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"I know you all saw the blue tarps when your plane landed in Puerto Rico," Miranda told the members of Congress in the audience, referring to temporary roof coverings provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to homes that lost their roofs after Hurricane Maria hit in September 2017.

https://thehill.com/latino/425161-lin-manuel-miranda-pushes-back-on-criticism-over-congressional-delegations-puerto-rico

1 posted on 01/15/2019 2:27:06 AM PST by Libloather
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I hope PR doesn’t capsize like Guam. Scary stuff...


2 posted on 01/15/2019 2:33:51 AM PST by EEGator
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..union unrest in PR is the reason emergency water and supplies were left
on the docks during the hurricane.
The demonrat officials made sure they blamed DJT.


3 posted on 01/15/2019 2:38:30 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73....8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: Libloather

Why do they still have blue tarps up this long after a hurricane?


4 posted on 01/15/2019 2:41:14 AM PST by McGavin999 (Border security without a wall is like having a Ring doorbell without a door)
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“We have a breakdown,” Barrios says, describing the collective reaction

The damned collective never reacts as it should.

9 posted on 01/15/2019 4:08:34 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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Well, isn't that special! This is the production of Hamilton that the partying Dems got to see, and the promoter who moved the production is an outspoken Trump basher. Sounds like a win-win for him.
12 posted on 01/15/2019 4:19:16 AM PST by RhoTheta (“I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.” Edith Sitwell)
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To: Libloather

Am I the only person in the world who didn’t like “Hamilton?”


13 posted on 01/15/2019 4:47:47 AM PST by PGR88
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WHY ISN’T THE PLAY ‘HAMILTON’ CULTURAL APPROPRIATION???


15 posted on 01/15/2019 5:15:58 AM PST by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell.)
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At the opening night performance at Bella Artes — in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan where the night before the popular trap singer Kevin Fret was shot dead ...

Kevin Fret, Openly Gay Latin Trap Artist, Is Shot and Killed in Puerto Rico

Oh, and the FBI says Puerto Rico is a sh*thole

Top FBI official says there's a "crisis of violence" in Puerto Rico

18 posted on 01/15/2019 5:18:52 AM PST by csvset (illegitimi non carborundum)
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To: Libloather

It’s good to read a nice heartwarming story such as this on FR every once and a while.


19 posted on 01/15/2019 5:20:21 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (Calm down and enjoy the ride, great things are happening for our country)
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The move was logical. They did it “to avoid the threat of union unrest and campus protests over rising fees.”

If the Teatro UPR hadn’t self-sabotaged, the show would have taken place at their theater.


20 posted on 01/15/2019 5:40:41 AM PST by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
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