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> This online course about Puerto Rican diasporas features Hartford history. You can take it for free
https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-05-26/this-online-course-about-puerto-rican-diasporas-features-hartford-history-you-can-take-it-for-free

I am going to need to check this out, see if I can make a little time to sign up and do it.

#PuertoRico #History #free #academia #HigherEd #BackInTheUSColony #MastodonPR

This online course about Puerto Rican diasporas features Hartford history. You can take it for free

The Center for Puerto Rican Studies, or CENTRO, in New York is offering a self-guided class that both beginners and history buffs can take to learn about Puerto Rican identity related to language, U.S. citizenship and race.

Connecticut Public - CT/WNPR

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A. Rivera May 26

Want to learn a bit more about the PR Gag Law, Wikipedia has a decent overview.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gag_Law_(Puerto_Rico)

#PuertoRico #BackInTheUSColony #YankeeGoHome #MastodonPR #imperialism #colonialism

Gag Law (Puerto Rico) - Wikipedia

A. Rivera May 26

> Esta semana en la historia https://claridadpuertorico.com/esta-semana-en-la-historia-186/

This week in #history. Among highlights, May 21, 1948: PR legislature approves Law 53 (the "Gag Law"). It prohibited any form of nationalistic expressions (it was to suppress independence movements).

#PuertoRico #LatinAmerica #World #BackInTheUSColony #MastodonPR

Esta semana en la historia - Claridad

21 de mayo de 1912 Nace Pedro Ortiz Dávila (Davilita) El Cantor de la Patria, uno de los más importantes cantantes de boleros y canciones patrióticas de Puerto Rico. Estudia flautín con Don Tello Meléndez y bombardino con Don Antonio Costoso. Nos relata que su madre, doña Juana, lo ponía a cantarles a los […]

Claridad

A. Rivera May 26

> Puerto Rico governor endorses Bruce Blakeman over Kathy Hochul in NY election race https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/us-news/puerto-rico-governor-endorses-bruce-blakeman-over-kathy-hochul-in-ny-election-race/

Translation: Colonial governor makes meaningless statement to endorse #GOP #PartyOfStupid candidate supported by crypto bros.

#BackInTheUSColony #NYC #PuertoRico #MastodonPR

Puerto Rico governor endorses Bruce Blakeman over Kathy Hochul in NY election race

There are more than 1 million Puerto Ricans in New York — with 70% residing in the five boroughs, making it an important voting bloc as Blakeman aims to close Hochul’s double-digit polling le…

New York Post

A. Rivera May 21

> Fuera de control los aumentos en las primas de los planes médicos en Puerto Rico https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/05/salud-planes-medicos-aumentos-tarifas-servicios/

Meanwhile, #BackInTheUSColony, health insurance premium increases out of control.

#BadEconomy #PuertoRIco #corruption #exploitation #HealthCare #MastodonPR

Fuera de control los aumentos en las primas de los planes médicos en Puerto Rico

Las cifras de la Oficina del Comisionado de Seguros revelan que las primas mensuales han aumentado en promedio entre 100%, y hasta 1,400% en el caso de los retirados del Gobierno en los pasados 10 años. Los costos se han vuelto inaccesibles para muchas personas.

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

A. Rivera May 20

> Puerto Rico independiente y soberano: una propuesta moderna, ecológica y solidaria para el siglo XXI https://claridadpuertorico.com/puerto-rico-independiente-y-soberano-una-propuesta-moderna-ecologica-y-solidaria-para-el-siglo-xxi/ via #ClaridadPR

Headline translation: "Puerto Rico independent and sovereign: a modern proposal, ecological and with solidarity for the 21st century."

#PuertoRico #BackInTheUSColony #independence #MastodonPR

Puerto Rico independiente y soberano: una propuesta moderna, ecológica y solidaria para el siglo XXI - Claridad

Especial para CLARIDAD A un año de presentar el Plan B Independencia seguimos pensando ese Puerto Rico independiente y soberano. Pero es algo más que una transición política: necesita una transformación integral que convierta la independencia y plena soberanía en un proyecto de vida. La independencia y la plena soberanía no son solo […]

Claridad

A. Rivera May 20

#BackInTheUSColony

> From YouTube to Stud Horses, Puerto Rico Senators Shore Up Their Finances With Side Income https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/05/puerto-rico-senators-side-income/

By law, this is permissible; they can make under certain conditions up to 35% of their base pay doing this.

#PuertoRico #work #jobs #labor #HustlinInTheBadEconomy #MastodonPR #OddNews

From YouTube to Stud Horses, Puerto Rico Senators Shore Up Their Finances With Side Income

In addition to their salaries, senators may earn up to 35% of their base compensation in outside income.

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

A. Rivera May 19

#TipsFromMasterCriminals: FFS, don't advertise your illegal activity on #SocialMedia, especially not while wearing your professional uniform.

> Dodgers pitcher, horse racing jockeys linked to cockfighting in Puerto Rico
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-14/dodgers-pitcher-horse-racing-jockeys-linked-to-cockfighting-puerto-rico

#PuertoRico #crime #BackInTheUSColony #MastodonPR

Dodgers pitcher, horse racing jockeys linked to cockfighting in Puerto Rico

All-Star closer Edwin Díaz and brothers Jose and Irad Ortiz were allegedly linked to illegal cockfighting in Puerto Rico through social media posts, according to reporting from USA Today.

Los Angeles Times

A. Rivera May 19

Meanwhile, #BackInTheUSColony, the #Latino version of CPAC and other conservative gringo wannabes gather. Ugh.

> Conservative Conference Defending Freedom, Faith and Capitalism Held in Puerto Rico https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/05/cpac-latino-puerto-rico/

#PuertoRico #MastodonPR #USPolitics #GOP #PartyOfStupid

Conservative Conference Defending Freedom, Faith and Capitalism Held in Puerto Rico

The Latino version of the Conservative Political Action Conference brought business leaders, religious figures, politicians and Puerto Rico government agency heads together Friday for an event promoting conservative ideology.

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

A. Rivera May 15

Meanwhile, #BackInTheUSColony

> Pregnant Women in Puerto Rico Travel Hours for Care as Obstetric Services Become Scarcer https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/05/puerto-rico-maternity-care-deserts/

FTA: "As the island faces the closure of labor and delivery units and municipalities without obstetric services, pregnant women are making longer trips, experiencing more complications and undergoing more cesarean sections."

And read on because it gets worse.

#PuertoRico #HealthCare #women #pregnancy #MastodonPR

Pregnant Women in Puerto Rico Travel Hours for Care as Obstetric Services Become Scarcer

As the island faces the closure of labor and delivery units and municipalities without obstetric services, pregnant women are making longer trips, experiencing more complications and undergoing more cesarean sections.

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo