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As she drove across the island to meet with local officials about the opioid crisis, it occurred to her that Puerto Ricans were now suffering at the hands of another set of corporations. Fossil fuel companies had warmed the planet and misled the public about global warming, making billions along the way. It wasn’t so different from what had happened in DePue and Roxana, she thought.Then, she said, God told her to sue Exxon again. – The Holy	Found on New York Times 9 months ago
I even advertised in the paper down in Puerto Rico looking for her. – Bob Kopta	Found on CNN 1 year ago
All Puerto Ricans, including Bad Bunny, deserve a world-class energy system and LUMA is working every day to build a brighter future. we're just getting going. – Mario Hurtado	Found on CNN 1 year ago
As is the story of Puerto Rico, we are a people that are an amalgamation, we are no one thing. We are Black; we are indigenous; we are Spanish; we are European. – Drew Angerer/Getty Images	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I’m still surprised that some people were surprised when I pointed to the fact that if a highway was built for the purpose of dividing a White and a Black neighborhood, or if an underpass was constructed such that a bus carrying mostly Black and Puerto Rican kids to a beach, or that would have been in New York, was designed too low for it to pass by, that that obviously reflects racism that went into those design choices. – Pete Buttigieg	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The reason the Democrats want to get rid of the filibuster is they want to admit two new states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and pack the Supreme Court and fundamentally change the structure of America forever, the filibuster prevents extremism … and I admire and respect Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Senator Manchin for saying Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin are not changing it. – Mitch McConnell	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The reason the Democrats want to get rid of the filibuster is they want to admit two new states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and pack the Supreme Court and fundamentally change the structure of America forever, the filibuster prevents extremism… and I admire and respect Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin for saying they are not changing it. – Mitch McConnell	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
In the cultural context of Puerto Rico, the social distancing is not something that comes easy to us as Puerto Ricans -- we want to be close, but people have managed to navigate that very well. – Daniel Colón Ramos	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It's a collaborative exercise, given the difficulties that the whole world knows Puerto Rico has endured in the last five years -- hurricanes, earthquakes, political and fiscal crises -- the Puerto Rican people at all levels have cooperated. – Iris Cardona	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Right now the legislature is controlled by one party, the governorship is controlled by another party, but in spite of those differences... wanting to save lives during the pandemic was never politicized in Puerto Rico, difficult decisions were made and criticized. – Daniel Colón Ramos	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It represents a lot of saved lives, it's really about the fact there are hundreds of people -- if not thousands -- right now walking around somewhere in Puerto Rico and they wouldn't be there if it wasn't for these efforts. – Daniel Colón Ramos	Found on CNN 2 years ago
All those emergencies and collective trauma primed Puerto Rico and the leadership, the scientific community, the healthcare community, there was a sense of urgency. A lot of people that I have worked with, their attitude was like : Not on my watch. Not again. – Daniel Colón Ramos	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Tropical storm conditions are expected in portions of Puerto Rico beginning this afternoon, and in The Dominican Republic by Wednesday. Tropical storm conditions are possible in northern Haiti and the southeastern Bahamas by late Wednesday. – The NHC	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The greatest threat for flooding impacts will be across the eastern and southeastern portions of Puerto Rico. – The NHC	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Well, I’m simply saying, can’t you just wait a while and leave it alone? there’s a lot of people who are Puerto Rican who are also from Guatemala who are dark and who are also fair. We are all colors in Puerto Rico. This is how it is. It would be so nice if they hadn’t come up with that and left it alone, just for now. They’re really attacking the wrong person. – Rita Moreno	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
You can never do right, it seems, this is the man who literally has brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to American. I couldn’t do it. I’d love to say I did but I couldn’t. Lin-Manuel has done that really single-handedly. – Rita Moreno	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It's like you can never do right it seems, this is the man who literally has brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to America. I couldn't do it. I mean, I would love to say I did, but I couldn't. Lin-Manuel has done that, really single-handedly, and I'm thrilled to pieces, and I'm proud that he produced my documentary. – Rita Moreno	Found on CNN 2 years ago
This is a case that has shocked Puerto Rico. – Carmen Romero	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Let's make a deal, ... Let's make democracy grow. Let's admit both Washington D.C., as the Democrats have asked for and Puerto Ricoas the Republicans have asked for. – Jamie Raskin	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I wasn’t racial profiling whatsoever. I am Puerto Rican, I amlikea woman of color. I’m Italian, Greek, Puerto Rican. – Miya Ponsetto	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The traditional homelands of the Taíno extend from the Caribbean islands to southern Florida. My family lineage is from Borikén (Puerto Rico) and I know that the loss of life people on the island suffered from Hurricane Maria was not simply the result of an extreme weather event. The casualties are also the result of the colonial legacy that includes racism and years of neglect. – Roberto Mukaro Borrero	added by oirrc 3 years ago
Our focus is now on assessing the damage, finding ways to restore operations at other parts of the observatory, and working to continue supporting the scientific community, and the people of Puerto Rico. – The NSF	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
I get the sense that when Puerto Ricans leave the island, they're even more nationalistic than when they're on the island, if they're more nationalistic, that means it's harder for me to believe they really are into statehood. – Pedro Cabán	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The United States opposition to Puerto Rican statehood has been based upon a racist concept, actually beginning with the idea of giving statehood to Spanish-speaking, brown skin Catholic foreigners, the fundamental opposition is based upon this notion of Puerto Ricans being other than. – Pedro Cabán	Found on CNN 3 years ago

As she drove across the island to meet with local officials about the opioid crisis, it occurred to her that Puerto Ricans were now suffering at the hands of another set of corporations. Fossil fuel companies had warmed the planet and misled the public about global warming, making billions along the way. It wasn’t so different from what had happened in DePue and Roxana, she thought.Then, she said, God told her to sue Exxon again.

