Jojo Pasion Malig
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The usual suspect behind the ABS-CBN News Digital night desk. Views are my own. Reposts are subposts.
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Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact checkers on Monday
Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact checkers on Monday
Meta will no longer have any fact-checkers in the U.S. come Monday, according to Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan. Meta announced this significant policy change in January when it also loosened its content moderation rules. The timing of this change coincided with President Trump’s inauguration, which Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg attended after […]
tcrn.ch
April 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact checkers on Monday
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Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects.
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
US Weather Agency Websites to Vanish Under Planned Contract Cuts
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract, a move that could s...
www.bloomberg.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects.
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
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There are no tariffs being put on Russia. Hmmm
April 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
There are no tariffs being put on Russia. Hmmm
Trump's global tariffs mean imported products in US store shelves are now more expensive.
The taxes are slapped on US importers and consumers, not on the countries that export goods to the US.
With many US products requiring foreign components, expect also a rise in prices of US-made goods.
The taxes are slapped on US importers and consumers, not on the countries that export goods to the US.
With many US products requiring foreign components, expect also a rise in prices of US-made goods.
April 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Trump's global tariffs mean imported products in US store shelves are now more expensive.
The taxes are slapped on US importers and consumers, not on the countries that export goods to the US.
With many US products requiring foreign components, expect also a rise in prices of US-made goods.
The taxes are slapped on US importers and consumers, not on the countries that export goods to the US.
With many US products requiring foreign components, expect also a rise in prices of US-made goods.
Let's frame it as overpricing, instead of oversupply. There's a huge demand for housing, but condo units are priced well above what the Filipino middle class can afford.
March 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Let's frame it as overpricing, instead of oversupply. There's a huge demand for housing, but condo units are priced well above what the Filipino middle class can afford.
The Dictator's Handbook, 2011
March 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The Dictator's Handbook, 2011
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Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.
Your new allies: www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...
www.cnn.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.
US warships can start refueling in Russia.
Norwegian firm Haltbakk Bunkers announced it will stop providing fuel to all US forces in Norway: "No Fuel to Americans! We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example. SLAVA UKRAINA" #3E #StandWithUkraine
March 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
US warships can start refueling in Russia.
What are the odds Darth Krasnov issues an Order 66?
March 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
What are the odds Darth Krasnov issues an Order 66?
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“I thought for many years that in my lifetime I would see America become a rogue state and that’s happened”
Podcaster Gabriel Gatehouse expresses his shock after Presidents Trump and Zelensky's historic White House meeting, adding "this is a mafia shakedown".
#Newsnight
Podcaster Gabriel Gatehouse expresses his shock after Presidents Trump and Zelensky's historic White House meeting, adding "this is a mafia shakedown".
#Newsnight
February 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“I thought for many years that in my lifetime I would see America become a rogue state and that’s happened”
Podcaster Gabriel Gatehouse expresses his shock after Presidents Trump and Zelensky's historic White House meeting, adding "this is a mafia shakedown".
#Newsnight
Podcaster Gabriel Gatehouse expresses his shock after Presidents Trump and Zelensky's historic White House meeting, adding "this is a mafia shakedown".
#Newsnight
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This is one of the most shameful days in U.S. history. A weak, corrupt, deceitful, compromised Kremlinist U.S. president recruited his Yarvinist VP to gang up on a heroic ally on live TV. It devolved into a shouting match.
Why? This report explains _exactly_ why:
Why? This report explains _exactly_ why:
The Birth of the Trump Doctrine Lies in the 1987 Recruitment of Donald Trump By the KGB During His Trip to Moscow That Year
How Trump responded to his recruitment remains unclear. What is clear, however, is that it shaped his entrance into politics and his foreign policy in a way the world now ignores at its peril.
sethabramson.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is one of the most shameful days in U.S. history. A weak, corrupt, deceitful, compromised Kremlinist U.S. president recruited his Yarvinist VP to gang up on a heroic ally on live TV. It devolved into a shouting match.
Why? This report explains _exactly_ why:
Why? This report explains _exactly_ why:
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Sam Kiley: "Who started this war?"
Carla Sands: "I believe it was Joe Biden."
Sam Kiley: "Joe Biden didn't invade Ukraine!"
Independent World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley and former Trump ambassador Carla Sands disagree after today's White House meeting.
