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What is going on in Cuba? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by GiorgioPerlasca@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mainstream news describe the economic situation is Cuba as extreme, see for example, this article by CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/22/americas/cuba-crisis-energy-economy-intl-latam

Is that true? How to get a realistic account of the current situation in Cuba? Is United States blockade getting worse?

Edit. Added a mainstream source and re-stated my question in a more neutral tone.

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[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But my single source got his producer illegally arrested by the NSW gestapo and his house firebombed by criminal gangs. I'd say pissing off the powerful to that extent earns some trust.

[–] eldoom@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is your single source of news Boy Boy??

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Jordan Shanks, but I also follow Boy Boy as of recently.

[–] eldoom@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I believe a similar thing happened to Boy Boy after their laundering money in casinos thing actually.

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just considered them "firebombed by association". Jordan's collaboration with them can be interpreted as an endorsement, and I trust Jordan because he got firebombed.

[–] eldoom@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Oh okay so it's the same incident. I've been having the confusions for like a week and I was thinking "it happened twice?!"