Whether we stay a colony, become a state, or become independent is something WE Puerto Ricans should choose. It should not be chosen FOR us. #LetPuertoRicansDecide
BREAKING: Puerto Rico’s Governor is asking the United States federal government (@DHSgov) to grant the Jones Act waiver request to allow a ship off the southern coast of the island to arrive in port and deliver diesel. Backstory: https://t.co/BmhNFerXnw
LUMA Energy just announced it has restored power to 95,000 more people in Puerto Rico, since yesterday.
As of now: 395,206 customers have power
That represents 27% of customers.
1,073,017 customers still don’t have power.
Hurricane #Fiona could produce 12-16" of rain, possibly up to 25", over portions of Puerto Rico. These rains will pose an extreme life-threatening flooding risk, especially over southern and eastern portions of the island.
@NWSSanJuan: https://t.co/2iimGXc4sq
#NOW: Fiona is officially a category 1 hurricane with winds of 80mph.
It’s set to hit the southwest area of Puerto Rico in the next hours.
Extreme rainfall is expected across the island. #PuertoRico
Bad Bunny: “siempre lo creí desde el principio, que yo podía llegar a ser grande, que yo podía llegar a ser una de las estrellas más grandes del mundo sin tener que cambiar mi cultura, mi lengua, mi idioma, mi jerga. Yo soy Benito Antonio Martínez de Puerto Rico pa’l mundo”
I’m really sick of the idea that as “adults” we have to give up everything that is fun, like cosplay and video games and collecting toys. Most of us can only just start affording those things in our late 20’s/30’s.
The current sitting Queen of England is two years older than this. People try to treat their lives like ancient, unchangeable history. Just a chapter in your high school text book. This is contemporary.
Betty White divorced a man in the 40s because he didn’t support her career, chose not to have children at a time when that was unheard of, publicly told off racists in the 50s, championed LGBTQ+ rights, and had an eight-decade career.
“Legend” doesn’t begin to cover it.