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USA/CIA vs Cuba, a history lesson. During the 1961 Cuban Literacy Campaign, the US/CIA engaged in efforts to disrupt the program, which was seen as a key component of Fidel Castro's socialist transformation. While Cuban volunteers were teaching reading and writing in rural areas, US-paid mercenaries targeted and brutally murdered several literacy teachers, many of them teenagers.#Literacy #Cuba #CIA

Video - US Voices Against the Blockade | Episode 3: Justine Medinahttps://peertube.world/w/2S27HG4E8Mih59hNA9Hh4NDuration - 2:06 [a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast] Justine Medina is a barista and Cuban-American activist opposed to the embargo imposed by the #US government on Cuba, the island she considers her other homeland.After multiple visits to Cuba, she says conditions have worsened: food shortages, scarcity of medicine and constant blackouts that make daily life harder.According to Justine, this war, which has lasted 66 years and has intensified over time, only causes more suffering for the people.“I grew up hearing criticism of the Cuban government,” says Justine, who was raised in Florida. “But I also learned that the #embargo should end.” #NuestraAméricaConvoy#OilForCuba!#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo#CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba #LatinAmerica #Caribbean#politics #USpol

@Nonilex Trump War Monger. Joining the pantheon with Hitler, Mussolini, et al

Cuba Street: A Model of Community Hygiene in Old Havana’s Hearthttps://world-outlook.com/2026/05/08/cuba-street-a-model-of-community-hygiene-in-old-havanas-heart/from #WorldOutlook May 8, 2026The article below was published on October 10, 2025, ...by a website of #Havana’s city government. It describes a concerted effort by local residents, the city administration, and private businesses to end the problem of trash accumulation in that part of #Cuba’s capital city.Since then, this problem has become more acute and widespread in Havana as a consequence of the #US #oil #blockade, which, since January 3, has stopped virtually all #petroleum shipments from reaching Cuba. The resulting fuel shortage has... made it difficult to almost impossible for garbage trucks to operate and regularly collect trash.... this article describes an example of the initiatives ordinary Cubans take to improve their daily lives in the middle of extreme adversities caused by Washington’s decades-old economic war. #OilForCuba!#EndTheEmbargo#news #politics #environment

Vic Mensa in Cuba: Black Culture, Blackouts and Resistancehttps://peertube.world/w/3uASZxjLKw1XPGQ7SMjG7A Duration - 8:39 [a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast] Vic Mensa came to Cuba — but not as a performer. The Chicago rapper arrived as part of the #NuestraAméricaConvoy, an international solidarity mission bringing humanitarian aid to an island under one of the longest economic #blockades in modern history.“From a #US perspective, the pain of the world is often out of sight, out of mind,” he said in an interview with BotB.. Vic came to Cuba to see the impact of US policy firsthand.Cuba didn't just move him politically. It moved him personally, as a #Black man, as a father, as someone who carries both America and #Africa inside him.Walking deeper into Old Havana, he kept seeing faces that looked like home.“What I like the most about this experience is seeing that there are Black people on this planet who can't be broken,” he said.#politics #BlackMastodon

🟡 Sanctions | 6/10 US sanctions Cuban conglomerate owned by Revolutionary Armed ForcesThe United States Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on the Cuban conglomerate Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. This entity is controlled by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. The conglomerate manages a substantial portion of the island nation's economy. The sanctions are part of Washington's ongoing efforts to curb military influence over Cuba's commercial sector. The Treasury Department's decision took immediate effect.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Sanctions #Cuba #US

‘Educated under embargo’: How Cuban doctors vital to Latin America and the Caribbean became under threat by the USThe US is blocking the employment of Cuban doctors around the world – and the poorest will suffer the costs **• **[**Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up here**][1] US pressure on Cuba is rising. A country that has already been under US...https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/05/cuban-doctors-latin-america-caribbean-threat-us-embargo#Cuba #Americas #Caribbean #Worldnews #Brazil #TheGuardian(Wed, 6 May 2026 12:05:25 +0000)

"If this drug, if NeuroEPO were available in the United States today, we could prevent 600,000 Americans from becoming dysfunctional from dementia every year." - Dr. Bill Blanchet#Cuba #Health #Medicine #Alzheimers

🟢 Political Statement | 4/10 U.S. Representative: Cuba is nextU.S. Representative Carlos Gimenez made a notable statement that may indicate plans to increase pressure on Cuba. During his speech, he explicitly said: 'CUBA IS NEXT'. These words come amid intensified discussions in Washington regarding future policy toward Havana. The congressman's statement has caused a wide resonance in political circles. Experts suggest this could be a signal for new sanctions or other restrictive measures.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Cuba #US #Sanctions

Cuba is running out of time. We need fuel now to save lives | Francisco PichónWith the US blockade cutting off oil, the island’s healthcare has been wrecked, access to clean water lost and babies put at risk Four months into [Cuba][1]’s deepening energy crisis, the consequences are no longer abstract: they are visible in [the rhythm of daily life][2]. Streets...https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/30/cuba-energy-crisis-us-blockade-fuel-humanitarian-disaster-healthcare-water#Cuba #Caribbean #Americas #Worldnews #Globalhealth #TheGuardian(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:18 +0000)

