Wilfredo Mendez, M.Arch
@wilmendez.bsky.social
Co-founder and president of Zero Damage, the only company manufacturing modular buildings in Puerto Rico.
Last week we shared a productive dinner at Royal Isabela with our friends and key partners: Robert Salcedo, and Pedro Pablo Rodríguez, with the goal of fine-tuning details for the new luxury housing project in Terranova, Quebradillas, featuring structural tech manufactured by Zero Damage LLC.
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Last week we shared a productive dinner at Royal Isabela with our friends and key partners: Robert Salcedo, and Pedro Pablo Rodríguez, with the goal of fine-tuning details for the new luxury housing project in Terranova, Quebradillas, featuring structural tech manufactured by Zero Damage LLC.
Consumer sentiment’s plummeting to record lows… because who doesn’t love a government shutdown. Still winning!
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Stock Market Today: Dow Drops 150 Points, Tesla Stock Price Drops — Live Updates
Follow along for live market updates, including on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Consumer sentiment’s plummeting to record lows… because who doesn’t love a government shutdown. Still winning!
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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The economic upsides of Trump’s second term on.ft.com/3WCItRh
The economic upsides of Trump’s second term
For all the focus on harms, the US president has generated benefits at home and abroad
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November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The economic upsides of Trump’s second term on.ft.com/3WCItRh
“The market will likely continue climbing on AI hype, but that won’t make borrowing or buying homes more achievable for people.” True.
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The Trump Economy Is Here, and It’s So Much Worse Than Biden’s
Jobs are stagnating, prices are skyrocketing, and many states are already in recession. But the president and his investor-class cronies don’t care.
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October 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
“The market will likely continue climbing on AI hype, but that won’t make borrowing or buying homes more achievable for people.” True.
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Súper positive what Australia, Denmark, South Korea and Brazil is doing banning social media for minors under 15.
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How Social Media Created a Mental Health Crisis, with Jonathan Haidt
YouTube video by StarTalk
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October 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Súper positive what Australia, Denmark, South Korea and Brazil is doing banning social media for minors under 15.
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🚀 Zero Damage was on fire this weekend! Eng. Esmeralda Nino & I dove into export opportunities at Puerto Rico Going Global, ready to take our sustainable products worldwide. At BEFest 2025, we showcased our latest modular & prefab projects transforming PR’s construction scene.
August 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🚀 Zero Damage was on fire this weekend! Eng. Esmeralda Nino & I dove into export opportunities at Puerto Rico Going Global, ready to take our sustainable products worldwide. At BEFest 2025, we showcased our latest modular & prefab projects transforming PR’s construction scene.
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Clean energy isn’t “woke.” It’s an essential part of our energy future and saves us all on power bills.
This administration’s war on offshore wind and solar is just going to raise Americans’ utilities.
This administration’s war on offshore wind and solar is just going to raise Americans’ utilities.
August 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Clean energy isn’t “woke.” It’s an essential part of our energy future and saves us all on power bills.
This administration’s war on offshore wind and solar is just going to raise Americans’ utilities.
This administration’s war on offshore wind and solar is just going to raise Americans’ utilities.
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“Blind obedience to authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”
— Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
— Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
August 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“Blind obedience to authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”
— Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
— Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
Since Friday, house manufacturer Zero Damage has been participating at the Puerto Rico Going Global conference by DDEC, and BEFest2025 exploring export opportunities to more Caribbean and LATAM markets.
August 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Since Friday, house manufacturer Zero Damage has been participating at the Puerto Rico Going Global conference by DDEC, and BEFest2025 exploring export opportunities to more Caribbean and LATAM markets.
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Bluesky CEO: I turned a Twitter research project into a rival company—'we've achieved what a lot of people said was impossible'
Under CEO Jay Graber, social media company Bluesky has grown to 38 million registered users while weathering large-scale challenges over the past few years.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Homebuilders will continue to face higher costs due to tariffs and a reduced labor force because of fewer immigrants and more deportations, according to Oxford Economics.
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Oxford Economics says the crumbling housing market will continue deteriorating because of two key factors
Home prices are 55% higher than they were at the beginning of 2020.
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July 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Homebuilders will continue to face higher costs due to tariffs and a reduced labor force because of fewer immigrants and more deportations, according to Oxford Economics.
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Musk, who has distanced himself from Republicans amid his split with President Donald Trump, has suggested his political party will target Congressional seats.
Elon Musk Announces New ‘America Party’ In Split With Democrats And Republicans
Musk, who has distanced himself from Republicans amid his split with President Donald Trump, has suggested his political party will target Congressional seats.
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July 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Musk, who has distanced himself from Republicans amid his split with President Donald Trump, has suggested his political party will target Congressional seats.
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Seriously, they're the worst!
June 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Seriously, they're the worst!
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel Say Their ‘Partnership’ Is Sealed
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June 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hurricane wind gusts are pretty destructive, but flooding is responsible for the most damage on houses and human casualties.
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North Carolina had a housing crisis before Hurricane Helene; now it's even worse — NPR
Hurricanes have gotten larger and wetter because of climate change and inland communities are at greater risk from heavy flooding. That's what Hurricane Helene did to western North Carolina last year.
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June 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hurricane wind gusts are pretty destructive, but flooding is responsible for the most damage on houses and human casualties.
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During the past 132 days international visitors have been constantly discouraged from choosing America as a travel destination.
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It’s Summer Vacation Time. Tourists Are Saying No to America.
Overseas travelers are demonstrating their ire at the U.S. by taking their tourism dollars elsewhere.
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June 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
During the past 132 days international visitors have been constantly discouraged from choosing America as a travel destination.
www.wsj.com/business/its...
www.wsj.com/business/its...
Uncertainty is the actual damage of Trump’s tariffs. In our company’s case, that uncertainty increased prices by almost 15% even before tariffs on steel were in effect.
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How Trump made a 30% tariff feel like a relief
It's a pattern in President Trump's chaotic tariff policy: he first suggests a high number, only to later ratchet it down. Business schools call it the 'anchor effect.'
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May 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Uncertainty is the actual damage of Trump’s tariffs. In our company’s case, that uncertainty increased prices by almost 15% even before tariffs on steel were in effect.
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n...
www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n...