{"id":2665132,"date":"2026-09-19T18:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T22:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dsa-democrats-praise-this-socialist-model-communist-cubas-power-grid-collapses\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T18:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T22:27:16","slug":"dsa-democrats-praise-this-socialist-model-communist-cubas-power-grid-collapses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dsa-democrats-praise-this-socialist-model-communist-cubas-power-grid-collapses\/","title":{"rendered":"DSA Democrats Praise This &#8216;Socialist Model&#8217; &#8211; Communist Cuba&#8217;s Power Grid Collapses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdsa-democrats-praise-this-socialist-model-communist-cubas-power-grid-collapses%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2665132&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Cuba power grid recently experienced a complete collapse, leaving many residents without electricity, particularly in Havana. The blackout was caused by failures in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-voltage transmission lines<\/a>, adn efforts are underway to restore power gradually, wiht some hospitals regaining service. Cuba has faced multiple blackouts this year, aggravating an already fragile economy weakened by U.S. sanctions, declining oil production, decreased tourism, currency devaluation, and political repression. The country&#8217;s economic decline has been ongoing for years, worsened by external and internal factors. Meanwhile, some U.S. socialist groups, such as the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), have expressed support for Cuban socialism, despite Cuba&#8217;s history of human rights abuses under longtime leader Fidel Castro.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The power grid in Cuba has once more failed, leaving residents of the Caribbean island in darkness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/cuba-energy-grid-suffers-nationwide-collapse-2026-09-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported on Friday that the electrical grid sustained a \u201ctotal collapse\u201d as millions were left entirely without power.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet noted that the collapse of the power grid was driven by high-voltage transmission lines failing in central Cuba around 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Felix Estrada, an \u2060official with Cuba\u2019s National Electrical Union, said in a statement that \u201cprotocols are now in place to begin \u200bthe gradual restoration of the system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some neighborhoods in Havana \u2014 especially those near hospitals \u2014 had their power restored by Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>But the rest of Cuba\u2019s capital and largest city remained dark even as clouds and rain gathered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Havana, Cuba (September 18, 2026)<\/p>\n<p>Location:\u202f \u202fCuba<\/p>\n<p>Event: As of 1:57 p.m. EST,\u202fCuba experienced a total power failure due to a collapse of Cuba\u2019s electrical grid. According to Cuban regime media, the reason for the collapse is under investigation\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SPDXOauvIX\">pic.twitter.com\/SPDXOauvIX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Cuba (@USEmbCuba) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USEmbCuba\/status\/2101092589885874565?\">September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reuters reported that there have been at least six partial or total blackouts so far this year in Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>There were three collapses in July alone.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet added that many in Havana are accustomed to the grid failing, and are used to enduring many hours or even days without power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday I\u2019d gone without \u200cpower \u2060for 24 hours. They turned the lights on for an hour, and then the grid collapsed,\u201d Frank Lorenzo, a 23-year-old Havana resident, told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters noted that the power grid has been placed under additional strain by the U.S. oil blockade that started in January.<\/p>\n<p>The Council on Foreign Relations said in a 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/articles\/why-situation-cuba-deteriorating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis<\/a> that the nation\u2019s communist regime was at its weakest point in decades \u2014 even before the most recent woes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCuba\u2019s centrally planned economy has been mired by stagnation for decades. But over the past five years, the pillars propping up the island\u2019s already feeble economy collapsed one by one, sending it into a tailspin,\u201d the think tank noted.<\/p>\n<p>Among other factors, oil production from Venezuela declined, while Brazil and Colombia nixed arrangements under which Cuba sent medical professionals to work abroad and took most of their pay.<\/p>\n<p>Cuban tourism also plummeted with COVID lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond those factors, food costs have also soared amid a currency devaluation, and the communist regime has intensified crackdowns on political dissidents.<\/p>\n<p>The relevance of the topic of communism and socialist in the U.S. has grown considerably since the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which has several members running as Democrats in the November midterm elections.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Last week, we were honored to send a delegation of 40 DSA elected leaders &#038; rank-and-file members from chapters big &#038; small across the country to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cuba<\/a>, where they delivered hundreds of pounds of solidarity aid &#038; learned about the achievements &#038; challenges of Cuban socialism. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SD1hul0PB7\">pic.twitter.com\/SD1hul0PB7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DSA (@DemSocialists) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DemSocialists\/status\/1980359122815250460?\">October 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The DSA has close ties to the Cuban regime, has repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/international.dsausa.org\/cuba-solidarity\/cubanews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supported and promoted<\/a> the current Cuban government, and has praised former Cuban communist dictator Fidel Castro whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2016\/11\/26\/cuba-fidel-castros-record-repression\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">49-year rule<\/a> over the country was marred with human rights abuses, political oppression, and a rampant violation of civil liberties, all in the name of \u201csocialism.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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