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Turkish History Summarised by the Chinese Chinese content creators have recently joined the growing trend of exposing the illusions of Turkish nationalism. This four-minute video offers a concise summary of Turkish history for anyone interested in the subject—and especially for those Turks who have been brainwashed by decades of Turkish state propaganda. #Turkey #TurkishNationalism #History #DNA

Will arresting Bato make the peso stronger against the US dollar? Will arresting Bato attract more foreign investors to the Philippines? Will arresting Bato lower the prices of food, fuel, electricity, and other basic necessities? Will arresting Bato reduce inflation and increase the purchasing power of ordinary Filipinos? Will arresting Bato create jobs, raise wages, or improve the lives of Filipino families? Will arresting Bato reduce the national debt? Will arresting Bato make government more efficient and accountable? Will arresting Bato get rid of the crocodiles in Congress, Malacañang, and the different government agencies? Will arresting Bato make healthcare more accessible, education more affordable, public services faster, or our streets safer? If the answer to all those questions is NO, then maybe we're being distracted from the real issues. While Filipinos are worrying about high prices, low wages, corruption, government incompetence, and an uncertain future, the national conversation is being dominated by political drama. The alleged ₱50-million bounty on Bato's head has become the latest shiny object. Everyone is talking about it. Everyone has picked a side. But step back for a moment. How does any of this help the ordinary Filipino? Whether you love Bato or hate him is beside the point. Bato is not the reason your grocery bill keeps going up. Bato is not the reason your electricity costs more. Bato is not the reason wages remain low. Bato is not the reason corruption continues to plague government. Bato is not the reason government institutions remain weak and inefficient. If we're serious about solving the country's problems, then our focus should be on those currently wielding power and the policies they are implementing, not on the distraction dominating today's headlines. The real question isn't what happens to Bato. The real question is: what is being done about inflation, corruption, government waste, criminality, poverty, and the declining quality of life of ordinary Filipinos? Because at the end of the day, political spectacles don't put food on the table. Good governance does.

MUCH LAUGHTER BROKE OUT across Asia as Philippines' water warlord Jay Tarriela “forgot” to mention the nationality of a repulsed vessel in his latest rant. Sea-tyrant Tarriela’s job is to create friction with Chinese sailors and then blame the victims. So there was much surprise when he didn’t mention the nationality of the latest ship his people were repelling. That’s because the vessel turned out to be Vietnamese, not Chinese. The incident confirmed what everyone already knew. Tarriela’s main job isn’t protecting the waters of the Philippines but playing politics: demonizing the Chinese. A US study showed that there is now MORE reclamation being done in that part of the sea by the Vietnamese than the Chinese. Awwwkward...

Let me translate Jr.’s statement into plain English: “Arrest Sen. Bato by all means. The bloodier the capture, the better the spectacle. Nothing screams ‘strongman’ louder than turning an arrest into a made-for-TV bloodbath. Governing is just another audition for a dictator.”

Philip Anselmo Sebastian @rones_nhr27

2 days ago

Is it Lawful to arrest a person without local court order ( warrant of arrest ) the person has no criminal case in our court??? Intl Corrupt Court has no jurisdiction to our country!!!

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Huge news for Latin America, and the world: Lula da Silva has won reelection in Brazil, despite blatant electoral meddling by the US. Brazil is the biggest country in Latin America, a major geopolitical power, and a founding member of BRICS. The US empire wanted to put back in power the corrupt, far-right Bolsonaro dynasty, which is extremely pro-US and pro-Israel. The Bolsonaros vowed to minimize Brazil's role in BRICS, serve the interests of Brazilian oligarchs and big landlords at the expense of the working class, uphold the global US dollar system, and let US corporations plunder Brazil's natural resources -- especially its rare earths and critical minerals, which the US wants to reduce its reliance on China. In contrast, Lula comes from a poor family and has always put the interests of the working class first. He has a non-aligned foreign policy, 100% supports Palestine, strongly believes in the importance of Global South integration and cooperation, and was a co-founder of BRICS. Lula will deepen Brazil's partnership with China and the rest of the Global South. He will also continue to push for the transformation of the international financial system and will challenge the global dominance of the US dollar, which infuriates Washington.

