmythespacecowgirl because like Winters, she seems very chill, but also very intimidating (in a good way)
I feel like @mads-weasley just has such Nixon vibes, in the best possible way. I'm also just obsessed with how well she writes him, if we're being honest
Liebgott will forever be someone I associate with @almost-a-class-act 😌🤌🏼Another example of me being obsessed with the way that someone writes a character - you just do it so well!
This isn't every mutual by any means, but this was fun to do :) Thanks for the ask, Anon! 💕🕊️
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beardedmrbean · 10 months
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The Iowa Supreme Court prevented a six-week abortion ban that was signed into law several years ago from going into effect.
The court was split in a 3-3 decision Friday on the case, meaning abortion remains legal in Iowa.
The 2018 bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds, prevents abortions from being performed once cardiac activity can be detected, which typically occurs around six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant.
However, the law was struck down by a district court in January 2019, which ruled that the law violated the Iowa Constitution and that there was no state interest in banning abortions so early in pregnancy.
In that ruling, Polk County District Judge Michael Huppert referenced a 2018 Iowa Supreme Court decision in regard to a different bill that attempted to restrict abortion, in which the justices had written "a woman's right to decide whether to terminate a pregnancy is a fundamental right under the Iowa Constitution."
urrently, abortion is banned in the state after 22 weeks, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research group focusing on sexual and reproductive health.
Patients who want an abortion in Iowa must have one in-person counseling sessions and then return at least 24 hours later for the abortion.
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, Iowa's highest court in June 2022 reversed the 2018 decision and concluded that abortion is not protected by the state constitution.
Since the 2018 decision, the composition of the state Supreme Court had shifted with Reynolds, a Republican, appointing four of the seven justices.
But the court disagreed that it could revive a law that had been struck down years prior.
"The State appealed [the January 2019 ruling], and now asks our court to do something that has never happened in Iowa history: to simultaneously bypass the legislature and change the law, to adopt rational basis review, and then to dissolve an injunction to put a statute into effect for the first time in the same case in which that very enactment was declared unconstitutional years earlier," Justice Thomas Waterman wrote in the court's decision Friday.
The justice added, "In our view, it is legislating from the bench to take a statute that was moribund when it was enacted and has been enjoined for four years and then to put it into effect."
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thekimspoblog · 2 months
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Introducing myself to a new mutual.
Me: I'm mostly on here to yell about how Kim should be allowed to become a villain if/when she gets her own spinoff.
Them: Like an alternative universe? 👀 or in the breaking bad timeline
I’ve never heard anyone say that before sounds pretty cool she def would fit the roll
Me: I'd like to see her story continue after BCS. My headcanon is that she "relapsed" pretty hard back into being Slippin' Kimmy, given how clearly miserable she was trying to be a "normal" person in Florida. I also think it would be interesting if her ruthlessness found an outlet in the form of joining the reproductive rights movement; I honestly feel like it was an oversight how BCS never brought up the attacks on Roe.
Most of my fanfics also involve her going back and starting a family with Jimmy if it's not too late. But admittedly that part is mostly just wish fulfilment.
I guess I would specify that when I say "villain" I really still more mean "antihero". I think Kim Wexler works as a Mary Sue for addressing many contemporary social issues, some with easy solutions and cartoon villains to defeat, some with no perfect solutions available whatsoever; my favorite character arc in BCS was easily the Mr. Acker subplot.
But even if she is actively trying to be a moral person, it's more interesting if Kim is not omniscient and frequently makes a wrong or questionable choice when faced with a trolley problem. Walter White was only ever interested in his own self-aggrandizement, but if I was going to give Kim her own series to go on another power-trip, I'd like to see her trying to make the world a better place and failing. And even in the situations where she does help more people than she harms, she is networking with (and frequently antagonizing) many extremely rich and brutal people, so even when everything goes according to plan, this lifestyle is still dangerous for herself and the people who love her. And in that sense, even if she means well, it's still a selfish goal to pursue.
Them: That’s so so interesting, I always thought that the way BCS ended was great. It was bittersweet. But when I think about it, actually it would be really cool to have an elaboration of Kim. Kind of like El Camino where Jesse got an ending he deserved after all Walt put him through. Even so it is a little jarring to have no follow up on Kim after the end of season 6. I know that morally she is not the best person (as with literally everyone else in the series) but I can’t help but feel she did deserve better despite this. With Jimmy, I couldn’t ever see him going back to being slippin Jimmy but for the opposite reasons. He never really attempted to have any moral compass, in comparison. Which is what ultimately led to his demise. I guess the one thing they have in common is that despite their differences they’re both faced with higher powers and the system that failed them both.
Oh! Do you have AO3? Or do you upload elsewhere
Me: Yes I'm on AO3.
In the new story I'm working on, Jimmy has one job: say no to Kim. I agree he has never self-actualized, so in SK I do have him trying to find his own path. He meditates now and shit.
You can see my fan trailer in my pinned post.
I think he probably would go back to being Slippin Jimmy if Kim told him to, given that she was the main reason he stopped in the first place. But yes, the way I want to write it, even he has roads he's not willing to go down again and would leave her if she ignored his warnings.
