On this day in 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion took place when a force of 1400 Cuban exiles, funded and led by the U.S., landed on the southwest coast of Cuba in a failed attempt at overthrowing the revolutionary Cuban government.
Covertly financed and directed by the U.S. government, the operation took place at the height of the Cold War and its failure led to major shifts in international relations between Cuba, the United States, and the Soviet Union.
The coup attempt came after the Cuban government expropriated property from American capitalists. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower allocated $13.1 million to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in March 1960 for use against Castro’s government. With the aid of Cuban counter-revolutionaries, the CIA proceeded to organize an invasion.
On April 14th, 1961, a squadron of U.S. B-26 bombers camouflaged with Cuban insignias begin a two-day bombing campaign of Cuban airports, destroying a large portion of the Cuban air force.
On the night of April 17th, an invasion force of approximately 1400 Cuban exiles and CIA officers landed on the beach at Playa Girón in the Bay of Pigs. After a few days, the insurgents became overwhelmed by the Cuban army. President Kennedy refused to provide air support for the operation.
The invasion’s defeat solidified Castro’s role as a national hero and strengthened Cuba-Soviet relations. Several Cuban exiles and two Americans were executed upon capture. Over 1,000 prisoners were exchanged for humanitarian aid from the U.S. government.
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Bracing myself for what might be a difficult convo in a little while where I’ll be on the receiving end of some tough feedback…hope it goes okay and I can just vibe to Kiwawa’s Easter concert after but my heart rate’s already starting to climb
Deep breaths, deep breaths…honestly, I wish I could just move to a cabin in the woods where I could commune with nature and work on my little projects. But, like it or not, I’m stuck with civilization for the foreseeable future, so I have to relearn how to get along with people.
Expired applesauce barely has a kick to it
not every failure has to mean nothing was gained
And it’s a fact I keep a gat in my arm reach
I charm freaks and bomb geeks from here to palm beach
My gang stalkers formed a union
In conversation with a friend about addiction
Me: I guess it’s like Sisyphus, in a way.
Friend: That’s right! HE’S HAPPY, MOTHERFUCKER!
New Action Button premiering now about LA Noire! Not gonna watch the premiere because it’ll probably end up being like 8 hours long and I got shit to do, but I look forward to immersing myself in Tim Rogers’ beautiful mind once again when I get the time
I just turned on the end of the Grizzlies/Thunder game and the Grizzlies down by fucking fifty four.
ugh anytime i try to talk to reconnect with old friends or make new ones at an attempt at being social again it always hits me like a brick in the face that most people are insufferable at best and actively harmful at worst… trying so hard to heal my misanthropy but it’s not easy
happy 4/20 to everybody who celebrates
Mother is watching an episode of Agatha Raisin which seems to be saying a water company privatizing a water spring is good and the grubby protesters are hired crisis actors by a rival company. I guess some of this is gunna’ get flipped at the end but it’s coming off as extremely rightwing.
I mean it’s not like this stat surprises me coming from the west, but it looks like white men ages 18-22 voted for Trump at the same rate as boomer white men.
Utterly hopeless, but I guess more makes sense
Woke up after 4 hours of sleep to an incredibly loud crash sound from our dog knocking over a card table, heart pounding so hard I thought I was gonna have a heart attack. Then my partner told me that the part of the day I was looking forward to is no longer happening, because the part I’m not looking forward to was rescheduled morning-of and the good part had to be canceled.
oh boy it just got even better, this event I don’t want to go to is at a stranger’s house, and it’s 30 minutes earlier than she said it was so I have to leave immediately
It just dawned on me than Minthara is tall for a Drow.
All the social functions of the capitalist are now performed by salaried employees. The capitalist has no further social function than that of pocketing dividends, tearing off coupons, and gambling on the Stock Exchange, where the different capitalists despoil one another of their capital.
From Anti-Duhring. Banger
