Weather Report #21: A gruesome urban horror manga about class war, the best show to get into Gundam, and more
Consuming 07/20/2025
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Puerto Rico Tax Break Beneficiary 'Evading' IRS Requests for Tax Information, Court Documents Say
The summons issued to an Act 22 resident investor shows the type of information the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) asks for when they're investigating a tax decree holder's tax liability.
Weather Report #20: Visions for the planetary future, a movie about lying to the audience, and more
Consuming 07/13/2025
Weather Report #19: A war reporting memoir, a conspiracy thriller about political disappearances, the only "Great American Video Game," and more...
Consuming 07/06/2025
Puerto Rico Tax Break Beneficiary Indicted for Allegedly Manipulating Testosterone Supplement Ratings on Amazon
He is also accused of defrauding a company who purchased the assets he allegedly manipulated and using the profits to buy a Bugatti, according to the indictment.
Weather Report #18: A fast-paced sci-fi novel about a future cult, an ultra-violent yakuza film, and more
Consuming 06/29/2025
'I am going to place a bomb in the building:' Woman Allegedly Threatened FBI and Puerto Rico Housing Financing Authority
The woman allegedly sent several threatening letters and emails to the FBI and the Puerto Rico Housing Financing Authority, as well as allegedly made threatening phone calls, according to court documents.
Weather Report #17: A new space opera with a great hook, a fictional movie about a real kidnapping, and what I'm reading about the US bombing Iran.
Consuming 06/22/2025
Inside Look: Deportation flights in Puerto Rico and court documents tell migrants' life stories
A look at the reporting process for an article about migrants suffering from fear and detention in Puerto Rico.
Weather Report #16: They redacted my pronouns, Jerry.
Consuming 06/15/2025
Heavy Weather: A Year One Retrospective and Consumer Report™️
To commemorate the one year anniversary of this newsletter, I wrote a breakdown of what it's been like to work on it for that long and some changes that will be coming in the near future.
Weather Report #15: One year of Heavy Weather
Consuming 06/08/2025
Essays
Immigration raids are being carried out by law enforcement, not civilians. Don't fall for conspiracy theories.
As the immigration crackdown intensifies, a new conspiracy theory asserts it's actually far-right paramilitary groups behind it. This isn't true.
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Weather Report #14: Former governor's corruption case might not go to trial, FERC submits ginormous information request to New Fortress Energy, a book about real world post-post apocalypses, and more
Consuming 06/01/2025
Essays
Trump's Dismantling of Federal Weather and Disaster Response Agencies Could Be Catastrophic Ahead of Hurricane Season
The Trump administration's continued dismantling of federal agencies that prepare and respond for disastre could be catastrophic as hurricane season starts.
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Weather Report #13: San Juan v. Exxon Update, a Haunting Book About How the West Threw Haiti into Chaos, and a Mafia Movie about Samurai and Gangster Rap
Consuming 05/25/2025
Essays
Puerto Rico's Private Energy Company Released a Marketing Video It Calls a 'Documentary,' a Move Right out of the Fossil Fuel Propaganda Playbook
"A la luz de la verdad" lifts its marketing strategy from the fossil fuel industry's advertorial playbook.
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Weather Report #12: New Fortress Energy Q1 Financials, a Fantasy Anarchist Novel About Building Utopia, and One of the Best Crime Thrillers of the 70's
Consuming 05/19/2025
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Weather Report #11: Judge Sanctions Attorney in San Juan Climate RICO Case, a Political Kidnapping Thriller, and Yet Another Neo-Noir Sci-Fi Film Recommendation
Consuming 05/11/2025
Essays
Puerto Rico's Fossil Fuel Doublespeak
Puerto Rico knows how bad the climate crisis is going be for its population, yet it continues attaching itself to the fossil fuel industry.
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Weather Report #10: Federal Immigration Authorities Won't Release Records About 'Operation Cupid's Nest,' a 'What if?' Novel about Abolitionists Winning the Civil War, and a Science Fiction Movie About Colonial Oppression
Consuming 05/04/2025
News
Puerto Rico Dismisses $1 Billion Climate Lawsuit Amid Fossil Fuel Group, Trump DOJ Attacks on Threats to Big Oil
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico voluntarily dismissed its $1 billion climate lawsuit against the fossil fuel industry amid attacks from President Trump's Department of Justice and right-wing, pro-fossil fuel advocacy groups.
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Weather Report #9: A Dystopian Novel about the US Prison System and an Underrated Techno-Horror Cyberpunk Gem
Consuming 04/27/2025
News
Puerto Rico was an “Exceptional Training Location” for Counterintelligence Exercise, New Documents Reveal
The Army Reserve said it was not able to provide more documents, “in part,” because records were “not properly archived.”