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The West outsourced its manufacturing to China to save money, then turned around and bitched about China becoming the world’s factory. Shut the fuck up and build your own shit.

这波中土骂战充分体现了老中精英式教育的优势 此前一帮老中殖子大谈教育无用论，认为施行快乐教育才是对的，美其名曰要为老中学生减负，一切都要向阿美看齐。 前年这个时候一个个润到阿美的润哥润姐在 x 上大秀自己十二三岁的娃下午三点放学、没有作业、孩子拥有快乐的童年。 但他们却忘了这世上的快乐并非无价，童年的放纵要用一生的时间来弥补。 这波对线上的学识巨大差距就能看出这一点 中国网友用渊博的学识和海量的知识储备以及天马行空的喷子表演打的土耳其喷子措手不及 土耳其喷子除了下三路之外就是滥俗的生殖器侮辱，双方的认知差距不是一星半点。 国际学生评估项目（PISA）指标显示：中国（参测地区）在核心学业表现上多年遥遥领先，而土耳其学生的核心学业表现只能在世界前二十左右徘徊。 由此就证明，学习不光能在找工作、赚大钱时起到重要作用。甚至能改变一个普通人对世界的认知。让一个人能以更广泛的视角了解世界。 这波不单是老中喷子的胜利，更是老中教育制度优势的胜利

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@DILGPhilippines appears determined to pursue what it may have assumed would be an easy target, perhaps in an effort to demonstrate to its political superiors that it is intensifying its operations. But the reported ₱50-million bounty raises serious questions that cannot simply be brushed aside. What is its legal basis, what authority supports it, and was the proper process followed—particularly if no warrant of arrest has been issued? These are legitimate questions that demand clear, evidence-based answers. There is a fundamental difference between enforcing the law and making high-profile announcements to demonstrate action. If public officials are under pressure to deliver results, that pressure must never come at the expense of legality, due process, and institutional integrity. One cannot help but question whether this urgency is driven entirely by the demands of law enforcement or partly by the need to satisfy political expectations. After all, in an environment where officials may themselves face scrutiny for failing to deliver, the pressure to produce visible results can become overwhelming. But public service is not about pleasing political masters or protecting one's own position. It is about upholding the law, respecting constitutional safeguards, and serving the Filipino people. If the government insists on accountability from others, it must be equally prepared to account for its own decisions. No agency should be above the law, and no public expenditure should be beyond scrutiny.

A parasite born decades ago… slowly spreading across the world. Now, it’s sucking the life out of the American people 🇺🇸🩸 Hear its story in our new Lego music video: 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲🕷️

This is why I argue the United States has the most powerful propaganda machine in the world. And frankly, I don’t think there’s another country that even comes close. A perfect example is this Vietnamese immigrant family proudly announcing that they’re voting Republican because they believe in freedom, democracy, and the need to defeat the evils of communism. Let’s examine the irony here. First, communism is not a threat to the United States. The Democratic Party is not communist. Supporting universal healthcare, something virtually every other developed country provides, does not make someone a communist. But Republicans have spent decades convincing Americans that any policy designed to help ordinary working people is somehow a step toward communism. It’s one of the oldest scare tactics in American politics, and remarkably, it still works. Second, you’re celebrating freedom and democracy while supporting Donald Trump, a man who has repeatedly attacked democratic institutions, entertained the idea of a third presidential term, undermined America’s international alliances, and dragged the country into a disastrous war with Iran. This is the same man who promised to end America’s endless wars. And here’s the greatest irony of all. You’ve been convinced that voting Republican means defending freedom from communism, when the far more immediate threat to American democracy comes from politicians who believe the Constitution should only apply when it’s convenient for them. That’s what makes American propaganda so extraordinarily effective. It convinces ordinary people to fear an imaginary communist takeover while ignoring the very real erosion of democratic institutions happening right in front of their eyes. And the people who have been most successfully manipulated are often the ones most convinced they’re thinking for themselves.

