#letcubalive — Public Fediverse posts

Video - Cuba Foreign Minister: U.S War Doesn’t Hurt the Government, it PUNISHES THE PEOPLE
https://peertube.world/w/8kPdfNvjkaMRfXLfABptif
Duration - 2:40 

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on Monday denounced the U.S. war on Cuba as collective punishment. He said the blockade punished the people, not the government, and cost the country $8 billion in the last year.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol

Video - Cuba Foreign Minister: U.S War Doesn’t Hurt the Government, it PUNISHES THE PEOPLE
https://peertube.world/w/8kPdfNvjkaMRfXLfABptif
Duration - 2:40 

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on Monday denounced the U.S. war on Cuba as collective punishment. He said the blockade punished the people, not the government, and cost the country $8 billion in the last year.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol

Video - Cuba Foreign Minister: U.S War Doesn’t Hurt the Government, it PUNISHES THE PEOPLE
https://peertube.world/w/8kPdfNvjkaMRfXLfABptif
Duration - 2:40 

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on Monday denounced the U.S. war on Cuba as collective punishment. He said the blockade punished the people, not the government, and cost the country $8 billion in the last year.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol

Video - Cuba Foreign Minister: U.S War Doesn’t Hurt the Government, it PUNISHES THE PEOPLE
https://peertube.world/w/8kPdfNvjkaMRfXLfABptif
Duration - 2:40 

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on Monday denounced the U.S. war on Cuba as collective punishment. He said the blockade punished the people, not the government, and cost the country $8 billion in the last year.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol

Video - Cuba Foreign Minister: U.S War Doesn’t Hurt the Government, it PUNISHES THE PEOPLE
https://peertube.world/w/8kPdfNvjkaMRfXLfABptif
Duration - 2:40 

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on Monday denounced the U.S. war on Cuba as collective punishment. He said the blockade punished the people, not the government, and cost the country $8 billion in the last year.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol

US Economic War Can’t Stop Cuba’s First Day of School
https://belly-of-the-beast.kit.com/posts/u-s-economic-war-can-t-stop-cuba-s-first-day-of-school

Sept. 3, 2026
[weekly newsletter about #Cuba from the #BellyOfTheBeast #news collective. Their videos can be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

Nearly 1.4 million Cuban students returned to school Tuesday after a long, sweltering summer.

Parents rose before dawn, packed lunches and ironed school uniforms while navigating shortages and hours-long blackouts caused by the #Trump administration’s oil blockade.

This week, we take you inside Cuba’s first day of school-and the extraordinary effort families and teachers are making to keep children learning.

Also:

• Portraits of Life in a Country Under #Blockade
• #Bahamas Won't Renew Contracts of 31 Cuban Teachers
• Expedia Beats Another Title III Lawsuit
• Cuba Says There Are No Talks With #US

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#politics #USpol #USA

US Economic War Can’t Stop Cuba’s First Day of School
https://belly-of-the-beast.kit.com/posts/u-s-economic-war-can-t-stop-cuba-s-first-day-of-school

Sept. 3, 2026
[weekly newsletter about #Cuba from the #BellyOfTheBeast #news collective. Their videos can be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

Nearly 1.4 million Cuban students returned to school Tuesday after a long, sweltering summer.

Parents rose before dawn, packed lunches and ironed school uniforms while navigating shortages and hours-long blackouts caused by the #Trump administration’s oil blockade.

This week, we take you inside Cuba’s first day of school-and the extraordinary effort families and teachers are making to keep children learning.

Also:

• Portraits of Life in a Country Under #Blockade
• #Bahamas Won't Renew Contracts of 31 Cuban Teachers
• Expedia Beats Another Title III Lawsuit
• Cuba Says There Are No Talks With #US

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#politics #USpol #USA

US Economic War Can’t Stop Cuba’s First Day of School
https://belly-of-the-beast.kit.com/posts/u-s-economic-war-can-t-stop-cuba-s-first-day-of-school

Sept. 3, 2026
[weekly newsletter about #Cuba from the #BellyOfTheBeast #news collective. Their videos can be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

Nearly 1.4 million Cuban students returned to school Tuesday after a long, sweltering summer.

Parents rose before dawn, packed lunches and ironed school uniforms while navigating shortages and hours-long blackouts caused by the #Trump administration’s oil blockade.

This week, we take you inside Cuba’s first day of school-and the extraordinary effort families and teachers are making to keep children learning.

