cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47067296

[weekly newsletter about Cuba (with YouTube video links) from the Belly Of The Beast news collective. Their videos can also be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

May 8, 2026

As the Trump administration ramps up economic warfare and threats of military action against Cuba, solidarity from people in the United States is growing in response.

This week, we hear from people who have traveled to Cuba amid deepening economic hardship on the island — from a young activist who left Minneapolis for Havana to march on May Day, to rapper Vic Mensa who witnessed the effects of sanctions firsthand in a Cuban hospital, to organizer Imani Bashir who reflects on Cuba through the lens of anti-imperialist and Black radical traditions.

Also:

• MAGA Influencer Violates Trump's Sanctions
• Trump's Cuba Order Claims First Casualty
• Teresita's Dream Screens at Havana Film Festival NY
• New Poll: U.S. Citizens Oppose War on Cuba
• Military Invasion On Hold?
• Cuba Modernizes Migration Laws
• Solar Energy Expands