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Far-left activist group Code Pink chartered a plane to Cuba to bring humanitarian supplies... and a whole bunch of elitist gringos, including the Marxist daughter of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, Isra Hirsi. Streamer Hasan Piker went along, as did Irish, Jew-hating rap group Kneecap.
What were they doing in Cuba? Supporting the commies, what else, and trying to bring attention (raise awareness? Are we still saying that?) about the oil blockade imposed by the Trump administration following the capture of Maduro in Venezuela. But that's not all.
They were also staying in 5-star hotels, throwing a concert, and painting murals, all while much of the island nation of 11 million people faced a massive blackout. Reports emerged on social media saying that those on ventilators in hospitals died when the power went out or that surgeries had to be closed up fast, and in the dark.
Kneecap went with their traditional Irish jig of "Free Palestine" while also yelling "Free Cuba," "f*ck Trump," and "f*ck Netanyahu," because he apparently has something to do with Cuba. Code Pink's founder Jodie Evans held up pink hearts and wore a keffiyeh because backing the Cuban commies wouldn't mean much without backing Palestinians, too.
The hotel they were staying in kept its power running via generators. The rest of the island suffered its third massive blackout this month. President Trump has been indicating that he'd like to take over Cuba. Climate activist Greta Thunberg demanded that oil—yes, fossil fuels, the same thing she made her name fighting against—be sent to the island.
"yes i am in cuba!" Omar's daughter said on X. "people are here from across the globe to express solidarity with the Cuban people. people who are standing against the oppressive blockade exacerbated by the trump administration. i am honored to be here," she said, snapping selfies of herself in hijab, "i am honored to make history and Eid Mubarak to all."
And then there were the mural painters, who wore keffiyehs and shades while decorating a wall with ocean themes. "I am helping to leave a gift and vision of humanidad," said one painter. Still another said "this is the mural for humanity. And its going to have little boats with notes in it of love... there'll be fishes and sea life here. And it's from a poem, with artists from all over the United States."
Code Pink brought medical supplies gathered by Global Health Partners and also "suitcases with supplies that address the needs of specific groups affected by the blockade in unique ways, such as LGBTQ+ people, artists, animals, and others." Their big plans for their stay are mostly about visiting things: visiting doctors, visiting organizations that provide food, painting a mural, rebuilding and painting a playground, visiting experts on US-Cuba relations, and visiting child penpals. The whole thing was organized by Progressive International, a group that focuses on "internationalism."
The mission of Progressive International is: "to build a planetary front of progressive forces. We define progressive as the aspiration to a world that is: democratic, decolonised, just, egalitarian, liberated, feminist, ecological, peaceful, post-capitalist, prosperous, plural, and bound by radical love." And they do this by going to foreign nations, flouting their energy crises, holding concerts for themselves, painting murals no one wants, staying in luxury hotels, and photographing locals from a tour bus.
Libby