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• Cubans still throw themselves into the sea to escape ‘reforms’ of Cuba’s dictatorship

  For "Cuba Experts," Castro sycophants, and supporters of the Cuban dictatorship here in the U.S., the "reforms" of dictator Raul Castro are nothing short of marvelous. For actual Cubans, however, throwing yourself into the shark-infested waters of the Florida Straits in an attempt to escape those "reforms" is still a [...]

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• ‘Be Careful, the Sharks will Eat You!’ comes to Miami, May 30 and 31

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• Reports from Cuba: To Silence the Different

  By Rosa Maria Rodriguez in Translating Cuba:

  To Silence the Different

  My appreciated usual accomplices and visitors:

  On May 15th my husband’s laptop just died. It blinked when I was working on it and the monitor turned itself off forever. It was the family computer, a practical tool that, like housing and [...]

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• Image of the day – Fidel eats Cuba

  A piece from Cuban dissident artist El Sexto (via Punto Cuba):

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• Cuban twilight zone moment: communist realizes that the Revolution ain’t so good after all

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  Highly amusing video in Spanish.

  Before you click it on, however, a meditation is suggested.

  Imagine Mr. Rogers introducing a Twilight Zone episode.  He is sitting on the corpse of Rod Serling, zipping up his sweater and smiling.

  "Somewhere in the sweltering tropics, a life-long member of the Communist Party talks to a camera" [...]

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• The Cubanization of Venezuela: Propagandists, Bribery, and Greenbacks

  The Cubanization of Venezuela continues, which means the corruption is reaching new levels in that country.

  Propagandists: Venezuelan propagandist Mario Silva flees to Cuba to hide out as the scandal surrounding his recorded conversation with a Cuban State Security operative in Venezuela grows:

  Venezuela talk-show host, who revealed infighting among Chavistas [...]

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• “In the morning, those who have engaged in whorish behavior … are somehow astonished by a lack of respect”

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  Clark Whelton writes in "City Journal" about Obama's "Death by Media"...

  Through two presidential campaigns and Obama’s first term, mainstream editors, editorial writers, and journalists served as de facto auxiliaries for the White House press office. Certain that they were serving a noble cause, they soft-pedaled bad news about [...]

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• Chavismo

  The humor of Garrincha:

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• The Cuban woman who fought in America’s Civil War

  A new PBS documentary explores the sensational story of Loreta Janeta Velazquez, a Cuban woman who fought in America's Civil War.

  Via The Miami Herald:

  Cross-dressing Cuban woman who fought for Confederacy a rebel in more ways than one

  A drawing by REA of Loreta Velazquez

  " src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/05/21/15/55/ubIZM.Em.56.jpeg" width="213" height="267" border="0" />She was" [...]

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• Quote of the day – I’ll leave when they leave

  In an interview with imprisoned Cuban writer Angel Santiesteban, the independent journalist and dissident addresses the speculation that the Castro regime will only release him from prison if he accepts forced exile (via Punto Cuba - my translation):

  "There are many who predict I will be offered freedom only if" [...]

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