Thread by @AbbyMartin

I just got back from Cuba & am blown away by the graciousness and resilience of the Cuban people fighting to survive under the boot of the world’s biggest empire.

I was in Cuba in 2015 and it was a very different time. Cubans & Americans were optimistic about normalizing relations between neighbors & moving past the irrational Cold War era of hostility and punishment.

Trump installed 240 new sanctions on Cuba on top of the existing crippling US blockade as well as added it to the state sponsors of terrorism list—an absurd designation considering the long campaign of US backed terrorism that has taken 100s of Cuban lives wola.org/2021/05/right-…

Adding Cuba to the state sponsors of terrorism list makes it impossible for it to function in the global economy, making countries fearful of “aiding terrorism” in order to issue loans or purchase goods from Cuba
therealnews.com/biden-should-r…

Cuba is in dire straits, still reeling from a massive fire at the Matanzas oil facility & suffering frequent electrical blackouts because it is unable to buy necessary parts to fix its energy grid. Crisis after crisis.

In a globalized economy, almost every major sector has ties to the US, making it impossible to update & advance technology, energy, etc. Despite all of this Cuba maintains a strategy of creative resistance against the United States.

I visited Cuba’s biotech center & was amazed to learn it developed 4 recombinant vaccines against Covid, one as nasal spray. Over 90% is vaccinated b/c there is foundational trust & no confluence of pharmaceutical sector that politicizes science for profit bit.ly/3cvdfYR

Cuba also developed vaccines for breast, ovarian & lung cancer that significantly extends longevity & quality of life for terminally ill patients. Sadly they can’t share these amazing advancements in US b/c they’re banned from sharing products & publishing in academic journals

One of the reasons I went to Cuba was to show Gaza Fights For Freedom, but couldn’t because of a widespread blackout. I ended up speaking to dozens of journalists about difficulties of doing independent media in the US & necessity to share these stories prensa-latina.cu/2022/08/26/rea…

Cuba exports doctors while the US exports war. It’s beyond time to pressure Biden to drop this outrageous terrorist designation as well as end the criminal blockade once & for all. Stop punishing this small country for charting its own path. Let Cuba live! letcubalive.info