Them: So cool :) I’ll check it out when I have time
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lotuscayrp · 2 years
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The Iowa state Supreme Court has overruled a 2018 decision it previously made that deemed abortion rights protected under the state constitution.
The reason for the reversal, which was announced on Friday, appears to only have happened because four justices, nominated by anti-abortion Gov. Kim Reynolds (R), were placed on the state’s highest bench over the past five years. Six of the seven Justices overall were appointed by Republicans.
The ruling does not make abortion illegal in Iowa, as federal standards and other laws in the state remain in place. But it does remove the previously held recognition from the court that abortion is a fundamental right under the state constitution.
The ruling will likely allow for Republican lawmakers in Iowa to have the ability to place greater restrictions on the procedure in the near future, should the federal Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade later this summer.
“We don’t know yet what [Republicans will] propose, but previously-blocked laws [by state courts] have included a 72-hour waiting period and a ‘fetal heartbeat’ bill,” Des Moines Register politics reporter Katie Akin observed.
The 5-2 ruling examined a case involving a 24-hour waiting period to have an abortion, a law that Republicans passed in 2020. A lower court deemed that restriction unconstitutional. In reversing its 2018 ruling, the state Supreme Court sends the case back to the lower court to reconsider, based on the new precedent that says the state constitution doesn’t recognize and protect abortion rights.
Justice Edward Mansfield, writing the opinion for the court, said he and his like-minded colleagues “[rejected] the proposition that there is a fundamental right to an abortion in Iowa’s Constitution subjecting abortion regulation to strict scrutiny.” However, Mansfield said that the court would not produce any new guidelines for the time being, noting that the federal Supreme Court was set to rule on the issue itself.
Chief Justice Susan Christensen, who was also appointed by Gov. Reynolds, dissented from the ruling, stating that the majority overturned the court’s previous precedent at the first opportunity it had. The court was doing so too quickly, ignoring the standard of stare decisis — the idea of respecting previous precedents established by courts.
“Out of respect for stare decisis, I cannot join the majority’s decision to overrule” the previous precedent, Christensen wrote in her opinion.
The Chief Justice also recognized that the only reason for the reversal of the previous ruling was a change in its ideology. The ruling on Friday would make people question the legitimacy of the court, she added.
“This rather sudden change in a significant portion of our court’s composition is exactly the sort of situation that challenges so many of the values that stare decisis promotes concerning stability in the law, judicial restraint, the public’s faith in the judiciary, and the legitimacy of judicial review,” Christensen said.
“This is not to say that we may never overrule precedent that is clearly incorrect because we are worried about the public’s perception of our decision in relation to the change in our court’s makeup. … But we must only use this power when there is a ‘special justification’ over and above the belief ‘that the precedent was wrongly decided,’” Christensen wrote, quoting previous rulings that established how courts were meant to treat matters relating to stare decisis.
Critics blasted the court’s decision to overturn a precedent and the manner in which it was done.
“This decision was made possible by Gov. Kim Reynolds’ addition of Republican justices to the court — nothing more, nothing less,” wrote Slate senior writer Mark Joseph Stern.
“Today’s ruling is a step backwards for Iowa,” Democratic state Rep. Jennifer Konfrst said. “Like a large majority of Iowans, I believe in reproductive freedom. I will continue to fight like hell to ensure every family has access to safe, legal abortion.”
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I liked the screenshots you posted from the republican woman. I mean I personally believe that we should be totally morally and ethically neutral about abortion and it carries the same moral weight as like a root canal surgery. However I understand that many ostensibly pro choice people find that pov appalling and that if we lose those people’s support then we’re in a worse position. I get the desire to be flippant about abortion but if it alienates people then we’re kinda worse off. Idk, but it’s interesting to see another point of view on this stuff
That's how I feel as well.
Iirc, this woman is a moderate Republican and I think she voted for Joe Biden over Trump, but she's Catholic, and her perspective on abortion is probably closer to the median American than me or you who thinks abortion has the same moral weight as like a root canal or appendectomy.
I think it's far more important that women like her have the choice to have an abortion, even if they don't take it, than alienating anybody that has even the slightest misgivings about abortion on demand.
There are millions of American women, especially in the Midwest, who don't want abortion to be illegal but didn't have to worry about it with Roe intact. Now, millions of women across the Midwest, so Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, which were all won by Obama in 2012, are going "oh shit" because they're mostly white, mostly secular, and there's a whole lot of Obama -> Trump voters in there. Ohio has a 6-week ban in place, and Iowa's governor, Kim Reynolds is seeking one and will likely get it within the month. The only thing keeping Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania from turning into Ohio or Iowa is their Democratic governors.
Like honestly, I hate to say it but abortion rights in this country aren't going to be saved by people like me or you who are reliable Democratic voters who support social justice measures, they're going to be saved by somewhat racist white women who don't want their bodily autonomy gone. And that's okay, I can live with that, although a lot of the people running NARAL and Planned Parenthood and similar Dem-aligned orgs likely can't.
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