Also:

• Portraits of Life in a Country Under #Blockade
• #Bahamas Won't Renew Contracts of 31 Cuban Teachers
• Expedia Beats Another Title III Lawsuit
• Cuba Says There Are No Talks With #US

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#politics #USpol #USA

US Economic War Can’t Stop Cuba’s First Day of School
https://belly-of-the-beast.kit.com/posts/u-s-economic-war-can-t-stop-cuba-s-first-day-of-school

Sept. 3, 2026
[weekly newsletter about #Cuba from the #BellyOfTheBeast #news collective. Their videos can be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

Nearly 1.4 million Cuban students returned to school Tuesday after a long, sweltering summer.

Parents rose before dawn, packed lunches and ironed school uniforms while navigating shortages and hours-long blackouts caused by the #Trump administration’s oil blockade.

This week, we take you inside Cuba’s first day of school-and the extraordinary effort families and teachers are making to keep children learning.

Also:

• Portraits of Life in a Country Under #Blockade
• #Bahamas Won't Renew Contracts of 31 Cuban Teachers
• Expedia Beats Another Title III Lawsuit
• Cuba Says There Are No Talks With #US

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#politics #USpol #USA

US Economic War Can’t Stop Cuba’s First Day of School
https://belly-of-the-beast.kit.com/posts/u-s-economic-war-can-t-stop-cuba-s-first-day-of-school

Sept. 3, 2026
[weekly newsletter about #Cuba from the #BellyOfTheBeast #news collective. Their videos can be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

Nearly 1.4 million Cuban students returned to school Tuesday after a long, sweltering summer.

Parents rose before dawn, packed lunches and ironed school uniforms while navigating shortages and hours-long blackouts caused by the #Trump administration’s oil blockade.

This week, we take you inside Cuba’s first day of school-and the extraordinary effort families and teachers are making to keep children learning.

Also:

• Portraits of Life in a Country Under #Blockade
• #Bahamas Won't Renew Contracts of 31 Cuban Teachers
• Expedia Beats Another Title III Lawsuit
• Cuba Says There Are No Talks With #US

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#politics #USpol #USA

Webinar - The Struggle Against Racism Within the Cuban Revolution

September 17, 2026 8:00pm EDT
https://tinyurl.com/StandWithCuba

#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #LetCubaLive
#news #Cuba #politics #racism #BlackMastodon
#Alt4Me
@cuba

Webinar - The Struggle Against Racism Within the Cuban Revolution

September 17, 2026 8:00pm EDT
https://tinyurl.com/StandWithCuba

#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #LetCubaLive
#news #Cuba #politics #racism #BlackMastodon
#Alt4Me
@cuba

Webinar - The Struggle Against Racism Within the Cuban Revolution

September 17, 2026 8:00pm EDT
https://tinyurl.com/StandWithCuba

#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #LetCubaLive
#news #Cuba #politics #racism #BlackMastodon
#Alt4Me
@cuba

Webinar - The Struggle Against Racism Within the Cuban Revolution

September 17, 2026 8:00pm EDT
https://tinyurl.com/StandWithCuba

#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #LetCubaLive
#news #Cuba #politics #racism #BlackMastodon
#Alt4Me
@cuba

Webinar - The Struggle Against Racism Within the Cuban Revolution

September 17, 2026 8:00pm EDT
https://tinyurl.com/StandWithCuba

#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #LetCubaLive
#news #Cuba #politics #racism #BlackMastodon
#Alt4Me
@cuba

Video - Camila Guevara Milanés: Between Legacy and Her Own Voice
https://peertube.world/w/nbK89tf9rvvdhULkv6zg7V
Duration - 20:33

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Camila Guevara Milanés is a Cuban#singer-#songwriter carrying two of the most iconic last names in #LatinAmerican history. She is the granddaughter of #ErnestoCheGuevara and the Cuban troubadour #PabloMilanés.

But this story isn’t about her grandparents. It’s about a young artist finding her own voice.

In this conversation with Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández, Camila reflects on the loss of her parents and grandfather, the healing process behind her debut album Dame Flores, and the challenge of building a career while carrying a legacy that follows her everywhere.

“I do have something to offer people and I’m enjoying myself while doing it. So, that’s what I came here to do,” she said.

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#LetCubaLive
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba
#politics #music

Video - Camila Guevara Milanés: Between Legacy and Her Own Voice
https://peertube.world/w/nbK89tf9rvvdhULkv6zg7V
Duration - 20:33

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Camila Guevara Milanés is a Cuban#singer-#songwriter carrying two of the most iconic last names in #LatinAmerican history. She is the granddaughter of #ErnestoCheGuevara and the Cuban troubadour #PabloMilanés.

