User:Patrick Cristiano

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Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going. No feeling is final.

— Rainer Maria Rilke, "Go to the Limits of Your Longing", The Book of Hours

The editor formerly known as PatTag2659.

About me

This user lives in the Philippines.

This user is of Spanish ancestry.

OCD

This user suffers from OCD (Obsessive–compulsive disorder)

DYP

This user has Developmental coordination disorder.

ADMU

This user is or was an Atenean.
Atenista 'to! OBF!

IB

This user is a graduate or student of the International Baccalaureate.

This user is active in simulating the United Nations.

This user was born during the Erap presidential administration.

This user lives in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila.

This user is owned by one or more cats.

A, B, and C

This user prefers the Oxford comma.

its & it's

This user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you.

Wikipedian life

This user has been on Wikipedia for 13 years, 2 months and 8 days.

This user has extended confirmed rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)

This user participates in
Tambayan Philippines.

This user is a member of WikiProject Current events.

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Sports.

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WikiProject Football.

This user participates in WikiProject International relations.

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WikiProject U.S. Presidents

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WikiProject Coldplay

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WikiProject Concerts.

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WikiProject Years.

This user participates in WikiProject COVID-19.

This user listens to music when editing Wikipedia.

This user thinks you can learn a lot by editing an Encyclopedia.

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This user would like to see everyone using inline citations. Please...

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This user participates in WikiProject Redirect.

This user scored 562 on the Wikipediholic test (revision 1157885996).

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Languages

en

This user is a native speaker of the English language.

fil-5

Propesyonal na nagsasalita ng wikang Filipino ang user na ito.

tl-5

Ang tagagamit na ito ay nakakapag-ambag ng Tagalog sa propesyonal na antas.

zh-1

該用戶能以基本的中文進行交流。
该用户能以基本的中文进行交流。

ja-1

この利用者は初級の日本語ができます。

de-1

Dieser Benutzer hat grundlegende Deutschkenntnisse.

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This user can write HTML.

Hobbies and interests

Editing Wikipedia is something this user does as a hobby.

This user plays association football.

This user plays futsal.

This user plays badminton.

This user plays chess.

This user is interested in
Geography.

This user is interested in aviation.

This user enjoys travelling.

This user is interested in geopolitics.

This user enjoys films.

This user enjoys film scores.

This user loves alternative rock.

This user enjoys indie rock.

This user enjoys British rock.

This user enjoys tropical house.

This user is interested in the Philippines.

This user is interested in Germany.

This user is interested in New Zealand.

This user is interested in Singapore.

This user is interested in the United States of America.

Pop culture fandom

This user is a fan of
first-person shooters.

This user enjoys playing FIFA Career mode or any other FIFA offline modes.

FBM

Thinks that Football Manager is far better than Championship Manager.

This user plays Rocket League

This user once loved Grand Theft Auto.

This user plays Minecraft.

"There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job'."

- J. K. Simmons, Whiplash

This user thinks Steven Spielberg is the greatest director of all time.

This user is a Nazi-fighting archaeologist in his spare time.

B M

This user, like all other
users, has a BLACK MIRROR.

Community

This user watches Troy and Abed in the Morning.

This user's with Coco.

FG

This user thinks Family Guy is freakin' sweet.

This user knows that "Democracy is so overrated".

This user loves the TV series Mayday.

SNL

This user would like to give some important advice on surviving a flaming...live from New York, it's Saturday Night!!

This user is a fan of AC/DC.

am	Contrary to popular belief, this user does not look good on the dance floor.

This user is a fan of
CHVRCHΞS

This user turn the music up and got his records on.

GD

This user is an American Idiot.

This user doesn't look a thing like Jesus.

Queen

This user loves Queen!

30STM

This user is a fan of Thirty Seconds to Mars. Provehito in Altum.

This user has scaled these city walls.

VW

This user does not give a fuck about an oxford comma.

Sports fandom

This user supports the Azkals.

This user supports the Filipinas.

This user supports
Gilas Pilipinas

CN
FC

This user supports
CERES-NEGROS

CERES
NEGROS

This user supports Real Madrid.

This user is a fan of
FC Bayern Munich

This user supports
Liverpool Football Club
You'll Never Walk Alone

ASR

This user supports
AS Roma
DAJE ROMA DAJE!

OL

This user supports Olympique Lyonnais.

This user is a fan of Die Mannschaft.

