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As Donald Trump relentlessly leads our country into the abyss of a totalitarian dictatorship, there is a deafening silence among Republicans who stand stone-faced in the wake of President Trump's vicious attacks on the media, political opponents, his daily lies, racist attacks on people of color and his calculated political rallies which are designed to whip up his "MAGA" followers into an emotional frenzy that reminds one of past and current dictators.
Donald Trump is systematically destroying our democratic republic while his republican cohorts follow him around like docile sheep who barely bleat out criticisms of his vicious diatribes. President Trump buddies up to international dictators while disrespecting our democratic allies. There will be dire consequences for our country, children, grandchildren and generations to come if we have four more years of Trumpism.
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History shows us that no country is immune to what is currently happening in our country. It takes men and women of courage, goodwill and the nerve to say no to the march toward autocracy. We cannot allow our democratic republic be destroyed by being passive to what is happening. We have seen this movie before in the 1930s. We cannot let it happen here. There is no room for silent sheep in the face of a ravenous wolf.
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2:55 AM 8/1/2019 – Learning Spanish
2:55 AM 8/1/2019 – M.N.: Hey you, “TIPEJAS” and “MAMABICHOS”: Where is the beef? What is wrong with these words? Why do you want to put another, new “MORDAZA” on the great Spanish Language? Language and verbal expressions are not the problem, it is quite stupid to try to police the Language. The problem is the stultifying POLITICAL CORRECTNESS which kills everything that still is alive.
In Puerto Rico when you are using the term literally:
mama = suck
Bicho = dick
Bicho = dick
When you are using the word in the middle of a discussion, or when referring to another person as a mamabicho not in a literal way,
the word is used as an insult towards someone that is corrupted, selfish, liar, politician, thief.
MORDAZA
“tipeja”
“hypocrite, crazy, buscona, climber and self-conscious”
“whore”
“mamabicho”
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In Puerto Rico when you are using the term literally:
mama = suck
Bicho = dick
Bicho = dick
When you are using the word in the middle of a discussion, or when referring to another person as a mamabicho not in a literal way, the word is used as an insult towards someone that is corrupted, selfish, liar, politician, thief.
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Mamar= suck
bicho=cock
Literally “cocksucker”
A “mamabicho” is a Puerto Rican insult that can be used to describe a guy who acts femininely or outright gay. It is also used to describe call-boys/ male-prostitutes.
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Refers to a person who thinks high on himself. Someone who think he is like a pimp,when actually he is nothing.
(Mamar Bicho also refers to oral sex)
(Mamar Bicho also refers to oral sex)
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The art of eating pussy. However, it can also be used as an insult in certain parts of Latin America
Claudia, my man is a total “mama bicho” and I love it!
Ricky, mama bicho! Get the fuck out of Puerto Rico!
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by Pedro Berdasco November 04, 2004
mamabicho
In Puerto Rico when you are using the term literally:
mama = suck
Bicho = dick
When you are using the word in the middle of a discussion, or when referring to another person as a mamabicho not in a literal way, the word is used as an insult towards someone that is corrupted, selfish, liar, politician, thief.
mama = suck
Bicho = dick
When you are using the word in the middle of a discussion, or when referring to another person as a mamabicho not in a literal way, the word is used as an insult towards someone that is corrupted, selfish, liar, politician, thief.
by Vantillana April 24, 2019
Mamabicho
Mamar= suck
bicho=cock
Literally "cocksucker"
A "mamabicho" is a Puerto Rican insult that can be used to describe a guy who acts femininely or outright gay. It is also used to describe call-boys/ male-prostitutes.
bicho=cock
Literally "cocksucker"
A "mamabicho" is a Puerto Rican insult that can be used to describe a guy who acts femininely or outright gay. It is also used to describe call-boys/ male-prostitutes.
by who is john galt? July 22, 2009
Mamabicho
Refers to a person who thinks high on himself. Someone who think he is like a pimp,when actually he is nothing.
(Mamar Bicho also refers to oral sex)
(Mamar Bicho also refers to oral sex)
by Javier. April 26, 2003
MamaBicho
by Papoamericano June 04, 2018
Mamabicho
The art of eating pussy. However, it can also be used as an insult in certain parts of Latin America
Claudia, my man is a total “mama bicho” and I love it!
Ricky, mama bicho! Get the fuck out of Puerto Rico!
Ricky, mama bicho! Get the fuck out of Puerto Rico!
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After several rumors of the existence of another chat in which Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Nevares and close government officials participated, 97 pages of conversations were finally made public.
The content, which was published by the journalist Sandra Rodríguez Cotto in her blog in En Blanco y Negro (In Black and White), once again highlights many of the figures that were in the initial Telegram chat, including Rosselló Nevares, Carlos Bermúdez, Elías Sánchez (identified as F do ), Ricardo Llerandi among others.
