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From our Bureau of Communist Musical Chairs with some assistance from our Bureau of Communist Approaches to Problem Solving Another one bites the dust. This time it's Manuel René Pérez Gallego who has been “liberated” from his responsibilities in the province of Las Tunas. He is being replaced by René Pérez Gallego. This is Castro,

From our Bureau of Things That Can Go Wrong When Migration is Weaponized by Socialist Latrine American Totalitarian Hellholes with some assistance from our Bureau of American Impotence in the Face of Invasions Cubans who flee to the U.S. through Mexico face all kinds of perils, but among the worst are the corruption of the

From our Bureau of Real-World Versions of George Orwell's Animal Farm and our ever-busy Bureau of Socialist Social Justice No crumbling buildings, no trash piles in the street, no blackouts, no shortages of any kind, all kinds of servants, plenty of opportunities for travel abroad, or even for study abroad. Yes, this is Cuba. Havana,

Manuel Rocha, the U.S. diplomat who spied for Cuba since 1981 was in Havana when the Cuban regime shot down two American planes, killing four American pilots. In conversations with an FBI undercover agent, Rocha explained how he got a job with the State Department with the guidance and assistance of Cuban intelligence. Via 14yMedio

If the love affair with murderous Marxist bigot Che Guevara exposes the left's affinity for racism, its love for the savage terrorists of Hamas exposes their rampant antisemitism. Hamas and Che Guevara are icons of the left, revealing progressivism's deep-seated racism and antisemitism. Clara Rivero explains in 14yMedio (translation by Translating Cuba): Hamas and ‘Che’

From our Bureau of Socialist Tolerance and Open-Mindedness with some assistance from our Ministry of Ideological Purity Bureau Something odd is happening in the eastern Cuban city of Holguín, where Castro, Inc. has begun a propaganda campaign against a privately-owned restaurant that will feature American food, but hasn't yet opened. Everyone knows that "private" businesses

Everywhere in the world where socialism and communism has been attempted, the results are always a complete and utter failure. And Cuba is no exception. The communist model always leads to scarcity and misery, and the only way communism can survive is through corruption, oppression, and tyranny, as seen just 90 miles south of the

Frank Calzón, Director Emeritus of the Center for a Free Cuba, has written a very insightful essay on Castro, Inc.'s weaponization of migration. From 14yMedio via Translating Cuba: The only hope is to get out. This phrase, on the lips of many of those who wait under the tropical sun for the water pipe that

The communist Castro dictatorship wants to turn Cuba into a cashless society with all transactions running electronically through state-owned banks, giving the regime ultimate and total control over the economy. Economist Elias Amor Bravo explains in Cubaeconomia (translation by Translating Cuba): ‘Bankification’ is Economic Repression in Cuba Who benefits from the ’bankification’ of the Cuban

In an effort to control inflation, off-the-books business, and tax evasion amid a current economic crisis, this week the Cuban Central Bank banned state and private businesses from using ATMs, and has also placed a legal limit on the size of cash transactions.