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 Dakota pipelines update (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lo9VEeIc4)


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Published on Oct 29, 2016

Don't ever remembered voting on this, stop the pipelines
1. You can donate items from the Sacred Stone Camp Supply List:
http://sacredstonecamp.org/supply-list/

2. Call the White House... (202) 456-1111. Tell President Obama to rescind the Army Corps of Engineers' Permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline.

3. Contribute to the Sacred Stone Camp Legal Defense Fund: https://fundrazr.com/d19fAf

4. Contribute to the Sacred Stone Camp gofundme account: https://www.gofundme.com/sacredstonecamp

5. Call the Army Corps of Engineers and demand that they reverse the permit: (202) 761-5903

6. You can sign the petition to the White House to Stop DAPL: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/peti...

7.Call the executives of the companies that are building the pipeline:

a. Lee Hanse
Executive Vice President
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
800 E Sonterra Blvd #400
San Antonio, Texas 78258
Telephone: (210) 403-6455
Lee.Hanse@energytransfer.com

b. Glenn Emery
Vice President
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
800 E Sonterra Blvd #400
San Antonio, Texas 78258
Telephone: (210) 403-6762
Glenn.Emery@energytransfer.com

c. Michael (Cliff) Waters
Lead Analyst
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
1300 Main St.
Houston, Texas 77002
Telephone: (713) 989-2404
Michael.Waters@energytransfer.com


White House Petition
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Camp of the Sacred Stones: Needed Supplies List
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe: Dakota Access Pipeline Donation Fund
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Legal Defense Fund for Sacred Stone Spirit Camp
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Sacred Stone Camp GoFundMe
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And now, a word from Corporate America.

Checking the facts once again (http://standingrockfactchecker.org/fact-checking-srst-claims-9-7-16/)

About Us
The Standing Rock Fact Checker (SRFC) is dedicated to promoting the truth about the Dakota Access pipeline project. Unfortunately, some are using an emotionally charged atmosphere to disseminate misinformation about the approved – and nearly complete – Dakota Access project.  The Dakota Access project, when operational, will be among the safest and most technologically advanced pipeline in the world helping to bring needed energy to communities across the country.

Thanks for posting this.  I knew nothing about it.  8)

Authorities from seven states have been called in to remove Dakota Access Pipeline Water Protectors (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQxO1WIlD0)

Published on Oct 27, 2016

Cecily Fong OF THE North Dakota Department of Emergency Services THAT as of Thursday, afternoon (Oct. 27. 2016), over a 100 protesters remained.

Construction for the pipeline will "destroy our burial sites, prayer sites and culturally significant artifacts," the Standing Rock Sioux tribe said. Opponents also cite environmental concerns, including possible contamination due to breaches and eventual greenhouse gas emissions.

Dakota Access Pipeline protesters have set fire to a bridge, tires and debris, North Dakota Department of Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong said. Authorities from seven other states have been called in to help remove protesters, she said. As of Thursday afternoon, about 100 protesters remained.

The months long protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline have come to a head, as North Dakota authorities have started removing illegal roadblocks and protesters they say are trespassing on private property.

"Protesters escalated unlawful behavior this weekend by setting up illegal roadblocks, trespassing onto private property and establishing an encampment (actions that) forced law enforcement to respond at this time," Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said Thursday.

The Truth Denied
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Bucky Harjo
Democracy Now
North Dakota Pipeline

 Standing Rock Water Protectors 10/27/16 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTwI--Jvkyo)


Police Attack NoDAPL Protesters At Standing Rock (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3abeOE2iGCc)

Published on Oct 28, 2016

Police are increasing their use of violence against protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock, North Dakota. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, Ben Mankiewicz, and Michael Shure, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.

"In North Dakota, tension over the 1,200-mile Dakota Access oil pipeline is escalating. Police and National Guard troops arrested more than 140 protesters near a construction site Thursday.

The Standing Rock Sioux have sued to stop the pipeline from crossing under the Missouri River next to their reservation, claiming the project would destroy sacred sites and threaten the water supply. What started months ago as a dispute between a tribe and the federal government has escalated into clashes between protesters and police.