But this story isn’t about her grandparents. It’s about a young artist finding her own voice.

In this conversation with Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández, Camila reflects on the loss of her parents and grandfather, the healing process behind her debut album Dame Flores, and the challenge of building a career while carrying a legacy that follows her everywhere.

“I do have something to offer people and I’m enjoying myself while doing it. So, that’s what I came here to do,” she said.

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#LetCubaLive
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba
#politics #music

Video - Camila Guevara Milanés: Between Legacy and Her Own Voice
https://peertube.world/w/nbK89tf9rvvdhULkv6zg7V
Duration - 20:33

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Camila Guevara Milanés is a Cuban#singer-#songwriter carrying two of the most iconic last names in #LatinAmerican history. She is the granddaughter of #ErnestoCheGuevara and the Cuban troubadour #PabloMilanés.

But this story isn’t about her grandparents. It’s about a young artist finding her own voice.

In this conversation with Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández, Camila reflects on the loss of her parents and grandfather, the healing process behind her debut album Dame Flores, and the challenge of building a career while carrying a legacy that follows her everywhere.

“I do have something to offer people and I’m enjoying myself while doing it. So, that’s what I came here to do,” she said.

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#LetCubaLive
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba
#politics #music

Video - Camila Guevara Milanés: Between Legacy and Her Own Voice
https://peertube.world/w/nbK89tf9rvvdhULkv6zg7V
Duration - 20:33

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Camila Guevara Milanés is a Cuban#singer-#songwriter carrying two of the most iconic last names in #LatinAmerican history. She is the granddaughter of #ErnestoCheGuevara and the Cuban troubadour #PabloMilanés.

But this story isn’t about her grandparents. It’s about a young artist finding her own voice.

In this conversation with Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández, Camila reflects on the loss of her parents and grandfather, the healing process behind her debut album Dame Flores, and the challenge of building a career while carrying a legacy that follows her everywhere.

“I do have something to offer people and I’m enjoying myself while doing it. So, that’s what I came here to do,” she said.

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#LetCubaLive
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba
#politics #music

Video - Camila Guevara Milanés: Between Legacy and Her Own Voice
https://peertube.world/w/nbK89tf9rvvdhULkv6zg7V
Duration - 20:33

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Camila Guevara Milanés is a Cuban#singer-#songwriter carrying two of the most iconic last names in #LatinAmerican history. She is the granddaughter of #ErnestoCheGuevara and the Cuban troubadour #PabloMilanés.

But this story isn’t about her grandparents. It’s about a young artist finding her own voice.

In this conversation with Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández, Camila reflects on the loss of her parents and grandfather, the healing process behind her debut album Dame Flores, and the challenge of building a career while carrying a legacy that follows her everywhere.

“I do have something to offer people and I’m enjoying myself while doing it. So, that’s what I came here to do,” she said.

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#LetCubaLive
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba
#politics #music

Why Students From the U.S. Go to Medical School in Cuba
https://belly-of-the-beast.kit.com/posts/why-students-from-the-u-s-go-to-medical-school-in-cuba

[weekly newsletter about #Cuba from the #BellyOfTheBeast #news collective. Their #videos can be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

June 12, 2026

For more than 25 years, Cuba's #LatinAmericanSchoolOfMedicine (ELAM) has offered full scholarships to students from underserved communities around the world, including hundreds from the US.

This week, we hear from two #ELAM graduates from the US who recently organized a medical solidarity brigade of mostly #African students to #GuineaBissau.

Also:

• Cuba’s “Astonishing” #Medical Mission in #Haiti
• #UN Rights Commissioner: "Children Are Dying"
• Rubio Tightens the #Oil #Blockade
• Hegseth Pumps Up “Donroe Doctrine” at Guantanamo
• What Do Cubans Think About #Trump?
• Sanctions Target Cuban Gold
• Cuba Announces Major #Economic Reforms
• Shut Out by #US, Cuba's #Biotech Turns to #Russia

#OilForCuba
#EndTheEmbargo
#LetCubaLive
#politics

Belly of the Beast videos about Cuba channel hosted on PeerTube.wtf
is now caught up with the collection on YouTube.  From now on, new #videos from YouTube will be quickly loaded to #PeerTube as well.  [The previous Cuddly.Tube channel will be taken down soon.]

