A national advocacy organization of Puerto Ricans in the United States working toward a free, just, and prosperous future for our homeland.
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You asked for it and we answered! Mataron a Pedro, @Kris_Merc's powerful short film about Pedro Albizu Campos, is coming back to New York City!
Join us November 18 at @QuadCinema for a special screening and panel.
Get your tickets today—they're going fast! Link in next tweet.
Get your tickets here: zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/ma…
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BREAKING: ICE detains Puerto Rican man IN PUERTO RICO. A free and sovereign 🇵🇷 would not allow ICE to terrorize anyone in our country. WATCH: facebook.com/share/v/19bzGJw… via @NoticentroWAPA #ICEoutOfPR
An important op-ed in @archpaper about the proposed Esencia megaresort that will displace Puerto Ricans, consume natural resources, and cause irreparable damage to ecological habitats.
Read it here: archpaper.com/2026/10/esenci…
"The US has ruled Puerto Rico for longer than the British Raj in India."
Thank you @QuaeroBooks for this compelling argument in @tribunemagazine to decolonize Puerto Rico! tribunemag.co.uk/2026/10/dec…
A los puertorriqueños nos avergüenza que Donald Trump y el gobierno de Estados Unidos decidan quién puede entrar a nuestra tierra.
¡Solidaridad con @AdaColau e independencia para Puerto Rico, para que sea nuestro pueblo quien decida a quién recibimos! elpais.com/espana/catalunya/…
It is shameful that Donald Trump and the U.S. government get to decide who steps foot in Puerto Rico.
But that's one of the consequences of colonialism.
We need independence so we can decide for ourselves who we welcome into our land!
politico.eu/article/spanish-…
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A nombre del @jacprcc comparto las siguientes declaraciones de su director ejecutivo en respuestas a los ataques de @trschatz51 al ex congresista @RepGutierrez 👇
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ICYMI: You can also read my latest piece on Puerto Rico in @YahooNews.
yahoo.com/news/politics/arti…
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The US has ruled Puerto Rico for longer than the Britain Raj.
As Ghandi was winning independence, Puerto Ricans were browbeaten into accepting only limited self government.
But even that has now been replaced by direct rule - stirring support for independence again, as @AlbertoMedinaPR explains in his @thenation piece.
Note: By "browbeaten", I mean they were threatened with losing their war pensions and with economic disaster, while advocates of independence were imprisoned using draconian laws made in America and targeted for covert disruption by the FBI. My book has the details!
More and more progressives are backing Puerto Rican independence—and it's about time, writes @AlbertoMedinaPR. thenation.com/article/world/…
¡Gracias Chuwi por ser una voz talentosa y poderosa por la independencia de Puerto Rico! metro.pr/entretenimiento/202…
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Free Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
“Notably, support for sovereignty is rising among political leaders outside of Puerto Rican bastions like New York and Pennsylvania. Former Missouri representative @CoriBush and fellow Missouri Democratic primary candidate Hartzell Gray came out in support for Puerto Rican sovereignty. So did @SenadoraJulie, who gave John Hickenlooper a scare in the Democratic primary for US Senate in Colorado.”
American leaders like @chrisrabb @DarializaforNY @CoriBush @HartzellForKC @SenadoraJulie @associatesmayra and more are standing on the right side if history.
Read my piece in @thenation about why all progressives should support Puerto Rico’s independence: thenation.com/article/world/…
The Puerto Rican statehood movement is at one of its weakest moments. In years past, they'd be in Congress pushing an annexation bill.
But they know Republicans would reject them and Democrats would ignore them. So they're sitting on the island passing meaningless resolutions.
PIDEN LA ESTADIDAD.
La Gobernadora @Jenniffer González firmó una Resolución Conjunta, aprobada en la Legislatura, que pide al Congreso de Estados Unidos y al @WhiteHouse la admisión de Puerto Rico como estado.
En la firma estuvieron presentes jefes de agencias como Suzanne Roig, el Secretario del DTOP, el Secretario de Salud, Zoraida Fonalledas y legisladores del PNP.
No aparecen en la foto de Fortaleza los presidentes legislativos.
Our president @AlbertoMedinaPR writes in @thenation about the growing movement of progressive U.S. political leaders who support Puerto Rico's independence.
Read it here: thenation.com/article/world/…
We continue to engage with these and other American lawmakers who are becoming champions of Puerto Rican sovereignty.
Join us, support this work, and help power our pro-independence advocacy! budpr.org/join_action_networ…
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Puerto Rico's independence party (PIP) was formed in 1946 just as the US was sharpening the repressive tools of McCarthyism. Everyone opposed to colonialism was targeted as Washington tightened its grip on its vital military asset.
But a nation's aspirations can't be crushed. Today, PIP is enjoying a surge in support as it celebrates its 80th anniversary.
The status that masqueraded as 'free association' was exposed as a sham in 2016 when Washington used the colony's debt crisis to impose a fiscal board to control its finances. Puerto Rico was not even given the opportunity to file for bankruptcy protection, as a US city would.
The word ‘debt’ is itself a misnomer. US politicians talk of Puerto Rico like it's a burden but colonial powers do not keep their possessions out of charity. It has served as a major US military base and test bed for all manner of nasty weapons. Its economy has been shaped for the coloniser's purposes, first as a supplier of sugar and later as a low-tax, cheap labour producer of pharmaceuticals and electrical goods. Recent years have seen its prime Caribbean coastal land plundered for development, pricing Puerto Ricans out of their own communities.
The US has tried to destroy Puerto Rico's independence movement through repression and covert action for decades - but it has failed.
Congratulations to PIP on its 80th anniversary.
For more on this, read "The colony Washington could not afford to lose" here: therestisbullshit.substack.c…
The clip is from my Q&A for the Center for Puerto Rican Studies in New York. You'll find the full version here: youtube.com/watch?v=x9Y3TBte…
Today we're proud to officially endorse @chrisrabb, the next U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 3rd district!
Rabb has affirmed his support for Puerto Rico's decolonization and independence. We look forward to working with him in Congress to free our nation!
