Someone posted this summary in English about what’s happening in Puerto Rico.

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To all my American, English-speaking friends,

The riot in Puerto Rico that you’re hearing about is over a Telegram (a chatting app, similar to WhatsApp) conversation that was leaked a few days ago. In it, the governor of PR and other members of his administrative team held conversations of insensitive, misogynous, homophobic and criminal nature, to say the least.

A read through the leaked conversation history reveals how throughout the aftermath of Hurricane Maria and its apocalyptic death toll, aids that were sent to PR -such as water and other provisions- were WITHHELD from people that desperately needed it and left to spoil or become unusable for the sake of political moves that would make the current administration seem benevolent and thus earn them the 2020 re-election.

Yes, there were many politically incorrect, hateful, cruel and abhorrent messages about people such as David Begnaud (a CBS reporter whose coverage of Hurricane Maria and the aftermath brought the world’s eyes to our tragedy), the city of San Juan’s mayor, Ricky Martin, and many others in the messages they exchanged, but it’s not the sole reason the people have reached the boiling point.

I’m very tempted to copy & paste the whole post because it doesn’t waste any words.