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Twitter shut down @realDonaldTrump, so it should also shut down the CPP-NPA’s @prwc_info account

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 benign0 3 Comments

Only fair, right? The basis of Twitter recently shutting down the account of United States president Donald Trump is “due to the risk of further incitement of violence” that it presumably exposes the American public to. Twitter references its policy on the nature of such behaviour and the actions it holds prerogative to take on…

Crime, Media, Politics, Tech Talk

Filipino-American nutjobs cry bloody “cultural appropriation” over Barkada wine bar

August 2, 2020August 3, 2020 benign0 2 Comments

A Washington DC wine bar originally christened Barkada was forced to change its name following a “social media backlash” from a small group of nutjobs from the Filipino-American community. The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA), which claims to “[represent] many Filipino organizations, Filipino business owners and workers, and concerned Filipino community members within…

Business, Culture, Society

Philippine activism needs a serious reboot and a major cast-of-characters overhaul!

June 13, 2014June 13, 2014 benign0 21 Comments

Perhaps it is time Filipino activists re-evaluate things. It is becoming evident that traditional protest movement organisers and leaders like Leftists and ‘civil society’ cliques are no longer able to inspire the popular sentiment and, as such, no longer possess the clout to mobilise the numbers and secure sufficient media mileage for their causes. For…

Civics, Society

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