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Weather Report #36: On fake AI freelance, the moral stains of the US, a surveillance nightmare in India and more...
Consuming 12/08/2025
Carlos Berríos Polanco
Award-winning freelance journalist covering the intersection of conflict and climate.
News
Puerto Rico Mentions in the New Tranche of Epstein Files
Here's a compilation of documents that mention the word "Puerto Rico" in the newest Epstein files drop.
Weather Report
Weather Report #35: Silicon Valley's death cult, nerds and D&D, rebuilding Gaza, and more
Consuming 11/17/2025
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Weather Report #34: On the victims of U.S. boat strikes, media complicity in climate change, ICE Watch, Disco Elysium, and the futility of journalism.
Consuming 11/10/2025
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Weather Report #33: On transparency laws, climate lawsuits, text chains, corporate surveillance, goon caves, and Gaza
Consuming 10/26/2025
FOIA
FBI Documents Show Law Enforcement Monitoring Puerto Rican Pro-Independence Group
It's the first article of more to come.
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Weather Report #32: On public records, Thomas Pynchon, the Sumud Flotilla, and more
Consuming 13/10/2025
Judge Dismisses San Juan Climate RICO. Meanwhile, 37 Municipalities File Appeal to their Case's Dismissal
A federal judge dismissed a climate deception lawsuit brought by the Municipality of San Juan against several fossil fuel companies.
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Weather Report #31: On the Fall of the American Empire, Eight Years Since Hurricane María, News Media's Failure to Use the Word 'Genocide', Political Violence and Lists, And Springfield, Ohio
Consuming 10/06/2025
Puerto Rican Nonprofits Grew After Hurricane María. What's Happening Now?
Read my article about how a series of crises have changed Puerto Rico's nonprofit sector!
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Weather Report #30: One of the Best Video Game Artbooks Ever Made and the Last Pre-9/11 Spy Movie
Consuming 9/21/2025
News
FBI Installed Three Antennas Across Puerto Rico to Aid Surveillance Operations
Procurement records and a corporate document point to the Justice Department installing a wireless video collections system in 2024 across the archipelago to support surveillance and security applications.