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Human rights activist & advocate for ordered liberty via nonviolence. Recalling: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.-George Santayana

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 23h
It's finally here! Are you ready to join us in kicking off #BannedBooksWeek?! This year's event is too big for just one piece of art, so we have THREE! #LetBooksBe bannedbooksweek.org
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is not about 2 isolated émigrés who happened to take dirty money. It is about a Cuban–Venezuelan recruitment node inside a Russian intelligence operation: Spanish-speaking intermediaries, Latin American “disposable agents,” European sabotage, & an alleged murder plot that reached the USA.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cuba, la dictadura asesina más subvencionada del mundo. Por dlacalle.bsky.social | @larazonlr.bsky.social www.larazon.es/economia/cub...
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Cuba, la dictadura asesina más subvencionada del mundo
La dictadura cubana ha convertido el embargo estadounidense en coartada para ocultar el fracaso de su modelo represivo y parasitario, que solo sobrevive gracias a los subsidios y concesiones de sus al...
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 17h
#Havel90 He is missed, and much needed in today's world.
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Prague Daily News @praguedailynews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
With numerous cultural events, debates, exhibitions and commemorative activities, the Czech Republic is remembering Václav Havel. The former president would have turned 90 on Monday, 5 October.
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Havel90: Czech Republic celebrates Václav Havel’s legacy
The Czech Republic is marking Václav Havel’s 90th birthday with cultural events, debates, exhibitions and commemorative activities nationwide.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"I assume you did not propose me for this office so that I, too, would lie to you." - President Václav Havel, New Year's Message, 1990 Remembering Václav Havel on his 90th birth anniversary, and his solidarity with free Cubans notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/rememberin...
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Remembering Václav Havel on his 90th birth anniversary, and his solidarity with free Cubans
"I assume you did not propose me for this office so that I, too, would lie to you." - President Václav Havel, New Year's Message, 1990
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"I assume you did not propose me for this office so that I, too, would lie to you." - President Václav Havel, New Year's Message, 1990 Remembering Václav Havel on his 90th birth anniversary, and his solidarity with free Cubans notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/rememberin...
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Remembering Václav Havel on his 90th birth anniversary, and his solidarity with free Cubans
"I assume you did not propose me for this office so that I, too, would lie to you." - President Václav Havel, New Year's Message, 1990
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Civil disobedience is the assertion of a right which law should give but which it denies." - Mohandas Gandhi notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/internatio...
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International Day of Nonviolence: Mohandas Gandhi born 157 years ago today on October 2, 1869
"Civil disobedience is the assertion of a right which law should give but which it denies." - Mohandas Gandhi
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Motivation Agency @motivationagency.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Those Who Know How To Think Need No Teachers." — Mohandas Gandhi #motivation #quotes #inspiration #mindset #success
"Those Who Know How To Think Need No Teachers." — Mohandas Gandhi
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stoiccoffee.bsky.social @stoiccoffee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Before your next argument, try a Stoic twist: steelman the other side. Ask yourself, what is the strongest, most generous version of their perspective? When you can articulate that, you are ready for a real conversation, not just a venting session. Turn conflict into a search for shared truth.
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Why You Need to Fight Better, Not Less | 392
Do you know how to fight well? Do you think that having relationship without conflict means that everything is just fine? In this episode we’re going to talk about why conflict can be a good and necessary thing, and how to fight well. “Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” — Mohandas K. Gandhi
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Nathan Francis @nathanfrancis79.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” 🕊🕯️ Mahatma #Gandhi [Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi], Indian lawyer, independence activist, and spiritual leader, was #BOTD 2 October 1869.
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Pauline Park @paulinepark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Richard III of England (1452), Nat Turner (1800), Paul von Hindenburg (1847), Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869), Cordell Hull (1871), #GrouchoMarx (1890), Graham Greene (1904), Jan (né James) Morris (1926), Don McLean (1945), Sting [Gordon Sumner] (1951) & Maria Ressa (1963) were born #OnThisDay...
