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Israel Meléndez

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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
open.substack.com/pub/israelay... Today, many people got their water service back, while others are still waiting since 46 days!! Governor ordered evaluation of the “Superacueducto”, something that had not been done since 2015. Cisterns don’t lasts. Neither does public trust. #PuertoRico
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The Water Crisis Did Not End. It Spread
Electricity, now water. Puerto Rico's poor infrastructure is a reflection of years of corruption and bad governance.
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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A New Law Threatens Access to Information
It also enshrines governmental laziness.
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
open.substack.com/pub/israelay... The U.S. Military Footprint in Puerto Rico. Bases built for empire, not the archipelago.
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The U.S. Military Footprint in Puerto Rico
Bases built for empire, not the archipelago.
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
How Puerto Rico’s Colonial Status Deepens the Immigration Crisis time.com/7317412/ice-...
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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How the Spanish Flu Affected Puerto Rico
With COVID-19 surging again, we can look back to the last century.
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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A Short History of Pizza
It has a role in Puerto Rican modern diet.
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
open.substack.com/pub/israelay... Design for Cooling Down is not New. There are ways to bring temperatures down without AC.
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Design for Cooling Down is not New
There are ways to bring temperatures down without AC
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
open.substack.com/pub/israelay... Puerto Rico Has a History of Music As Tool of Pacific Protest. In recent demonstrations against ICE, music was key.
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Puerto Rico Has a History of Music As Protest
In recent demonstrations against ICE, music was key.
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
open.substack.com/pub/israelay... Viejo San Juan’s Plaza de Armas Is Always Changing and new renovation sparks a look into the history of this important plaza.
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Viejo San Juan’s Plaza de Armas Is Always Changing
A new renovation sparks a look into the history of this important plaza.
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
open.substack.com/pub/israelay... Puerto Rico’s Role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. The U.S. used the archipelago in this Cold War operation.
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Puerto Rico’s Role in the Cuban Missile Crisis
The U.S. used the archipelago in this Cold War operation.
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
open.substack.com/pub/israelay... The Leo Popes and Puerto Rico Leo XIII worked on behalf of the Spanish empire to protect the Church’s property in colonies.
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The Leo Popes and Puerto Rico
Leo XIII worked on behalf of the Spanish empire to protect the Church’s property in colonies.
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
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Puerto Rico’s Climate Change Policies Are in Jeopardy
Because of both the Trump administration and the local government.
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
open.substack.com/pub/israelay... Pan Sobao and Puerto Rico’s Reliance on Lard
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Pan Sobao and Puerto Rico’s Reliance on Lard
It went down a bit for health reasons, but will tariffs bring back cooking with manteca?
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Israel Meléndez @israelayalapr.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
open.substack.com/pub/israelay... Federal cuts have a double effect in Puerto Rico
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Federal cuts have a double effect in Puerto Rico
The cuts in the archipelago's precarious economy and its colonial status are worse.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 02/04/2025
From the essay, “Cultural Preservation and Queer History,” by Brooke Palmieri, part of the Vanishing Culture report. Download the full report now ➡️ archive.org/details/vani... 🕳️ #VanishingCulture
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 02/04/2025
History isn’t just what survives—it’s what we choose to remember. Too often, queer & trans stories have been erased, forgotten, or hidden away. But archives help reclaim that history, ensuring that future generations can find themselves in the past. blog.archive.org/2025/04/02/v...
“Most queer publishing from the 1960s onward was issued in small, independent presses that have disappeared.”
Brooke Palmieri
Artist & writer
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