RBR

This user is a fan of Red Bull Racing.

This user is a Sebastian Vettel fan

MV33

This user is a fan of Max Verstappen

This user thinks Rafael Nadal is the King of Clay!

BGSM

This user is a fan of the
Barangay Ginebra.

CHI

This user is a fan of the
Chicago Bulls.

This user strongly believes that Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete of all time.

CHC

This user is a fan of the
Chicago Cubs

Others

This user is a Boeing 777 fan.

This user is a Airbus A380 fan.

SQ

This user's favorite airline is Singapore Airlines.

This user's favorite airport is Singapore Changi Airport.

MR

This user enjoys their steak Medium rare.

This user eats the balut.

This user prefers eating pizza with pineapple.

,

This user's favorite punctuation is commas, guys, not exclamation points or whatever.

This user has stayed at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.

Too many userboxes

This user may have too many userboxes ... nah, no way!!

Newsfeed

Wikipedia newsfeed

10 January 2025 – 2024 in climate change, Paris Agreement: The Copernicus Climate Change Service confirms that 2024 was the warmest calendar year since records began in 1850, with an average global temperature reaching 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the 1.5°C warming benchmark set by the Paris Agreement for the first time. (C3S) (Politico) (BBC)
9 January 2025 – Somali Civil War, War against the Islamic State: Islamic State insurgency in Puntland; Puntland forces carry out drone strikes on Islamic State targets in the Cal Miskaad mountains near Balidhidhin District, Bari, Puntland, Somalia, killing several militants. (Idil News) (VOA); Puntland counterterrorism forces capture four foreign Islamic State fighters from Ethiopia, Yemen, and Tanzania, while intercepting and destroying multiple explosive-carrying drones in Bari, Puntland. (Idil News) (VOA) (Garowe Online)
9 January 2025 – Israel–Hamas war: Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip; Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip kill at least 22 people. (Al Jazeera); A study published in The Lancet claims that around 3% of the Gaza Strip population has died due to violence during the conflict. (CNN)
9 January 2025 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Russian artillery strikes kill two people in Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, according to the region's governor. In the Russian-controlled area of Kamianka-Dniprovska, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, the region's Russia-appointed governor says that two people were killed by Ukrainian artillery strikes.(Reuters)
9 January 2025 – 2025 California wildfires: January 2025 Southern California wildfires; At least six people are killed due to spreading wildfires in Los Angeles County, United States.; The Kenneth Fire ignites in Woodland Hills, adding to the 179,000 people placed under evacuation orders. (NBC News)
9 January 2025 – 2024–25 European winter: Two people are killed and 20 others are injured in a snowstorm in northern France. (AP)
9 January 2025 –: Twelve miners are trapped in a collapsed coal mine in Balochistan, Pakistan, following a methane gas explosion. (AP)
9 January 2025 – Armenia–European Union relations: The Armenian government approves a bill to launch a bid for the country to join the European Union. (Reuters)
9 January 2025 – Azerbaijan–Russia relations: Russia declines to confirm whether Russian forces accidentally shot down Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, despite calls by Azerbaijan to do so. (The Straits Times)
9 January 2025 – Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute: Guyana says that it will resort to the United Nations to deter Venezuela from unilaterally appointing a governor for the Essequibo, a region under Guyanese control but claimed by Venezuela. (AP)
9 January 2025 – 2024 Venezuelan political crisis: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado makes her first public appearance in 133 days and is briefly arrested when her convoy is intercepted by security forces as it departs an anti-government protest in Caracas. The incident occurs the day before the ruling party-controlled National Assembly is scheduled to swear in Nicolás Maduro for a third term as president. (AP) (The Guardian)
9 January 2025 –: The Democratic Republic of Congo bans Al Jazeera from operating in the country and revokes its press credentials, citing the network's interview with M23 rebel leader Bertrand Bisimwa as an endorsement of terrorism. Authorities warn against reporting on the group, with the justice minister threatening to invoke the death penalty, although no formal law bans such coverage. (AP); The Kuwaiti public prosecution detains media personality Fajer Al-Saeed for 21 days and after investigating charges related to "calling for normalization with the Israeli occupation and harming the state's interests." (Al Jazeera)
9 January 2025 – 2024 Mozambican general election: 2024 Mozambican protests; PODEMOS presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, who alleges that the October election was rigged, returns to Mozambique from exile in South Africa amid protests. (Reuters)
9 January 2025 – 2022–2025 Lebanese presidential election: Military commander Joseph Aoun is elected as President of Lebanon, ending the power vacuum that began in October 2022. (AP)