URL: https://peertube.wtf/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos

Also significant is the expansion of playlists.  BotB produces a lot of videos, and it is sometimes difficult to find what you are looking for.   I spent some time going through the collection and adding playlists. 

If you set up a login on PeerTube.wtf, you could also develop and save your own private playlists.  But logins are not necessary to browse videos on PeerTube.wtf.

One playlist that will probably get a lot of use is Cuba and #Palestine, which contains 17 videos.

When you get a chance, please check them out.

#LetCubaLive #EndTheEmbargo #Solidarity #FreePalestine
#politics #BellyOfTheBeast #Cuba #Gaza

@palestine

The Crushing Cost of U.S. Sanctions on Cuba

[from Cuba In Context - weekly newsletter of the #BellyOfTheBeast news/video collective]

Cuba has released its annual report on the impact of U.S. sanctions on the island's economy. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the damages amount to $7.5 billion, the single biggest loss in a year since #Cuba began issuing these reports.

Also:

• Farm near Havana pioneers #agroecology
• Cuba wins gold at the Tokyo #Athletics World Championships
• Almost 1,000 same-sex marriages in Cuba last year
• Cuban reggaeton artist returns home after emigrating to #US
• Cuba extends tax exemptions on medicine and food imports
• Millions of Cubans struggle to get water

https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/43380

#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList #LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol #sports @cuba

A Palestinian Story: Grief and Resistance

Meet Jenen — a Palestinian med student in Cuba, unable to return home. For two years, she’s lived in exile, as Gaza is devastated by the Israeli genocide.

[A video about #Cuba, hosted on the #PeerTube server #CuddlyTube, from the #video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

[#Arabic #AR with English subtitles]

https://cuddly.tube/w/2FjJexoJz5cwdgkGJQgLwS

#Palestine #Gaza #MedicalStudent #FreePalestine #VoicesFromGaza #GazaUnderAttack #StudentVoices #EndTheOccupation
#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#news #politics
@cuba

@palestine

No Power. Dead Soil. A Family Started Over.

From degraded soils to resilience. This Cuban family turned their land into a model of #agroecology and #RenewableEnergy.

[A video about #Cuba, hosted on the #PeerTube server #CuddlyTube , from the #video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

[Spanish, with English subtitles]

🎬 Final short in our series ahead of Our Agroecology, Our Future. Full documentary premiered on @caribbeanagroecology. [IG]

https://cuddly.tube/w/h7ueQ6toPmPgBpRZyd7zUv

#FoodSovereignty #agriculture #farming #FamilyFarming
#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #news

#español #ES
@cuba

see above post
One hundred thousand people came into the streets on Friday in Havana for Palestine

#Palestine #Gaza #Cuba
#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
@cuba

@palestine

see above post from Cuba
Desde La Habana, #CubaConPalestina un aliado incondicional en la búsqueda de la paz y la justicia.

[From Havana, #CubaWithPalestine, an unconditional ally in the search for peace and justice.]

[front row, third from left is Miguel Díaz-Canel, president of #Cuba]

#Palestine #Gaza @palestine
#español #ES #VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList

@RubiDCuba
@fkamiah17

How Cuba’s Urban Gardens Feed Entire Neighborhoods

[A #PeerTube video on #CuddlyTube about #Cuba, from the #video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Roger and Ismar had been farmers for years, but in 1994 they made a radical change, turning to organopónicos—urban organic farms that would soon spread across the country.

On just 1,280 square meters, their Cuban farm grows 250 species of plants—
100% organic. Hurricane-resistant. Community-powered.

Part of our short series ahead of Our Agroecology, Our Future. Premieres next week (Oct 8) on @caribbeanagroecology.

https://cuddly.tube/w/wqkz7dmiKkiQycaqiA89tA

#Cuba #Organoponico #Agroecology
#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #español #ES
@cuba

Cuban capital back to normal, recovery moves forward from national blackout

from #Reuters
By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta
September 11, 2025 8:35 PM EDT

Summary

• More than half of generating capacity restored
• Officials hope to restore full service on Thursday
• Residents say they are frustrated

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/cuban-capital-back-normal-recovery-moves-forward-national-blackout-2025-09-11/

#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #Cuba
#news #politics
@cuba

#Cuba says power slowly returning after nationwide blackout

from #Reuters
By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta
September 10, 2025 4:38 PM EDT Updated

Summary

• Fourth grid collapse in less than a year, causes under investigation
• Residents face daily blackouts, economic crisis worsens
• Obsolete power plants struggle as oil imports dwindle

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/cuba-says-power-slowly-returning-after-nationwide-blackout-2025-09-10/

#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList #LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics
@cuba

Playing Dirty: Rubio’s War on Cuban Athletes

[from Cuba In Context - weekly newsletter of the #BellyOfTheBeast news/video collective]

From basketball to table tennis to girls' softball, Cuban teams have been blocked from competing in international tournaments on U.S. soil.

