rest in peace, our irrepressible and humble lolo kiko 🙏

back in 2019, pope francis stopped cardinal ambo david from leaving & asked, “may i bless you?” he was concerned for his safety after the then bishop received death threats following his criticism of the 🇵🇭 drug war youtu.be/xwLEdutb8vQ?...

Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.

You don’t need to have gone to Harvard to know the lesson from all this — scared authoritarian bullies back down when you stand up to them, and ONLY when you stand up to them.

the plane carrying former philippine president rodrigo duterte has arrived at rotterdam, the netherlands

berdugo has arrived at rotterdam. next stop: the icc ⚖️

thank you sen. trillanes 🇵🇭

#ICC #dutertearrested

one step closer to justice for duterte and his thugs. thank you, ICC!
from the archives

that storytelling urge to preface a paragraph in your pleading with “what followed next scared the hell out of me.”

Opinion | Truths to Remember in a Time of Lies (Gift Article) Chaos and disorientation are the goals here. But we know what’s going on behind the curtain.

truths in the time of fotus

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/o...

really not a fan of this timeline we’re in.

what kamala said is what’s going down now. while the orange guy sees dollar signs and power moves, putin is already eating him for lunch.

youtu.be/071AJxJ9pHM?...

in today’s whisky news from canada: toasts, not tariffs

you’d think someone with elonia’s resources would know how to work smarter instead of bragging about being busy

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

not my doggo reacting to the mcle lecturer’s doggo barking in the background 😅

Keene man arrested for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 rejects Trump’s pardon On his first day in office this week, President Donald Trump pardoned all rioters at the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Jason Riddle served time in jail for his participation in the 2021 riot.

Very moving @nhpr.bsky.social interview with a Jan 6er from Keene, NH, who rejected Trump’s pardon and sounds like he has grown tremendously in 4 years. “One thing I did not believe in was change before this experience…And now I believe change is necessary for survival.” www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...

Some Issues and Topics Our Reporters Will Be Following in a Second Trump Presidency — and How to Get in Touch During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will continue our focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch ...

The second Trump presidency is here, but so is @propublica.org, doing what we've always done to hold power to account. Here's how to contact our journalists by subject matter expertise: www.propublica.org/article/seco...

choosing to remember this day as the day my godchild and i exchanged photos of our doggos. this is her chewie.

i’m with michelle and these guys

Michelle’s got the right idea: no one should attend that farce on the 20th. Let’s not dress it up in pretty ritual and pretend it’s anything other than what it is, the coronation of a hateful ignoramus hellbent on petty revenge and intent on dismantling our precious democracy bolt by bolt.

Do You Believe in Life After Death? These Scientists Study It. (Gift Article) Is reincarnation real? Is communication from the “beyond” possible? A small set of academics are trying to find out, case by case.

10 year old me would’ve done a paper on this after watching ‘ghost’

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/s...

“There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle.” 🔥

frankenstein indeed

vegan bibingka 🌱 christmas staple made cruelty-free

it’s still a pinoy christnas in our tummies. bibingka from the real happy cow, our fave las piñas-based vegan business

I’m glad that Jimmy Carter lived long enough to vote for Kamala but not long enough to see a second Trump presidency.

reposting this on christmas eve 🎄

really liking this non-humid part of the year here in the tropics 🌴

President Elon Musk wants to shutdown the government so he can pave the way for massive tax cuts for him and his billionaire insiders while your fucking grandma pays the bill out of her social security check.

nothing like a good grilled cheese sandwich to wipe away the pain of meetings that give birth to more meetings. thanks in a nutshell ph for the vegan sharp cheddar 🧀

the doggos & i met a lady with 17 dogs. asked her if she was a rescuer & she said no, they just kept mating & multiplying. asked her to consider spaying/neutering & i hope she comes around for their health & her peace of mind. admirable that she kept them all but kapon is the way to go, girl

this deserves both a like and a follow