Tag: Cuba

FCC Commissioner: US Government Can Use High-Altitude Balloons to Provide Internet to Cubans

The U.S. government can utilize high-altitude balloons to provide internet access to Cubans, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner says. “The advantage of a high-altitude balloon: a proven tech that would not require new infrastructure in Cuba,” Brendan Carr wrote on Twitter on Saturday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, called on President Joe Biden to…


The Left’s Disgraceful Failure to Condemn Cuba’s Communist Dictatorship

Commentary The Castro (and now post-Castro) regime in Cuba is a deeply repressive communist dictatorship whose ultimate place in the proverbial ash heap of history cannot arrive soon enough. A retrograde relic of the Cold War era—when it served as a strategically positioned Soviet satrapy—the impoverished island nation has barely changed an iota since the…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 16)

Americans on both sides of the aisle are thinking of ways to help the Cubans, the Pentagon says that suspects who were allegedly involved in the assassination of Haiti’s president were once trained by the U-S military, and female journalists in Afghanistan face new threats.


Biden Says Communism Is a ‘Failed System’ and Cuba a ‘Failed State’

The authoritarian and communist regime of Cuba is a “failed state” and universally, communism is a “failed system,” President Joe Biden said while speaking from the White House on Thursday. “Communism is a failed system—a universally failed system. And I don’t see socialism as a very useful substitute, but that’s another story,” Biden said during…


Deep Dive (July 15): Pitbull Posts Emotional Plea for Help for Cubans

Rapper Pitbull sent out an impassioned plea, calling for help for Cuban protesters. He said in a video post online, “They’re losing their lives over there literally for something that we wake up every day and appreciate, which is freedom.” He added, “This is about freedom and it’s about human rights.” This comes as the…


DeSantis Calls on Biden to Help Restore Internet for Cubans in Wake of Anti-Government Protests

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) called on President Joe Biden on Wednesday to help provide internet access to Cubans following reports that blackouts left many citizens on the island without online communication. “I write to urge you to assist in providing Internet access to the people of Cuba standing up against communist oppression and demanding a…


Black Lives Matter Defends Cuban Regime, Blames Deadly Protests on US Government

Black Lives Matter has accused the U.S. government for the current unrest in Cuba while praising the communist regime for its “solidarity” by granting “black revolutionaries” asylum. The Marxist group has faced fierce backlash after posting a statement on Wednesday amid protests that have erupted in multiple cities across the nation, with Cubans calling for greater freedoms…


Black Lives Matter Blames Deadly Cuban Protests on US Government, Defends Regime

Black Lives Matter is blaming the U.S. government’s “cruel and inhumane” economic embargo for the current unrest in Cuba, while praising the communist regime for its “solidarity” by granting asylum to “black revolutionaries.” The Marxist organization has faced strong criticism since posting a statement on July 14 in response to protests that have erupted in multiple cities across Cuba, where…


Cuba, Iran, and the Shame of the United States

Commentary If I hadn’t left the Democratic Party years ago, I would leave it now. Their namby-pamby, lip-service reaction to the uprising of the Cuban people against 62 years of brutal communist oppression is shameful beyond words. Apparently, the protests are a bit inconvenient for them. AOC might be embarrassed if they said or did…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 15)

Famous Cuban musicians are now voicing public support for protesters, a group investigating the 2020 election in Georgia says they’ve found massive errors and provable fraud in Fulton County, and a former U.S. diplomat says there are signs the Chinese communist regime is on its last legs.