November 26, 2016

“We have absolutely no control over how many people are charged, request an attorney, or are found eligible.” The mass amounts of #NoDAPL protesters being arrested has put further strain on North Dakota’s public defense system, forcing it to drop longstanding ethics guidelines so everyone can have their Constitutionally guaranteed right to a lawyer. / Rapid City Journal

In recent years, restaurant profits have doubled over Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Thanksgiving, however, remains a dine-at-home holiday. Data indicates that this change is due to millennials. / Eater

See also: the case for enjoying a Thanksgiving feast at Cracker Barrel. / Eater

“For millions of Cubans, hope turned to bitter feelings of betrayal as Castro quickly pushed aside former comrades in arms, jailed those who protested, ridiculed the idea of elections and converted Cuba to a one-party Communist state and Soviet satellite. He then proclaimed that he had been a Marxist-Leninist all along.” The Miami Herald ‘s Castro obit offers a history of US-Cuba relations, and a closer look at the havoc the savior-turned-dictator wreaked upon his citizens. / Miami Herald