#Newsnight
Carla Sands: "I believe it was Joe Biden."
Sam Kiley: "Joe Biden didn't invade Ukraine!"
Independent World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley and former Trump ambassador Carla Sands disagree after today's White House meeting.
#Newsnight
February 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sam Kiley: "Who started this war?"
Carla Sands: "I believe it was Joe Biden."
Sam Kiley: "Joe Biden didn't invade Ukraine!"
Independent World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley and former Trump ambassador Carla Sands disagree after today's White House meeting.
#Newsnight
Carla Sands: "I believe it was Joe Biden."
Sam Kiley: "Joe Biden didn't invade Ukraine!"
Independent World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley and former Trump ambassador Carla Sands disagree after today's White House meeting.
#Newsnight
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A humiliation at the White House and what does it tell us? Trump would make a colony of my country | Andrey Kurkov
A humiliation at the White House and what does it tell us? Trump would make a colony of my country | Andrey Kurkov
A cold reality hit us in Washington. Zelenskyy was being forced to buy hope of survival by people who have no care for our freedom, says Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A humiliation at the White House and what does it tell us? Trump would make a colony of my country | Andrey Kurkov
Russian state media in the White House press pool. There you go.
February 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Russian state media in the White House press pool. There you go.
"Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of angry men?"
Ah, the irony.
Singing the song of angry men?"
Ah, the irony.
Les Misérables Epilogue Scene Performed at the White House Governors Ball by the US Army Chorus
YouTube video by The DailyFAFO
youtu.be
February 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of angry men?"
Ah, the irony.
Singing the song of angry men?"
Ah, the irony.
US joins Russia, North Korea.
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's war against Ukraine in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
www.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
US joins Russia, North Korea.
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Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines…
propub.li
February 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
From Munich and appeasement to Molotov-Ribbentrop.
February 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
From Munich and appeasement to Molotov-Ribbentrop.
Thoughts and prayers.
Breaking News: Stocks tumbled as investors reacted to concerns about the economy and tariffs, erasing almost all gains since President Trump’s inauguration.
Stock Market Sees Biggest Declines of Trump’s Presidency So Far
Fueling a 1.7 percent decline on Friday was an unexpected drop in the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, as Americans worried about stubborn inflation.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Thoughts and prayers.
AP Style vs Chicago Style was way better.
BREAKING: The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment.
AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events.
apnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
AP Style vs Chicago Style was way better.
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I’m not sure the world has seen a genuine supervillain until 2025. Of course there’ve been countless monsters: hitler, Stalin, pol pot. But a real life figure who fits the Gotham/Metropolis model. Plutocrat bigwig who is actually deeply evil & wants to run the world for cartoonishly stupid reasons.
Despicable. Elon Musk has just suggested Zelenskyy is sending soldiers to die so he can make money.
“What are they dying for? I’ll tell you what for. For the biggest graft machine I’ve seen in my life. Poor guys are getting sent into a meat grinder for money.”
“What are they dying for? I’ll tell you what for. For the biggest graft machine I’ve seen in my life. Poor guys are getting sent into a meat grinder for money.”
February 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I’m not sure the world has seen a genuine supervillain until 2025. Of course there’ve been countless monsters: hitler, Stalin, pol pot. But a real life figure who fits the Gotham/Metropolis model. Plutocrat bigwig who is actually deeply evil & wants to run the world for cartoonishly stupid reasons.
"When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus." - Turkish proverb
February 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus." - Turkish proverb
"Munich and appeasement" something.
US and Russian officials met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the highest-level talks to date between the two former Cold War foes on ending the war in Ukraine reut.rs/42ZPIqE
US-Russia Talks Live: Saudis host Ukraine meeting without Ukraine or Europeans
President Donald Trump arranged bilateral talks between Washington and Moscow in Saudi Arabia, excluding European allies and Kyiv.
reut.rs
February 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"Munich and appeasement" something.
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Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes
Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes
Google on Tuesday updated its principles when it comes to AI, removing vows not to use the technology for weapons or surveillance.
abs-cbn.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes
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LOOK: The prosecutors for the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte.
FULL STORY: abscbn.news/3CC846t
FULL STORY: abscbn.news/3CC846t
February 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
LOOK: The prosecutors for the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte.
FULL STORY: abscbn.news/3CC846t
FULL STORY: abscbn.news/3CC846t