So often stories of significance that will leave long shadows are virtually ignored in the press when quotable quotes of overreaction to other events are taking place. We are in that kind of time and thus here are some tidbits impacting mostly marginalized people for your perusal and comments.
To break the silence about Gitmo:
“We have come to stand with you” 
Human Rights Activists Travel to Guantánamo, Cuba
http://ccrjustice.org/home/blog/2015/11/26/we-have-come-stand-you
Who else is standing with them?
Staying focused on the sphere of US influence and Latin America:
Opposition Landslide in Venezuela – Maduro Accepts Results
President Maduro accepts results, says counter-revolution has won; Opposition parties might win super-majority in National Assembly that could lead to removal of Maduro
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=15237
Does this sound like history repeating itself?
Moving closer to home: These Maps Show Where Rents Are Going Up and Incomes Are Going Down
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/12/census-data-rents-incomes-recession
Is anyone proposing a solution to both parts of this problem?
Switching to people without a home: The Palestinians Fleeing Syria Are Among the Most Vulnerable Refugees
Their special legal status leaves them stateless, even after decades of exile, and without the same rights as other refugees.
http://www.thenation.com/article/the-palestinians-fleeing-syria-are-among-the-most-vulnerable-refugees/
What can be done to help?
Switching to some very vulnerable folks back here in the US: Dollar General Takes Its Case Against Indigenous Sovereignty to the Supreme Court
Will Indian nations lose one of the remaining paths for bringing justice to those who commit wrongs on their land?
Will this be collateral damage from the war on women or was it always intended?
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Ever since a little kid I've been a map aficionado – so thanks for the Link!
You are most welcome!
Good one. Hurry-up mode!
These maps – Oddly enough – http://www.thenation.com/article/paul-ryan-just-made-a-great-case-for-raising-the-minimum-wage-accidentally/
The above is not to be taken as an endorsement of Paul Ryan. I just found it amusing that even he can't get a speech ot without unconsciously admitting he is wrong.
Nameless, I assume then that you would like this – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maphead-ken-jennings/1102959164?ean=9781439167182 – unless of course you already have it.
Dollar General is one of those chains that seem to me to have a psychic "bad smell." Like WalMart. And Albertson's. Been there once. But there's a psychic barrier I'd have to oversome just to walk in. I can't say this surprises me coming from them.
Gitmo: Needs to shut down permanently.
Maduro; Not familiar with the man nor the country's politics.
MoJo: Rents per map is going up. Yep, that is true in Sonoma.
Palestinians:
The mandate of the UN needs to change to allow Palestinians the status of refugees so they can be allowed to live in other countries. They need a place to go. They need to have rights to live as other people do. They need to be refugees and be accepted to reside in other countries. Way past time to stop discriminating against the Palestinians.
Dollar General must lose this case. The Indians need to have complete autonomy of their people and lands. Indians must be allowed justice for crimes committed against their own people.
We, here in Sonoma, have Dollar Tree next to a movie theatre. I've only been in the store once while waiting for a movie to start. Yep, everything is priced at a dollar. i did not like the merchandise and have never been back since.
Gitmo: Thank you for posting this, Judy. It is one thing that both right and left wing politicians just want to forget about in the hope we all will forget about those men who are kept there in limbo, even if some are now officially "released" but have to stay there because nobody wants them. A few months ago the Dutch were negotiating about two of them being released to The Netherlands, but I'm sure that's off the table after the Paris attacks. While America hopes that in time this problem will solve itself (by dying, I suppose) they make matters worse by their fear mongering against Da'esh. If these men are ever released they need to be released into very special mental healthcare, because these men have been damaged for life. Ipso facto they will always remain interned. You have a lot to answer for, America.
Venezuela: I think the Venezuelans have bought themselves many years of turmoil and further undue influence by America and Venezuela's 1%. The opposition now has carte blanche to do whatever it wants, but it is so fractured and divided that it will be hard to accomplish anything.
Palestinians in Syria: Again a thank you for posting, Judi. Every now and again, the plight of the Palestinian refugees from Syria is brought to our attention again and it is always clear that their situation never improves, and only gets worse. Many of the older Palestinians are refugees from the time Israel gained independence or from the '67 war. They and their children and grandchildren are stateless because of that, but now have to flee again, now for Da'esh.
If they aren't recognized as refugees (strange because they're twice over) they either have to go back and are forced to join Da'esh or remain where they are, in limbo. Either will suit Israel just fine.
Indigenous Sovereignty: The way I understand it Indigenous people were finally given tribal jurisdiction over people who hurt an indigenous person because the regular courts just wouldn't bring non-indigenous perpetrators to justice. And now non-indigenous people (well, Dollar General, a store chain really) want to take this part of their sovereignty away, just because a store manager was indicted of sexual assault on a 13-year-old. Dragging it out al the way to SCOTUS, and this SCOTUS in particular, is meant to undermine the whole concept of Indigenous Sovereignty, a shameful act indeed. But that may not keep the horrible five from setting a new precedent and denying (indigenous) people fair jurisdiction.