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.

Veteran Editor IV

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About me

This user is a native of 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 was born during the Erap presidential administration.

This user lives in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila.

This user is owned by one or more cats.

This user is a nerd.

This user is a Libra.

Wikipedian life

This user has been on Wikipedia for 13 years, 6 months and 13 days.

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

This editor is a Veteran Editor IV and is entitled to display this Gold Editor Star.

This editor is a Tutnum of the Encyclopedia and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain, Cigarette Burn, and Chewed Broken Pencil.

This user participates in
Tambayan Philippines.

This user is a member of WikiProject Current events.

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Sports.

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Football.

This user participates in WikiProject International relations.

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Presidents
of the United States.

This user is a member of
WikiProject Coldplay

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WikiProject Concerts.

This user is a member of
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...

This user is a recipient of the Editor of the Week award.

This user participates in WikiProject Redirect.

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

This user has been to the end of Wikipedia. Have you?

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.

<html>

This user can write HTML.

Hobbies, interests, and endeavors

Editing Wikipedia is something this user does as a hobby.

This user is active in simulating the United Nations.

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.

5

This user has visited 5 of the 7 continents in the world.

21

This user has visited 21 of the 205 countries in the world.

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.

"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.

fan-2

This user will watch Arcane (TV series) at every opportunity.

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.

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.

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 is a fan of 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 Fernando Alonso fan.

This user is a Sebastian Vettel fan

I support McLaren!

This user is a fan of Lando Norris.

OP81

This user is a fan of Oscar Piastri.

YT22

This user is a fan of Yuki Tsunoda

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 A350 XWB fan.

QR

This user's favourite airline is Qatar Airways.

This user's favorite airport is Singapore Changi Airport.

MR

This user enjoys their steak Medium rare.

This user eats the balut.

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.

