acargitz@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoIn Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists fleewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10 cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIn Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists fleewww.cbc.caacargitz@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square11fedilink cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThis is absolutely criminal. The world should stand up to the gangsters in Washington and run the illegal US embargo to deliver aid to Cuba.
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoHow it should go ^^, how it is going: everybody is silent, nobody dares to object the Orange, all countries are coward, selfish and shortsighted. Even Chine just whines a bit. #wcgw
minus-squareCannonFodder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoChina should send a bunch of its surplus solar panels. Cuba could go oil free and be strong.
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThat’s not realistic. Not at present (energy storage is missing) and it takes time. It’d help though.
minus-squaredmtalon@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoRight, power 10h a day is better than power 0h a day
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoSure, but even that would take time at that scale. But you are right, everything helps. I wonder, though, would the Orange block Chinese help…
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoTry flying a jet with solar panels. Cuba has had solar for years. 50 farms completed in 2025. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuba-track-install-50-solar-parks-this-year-ministry-says-2025-03-20
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoAnd it’s by far not the first such case, fcuk this.
minus-squareRandom_Character_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWell, they have funded a slow genocide for decades. I don’t think they give a shit.
This is absolutely criminal. The world should stand up to the gangsters in Washington and run the illegal US embargo to deliver aid to Cuba.
How it should go ^^, how it is going: everybody is silent, nobody dares to object the Orange, all countries are coward, selfish and shortsighted. Even Chine just whines a bit. #wcgw
China should send a bunch of its surplus solar panels. Cuba could go oil free and be strong.
That’s not realistic. Not at present (energy storage is missing) and it takes time. It’d help though.
Right, power 10h a day is better than power 0h a day
Sure, but even that would take time at that scale. But you are right, everything helps. I wonder, though, would the Orange block Chinese help…
Try flying a jet with solar panels.
Cuba has had solar for years. 50 farms completed in 2025.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuba-track-install-50-solar-parks-this-year-ministry-says-2025-03-20
And it’s by far not the first such case, fcuk this.
Well, they have funded a slow genocide for decades. I don’t think they give a shit.