A Cuban social media user announced on X that Cuba's ration book system has ended after more than 60 years, citing infinite queues, empty stores, product shortages, regime abandonment, and unfulfilled promises, in a post timestamped during the reporting window from 7:16:33 PM to 7:46:18 PM UTC on February 20, 2026, according to @Amapola20202. The post, accessible at https://x.com/Amapola20202/status/2024877194481172825, uses the hashtag #SOSCuba and describes the ration book as having 'passed away' following decades of struggles amid the country's economic challenges. No official confirmation from Cuban authorities appears in the 29-minute reporting window. This declaration emerges amid Cuba's ongoing energy crisis, with recent detonations reported across multiple Havana municipalities including Central Havana between 6:16 PM and 7:16 PM UTC, as noted by @cubanolibre48 and @MarioJPenton in the prior period, and an electrical accident at the Havana 220 kV Substation that injured a worker and caused blackouts in Havana, Artemisa, and Mayabeque provinces between 5:16 PM and 6:16 PM UTC, according to MagJorgeCastro on X.
