Things are getting rowdy; between the midterm election campaign that is heating up here -- Philippine elections are always chaotic -- and the ongoing neo-Nazi takeover in the US, there is too much to talk about it, almost none of it good.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025: Congressional flatulence -- Oh my god, will these people ever stop with their endless search for miracle treasures. This column is about a 40-year-old fable started by a conman who convinced a shocking number of people that there is a huge supply of deuterium at the bottom of the Philippine Trench (spoiler alert: there is not). A Congressman recently introduced a bill to create an R&D center for deuterium development. This Congressman (his name is Ace Barbers) is an idiot.
Thursday, February 6, 2025: Fascist Musk destroys P19.5B of PH development projects -- A rundown of the damage caused by the shutdown of USAID. This was my biggest column of the year so far, probably the second or third most-read column for the entire paper for the week, and it generated a shocking amount of hate mail. There are obviously a lot of members of the Musk cult here, and all I can say is, sorry you were born with vaginas and tiny brains, fellas. The image at the top of this page is by our fantastic cartoonist Steve Pabs, who regularly adds to my columns.
Sunday, February 9, 2025: The end is nigh for failing electric co-op -- A commentary on the impending dissolution of a dysfunctional electric cooperative near Davao in Mindanao. When co-ops are functioning well as public utility businesses, and about half of those in the Philippines are, they should be supported. This is one of the ones that needs to go.
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