Hundreds of law enforcement in riot gear formed a line Thursday across the prairie and moved in on an encampment of tents and teepees. The protest camp was set up over the weekend along the pipeline route on land owned by the Dakota Access pipeline company. Officers were backed up by dozens of police cars, armored vehicles and aircraft.

Surveillance helicopters circled above a makeshift roadblock of beat-up cars, tires and wooden pallets. Protesters lit it on fire, trying to keep police out.

But police pushed protesters back, trying to get them to move further down the highway."*

Read more here: http://www.npr.org/2016/10/28/4997563...

Quote from: thorfourwinds on October 30, 2016, 01:26:44 AM
And now, a word from Corporate America.

Checking the facts once again (http://standingrockfactchecker.org/fact-checking-srst-claims-9-7-16/)

About Us
The Standing Rock Fact Checker (SRFC) is dedicated to promoting the truth about the Dakota Access pipeline project. Unfortunately, some are using an emotionally charged atmosphere to disseminate misinformation about the approved – and nearly complete – Dakota Access project.  The Dakota Access project, when operational, will be among the safest and most technologically advanced pipeline in the world helping to bring needed energy to communities across the country.

Sounds reasonable to me.  8)

Standing Rock Protest Documentary by Levitate Media 3rd September 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgr7FrZHPPw)

Police from 5 States Escalate Violence, Shoot Horses to Clear 1851 Treaty Camp (http://sacredstonecamp.org/blog/2016/10/28/police-from-5-states-escalate-violence-shoot-horses-to-clear-1851-treaty-camp)

28 October 2016
Cannonball, ND - Over 300 police officers in riot gear, 8 ATVs, 5 armored vehicles, 2 helicopters, and numerous military-grade humvees showed up north of the newly formed frontline camp just east of Highway 1806.  The 1851 Treaty Camp was set up this past Sunday directly in the path of the pipeline, on land recently purchased by DAPL.  Today this camp, a reclamation of unceded Dakota territory affirmed as part of the Standing Rock Reservation in the Ft. Laramie Treaty of 1851, was violently cleared.  Both blockades established this past weekend to enable that occupation were also cleared.

In addition to pepper spray and concussion grenades, shotguns were fired into the crowd with less lethal ammunition and a sound cannon was used (see images below).  At least one person was tased and the barbed hook lodged in his face, just outside his eye. Another was hit in the face by a rubber bullet.

A prayer circle of elders, including several women, was interrupted and all were arrested for standing peacefully on the public road.  A tipi was erected in the road and was recklessly dismantled, despite promises from law enforcement that they would merely mark the tipi with a yellow ribbon and ask its owners to retrieve it.  A group of water protectors was also dragged out of a ceremony in a sweat lodge erected in the path of the pipeline, wearing minimal clothing, thrown to the ground, and arrested.

A member of the International Indigenous Youth Council (IIYC) that had her wrist broken during a mass-arrest on October 22nd was hurt again after an officer gripped her visibly injured wrist and twisted it during an attempted arrest. At least six other members of the youth council verified that they had been maced up to five times and were also shot and hit with bean bags. In addition to being assaulted, an altar item and sacred staff was wrenched from the hands of an IIYC member by police. Several other sacred items were reported stolen, including a canupa (sacred tobacco pipe).

Two medics giving aid at front line were hit with batons and thrown off the car they were sitting on. Then police grabbed another medic, who was driving the car, out of the driver side while it was still in motion. Another water protector had to jump into the car to stop it from hitting other people.

Members of the horse nation herded around 100 buffalo from the west and southwest of the Cannonball Ranch onto the the DAPL easement. One rider was reportedly hit with up to four rubber bullets his horse was reported to be hit in the legs by live rounds. Another horse was shot and did not survive.

A confirmed DAPL private security guard was spotted among the protectors with an automatic rifle heading towards camp. Water protectors acted swiftly to stop the man who was attempting to flee the scene in his pickup. One protector stopped the assailant's vehicle with their own before the security guard fled to nearby waters, weapon in hand. Bureau of Indian Affairs police arrived on scene and apprehended him.