9 January 2025 – Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter: The state funeral for former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. All five living presidents, including incumbent president Joe Biden and president-elect Donald Trump, attend the funeral. (CBS News)
9 January 2025 –: President of São Tomé and Príncipe Carlos Vila Nova rejects a proposal by his Independent Democratic Action party to elect Hélio Vaz de Almeida as prime minister. (RFI)
8 January 2025 – Boko Haram insurgency: 2025 N'Djamena attack; Gunfire and military vehicles are reported near the Presidential Palace in N'Djamena, Chad, with the Chadian government accusing Boko Haram of being behind the attack. The Chad National Army has reportedly regained stable control of the capital, with 18 insurgents and one security force member being killed in the attack. (Devdiscourse) (Deutsche Welle)
8 January 2025 – Israel–Hamas war: Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip; Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip kill at least 27 people. (Arab News)
8 January 2025 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia strikes, Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Russian forces attack an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killing 13 people and injuring 18 others. Further strikes on Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs kill 13 more people and injure 32 others. (Ukrainska Pravda) (Ukrainska Pravda 2)
8 January 2025 – Insurgency in the Maghreb: Twenty-eight soldiers are killed during a mass shooting in northern Benin. (Punch)
8 January 2025 – 2025 California wildfires: January 2025 Southern California wildfires; Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, Hurst Fire; More than 100,000 people are evacuated from approaching wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Hollywood neighborhoods of Los Angeles and Altadena, California, United States, that have burnt more than 3,000 acres, aggravated by an ongoing extreme windstorm and drought conditions. Five people are killed, dozens of others are injured, and around 1,000 structures are destroyed. (AP) (The Independent) (NBC News) (Reuters)
8 January 2025 – Deadly human stampedes in Hindu temples: Six people are killed and over forty others are injured in a stampede at the Hindu Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. (AP) (Business Today)
8 January 2025 – Iran–Italy relations: The Iranian government releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison, with Sala arriving back in Rome later that day. (Euronews) (Yahoo! News)
8 January 2025 – Lithuania–Russia relations: Lithuanian prime minister Gintautas Paluckas deploys the police to secure the country's electricity link with Poland in response to reported attempts to disrupt the planned decoupling of the Baltic states' power systems from the grid shared with Belarus and Russia. (Reuters)
8 January 2025 –: Azerbaijan protests Eritrea's detention of three Azerbaijani-flagged vessels and 18 crew members since November 2024, stating the ships entered Eritrean waters due to adverse weather en route to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Reuters); The British government freezes the assets of neo-Nazi music network Blood & Honour, becoming the first far-right group in the UK to be sanctioned by the government. (BBC News); The ruling party in São Tomé and Príncipe, Independent Democratic Action, proposes Hélio Vaz de Almeida as Prime Minister to replace Patrice Trovoada, who was fired by President Carlos Vila Nova two days ago. (RFI)
7 January 2025 – Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Three Pakistani soldiers and 19 Taliban insurgents are killed in shootouts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
7 January 2025 – Argentine debt restructuring: Argentina's country risk index, measured by the JPMorgan GBI-EM Index, briefly drops to 444 points, its lowest level since 2018, before closing at 561 points due to technical adjustments linked to upcoming bond payment amid improved market sentiment driven by cooling inflation and signs of economic recovery. (Reuters)
7 January 2025 –: International flights resume from Damascus International Airport in Syria for the first time since the fall of the Assad regime. (France 24); The merger of the providers of stock photography Getty Images and Shutterstock, by the acquisition of the latter by the former, is announced. (AP News)
7 January 2025 – 2025 California wildfires: January 2025 Southern California wildfires; An exceptional Santa Ana wind event reaching hurricane-force in some locations in southern California, United States, cause multiple power outages and wildfire outbreaks, including a rapidly-spreading >2,900 acre wildfire in Los Angeles County which causes several burn injuries and forces 30,000 people to evacuate. (CNN) (NBC News)
7 January 2025 – 2025 Tibet earthquake: At least 126 people are killed and dozens of others are injured when a magnitude M_w 7.1 (M_s 6.8) earthquake strikes Tingri County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
7 January 2025 – 2025 Swan River Seaplanes Cessna 208 crash: A light aircraft crashes near Rottnest Island, Western Australia, killing the pilot and two tourists from Denmark and Switzerland while injuring three other passengers. (Reuters)
