Jay D Johnson
@refusenik.bsky.social
Former public school SPED teacher, former English teacher in juvenile detention, former magazine editor, former freelance journalist, former evangelical.
Interests: Theology, Genesis, Human evolution, Co-evolution of the brain, language and morality.
Interests: Theology, Genesis, Human evolution, Co-evolution of the brain, language and morality.
Albuquerque near UNM
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Albuquerque near UNM
You may be right, but I'm curious what a vote would show. It would be a total reset for the island: no debt, reliable power, removal of restrictions on the port. PR would prosper as a state. Sports pales in comparison.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
You may be right, but I'm curious what a vote would show. It would be a total reset for the island: no debt, reliable power, removal of restrictions on the port. PR would prosper as a state. Sports pales in comparison.
I wonder if the result would be the same if statehood included $40 billion to retire Puerto Rico's debt and rebuild its infrastructure. We gave as much to Argentina to prop up its currency.
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I wonder if the result would be the same if statehood included $40 billion to retire Puerto Rico's debt and rebuild its infrastructure. We gave as much to Argentina to prop up its currency.
I'm ignorant of PR politics, but I wonder how they would vote on a statehood referendum
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I'm ignorant of PR politics, but I wonder how they would vote on a statehood referendum
New Mexico is solidly blue. We just offered free childcare to everyone.
November 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
New Mexico is solidly blue. We just offered free childcare to everyone.
Common sense occasionally triumphs over the letter of the law
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Common sense occasionally triumphs over the letter of the law