#3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings #photography #cruise #caribbean
Friday, May 22💐

1. Our glorious sunny spring/summer weather has returned. Time to haul out le parapluie⛱️ for the patio and eat le pamplemousse. (My 2 fave French words.)
2. Ubered to/from the hairdresser without dragons, pterodactyls, or zombies. Gas is $7 here, which makes the decision to donate my car a sane & happy one.
3. Vagabond son & DIL sent pics (below) from their cruise, and Twin B & spouse leave for Japan tomorrow. 🛳️✈️ I am SO content to stay home!

Domani: Dopo la Nimitz c’è Rubio. «Cuba è una minaccia». L’Avana in piazza per Raúl

Dopo la portaerei inviata ai Caraibi, il segretario di Stato alza il tiro contro l’isola. A migliaia all’Avana contro l’incriminazione di Castro: «Gli Usa non hanno alcuna legittimità, né le prove, per accusarlo»

After the Nimitz, there’s Rubio. “Cuba is a threat.” Havana celebrates for Raúl.

Following the aircraft carrier sent to the Caribbean, the Secretary of State escalates the pressure against the island. Thousands in Havana against the indictment of Castro: “The US has no legitimacy, nor any proof, to accuse him.”

#Nimitz #Rubio #Havana #Caribbean #State #Castro

https://www.editorialedomani.it/politica/mondo/dopo-la-nimitz-ce-rubio-cuba-e-una-minaccia-lavana-in-piazza-per-raul-gqalbmol

Il Fatto Quotidiano: Cuba, migliaia di persone in piazza all’Avana contro l’incriminazione di Raul Castro

Centinaia di persone si sono radunate vicino all’ambasciata statunitense all’Avana su invito del governo cubano, dopo che mercoledì 20 maggio gli Stati Uniti hanno incriminato l’ex leader cubano Raul Castro per omicidio, alimentando le speculazioni su un possibile tentativo del presidente Donald Trump di rovesciare il paese comunista. Le accuse contro l’ex presidente, che a 94 anni rimane influente nella politica cubana, derivano dall’abbattimento, avvenuto nel 1996, di due aerei civili pilotati da oppositori di Castro. Castro è il fratello minore di Fidel Castro, l’iconico nemico degli Stati Uniti che guido’ la rivoluzione comunista cubana del 1959. L’esercito statunitense ha annunciato l’ingresso della portaerei USS Nimitz e delle sue navi di scorta nei Caraibi, sebbene il presidente Donald Trump, interrogato sull’intento di intimidire Cuba con tale dispiegamento, abbia risposto: “No, assolutamente no”.
L'articolo Cuba, migliaia di persone in piazza all’Avana contro l’incriminazione di Raul Castro proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

Cuba, thousands of people in the square in Havana against the indictment of Raul Castro

Hundreds of people gathered near the U.S. embassy in Havana at the invitation of the Cuban government, after the United States indicted former Cuban leader Raul Castro for murder on Wednesday, May 20th, fueling speculation about a possible attempt by President Donald Trump to overthrow the communist country. The charges against the former president, who remains influential in Cuban politics at the age of 94, stem from the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft piloted by Castro opponents. Castro is the younger brother of Fidel Castro, the iconic enemy of the United States who led the 1959 Cuban communist revolution. The U.S. military announced the entry of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and its escort ships into the Caribbean, although President Donald Trump, questioned about the intent to intimidate Cuba with such a deployment, responded: “No, absolutely not.”

Article: Cuba, thousands of people in the square in Havana against the indictment of Raul Castro comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.

#Havana #RaulCastro #Cuban #theUnitedStates #RaulCastro #DonaldTrump #Castro #FidelCastro #theUSSNimitz #Caribbean #IlFattoQuotidiano

https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/05/22/raul-castro-incriminazione-cuba-proteste-notizie/8396082/

Under the banner of fighting “narco-terrorism,” the U.S. is expanding military pressure across Latin America—from the Caribbean to Ecuador and Peru’s VRAEM.

The strategy risks criminalizing communities while reinforcing control over routes, minerals, and territories.

Read the full analysis
👉🏾 https://wp.me/pdD3iE-vZZ
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#latinamerica #Militarization #NarcoTerrorism #WarOnDrugs #Peru #ecuador #caribbean #CriticalMinerals #Geopolitics

Video - Rubio Says There’s No Oil Blockade on Cuba. Cubans Disagree
https://peertube.world/w/3TTCtPWBXk4Q5Nx3tRBpXw
Duration - 2:04 

[a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

#US Secretary of State #MarcoRubio posted a video on May 20 addressed directly to the #Cuban people, claiming the blackouts have nothing to do with the US #OilBlockade.

We took to the streets to #Havana to see what people thought of his speech. Most hadn’t seen it.

“It’s just that I despise Marco Rubio so much that it’s not even worth listening to anything he says,” said Lucía Miret, 76, a retired teacher.

Most of those who saw it, rejected Rubio’s claim.

“It’s no secret to anyone that the blockade exists,” said Daimara Pérez, a doctor. “If the blockade didn’t exist then they should let the ships in.”

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

Grace Bay on a budget? 🏖 It's real and here's how to do it 💰☀

Read more: https://flip.it/tFbvr5

#travel #caribbean #turksandcaicos

Meanwhile, the T&T news which leans heavily on a former Caribbean Commonwealth winner.

The analysis is less superfluous than I expected.

https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/commonwealth-short-story-winner-accused-of-using-ai/article_ea1eabc9-3829-4a76-a8e0-93b266a1210d.html

#ai #writing #trinidadandtobago #commonwealth #Caribbean