Cuba is in desperate straits. From 2022 to 2024 the population of Cuba declined from 11 million to 9.7 million due to massive migration out of Cuba, low birth rates and an aging population. It is estimated at 8 million today. The crisis is driven by a severe economic collapse, chronic shortages, and limited opportunities, leading many young people and women of childbearing age to leave.
Most of the people of CUBA live in poverty because the government is Socialist/Communist and does not allow Capitalism. Cuba has an authoritarian government that prohibits political opposition. Censorship is extensive, and independent journalism is repressed. Reporters Without Borders has characterized Cuba as one of the worst countries for press freedom. U.S. President Trump indicated all that’s going to change soon. He’s sending a U.S. Aircraft Carrier there so people can see the Power of Freedom.
A Cuban shower generally refers to a rustic method of bathing using a plastic bucket to hold and mix water, typically heated on a stove, due to lack of consistent running hot water. In February 2026, following the United States intervention in Venezuela, which was a major oil supplier to Cuba, and expansion of US sanctions on trade with Cuba, Cuba experienced widespread energy shortages, resulting in rolling blackouts, hospital shortages and flight cancellations, culminating in the 2026 Cuban crisis. At the UN which is basically hostile to America experts have condemned the executive order issued by the Trump administration, describing the imposition of a fuel blockade on Cuba as “a serious violation of international law and a grave threat to a democratic and equitable international order.”
Human Rights Watch reports: Individual rights in Cuba are severely restricted under a one-party system that suppresses dissent and bans independent media. While the constitution guarantees some rights, authorities use laws on “contempt” and “public disorder” to harass, arbitrarily detain, and prosecute activists, journalists, and critics. Freedom of assembly, association, and expression remain limited.”
President Trump has been focusing on Cuba so we can expect things there to improve. Sooner rather than later. 
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