Study Shows Trump's Tightened Embargo on Cuba 'Has Killed a Lot of Babies'from #CommonDreamsApril 27, 2026https://lemmy.ml/post/46523836 #news #Cuba #politics #USpol

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/26/poorest-to-suffer-trump-drive-to-stop-cuba-sending-doctors-to-its-neighbours‘A sudden gap’: poorest to suffer from Trump’s drive to stop Cuba sending doctors to its neighboursIn recent months, many people across Latin America and the Caribbean have suddenly found themselves without healthcare, as nearly a dozen countries acquiesce to pressure from the US to end medical agreements with the Cuban government.Meanwhile, doctors, NGOs and researchers agree that the people who will be most affected by the sudden withdrawal of doctors – typically deployed to remote and historically underserved healthcare areas – will be the region’s poorest communities.#trump #resist #cuba #doctors

What’s Behind Cuba’s Economic Crisis? Economist Emily Morris Breaks It Downhttps://peertube.world/w/6GhTaaHVjDqrxdJgEKvfjKDuration - 2:39 [a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast] “If the U.S. were to lift sanctions, the #Cuban economy, within five years would be prosperous,” economist Emily Morris says in an interview with Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández. Morris breaks down the roots of Cuba’s crisis and the devastating impact of #US policy.To watch the full video: https://peertube.world/w/pJMa4hUoQ3DSVKPtYjzD7jDuration - 1:05:08 #OilForCuba!#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo#CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba #PetróleoParaCuba#LatinAmerica #Caribbean#news #politics #USpol #EconomicCrisis

Russia brings oil. China bring solar energy.The US brings starvation and darkness.Tells you all you need to know.https://x.com/DrJillStein/status/2047190407679795259#Cuba #Russia #China #Iran #resistance #trade #tariffs #sanctions #war #Africa #MiddleEast #palestine #Gaza #genocide #trump #usa #canada #europe #cdnpoli #uspol #geopolitics #mastodon @workersrights @povertyandinequality @politics @socialmedia @blackvoices #genocide #multipolarity #WestAsia

I love this from @pluralistic !!! In a back handed way, the "Orange Terror" has accidentally become the "best friend" of clean energy around the world.We're watching #Cuba making one of the world's most rapid transitions to solar power at gunpoint.In #Canada (where I am), newly elected NDP leader #AviLewis has said that the cheapest way to produce electricity these days is to "point a piece of glass at the sun".https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/20/praxis/#acceleration

"My homeland generates roughly half the electricity its people need. The main thermal plant, Antonio Guiteras, breaks down constantly. Its boilers, designed to last only 25 years, are over four decades old and run only through faith and improvisation." https://www.texasobserver.org/cuba-oil-blockade-embargo-trump-essay/#Cuba #politics #news #energy

🟡 AerialSurveillance | 5/10 US Surveillance Drone Operating Near CubaA US Navy MQ-4C drone has been conducting surveillance flights in the Havana area of Cuba for several hours.#OSINT #NewsGroup #US #Cuba #Surveillance

The "Punta Brava" Photovoltaic #Solar Park in #Cuba is now onlineThe Punta Brava Photovoltaic #SolarPark, in the municipality of Amancio, synchronized with the National Electrical System this Sunday.https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/52280 from #Granma April 20, 2026 With a generation capacity of five megawatts, the site is the first in the province of Las Tunas equipped to store energy, which will contribute to greater stability of the electrical service during the nights and early mornings.According to what its director, Master of Science Yurisán Bacallado Castellanos, told the press, the 348 planned tables were installed, which include nine thousand 048 panels. #OilForCuba!#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo#CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba #PetróleoParaCuba#LatinAmerica #Caribbean#news #politics #SustainableEnergy #environment #CleanEnergy @cuba

🟢 Diplomatic | 3/10 US Discusses Starlink for Cuba, Demands ReformsA senior U.S. State Department delegation discussed providing Starlink satellite internet to Cuba during a meeting with Cuban officials. The U.S. also demanded the release of political prisoners and commitments to reforms to increase political freedoms.#OSINT #NewsGroup #Diplomacy #Cuba #US

Video - Cuba Marks 65 Years of Socialism Amid Shortages and U.S. Threatshttps://peertube.world/w/5khProaKY76tYCcFc42icT Duration - 2:28  [a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast] Hundreds of Cubans gathered in Havana to mark the 65th anniversary of #FidelCastro’s declaration of the #socialist character of the Cuban Revolution.Iván Domínguez Rivera, sugar industry #union leader, described the event as an affirmation of national unity at a time of economic hardship and renewed threats from Washington.Participants also condemned the U.S. government’s #EconomicWarfare, intensified in recent months by fuel restrictions that have deepened shortages across the island.“No threat will prevent the unity of these people,” Domínguez said.#OilForCuba!#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo#CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba #PetróleoParaCuba#LatinAmerica #Caribbean#politics #USpol