Since Khalaq apparently closed the other thread, here we are.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/02/puerto-rico-social-security-benefits-gelpi-ruling-citizenship-apartheid.html

On Monday, however, U.S. District Judge Gustavo Gelpí—a George W. Bush appointee—issued a shot across the bow that throws the legality of this federal abuse into question. In a fiery ruling, Gelpí accused the federal government of unconstitutionally discriminating against Puerto Ricans, violating their equal protection rights by withholding disability benefits owed to mainland residents who are from the island. Gelpí concluded that the Supreme Court’s recent marriage equality decision eroded the old, racist precedents, guaranteeing Puerto Ricans the full privileges of citizenship. His decision could mark the beginning of an earthquake in federal law—one that could finally limit the federal government’s ability to abuse the territories.

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Release as independent. Half of America doesn't know where Puerto Rico is, let alone that it's part of the United States.
Full of corruption, hemorrhaging money no matter how much is invested there. Why the hell does anybody live there still? Garbage place where everybody is a citizen and can freely move to the continental united states, makes no sense.
Release and cut ties after a transition period, continue a.. modest.. humanitarian aid contribution. You know, the thing the UN is supposed to do.

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those are the things i like to hear, checking this thread. Puerto Rico is something, say, i see in documentaries.
and, while knowing zero about what's happening there so kinda craving for "local" news, direct experiences, i tend to forget why a doc, one day, thinks is a nice idea to put a "puerto rican" thread in a giveaway site.

i reset a little and i try to understand, to get the whole picture. like, here: your comment and doc, a bump, a giveaway.

(all that was a thank you :D)

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You are conveniently acting as if PR hasn’t been a staging ground for systematic colonialism and exploitation by larger foreign powers for centuries...

You realize that the “corruption” of this “garbage place” (my motherland, btw) didn’t just spontaneously occur, right?

I understand the sentiment, but your view reeks of ignorance.

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reeks

TIL

would ask you something since long, obv don't mind if you mind to answer: is journalism something related to your life, or just kinda sarcasm?

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It's a reference to writer/activist Hunter S. Thompson, who also had a strong attachment to PR in his younger years. I do happen to work in broadcasting, but not in a journalistic capacity.

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I disagree, I think PR is beautiful with wonderful people and it should be made a state.

I also think Dakota should be ONE state and not two as well, why do we need a north and south Dakota? Makes no sense.

We can make PR a state and not even have to change the flag, win win. xD

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Also, half of America doesn't even know where Wyoming is, because half of Americans have IQ's below 100.

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That's the average, not the median. That doesn't mean half of Americans have an IQ below 100. Please find a source where the median IQ is below 100.

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Strange thing to nitpick, although you are correct it is the average.

Not that it invalidates the point....

Edit: Hope you find Wyoming soon, and thanks for the blacklist.

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Oh, I didn't mean to blacklist you! :o

I saw your giving ratio and meant to give you a blue heart. I whitelist people level 5 or higher when they have good ratios, and yours is great! Sorry. Fixed. :x

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Ah, no worries my dude. xD

Blue hearted right back at ya! =D

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bump for finished GAs.

4/4 winners didn't comment in the thread. lots of time to leech, none to drop a bump.
keep it classy people. 👍

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Yeah, guilty, I admit it.
I started writing a comment back when the post was new, then realised that my opinion could be seen as uninformed and pedantic so I just closed the tab without clicking submit. I abstain myself from actually going through with replies kinda frecuently, all I ever get from expresing unpopular opinions is blacklists so I just learned to remain quiet and post generic bumps. We're not all as straightforward as you are.
Oh, and thanks for the game by the way.

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this one of yours is still weirdly stickied in a far (very far, lotta space) part of my brain.

"isn't she asking too much?"
"why she wrote that... and why no gifs?"
that sorta things.

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let's try again, mully!

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I never forgot.

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Not everyone forgets.

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I'd imagine it is surprisingly easy to move on from anything if you have no emotional connection with it and has nothing to do with your life.

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Problem is that that will allow the chaotic good bots to spam all their wholesome donation links. Last thing you want is a humanitarian botnet to spam SG with all kinds of nice links, that will serve nobody's ego whatsoever.

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you can mention, but you can't link to sites.

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