Things going on in Cuba...

[VABuckeye 2472]

We spent a long weekend in Havana in November of 2018.  I echo Harrison's comments.  

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

45 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Yeah, when your go to tactic is jail the reporters and shut down communications, I'm siding with the other guys without having to dig to deep into the issue.

BT must be jerking off as we speak....

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

10 minutes ago, VABuckeye said:

We spent a long weekend in Havana in November of 2018.  I echo Harrison's comments.  

Cuba is on my bucket list. We've made plans in the past to head over on a friends sport fishing boat, but chickened out at the last minute.

[Enchubben 5555]

24 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Cuba is on my bucket list. We've made plans in the past to head over on a friends sport fishing boat, but chickened out at the last minute.

I mean if I want to feel like I'm traveling back in time in a new area where I can't understand their language, buildings are falling apart, but they have good sandwiches and booze, I'll just go to NOLA, but you do you.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

I mean if I want to feel like I'm traveling back in time in a new area where I can't understand their language, buildings are falling apart, but they have good sandwiches and booze, I'll just go to NOLA, but you do you.

Perhaps, but cubanos are much cooler than bunch of loseranna trash.

[workswithseed 2139]

1 minute ago, Enchubben said:

I mean if I want to feel like I'm traveling back in time in a new area where I can't understand their language, buildings are falling apart, but they have good sandwiches and booze, I'll just go to NOLA, but you do you.

Went to NO a couple years ago, and we did a cemetery your. The lady that was showing us around talked about going to Havana, and saying that is was NO, but with Spanish.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

8 minutes ago, workswithseed said:

Went to NO a couple years ago, and we did a cemetery your. The lady that was showing us around talked about going to Havana, and saying that is was NO, but with Spanish.

.........and literacy.....

[Trey3216 15380]

4 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

.........and literacy.....

Good thing they can read about eating right now rather than actually being able to follow through with it.  

Edited July 13, 2021 by Trey3216

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Just now, Trey3216 said:

Good throng they can read about eating right now rather than actually being able to follow through with it.  

OWCH........

[South Austin 52686]

22 minutes ago, workswithseed said:

Went to NO a couple years ago, and we did a cemetery your. The lady that was showing us around talked about going to Havana, and saying that is was NO, but with Spanish.

Do the streets in Havana smell like piss and vomit?

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

3 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Do the streets in Havana smell like piss and vomit?

Nope, and right now it's just the faint wafting of libertad I bet !

[ABSR 5327]

27 minutes ago, workswithseed said:

Went to NO a couple years ago, and we did a cemetery your. The lady that was showing us around talked about going to Havana, and saying that is was NO, but with Spanish.

How do you say "I bet you $20 I can tell you where you got 'dem shoes?" in Spanish?

[Trey3216 15380]

4 minutes ago, ABSR said:

How do you say "I bet you $20 I can tell you where you got 'dem shoes?" in Spanish?

$20?!?!   Damn, inflation is fierce.  It was $5 just 10 years ago.  

[Parliament 14368]

I wanna visit Cuba before the socks and sandals crowd shows up and ruins it.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

3 minutes ago, Parliament said:

I wanna visit Cuba before the socks and sandals crowd shows up and ruins it.

Dude, the Germans have been there for decades.

[Armybrat 40987]

45 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Do the streets in Havana smell like piss and vomit?

That’s downtown Austin.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

18 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Dude, the Germans have been there for decades.

 

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Cuban police detain youtuber Dina Stars when she was being interviewed live on a Spanish program

[BabaYaga 15371]

24 minutes ago, Parliament said:

I wanna visit Cuba before the socks and sandals crowd shows up and ruins it.

"Hey Darla, I herd Choctaw is opening a new lokachun.  Bet that bufay is open!"

 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

I honestly don't know if that's a man or a woman and I'm not sure I want to know the answer.

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2 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

I honestly don't know if that's a man or a woman

[BabaYaga 15371]

5 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

I honestly don't know if that's a man or a woman and I'm not sure I want to know the answer.

[DDD Dad 14369]

7 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

I honestly don't know if that's a man or a woman and I'm not sure I want to know the answer.

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Chasing protestors on rooftops

 

[GRHorn 105]

23 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Cuban police detain youtuber Dina Stars when she was being interviewed live on a Spanish program

Here’s the interview. Added bonus of having Spanish anchor shirt sliding down. 

 

[Gatorubet 30391]

Do the streets in Havana smell like piss and vomit?

No. Asshat tourists who drink to excess are much rarer there.

[Gatorubet 30391]

Nope, and right now it's just the faint wafting of libertad I bet !

You can’t spell libertad without libtard.

[workswithseed 2139]

3 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

You can’t spell libertad without libtard.

