In the Face of Washington’s Threats, Cuba Solidarity Strengthens
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47067296
> [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]
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> May 8, 2026
> >As the Trump administration ramps up economic warfare and threats of military action against Cuba, solidarity from people in the United States is growing in response.
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> >This week, we hear from people who have traveled to Cuba amid deepening economic hardship on the island — from a young activist who left Minneapolis for Havana to march on May Day, to rapper Vic Mensa who witnessed the effects of sanctions firsthand in a Cuban hospital, to organizer Imani Bashir who reflects on Cuba through the lens of anti-imperialist and Black radical traditions.
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> **Also:**
> * MAGA Influencer Violates Trump's Sanctions
> * Trump's Cuba Order Claims First Casualty
> * Teresita's Dream Screens at Havana Film Festival NY
> * New Poll: U.S. Citizens Oppose War on Cuba
> * Military Invasion On Hold?
> * Cuba Modernizes Migration Laws
> * Solar Energy Expands
> [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]
>
> May 8, 2026
> >As the Trump administration ramps up economic warfare and threats of military action against Cuba, solidarity from people in the United States is growing in response.
>
> >This week, we hear from people who have traveled to Cuba amid deepening economic hardship on the island — from a young activist who left Minneapolis for Havana to march on May Day, to rapper Vic Mensa who witnessed the effects of sanctions firsthand in a Cuban hospital, to organizer Imani Bashir who reflects on Cuba through the lens of anti-imperialist and Black radical traditions.
>
> **Also:**
> * MAGA Influencer Violates Trump's Sanctions
> * Trump's Cuba Order Claims First Casualty
> * Teresita's Dream Screens at Havana Film Festival NY
> * New Poll: U.S. Citizens Oppose War on Cuba
> * Military Invasion On Hold?
> * Cuba Modernizes Migration Laws
> * Solar Energy Expands