While the death of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro caused grief and sorrow worldwide, many could not hide their joy. Political analysts told RT who has been "dancing on the lion's grave" and why.

"Cuba was nothing more than a casino, a bordello before the Cuban Revolution led by the man who died yesterday," former British MP and host of RT's 'Sputnik', George Galloway, said. "And the people who fled Cuba for Miami, the Scarface generation, were the people disinherited by the Cuban revolution, when casinos were turned into schools and colleges, when bordellos were no more. And they are celebrating for the same reason [that] hundreds of millions of people around the world are mourning. The passing of someone, who ... was the star, who made Cuba the coolest place on the planet."

"There's no country on the Earth, where more people have been to, or would like to go to than Cuba. And the iconography of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos and the Cuban revolution is really something that's pretty hard to beat."

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and other water protectors have faced heinously excessive force from the Morton County Sheriff's Department and assisting police agencies, who seem to be targeting specific people — such as Vanessa Dundon, whom police struck in the eye with a tear gas canister last Sunday.

Dundon, known as Sioux Z in the Oceti Sakowin camp near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, has acted as security and a first responder during incidents when police initiate violence against water protectors since her arrival at the camp on September 11.

Now, for months of venerable efforts to ensure the safety of water protectors on the 'front lines,' Sioux Z has a detached retina, which will require costly, delicate, and painful surgery to correct — but even then, it's likely her vision in that eye cannot be restored.

On November 20, the Morton County Sheriff's Department unleashed all its fury against water protectors trapped on Highway 1806's Backwater Bridge after several people attempted to clear the roadway of a police blockade obstructing access by first responders.

Police in riot gear and better prepared to fight a war than control a small crowd of unarmed people, launched tear gas canisters, concussion grenades, rubber bullets, bean bag projectiles, mace, pepper spray, and — disgustingly reminiscent of attacks on black civil rights activists in the 1960s — deluged the crowd with a makeshift water cannon from the turret of an armored vehicle. That, with temperatures hovering in the low 20s Fahrenheit.

Hundreds were injured, 26 badly enough to be transported to the hospital; dozens became hypothermic when the police relentlessly hosed the crowd of 400 with icy water; a tribal elder went into cardiac arrest, twice; a 13-year-old girl was reportedly shot in the head with a rubber bullet; and one young woman, Sophia Wilansky, suffered a horrific trauma when a concussion grenade containing rubber pellets exploded on her arm, which might have to be amputated.

Last weekend, the University of Toronto undertook what should be the norm in all academic environments: it held a debate on a controversial subject. The debate concerned including "gender identity" and "gender expression" in Canadian legislation, and, more specifically, whether or not professors, or any citizen for that matter, should be compelled to use made-up, gender-neutral pronouns.

Arguing against compelled speech was Jordan Peterson, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto, who maintained that this reflected an ideologically pernicious and scientifically invalid attempt to control thought. Peterson's position was contested by Brenda Cossman, a law professor at the same university and director of the Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies; and Mary Bryson, an education professor at the University of British Columbia. Peterson's opponents essentially argued that compelled speech was justified if it helped to reduce inequality and show respect and compassion for marginalized groups.

Over the past few months, the Dakota Access pipeline and the Standing Rock Sioux tribe that opposes this oil project went from anonymity to full blown national news coverage. Since August, the news media has been reporting on the Native Americans who have gathered in camps in North Dakota to protect sacred land and the Missouri River, the Standing Rock tribe's sole water source. For months, we have been informed only about the most dramatic developments, but I discovered after a visit to the Sacred Stone camp two weeks ago that public understanding of what this movement is all about is based on misrepresentations. We are missing how peaceful, respectful and solemn this struggle is.

This is unfortunate because what's happening at the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball Rivers is a solemn struggle to protect water and culture. As I prepared to make the trip, I read articles about the risks. And I fell for it. When I was flying into Bismarck, North Dakota, with a delegation from GreenLatinos—a group of Latino advocates committed to addressing environmental issues—I was on edge. We had gone to North Dakota to learn how GreenLatinos might be able to help the tribe, yet at first I concentrated on myself. I relentlessly googled "Standing Rock Sioux tribe arrests" and related key terms to figure out where I could or couldn't go and what I could or couldn't do.

