How Immigration Policies Like Birthright Citizenship Shaped the Supreme Court Justices’ Histories

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/us/politics/supreme-court-birthright-family-histories.html

Safe protesting to everyone at the #NoKings protests today!

Here in #PuertoRico we are also marching for Biodiversity in the island and against the illegal, proposed mega resort in Cabo Rojo that would destroy swaths of protected forests, misappropriate tons of water, and rob #PuertoRicans of their land. We are marching to the Fortaleza to demand this colonialist land grab be stopped immediately! #EsenciaNoVa

SOMOS MÁS, Y NO TENEMOS MIEDO!!

March 2, 1917

Puerto Ricans become U.S. citizens, are recruited for war effort after Pres. Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act…

"As citizens, #PuertoRicans could now join the U.S. Army, but few chose to do so. After Wilson signed a compulsory military service act two months later, however, 20,000 Puerto Ricans were eventually drafted to serve during World War I…"

#PuertoRico #WorldWarI

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-2/puerto-ricans-become-u-s-citizens-are-recruited-for-war-effort

"He was browsing a record store in Santa Monica when he found an album by the Puerto Rican artist José Feliciano, sending him down a rabbit hole into the singer-songwriter’s 60-year career. Yes, there’s the Christmas classic 'Feliz Navidad,' but there are also 19 Grammy nominations, 56 albums, and his stripped-down, folksy take on 'The Star-Spangled Banner' in 1968 that was met with such outrage that racists began calling for Feliciano to be deported, even though ­Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens.

“'It struck me that I think a lot of younger people don’t know how big he was,' Martínez explains. “People are like, ‘Oh, Bad Bunny is breaking ground with gringos!’ No, papi — José ­Feliciano was breaking ground with gringos since the Seventies, you hear me? He was doing worldwide tours, he was in London, singing in ­English, singing to Anglophone audiences.” https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bad-bunny-coachella-el-apagon-controversy-future-interview-1234770225/
#JoséFeliciano #LightMyFire #BadBunny #PuertoRicans

How Bad Bunny Gives Voice to Puerto Rico’s ‘Crisis Generation’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/us/bad-bunny-puerto-rico.html

#PuertoRicans are devising the #FoodSystem of tomorrow

by Ayurella Horn-Muller, September 3, 2025

Excerpt: "In the wake of #HurricaneMaria, many residents of #PuertoRico, especially those working to improve the archipelago’s local food system, began to think about hurricane preparedness differently. Because they weren’t able to rely on federal assistance, they decided to build their own prototypes of #resilience, which didn’t just set them up to be ready for the next storm, but also set them up to live better everyday lives. #Cooperatives, #gardens, and school-based agricultural programs emerged to fill the gaps left by the government. #Barter networks and local farmers markets have become increasingly popular. #MutualAid kitchens and community-led supermarkets have also expanded their work, ramping up donations, surplus food, and partnerships with nearby producers. These projects aren’t just temporary disaster responses. They are models of long-term resilience and food independence. They are living blueprints of what food sovereignty could look like in Puerto Rico — and elsewhere."

Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/puerto-ricans-devising-food-system-084500883.html

#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChange #FoodInsecurity #Resiliency #BuildingCommunity #FoodSovereignty #ClimateResilience #SharingKnowledge #CircularEconomy #GrowYourOwn

#introduction

“Hello ex-twitter users!

We are boriken.social, a Mastodon instance creating a space for #PuertoRicans on the fediverse for Puerto Ricans both inside the archipelago and abroad.

https://boriken.social/about

You can register here. It might take a little bit of time since we are approving new requests manually to avoid spam. But here you are more than welcome!” #PuertoRico #Borikén

adding to the #antifa trend, this is a reminder that #PuertoRicans go hard when we bash the fash: it’s estimated 72,000 boricuas ―from La Isla and the states― joined the effort during #WWII.

sources:

The Puerto Rican Philly Experience · 1940-45:
72,000 Puerto Ricans Serve During WWII
https://omeka.hsp.org/s/puertoricanphillyexperience/page/puertoricansinww2

Puerto Ricans in World War II: The #Borinqueneers | Smithsonian
https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/puerto-ricans-in-world-war-ii-the-borinqueneers/bBdUXA2ZGpYgF05u

65th Infantry - Suggested Readings
https://history.army.mil/Research/Reference-Topics/Hispanic-Americans-in-the-US-Army/65th-Infantry-Suggested-Readings/

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#antifascism #PuertoRico

Rosie Perez: "Whqt was the biggest backlash from [to Trump hating on Puerto Ricans Black People Jewish People and women generally during his election campaign?] Puerto Rican People.

https://msn.com/en-us/news/politics/they-picked-on-the-wrong-people-rosie-perez-reacts-to-trump-campaigns-comments-about-puerto-rico/vi-AA1tiapY

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#puertoricans #hispanic #latino #blackpeople #blackmastodon