Pao Celeridad
@celeridadpo.bsky.social
🇵🇭⚖️📚🎓🧐 Esq., A.B. (Ateneo de Manila), J.D. (UP-Diliman), M.Litt. (St Andrews). Views are my own. Legal history & constitutional research are my jams. Part-time Doctor of Civil Law student (University of Santo Tomas).
"The nation will survive. You wrote it yourself. Let the nation survive with all its scoundrels."
—Vin Dela Serna Lopez's novel '1762'
—Vin Dela Serna Lopez's novel '1762'
February 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
"The nation will survive. You wrote it yourself. Let the nation survive with all its scoundrels."
—Vin Dela Serna Lopez's novel '1762'
—Vin Dela Serna Lopez's novel '1762'
"Searching for a messiah only produces more tyrants."
—Vin Dela Serna Lopez's novel '1762'
—Vin Dela Serna Lopez's novel '1762'
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 AM
"Searching for a messiah only produces more tyrants."
—Vin Dela Serna Lopez's novel '1762'
—Vin Dela Serna Lopez's novel '1762'
Fortitudinem da mihi, Domine.
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Fortitudinem da mihi, Domine.
One can argue easily albeit regretfully that the language of law has always been hypocrisy, with honesty being a mere alternative dialect.
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
One can argue easily albeit regretfully that the language of law has always been hypocrisy, with honesty being a mere alternative dialect.
A fitting foreshadowing(?) that this start of a critical week in our nation's political history happens to be Constitution Day...
February 2, 2026 at 3:36 AM
A fitting foreshadowing(?) that this start of a critical week in our nation's political history happens to be Constitution Day...
"Hmmm. A thorough explanation is not always the most convincing one."
—Bridgerton S04 E03
—Bridgerton S04 E03
January 31, 2026 at 9:33 AM
"Hmmm. A thorough explanation is not always the most convincing one."
—Bridgerton S04 E03
—Bridgerton S04 E03
"There's been a tragedy. Don't compound it with ignorance."
—Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E04
—Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E04
January 30, 2026 at 12:35 PM
"There's been a tragedy. Don't compound it with ignorance."
—Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E04
—Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E04
"History will ignore you."
—Princess of Thieves (2001 TV film)
—Princess of Thieves (2001 TV film)
January 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM
"History will ignore you."
—Princess of Thieves (2001 TV film)
—Princess of Thieves (2001 TV film)
The phrase "it is not good law" is one of the most powerful statements ever.
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The phrase "it is not good law" is one of the most powerful statements ever.
"Legends are lies, my friend—tales told by those who never did to those who never will..."
—Disney+'s Tales of Wakanda Episode 02
—Disney+'s Tales of Wakanda Episode 02
January 28, 2026 at 2:14 PM
"Legends are lies, my friend—tales told by those who never did to those who never will..."
—Disney+'s Tales of Wakanda Episode 02
—Disney+'s Tales of Wakanda Episode 02
Reposted by Pao Celeridad
Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
"It's a big universe. I can't expect everyone to play fair."
"You had the right to expect it here."
—Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E03
"You had the right to expect it here."
—Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E03
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 AM
"It's a big universe. I can't expect everyone to play fair."
"You had the right to expect it here."
—Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E03
"You had the right to expect it here."
—Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E03
"Democracy doesn't live in a place; it lives in continuous action. So, go out and seek, explore, innovate; boldly go where no one has gone before..."
—Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E02
—Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E02
January 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"Democracy doesn't live in a place; it lives in continuous action. So, go out and seek, explore, innovate; boldly go where no one has gone before..."
—Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E02
—Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E02
"Now, these kids are inheriting a broken world they did not create, but have to clean up. There's no one more suited to help them..."
—Stark Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E01
—Stark Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E01
January 16, 2026 at 12:48 PM
"Now, these kids are inheriting a broken world they did not create, but have to clean up. There's no one more suited to help them..."
—Stark Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E01
—Stark Trek: Starfleet Academy S01 E01
If I were Pope Leo XIV, I'd make the current Archbishop of St Paul & Minneapolis, who was a lawyer before the priesthood, a cardinal before the year ends.
January 15, 2026 at 5:49 AM
If I were Pope Leo XIV, I'd make the current Archbishop of St Paul & Minneapolis, who was a lawyer before the priesthood, a cardinal before the year ends.
"God help us, Desmond. England is lost in a pacifist dream."
"People prefer that to the nightmare of war..."
—The Gathering Storm (2002 film)
"People prefer that to the nightmare of war..."
—The Gathering Storm (2002 film)
January 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"God help us, Desmond. England is lost in a pacifist dream."
"People prefer that to the nightmare of war..."
—The Gathering Storm (2002 film)
"People prefer that to the nightmare of war..."
—The Gathering Storm (2002 film)
"We had every right to defend ourselves."
"How do you defend yourself on someone else's soil?"
—Nuremberg (2025 film)
"How do you defend yourself on someone else's soil?"
—Nuremberg (2025 film)
January 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
"We had every right to defend ourselves."
"How do you defend yourself on someone else's soil?"
—Nuremberg (2025 film)
"How do you defend yourself on someone else's soil?"
—Nuremberg (2025 film)
"We can't prosecute the Nazis for planning aggressive wars if YOU GUYS were planning aggressive wars!"
"I'll admit there's a certain logic there."
—Nuremberg (2925 film)
"I'll admit there's a certain logic there."
—Nuremberg (2925 film)
January 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
"We can't prosecute the Nazis for planning aggressive wars if YOU GUYS were planning aggressive wars!"
"I'll admit there's a certain logic there."
—Nuremberg (2925 film)
"I'll admit there's a certain logic there."
—Nuremberg (2925 film)
99 Phil. L.J. 128 (2025), my sixth PLJ article: philippinelawjournal.org/wp-content/u...
philippinelawjournal.org
December 31, 2025 at 6:48 AM
99 Phil. L.J. 128 (2025), my sixth PLJ article: philippinelawjournal.org/wp-content/u...
"Fear not, Sheriff. History has a softer word for traitors who win: statesmen."
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E09
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E09
December 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Fear not, Sheriff. History has a softer word for traitors who win: statesmen."
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E09
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E09
"Blood does not make a proper king. Wisdom does, because without it, a king's blood is no different from a common fool's."
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E07
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E07
December 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Blood does not make a proper king. Wisdom does, because without it, a king's blood is no different from a common fool's."
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E07
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E07
Of course there's such a thing as a stupid lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Of course there's such a thing as a stupid lawyer.
May the raffle gods and odds be ever in your favor.
December 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
May the raffle gods and odds be ever in your favor.
"Beware propaganda, for it may bite the tongue that bore it."
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E06
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E06
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"Beware propaganda, for it may bite the tongue that bore it."
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E06
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E06