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Mathew @mathewv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members"- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Wish everybody a happy Gandhi Jayanti.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Three Cuban journalists remain in prison among 1,300 political prisoners. A fourth was attacked after he was released. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/three-cuba...
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Three Cuban journalists remain in prison among 1,300 political prisoners. A fourth was attacked after he was released.
Havana buried the human rights charter Cuba helped write.
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Havana Times @havanatimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The OAS has not convened a Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs since 2017, when it addressed the political and human rights crisis in Venezuela. havanatimes.org/news/oas-mee...
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OAS Meets Friday to Discuss Nicaragua - Havana Times
The OAS has not convened a Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs since 2017, when it addressed the political and human rights crisis in Venezuela.
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La Razón @larazonlr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Un cubano, imparcial sobre la ciudad de Zaragoza tras analizar sus precios, oportunidades laborales y clima: "Estamos hablando de un destino con muchas posibilidades" 🏦 Zaragoza se ha convertido en una de las ciudades españolas que muchas personas miran cuando buscan un lugar en el que empeza...
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Un cubano, imparcial sobre la ciudad de Zaragoza tras analizar sus precios, oportunidades laborales y clima: "Estamos hablando de un destino con muchas posibilidades"
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Few know Cuba helped write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Then the Castro regime buried the authors contribution. 1,339 political prisoners today. The history they erased. Please share it with others: notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/cuba-helpe...
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Cuba Helped Write the Human Rights Charter. Then the Castro Regime Buried the Authors.
An analysis of Cuba’s human rights record.
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nuevaondacuba @nuevaondacuba.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
<Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said officers were exploring "multiple lines of inquiry", including whether proxies or individuals working on behalf of a foreign state were involved. The five men are all UK nationals in their 20s from London.> www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Five men arrested in RAF Fairford incident released on police bail
Police are exploring whether proxies or individuals working on behalf of a foreign state are involved.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Three Cuban journalists remain in prison among 1,300 political prisoners. A fourth was attacked after he was released. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/three-cuba...
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Three Cuban journalists remain in prison among 1,300 political prisoners. A fourth was attacked after he was released.
Havana buried the human rights charter Cuba helped write.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cuba, la dictadura asesina más subvencionada del mundo. Por dlacalle.bsky.social | @larazonlr.bsky.social www.larazon.es/economia/cub...
larazon.es
Cuba, la dictadura asesina más subvencionada del mundo
La dictadura cubana ha convertido el embargo estadounidense en coartada para ocultar el fracaso de su modelo represivo y parasitario, que solo sobrevive gracias a los subsidios y concesiones de sus al...
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La Razón @larazonlr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
La inesperada aparición de un cuadro perdido en Florida durante 103 años que estaba colgado en una iglesia de Grecia 🎵 La obra fue enviada a la isla griega de Egina para ser restaurada en 1923, pero nunca regresó a Estados Unidos y durante más de un siglo se desconoció dónde se encontraba
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La inesperada aparición de un cuadro perdido en Florida durante 103 años que estaba colgado en una iglesia de Grecia
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Few know Cuba helped write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Then the Castro regime buried the authors contribution. 1,339 political prisoners today. The history they erased. Please share it with others: notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/cuba-helpe...
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Cuba Helped Write the Human Rights Charter. Then the Castro Regime Buried the Authors.
An analysis of Cuba’s human rights record.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is not about 2 isolated émigrés who happened to take dirty money. It is about a Cuban–Venezuelan recruitment node inside a Russian intelligence operation: Spanish-speaking intermediaries, Latin American “disposable agents,” European sabotage, & an alleged murder plot that reached the USA.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
To hold a meaningful evaluation of the current human rights situation in Cuba requires placing it into historic context. Cuba Helped Write the Human Rights Charter. Then the Castro Regime Buried the Authors. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/cuba-helpe...
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Cuba Helped Write the Human Rights Charter. Then the Castro Regime Buried the Authors.
An analysis of Cuba’s human rights record.
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Havana Times @havanatimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today we feature Dominican vocalist Yendry and her band with an NPR Tiny Desk concert recorded on September 22, 2026.     havanatimes.org/news/yendry-...