This week, journalists Dariel Pradas and Reed Lindsay take a look at the de facto travel ban on Cuban #athletes that could include the World Baseball Classic and even the #Olympics.

Also:

• Former Trump officials make millions lobbying administration
• #Expedia dodges lawsuit over #Cuba bookings
• #Trump keeps WWI law against Cuba in place
• DoJ busts Florida smuggling ring

https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/42953

#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList #LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol #sports #US
@cuba

Inside the #US deportation flights to Cuba

Last Thursday, #Cuba received a deportation flight from the #UnitedStates, and our team was at the airport in #Havana to film its arrival and to talk to some of the 161 people deported.

[from Cuba In Context - weekly newsletter of the #BellyOfTheBeast news/video collective]

Other articles

• The #MiamiHerald lays the groundwork for more sanctions
• Pacemakers campaign saves lives in Cuba
• Cuba’s president visits East Asian allies

https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/42775

#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList #LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USA #USpol
@cuba

How Sanctions Destroyed Cuban Tourism

[A #video on #PeerTube about #Cuba from the video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

From Obama’s #tourism boom to #Trump’s #sanctions, #Cuban hosts saw their dreams collapse.
⚠️ #AirBNB & #Expedia left Cuba — families are paying the price.

https://cuddly.tube/w/ivbryfZMstEChpKeGTFJwB

#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics
@cuba

Is Cuba’s Military Really Holding Billions Overseas?

[from Cuba In Context - weekly newsletter of the #BellyOfTheBeast news/video collective]

Also

• Rep. Salazar goes after #Florida companies over exports to #Cuba
• #Grenada Minister targeted by #US over Cuba medical cooperation
• #Expedia beats latest lawsuit over Cuba bookings
• Florida politician wants PAHO to be sued in #US courts
• Travel to Cuba drops — again
• Two Cubans indicted for sabotage

https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/42448

#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList #LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics
@cuba

@cubainfo

How Sanctions Destroyed #Tourism in Cuba

[from Cuba In Context - weekly newsletter of the #BellyOfTheBeast news/video collective]

Other items

• #Rubio goes after #Brazil, #Africa, #Grenada over #Cuban #medical missions
• Title III saga continues: American Airlines in the crosshairs*#Cuba releases Salvadoran terrorist behind hotel bombing
• Hundreds of thousands of #Vietnamese donate money to help Cuba
• Cuban-born billionaire targets #Florida politicians
• *Venezuela increases oil exports to Cuba
• A *Russian Silicon Valley in Cuba?
• Cubans flock to cinemas this summer
• #US warships head for the #Caribbean

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Vietnamese Are Helping Cuba With 38-Cent Donations. A Lot of Them.

Cuba sent doctors and food to Vietnam during the war. Now ordinary Vietnamese are sending cash to struggling Cubans

from #NewYorkTimes #NYT
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By Damien Cave
Aug. 19, 2025

[This article is mostly an attack on the Cuban government, but I found the parts about solidarity between #Cuba and #Vietnam inspiring.]

She watched videos and read about how Cuba supported Vietnam during the wars of the 1960s and ‘70s, building hospitals and sending doctors, sugar and cattle. Inspired, she donated 500,000 Vietnamese dong, about $19, from the modest income she earns at her family’s grocery store.

A new crowdfunding campaign for Cuba led by the Vietnam Red Cross Society has raised more than $13 million in the first week...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/asia/vietnam-cuba-fundraising.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gU8.yCP_.8hGecZq2zPRz&smid=url-share

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Table Tennis Star Beats the World – But Not U.S. Sanctions

from weekly newsletter of #BellyOfTheBeast video collective [contains text and video links]
July 10, 2025

Other articles

• #Guantanamo: From war on terror to war on migrants
• Two Cubans deported to...South Sudan?
• Rubio professes “support” for the Cuban people
• #Florida enacts Cold War-style ban on Cuban science
• Cuba goes online with tourist visa application
• Importer is forced to pay Treasury $600k for shipping food to Cuba
• U.S. punishes Honduran officials for working with #Cuban #doctors
• Shattered dreams for Cubans who won U.S. visa lottery

https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/40814

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