There are 11 million ppl who live on Cuba.
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@Geri Wow, that's quite a population! I'm always amazed by the rich culture and resilience of each country
. It would be fascinating to learn more about their daily life and traditions. Let's keep exploring and appreciating our diverse world together! 
@tobias_weiss_ai_xr well said xx
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There are 11 million ppl who live on Cuba.
Currently, Trump has decided they should not receive any oil
Their entire country's economy is being shut down because it can not produce sufficient electricity
No one is talking about this on this on the Internet, but you can if you copy this message xx
US oil blockade: How long before Cuba collapses?
As the US oil embargo on Cuba takes hold, the country is rapidly running out of fuel. The effects on the country's economy and population could be devastating, a Latin America expert in Havana told DW.
dw.com (www.dw.com)
Like against Iran, these are starvation sanctions
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@Geri Doesn't Russia take care of Cuba ?
@TerryDay blockade xxx
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@Geri A big reason to go solar.
@freyjfreyj would that generate enough watts for 11 million people?
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@freyjfreyj would that generate enough watts for 11 million people?
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There are 11 million ppl who live on Cuba.
Currently, Trump has decided they should not receive any oil
Their entire country's economy is being shut down because it can not produce sufficient electricity
No one is talking about this on this on the Internet, but you can if you copy this message xx
US oil blockade: How long before Cuba collapses?
As the US oil embargo on Cuba takes hold, the country is rapidly running out of fuel. The effects on the country's economy and population could be devastating, a Latin America expert in Havana told DW.
dw.com (www.dw.com)
@Geri I posted this on my FB site too. Added the 67 year project for Cuban destruction article.
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I looked into why not solar
Financial Barriers: The U.S. embargo restricts #Cuba's access to international financing and raises the cost of importing components. With a $12 billion foreign debt, the government lacks the capital for massive upfront investments.
Infrastructure Issues: The national grid was built in the 1980s and is too unstable to handle large amounts of variable solar power without expensive battery storage, which Cuba currently lacks
Oh dear
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@Petesmom isn't this just more hegemony?
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I looked into why not solar
Financial Barriers: The U.S. embargo restricts #Cuba's access to international financing and raises the cost of importing components. With a $12 billion foreign debt, the government lacks the capital for massive upfront investments.
Infrastructure Issues: The national grid was built in the 1980s and is too unstable to handle large amounts of variable solar power without expensive battery storage, which Cuba currently lacks
Oh dear
@Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj But people could have smaller individual solar set-ups on their houses, or other buildings. It doesn’t have to be a big thing run by the state or a business. That would take the load off the grid, and it would also be much more difficult for the likes of the USA to punish the country by stopping fuel deliveries.
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@Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj But people could have smaller individual solar set-ups on their houses, or other buildings. It doesn’t have to be a big thing run by the state or a business. That would take the load off the grid, and it would also be much more difficult for the likes of the USA to punish the country by stopping fuel deliveries.
@HarriettMB @Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj yes. Every bit taken off the grid load means the grid can work better/longer for those who can't use solar. The only problem I can see is that with embargoes in place it'd be difficult to provide more hardware than was actually in Cuba already.
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@Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj But people could have smaller individual solar set-ups on their houses, or other buildings. It doesn’t have to be a big thing run by the state or a business. That would take the load off the grid, and it would also be much more difficult for the likes of the USA to punish the country by stopping fuel deliveries.
@HarriettMB @Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj@mastodon.social
My understanding is that it's very difficult for individuals to import anything into Cuba independently of the state.
I believe that China is sympathetic to Cuba but getting anything onto the island is fraught with problems due to the combination of US embargoes, Cuban debt, and Cuban state inflexibility.
Cuban people have learnt to be resilient and resourceful - the current nastiness from the US government will test their resolve.
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@Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj But people could have smaller individual solar set-ups on their houses, or other buildings. It doesn’t have to be a big thing run by the state or a business. That would take the load off the grid, and it would also be much more difficult for the likes of the USA to punish the country by stopping fuel deliveries.