Philip Anselmo Sebastian @rones_nhr27

2 days ago

Is it Lawful to arrest a person without local court order ( warrant of arrest ) the person has no criminal case in our court??? Intl Corrupt Court has no jurisdiction to our country!!!

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While I was learning Chinese, we used to love the Confucius Institute because they'd give us free text books so we didn't have to buy them from the university. I remember in my city, the Confucius Institute had native Chinese speaking volunteers who could help with our study, and practice chatting and so on. When it was time for Chinese exams, which are super difficult for native English speakers, they'd do their best to help us go over our class material etc. Absolutely invaluable. Sometimes we could also take classes making dumplings and traditional fans and other arts. It was fun because you could learn new Chinese words and phrases at the same time. And I can tell you this: never once was politics brought up, let alone anything else apart from our study. Seeing that the US has classified Confucius Institutes as a national security risk literally made me laugh out loud. Honestly, what is up with the US and why are they adament on accelerating their own descent so freaking quickly? We've always known that the West, especially the US-led West, was declining, but I could never have guessed it would happen this fast, and it would be completely and utterly at their own hand. The US is scared of shadows, and it's freaking hilarious. 🤣

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth @SecWar

3 days ago

The War Department has designated Confucius Institutes as a threat to our national security.

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ANO NA, GIBO? NAUBUSAN NA BA NG ARGUMENTO? PURO SOUND BITES NA LANG? KALOKA KA! 🤣😂 Seriously, Gibo? “Filipinos who defend China are traitors”? Is that the best argument you can come up with as Secretary of National Defense? Jusko naman! Kapag wala nang matinong argumento, tatawaging traydor ang mga hindi sang-ayon sa iyo? Napaka-elementary naman ng intellectual discourse mo, dude! 🤣 Since when did disagreeing with Gibo Teodoro become an act of treason? Since when did advocating diplomacy, peaceful coexistence, balanced perspectives, and an independent Philippine foreign policy become synonymous with betraying one’s country? Gibo, patriotism is NOT your personal monopoly. And national security is NOT defined by your political preferences, personal prejudices, or anti-China rhetoric at pagiging amboy mo... A competent Defense Secretary should be capable of distinguishing legitimate policy disagreements from actual threats to national security. He should offer strategic analysis, coherent arguments, and credible solutions—not throw around tantrums and inflammatory accusations whenever someone challenges his narrative. Puro sound bites! Puro grandstanding! Puro drama! Nasaan ang substance, Gibo? Nasaan ang strategic thinking? Waley!! You seem more interested in labeling critics than engaging their arguments. And that, coming from the country’s top defense official, is deeply and beyond disappointing. Gibo, MAG-RESIGN KA NA LANG! Your repeated resort to inflammatory rhetoric raises serious questions about your personal grudges against China, judgment, temperament, and fitness to serve as Secretary of National Defense. The Philippines deserves a Defense Secretary who understands diplomacy, exercises restraint, respects differences of opinion, and puts national interests above political theatrics. Hindi kailangan ng Pilipinas ng Defense Secretary na magaling lang sa sound bites at pikon. Kailangan natin ng isang tunay na strategic thinker! And one more thing, Gibo: Disagreement is not treason. Independent thinking is not betrayal. And criticizing your policies is not a crime against the Republic! KALOKA KA, GIBO! ANG TAAS NG POSISYON, PERO ANG BABAW NG ARGUMENTO! 🤣😂 RESIGN, GIBO! The country deserves better!

