> Esta semana en la historia (this week in history) https://claridadpuertorico.com/esta-semana-en-la-historia-198/ via #ClaridadPR

#history #PuertoRico #BackInTheUSColony #MastodonPR

> “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

> Bad Bunny’s gender-bending style isn’t just fashion. It’s a protest.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/bad-bunnys-gender-bending-style-isnt-just-fashion-its-a/

A bit more about #BadBunny

#PuertoRico #BackInTheUSColony #music #reggaeton #LGBTQ #queer #MastodonPR

> 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

> 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

> 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

> 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

> Turning Point USA Announces Alternative Puerto Rico https://theonion.com/turning-point-usa-announces-alternative-puerto-rico/

Please, do not give them ideas.

#PuertoRico #BarelySatire #ToiletPaperUSA #BackInTheUSColony #MastodonPR

> 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

> 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