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Yendry – Song of the Day - Havana Times
Today we feature Dominican vocalist Yendry and her band with an NPR Tiny Desk concert recorded on September 22, 2026.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Havana has memory holed the history of Cuba’s leading role in proposing, drafting, and lobbying for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights between 1945 and 1948.”
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Jana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Jorge Valls fought against tyranny and barbarism his whole life and in Cuba that meant challenging the dictatorships of Fulgencio Batista and Fidel Castro. Cuban author Reinaldo Arenas described it as a heroic stand." What has changed on #Cuba❔️ The full account ↙️ 🎧
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Two Cubans and a Venezuelan charged in a Russian intelligence network to finance terrorism and murder. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/two-cubans...
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Two Cubans and a Venezuelan charged in a Russian intelligence network to finance terrorism and murder.
Havana’s 1966 Tricontinental is not history.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
To hold a meaningful evaluation of the current human rights situation in Cuba requires placing it into historic context. Cuba Helped Write the Human Rights Charter. Then the Castro Regime Buried the Authors. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/cuba-helpe...
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Cuba Helped Write the Human Rights Charter. Then the Castro Regime Buried the Authors.
An analysis of Cuba’s human rights record.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ana Belen Montes was arrested 25 years ago for spying for the Castro dictatorship at the highest levels of the Pentagon. She got Americans killed. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/ana-belen-...
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Ana Belen Montes was arrested 25 years ago for spying for the Castro dictatorship at the highest levels of the Pentagon. She got Americans killed.
She was not the only one recruited by Cuban intelligence.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Madre denuncia que periodista británico Ed Augustin no deja salir de Cuba al hijo de ambos www.cibercuba.com/noticias/202...
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Madre denuncia que periodista británico Ed Augustin no deja salir de Cuba al hijo de ambos
La cantante Adilen Sardiñas vive en Serbia con su bebé y viajó a la Isla para que el niño viera a su padre, pero ahora éste no le permite salir del país y ella sin su hijo, dice que no viaja
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ana Belen Montes was arrested 25 years ago for spying for the Castro dictatorship at the highest levels of the Pentagon. She got Americans killed. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/ana-belen-...
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Ana Belen Montes was arrested 25 years ago for spying for the Castro dictatorship at the highest levels of the Pentagon. She got Americans killed.
She was not the only one recruited by Cuban intelligence.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#WomanLifeFreedom We remember #MahsaAmini. #Iran Call for solidarity with free Iranians marking four years since Jina Mahsa Amini was beaten to death in Iran. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/call-for-s...
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Call for solidarity with free Iranians marking four years since Jina Mahsa Amini was beaten to death in Iran.
Please share hashtags: #MahsaAmini #WomanLifeFreedom #SayHerName
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Havana Times @havanatimes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The dehumanizing images in Rosario Murillo’s insults are neither a coincidence nor the product of an attack of rage, it’s a strategy for power. havanatimes.org/opinion/nica...
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Nicaragua: Rosario Murillo's Strategy of Dehumanization - Havana Times
The dehumanizing images in Rosario Murillo’s insults are neither a coincidence nor the product of an attack of rage, it’s a strategy for power.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Two Cubans and a Venezuelan charged in a Russian intelligence network to finance terrorism and murder. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/two-cubans...
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Two Cubans and a Venezuelan charged in a Russian intelligence network to finance terrorism and murder.
Havana’s 1966 Tricontinental is not history.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
End secret prisons. Demand ICRC access. Help Cuban political prisoners and their families. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/end-secret...
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End secret prisons. Demand ICRC access. Help Cuban political prisoners and their families.
“While there are political prisoners, the entire people of Cuba will be captive.” - Oswaldo Payá, December 17, 2008
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#WomanLifeFreedom We remember #MahsaAmini. #Iran Call for solidarity with free Iranians marking four years since Jina Mahsa Amini was beaten to death in Iran. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/call-for-s...
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Call for solidarity with free Iranians marking four years since Jina Mahsa Amini was beaten to death in Iran.
Please share hashtags: #MahsaAmini #WomanLifeFreedom #SayHerName
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Jana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Today and every day 👏 #DefendDemocracy
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#DemocracyDelivers: International Day of Democracy notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/democracyd...
