Protests Continue Against The Governor Of Puerto Rico

The Guardian: Puerto Rico police clash with protesters in wake of governor's sexist texts

Teargas and rubber bullets used to disperse demonstration urging Ricardo Rosselló to quit

Thousands of protesters in Puerto Rico have clashed with riot police, as volleys of teargas and rubber bullets were used to disperse a mostly peaceful protest that descended into chaos just yards from the governor’s residence in San Juan.

The capital has seen days of sustained protest following a leak of hundreds of pages of text messages, many including homophobic and misogynistic slurs, between the Puerto Rico governor, Ricardo Rosselló, and 11 members of his inner circle. A number of people in Rosselló’s administration have quit after the leak, but the governor has refused to tender his resignation despite continuing violence on the streets.

On Thursday morning one of the largest protest collectives on the island issued an ultimatum for Rosselló’s resignation by midnight on Sunday.

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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. These protests are not going to end anytime soon.

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