Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Cuba is sitting in the dark. For the first time in decades, a total national blackout has combined with a "Fuel Blockade" to bring the island to the brink of collapse. In this video, we analyze the Trump administration’s 2026 Executive Order, the role of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and whether Cuba is the next stop in a sequence of regime changes following Venezuela and, potentially, Iran. We trace Cuba's journey from a Spanish colony and a US protectorate to the 1959 Revolution and the "Special Period" of the 90s. Is the US preparing for an intervention, or is Cuba destined to become the 51st State?
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00:00 The 2026 Blackout: A Nation in the Dark
02:57 Geographic & Strategic Value of the Archipelago
03:52 "Great Place": Pre-Colonial Taíno Roots
04:53 Before the Empire: 6,000 Years of History
05:33 The Spanish Rule: Sugar & Slavery
06:41 1898: Independence or Handoff?
07:15 The Platt Amendment & The American Shadow
08:51 1959: The Revolution that Changed Everything
10:25 Venezuelan Help After the USSR
11:51 Is Cuba Next? The 2026 Intervention Plan
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Cuba is sitting in the dark. For the first time in decades, a total national blackout has combined with a "Fuel Blockade" to bring the island to the brink of collapse. In this video, we analyze the Trump administration’s 2026 Executive Order, the role of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and whether Cuba is the next stop in a sequence of regime changes following Venezuela and, potentially, Iran. We trace Cuba's journey from a Spanish colony and a US protectorate to the 1959 Revolution and the "Special Period" of the 90s. Is the US preparing for an intervention, or is Cuba destined to become the 51st State?
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 The 2026 Blackout: A Nation in the Dark
02:57 Geographic & Strategic Value of the Archipelago
03:52 "Great Place": Pre-Colonial Taíno Roots
04:53 Before the Empire: 6,000 Years of History
05:33 The Spanish Rule: Sugar & Slavery
06:41 1898: Independence or Handoff?
07:15 The Platt Amendment & The American Shadow
08:51 1959: The Revolution that Changed Everything
10:25 Venezuelan Help After the USSR
11:51 Is Cuba Next? The 2026 Intervention Plan
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