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The theoretical resignation of both the President and the VP will result in Senate Pres (Tito Sotto) as Acting President, but only temporarily.

A special presidential election must be called within 2 months. The current VP is not barred then from running for President.; she will likely win.

In the months after Harris’ loss, much was made over the demographic shifts in the party. Young voters, Hispanic voters and Black voters — all central to the Democratic coalition — had moved substantially to the right. But Priorities’ post-election polling revealed an equally staggering swing: Between 2020 and 2024, people who consumed at least three hours of YouTube a day had moved 10 points toward Trump — a bigger swing than Black voters, Black men, young voters and a slew of other categories that were dominating headlines. “The driver of behavior in ‘24 was so much more about your media consumption,” Butterfield said.

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I’m no longer in the faith & all that stuff. But I cannot imagine assembling these words in this order to the **Pope** Even pondering that action brings back every withering glare I have ever received from every nun who ever taught me. Bring back nun-induced shame! For people like this specifically!

I remember the day Lean Alejandro was assassinated for his political beliefs. He was then only 27. His killers have never been caught or tried.

Sometimes, a nighttime dream can be so soul-stripping you wake up a broken person.

We may have our differences, but at the end of the day when we take off our pillow cases we all have upsettingly yellow pillows

Stuck in traffic, might as well write on the impeachment decision. Let’s say, as an extreme example, that in full live-streamed view, the President shoots dead a political rival in a duel, then invokes Commander-in-Chief powers to compel the military to barricade the...

Was stuck in traffic, so I might as well write on the impeachment decision. oliverxareyes.substack.com/p/stuck-in-t...

Fil-Am celebrates 109th birthday, honored in Washington DC Evangeline "Vangie" Paredes, who served as secretary to President Manuel Quezon during World War II, celebrated her 109th birthday.

President Manuel Luis Quezon's personal secretary during his World War II exile in the US has just celebrated her 109th birhday. usa.inquirer.net/176448/fil-a...

PHILVOLCS: Expect to experience tsunami wave height of less than one (1) meter. First tsunami waves are expected to arrive between 01:20 PM to 02:40 PM, 30 Jul 2025 (PH Standard Time). It may not be the largest and these waves may continue for hours.

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Once the narrative is established that pink/progressives are electable within these barangays, the next step is for these barangay leaders to set forth more proof of concept to wider voters that the movement can be entrusted with government.

In the past, the barangay level data was tedious to collate. Now, the ease it could be done should be taken advantage of.

Maps like these and the underlying granular barangay vote data, now establish there are dozens of pink/progressive barangays across nation. If the Leni coalition concentrates on running their candidates and seizing councils in next barangay polls, that's a narrative that carries into 2028.

Through the popularity (matchless in the 1980s) of his wrestling persona built on exaggeration, as well as his later-in-life role as a plaintiff, Hulk Hogan was an indispensable contributor to the American way as it exists today. That is his legacy.

Infographic titled “One Court, Two Standards” compares how the Supreme Court used emergency powers to rule on lower-court injunctions against the Biden and Trump administrations. Two panels show: • Biden Administration: Lower courts blocked policies in 21 cases. All 21 cases are represented by red squares, indicating that 0% of injunctions/TROs were lifted by SCOTUS. • Trump Administration: Lower courts blocked policies in 86 cases. 66 green squares and 20 red squares show that 77% of injunctions/TROs were lifted by SCOTUS. Key takeaway box below reads: “Using its ‘shadow docket,’ the Supreme Court granted emergency relief to lift 77% of lower-court injunctions against the Trump administration. It lifted 0% of those against the Biden administration.” Sources and notes below include: CourtListener data through July 7, 2025; analysis by Adam Bonica.

The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House.

When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.

For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.

The most rotten thing about JD Vance is that he has three half-Indian children including a son name "Vivek," yet he still prattles on about how you must descend from the Europeans who'd settled America prior to 1861 in order for your citizenship to be valid.

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Supreme Court Says States Can Limit Access To Online Porn The ruling marks a major change to longstanding First Amendment protections for online pornography.

The ruling marks a major change to longstanding First Amendment protections for online pornography.

I want to reiterate that countless conservative judges issued universal injunctions against the Biden administration, and the Supreme Court never halted the practice. Now, barely five months into Trump's second term, the court puts an end to these injunctions. A brazen double standard.

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Bill Moyers, eminence of public affairs broadcasting, dies at 91 He was White House press secretary under Lyndon B. Johnson and Newsday publisher before becoming an acclaimed television journalist, mostly for PBS.

Of his move from presidential press secretary to journalist, Mr. Moyers told Shelby, “You learn certain things: That you’re happier if you’re trying to report the truth than if you’re trying to conceal it.”

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My original instinct was to create a joke ballot, but in the end I took this seriously. More than anything, this list reveals that I still have major gaps in film watching.

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"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.

Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!

Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels

Independence is self-reliance. Independence is thus diffcult, unnerving. Some rush into it unmindful of consequence, others tread cautiously but definitely. Whatever the case, independence requires bravery above all.

Happy Independence Day bayan ko.

Jose Corazon de Jesus -- Huseng Batute -- the King of Balagtasan (and the Tagalog lyricist of Bayan Ko) was able to record for Columbia Records two records before his death in May 1932. It would be phenomenal if copies of these records were to be discovered as still existing.

Juan Sumulong, who ran against Quezon in 1941, was a close friend of Emilio Jacinto. In 1933, he wrote this first person account about his friendship with Jacinto who had by then been dead for 34 years.

Rafael Palma (after whom UP's Palma Hall is named) was a Senator, ConCon member. Had he lived to see Philippine independence in 1946, he would have been a considerable elder statesman in the early days of the Republic.

it's really funny that any news anchor in america can say that biden was mentally incompetent but you can't say trump is mean without getting in big trouble

Won’t be surprised if Gibo Teodoro ends up as the BBM-endorsed presidential candidate in 2028. Stark contrast with the Dutertes on China. And the China hawks in LP may exert pressure on their side not to field a candidate as not to split vote vs Sara.