Cuba

Sunday morning 2 August 2026

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· DSA

· Cuba

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· Life with Nine Cats

It is smothering hot outside. I just tried to go for a walk. No-go. I can’t believe the cats put up with it. They stayed outside for over an hour.

A report which appears to be the brainchild of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, presents Cuba, in the throws of a humanitarian crisis caused by U.S. sanctions and fuel blockades, as a major threat.

The report, published Monday, without an author, says Cuba is the “capital of 21^st century communism,” ideologically immovable, and a permanent enemy committed to the destruction not just of the U.S. but also of “Western civilization” through the spread of something called “third Worldism.”

The report is described as “feverish paranoia” by the publication, the Intercept. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisconsin) went on a fact-finding trip to Cuba recently, and his reaction to the report was: “It may be the stupidest, most fantastical, most biased thing I’ve ever read from a governmental agency.” “…the State Department uses this report to say that this impoverished nation is responsible for everything from Black lives Matter to Antifa the anti-ICE protests and more.”

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Illinois) said that the report was aimed at manufacturing consent for an invasion of the island and to crack down on dissent at home. Ramirez told the Intercept: “This report was intentionally designed to instill fear of the Cuban people and to justify a military attack on Cua….while criticizing the regime in Cuba, it instead attacks Americans’ constitutional rights to free speech and free assembly.”

Cuba, the report says, is “less a nation-state than an all-encompassing intelligence and subversion operation, focused around its existential revolution against the United States.”

The report lists a slew of left-wing groups and individuals as accomplices of a Cuban intelligence operation. The list includes the DSA, Code Pink, Karen Bass and Hasan Piker.

The report implied that exchange programs and partnerships with U.S. universities functioned as feeding grounds for Cuban agents looking to recruit spies and fellow travelers.

Rep. Ramirez said that the reports notion of Cuba as a central node in some threatening conspiracy

was a “fiction.”

Ramirez’ voice was on the verge of tears as she described the humanitarian crisis she witnessed in Cuba. Ramirez said: “…what I witnessed was a war on the Cuban people by the United Sates and specifically by Donald Trump and Marco Rubio.

Article: Horowitz, Noah (7/26/26) “Rubio’s Paranoid Cuba report designed to “justify a military attack on Cuba,” says Democratic rep. The Intercept.

Additional Articles

Haltiwanger, John, et. al., (7//2026) “Is Cuba Trump’s next target?” Foreign Policy.

“House Democrats return from Cuba visit, decry Trump’s sanctions on the communist island.” The Washington Times.

“Trump administration attacks U.S. left, alleging Cuba ties: key takeaways. Aljazeera.

“Waltz clashes with Rep. Jackson on Cuba () CBS News.

“US sends food for Cuban residents while still pressuring island’s government. () Apple News.

“Why the State Department’s new report on Cuba matters. () Washington Examiner.

() “Caritas starts distributing US humanitarian aid in 2 towns near Havana.

Acosta, Deborah () “Cuban-Americans who lost property in 1959 revolution seek compensation.” The Wall Street Journal.

() “Cuba will not be starved into submission. The Nation.

() “Marco Rubio’s Cuba fantasies are more dangerous than they seem. The Nation.

() “Former Cuba police officer alleges retaliation in whistleblower lawsuit.” KOAT7

() “The U.S.-imposed fuel crisis in Cuba is inhumane and immoral. The mirror

Gamez Torres, Nora () “U.S. targets Cuba’s medical missions, energy companies and GAESA with new sanctions. The Island Packet.

Associated Press (7/26/27) “Raul Castro absent as Cuba celebrates important anniversary. Politico.

Di Martino, Daniel (7/25/26) “Cuba may pay for incubating far-left terror attacks and dissidents across the United States. The New York Post.

Laffer, Arthur and Stephen Moore (7/27/26) “Trump can finish what 12 presidents failed to do in Cuba. The Washington Times.

___ (7/28/26) “We can’t be intimidated: Code Pink slams Rubio-led campaign against Cuba solidarity groups. Democracy Now.

WLRN News Staff () “Estamos conectados: New film documentary chronicles persecution and triumph of exiled Cuban artist. WLR South Florida.

Bruneau, Leon and Gerard Martinex ( ) “Secretary of State Rubio’s obsession with Cuba is part of his American dream.” AFP.

( ) “Petro urges Trump to hold talks, calls for averting US invasion of Cuba. AFP.

Diaz, Rigoberto ( ) “Five of Cuba’s 15 provinces without power as grid fails again. AFP.

Saperstein, Danya (8/2/26) Cuban spy one of U.S.’s biggest intelligence failures, Rubio says, accuses Cuba of funding protesters. The Jerusalem Post.

Crozier, Hudson (7/31/26) “Elite U.S. schools cozy with Cuban university linked to ‘intelligence network’” The Washington Examiner.

“The disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961 aimed to force Marxist revolutionaries such as Che Guevara from power in Cuba.” History Extra Magazine.

Kemp, Danny (7/ /2026) “Rubio got Cuba, but Vance got Iran: Trump auditions his successors.” The New World.

Lopez, George A. (7/28/26) “US siege on Cuba is making a terrible situation worse.” USA Today.

Starling, Mike (7/30/26) “Cuba tourism crisis: An industry brought to ‘almost total analysis’” Euronews.

LIFE AND NEWS NOTES FROM AN OVER-EDUCATED CHILDLESS OLD LADY (ACCORDING TO J. F….ING D. VANCE) BEAVERING AWAY IN ONE OF THE SUB-BASEMENTS OF THE MINISTRY OF SNARK.