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THANKS TO MARIA RESSA, RAPPLER COULD be fired as facebook factchecker IN PH

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – When you bite the hand that feeds you, you could very well lose your source of food.

This is what could happen to Rappler after its CEO Maria Ressa attacked Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg during a special edition of ‘TIME100 Talks,” hosted by Prince Harry.

In that interview, Ressa said that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Zuckerberg are “on the same page” when it comes to threats to Philippine Democracy, accusing Facebook and other social media platforms of abdicating their responsibility in protecting the public sphere from misinformation.

Rappler is one of two factcheckers designated by Facebook in the Philippines. Rappler’s factchecker status is now in jeopardy as Zuckerberg is reportedly furious at Ressa for shaming him in front of no less than the Duke of Sussex!

Will Zuckerberg hand Ressa the pink slip soon?

As for the rest of the interview with Prince Harry, nothing much came out of Ressa’s mouth except her usual template rhetoric of “weaponizing the law,” “a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth,” holding the line,” etc. As expected she also heralded her being a journalist for many years, covering war stories, as well as the criminal lawsuits, arrests and conviction she has faced.

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Republicans see OVERWHELMING election victory after ‘SIGN FROM GOD’ IN vp debate

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – While many Americans who watched today’s Vice Presidential debate were amused by the fly that descended upon Mike Pence’s hair, Republicans were one in saying that it was a “sign from God.” They said it was a foreboding of a landslide victory by Donald Trump and Pence in the November 3rd elections, despite most national polls showing that the Biden-Harris team was leading the race with double-digit numbers.

The Biden-Harris camp however had a different take on the incident which unfolded on live TV. The Democrats said it shows that the debate organizers didn’t do a good job disinfecting the debate venue in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic. They said: “If flies escaped the disinfection, how on earth would we be assured that the coronavirus didn’t?”

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Richard heydarian diagnosed with no brain connection

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – U.S. President Donald Trump may have been diagnosed with Covid-19, but GMA analyst (or whatever his title is) Richard Heydarian has been diagnosed with no brain connection.

This, after Heydarian posted a comment on his Twitter account that national heroes and forefathers were martyred into their 30s while a candidate for President of the Philippines needed to be at least 40 years old to qualify.

Not even his Yellow allies understood the connection between what he said about heroes and Presidents.

One netizen commented: “ I thought intermittent or no connection happens only with our telcos. I was wrong. It also happens in Heydarian’s brain.”

Well said.