Three water protectors locked themselves to a truck in the middle of the road and surrounded it with large logs.   After several hours of standoff, the police advanced in a sweep line and moved people approximately 1 mile back down the highway towards the main encampment on the Cannonball River.  Water protectors then retreated to the bridge over Highway 1806  and erected a large burning blockade that the police were unable to cross.

Law enforcement from at least five states (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Nebraska) were present today through EMAC, the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.  This law was passed by the Bill Clinton administration and allows states to share law enforcement forces during emergencies.  It is intended for natural disasters and has only been used twice for protests; once in the summer of 2015 during the demonstrations in Baltimore and here on the Standing Rock Reservation. Over 100 were arrested today in total.

Kandi Mossett, Indigenous Environmental Network stated, "I went to the frontline in prayer for protection of the Missouri River & found myself in what I can only describe as a war zone. I was sprayed in the face with pepper spray, the guy next to me was shot by something that didn't break the skin but appeared to have broken the ribs & another guy beside me was randomly snatched violently by police shoving me into the officers who held me off with batons then tried to grab me.  I'm still in shock & keep waiting to wake from what's surely a nightmare though this is my reality as a native woman in 2016 trying to defend the sacred."

Ladonna Bravebull Allard of Sacred Stone Camp says, "My people stand for the water, and they attack us. My people stand up for the graves of our people, and they attack us. My people stand up for our sacred places, and they attack us. My people pray, and they stop us, dragging us from our prayer, and throw us in the dirt. I know this is America - this is the history of my people. America has always walked though the blood of my people.

How can we stand in the face of violence? Because I was born to this land, because the roots grow out of my feet, because I love this land and I honor the water. Have we not learned from history? I pray for each of the people who stand up. We can not live like this anymore. It has to stop - my grandchildren have a right to live. The world has a right to live. The water, the life blood of the world? has a right to live. Mni Wiconi, Water of Life. Pray for the water, pray for the people. Stop Dakota Access- killer of the world."

Eryn Wise of the International Indigenous Youth Council stated, "Today more than half of our youth council were attacked, injured or arrested. In addition to our brothers and sisters being hurt and incarcerated, we saw police steal our sacred staff. I have no words for what happened to any of us today. They are trying to again rewrite our narrative and we simply will not allow it. Our youth are watching and remember the faces of the officers that assaulted them. They pray for them."

Live video from Standing Rock. https://www.facebook.com/esha.hoferer/videos/259335937796571/

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Police evict North Dakota oil pipeline protesters from private land.

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http://www.startribune.com/oil-pipeline-protesters-brace-for-confrontation-with-police/398815871/

Understanding the Controversy Behind the Dakota Access Pipeline

What to know as protesters and the oil company continue to clash


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http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/understanding-controversy-behind-dakota-access-pipeline-180960450/?no-ist

Amnesty International USA Sends Human Rights Observers to Standing Rock

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http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2016/10/amnesty-international-usa-sends-human.html

Real Video from Friday in North Dakota, for those who have strong stomachs and some sense of Justice.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Real-Video-from-Today-in-N-by-Stephen-Fox-Dakota-Access-Pipeline_Dapl_North-Dakota_Pepper-Spraying-And-Beating-Native-Americans-161029-998.html


U.S. Government Bans Native American Tribe From Protesting On Their Own Land – Send In Police To Remove

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http://countercurrentnews.com/2016/08/u-s-government-bans-native-american-tribe-protesting-land-send-police-remove-protesters/

Amy Goodman on MSNBC with Joy-Ann Reid on Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance

Quotethis practice of strip-searching, particularly the Native Americans, it's a total humiliation of a group of people who are simply demanding the same dignity as the people in Bismarck, and Mandan, and other places outside North Dakota.

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/10/21/coming_up_amy_goodman_on_msnbc


Anonymous Message to North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple

http://www.anonews.co/anonymous-north-dakota/

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So...

Are they protesting on PRIVATE LAND owned by the company or are they on INDIAN LAND?

There seems to be a LOT of confusion about that  and it may be an important issue

Everything I've seen and read is that the construction of the pipeline is on privetly owned land which is next to reservation land. The main point of contention is water crossings that the tribe says will ruin their water.

