Gina Wilhelm

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Cuba’s power struggle: Blackouts plague Havana as fuel crisis deepens

Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday, leaving around 10 million people without power amid a U.S.-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island's already obsolete generation system.

https://www.reuters.com/pictures/cubas-power-struggle-blackouts-plague-havana-fuel-crisis-deepens-2026-03-17/

#photography
#Cuba

#OnThisDayInHistory, Vanguard 1, a cantaloupe-sized satellite, is launched into space in 1958. It is the oldest man-made satellite floating around up there.

RE: https://mas.to/@mikesax/116242418502152512

“Delta had previously declined to confirm its involvement in transferring father and son to the detention center, even as it was eager to promote viral videos of their return flight, also on Delta, following their release nearly two weeks later.”

I want that fuckers name removed from the Kennedy Center! I want the old East Wing of the White House returned to its original design. I want the Grim Reaper to take him away.

#TuckFrump

#OnThisDayInHistory, the first black-owned and -run newspaper, "Freedom’s Journal," prints its first issue in New York in 1827. The circulation eventually reaches Canada, Haiti, and the UK. #ItsAboutDamnTime
#OnThisDayInHistory, the Cincinnati Red Stockings become the first professional baseball team in 1869. Wait, you guys get paid to do this?
#OnThisDayInHistory, Eli Whitney patents his cotton gin in 1794. I prefer cotton vermouth, myself.
#OnThisDayInHistory, 18-year-old Chester . Greenwood earns his patent for his invention of earmuffs in 1877. Just in time for spring!
#OnThisDayInHistory, The US House of Representatives votes to impeach Supreme Court justice Samuel Chase in 1804. It is the only time in history a justice is impeached, and the Senate votes to acquit. Still, it was real exciting there for a minute.

"At a press conference on Monday evening, President Trump said his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was one of a handful of top advisers who convinced him to launch major combat operations in Iran. The disclosure raises additional questions about the role of Kushner, who is being paid tens of millions of dollars annually by Middle Eastern governments that were reportedly lobbying Trump to attack Iran."

~ Judd Legum

#Trump #Iran #war #JaredKushner
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https://popular.info/p/update-trump-says-kushner-helped

UPDATE: Trump says Kushner helped convince him to go to war with Iran

The disclosure highlights Kushner's massive financial conflicts.

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