Champagne socialists in Cuba stage concert, stay in 5-star hotel as country plunges into nationwide blackout

Champagne socialists in Cuba stage concert, stay in 5-star hotel as country plunges into nationwide blackout


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Socialists from the US and Europe put on a concert in Cuba — just as the country was plunged into third blackout this month Saturday.

A convoy of socialists — including streamer Hasan Piker, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, members of Code Pink and lefty Irish hip-hop group Kneecap — is in Cuba with the goal of supporting Cuba’s oppressive communist regime.

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But Piker and others have been dogged by criticism for staying in a 5-star hotel in Havana, and Kneecap played a concert in the capital city as the rest of the nation of 11 million people faced yet another major blackout.

Irish rap group Kneecap performed at a concert in Havana. CyberBoy/X
Kneecap performing at a concert for the “Nuestra America Convoy” in Havana on March 21, 2206. AP

Kneecap previously was accused of supporting Hamas. At the group’s show, which appeared to be attended by only

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