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Last night at Now Now with Oli and Cecille:

Spoke with some friends in the plastics business. They are just about out of raw materials and cannot find new supplies as China restricts exports of petroleum-related downstream products. This is going to get much worse before it gets better.

Nicholas Brendon, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star, Dies at 54 hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nic…

Chuck Norris has died. He had 6 C-SPAN appearances, including one when he served as chairman of the Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation, with President George H.W. Bush. RIP.

Na-curious lang ako sa kausap ko.

NOW - Netanyahu: "Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan. Because if you are strong enough, ruthless enough, powerful enough, evil will overcome good."

Veteran journalist, author, and former Rappler senior desk editor Joel Pablo Salud passed away on Thursday, March 19. He was 62. Rest in peace.

I think that a big part of the reason that people still think Trump will be in for the Iran War long haul is that they don’t appreciate how truly, insanely unhinged the energy market is about to get if this doesn’t end soon.

Airlines warn they will face fuel shortages already in April. Flights to be cancelled thetimes.com/uk/transport/a…

The Philippines imports most of its coal from Indonesia. Over half of the Philippine power grid is powered by coal. If Indonesia decides to reduce its coal exports due to the uncertain current crisis, we suffer intensely during the summer months when power grid is maxxed

Soon, the meaning of “force majeure” will be a bar subject unto itself.

I have seen each precisely once.

@IwataIrene1 Current residence is not ideal location for solar, so I’ll have to forgo that for now

When the COVID-19 lockdowns began, I was relieved because I had just stocked up on boxes and boxes of face masks, having replenished my stock after the initial shortage because of the Taal ashfall. That’s how precisely I feel right now.

Bar exams back in the day, you could actually exit campus (DLSU then) in between exams, if you had finished early. This is the Starbucks where I stayed and smoked after having finished the Poli Law exam in 2 hours, that first Sunday 25 years ago.

Remembrance day of the what now?

Just after that NY Times report identifying Larijani as a key moderate within the Iranian leadership urging to sue for peace despite the Ayatollah’s killing.

Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to prove he’s not an AI clone theverge.com/tech/895453/ai…

Ayon sa pulisya, naimpluwensyahan ang pag-iisip ng mga menor de edad sa pamamagitan ng isang virtual gaming app, kung saan nakipag-ugnayan sa kanila ang mga hindi kilalang indibidwal para manood ng mararahas na videos. | via @_KarenDeGuzman

In the age of AI videos, independent non-partisan journalism reasserts importance. Only through their reporting that the public can be told unvarnished truths. Journalists should recognize the urgency of their role and act accordingly.