They seriously need it. This time, even the Russians are bailing.

I sure hope those people get some relief. Opening relations with them was one of the few good things Obama did, but Trump undid it a few months later.

Undisciplined

Reuters reported last month that “transportation by ground, sea and air in Cuba” fell by 19% in 2024, reaching a level not seen in 20 years, according to American University economist Ricardo Torres. The infrastructure, from roads to electricity, has collapsed. One demographer estimates 18% of the population emigrated between 2022 and 2023. Those left behind stare into an abyss of hopelessness. Beneath the surface, there’s hunger for change. The island is a powder keg.

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> Reuters reported last month that “transportation by ground, sea and air in Cuba” fell by 19% in 2024, reaching a level not seen in 20 years, according to American University economist Ricardo Torres. The infrastructure, from roads to electricity, has collapsed. One demographer estimates 18% of the population emigrated between 2022 and 2023. Those left behind stare into an abyss of hopelessness. Beneath the surface, there’s hunger for change. The island is a powder keg.