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#DemocracyDelivers: International Day of Democracy
“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried.” - Winston Churchill, 1947
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Politics and Rights Review @polrightsrev.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The Cuban dictatorship is entering one of the most fragile moments in decades. Internal collapse now converges with U.S. pressure, conditional talks, and the loss of external support, pushing the regime into uncharted territory. #Cuba #Dictatorship politicsrights.com/is-the-cuban...
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Is the Cuban Dictatorship Coming to an End?
The Cuban dictatorship faces energy collapse and shrinking external support. Is the regime approaching a decisive breaking point?
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Politics and Rights Review @polrightsrev.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Why do people share news stories they don't even believe are accurate? Prof. Christian Miller (@charactergap.bsky.social) traces the honesty crisis behind fake news, AI cheating, and more in his new book The Honesty Crisis. Read his article in English, French, or Spanish:
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The Honesty Crises We Are Confronting Today
Honesty is eroding in many areas of society today. Indeed, it is not mere rhetorical flourish to say that we are facing a number of honesty crises.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
End secret prisons. Demand ICRC access. Help Cuban political prisoners and their families. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/end-secret...
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End secret prisons. Demand ICRC access. Help Cuban political prisoners and their families.
“While there are political prisoners, the entire people of Cuba will be captive.” - Oswaldo Payá, December 17, 2008
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
28 yrs ago TODAY the FBI smashed Cuba's WASP Network. 10 agents infiltrated US bases, planned a mail-bomb hit on a CIA officer, & helped murder 4 Americans in the 1996 shoot down. Hernández: 2 life terms for murder conspiracy. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/wasp-netwo... 1/3
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On September 7, 2026 I was interviewed by NTD News about worsening public-health situation linked to the deterioration of basic infrastructure in the country. Thought I would provide more background information to the points I raised. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/nationwide...
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Nationwide blackouts in Cuba, the responsibility of Havana’s kleptocracy, and the lies found in the official narrative.
Fact checking the dictatorship in Havana.
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nuevaondacuba @nuevaondacuba.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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In Rosh Hashanah celebration, Gal Gadot and Jimmy Kimmel blow the shofar | The Jerusalem Post
“Oh, good. We could use a good year,” said Kimmel as he picked up the shofar. After he played, they sat and improvised together until they burst out laughing.
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nuevaondacuba @nuevaondacuba.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
www.14ymedio.com/cuba/migraci...
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El pianista cubano Andy García Palacios sale bajo fianza tras casi un mes detenido por el ICE
El músico fue arrestado en agosto durante una operación en el aeropuerto de Los Ángeles y deberá continuar su proceso migratorio
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Why Did Solidarity Succeed in Poland? They Took the Lead. We Didn't. by Gregory F. Domber | History News Network @myhnn.bsky.social www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/why-...
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Why Did Solidarity Succeed in Poland? They Took the Lead. We Didn't.
Reagan may have demanded that Gorbachev “tear down this wall” but in practice he took a humble approach.
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today is a also good day to remember Václav Havel‘s hopeful call: “May truth and love triumph over lies and hatred.” notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/feast-day-...
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Feast Day for Cuba's Our Lady Charity, the founding of the Christian Liberation Movement
The importance of truth
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Havana Times @havanatimes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nearly ten years after the first time he entered a mine shaft, Jesus still believes that one day he, too, will hit “the big one.” havanatimes.org/features/the...
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The Crisis Fuels Illegal Gold Mining in Cuba - Havana Times
Nearly ten years after the first time he entered a mine shaft, Jesus still believes that one day he, too, will hit “the big one.”
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John Suarez @johnjsuarez.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On September 7, 2026 I was interviewed by NTD News about worsening public-health situation linked to the deterioration of basic infrastructure in the country. Thought I would provide more background information to the points I raised. notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/nationwide...
notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com
Nationwide blackouts in Cuba, the responsibility of Havana’s kleptocracy, and the lies found in the official narrative.
Fact checking the dictatorship in Havana.
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