Paano mo naman mamahalin ang Pilipinas kung ganitong klaseng opisyal ang namuno sa Pilipinas? BBM? Jonvic? Boying? Matibag? Tarriela? Gibo? Anteh Kler? Congress na puno ng korapsyon? Mamahalin mo paba ang Pilipinas kung nandiyan pa sila sa pwesto?!💩

菲律宾这帮反华政客，最近是真把脑袋别在裤腰带上疯狂作死。前脚刚骂完中国大使，叫嚣着要驱逐，后脚菲媒就开始恐慌了：中国是不是要甩出“10项反制大礼包”了？ 虽然这消息目前还是“消息灵通人士”爆料的“路边社”新闻，但苍蝇不叮无缝的蛋。你看看马尼拉政客在镜头前演得多卖力，咱们直接看经济数据，那才不会陪他们演戏。 2025年，菲律宾对华贸易逆差高达291.3亿美元，比它跟另外四个最大逆差伙伴的加起来的还要多！一年从中国进口384亿美元的商品，出口才93亿。这说明什么？说明菲律宾的工厂要开工、老百姓要吃饭，根本离不开中国的电子设备、机械和日用品。政客在台前骂街，商人在台下求着进货，这画面简直不要太精分。 这帮人为什么敢这么狂？无非是觉得手里攥着《美菲共同防御条约》，觉得有美国干爹撑腰，中国不敢动武。大哥，谁说要动武了？真要治你，还用得着军舰？ 还记得2012年黄岩岛事件吗？中国连手指头都没动，只是海关稍微严了点，旅游团少发了点。结果呢？菲律宾的香蕉直接烂在仓库里，20万蕉农哭晕在厕所，损失2亿多人民币。去长滩岛的中国游客骤减七成，当地的旅游从业者直接喝西北风。 不用开枪开炮，只需要在经贸、旅游、签证上稍微紧一紧口袋，就足够让菲律宾经济“尖叫”了。马科斯政府要是继续把挑衅中国当政治提款机，那烂在仓库里的，可就不止是香蕉了。

That’s because Chinese students aged 14 to 15 study Ancient Greece as a compulsory history topic. Their textbook shows how Greece’s mountains and long coastline encouraged maritime trade and the growth of small, independent city-states. It also explains the social structure of the time: political rights were limited to adult male citizens, while women, free foreigners, and slaves were excluded. When comparing Athens and Sparta, it describes the direct democracy of the Periclean era — officials chosen by lot and paid to participate — while noting its weaknesses: the system was easily manipulated by ambitious individuals, decisions were unstable, and miscarriages of justice occurred. Sparta, by contrast, is presented as an oligarchy built on the exploitation of the helots. In the cultural section, students cover a wide range of Greek achievements: the anthropomorphic character of Greek mythology and the literary value of the Homeric epics; Herodotus, often called the “Father of History,” whose Histories recorded the Greco-Persian Wars; sculptures such as the Discobolus that emphasize human strength and beauty; the Acropolis in Athens, especially the Parthenon, which combined architecture and sculpture; the ideas of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; and the scientific work of Euclid and Archimedes. The textbook also discusses the ancient Olympic Games, which began in 776 BC and during which city-states suspended hostilities, as well as Greek drama, which originated in festivals honoring Dionysus and later influenced Western literature through both tragedy and comedy. Importantly, the textbook does not encourage blind admiration. It asks students to examine the class nature and limits of Athenian democracy, emphasizing that it rested on slavery and was restricted to a small privileged group. Assignments require them to correctly order the timeline from the Minoan civilization and the rise of city-states through the reforms in Athens to Alexander the Great’s eastern campaigns, and to study images of the Acropolis, analyzing its column styles, spatial layout, and function. While Chinese teenagers systematically study and critically examine Western history, political systems, philosophy, science, and culture, many people in the West still view China largely through stereotypes of kung fu, pandas, and the Great Wall — and call Chinese people “brainwashed.” That is a pity.

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Αινίτης εξ Αίνου 🇬🇷 @Ainitis_exAinou

5 days ago

Έχω πάθει την πλάκα μου με το γεγονός πως οι Κινέζοι γνωρίζουν καλύτερα την εθνική ταυτότητα του Έλληνα από κάθε Ευρωπαίο. Γι αυτόν ακριβώς το λόγο λέω πως οι μεγάλοι πολιτισμοί επικοινωνούν μεταξύ τους. Ό,τι είναι η Ελλάδα για την Ευρώπη είναι η Κίνα για την άπω ανατολή.