@HarriettMB @Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj
Back to China. China is the solar superpower and would provide the infrastructure just like Belt and Road. Not necessarily hegemony - not necessarily economic imperialism. The issue would be the US reaction. Cuban agriculture has already become mostly decarbonised. The problem still remains of over-reliance on a single cash crop when there is an embargo.
There is already stuff on the net: https://cuba-solidarity.org.uk/Sign the petition for the EDM.
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@HarriettMB @Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj yes. Every bit taken off the grid load means the grid can work better/longer for those who can't use solar. The only problem I can see is that with embargoes in place it'd be difficult to provide more hardware than was actually in Cuba already.
@capnthommo @Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj Seems like panels, even domestic ones, will have to come into Cuba in small pieces/individual cells and literally be assembled in the country. I truly hope this is possible.
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There are 11 million ppl who live on Cuba.
Currently, Trump has decided they should not receive any oil
Their entire country's economy is being shut down because it can not produce sufficient electricity
No one is talking about this on this on the Internet, but you can if you copy this message xx
US oil blockade: How long before Cuba collapses?
As the US oil embargo on Cuba takes hold, the country is rapidly running out of fuel. The effects on the country's economy and population could be devastating, a Latin America expert in Havana told DW.
dw.com (www.dw.com)
@Geri This might give Cuba a great boost towards renewables, which would, in the long run, be much more economical for them. After a shock, it might give their economy a long term boost.
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There are 11 million ppl who live on Cuba.
Currently, Trump has decided they should not receive any oil
Their entire country's economy is being shut down because it can not produce sufficient electricity
No one is talking about this on this on the Internet, but you can if you copy this message xx
US oil blockade: How long before Cuba collapses?
As the US oil embargo on Cuba takes hold, the country is rapidly running out of fuel. The effects on the country's economy and population could be devastating, a Latin America expert in Havana told DW.
dw.com (www.dw.com)
@Geri Solar brings independence
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There are 11 million ppl who live on Cuba.
Currently, Trump has decided they should not receive any oil
Their entire country's economy is being shut down because it can not produce sufficient electricity
No one is talking about this on this on the Internet, but you can if you copy this message xx
US oil blockade: How long before Cuba collapses?
As the US oil embargo on Cuba takes hold, the country is rapidly running out of fuel. The effects on the country's economy and population could be devastating, a Latin America expert in Havana told DW.
dw.com (www.dw.com)
@Geri
One of my sisters, a son, and a daughter of my lady, at different times stayed with Cuban families for their vacations. I'm getting messages of concern for those families that were their hosts. -
@teedubyeah I would suggest. The people who left the island of Cuba left because they did not care to live there or wish to support that country anymore, so, in that respect, there may be a non sequitur in your statement xx
@Geri my statement is 100% related. I grew up in South Florida and am very attune to cubans and Cuban culture. The people that left Cuba mostly want a free Cuba, but they fell for the lies of Castro and have failed to recognize that Trump is the same monster. They have failed to learn the lesson, they have failed to educate themselves. An uneducated population is easy to control.
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@MarkBrigham @Don_kun @freyjfreyj @capnthommo @HarriettMB it is an ocean from my knowledge. Soz xx
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There are 11 million ppl who live on Cuba.
Currently, Trump has decided they should not receive any oil
Their entire country's economy is being shut down because it can not produce sufficient electricity
No one is talking about this on this on the Internet, but you can if you copy this message xx
US oil blockade: How long before Cuba collapses?
As the US oil embargo on Cuba takes hold, the country is rapidly running out of fuel. The effects on the country's economy and population could be devastating, a Latin America expert in Havana told DW.
dw.com (www.dw.com)
There is an entire dark fleet out there carrying oil. Not a single one of those ships can come to Cuba's aid? Not even at "spot prices"?
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@Petesmom @Geri China has been stepping in to help, especially with renewables; we need to step up as well.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343242/china-vows-do-what-it-can-us-blockade-leaves-cuba-just-weeks-oil
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/china-is-quietly-supplanting-russia-cubas-main-benefactor-2025-06-30/
