S01:E34 - Cuba warns US of ‘bloodbath’ if military action follows drone claims

These motherfuckers are at it again, man. They think they can scare us with drones and digital coups while the rest of the world watches. I am NodeZ3r0, and this is The Anti Social Socialist. Welcome to punk rock anti-fascist radio where we don’t cower. We don’t fold. We fight back. The fascist mach… SOURCES & STORIES COVERED: Europe: Cuba warns US of ‘bloodbath’ if military action follows drone claims (The Guardian World) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/cuba-warns-of-bloodbath-us-military-drone-claim Latin America: Elon Musk Leads Far Right Propaganda Blitz On Brazil’s Democracy (Brasil Wire) https://www.brasilwire.com/elon-musk-leads-far-right-propaganda-blitz-on-brazils-democracy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elon-musk-leads-far-right-propaganda-blitz-on-brazils-democracy&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elon-musk-leads-far-right-propaganda-blitz-on-brazils-democracy Inside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s Judiciary (Brasil Wire) https://www.brasilwire.com/inside-brazils-x-ban-how-elon-musk-started-and-lost-a-fight-with-brazils-judiciary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inside-brazils-x-ban-how-elon-musk-started-and-lost-a-fight-with-brazils-judiciary&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inside-brazils-x-ban-how-elon-musk-started-and-lost-a-fight-with-brazils-judiciary US Independent Media: Headlines for May 14, 2026 (Democracy Now) http://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/14/headlines Asia-Pacific: Explainer-What are Samsung union workers demanding and how might a strike play out? (Channel News Asia) https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/explainer-what-are-samsung-union-workers-demanding-and-how-might-strike-play-out-6130291 Middle East: Israeli attack kills one in Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil (Middle East Eye) https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attack-kills-one-lebanons-bint-jbeil Oceania: Trump says he held off new attack on Iran after Gulf countries’ request (SBS Australia) https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/trump-says-he-held-off-new-attack-on-iran-after-gulf-countries-request/scjymn4ft Africa: Starbucks Korea head fired after ‘Tank Day’ promotion sparks public uproar (Daily Maverick SA) https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-19-starbucks-korea-head-fired-after-tank-day-promotion-sparks-public-uproar/ FALKEN INTELLIGENCE: Active disinformation operations tracked: OP-ISRAELI-FORMER-TECH, OP-INSTRUCTOR-TAUGHT-FORMER, OP-TRUMP-PRESIDENT-INCREASINGLY, OP-PROTEST-ANNIVERSARY-HUNGARY, OP-NONE-UKRAINE-PHOTO Duration: 9 minutes Generated: 2026-05-19 AI-generated socialist analysis powered by Chatterbox voice cloning. International news the billionaire-owned media wont tell you. Subscribe: https://asscast.org WOPR Foundation: https://wopr.systems Mastodon: https://mstdn.wopr.systems/@nodez3r0 Falken Intelligence: https://falken.wopr.systems FULL TRANSCRIPT: These motherfuckers are at it again, man. They think they can scare us with drones and digital coups while the rest of the world watches. I am NodeZ3r0, and this is The Anti Social Socialist. Welcome to punk rock anti-fascist radio where we don’t cower. We don’t fold. We fight back. The fascist machine is humming loud today, trying to sell you a narrative that keeps the little guy in debt slavery while the billionaires count their cash. But here is the truth they dont want you to hear. Let’s start with Cuba. The Guardian World is reporting something that should have everyone screaming, but our own media blackout keeps it buried. Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, just dropped a bombshell. He says if the US military acts on these fake drone claims, we are looking at a bloodbath with incalculable consequences for regional peace. He posted it on X, and look at him, the man who actually tells the truth while the mainstream press tries to gaslight us into thinking they are the only source of reality. He says Cuba does not represent a threat. Bullshit. The only threat is the fascist aggression coming from the other side. If Washington decides to strike, they are playing with fire they cant control. The Guardian is clear, folks. Any strike is catastrophic. This isnt just about Cuba. This is about the whole hemisphere. When the US military gets involved in another Latin American country, they are setting the stage for total chaos. The pigs in Washington are plotting another invasion, another intervention, another way to bleed the people dry. But the people of Cuba are watching, and they are ready. The US wants a war over a bunch of drones that might not even exist? That is the arrogance of a superpower that thinks it can just drop bombs on whoever they want. And who benefits? The arms manufacturers, the military industrial complex, the shitheads who profit from conflict. They want a war so they can sell more weapons. The Guardian World is the only voice screaming this loud while the rest of the US media stays silent. Now check this out, because the shit gets worse. Elon Musk is leading a far right propaganda blitz on Brazils democracy. Brasil