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Cuba's national electric grid collapses, leaving millions without power

86 points by geox

by lefrenchy

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Am I crazy for thinking this is possibly a US cyber attack on the infrastructure to justify Trump's coming actions?

by dzonga

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Cuba should've learned from China.
Communism with Cuban characteristics.
Then got energy independent-- by importing a lot of solar panels, wind turbines from China.
then they wouldn't be suffering an energy embargo from the US.
for the few cases they need hydrocarbons import from Russia.

by burnt-resistor

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by bitwize

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"Communism can never work," says leader of country that routinely sabotages or outright overthrows communist governments.

by g8oz

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The lawless bully nation known as the United States is strangling Cuba. They manufactured this crisis by threatening sanctions on anyone who sends oil to the country. An act of outrageous imperial aggression.

by JohnnyLarue

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by aaron695

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by haght

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by hnburnsy

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by DivingForGold

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Cubans have horses and depend on then a lot. Why not have horses or oxen running around in a circle or the method in this video for powering a generator or alternator ?
https://youtu.be/dpq3tXz0QoI?t=217