H.R. 8383, the so-called "Puerto Rico Status Act," which passed the U.S. House on Wednesday, has serious problems.

Without even touching the elitist and partisan power politics that led to this "compromise" bill, let me note just a few problems (of many more) with the bill. 🧵 First, while its proponents characterize the bill's passage as a move to "decolonize" Puerto Rico, the bill doesn't in the slightest acknowledge the crime of U.S. colonization. Instead, the bill euphemizes it as "the inherent limitations of Puerto Rico's territorial status."