We stand with the natives at standing rock nodapl (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mmsJvPskGU)

Published on Nov 1, 2016
The Dakota Access pipeline, a $3.8 billion, four-state project designed to carry oil from North Dakota to Illinois, has become a rallying point for American Indian tribes and others determined to block it. Here's a look at the key players connected with the protest, which began in April, heated up during the summer and boiled over this month with some 400 arrests.

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THE PIPELINE COMPANY

Energy Transfer Partners, or ETP, is a Fortune 500 oil and natural gas company based in Dallas. It is the main owner of the pipeline, along with Sunoco Logistics Partners and Phillips 66.

Launched in 1995, the company now has about 71,000 miles of natural gas and crude oil pipeline. The Dakota Access project would add 1,200 more miles, and ETP has long had a goal of finishing it by the end of 2016. The company warned in court documents that a delay in construction would cost it $1.4 billion in lost revenue in the first year.They say the pipeline threatens water sources and will disturb sacred sites and artifacts, and there is a broader concern about tribal sovereignty and rights.

Many of the protesters are demonstrating peacefully and urging others to do the same. Others have been more militant. More than 140 people were arrested recently when law enforcement moved in to evict an encampment that had been set up on pipeline property.

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THE SHERIFF

The main face of law enforcement has been Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier, who previously was a captain with the state highway patrol, a part-time police officer, a corrections officer and a soldier.

His department has been accused by protesters of being sympathetic to the pipeline's workers and private security. Though deputies were not at a violent Sept. 3 clash between protesters and private security guards on private land, Kirchmeier said in a news release that the guards were "ambushed and assaulted" by protesters. The tribe says the protesters were being provoked.

Kirchmeier has frequently cited the burden of the long-lasting protest on his small department. Morton County has had help from state troopers and National Guard members and, more recently, from sheriff's departments traveling in from several states to help out.In August, the company announced it had sold nearly 37 percent of the project to Enbridge Energy Partners, the company that developed the Keystone XL pipeline, and Marathon Petroleum Corp. in a deal worth $2 billion.

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THE TRIBAL CHAIRMAN

Dave Archambault II leads the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, whose reservation on the North Dakota-South Dakota border sits close to the pipeline's path. The laconic 45-year-old, whose tribe helped build a lawsuit against ETP and the federal government, has himself been sued by ETP for interfering with the pipeline and been arrested.

Archambault has spoken for years about concerns among the leaders of North Dakota's five American Indian reservations about increasing "environmental incidents" in the state's western oil patch. He traveled to Switzerland to plead the tribe's case to the United Nations and urged President Barack Obama to step in.

After a federal judge declined to grant the Standing Rock tribe an injunction against the pipeline, three federal agencies ordered a halt to construction on Army Corps of Engineers-owned land while the permitting process was reviewed.

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THE PROTESTERS

Members of more than 200 tribes from across North America have come to the tribe's encampment at the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball rivers since August, the tribe says. Crowd estimates at the protest site have varied from a few hundred to several thousand depending on the day — enough for tribal officials to call it one of the largest gatherings of Native Americans in a century or more.
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5. Call the White House at (202) 456-1111 or (202) 456-1414. Tell President Obama to rescind the Army Corps of Engineers' Permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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I am confused... Your article says the following and is attributed to the Pipeline Company statements? If the compant admits that why is there even an issue?

Quote from: thorfourwinds on November 01, 2016, 11:57:08 PM

THE PIPELINE COMPANY

The company warned in court documents that a delay in construction would cost it $1.4 billion in lost revenue in the first year.They say the pipeline threatens water sources and will disturb sacred sites and artifacts, and there is a broader concern about tribal sovereignty and rights.

QuoteLaunched in 1995, the company now has about 71,000 miles of natural gas and crude oil pipeline. The Dakota Access project would add 1,200 more miles, and ETP has long had a goal of finishing it by the end of 2016. The company warned in court documents that a delay in construction would cost it $1.4 billion in lost revenue in the first year.They say the pipeline threatens water sources and will disturb sacred sites and artifacts, and there is a broader concern about tribal sovereignty and rights.

Many of the protesters are demonstrating peacefully and urging others to do the same. Others have been more militant. More than 140 people were arrested recently when law enforcement moved in to evict an encampment that had been set up on pipeline property.