– The Holy

Found on New York Times
9 months ago

I even advertised in the paper down in Puerto Rico looking for her.

– Bob Kopta

Found on CNN
1 year ago

All Puerto Ricans, including Bad Bunny, deserve a world-class energy system and LUMA is working every day to build a brighter future. we're just getting going.

– Mario Hurtado

Found on CNN
1 year ago

As is the story of Puerto Rico, we are a people that are an amalgamation, we are no one thing. We are Black; we are indigenous; we are Spanish; we are European.

– Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I’m still surprised that some people were surprised when I pointed to the fact that if a highway was built for the purpose of dividing a White and a Black neighborhood, or if an underpass was constructed such that a bus carrying mostly Black and Puerto Rican kids to a beach, or that would have been in New York, was designed too low for it to pass by, that that obviously reflects racism that went into those design choices.

– Pete Buttigieg

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The reason the Democrats want to get rid of the filibuster is they want to admit two new states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and pack the Supreme Court and fundamentally change the structure of America forever, the filibuster prevents extremism … and I admire and respect Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Senator Manchin for saying Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin are not changing it.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The reason the Democrats want to get rid of the filibuster is they want to admit two new states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and pack the Supreme Court and fundamentally change the structure of America forever, the filibuster prevents extremism… and I admire and respect Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin for saying they are not changing it.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

In the cultural context of Puerto Rico, the social distancing is not something that comes easy to us as Puerto Ricans -- we want to be close, but people have managed to navigate that very well.

– Daniel Colón Ramos

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's a collaborative exercise, given the difficulties that the whole world knows Puerto Rico has endured in the last five years -- hurricanes, earthquakes, political and fiscal crises -- the Puerto Rican people at all levels have cooperated.

– Iris Cardona

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Right now the legislature is controlled by one party, the governorship is controlled by another party, but in spite of those differences... wanting to save lives during the pandemic was never politicized in Puerto Rico, difficult decisions were made and criticized.

– Daniel Colón Ramos

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It represents a lot of saved lives, it's really about the fact there are hundreds of people -- if not thousands -- right now walking around somewhere in Puerto Rico and they wouldn't be there if it wasn't for these efforts.

– Daniel Colón Ramos

Found on CNN
2 years ago

All those emergencies and collective trauma primed Puerto Rico and the leadership, the scientific community, the healthcare community, there was a sense of urgency. A lot of people that I have worked with, their attitude was like : Not on my watch. Not again.

– Daniel Colón Ramos

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Tropical storm conditions are expected in portions of Puerto Rico beginning this afternoon, and in The Dominican Republic by Wednesday. Tropical storm conditions are possible in northern Haiti and the southeastern Bahamas by late Wednesday.

– The NHC

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The greatest threat for flooding impacts will be across the eastern and southeastern portions of Puerto Rico.

– The NHC

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Well, I’m simply saying, can’t you just wait a while and leave it alone? there’s a lot of people who are Puerto Rican who are also from Guatemala who are dark and who are also fair. We are all colors in Puerto Rico. This is how it is. It would be so nice if they hadn’t come up with that and left it alone, just for now. They’re really attacking the wrong person.

– Rita Moreno

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

You can never do right, it seems, this is the man who literally has brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to American. I couldn’t do it. I’d love to say I did but I couldn’t. Lin-Manuel has done that really single-handedly.

– Rita Moreno

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It's like you can never do right it seems, this is the man who literally has brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to America. I couldn't do it. I mean, I would love to say I did, but I couldn't. Lin-Manuel has done that, really single-handedly, and I'm thrilled to pieces, and I'm proud that he produced my documentary.

– Rita Moreno

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This is a case that has shocked Puerto Rico.

– Carmen Romero

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Let's make a deal, ... Let's make democracy grow. Let's admit both Washington D.C., as the Democrats have asked for and Puerto Ricoas the Republicans have asked for.

– Jamie Raskin

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I wasn’t racial profiling whatsoever. I am Puerto Rican, I amlikea woman of color. I’m Italian, Greek, Puerto Rican.

– Miya Ponsetto

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The traditional homelands of the Taíno extend from the Caribbean islands to southern Florida. My family lineage is from Borikén (Puerto Rico) and I know that the loss of life people on the island suffered from Hurricane Maria was not simply the result of an extreme weather event. The casualties are also the result of the colonial legacy that includes racism and years of neglect.

– Roberto Mukaro Borrero

added by oirrc
3 years ago

Our focus is now on assessing the damage, finding ways to restore operations at other parts of the observatory, and working to continue supporting the scientific community, and the people of Puerto Rico.

– The NSF

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

I get the sense that when Puerto Ricans leave the island, they're even more nationalistic than when they're on the island, if they're more nationalistic, that means it's harder for me to believe they really are into statehood.

– Pedro Cabán

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The United States opposition to Puerto Rican statehood has been based upon a racist concept, actually beginning with the idea of giving statehood to Spanish-speaking, brown skin Catholic foreigners, the fundamental opposition is based upon this notion of Puerto Ricans being other than.

– Pedro Cabán

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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