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HOW STANFORD IS CONNECTED TO CUBA

I yesterday focused on Cuba and America's vision of Manifest Destiny. Coincidentally, I saw a Quora contribution about Stanford University, which I will insert later.  As, in my memory, I can still vividly recall how I almost went to Cuba when I was at Stanford, I thought I'd see how these two entities are connected.   I began by asking Google AI about the two. Stanford University has a direct academic and research connection with Cuba primarily through The Cuba Observatory, [ 1 ]  the Center for Latin American Studies. Specific connections and initiatives include: The Cuba Observatory: This academic initiative is affiliated with Stanford's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLAS). It brings together scholarship, media, and public research to analyze Cuba's socio-economic, political, and cultural landscape. Visiting Professorships: Stanford frequently hosts Cuban scholars, such as Dr. Ernesto Domínguez López from the University of Havana, who served...
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This is May 20, with a dozen more postings left this month, and the number of readers for the month has already passed one million.  Today will break the daily record of 180,000.  These numbers only include the original version of this blog.  I can add readers from the new site, which is the same as the old, but looks different.  So, for those new visitors, welcome to SIMPLE SOLUTIONS FOR PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY.  The title of this blog came from two of my books, SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Planet Earth and SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Humanity. Cuba is back in the news today.  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche today announced the indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro and five others, an action that a Florida jury took last month on charges of conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals.  Will the U.S. kidnap Castro like we did to Venezulela President Nicolas Madura? Incidentally, running Venezuala is former vice-president Delcy Rodriguez, who President Dona...

IS OZU THE GREATEST FILMMAKER OF ALL TIME?

First of all, most of you never heard of Yasujiro Ozu, but I'll get into films later after a few alerts on world news. Six states will have primaries today, and President Donald Trump, who seemingly has regained influence, will probably continue his success at determining which Republicans will run in the November general elections.   His Texas support for Ken Paxton over John Cornyn in particular should be interesting.     He last week ended Senator Bill Cassidy congressional career in Louisiana, and Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky might be in trouble.  These two Republicans defied Trump. Of course, will there even be elections on November 3? The U.S. was ready to again attack Iran, when, on pressure from Middle East allies, he cancelled the strikes yesterday, citing progress towards a deal.  Iran submitted a revised 14-point proposal to Pakistan mediators.  No details yet on what happens to the Strait of Hormuz, or the matter of enriched uraniu...