7 January 2025 –: Thirteen Cuban soldiers go missing after explosions at an arms and ammunition depot in Holguín Province. (CNN)
7 January 2025 – HMPV outbreak in East Asia: India confirms their first cases of the human metapneumovirus disease. (CBS News)
7 January 2025 – Denmark–United States relations, Proposals for the United States to purchase Greenland, Panama–United States relations: U.S. president-elect Donald Trump refuses to rule out using military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, declaring U.S. control of both to be "vital to American national security". (AP); Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. makes a personal visit to Greenland weeks after Trump announced that "ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity". In response to the visit, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen states that "Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders". (BBC News); Panamanian foreign minister Javier Martínez-Acha asserts that only Panamanians operate the Panama Canal and that its sovereignty is non-negotiable, dismissing Trump's claims that China operates the canal and his suggestion of potential U.S. military action to regain control. (DW)
7 January 2025 – Hungary–United States relations: The U.S. Treasury imposes sanctions on Hungarian cabinet minister Antal Rogán for alleged corruption, accusing him of using his position to secure financial benefits for himself and political allies. (Reuters)
7 January 2025 – Sudan–United States relations: The United States accuses the Rapid Support Forces of committing genocide in Sudan during the ongoing civil war and imposes sanctions on the group's leader Hemedti. (AP)
7 January 2025 – 2024 Venezuelan political crisis: Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González reports the kidnapping of his son-in-law Rafael Tudares by masked men in Caracas, as political tensions persist following González's contested claim of victory in the country's July presidential election. (Al Jazeera)
7 January 2025 –: Former Cambodian opposition lawmaker Lim Kimya is shot dead by a gunman on a motorcycle in Bangkok, Thailand. Cambodian officials deny allegations of involvement in Lim's death. (The Guardian); Lebanon approves the extradition of Abdul Rahman Yusuf, the son of late Egyptian ulama Yusuf al-Qaradawi, to the United Arab Emirates following his detention on December 28 after returning from Syria. (Reuters); Mauritius issues an arrest warrant for former finance minister Renganaden Padayachy over alleged embezzlement involving the disbursement of Rs. 45 million (US$1 million) from the Mauritius Investment Corporation. (Reuters); Two people are killed and one is injured in a mass shooting at Zahnradfabrik Hanel in Bad Friedrichshall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The perpetrator is arrested. (DW)
7 January 2025 – 2024 Venezuelan political crisis: Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro announces the arrest of seven foreign individuals, whom he accuses of planning terrorist acts to disrupt his upcoming inauguration, with security forces conducting a nationwide deployment. (Al Jazeera)
7 January 2025 – Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter: The body of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter arrives in Washington, D.C. for a three-day mourning period, including a lying in state at the Capitol. (Reuters)
7 January 2025 – Libyan crisis: The House of Representatives of Libya approves a national reconciliation and transitional justice law aimed at unifying the country after over a decade of conflict. (Reuters)
7 January 2025 –: John Mahama is sworn in for a second term as President of Ghana, having previously served as president from 2012 to 2017. (Reuters); Meta Platforms announces an end to its third-party fact-checking program and a transition to a crowd-sourced model similar to X's Community Notes. (AP)
6 January 2025 – Islamist insurgency in the Sahel: French military withdrawal from West Africa; French President Emmanuel Macron states that France was right to intervene militarily in the African Sahel against Islamist militants, and states that he is still waiting for the Sahel states to "thank" France while also denying that the French military was forced out of the region. (Reuters)
6 January 2025 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Israel–Hamas war, Israeli incursions in the West Bank; Al-Funduq shooting attack [he]; Three Israelis are killed and eight others are injured in a mass shooting attack by Palestinian gunmen firing at a bus and two vehicles on Highway 55 in Al-Funduq in the West Bank. (BBC News)
6 January 2025 – Naxalite–Maoist insurgency: 2025 Bijapur Naxal attack; A bomb blast attributed to Maoist rebels in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, kills eight police officers and a driver traveling in a police vehicle. (Reuters)
6 January 2025 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: Kherson strikes, Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine; A Russian drone attacks a civilian passenger bus in Kherson, Ukraine, reportedly killing at least one person and injuring at least nine others. (Reuters)
