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Far-left activists and prominent social media figures descended on Havana this weekend as part of the "Nuestra America Convoy," a caravan organized to deliver humanitarian aid and protest US sanctions on Cuba.

The delegation includes socialist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, climate activist Greta Thunberg, former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) daughter Isra Hirsi. Their arrival coincided with an island-wide blackout affecting Cuba's 11 million residents, sparking backlash as some delegates were photographed staying in five-star hotels and riding air-conditioned buses while ordinary Cubans suffered through 20-hour power outages.

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Elizabeth B7 months ago

This was a publicity stunt. It only showed how inconsiderate they were by staying in luxury while the people they came to "help" had no power. We've all seen the stunts Greta pulls off. This is just another one. Interesting to note that a congressman's daughter is there as well. I'd be curious to find out exactly what aid they brought.

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Jennifer Vaughn7 months ago

I saw some videos that claimed much of the boxes marked AID contained solar and computer parts for the regime, which they aren't supposed to get due to sanctions.

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Robert Zuzzolo7 months ago

YOU HAVE TO BE PRETTY STUPID TO NOT THINK THIS IS ALL PROPAGANDA FOR THE COMMUNIST PARTY IN CUBA

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Bob Strong7 months ago

More useful idiots join the campaign of ignorant children.

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Joe Cavanaugh7 months ago

Total political theatre

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Laney B7 months ago

There were pictures showing blackout all around, as the leftists' "5-star hotel" shown brightly in the dark night. Elitist overlords.

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Fred Scott7 months ago

Like most things these Marxists and useful idiots do, it's all political theater!

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Janet Null7 months ago

Political theater.

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Susan McCarley7 months ago

This is total political theater as evidenced by who is involved. Anytime you see Greta Thunberg involved in something you can bet that it’s theatrics. Sadly, this is so harmful to the Cuban people.

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Don G7 months ago

Don’t let them back into the US. They chose to go so let them stay.

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Jim Ahern7 months ago

This isn't even "political theatre". This is nothing more than a bunch of deranged Leftist shills (aka - useful idiots) doing their masters bidding in trying to derail the incoming regime change. Is anybody else as tired as I am of these radicals and their institutions (ex. Piker, Code Pink) being allowed to hide behind The Constitution, the same Constitution they'd spit on any other day of the week. When you advocate for regimes or you preach anti-American propaganda at the most basic level, then I'd say you've crossed a line and you've entered into Enemy of the State territory. Not so long ago, these people and their institutions would have been locked up and shut-down. Not today though, they're allowed to spew their Anti-American/Communist supporting vitriol with seemingly no accountability. Does that not trouble anybody else??

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sharon smith7 months ago

Definitely political!

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Bob Tasker7 months ago

Total theater! I wish I could afford $545 per night hotels. How are these protests possibly helping the average Cuban? What we have here is a group of wealthy people looking for something to do, while pretending to help Cuban people. Total foolishness. Bob Tasker.

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Chris Carbott7 months ago

Political theater at it's worst! A collection of Leftist tools doing the bidding of Communists world-wide.

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Roger Kirkpatrick7 months ago

Leftist propaganda at best.

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Terry McCall7 months ago

I'm trying to figure out what their goal is. The regime is so corrupt it has starved their own people to death. The US has not done this to them so why blame us?

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Gail Kelly7 months ago

Simple! They make money doing this.

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Sheri Proctor7 months ago

Anything Greta Thunberg is involved in is pure theater.

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Jim Harmon7 months ago

It is definitely "political theater," about the same quality of entertainment Hollywood puts out. You only have to see Greta Thunberg's involvement to know how little substance there is with this "protest." I wonder how many Cuban citizens feel liberated by this group. Mayra Dominguez's comments about tourists visiting a zoo says it all!

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Bob Hrebec7 months ago

Are you kidding with this question? I mean really, humanitarian aid.....ya, right. 🙄

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Jim Powers7 months ago

The left is all about theater. They want the world to think they are the best thing since sliced bread. They don't care about the people. If they were there to help, they would have gone without Chinese influence and would have been "boots on the ground" to provide the aid.

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Cyndee Pacheco7 months ago

Political theater!

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Jane Spring7 months ago

I wonder if some feel a need to be looked upon as humanitarians by always “showing up” for the downtrodden. They just do not see who is causing the problem.

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Bill Roberts7 months ago

These Codepink idiots have no concern whatsoever for the Cuban people. All they want to do is project their socialist and communist agenda. It’s typical that they stay in 5 star hotels while the people suffer from this tyranny of the Castro’s and their minions.

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Doug Ebbecke7 months ago

Strictly political theater, otherwise they be traveling around the island unescorted and see the conditions the general populace actually lives in. Their being coddled and won’t see the real conditions that the majority of Cubans live in and why they undertake perilous trip to come to the USA.

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Chris West7 months ago

Is this even a question?? Of course it's political theater! This is merely another publicity stunt for Americans who hate America.

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Bernie Peer7 months ago

Are you for reals? It was a political stunt paid for by leftist to push their cause. Are you telling me the Castros don’t have a massive home to bring their own guests. Excuse me while I roll over laughing.