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Grace O'Malley
Grace O'Malley
@maeve_bkk@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

#Cuba government tells citizens to be prepared for war, as the US takes steps to assure no oil from any country reaches the Island, already suffering from 60+ years of US #embargo https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/29/americas/us-cuba-oil-blockade-threat-of-war-intl-latam

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‘A hurricane is coming’: Havana prepares people for war as US shuts off Cuba’s oil valve | CNN

As tensions between the US and Cuba rise to the highest levels since the Cuban Missile Crisis, the mood was grim at a recent staff meeting at the US Embassy in Havana.
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Michael Graaf
Michael Graaf
@michaelgraaf@kolektiva.social replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@maeve_bkk It'll be interesting to compare Cubans' coping strategies to those they used last time they had an oil shortage, in the 90's. Use of draught animals for ploughing will return. But presumably all sorts of solarpunk stuff will appear to keep digital life going.

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