Agreed.
Apparently, the author misplaced a paragraph break. Perhaps it should read like this for clarity:

Many of the protesters are demonstrating peacefully and urging others to do the same. Others have been more militant. More than 140 people were arrested recently when law enforcement moved in to evict an encampment that had been set up on pipeline property.

They say the pipeline threatens water sources and will disturb sacred sites and artifacts, and there is a broader concern about tribal sovereignty and rights.

Thank you for reading this and your continued vigilance.   8)


More Than 1 Million 'Check In' On Facebook To Support The Standing Rock Sioux (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/01/500268879/more-than-a-million-check-in-on-facebook-to-support-the-standing-rock-sioux)

November 1, 2016  5:16 PM ET
MERRIT KENNEDY

More than 1 million people have "checked in" on Facebook to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation page, in a show of support for the tribe that has been rallying against construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Most of the "visitors" are not actually at the protest camp in North Dakota, where the tribe and its supporters are gathering to oppose the pipeline. The planned route crosses the Missouri River just upstream of the reservation, and the tribe says it could contaminate drinking water and harm sacred lands. Facebook allows people to check in to places even if they are not physically present.
A broadly circulated rumor on social media over the weekend suggested that local police were using Facebook check-ins to track activists protesting the pipeline.

AROUND THE NATION
Tensions Escalate As Police Clear Protesters Near Dakota Access Pipeline

Activists then called for supporters of the protest to check-in en masse, in a move designed to confuse police.

"Water Protectors are calling on EVERYONE to check-in at Standing Rock, ND to overwhelm and confuse them," one widely shared post said, according to The Guardian.

It's not clear who started the rumor, but the response was immediate. "The number of check-ins at the Standing Rock reservation page went from 140,000 to more than 870,000 by Monday afternoon," the Guardian reports. Now, that number stands at more than 1.5 million.

However, the Morton County Sheriff's Department said in a Facebook post Monday afternoon that it "does not follow Facebook check-ins for the protest camp or any location" and called the report "absolutely false."

The demonstration of solidarity from these Facebook users comes days after "police and National Guard troops arrested more than 140 protesters near a construction site," Inside Energy's Amy Sisk reported on All Things Considered. On Friday, there were reports of police using pepper spray against protesters they removed from land owned by the pipeline company, as we reported.

Here's more from our previous coverage:

"Members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and their supporters have been protesting the pipeline since it was approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the summer. They are specifically trying to block the portion that is slated to run under the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation."

"Earlier this month, the Standing Rock Sioux lost a bid in federal court to halt construction, paving the way for work on the $3.8 billion pipeline to continue, as we've reported. Almost immediately afterward, three U.S. agencies 'announced a halt to work in one area significant to the tribe.'"

if these are the same indians massacred by feds in the 70s and also the indians attacked by custard.i suggest option b.as i grew up with one of them and they are giants and probably hold a grudge.two things that should be handled with kid gloves.with the general population pretty stressed already,this could turn upside down and sideways real quick.i know if my lakota friend cslled me up.i would hitch hike if need be to get to him.

on the other side,to an indian,everything is a burial ground.so that excuse dont hold water.but if they was messing with lakota water.thats not good.they did that to those indians in arizona and about wiped them out so that a dam or farmers could have water.tahona odem i think.

More background on this travesty.



Sep 12, 2016

In a dramatic series of moves on Friday, the White House intervened in the ongoing fight against the Dakota Access pipeline, less than an hour after a federal judge rejected the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's request for an injunction against the U.S. government over the pipeline.

"It's not a solid victory now but just the weight, feeling that weight that I've been carrying for the last couple months is lifting. I feel like I could breathe right now," says Floris White Bull.

We feature the reactions to government's intervention from some of the thousands of Native Americans who have gathered along the Cannonball River by the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to resist the pipeline's construction.

MY GOODMAN: We begin today's show with major updates in the fight by Native Americans to stop the proposed $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, which would carry about 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day from the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota through South Dakota, Iowa and into Illinois. The project has faced months of resistance from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and members of hundreds of other tribes from across the United States and Canada who flocked to North Dakota in what's being described as the largest unification of Native American tribes in decades.

