Indigenous Taíno people in Puerto Rico struggle to get their concerns acknowledged by the U.S., so they’re going to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.https://t.co/yewVYz7BTT
— grist (@grist) May 7, 2022
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President Biden’s administration, like the Trump administration before it, defended Congress’s right to exclude residents of Puerto Rico from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program without violating the Constitution’s promise of equal protection. https://t.co/mWBktGjP7n
— The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (@IBJIYONGI) April 21, 2022
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There is a nationwide power outage across US colony Puerto Rico right now
— Benjamin Norton (@BenjaminNorton) April 7, 2022
The US government, which appointed an unelected colonial board to control Puerto Rico’s finances, forced the privatization of the power grid to a corporation
Ever since there have been constant blackouts https://t.co/lcQlHIqafZ
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A recently published bill in Puerto Rico seeks to prohibit abortions after 22 weeks with the only exception being if the pregnant person’s life is in danger. We call for urgent objective public hearings and meaningful human rights scrutiny of this bill.https://t.co/CuIUeYtYsM pic.twitter.com/pKzLGz3slg
— Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) April 21, 2022
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Puerto Rico accounts for 1% of the US pop. but 7% of US cases. Hospitalizations are up 3x. The reasons:
— Dr. Taison Bell (@TaisonBell) May 4, 2022
– explosion in travel
– end of mask + vax requirements
– low boost rate (despite 78% primary vax rate)
Given the right ingredients, COVID will cook.https://t.co/NhcTCa2fQt
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“The Supreme Court of the United States decided not to extend basic constitutional rights to residents in state territories, including Puerto Rico.”https://t.co/0NPUt4BBiN
— Affinity Magazine (@TheAffinityMag) April 29, 2022
