Weather Report

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

Weather Report #16: They redacted my pronouns, Jerry.

Consuming 06/15/2025

Anniversary

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

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.

Weather Report

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.

Weather Report

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.

Weather Report

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

Weather Report

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