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These conversations, according to Rodríguez Cotto, took place on Nov. 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 18 and 20, 2018.
“A large part of the exchanges revolve around how the governor can change the narrative of the news media, and how they do this by putting opinion polls for people to vote for social networks. Conspiracies are being discussed to try to change the issues that affected the governor’s interests,” said the Puerto Rican journalist.
Rodríguez Cotto published a short video on Tuesday night explaining that she was evaluating the content and said that its authenticity "was corroborated, the governor and his relatives make strong attacks against the Puerto Rican press, as well as public figures and discuss strategies to allegedly manipulate the information".
In the chat, comments are made precisely about Rodríguez Cotto, whom Rosselló Nevares called “tipeja,” and instructed not to give him “not a glass of water.” Bermudez, on the other hand, described her as being a “hypocrite, crazy, buscona, climber and self-conscious” before suggesting that “our people in networks should finish her.”
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They also made comments about ex-candidate Alexandra Lúgaro who ran against Rosselló Nevarez, whom they called a “whore” and mocked her for her use of foul language and how she called reguetón artist Tito El Bambino “leña,” a word use to express that something is not good. Also, Rosselló Nevares called Manuel Natal, a politician who is currently dating Lúgaro “mamabicho,” and Bermudez suggested that “we have to hit Natal hard.”
Central Florida was also the primary the focus of this new chat, in which officials are seen closely following the Puerto Rican vote in the last elections. They were monitoring Osceola and Orange county races and how the U.S. Senate race between Rick Scott and Bill Nelson was developing.
The governor is expected to leave office on Friday at 5 p.m. as he explained in the pre-recorded video that was posted on Facebook last week.
On Wednesday, Rosselló Nevares announced that he had selected Pedro Pierluisi as a candidate for secretary of state, which, according to the Constitution of Puerto Rico, is the person who would assume the title of governor as soon as the incumbent resigns from office.
Jennifer is the Editor of El Sentinel and manages the team covering Central Florida's Hispanic community. She was born and raised in Puerto Rico and has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism with a second concentration in Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico and a Master’s degree in Communications from Florida International University.
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SAN JUAN — The FBI’s special agent in charge of the San Juan Division, Douglas Leff, said Thursday that his agency’s probe into Puerto Rico government contracts should find a pattern of undue influence and money laundering.
While most government officials will be going on vacation in July, Leff told Radio Isla he expects a “very busy summer” for the FBI.
“We have received extensive information about contracts that do not serve the people and probably serve the interests of other people,” Leff said in the interview. “We are sure that we will find a quid pro quo.”
Leff said the FBI was investigating several companies and island municipalities as well as the government.
“We are going to have a press conference soon because we have received a lot of useful information from the public. For example, bids that could have complied with everything but that would have cost less to the people but, instead, the government awarded a bid to the more expensive contract,” he said.
The special agent anticipated that arrests would be carried out.
“It’s fair to say that this summer will be very busy for us,” Leff reiterated, adding that the federal prosecutor’s office will be determining whether there will be more arrests.
Regarding the case of former Treasury Secretary Raúl Maldonado Gautier, who was ousted by Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Monday, Leff said “the FBI and the federal government for many years work to protect our witnesses.”
Maldonado was fired after saying in a radio interview that there was an “institutionalized mafia” in the Treasury Department and that he had been the victim of extortion. He said the FBI was investigating a group of 15 to 20 people for different types of crimes.
Maldonado was also removed as director of the Office of Management and Budget and as chief financial officer. The Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration’s (ASES by its Spanish acronym) head, Ángela Ávila, recently resigned amid irregularities with a contract with the accounting firm BDO.
Leff did not comment on remarks by Maldonado’s son, Raúl Maldonado Nieves, who said he only trusts the U.S. Justice Department. He also did not say whether the FBI would interview Rosselló.
Maldonado’s son accused Rosselló of corruption and said he tried to have changes made to an audit of “Unidos por Puerto Rico,” an organization that helped Hurricane Maria victims and of which the first lady was the spokesperson, to avoid implicating her amid alleged mishandling of food and other products distributed after the hurricane.
However, Leff did not say whether the federal government was investigating that particular issue.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s political crisis appeared to deepen on Wednesday as the island’s outgoing governor and legislators — including those from his own party — clashed over who should be the next leader of a U.S. territory unbalanced by massive protests.
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced that he had chosen Puerto Rico’s former non-voting representative to Congress, Pedro Pierluisi, as his secretary of state. That post would put Pierluisi in line to be governor when Rosselló steps down on Friday. But he’s unlikely to be approved by legislators.
