Esta semana en la historia - Claridad

12 de marzo de 1863 Nace poeta y guerrillero Pachín Marín, (1863-1897), escritor y líder independentista puertorriqueño, nació en Arecibo. Destacó como luchador en favor de la independencia de las islas antillanas y como autor de varios libros de poemas, la mayoría de tema patriótico. Realizó estudios elementales en su ciudad natal y después estudió […]

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> “Nos han dejado solas”: albergues de mujeres reducen plantillas y servicios por recorte de fondos https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/03/albergues-violencia-domestica-recorte-fondos/

Headline translation: "We've been left on our own": women's shelters reduce services due to funding cuts.

There are 9 shelters for women in the whole island looking at about $860K in federal funding cuts. Both the colonial overlords and the local government pretty much telling these women to go fuck themselves.

#MastodonPR #BackInTheUSColony #women #PuertoRico

“Nos han dejado solas”: albergues de mujeres reducen plantillas y servicios por recorte de fondos

La reducción de fondos federales que las organizaciones anticiparon desde el año pasado a la Oficina de la Procuradora de las Mujeres no fue atendida y ya provoca crisis fiscal en las organizaciones que son la primera línea de respuesta para mujeres sobrevivientes y sus hijos.

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Bad Bunny's gender-bending style isn't just fashion. It's a protest. - LGBTQ Nation

The performer's mix of masculine and feminine style evokes a long history of Puerto Rican artists using drag as political protest.

LGBTQ Nation

> La milicia de Estados Unidos pierde atractivo para los puertorriqueños en la Isla https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2026/03/milicia-pierde-atractivo-para-puertorriquenos/

Headline translation: US armed services lose attractiveness for Puerto Ricans in the island.

For many Puerto Ricans, serving in the US forces has been a way to move on up, get a better life, so on. This is not surprising now, but it is also a sign.

#PuertoRico #BackInTheUSColony #military #warfare #MastodonPR

La milicia de Estados Unidos pierde atractivo para los puertorriqueños en la Isla

La promesa de movilidad socioeconómica por el reclutamiento en las Fuerzas Armadas se ve opacada por el acoso, el discrimen, las barreras lingüísticas y la inminencia de conflictos bélicos.

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

> Key findings about Puerto Rico https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/02/05/key-findings-about-puerto-rico/

For me, this is timely and goes along with my reading now of the book 'Puerto Rico: a National History," which I will review on the blog when done.

#FYI #BackInTheUSColony #PuertoRico #MastodonPR

Key findings about Puerto Rico

To mark the 100th anniversary of the U.S. government granting American citizenship to the residents of Puerto Rico, here are key facts about the territory.

Pew Research Center

> Governor signs law regulating public restroom use https://www.sanjuandailystar.com/post/governor-signs-law-regulating-public-restroom-use

FTA: "The new law prohibits the installation of inclusive, mixed-gender, or gender-neutral restrooms and requires that multi-occupancy restrooms be separated according to biological sex; that is, restrooms for women and restrooms for men."

FFS, they elected this Trump-wannabe woman, and so they get retrograde shit like this.

#BackInTheUSColony #PuertoRico #LGBTQ #bigotry #GOP #PartyOfStupid #MastodonPR

Governor signs law regulating public restroom use

By THE STAR STAFFGov. Jenniffer González Colón has signed Law 26 of 2026, regulating the use and designation of multi-occupancy restrooms in agencies, public corporations, the University of Puerto Rico and municipalities.The measure, House Bill 165, was introduced by Rep. Lisie Burgos Muñiz and co-authored by several legislators.The new law prohibits the installation of inclusive, mixed-gender, or gender-neutral restrooms and requires that multi-occupancy restrooms be separated according to biol

San Juan Daily Star

> Aumenta la fragilidad financiera del consumidor puertorriqueño https://www.periodicolaperla.com/economia/aumenta-la-fragilidad-financiera-del-consumidor-puertorriqueno/

Headline translation: (Study reveals that) financial fragility of Puerto Rican consumer is rising. Signs include falling behind on loan payments, personal bankruptcies, and unemployment.

#BadEconomy #BackInTheUSColony #PuertoRico #MastodonPR

Aumenta la fragilidad financiera del consumidor puertorriqueño

La firma Estudios Técnicos informó que el Índice de Fragilidad Financiera del Consumidor aumentó durante 2025, con alzas en atrasos de préstamos, quiebras personales y desempleo en Puerto Rico, de acuerdo con los datos del informe. “La evolución trimestral del índice durante el 2025 -0.33 en el primer trimestre, 0.36 en el segundo, 0.43 en […]

Periódico La Perla
Turning Point USA Announces Alternative Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON—Hailing the move as a more wholesome and patriotic substitute for the current U.S. territory, conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA announced Thursday that it was setting up an alternative Puerto Rico. “Finally, Americans will be able to enjoy a family-friendly tropical paradise that actually celebrates traditional values,” said Turning Point CEO Erika Kirk, adding that the island would be known as “Port Rick,” a mistranslation of “Puerto Rico” that […]

The Onion

> How often do you see an artist/musician collaborate with a scholar to make sure they get the narratives right? #BadBunny did.

> Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
https://news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad-bunny-needed-a-puerto-rican-history-scholar-uw-madison-had-just-the-one/

The scholar is also author of the recent book 'Puerto Rico: A National History' which my library has, and I checked out to read soon.

#books #reading #TBR #PuertoRico #BackInTheUSColony #academia #HigherEd

Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.

Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”

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> Puerto Rico como laboratorio neocolonial del “Gringocentrismo” https://claridadpuertorico.com/puerto-rico-como-laboratorio-neocolonial-del-gringocentrismo/ via #ClaridadPR

Headline translation: Puerto Rico as a neocolonial laboratory of "Gringocentrism"

A lot of what the #AmericanEmpire does around the world in terms of #imperialism, #GunboatDiplomacy, and other interventions were tried out in PR. But wait, there is more.

#BackInTheUSColony #PuertoRico #MastodonPR

Puerto Rico como laboratorio neocolonial del “Gringocentrismo” - Claridad

  Especial para CLARIDAD Puerto Rico, desde su invasión por Estados Unidos en 1898, constituye un caso paradigmático de esta transformación del poder colonial. Se han desarrollado mecanismos más sofisticados de control que combinan coerción selectiva, dependencia económica, manipulación psicológica y marcos legales asimétricos. La guerra psicológica y guerra hibrida ha sido constante y estructural, […]

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