In less than an hour, you can pray and stand with Standing Rock. Check the link to see if there's a community gathering near you.

In another depraved act of inhumanity, the militarized forces in North Dakota have deployed razor wire all around the base of Turtle Island, the scene of one of the water protesters' actions yesterday (November 24). Please remember that when the Sioux and other indigenous people speak of "sacred sites," they often mean places where their ancestors are buried. Here's a 4-minute video from the Young Turks showing the razor wire being installed today (November 25).

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7UavuUxOGM&feature=youtu.be]

Here is a press release from the Standing Rock Medic and Healer Council, issued November 21, which includes update on Sophia Wilansky's condition.

Hundreds of water protectors were injured at the Standing Rock encampments when law enforcement blasted them with water cannons in freezing temperatures Sunday evening. The attacks came as water protectors used a semi-truck to remove burnt military vehicles that police had chained to concrete barriers weeks ago, blocking traffic on Highway 1806. Water protectors’ efforts to clear the road and improve access to the camp for emergency services were met with tear gas, an LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device), stinger grenades, rubber bullets, and indiscriminate use of a water cannon with an air temperature of 26 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cops and sheriffs are using water cannons on water protectors right now in ND. It's really cold there and people are soaking wet and being shot with rubber bullets, teargas. Cops are using concussion grenades. Live links below. I will add more as they come available. Share them please!

https://www.facebook.com/kevin.happychappy/videos/vb.100007875630375/180...

Philando Castile was murdered in Minnesota by a police officer as he was sitting in his car, reaching for his license and registration. His girlfriend, Lavish Reynolds, and her four-year-old daughter were in the car. As is common in extrajudicial murders of black people in America, the victim's loved one, Lavish, was taken into custody and as of this writing has not been released even though she is accused of no crime.