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Crising, Dante and Emong: typhoons in the tropics and flooding

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Windy's hurricane tracker forecast of the movement of Tropical Depression Crising. The heavens wept. Dark clouds gathered above the scattered realms and the rains fell in ceaseless torrents — driven by twin tempests: enters typhoon Crising or Wipha in distant tongues, and the ancient monsoon power of Habagat, posing risks and vulnerabilities to the populace. The rivers swelled with wrath, and the winds did howl in majors areas of the archipelago. From the northmost moves to the far southern provinces, floodwaters rose, claiming the streets, the fields, and even the hearths of the humble and great alike. Read updated situational report of the NDRRMC on July 23, 2025, here In that hours, seven regions and twenty-seven provinces were declared under the state of calamity. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, or NDRRMC — bore grim tidings: that over 1.9 million souls, had been affected by severe flooding. Elsewhere, in Katipunan, great poles of iron and billboard...
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What to do when you're cloned or spoofed in Facebook?

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 Facebook identity can may be cloned or spoofed, which is unfortunately a common issue. Here's how and why that happens — and what you can do about it: 1. Profile Cloning (Most Common Cause) - Someone creates fake Facebook profiles using your name, profile picture, and public info. Use variations of your name (e.g., John A. Smith, Jon Smith, J. Smith); Use different photos; send friend requests to your contacts; & attempt scams (e.g., asking for money, promoting fake offers). 2. Data Scraping - Bots can scrape public data from your profile — name, friends list, photos — and use it to generate fake accounts. This is often automated and used for spamming, phishing, & fake engagement on posts or groups. 3. Impersonation as a Form of Harassment or Scam - deliberate impersonation may intend to damage your reputation, confuse network, and trick others (romance scams, crypto schemes) 4.  Facebook Algorithm Loopholes - Facebook’s algorithm may not catch similar profiles immedi...
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12-day war: demands for cessation of hostilities, international dialogues, and global diplomacy

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After a 12-day violent conflict between Israel and Iran, US defense officials detailed the executed massive precision strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities under Operation Midnight Hammer. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine described the military operations of a highly classified mission launched as a coordinated multi-domain strike targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities as ordered by the President Donald Trump and executed by U.S. Central Command under General Michael "Erik" Kurilla, the Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), responsible for U.S. military operations in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, and parts of South Asia. The operation aimed to significantly degrade Iran’s nuclear weapons infrastructure. The strike package, anchored by B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, involved an 18-hour round-trip mission supported by multiple in-flight refueling, escort aircraft, and deception tactics. Over 75 precision-guided munitio...
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Obsessed with the echoes of your own voice?

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There are people— powerful or sometimes ordinary—who seem constitutionally incapable of living in a world that is not a mirror of their own minds. Their intolerance is not merely ideological; it is intimate, cellular, as if a differing opinion were a foreign body their psyche must reject to survive.  Fine Arts of America. This chronic rigidity often begins in the slow, silent shaping of personality, in the bruises of childhood, in the unyielding grip of ideology, or the invisible architecture of culture. But when this intolerance hardens, calcifies, and starts to corrode the bridges between one human and another, it may drift into the realm of pathology; of a life seemingly in a constant siege.  Disagreement becomes betrayal; alternative views become conspiracies. They see shadows where there is shade; daggers where there are questions; and the pervading need for control in a world of relations that require liberty. All these, whether disorders or just sharpened traits, remind...
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10 | POPE LEO XIV: TOWARDS DIVINE ILLUMINATION AND DESIRING FOR MERCY

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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost becomes the 267th pontiff. He chose Pope Leo XIV as his regnal name and as such honored Pope Leo XIII (Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci). How Pope Leo XIII inspired Cardinal Prevost might probably interest some scholars who are in a perpetual curiosity to know the trajectory of continuing the reformation within the church. Perhaps, we may begin to understand by getting to know a bit of Pope Leo XIII's life in the 18th century. As such, this commence as arguments within the continuum of absolutes to recognize the variation of probabilities. About Pope Leo XIII Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci, later known as Pope Leo XIII, was born on 2 March 1810 in Carpineto Romano, Italy. Ordained in 1837, he began a distinguished ecclesiastical career, serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium (1843–1846), where he honed his diplomatic skills and met prominent European intellectuals. Returning to Rome in May 1846, he found Pope Gregory XVI on his deat...
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9 | NOSOTRAS TENEMOS UN NUEVO PAPA!

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The sunset rays were basking the Saint Peter Square of Vatican City when the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel emitted white smokes with a seagull of heart-shaped wing-plumes next to it, signaling that the Cardinal electors have successfully chosen a new Pope to succeed Pope Franciscus on May 8, 2025 (Thursday | May 9, 2025 at 12:08 am; Philippines Time ). In Christian tradition, birds, particularly doves, have long been associated with the Holy Spirit — gentle, free, and descending from above. The hundred and thirty-three cardinals invoked the intervention of the Holy Spirit during the papal conclave by solemnly singing "Veni Creator Spiritus" before the election. While a seagull is not traditionally symbolic in sacred imagery, its presence at such a profound moment becomes metaphorically rich. The heart-shaped dark plumes of the bird's wings evoked divine love: the love that the Holy Spirit embodies, the love that binds the community of believers, and the love that should...
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