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Imagine you have a piggy bank with lots of coins. You bought an item for 100 pesos. Today, a friend says it's only worth 60 pesos. You feel sad, but you still have the item. You didn't lose any coins yet. - If you keep the toy and it becomes worth 100 again, no problem. - If you sell it for 60, you really lost 40 pesos. That's what "paper loss" means: the toy is worth less right now, but you haven't sold it. Why people are worried: The SSS piggy bank holds money from lots of workers. It's meant to pay grandmas and grandpas when they're old. So even a loss that might come back makes people nervous, because that money is for something very important.

Bilyonaryo News Channel @bncdotph

4 days ago

‘JUST PAPER LOSS, NOT REAL’ SSS President and CEO Victor Alfonso Limlingan recognized the nearly P40 billion in unrealized equity investment losses flagged by the Commision on Audit, but he assured these are “just paper loss, not real” losses. He added the SSS also had P200

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nawala sa balita. walang update. walang atin ito. di kasi china ang humuli. 🤭

Gas Stations on Volcanoes: U.S. Island Allies Run Dry Blockade the Archipelago: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines All Fragile No Depth, No Fuel, No Fight: America’s East Asia Mirage So, US Marine Steve Bancroft wants us to believe Philippine energy insecurity is the Achilles’ heel of U.S. war planning in a Taiwan contingency. Cute. But let’s zoom out: the Philippines isn’t unique. Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines are all archipelago nations perched on the Pacific Ring of Fire. They share the same fatal flaws—no strategic depth, shaky geology, and total dependence on imported energy. In plain English: they’re sitting ducks. 1. Geography Is Destiny Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines are islands. Islands don’t have hinterlands. No fallback zones. No “strategic depth” to retreat into. Every base, every refinery, every port is within reach of Chinese long range missiles. Unlike continental powers, they can’t dig deep bunkers or build fortress networks. Try tunneling into volcanic rock on the Ring of Fire—you’ll get earthquakes, flooding, and cave ins. Iran can hide missiles in mountains; Japan and Taiwan can’t. Geography already wrote their obituary. 2. Energy Addiction All three nations are energy junkies: •Japan: Imports 90% of its fuel. No domestic oil, no gas fields. Its lifeline runs through the Strait of Malacca, a chokepoint China can contest. •Taiwan: Imports 97% of its energy. LNG tanks hold maybe two weeks of reserves. Blockade the sea lanes, and Taiwan goes dark before the first shot is fired. •Philippines: Imports most of its fuel, with barely any refining or storage. One disruption and the lights go out in Manila. They’re like gas stations with no gas—dependent on tankers sailing across contested waters. Easy to blockade, easy to strangle. 3. The U.S. Navy Mirage The whole Western narrative assumes Uncle Sam’s Navy will ride in like a superhero. Problem: the U.S. is no longer a credible naval power in East Asia as it cannot even with a simple battle with the Houthis in the Red Sea. Carrier groups are vulnerable to hypersonic missiles. Logistics chains are overstretched. Guam is within range of Chinese DF 26 “carrier killer” missiles. The fantasy of U.S. impunity at sea died years ago. Without guaranteed sea control, Washington can’t promise energy lifelines to its island allies. No fuel, no fight. 4. Blockade Is Cheaper Than War Why waste missiles on bases when you can choke the fuel supply? A blockade doesn’t require storming beaches or bombing cities. Just interdict tankers, pressure suppliers, or threaten shipping insurance. Suddenly, Japan’s factories grind to a halt, Taiwan’s power plants shut down, and Philippine bases run dry. The U.S. can’t resupply without risking ships. China doesn’t need to win a naval battle—it just needs to make the cost unbearable. 5. Political Dominoes Energy insecurity isn’t just military—it’s political dynamite. Civilians feel the pain first: blackouts, fuel shortages, economic collapse. Governments wobble. Public support for U.S. bases evaporates. Beijing doesn’t even need to bomb Manila or Tokyo—just squeeze their energy arteries and watch domestic pressure force them to hedge. The alliance network collapses from within. 6. The Bigger Picture The Diplomat frames Philippine energy fragility as a unique liability. Wrong. It’s systemic. Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines are all fragile archipelagos chained to imported energy. They’re all easy to blockade. They’re all dependent on a U.S. Navy that can’t guarantee sea control anymore. In a Taiwan contingency, the weak links aren’t just Manila—they’re the entire island chain Washington pretends is a “defense network.” It’s a network of gas stations with no gas, perched on volcanoes, waiting to be cut off. Bottom Line From a Chinese analyst’s perspective, the article accidentally proves Beijing’s point: the U.S. alliance system in East Asia is brittle, hollow, and unsustainable. Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines are islands with no depth, no energy independence, and no credible protection. Blockade them, and the war is over before it begins. The Bancroft wants to warn Washington about Manila’s fragility. The real warning is bigger: the entire U.S. island strategy is built on sand. Or, more accurately, on volcanic ash. thediplomat.com/2026/10/philip…

