In a year full of terrible new sorrows and burdens, the collapse of Arecibo Observatory’s iconic radio telescope feels like a particularly brutal loss to Puerto Ricans. Source: https://www.livescience.com/arecibo-observatory-telescope-loss-for-puerto-rico.html
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NSF says Arecibo telescope will be dismantled
Heartbreaking news. After 57 years as a world-class resource for astronomy, the iconic Arecibo telescope is to be decommissioned, or withdrawn from service, the NSF announced today. The dish-type radio telescope – built into a natural depression in the landscape in Puerto Rico – appears to be headed for a “controlled disassembly.” Source: https://earthsky.org/space/arecibo-telescope-to-be-decommissioned…
Trump to Puerto Rico: Who’s Your Daddy?
The logic seems to go that everyone is better off, even minorities, when white people are calling the shots. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/opinion/trump-puerto-rico.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trump Lashes Out Again at Puerto Rico, Bewildering the Island
Puerto Rican officials are dumbfounded at what they see as President Trump’s misperception of the amount of federal aid the island got after Hurricane Maria. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/us/trump-puerto-rico.html?partner=rss&emc=rss