In a dramatic series of moves late Friday afternoon, a federal judge rejected the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's request for an injunction against the U.S. government over the Dakota Access pipeline. Then, the Army, the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior responded with a joint announcement that the Army Corps will not issue permits for Dakota Access to drill under the Missouri River until the Army Corps reconsiders its previously issued permits. In a statement, the Department of Justice said, quote, "(c)onstruction of the pipeline on Army Corps land bordering or under Lake Oahe will not go forward at this time," unquote. The federal agencies also asked the Dakota Access pipeline company to voluntarily cease construction 20 miles east and west of Lake Oahe.

The government's intervention was welcomed by thousands of Native Americans who have gathered along the Cannonball River by the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to resist the pipeline's construction. Here are some of their reactions.

FRANCINE GARREAU HALL: Francine Garreau Hall. I'm with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. I'm Miniconjou, Itazipcho and Hunkpapa bands of the Teton Lakota. I am very grateful, because in our government-to-government relationship, the federal government is bound by treaty law to protect our interests. And I'm glad that they stepped up to the plate today and did that.

I think all the American people need to recognize and they need to realize that this isn't a racial deal. This is something that impacts all of us. We all, as children of God, have a right to clean water. And that's what this fight is about. It's about recognizing that mni wiconi, water is life. And without it, we all die. And so, we are protecting water for the future generations. I had to be here, because I wanted—it was my time to be accountable. Seven generations from now, I want my grandkids and their children to say, "She stood, so that we could have clean water."

BILL PICOTTE: My name is Bill Picotte. I'm a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Like everybody else, I think I'm pretty happy with the decision for them to step in. I know that maybe it's not the end of the battle, but at least today, you know, we celebrate a small victory. You know, there are still things to be considered. And I think, at least for me, it appears that they want to do things fairly.

Hopefully, there will be more tribal consultation, and not just with Standing Rock, but with all tribal nations, in the future. Maybe this will show the United States and the world that, I think, Native American people are tired of being walked on, tired of being taken for granted, tired of being invisible, and that we're going to stand up for ourselves. And I've seen some atrocious things, to me, you know? The girl that was bit in the chest was my cousin, you know? And there were pictures on Facebook of that, and I was heartbroken for her, you know? I think I can say that I'm proud of the way we've behaved and we've acted throughout this.

FLORIS WHITE BULL: Floris White Bull from Standing Rock. My father is from here, Standing Rock. I'm a student as Sitting Bull College. It's not a solid victory right now, but it's just the weight, feeling that that weight that I've been carrying for the past couple months now, it's lifting. And I feel like I could breathe right now.

AMY GOODMAN: The Native Americans, who call themselves "protectors," not "protesters," have repeatedly forced the Dakota Access pipeline company to stop construction by locking themselves to machinery. On Saturday, September 3rd, over Labor Day weekend, Dakota Access pipeline company unleashed dogs and pepper spray on Native Americans as they attempted to stop the company from destroying a sacred tribal burial site.

PROTESTER: These people are just threatening all of us with these dogs. And she, that woman over there, she was charging, and it bit somebody right in the face.

AMY GOODMAN: The dog has blood in its nose and its mouth.

PROTESTER: And she's still standing here threatening us.

AMY GOODMAN: Why are you letting their—her dog go after the protesters? It's covered in blood!

AMY GOODMAN: That was September 3rd. To see our full report, go to democracynow.org. The bulldozers and company security guards were ultimately forced to retreat. We're going to break. When we come back, we'll go to North Dakota to speak with Dave Archambault, the chair of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and Jan Hasselman in Seattle, Washington, staff attorney with Earthjustice who brought the tribe's lawsuit to federal court. Stay with us.




"I knew North Dakota state was planning something," says Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chair Dave Archambault II of the raid on a resistance camp Thursday by militarized police. "They set up a pre-hospital tent near the camp. ... That was sending me signals this was going to get out of hand."

Archambault says he asked the Department of Justice to step in and ask the state not to proceed with the raid, and now calls on the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the use of force against those resisting the Dakota Access pipeline.

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AMY GOODMAN: For more on the escalating standoff at Standing Rock, we're joined by the Standing Rock Sioux tribal chairman, Dave Archambault. He's asked the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the use of force against those resisting the Dakota Access pipeline.

