From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:31:04 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
      
   > rbowman wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
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   >> The Batista era was great -- if you were in the elite club. As George   
   >> Carlin said, it's a big club and you ain't in it.   
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   > He said that about the U.S.   
      
   https://www.azquotes.com/quote/543644   
      
   I don't think he was that specific.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulgencio_Batista   
      
   In any case Batista was supported by the US government and handed the   
   island over to US interests including the Mafia.   
      
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