But all that anxiety quickly evaporated when I reached the camps. I saw that this assembly of indigenous tribes and supporters is among the most serene and peaceful groups of people I have been around. They are not unified by indignity. What unifies the thousands of water protectors who are bracing for the incoming winter is devotion and prayer. In fact, elders and tribal leaders told us repeatedly that tribal camps aren't protests; these are ceremonies being held at a sacred place. And, they told us, they expect the behavior of their brothers and sisters to reflect that.

At least one person has been killed and nine injured in a shooting incident in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, police said. The shooting took place on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city.

"A total of 10 victims were shot in the incident on Bourbon Street. One victim has died from his injuries," the statement from police on Twitter said.

The FBI is questioning a person who was reportedly "caught in the act" following a series of incidents in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which involved vandalism, fires and several "suspicious devices" planted at a local Starbucks and other shops.

No charges were filed after Albuquerque police took a person into custody Saturday and turned them over to the FBI, the bureau said in a statement.

Previously the FBI said that three Starbucks coffee shops were attacked after midnight on November 25. Suspicious devices were found at the stated locations after the coffee shops had closed. One of the devices exploded, causing minimal damage, according to the FBI.

"Suspicious devices were placed at three closed Starbucks coffee shops, and one caused minimal damage. Nobody was injured," the FBI said.

The FBI statement added that federal and local authorities are continuing the investigation into the Starbucks cases.

Hillary backers: 'Hateful bigot, I hope you die ... I will put a bullet in your brain'

One of Michigan's 16 electors who will be called upon to cast a vote validating the election of Donald Trump in the Electoral College has testified on video that he and others in the state are receiving "dozens and dozens of death threats" from Hillary Clinton supporters urging them to switch their votes to Clinton.

On Dec. 19 the Electoral College will convene to cast their votes for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, with each state's electors pledged to vote for the candidate elected on Nov. 8 in their state.

But more than a dozen states have no laws making it illegal for the electors to change their vote while others have only a minor penalty such as a fine for doing so. If Clinton's supporters can get enough of the 163 electors from states where Trump both won and votes can be legally switched on Dec. 19, Hillary Clinton becomes the next president of the United States.

Standing Rock activists said they would continue to stand their ground in the fight against the crude oil Dakota Access Pipeline, in defiance of a US Army Corps notice which stated that the location of a protest camp will be out of bounds from December 5.

Supporters of indigenous tribes oppose the 1,172 mile pipeline from North Dakota to Illinois over water contamination fears and its proximity to the Standing Rock Indian reservation.

In a press conference held at the Oceti Sakowin protest camp, members of the indigenous community gave a united response to a letter sent to Standing Rock tribal chairman Dave Archambault II informing of possible evictions north of the Cannonball River.

Protesters, who call themselves water protectors, are currently camped on federal land alongside North Dakota's Highway 1806 and the Missouri River.

On Friday, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced plans to close the portion of federal land occupied by the water protectors due to "violent confrontations" and risks of serious injury due to the "harsh North Dakota winter conditions."

In response, Dallas Goldtooth, a member of the Indigenous Environmental Network, described the Army Corps of Engineer's letter as a "disgusting continuation of 500 years of colonization and systemic oppression".

With just several days to go until the OSCE summit in Hamburg, its venue has been targeted by dozens of arsonists with their faces concealed under black balaclavas. Police believe there is an obvious connection between the summit and the attack.

About 40 unidentified men in balaclavas threw flammable materials through the entrance of the Hamburg Messe trade fair building on Sunday evening, local media reported. It only took seconds for flames to engulf the first floor.

In a matter of minutes, the perpetrators set fire to barriers and waste containers in several parts of Hamburg's Karolinenstrasse, after which "they disappeared in between the blocks as fast as they had come," an eyewitness told Bild.

The fire caused much damage to the facade of the building, but fire brigades quickly brought it under control, a spokesperson for the Hamburg Fire Department told Merkur newspaper.

"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." ~Thomas Jefferson.

Melissa Dykes breaks down the psyop behind the "fake news" lists that have been created to control reality and destroy the alternative media.