neglect suggests it is carelessness on the part of the colonizer. they are slighting us through this. they WANT the island to be unlivable for the people. they have always wanted a Puerto Rico without Puerto Ricans
Hoy hablaba con alguien y le decía: “No tengo agua en casa. Prefiero mil veces estar sin luz que sin agua.”
Llevo rato pensando lo cabrón que esta vivir en un país donde la mente te pone a escoger que servicio esencial prefieres tener porque ninguno funciona.
Cero esperanzas.
A lot of people see someone with chronic illness attend an event, a gathering, or a day out and think:
“See? They’re doing better.”
What they don’t see is the preparation beforehand and the recovery afterward.
Sometimes a few hours of normal comes at the cost of several days.
Thousands of people in Puerto Rico have had no access to water or electricity for 4 weeks. Citizens are having to collect water in buckets in 95+ degree weather. Brought to you by the corrupt and mismanaged US colonial rule.
There’s absolutely nothing more pleasing than watching yourself do the things you said you’d do. I really value honoring the promises I’ve made to myself.
Nothing humbles a lifelong reader faster than realizing they've been pronouncing a word wrong for ten years because they've only ever seen it written down.
You should have things you don't do, places you don't go to, substances you don't take, words you don't say
By all means, have Principles and Standards.
Israeli lawyer Ben Marmarelli says Palestinian prisoners he represents beg him not to visit because they're raped each time he is due to meet them.
This is a scene from Al Jazeera's shocking new documentary on Israel's systematic use of rape.