Cuba on the Ropes | DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou

<p>Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST. </p><p>Scott Stantis, editorial cartoonist for <em>The Chicago Tribune</em>, fills in for John today.</p><p>Today we discuss:</p><p> • <strong>Cuban Gas Crisis: </strong>The Cuban economy hangs on the brink as Trump’s sanctions, including cutting off Venezuelan fuel shipments, force flight service cancellations and school closures. Russia expresses solidarity, exploring ways to ship fuel to the socialist Caribbean island. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel says he’s willing to talk.</p><p><strong> • </strong>It took Pima County, Arizona law enforcement officials almost two weeks to access <strong>Nancy Guthrie’s Google Nest footage</strong> from the notoriously-hard-to-reach company, revealing a creepy masked man at the door. Should Congress mandate direct <strong>phone customer service for big tech</strong>?</p><p><strong> • </strong>The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around <strong>El Paso</strong> International Airport in Texas for 10 days, <strong>grounding all flights to and from the airport</strong>.</p><p><strong> • </strong>After a Border Patrol agent shot 30-year-old Marimar Martinez, a US citizen/Chicago teacher assistant 5 times, Gregory Bovino, congratulated him. “In light of your <strong>excellent service</strong> in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!” he wrote to the agent.</p><p><strong> • </strong>As Netanyahu arrives in DC, <strong>Trump</strong> says he opposes <strong>Israel’s moves to annex the West Bank.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>JOIN US LIVE ON RUMBLE!</p><p><a href="https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow</a></p><p></p><p>FOLLOW TED:</p><p><a href="https://rall.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://rall.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://x.com/tedrall" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://x.com/tedrall</a></p><p></p><p>FOLLOW JOHN:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/realjohnkiriakou" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/realjohnkiriakou</a></p><p><a href="https://x.com/JohnKiriakou" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://x.com/JohnKiriakou</a></p><p></p><p>LISTEN ON SPOTIFY:</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2kdFlw2w8sSPhKI8NRx8Zu" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/2kdFlw2w8sSPhKI8NRx8Zu</a></p><p></p><p>LISTEN ON APPLE MUSIC:</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deprogram-with-john-kiriakou-and-ted-rall" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deprogram-with-john-kiriakou-and-ted-rall</a></p>