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Humanitarian Aid to Cuba (2026) Country/Organization Amount Type of Aid Date Announced United States $12 million USD Disaster assistance (food, relief supplies) following Hurricane Melissa Jan 14, 2026 China $80 million USD + 60,000 tons of rice Financial aid for electrical equipment + food aid Jan 2026 (meeting between Díaz-Canel & Ambassador Hua Xin) Mexico Not publicly quantified Oil shipments (classified as humanitarian aid) + food support Ongoing in early 2026 (announced by President Claudia Sheinbaum) European Union (EU) €123.3 million (regional allocation) Humanitarian aid for Latin America & Caribbean, part directed to Cuba Feb 6, 2026 European Commission (via FTS) $4.8 million USD Reported humanitarian funding to Cuba Jan 5, 2026 Caritas (Catholic Church) Not quantified Distribution of U.S. aid directly to Cuban communities Linked to U.S. shipments in Jan 2026

Awesome! I finally got it on the first try!

Like I said, quite a stretch... and I might add speculation, conjecture and opinion. Too much for me to unpack, so I'll refer you to post # 3 in this thread, adieu. 🙂

Quite seriously? Conflating Taiwan, Cuba and Epstein is quite a stretch. The US Dept of Justice arrested Epstein in the summer of 2019 and immediately started gathering evidence, then siezed and raided his island later that year and grabbed all his tapes and correspondence. Do you really think that after all that was done to discredit that bad orange man in the succeeding four years they wouldn't have made it all public before now?

Been a Wordle player for quite a while now, but never signed up and have no idea of how long my win streak is. I used to start with 'pious' then 'alert', but lately I've been starting with 'adieu' and go from there. Another good series of games are Quordle / Octordle.

I'm pretty sure we all can agree that a regime change in Cuba will be a good thing for the Cubanos. Question is, how to effect that change? Anyone have a better solution that economic pressure? I don't think a strongly worded letter will do it, and I don't see how a populace armed with sharpened sticks and rocks can overthrow a militarized government.

"said a person familiar with the discussions." Uh huh... please let us know if and when it actually happens.

Do 'ya think? Last night he put up the most impressive stats / individual effort in a single game in playoff history, arguably the best game in all of MLB history. Pitched 6 shutout innings, 10 strikeouts and got the win and hit 3 home runs.

IMTRIPN was the license plate on my old VW Bus.

Oh the ridicule and grief poor William Seward received when he proposed buying Alaska for 7.6 million dollars (126 mil today)...How'd that work out? Google 'Seward's Folly'. Besides, with climate change and all those poor snowmen won't last a week.

Personally, I would love to take you up on that little bit of speculation, but DT has always said he has never drank alcohol or smoked in his life. A quick search gave me this: Donald Trump has publicly stated that he has never consumed alcohol. His decision to abstain from alcohol was influenced by the tragic death of his older brother, Fred Trump Jr., who struggled with alcoholism. Trump has often mentioned that he wanted to avoid the same fate as his brother and has never had a drink in his life. As for smoking cigars, Trump has also claimed that he has never smoked. Despite the existence of cigars branded with his name, such as the "Trump Presidential 47" cigars, these are more of a marketing effort rather than a reflection of his personal habits.

And where do you guys get your infomation from, internet headlines? Like the door that flew off? You know, the one was removed and replaced by the Spirit Airlines mechanics prior to the incident? If it's Boeing, I ain't going!! What bullshit. For 20 years I lived a stones throw from the Everett WA production facility and have dozens of friends and aquaintences from Boeing, from mechanics to beancounters to flight test engineers. Their safety record is unmatched in the industry and you can check the link below to see results from the last few decades. Yes, the have labor troubles right now, what industry doesn't? But this BS about the 'corporate culture' is just that... BS. statsum.pdf

84 years old... he had a good life, and we had a lot of fun. RIP Phil. 💔

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