On May Day, Trump Ramps Up War on Cuba
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/46723177
> 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: https://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.
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> >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.
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> **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
> 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: https://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