
2025-05-07 17:24:33
⛓️💥 The ‘chain of favors’ that keeps Cubans afloat in the face of state abandonment
https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-20/the-chain-of-favors-that-keeps-cubans-afloat-in-the-face-of-state-ab…
⛓️💥 The ‘chain of favors’ that keeps Cubans afloat in the face of state abandonment
https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-20/the-chain-of-favors-that-keeps-cubans-afloat-in-the-face-of-state-ab…
Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday evening to ban travel from several countries, citing security risks.
The ban will fully restrict entry of nationals from 12 countries:
Afghanistan; Myanmar, also known as Burma; Chad; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Haiti; Iran; Libya; Somalia; Sudan; and Yemen.
People from seven countries will have partial restriction:
Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
The proclamation i…
I didn't know that Che Guevara and Jawaharlal Nehru visited Gaza, then under Egyptian administration, in 1959 and 1960 respectively.
Che's visit was important: the Palestinian resistance was keen to learn from other anti-iimperialist struggles.
Since then Cuba has reliably supported the Palestinian people, with material & political aid, most recently joining South Africa (itself liberated with Cuban help) in their anti-genocide proceedings against Israel.
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Tomaz Rajteric, [unknown] & Isaac Albéniz:
🎵 Cuba (Suite espanola no 1, Op 47 no 8)
#TomazRajteric #[unknown] #IsaacAlbéniz
https://open.spotify.com/track/2gd6D9rmcz9beB4zJ9DVVb