Our own Centralia ACCORDING to news reports on Sunday, the government is racing to gather equipment to smother the burning abandoned landfill in Navotas, which has been burning since the night of April 10 and has turne...

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Information overload I WOULD like to give a shout-out to my great friend and colleague Stephen CuUnjieng for his April 17 column (“Jerry West, 5-carat diamonds and employers”) because, even though he discussed a subject m...

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Lol

This is my personal trainer:

A meaningful Monday THE early news yesterday (Monday) could fairly be described as profound, with the two big happenings being the outcome of Hungary’s general election held on Sunday, and the spittle-flecked announcemen...

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So the peace talks flopped? I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you.🙄

Signs of slow evolution for electric co-ops IN spite of the continuing stubborn efforts of a great many people with a political stake in the continued existence of electric cooperatives, it would seem the sector is slowly beginning to evolve in...

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So now what? JUST two hours before United States President Bobo the Simpleminded’s deadline on Wednesday morning for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or else the US would “end its civilization,” it was announced ...

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Trump's Defeat in Iran It's consistent with how other countries, organizations, and people have defeated him

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Real talk vs fantasy THERE was an interesting juxtaposition of news stories from the Senate in yesterday’s (Monday’s) paper. On page 1 was the headline, “Lacson seeks ‘extreme’ measures vs oil shock,” and on Page 3 was an...

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A popular unpopular opinion - Bad Manners Gun Club IF you are a subscriber to The Manila Times’ digital edition – and you are, if you know what’s good for you – you likely receive an email once a week that provides a recap of the top Opinion pieces of...

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Those sneaky Persians GOOD FRIDAY turned out to be good in a very literal sense, with the welcome news that the Islamic Republic of Iran had granted the Philippines’ plea to allow Philippine-flagged or -bound ships to pass...

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Meanwhile, on the moon...

That’s one hell of a cover…..

Unless he's going to strangle himself on live TV, I do not give a rusty fuck what that demented liar has to say, or watching him say it.

I want him to die right now. The more embarrassing fashion, the better.

Insights from our energy forum ON March 26, The Manila Times held its 2026 energy forum with the theme “Addressing current energy challenges, building a secure and sustainable energy future” — and yes, that was my idea. And I proba...

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Bogus Technology no. 2: Small Modular Reactors (and Nuclear Power in General) - Bad Manners Gun Club THIS is going to be a relatively brief post, because I have already damned near made an entirely new career writing on this topic. Enough, in fact, that my output produced a book, “Coaxing a Genie fro...

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Opportunity in crisis FOR weeks, everyone has been fully immersed in a never-ending flood of bad news, whether we want to be or not, and it has been nigh-impossible to find clouds that have any sort of silver lining. And, ...

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In it for the long haul AT the end of last week, there seemed to be some hope that the ongoing war in the Middle East might begin cooling off. Iran announced that it would allow some shipping to pass through the Strait of Ho...

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The Inconvenient History of Iran - Bad Manners Gun Club BEFORE I begin, I would urge you to read this post on Substack by Robert Reich, which provides an extremely incisive explanation of the quagmire the US (and, by inference, most of the world) finds its...

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Tabasco just tastes like vinegar.

Get ready for higher electric rates AT a press conference on Monday, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said the Department of Energy (DOE) was looking at ways to manage the electricity generation mix to mitigate an expected rise in power ra...

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Bogus Technology, no. 1: Solar Geoengineering - Bad Manners Gun Club As I mainly focus on energy and climate in my work for The Manila Times, I cover all sorts of different technologies; some through my own curiosity and research, and a considerable number because my e...

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Climate ‘silence’ puzzles deniers THE savage campaign of US President Donald Trump on every legal and institutional framework for climate action, both in the US and abroad, has been met with “silence” in America and at best only mild ...

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The storm just over the horizon - Bad Manners Gun Club I had an incredibly busy week. In addition to my ‘normal’ output, which on its own is almost a full-time job, I was engaged with a great deal of organizing work related to The Manila Times’ upcoming E...

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FWIW, I am convinced beyond all doubt that this "Iranian drones are going to attack California" story is complete bullshit.