6 January 2025 – 2024 Magdeburg car attack: The death toll in the vehicle-ramming attack at the Magdeburg Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20, increases to six after a 52-year-old woman dies from injuries sustained in the attack. (BBC News)
6 January 2025 – North Korean missile tests: The South Korean military reports that North Korea has fired what appears to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, in what would be the country's first missile launch in two months. The launch comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Seoul, South Korea, for talks with South Korean leaders. (BBC News)
6 January 2025 –: Two people are killed and two others are injured in an IED attack at a school near Abuja, Nigeria, with police identifying three men as suspects in bringing the device to the site. (Reuters)
6 January 2025 – 2022–2023 Russia–European Union gas dispute: According to Slovakia, a planned meeting between Slovak, Ukrainian, and European Commission officials over gas supplies scheduled for Tuesday has been cancelled due to Ukraine's refusal to participate in the meeting. (Reuters)
6 January 2025 –: The Brazilian government announces that Indonesia has joined the BRICS trade bloc as a full member. (Reuters); Davivienda, of Colombia, and Scotiabank, of Canada, announced a merger where Davivienda absorbs Scotiabank operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama, and, in turn, Scotiabank acquires 20% of the stakes in Davivienda. (Scotiabank); Several miners are trapped in a coal mine in Dima Hasao, Assam, India, with rescue efforts underway involving the State Disaster Response Force, the National Disaster Response Force, and the Indian Army. Local authorities state that flooding may have caused the incident. (Reuters)
6 January 2025 – 2020–2025 H5N1 outbreak: The United States reports its first death from H5N1 bird flu after a man died in the hospital in Louisiana. (Reuters)
6 January 2025 – Syrian civil war: Humanitarian aid during the Syrian civil war; The International Committee of the Red Cross announces plans to expand its operations in Syria beyond an initial US$100 million program, citing urgent needs in the health, water, and power sectors. (Reuters)
6 January 2025 – International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, Paraguay–Venezuela relations: The Venezuelan government suspends diplomatic relations with Paraguay, after Paraguayan President Santiago Peña recognized Edmundo González as president-elect of Venezuela. (Reuters)
6 January 2025 – Volksverhetzung: Germany reports a significant increase in far-right crime, primarily from increasing online expression offenses and hate speech, as well as an increase in Israel–Hamas war-related resentment. (Reuters)
6 January 2025 –: The Court of Appeal of Malaysia orders a lower court to reconsider former Prime Minister Najib Razak's claim of a royal order granting him home detention, which he alleges was issued alongside his reduced prison sentence for his involvement in the 1MDB corruption scandal. The ruling follows the disclosure of a letter confirming the existence of such an order, which the government asserts they have not received. (Reuters); Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello says that 125 foreign citizens have been arrested on suspicion of serving as United States mercenaries in order to cause a coup in Venezuela. (The Times of Israel)
6 January 2025 – 2024 Austrian legislative election: Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen gives a mandate to form the new post-election government to the Freedom Party's leader Herbert Kickl after the Austrian People's Party failed to form a government. However, Kickl is still expected to rule within a coalition of the two parties. (DW)
6 January 2025 – Conscription in Israel, Exemption from military service in Israel: More than 50 Haredi Jews join the Israel Defense Forces for the first time since the start of the Israel–Hamas war, forming the Haredi Hasmonean Brigade, after repeated protests against the conscription of yeshiva students. (The Economic Times)
6 January 2025 – Proposals for the United States to purchase Greenland: The King of Denmark officially changes the Danish coat of arms to feature Greenland and the Faroe Islands more prominently, following suggestions from United States president-elect Donald Trump about the nation purchasing Greenland. (The Guardian)
6 January 2025 – Resignation of Justin Trudeau: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party and also announces that he will resign as Prime Minister once a new Liberal Party leader is chosen. (BBC News)
6 January 2025 – Second presidential transition of Donald Trump: The U.S. Congress certifies the results of the 2024 presidential election. U.S. Vice President and Democratic Party candidate in the 2024 presidential election. Kamala Harris presides over the ceremony and certifies her defeat, officially making Donald Trump the President-elect and JD Vance the Vice President-elect. Trump and Vance are expected to be sworn-in on January 20. (ABC News)
6 January 2025 –: Pope Francis appoints Sister Simona Brambilla as Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, becoming the Vatican's first female prefect of the Roman Curia. (Vatican News); The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, dismisses the Government of Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada. (Africa News)