With the last bit of battery left on his phone, the Cuban rapper known as 2bleTempo_ recorded a video on Instagram this Tuesday, where he unleashed his anger against the regime over the blackout crisis, with a direct message: "We don't want you anymore, that's it. Leave, or we'll make you."
In the reel, the young man complains that the electrical system has failed six times in one week in his area, and he harshly criticizes the officials who appear on television urging the population to connect their appliances "little by little" instead of addressing the underlying problem.
"What you need to do is leave, with all the millions that have been stolen from the people, just go," the rapper stated, visibly outraged.
The video reflects a situation that occurs daily throughout the Island: 2bleTempo_ recounts that an hour ago they turned the power on, and 20 minutes later they turned it off again.
But the complaint didn't stop there.
The artist also pointed out an inequality that enrages thousands of Cubans: while his neighborhood remains in the dark, areas with private businesses do have electricity.
"When you look at the neighboring neighborhoods where there are small and medium-sized enterprises, and this and that, all those people with resources," he stated.
2bleTempo_ referred to the scandal involving the linemen who have been attacked by neighbors after it was discovered that they are illegally selling electricity: "This is what is happening all over the country, selling the power and benefiting all those shameless individuals who have money from the mipymes, who are all known to be generals."
The most documented case occurred on July 16 in Calabazar, in the municipal district of Boyeros, where neighbors caught two utility workers from the Electric Union selling power illegally to private businesses in exchange for money. They were carrying bundles of bills, cases of beer, and were under the influence of alcohol in an official vehicle.
The Electric Union condemned the incident on July 18, describing it as an "isolated action," and announced an investigation and legal measures, according to the Cuban News Agency.
Similar reports have been recorded in Mantilla, where workers from the electrical system offered to restore the service for $200, as well as in La Lisa and Guantánamo.
2bleTempo_ closed their video with a phrase that captures the frustration of millions: "They have us suffocated, completely suffocated."
The video by 2bleTempo_ adds to a wave of public protests from Cuban figures against a energy crisis that has caused three nationwide blackouts in July - on the 6th, 10th, and 14th - with a generation deficit exceeding 2,341 MW and outages lasting up to 87 consecutive hours in provinces such as Matanzas.
The actor Luis Alberto García reported having spent 34 hours without electricity or water.
Cuba has already experienced eight nationwide blackouts in 24 months, a figure that reflects the structural collapse of an electrical system that the regime has been unable—and unwilling—to repair for decades.
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