By Dr. Cliff Potts

Here at Occupy25, we’ve come to accept a simple truth: in this strange little media family we’ve built, WPS.News is the responsible older sibling. He’s the one who wakes up on time, combs his hair, tracks regional power dynamics, and files analysis like he’s trying to win a scholarship.

Meanwhile, we’re the artistic gremlin child taping protest flyers to the fridge at 3 a.m. and hoping someone notices.

But lately?
Big Brother finally put on his big boy pants, and honestly… we’re proud. Embarrassed, but proud.

While we’re over here writing ghost stories, satire, political rants, and cultural commentary from a tiny concrete house on the shoreline of the Camotes Sea (pronounced, in this household, Kam-OAT-us Sea), WPS.News is out there acting like an actual newsroom. Morning Briefings, Midday Clarity, Hard Truths, Final Watch — he’s hitting all the beats like some overachieving honor student who turned stability into a personality.

And you know what? He deserves applause.
Hell, he deserves a Pulitzer just for surviving the Wi-Fi in Baybay City.

Try running a geopolitical analysis desk from a coastal cinderblock oven where the roosters scream like they’re in a death-metal cover band. Try explaining that to the Pulitzer committee. Try even getting the form to load.

Yet there he is — reporting on the West Philippine Sea, Chinese naval pressure, ASEAN shifts, Indo-Pacific alliances — like he’s broadcasting from a Manhattan tower instead of a house that shifts when a heavy truck passes.

Does he have a staff? Absolutely not.
Does he have a budget? Don’t be ridiculous.
Does he have determination, caffeine, and a grudge against authoritarianism?
In abundance.

WPS.News is the one doing the hard reporting, the difficult analysis, the serious heavy lifting. And we — Occupy25 — are the chaotic, sarcastic sibling cheering from the sidelines, throwing peanuts at fascists, and making jokes so the world doesn’t collapse faster.

So here’s the deal:
If you want the truth, the big-picture view, the data, the real stuff — go to WPS.News.
If you want commentary, satire, cultural heat, and the occasional unhinged moment of brilliance — stay right here.

Big Brother grew up.
We’re just proud he still comes home for dinner.

Sidebar: How to Submit Yourself to the Pulitzer Prize Committee (As Explained by Dora)

  1. Choose Your Category. There is no category titled “Doing Journalism From a Concrete House on the Kam-OAT-us Sea.” Dora notes this failure of imagination.
  2. Prepare the Materials. Articles, summaries, URLs, PDFs. Dignity optional.
  3. Register Online. Fill out forms designed by someone who hates user interfaces.
  4. Pay the Fee. It is US$75. This grants consideration, not enlightenment.
  5. Submit Before the Deadline. Roosters and brownouts are not accepted excuses.
  6. Wait. Winners are notified. Everyone else becomes wiser, allegedly.

Dora concludes:
WPS.News already performs the one task that matters — telling the truth on purpose.

APA References

Pulitzer Prize Board. (2025). Prize Entry Guidelines. Columbia University.
U.S. Copyright Office. (2024). Registration and Submission Procedures for Journalistic Work.
Smith, R. (2020). Independent Media and Digital-era Newsrooms. University Press.
Feldman, L. (2019). Satire, Society, and Political Critique. Beacon Press.