It take weapons grade arrogance to invent popesplaining.

"... a dangerous and corrupt gangster."
— Sir Ed Davey, with a speech against Trump that will be remembered for a very long time

The End of the American Empire Notes from the Philippines and Philippine Literature in English

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A message to the pedophile führer's cabinet. 😳👇

Cherry blossoms in Japan.

Hey, librarian here. If you find out a favorite author is a monster, don't separate the art from the author just give it the fuck up and stop supporting the monster.

The High Fantasy Novels written by Women When I was younger, I was a high fantasy fan of all the male canonical writers: J.R.R.

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holy fuck

I think there are more Filipinos in BlueSky now that more people are disgusted with Grok etc etc and here is a starter pack for my fellow Filipinos who might feel lost at sea here: go.bsky.app/LSd53yq

This might be a good start 🙂 go.bsky.app/LSd53yq

How To Make Females Disappear Start with silence.

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Audiences Prefer Films With Diverse Casts, UCLA Study Finds UCLA's Hollywood Diversity Report for 2025 reported that audiences prefer diverse casting in films, and the industry's need to focus on diversity.

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But...but SUPERMAGAWHITE1488 on Twitter assured me "go woke go broke"

Jessie Buckley is the first Irish woman to win Best Actress at the #Oscars

Misty Copeland comes out of retirement to put Timothée Chalamet in his place during a live ‘Sinners’ performance at the #Oscars.

Cool. Happy for Michael B. Jordan and K-Pop Demon Hunters. I guess I should watch “One Battle After Another” to see if it really is better than “Sinners,” but… I don’t want to 🫠 would honestly want to watch Lav Diaz’s “Magellan,” someday. Glad Javier Bardem said, “No to war. And free Palestine”.

Michael B. Jordan's acceptance speech for his first-ever Oscar.

“I know you guys want me to do well and I wanna do that cause you guys bet on me. Thank you for keeping betting on me and I’m gonna keep stepping up.”

See the full winners list: bit.ly/OscarWins26

Michael B. Jordan wins Best Actor in a Leading Role for Sinners

#Oscars

Michael B Jordan proving he can win without Scottie B Pippen.

Ok I teared up a bit. Been to the USA and know how much Filipinos in America need this kind of validation and representation 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

"No to war... and free Palestine"
Javier Bardem

Got home in time for this moment!!! So happy for Autumn Durald Arkapaw. What a moment in Oscars history.

FIRST WOMAN TO EVER WIN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. FIRST BLACK PERSON TO WIN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. FIRST FILIPINA TO WIN BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY. ACADEMY AWARD WINNER AUTUMN DURALD ARKAPAW.

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🌳Los árboles: protagonistas silenciosos 💚

My current enemies are not in Iran, they’re in the Epstein Files.

Because the white men in charge LOVE murdering brown people.

History attests to it.

Thou shalt not kill schoolchildren to distract from your crimes against children.