On May Day, Trump Ramps Up War on Cuba (belly-of-the-beast.kit.com)
from pete_link@lemmy.ml to world@lemmy.world on 02 May 03:44
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May 1, 2026
[weekly newsletter about Cuba (with YouTube video links) from the Belly Of The Beast news collective. Their videos can also be found at: peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

On International Workers’ Day, as protests around the world linked economic hardship to U.S. military aggression, Donald Trump issued an executive order intensifying his administration’s war on the Cuban people.

This week, we look at the sweeping order, which is the latest escalation in a decades-long economic war designed to bring about regime change by suffocating the island’s economy.

Also:

• Amid U.S. Aggression, Cubans March on May Day
• U.S. Voices Against the Blockade
• Cuba’s “Magic Formula” for World-Class Musicians
• New Report: Cuban Babies Killed by U.S. Sanctions
• Senate Blocks Resolution to Stop Attack on Cuba
• Cuba Turns to Local Crude to Counter Oil Blockade
• Fact-checking Marco Rubio
• Cuban-American Billionaire on Trump Guest List
• The Cost of the U.S. War on Cuban Doctors
• ICE Arrests Multiply, Green Cards Diminish
• Tourism Drops in Cuba Amid Oil Blockade
• Cuba Collaborates with FBI in Kidnapping Case
• Belly of the Beast Recommends

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