Meanwhile, in #corruption and #religion #BackInTheUSColony
> Politics Shapes Puerto Rico’s Department of Education Faith-Based Office https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/10/puerto-rico-education-department-faith-based-office-politics/
#Christians #PuertoRico #TaxTheChurches #education #MastodonPR
Meanwhile, #BackInTheUSColony.
> Ceiba Was Promised Progress, But What Returned Were the Soldiers. Puerto Rico’s government promised unprecedented development on the land that once housed a U.S. naval base, but the promised economic revival never took off.
https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/10/us-military-returns-ceiba-puerto-rico/
#PuertoRico #AmericanEmpire #warfare #colonialism #MastodonPR
> El aeropuerto de Ceiba se reactiva como escenario militar estadounidense https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/10/aeropuerto-ceiba-reactiva-militar-estadounidense/
Meanwhile #BackInTheUSColony, the old Roosevelt Roads base airport is reactivated for #AmericanEmpire #warfare. (Spanish language article)
Again, no idea why I am getting the vibes.
Meanwhile #BackInTheUSColony
> The Oldest Colony, the Newest War: Puerto Rico as a Launchpad for War on Venezuela https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/23/the-oldest-colony-the-newest-war-puerto-rico-as-a-launchpad-for-war-on-venezuela/
FTA: "The island that has lived under US rule since 1898 is once again being used as a staging ground for U.S. militarism, this time for Washington’s latest 'war on drugs' narrative, masking a campaign of coercion against Latin America’s independent governments."
#PuertoRico #AmericanEmpire #warfare #Venezuela #GunboatDiplomacy #MastodonPR
Meanwhile, #BackInTheUSColony, #LGBTQ public school students are pretty much abandoned and left unprotected. (Spanish language article)
> Desprotegidos estudiantes LGBT en las escuelas públicas del País https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/10/desprotegidos-estudiantes-lgbt-escuelas-publicas/
#PuertoRico #school #education #bigotry #corruption #MastodonPR
> Blessing a Puerto Rican tradition with a museum of saintly figures https://www.sanjuandailystar.com/post/blessing-a-puerto-rican-tradition-with-a-museum-of-saintly-figures
I was not always a happy #heathen, and my mom (RIP) was a devout #Catholic who also collected santos (wood carved saints). In fact, for our wedding, we received from my parents a small Three Kings wood carved statue (it is stored now) to keep the tradition alive. Nice to see efforts at #preservation.
#BackInTheUSColony #PuertoRico #santero #santos #art #religion #Catholic #tradition #MastodonPR
And speaking of #corruption #BackInTheUSColony, turns out the local Department of Education has established a "Faith Based" office within the agency.
> Denuncian creación de Oficina de de Base de Fe en Departamento de Educación
https://claridadpuertorico.com/denuncian-creacion-de-oficina-de-de-base-de-fe-en-departamento-de-educacion/
Meanwhile, #BackInTheUSColony, local #assholes in the legislature want to make #government transparency and access to public information harder.
> With Reckless Disregard for the Truth https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/10/reckless-disregard-for-the-truth/
#PuertoRico #FreedomOfInformation #GovDocs #fuckery #corruption #MastodonPR
Meanwhile, #BackInTheUSColony the #AmericanEmpire is getting ready for some serious #warfare.
> F-35s Deployed To Puerto Rico Showcased In First Official Images (Updated) https://www.twz.com/air/f-35s-deployed-to-puerto-rico-showcased-in-first-official-images
Meanwhile, #BackInTheUSColony where, if you are a patient who is electricity-dependent, i.e. you have a life saving machine that needs electricity, you are likely in deep shit.
> Four Administrations After Hurricane María, Puerto Rico Still Has No Registry of Electricity-Dependent Patients https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/09/puerto-rico-electricity-dependent-patients-registry-maria/
On #corruption and the colonial condition in Puerto Rico.
> Corrupción y condición colonial en Puerto Rico https://claridadpuertorico.com/corrupcion-y-condicion-colonial-en-puerto-rico/ via #ClaridadPR
Meanwhile, #BackInTheUSColony
> Government Dysfunction and LUMA’s Infighting Stall Puerto Rico’s Power Grid Recovery https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/09/puerto-rico-power-grid-reconstruction-delays-luma-fema/
FTA: "The result: no one is taking responsibility for the delays and inefficiencies in rebuilding the electrical grid, eight years after Hurricane Maria."
#HurricaneMaria #PuertoRico #corruption #AmericanEmpire #MastodonPR
Meanwhile, #BackInTheUSColony
> Puerto Rico’s Climate Change Committee Left Powerless by Politics and Lack of Funding https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/09/puerto-rico-climate-change-committee-paralyzed-funding-politics/
#Climate #weather #ClimateChange #PuertoRico #corruption #MastodonPR #FollowTheMoney
Meanwhile #BackInTheUSColony
> Puerto Rico Tech Chief Ousted After Rejecting Contract for Digital Health Platform https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/09/puerto-rico-tech-chief-ousted-health-department-contract/
In some #FollowUp from #BackInTheUSColony.
> Historic Shuttered Navy Base Back In Action For Caribbean Counter-Drug Mission https://www.twz.com/sea/historic-shuttered-navy-base-back-in-action-for-caribbean-counter-drug-mission
Meanwhile, #BackInTheUSColony the staging continues for #AmericanEmpire #warfare.
> F-35s Arrive In Puerto Rico For Counter-Drug Operation https://www.twz.com/air/f-35b-joint-strike-fighters-arrive-in-puerto-rico-for-counter-drug-operation
> Senado de Puerto Rico aprueba expresión a favor de las acciones militares de Donald Trump https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/legislatura/notas/senado-de-puerto-rico-aprueba-expresion-a-favor-de-las-acciones-militares-de-donald-trump/
The legislative pro-statehood (MAGA wannabe) majority says fuck y'all, we support the #PendejoInChief all the way in new resolution supporting #TacoTrump's military actions.
Meanwhile, #BackInTheUSColony
> U.S. Amphibious Landing Exercise Underway In Puerto Rico As Tensions With Venezuela Mount https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-amphibious-landing-exercise-underway-in-puerto-rico-as-tensions-with-venezuela-mount
Basically, any time gringos need to practice invasions in Latin America, #PuertoRico is the training ground of choice.
Meanwhile #BackInTheUSColony
> Puerto Rico’s Government Paid Millions to Container Inspection Company in Potentially Illegal Disbursements https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/08/puerto-rico-ports-authority-illegal-disbursements-s2-contract/
FTA: "The Governor canceled the contract on Monday, six weeks after the CPI began investigating the matter and sought interviews with the relevant agencies."
Funny how that works.
