Some thoughts 🤔💭

I want to apologize for being inactive this summer. After getting rejected from my phd program I was so heartbroken I needed some space to be present with myself, family and friends. I'm doing much better and im feeling inspired to start using my knowledge and platform to help my island and people!

I hate ai head shots. there is said it

🧵1/ He estado buscando trabajo en el campo de la educación en Puerto Rico con la esperanza de mudarme para estar más cerca de mi familia y amistades en la isla. Pero seré honesta... el proceso me ha roto un poco el corazón.

1. We need to have an honest conversation about how public education in America has become a glorified day care system—not by design, but by necessity. Because when families are forced to work endlessly just to survive, schools become the only consistent structure kids have. 🧵👇

It’s me

Of course I have generational trauma.... my people were colonized and enslaved 🙄

Applied to UPR let's see if I get in

🧵1/ Recently, I experienced something I never thought I’d have to face so early in my career—a student death by suicide. Nothing prepares you for this kind of loss. Not the degrees. Not the training. Not even your own strength.

1/ Sometimes I sit at my job and feel something I can’t shake off — like I work in a prison for teens. Not literally, but structurally. I feel like a warden keeping children confined during the day. And it haunts me.

🧵 Thread: The Ethical and Moral Implications of Nepotism in Puerto Rico's Governments

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Can we as a society stop dehumanizing trans people?

Repeating something many Black journos have said already, but never underestimate how much white journos+editors willingness to play nice w/ varied iterations of “anti-wokeism” was b/c they got really uncomfortable from 2012 to 2020 when called to account for racism w/in their outlets/profession.

Can a bunch of money fall into my lap so I can focus on my phd fulltime and not worry about having to do school and a fulltime job??? I hate capitlism !!!!

🧵1/ In Puerto Rico, the evangelical/Pentecostal movement has shaped a conservative political landscape—emphasizing traditional gender roles and hierarchical structures. Source: El Nuevo Día www.elnuevodia.com/politica

1/ Over the past decade, Puerto Rico has been systematically defunding public education while propping up private (often Christian) schools. This has disproportionately hurt low-income families. Here’s how it happened: 🧵

I miss the imaginary optimism of the 2010s buzzfeed millennials. Why did we ever call them cringe?

You have to admit it's really obvious the reason we keep seeing universities defending humanities and non-stem programs is because techoligarcs want an endless supply of workers who don't know how to think critically and question why we run things the way we do. Things don't have to be this way...

Anyone else feeling really burnt out?

The way I judge people is by their ethics & morals. If you're okay bullying or being mean to someone just for how they look or for not fitting into your idea of ‘normal,’ then I know you're okay harming marginalized people & the people I love. That tells me everything I need to know.

Do you know what I find the most bizarre? These billionaires are just using Christofacism to get what they want. They're not Christians, yet they have fooled so many into believing they are representatives of the same religion so many other groups of people have used for their liberation and freedom

Fotos recién publicadas de la Playa de Ponce en 1898. - Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen - Aduana de la Playa de a Ponce - Tinglado Municipal y frente marítimo de la Playa - Residencia en madera Fuente: Puerto Rico Archivo de la Herencia Arquitectónica (PRAHA)

1/ 🧵 Puerto Rico’s political leadership has long been dominated by wealthy, well-connected families. But what does that mean for the island’s working-class & marginalized communities?⬇️

🧵 How First-Generation Latinos' Mental Health is Affected by Colonialism, Displacement, and U.S. Imperialism

Thrifting banned books to create a banned book library has given me a rush I've been missing

🧵 1/ Puerto Rico has long been a testing ground for policies the U.S. government eventually brings to the mainland. From forced sterilizations to economic collapse & school privatization, the island is the canary in the coal mine for what’s coming. ⬇️

I want nothing more than live a 3 minute drive my grandparents again in Puerto rico :( so home sick

Online community building is valid and important. It can really set the ground moving for grass root organizations.

It's not really Saturday unless I'm blasting bad bunny and cleaning

Good morning to most people except to car lobbyists. You ruined my commute to work and make me feel absolute dread every morning. 👹

If I'm gonna survive capitalism I might as well put my money where I think it matters

It's weird to think that if enough people were to donate $1 like they did for Mr beast tree fund we could probably help out witha lot of issues like: - rebuilding schools in Puerto Rico - donate to public owned hospitals to ensure workers are getting paid a fair wages - better pay for teachers too?

Other things that libraries do or have: 1. Host citizenship classes 2. Host ESL classes. 3. Have seed libraries. 4. Have autism support kits. 5. Have Narcan on hand for overdoses. 6. Have developmental toys 7. Have language learning databases. 8. Lend laptops & hotspots. #booksky

Sorry, I don't believe slavery is okay! I also believe in prison abolition, so no, I don't believe in prison slavery either! I hope this helps :)

Things I am doing to prep for the next couple of years: - Learn to garden and teach others - Have an escape plan ready just in case - Thrift books that have been put on ban book list and read them out loud to people - Create safe spaces and online communities for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities <3

If you are looking to start a community garden in your area and learn to grow with your community, I recommend: www.coopgardens.org For a minimum donation of $15 you can get seeds sent to you for up to 100 people to grow food in your community!

If foodstampa are paused it's more important that we are are doing community outreach and supporting those who might not have the funds for food. Consider: - community meals - community gardens - donating food to your local food shelter. Now more than ever community support is needed!!!

The remote work debate was funny because it forced the question "Is a job something valuable you do or is it a place you go to be watched like daycare" and the answer for a lot of them was yeah it's the daycare thing now come on inside recess is over

It's heartbreaking to see some Puerto Ricans celebrating ICE raids on Dominicans in Puerto Rico. Before colonization, Taino people moved freely across the islands in peace. Dominicans are our brothers, our family. Colonialism has warped that truth. A thread 🧵:

Start collecting ban books if you can from thrift store or resellers! Start sharing them with your community and read out loud of you can!

🇵🇷 Ever wonder why Puerto Rico doesn’t have more clinics or why people don’t move back to open them? Let’s dive into the reasons.🧵

Hello! I am once again asking for people to consider donating to my gofundme to help me buy mt families land back in juncos. Please consider sharing or donating ♡ gofund.me/b5da6808

🧵1/ Puerto Ricans have faced centuries of oppression, first under Spanish rule and then under the United States. Despite this, our spirit remains unbroken, and our resistance against colonialism continues to this day. #PuertoRico #Decolonize

Resistir!

Ojalá y más de los nuestros (en la isla y en la diaspora) aprendan esta lección tan importante.

Ser boricua y simplemente existir es un acto de resistencia. Para quienes han sido tocados por el colonialismo, tu existencia, tu alegría, y tu supervivencia desafían el intento de borrarnos. Cada obra de arte, cada paso en la academia, cada ayuda a tu comunidad—resistencia. 🌺✊🏽

🧵Thread: 1/ To exist as Puerto Rican, as colonized people, is to challenge a world that tried to erase us. From the stolen languages to the exploited lands, we are still here. Still thriving. Still us.