Or radlib.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

15 minutes ago, GRHorn said:

Here’s the interview. Added bonus of having Spanish anchor shirt sliding down. 

 

I can't imagine. We take our freedom for granted.

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2646]

14 hours ago, troph said:

That group did so much for the American view of Cuba. I saw them on tour it was a great great show. Have this in vinyl. Fantastic listen. 

We hired them to play for my wedding in havana.  Such a great time. 

Edited July 13, 2021 by Xian

[F250 28942]

6 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

I can't imagine. We take our freedom for granted.

Not to go CR but didn't a shit ton of journalists get their ass kicked by law enforcement during a period of protests here in the United States recently?

 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

21 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

You can’t spell libertad without libtard.

Oy vey...... so anywhoo....

Edited July 13, 2021 by Onboard 2.0

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[Cheeseweasel 26438]

7 minutes ago, F250 said:

Not to go CR but didn't a shit ton of journalists get their ass kicked by law enforcement during a period of protests here in the United States recently?

Not even close.

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On the one hand, they are beating protestors, on the other hand, they have little control over the situation, and it's a matter of time until a large enough group of civilians goes GTA on them.  This isn't like Saddam's police where if they showed up and went after somebody, everybody else GTFO and pretended like they didn't hear anything.

 

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[Gatorubet 30391]

 https://twitter.com/ShinjiTheCuban/status/1414958942183116802

Smart.

No power would mean cold ropa vieja…..which would make folks angry…..unless there is no meat ‘cause of shortages.

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This lady was apparently one of the journalists that was arrested and disappeared.

https://twitter.com/CamilaAcostaCu

Spain and a few other countries are demanding that the Cuban government release her.

There's rumors on social media from Cubans who have been posting verified/relevant info, saying that the Cuban government is telling the troops/police they have to get complete control by the end of today.  Last night they engaged in a bunch of operations to use darkness as cover.

We'll know if we see a lot more violence, and a lot more large-scale deployment of irritants and the like.

The flip side is that the government is also cutting power to large areas to help kill communications among the civilians, so it'll be hard to see this stuff.

[DDD Dad 14369]

39 minutes ago, GRHorn said:

Here’s the interview. Added bonus of having Spanish anchor shirt sliding down. 

 

Big fan of Marta Flich.

[Enchubben 5555]

15 minutes ago, F250 said:

Not to go CR but didn't a shit ton of journalists get their ass kicked by law enforcement during a period of protests here in the United States recently?

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3 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

No power would mean cold ropa vieja…..which would make folks angry…..unless there is no meat ‘cause of shortages.

Yeah, I don't think they are getting a lot of meat these days if they are rationing eggs by a handful per week.

So one of the reports yesterday said secret police and soldiers are dressing as civilians so they can get in and identify ringleaders, as well as confuse the crowds, and this was just posted (and it's being mentioned that the government is trying to cut off all access in and out of the largest cities/towns):

These photos just passed me. They are from the outskirts of Havana where riot troops and "revolutionaries" with clubs in their hands have taken to the streets and prevent people from leaving

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The Cuban regime has the country without internet. So that journalists do not report, so that citizens do not connect with each other and continue to take to the streets and so that what happens here does not continue to spread like wildfire in the world

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

You'd think that after more than 50 years the revolution would have succeeded by now...  Maybe it's time to try something  else...

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[F250 28942]

18 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Not even close.

An American journalist was arrested in the middle of a broadcast which is pretty much the exact same thing that happened in that tweet.

[F250 28942]

2 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

Ahem.

Authoritarian regimes are not unique to "Communism".  

Orwell made this pretty clear. Authoritarianism is the same devil no matter the outfit he wears.

 

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1 minute ago, BabaYaga said:

I hope this doesn't get out of hand.  We're already seeing hundreds of people just "disappear".  

I think it already is out of hand.  It's getting harder to get more information out.

Google translate has been pretty good, given how many of these people don't speak American.

I will say that twitter has been pretty good about dumping bots, and there's a pretty solid group of users who are filtering out bullshit and posting info, but even their contacts are drying up a bit.

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I've seen a few people discussing that the government is keeping the military/cops and their families fed, thereby ensuring their loyalties for now.

[BabaYaga 15371]

1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

I've seen a few people discussing that the government is keeping the military/cops and their families fed, thereby ensuring their loyalties for now.

Such a pitiful state of affairs that this is all it takes to buy loyalty.  

[The Dog 44180]

4 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I've seen a few people discussing that the government is keeping the military/cops and their families fed, thereby ensuring their loyalties for now.

this is what North Korea does too. 

if these videos are indicative of what is going on all over then it may not matter. they may have had enough. 

are the videos from today or yesterday?