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Donald Trump’s latest executive order allows the U.S. to impose additional tariffs on countries that ship oil to Cuba, deepening the economic siege on the island.

The result isn’t abstract policy. It’s collective punishment: blackouts, long gas lines, delayed medical care and families struggling to get through the day.

We’re in Havana asking Cubans about the new measures and about what life looks like when fuel, electricity and transportation begin to disappear.

Cuba has already been suffering increasing fuel shortages since the U.S. blocked all oil going to the island from Venezuela. In recent weeks, power outages in Havana have increased.

Stay tuned for more reporting from Cuba.

Peter Link

2026-02-01 05:15:03

Video - How Do Cubans Feel About Trump’s Oil Blockade?

Donald Trump’s latest executive order allows the U.S. to impose additional tariffs on countries that ship oil to Cuba, deepening the economic siege on the island.

The result isn’t abstract policy. It’s collective punishment: blackouts, long gas lines, delayed medical care and families struggling to get through the day.

We’re in Havana asking Cubans about the new measures and about what life looks like when fuel, electricity and transportation begin to disappear.

Cuba has already been suffering increasing fuel shortages since the U.S. blocked all oil going to the island from Venezuela. In recent weeks, power outages in Havana have increased.

Stay tuned for more reporting from Cuba.

How Do Cubans Feel About Trump’s Oil Blockade?

Donald Trump’s latest executive order allows the U.S. to impose additional tariffs on countries that ship oil to Cuba, deepening the economic siege on the island. The result isn’t abstract policy. ...

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Of course most of the events I'm interested in are broadcast at ridiculous times of day, which makes sense given the time difference. Does anyone know where a guy might find recordings, or at least a livestream? FMHY has lots of TV links, I'm sure I'll be able to find some stuff there, but I'm hopeful that somebody more intelligent than I am is also interested and has a better plan than I do.

Sidenote: what events are y'all looking forward to? I'm excited about Ski Mountaineering, and I think there's a Freeride Ski event as well!

Edit: I understand that some folks have strong opinions about the Olympics, and that's alright. However, I wasn't asking for your opinion on the event in a political manner, and outside of "what events are you looking forward to?" did not ask for any opinion whatsoever. I am interested in watching them, and am looking for the best ways to do so without paying. That doesn't effect you, and frankly your opinion of the event is unwelcome and irrelevant to the conversation at hand.

If you want to have a discussion about all of the ills involved with the Olympics, make a thread about that, in a relevant community. I agree with a lot of the negative opinions about the Games and would happily engage in that conversation in the appropriate context. This thread is about where those of us who do chose to watch may do so. Thank you in advance for stowing your opinion.

Another Edit: regarding representing your nation, that isn't incorrect, but also absolutely minimizes that making it to the Olympics is the height of athletic achievement and many of the athletes dedicated their entire lives in order to reach that point. And you're shitting on that from behind a computer. Younger me was a very competitive skier, I nearly went to college explicitly for ski racing. So I have in that regard a pretty deep understanding of the level of commitment it takes to go beyond that level. It's nothing to snear at and say "well your president/PM/government is bad so you're as guilty as they are" and doing so reflects more on you than the athlete.

The Kurdish People must decide their own destiny, the siege must end!
The Kurdish forces, who for years have been fighting to stop the atrocities of ISIS in Syria, a key country in the Middle East, have been continuously and progressively cornered and strangled ever since the rise to power of the Al-Shaara regime which is a remnant of Al-Qaeda and ISIS.
The agreement of March 10th, signed between the PYD (Democratic Union Party, active in the Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria, also known as North-East Syria or Rojava) and the Al-Shaara regime, which was allowed to “mature” until the new year, has increasingly been used as a sword against the Kurds.
Starting from the beginning of 2026, Syrian military forces, along with gangs from the civil-war era and Turkish-backed Syrian National Army forces (of the Al-Shaara regime), have begun attacking residential areas of Aleppo, expelling Kurds from two neighborhoods and, advancing from Raqqa, have encircled Rojava. The objective of these attacks are to destroy and drown in blood the Kurdish self administrative system formed in Rojava in 2012 and to crush the Kurdish resistance. The elimination of Rojava is one of the greatest ambition of the Erdoğan regime as well, which has launched the so-called “Turkey free from terrorism” campaign domestically. Turkey is now imposing its will on the Kurdish people in Syria (to “get rid of Rojava”) in order to further advance its strategy of becoming a regional power, while engaging in so-called shuttle diplomacy between the United States and the Al-Assad regime.
The attacks on and siege of Rojava, which the state and capitalist controlled media are portraying as a victory for Erdoğan, demonstrate a recurring pattern of betrayal against the Kurds. Behind this lies a sell-out agreement, emerging as local and international powers gradually reshape the region through negotiations and force on the ground.
ISIS forces, now aligned with the US to dismantle Rojava’s status; US imperialism, which continues to cooperate with ISIS by claiming to fight it; the Turkish government, which encourages armed gangs and declares Al-Shaara a brother; and reactionary Middle Eastern dictatorships are all descending upon Rojava together. And the appointed colonial governor, and American billionaire, Tom Barrack, is busy coordinating this united front.
Rojava belongs to the people of Rojava, and the fate of the region must be determined by all the peoples who live there. Our party stands with the people of Rojava, whose homeland was established and protected at the cost of the lives of the Kurdish people.
We must not remain silent in the face of the massacre of the Kurds in Rojava; the demands of the Kurdish people must be recognized, and the siege must end.

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2026-01-31 23:06:18

EMEP: Rojava belongs to the people of Rojava!

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Statement from the Labor Party (Emek Partisi) of Turkey | Jan. 20, 2026 | Translated from Turkish– The Kurdish People must decide their own destiny, the siege must end! The Kurdish forces, who for …

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