October 1, 2026
[weekly newsletter about Cuba from the Belly Of The Beast news collective. Their videos can be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

The Trump administration has spent the first 10 months of this year “starving” Cuba through an oil blockade and a raft of sanctions aimed at cutting the island off from trade and investment.

Now, the administration is targeting U.S. citizens.

This week, we look at the latest assault on Cuba, which restricts students and teachers from traveling to the country on educational programs, makes it illegal for U.S. doctors and scientists to travel to the island for meetings and conferences, and blocks Cuban entrepreneurs from accessing their own money in U.S. bank accounts.

Also:

• Salazar’s Deportation Double Talk
• “Help Me Get Back to My Little Girl”
• The Anonymous Source Playbook
• Cuba Fires Back at Trump at the UN