#Cubans

roo

roobots

The media is finding it very convenient to say that the conservative Cuban vote was driven by a fear of "socialism". I, a Cuban, think this is entirely overblown. First,

a Black-passing Latina.

aliciasanchez

When you're Afro-Latina from Miami, you are deeply familiar with the racism, white supremacy, classism, anti-Blackness, individualism and disdain of socialism (while benefiting from it) that emboldens Miami Cubans to

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

One day after this election is over I am going to write a piece about how Latino is a contrived ethnic category that artificially lumps white Cubans with Black Puerto

Beatriz Lopez

Beatrizluthor

1st, let me start with I’m from Miami - born & raised in a playground of majority Cubans. 2nd, Agree more investment & time is needed to engage this wildly

I'm here for real Dems 💛💛 🐝

qbanqt

A brief primer/thread on Cubans in the US, especially in Florida.I guess I need to start with a few reminders 1) Being Hispanic doesn't mean free of white supremacy; 2)

Jenn Ortiz

BitsofBeauty

My parents are from Cuba. I’m native FL. This plus whiteness. My dad’s a Viet-vet; mentioning he was Cuban instantly absolved him of the sin of being an outsider. He

Michael J Bustamante

MJ_Busta

Political/ideological foils of this Cuban moment: In this conversation, artist Tania Bruguera, w a long history of supporting global left causes like migrant rights, compares what occurred at MINCULT to

𝙳𝚎𝚜𝚎’𝚁𝚊𝚎 𝙻. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚎 (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈

deseraestage

I guess this is technically a subtweet, but it's really for educational purposes:When someone starts talking about all the positive outcomes Cuba has seen from communism, like infant mortality rates,

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

Seriously. Do you know?Puerto Rico has been part of this country for 100 years. Are they Hispanic because they are a Carribean island?In fact, why are Haitians considered Black and

Tristan Tate

LivesTalisman

Almost NOBODY today would do it, I left the guy in shock.Once I sent my assistant to buy me some cigars. But when she returned there was a problem... I had

Sunny Hundal

sunny_hundal

One frustrating side to Elections Twitter is how quickly people condemn groups for voting differently.Especially minority groups.This thread is primarily about Latinos in Florida but it applies to the UK

Mike Madrid

madrid_mike

A quick note on Latino voters: Latinos are a notoriously late deciding vote. We are also challenging to poll because sample sizes often aren’t big enough to accurately reflect voter

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TheAcherons

The discourse around Cuba is hilarious. Trust me, Cuba and Cubans don't care about if BordigasLasagnas00 denounces it or if DengXiaoBling69 supports it uncritically. It literally makes no difference. Please

abolitionism = spicy reformism

no_slave_coasts

"Peace Corps volunteers and a Fulbright scholar were asked by a U.S. Embassy official in Bolivia 'to basically spy' on Cubans and Venezuelans in the country, according to Peace Corps

Carlos Odio

carlosodio

Make sure you’re paying attention to the ads the Trump campaign has been putting out in Spanish. Some links below. And, first, a few notes: All the ads use Goya

James Bloodworth

J_Bloodworth

A few of what I think are the best pieces I wrote in 2020: How the British government - backed by contrarians scribblers and the Stalinoid left - enabled genocide

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