Several lawmakers have already said they will reject Pierluisi’s nomination because he works for a law firm that represents the federal control board that was created to oversee Puerto Rico’s finances before the territory, saddled with more than $70 billion in public debt, declared a sort of bankruptcy. Pierluisi’s brother-in-law also heads the board.
“That’s a serious conflict of interest,” Rep. José Enrique Meléndez told The Associated Press.
Rep. Milagros Charbonier and House of Representatives President Johnny Méndez also said they would vote against Pierluisi. Both urged Rosselló to instead nominate Puerto Rico Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, who is running for governor in 2020.
Méndez has said Pierluisi does not have the votes needed in the House of Representatives. All three legislators are members of Rosselló’s pro-statehood New Progressive Party.
“The situation could not be more complicated,” said Sen. José Antonio Vargas Vidot, who ran for Senate as an independent. “This is absurd, what we’re going through. We never thought something like this could happen. In an extraordinary crisis, we have to take extraordinary measures.”
Rosselló has said he will resign on Friday, bowing to the demands of massive street protests by Puerto Ricans frustrated with corruption, mismanagement and an obscenity-laced chat that was leaked in which Rosselló and 11 other men made fun of women, gay people and victims of Hurricane Maria.
More than a dozen officials have resigned in the wake of the chat, including former Secretary of State Luis Rivera Marín.
By law, the secretary of state would take over if the governor resigns, but if someone is not named by Friday, Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez would be next in line. She has said she doesn’t want the job, however, and has not said what she’d do if it falls to her anyway.
Vargas instead proposed that an economist or an administrator of public services with no party ties be appointed to carry out the next 17 months as governor.
Meanwhile, Schatz, whose spokeswoman said he was not granting interviews, said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that all problems have solutions and that Puerto Rico should be focused on finding them.
“We should promote unity, not discord,” he wrote.
Legislators were expected to meet on Thursday to debate Pierluisi’s nomination, which must be approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Political analyst Annabelle Colberg Toro said Pierluisi has proven to be a conciliatory leader in the past and warned that Puerto Rico needs stability soon.
“People want a return to normalcy,” she said. “We are experiencing a paralysis in which no one knows what’s going to happen next.”
Pierluisi, who took a leave of absence from the law firm, said in a statement Wednesday that much work remains to be done to recover the trust of federal authorities, U.S. Congress and the people of Puerto Rico as it also struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria.
“My goal is now to transform the energy shown by our people in constructive actions that help Puerto Rico go forward,” he said. “Puerto Rico is facing times never before seen and we all have to be part of the path to progress.”
Pierluisi represented Puerto Rico in Congress from 2009-2017 and then ran against Rosselló in the 2016 primaries and lost. He also previously served as justice secretary under Rosselló’s father, Pedro Rosselló, when he was governor.
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It was unclear whether Mr. Pierluisi would be welcomed by the thousands of Puerto Ricans whose street protests ended Mr. Rosselló’s term as governor.
Gisela Gómez, 45, who sells homemade sweets to tourists, said she participated in the massive march last week to oust the governor and was pleased with his selection. “We have to run all of the corrupt ones out, and replace it with a new government,” Ms. Gómez said. “I don’t know much about politics, but from what I have heard, of all of them out there, he is the best one.”
Juan Pagán, 57, a cabdriver who was standing on a street corner in Old San Juan hoping to pick up cruise ship passengers, said that although he does not vote for the New Progressive Party, he thinks Mr. Pierluisi is an acceptable candidate.
“At least he’s the least bad,” Mr. Pagán said. “The party is completely corrupt. History has said that that is the most corrupt party in history,” he added, noting that there were dozens of arrests during the administration of Mr. Rosselló’s father.
Bernardo Burgos Vázquez, 68, referred to concerns that Mr. Pierluisi, a lawyer, could have a conflict of interest because he works for a firm that does external legal consulting for the unelected federal oversight board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances. On Tuesday, Mr. Pierluisi was placed on a leave of absence from the law firm, O’Neill & Borges, according to the firm’s website.
In any case, it should not be a serious problem, Mr. Vázquez said.
“You have to give a break to the people who are fighting for the best for the people,” he said. “They almost always judge people for things that they have not even done.”
Mr. Pierluisi’s brother-in-law, José B. Carrión III, remains the chairman of the oversight board, which was created by Congress. The New York Times found in 2016 that Mr. Pierluisi introduced legislation as resident commissioner that would benefit at least two Wall Street companies that had hired his wife, María Elena Carrión, for financial advice. (Mr. Pierluisi and Ms. Carrión are in the process of divorcing, the Puerto Rican news media have reported.)
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