,

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

14 May 2025 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Gaza war; Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip; Israeli airstrikes kill at least 70 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip. (Reuters); Palestinian political violence; Two people, including a pregnant woman, are critically wounded in a shooting near Brukhin in the West Bank. (The Jerusalem Post) (YNet)
14 May 2025 – Hezbollah–Israel conflict: Israeli invasion of Lebanon; The Israel Defense Forces claim that a drone strike in Qaaqaait al-Jisr, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon, killed a Hezbollah commander. (The Times of Israel)
14 May 2025 – Naxalite–Maoist insurgency: Operation Black Forest; Indian authorities declare a "major success" in a military operation against Naxal insurgents in the border between the states of Chhattisgarh and Telangana, killing 31 militants, including top leaders of the Maoist group. (The Hindustan Times)
14 May 2025 –: Two hikers are found dead and seven others are rescued after they were swept away by a river while hiking near Didier Waterfall on the island of Martinique. (AP)
14 May 2025 – China–Colombia relations: Colombia joins China's Belt and Road Initiative during the China-CELAC Forum in Beijing. (AFP via RFI)
14 May 2025 – Syria–United States relations: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa during a trip in Saudi Arabia prior to departing for Qatar. (Al Jazeera)
14 May 2025 – Immigration to Argentina: President of Argentina Javier Milei orders restrictions to immigration to Argentina, saying that immigrants are bringing "chaos and abuse" to Argentina. (AP)
14 May 2025 –: Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon signs a law decriminalizing the "liking" of posts on social media publicly calling for terrorism or other serious crimes. (Reuters); Russian election observer Grigory Melkonyants [ru] is convicted on charges of working with an "undesirable organization" and sentenced to five years in prison. (The New York Times)
14 May 2025 – Deportation of undocumented Afghans from Pakistan: Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi says that more than 1 million Afghans have been deported back to Afghanistan since November 2023 as Pakistani authorities intensify a crackdown on illegal immigration. (AMU TV)
13 May 2025 – Gaza war: 2025 Gaza European Hospital strikes; At least 28 people are killed in an Israeli air strike that struck the Gaza European Hospital, which the Israeli military claims had a Hamas command and control centre beneath the building. (BBC News)
13 May 2025 – Puntland counter-terrorism operations: Three Al-Shabaab fighters, including a senior commander, are killed in a coordinated operation by the Somali National Army in Jowle, Mudug, Puntland. (Garowe Online)
13 May 2025 – 2025 Russian wildfires: A state of emergency is declared in Buryatia, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia, as firefighters fight wildfires currently burning more than 53,000 hectares. (The Moscow Times)
13 May 2025 –: Fourteen people are killed and four others are hospitalized after drinking toxic liquor in Amritsar, Punjab, India. (AP)
13 May 2025 – Syria–United States relations: US President Donald Trump announces that the United States will lift all sanctions imposed on Syria under the previous regime of President Bashar al-Assad, and expresses willingness to work with the Syrian transitional government. (Al Jazeera)
13 May 2025 – Armed conflict for control of the favelas: Brazilian Military Police kill the main leader of the Terceiro Comando Puro, a drug trafficking criminal organization, and two other suspected members, in a shootout in the Maré favela in Rio de Janeiro. (AP) (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
13 May 2025 – Islamic State insurgency in Puntland: Puntland counter-terrorism operations; A spokesperson for the Puntland Security Force confirms that Puntland has acquired four military helicopters to support ongoing military operations against Islamic State militants in the region. (Garowe Online)
13 May 2025 – 2025 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election: Sussan Ley is elected as the new leader of the Liberal Party of Australia following the party's defeat at Saturday's federal election. Ley is the first woman to hold the post. (Reuters)
13 May 2025 – 2025 Malian protests, 2020 Malian coup d'état: Malian interim president Assimi Goïta signs a decree dissolving all political parties and organizations and bans them from holding meetings following ongoing pro-democracy protests in the capital city Bamako. (AP) (Al Jazeera)
13 May 2025 –: Prime Minister of Peru Gustavo Adrianzén resigns a day before a vote of censure against him over rising crime in Peru. (Reuters)
13 May 2025 – Major League Baseball: Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announces that all deceased individuals on the permanent ineligible list will be reinstated, allowing players like Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. (ESPN)
12 May 2025 – Gaza war: Gaza war hostage crisis; Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander is released by Hamas after being kept in captivity in Gaza for 19 months since the October 7 attack. (Reuters)
12 May 2025 – Libyan crisis: 2025 Tripoli clashes; Clashes erupt between rival militia gunmen from the 444th Brigade and the Stability Support Apparatus in Tripoli, Libya, after the assassination of Commander Abdel Ghani al-Kikli. Six people are injured, and a state of emergency is declared by authorities. (The Jerusalem Post) (Al Jazeera English)
12 May 2025 – Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency: At its 12th Congress, the Kurdistan Workers' Party announces an immediate halt to its insurgent activities in Turkey and plans for its formal dissolution. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
12 May 2025 – Myanmar civil war: The National Unity Government of Myanmar says that an airstrike by junta forces killed 17 students and injured 20 others at a school in Tabayin, Sagaing Region. (Reuters)
12 May 2025 – Syrian civil war: The remains of 30 people believed to have been killed by Islamic State militants are found in a search by Qatar and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in the remote town of Dabiq, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. (CTV News)
12 May 2025 –: Unknown gunmen attack a Chinese artisanal gold mine in Narena, Koulikoro Region, Mali, killing one Malian and two others from Ghana, and abducting two Chinese nationals. (AP); Thirteen people are killed by an expired ammunition explosion in Garut Regency, West Java, Indonesia. (Jakarta Globe)
12 May 2025 – China–United States trade war: The U.S. and China agree to a trade deal in which, for 90 days, U.S. tariffs on most Chinese goods will drop from 145% to 30%, while China's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods will drop from 125% to 10%. (BBC News)
12 May 2025 – Immigration policy of the second Donald Trump administration, South Africa–United States relations: The first group of Afrikaners arrive in the United States after U.S. president Donald Trump grants refugee status to the white minority group, who Trump says face a "genocide" in the South African farm attacks. The government of South Africa rejects the claims. (AP)
12 May 2025 – 2025 Philippine general election: Filipinos vote to elect all 317 members of the House of Representatives and 12 members of the Senate, in addition to local elections. (Asian Journal) (Reuters)
11 May 2025 – Gaza war: Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip; Fifteen Palestinians, mostly women and children, are killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. (CTV News); Gaza war hostage crisis; Hamas agrees to release Edan Alexander, a dual American-Israeli citizen hostage, tomorrow. (Reuters)
11 May 2025 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Russian President Vladimir Putin proposes holding direct negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 15 after the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Poland threatened further sanctions if it does not agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire beginning on May 12. (Reuters); Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on Russia to confirm an unconditional ceasefire before any direct negotiations between the two nations. (Reuters)
11 May 2025 – Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: At least two police officers are killed and three others are injured in a roadside bombing targeting a police vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (CTV News)
11 May 2025 – Israeli MIAs: The body of Israel Defense Forces soldier Zvi Feldman, missing since the 1982 Lebanon War, is repatriated to Israel from "deep inside Syria" in a joint Mossad–IDF operation. (The Times of Israel) (AP)
11 May 2025 – Mediterranean Sea migrant smuggling: Three people are found dead, including two children, on a dinghy crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Italy. German NGO RESQSHIP intercepts the boat and brings the remaining 59 survivors to Lampedusa. (DW)
11 May 2025 –: A bus carrying Buddhist pilgrims in Kotmale, Sri Lanka, swerves off a cliff, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others. (CTV News); Five people are killed, dozens are injured including three critically, and hundreds are displaced in a fire at a four-story apartment building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. (WTMJ-TV) (CNN); A runner collapses and later dies near the finish line during running event Loop Leeuwarden in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, causing the organizers to cancel the event. (NOS)
11 May 2025 – Poland–Russia relations: Polish authorities confirm evidences of Russian sabotage behind the arson attack that destroyed most of the Marywilska 44 marketplace in Warsaw in 2024. As a reaction, the Russian consulate general in Kraków is ordered to close down. (The Guardian) (AP)
11 May 2025 –: In his first Sunday address, Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine, the release of all war prisoners and the return of abducted Ukrainian children to their families, an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages and the allowance of humanitarian aid in Gaza, as well as a permanent ceasefire to the India–Pakistan conflict. (The Guardian); The Taliban bans chess in Afghanistan, with a Taliban spokesman saying that chess is considered a form of gambling under Sharia law. (BBC News)
11 May 2025 – 2025 Albanian parliamentary election: Albanians vote to elect the 140 members of the Parliament, as Prime Minister Edi Rama seeks reelection for a fourth term. (Reuters)