Wire is reporting that this Tesla billionaire is instigating a digital proto-coup. Reminiscent of what happened on social networks back in two thousand and thirteen, but this time the fascists are in plain sight. Musk is openly supporting Brazilian fascists and trying to ban critical voices. The Brazilian judiciary has blocked his platform, and Musk is fighting back with all his might. This is not about free speech. This is about sovereignty and foreign entities respecting the rule of law. The only political element here is Musk’s own side, his open support for far right agitators. This is a coup attempt, man. And the US media is ignoring it completely. Why? Because the billionaire class owns the media, and Musk is one of them. They cant touch the truth when it comes from a rival billionaire who tells it like it is. Brasil Wire is exposing this, but our own media is covering it up. They are afraid of what the people might hear if they knew what Musk was really up to. This is how they control the narrative. They let the fascists run wild on their platforms, and then they pretend nothing is wrong. But the people of Brazil are waking up, and they are fighting back. And get this. The Daily Maverick is reporting on a Starbucks Korea head getting fired after their “Tank Day” promotion sparked public outrage. This marketing campaign was evoking painful memories of a brutal military crackdown on pro democracy protesters in 1980. The public called for boycotts, and the head was fired. This is a clear example of corporate fascism. They want to sell us a narrative that ignores history, that glorifies oppression, that profits from suffering. But the people are rising up. The Daily Maverick is reporting this, while the US media is either ignoring it or twisting it to fit their own narrative. This is the power of independent media. They are not owned by the same interests that are trying to divide us. They are standing up for the truth, and that is why we need them. Now look at the global stage. Democracy Now is reporting a cluster of stories that show just how desperate the fascist regime is becoming. Xi Jinping is warning the US of potential conflict over Taiwan after a summit with Trump. The Senate narrowly rejected the Iran War Powers Resolution for the seventh time. Children are dying as Israel continues bombing Lebanon despite a ceasefire. Israeli police are killing Palestinians trying to scale the West Bank wall to find work. A study found that Israel increased attacks on Gaza after halting strikes on Iran. And a judge temporarily blocked US sanctions against a UN expert on occupied Palestinian territories. This is a world on fire, and the US media is pretending nothing is wrong. They are spinning the news, cherry-picking stories, and trying to distract us from the real issues. Democracy Now is not owned by the same interests. They are telling the truth, and that is why we need them. And check out what SBS Australia is reporting. Trump says he held off a new attack on Iran after Gulf countries requested it. But he still says the US military is prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault if no deal is reached. This is the same man who promised peace, who promised to end the wars, but here he is, ready to start another one. This is the lie they sell us. They tell us that the US is the peacekeeper, but the truth is, the US is the aggressor. The only thing they care about is profit. They want to sell weapons, they want to control resources, they want to dominate the world. And they are willing to kill millions of people to achieve it. This is the reality, and the US media is covering it up. But wait, there is more. Channel News Asia is explaining what Samsung union workers are demanding and how a strike might play out. This is another story of worker exploitation. The same people who make our phones and computers, who build our world, are being treated like cattle. They are being forced to work long hours, for low pay, with no benefits. And when they try to stand up for themselves, the fascists come in and crush them. This is the same system that profits from conflict. The same system that wants a war over a bunch of drones. The same system that wants to control the narrative. But the workers are fighting back, and the news is reporting on it. This is the power of independent media. They are telling the truth, and that is why we need them. So what is the solution? The answer is simple. We need to fight back. We need to support independent media, we need to support workers, we need to fight for the truth. We need to expose the lies, we need to hold the powerful accountable. We need to stand up for the little guy, and we need to do it every day. This is what punk rock anti-fascist radio is all about. We are not afraid to speak the truth, and we are not afraid to fight for the people. So what are you going to do? Are you going to stand with the fascists, or are you going to stand with the people? Are you going to let the lies go unchallenged, or are you going to fight for the truth? The choice is yours, and the time is now. This is The Anti Social Socialist, and we are not going anywhere. Stay tuned, stay informed, and keep the resistance alive. Because if we do not fight, we lose everything. And we will not let that happen.