🇵🇭 The Philippines Has Used a Chinese Reef as a Rubbish Tip for 27 Years. China Just Cleaned It Up. The Dong’an formation was on a routine patrol at Ren’ai Jiao, known internationally as Second Thomas Shoal, when it found the mess. Large oil drums, plastic bottles, packaging, discarded cable and household waste, floating in a wide band around the Sierra Madre. Several small boats went in and crews in hard hats hauled out timber, rope and everything else until the surface was clear. That is not a media stunt either. It is what a coast guard does when it finds pollution in its own waters. The same reef tells two stories. Inside the lagoon the water is still clear enough to watch tropical fish move over living coral. Under the hull of the grounded ship the coral is bleached white. Twenty-seven years of a rusting wartime hull sitting in one spot, with people living aboard and throwing everything over the side, produces exactly that. The ship is not a neutral presence, it is a permanent source of oil, paint, metal and plastic. It is a 1944 tank landing ship built in Indiana, which served the United States, then South Vietnam, then the Philippines. It was run aground in May 1999, days after NATO bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. Manila promised to tow it away and has spent the years since sending construction material instead. China’s Ministry of Natural Resources surveyed the damage in 2024. Reef-building coral coverage across the reef flat fell about 38 per cent between 2011 and 2024. Within 400 metres of the ship the decline reached 87.3 per cent. Heavy metals, oils and dissolved inorganic phosphorus all sit well above their recorded baselines. That does not happen by accident. The age of the hull explains the rest. A ship laid down in 1944 was built before anyone thought about holding tanks, so everything goes straight into the water. An ordinary vessel moves on and spreads the damage thin. This one has sat in the same place for twenty-seven years, concentrating all of it on one patch of coral. The generators that run the kitchens need fuel, the fuel arrives in drums and the drums end up in the sea. Manila still calls the Sierra Madre a humanitarian outpost. The people aboard have kitchens, generators and a resupply run every few weeks. They also have a long record of treating the ocean around them as a tip. The most recent delivery went through on 21 October, checked and monitored by Chinese coast guard vessels, which is the arrangement Beijing has allowed on humanitarian grounds. Chinese fishermen worked these waters for generations before the Sierra Madre was parked on them. Chinese coast guard vessels patrol them now because they are Chinese waters. Ren’ai Jiao sits about 195 kilometres west of Palawan. Distance does not turn a Chinese reef into a Philippine landfill. One side keeps an illegal grounded vessel in place and lets the rubbish pile up. The other side clears it, documents the bleaching under the hull and carries on with routine law enforcement. Western coverage almost never shows the floating drums or the dead coral. It prefers the vocabulary of resupply and sovereignty, small boats against big grey hulls, because that reads as an underdog facing a giant. Photographs of clear lagoon water and crews hauling rope out of the sea do not fit that script, so they do not run. Ren’ai Jiao is part of China’s Nansha Islands. The environmental bill for keeping a broken eighty-two-year-old ship on that reef is now visible above the water and below it. How many more years of dumping does Manila expect the water to absorb before the humanitarian story stops working?

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