Cuba Enters the Darkness || Mar. 17, 2026
Cuba is engulfed in a nationwide power grid failure. Systemic collapse is coming to Cuba very soon.
The countries power grid has had no meaningful maintenance in decades, and now under the tightest embargo in the country's history it also has no fuel. The blackout is the beginning of a descent to something far worse: economic breakdown, famine, and mass migration.
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Has anyone looked at the American electric grid lately? Not in the best shape. Didn't a squirrel knock out power to NY and parts of Ohio in the early aughts?
How's beating Cuba down good for us?
Think "Trump Resort". Good for him. Not necessarily good for US.
What are the Vegas odds that Don Jr and Eric will announce in the next 180 days the development of a Trump Resort and Casino with a 36 hole golf course on prime waterfront land in Cuba?
How many millions on their way to Florida et al? Oh, but socialism/communism is so GRAND! Just ask the Mayor of NYC or AOC!
Rein in the hysteria Martin. Military dictatorships are not socialism. A little discernment is required if you want to be taken seriously. This isn’t Facebook.
So this is great we're going to have to bail out a country that is broke. Don't we have enough poor people in the US to worry about?
Poor people make great workers in the US if we give them a chance to work.
Cuba could be a paradise
Or become Haiti
It’s so… coincidental… that just as soon as Havana Syndrome is declared real, a super weapon shows up out of nowhere and now Cuba is being liberated. It’s weird how that works…
That super weapon was reported first around 2015. Those inflicted have had 10 yr for symptoms to grow. Russians have been degraded since then by Ukraine. The world is a big place but highly linked now - we’re all linked.
What was that quote that M gives bond? If there's a match you'll light it, if there's a fight you'll start it, if there's a problem you'll poke it - seems to be Trump's life story at this point
Wait… What??? Are you comparing Trump to Agent 007??? Oh, the memes I see coming…
I’m thinking low cost genuine Cuban cigars and plenty of 1950’s cars available for restoration. Not joking here just being pragmatic. Cubans have suffered for decades. Time for enterprise growth…with the right leadership. Whatever that means.
Socialism is a beautiful thing until you run out of other people's money.
And Capitalism is a beautiful thing.. until the 1% takes all the people’s money.
Cia assessments of this exact scenario were done over 10 years ago, hopefully somebody reads the part where we come in with military forces to provide humanitarian aid, lock the place down, install an interim government, and then open up shop for corporations to rebuild it in the manner which benefits us most... Cuba is actually highly educated relatively speaking, and if done right could be a low wage, high skill manufacturing hub right on our doorstep.
Well relative to what? And your thought while beneficial would be 10-15 yrs away
Trump seems intent on manufacturing huge swaths of geopolitical destruction and headaches for the next POTUS in 2029.
Ever see that image of the guy casually tossing a grenade over his shoulder, as he calmly walks away? Just add a speech bubble proclaiming “My legacy will be YUGE!”
The coming famine, desperation, and migration have been the too obvious outcomes since the Venezuela excursion. Our policy toward the island was nonsensical for decades but Trump, of course, took that to a new level with no thought for the consequences. The Miami Cubans could find themselves pulled in unexpected directions when confronted with the migration, the abuse & racism MAGAs will target at these migrants, and the images of suffering sure to come from the island. This could have unpredictable impacts on Florida and national politics.
Yes. Until recently they have been locked in GOP voters, but that had been softening with the latest generation. Trump is already mishandling the island. That is unlikely to get better.
Best case, Cuba asks to become a state. No war or hostile takeover required. Worst case, revolution, again, with countless dead so Trump Harrumph invades and Cuba becomes a U.S. supported welfare society. I'd like to know what Peter thinks will happen.
Nobody thinks Trump has any plan beyond maybe opening his own '50s style gangster casino in Havana. Cuba as a failed state will likely become a main narco-trafficking hub
This is very unfortunate for the Cuban people. If you have visited there you’ll understand they have great pride and incredible determination but are very much down on their luck and having the table turned on them is going to hurt after all they’ve been through
Bask in the greatness 🤮
The sugar lobby in the US is very much against trade with Cuba which would allow Cuba to pay for its much needed economic modernization if it could reform its political system.
“Much”? IMO that’s an overstatement
How many ballistic missiles and drones do they have? We could take it in 3 or 4 hours, tops.
And then what?
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