The Simpsons‘ resident bartender Moe helped step up relief efforts for Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria with a video that both raised money and trolled Donald Trump. In the minute-long video, Moe personally addressed San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, who clashed with Trump in the aftermath of the devastating …
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San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz was in Washington this week, though you’d hardly know it. Cruz was scheduled Wednesday to testify alongside FEMA Administrator Brock Long in front of the House Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on the federal government’s response to Hurricane Maria, but that hearing was …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda Pens Plea for Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief
Lin-Manuel Miranda penned a powerful essay asking for help for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, where members of the Hamilton creator’s family resides. “There’s no shortage of stories about the devastation experienced in my beloved Puerto Rico in the past week,” Miranda wrote for The Hollywood Reporter. “From the children still searching …
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