Chairman Dave Archambault, thanks so much for joining us. What have you asked the DOJ, and what have they told you, as this heavily militarized police off—standoff against the Native Americans of your tribe and so many others?

DAVE ARCHAMBAULT II: Thank you, Amy, for having me on here. You know, I approached the Department of Justice a couple days ago, because I knew that the North Dakota state was planning something. They deployed—the North Dakota Department of Human Services set up a pre-hospital tent near the camp. And that brought concern to me. That was telling me, sending me signals that, you know, this is going to get out of hand. So I asked the Department of Justice to step in and ask the state not to come forward with the raid. I also asked them to talk to the company, Dakota Access pipeline, and stop construction, cease construction. This is getting too out of hand.

And so, what they ended up coming back with was the state is ready to negotiate. The state is willing to sit down and talk to you. But the company was not willing to stop construction. They want to force their hand on everybody. And it's pitting the protesters, protectors, demonstrators, up against law enforcement. And law enforcement is starting to use severe aggression, severe force on our members, on all of those who support us, who are there with us. And it's unlawful.

Now, we are asking the Department of Justice to hold the state accountable. They knew this was going to happen. They knew it was coming forward. So did the company. They just keep pushing forward, and they box us into the corner, and they expect us to let it be.

And right now what we're trying to do is protect water. That's the whole thing, is just protect water. Why is that such a hard thing for the state understand? Why is it such a hard thing for the company to understand? We need to help the world realize what is going on here, and understand the importance of water and the treatment to our members, to our supporters, the unlawful treatment. If you ask yourself, "Who has the weapons? And who is praying? Who"—if you look at the videos, you'll see people praying and singing, and then you'll see militarized law enforcement with weapons. They're the ones who have weapons. They're the ones who are being aggressive. And they're the ones who are causing harm. We had over 30 to 40 people with severe bruises, welts from rubber bullets, broken bones from the harsh treatment. It's just not right.

AMY GOODMAN: And finally, very quickly, LRAD, the long-range acoustic device, the piercing sounds that make people sick; the armored vehicles, the MRAPs—where does the police department—where does the Morton County Sheriff's Department get these military weapons?

DAVE ARCHAMBAULT II: You know, why can't we have somebody come in and stop that and get some weapons out of their possession, get these weapons out of their possession? Because it's unnecessary. We need some—we need the federal government to step in and start protecting us from the state officials. It's uncalled for. And I don't know where they get the weapons. I'm assuming the National Guard is doing it.

And we need—maybe it's the U.N. that needs to step in to keep the peace, because the federal government, the United states, all we have to do is deny this easement, and this will all go away. Reroute this pipeline, and this will all go away. Save—protect our water, this will all go away. Deny the easement.

President Obama needs to step up now, deny the easement. Hillary Clinton needs to make a firm statement about this and stop trying to ride the fence. We want people to have safe jobs, too, but we want them also to have safe drinking water. And for her to say that—we'll let the union workers reroute this pipeline away from water, and we'll protect them so they have safe jobs and everybody's happy. All the politicians, all the people who get oil industry contributions for their campaigns, the economy, the national security, the energy independence will all be there. Just reroute this, deny the easement, and let's put an end to this, once and for all.

AMY GOODMAN: Dave Archambault, we want to thank you for being with us, chair of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. We're going to take a short 30-second break and then go to talk about Venezuela. Stay with us.

i dont trust amy goodman .the sioux should just take the lrads and mraps.just like i should have documented and took that microwave machine ftom my neighbor.once its used.thats assault and the gloves come off.

Quote from: zorgon on November 02, 2016, 12:11:07 AM
I am confused... Your article says the following and is attributed to the Pipeline Company statements? If the compant admits that why is there even an issue?

Thanks Z, I just read this and it was the first thing I noticed too.... :o

The poster needs to proof read before posting this propoganda if they want to remain 'above board' but some just don't care...Only the message matters.... :-X

This poster does not change anything in the original info from whatever source.   :P

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Just thought that the error should be noted AND corrected so as not to have people continually reading and reacting....

8)

Thank you and you are absolutely right, again.   8)

#NODAPL SMOKING GUN! THIS IS WHY PROTESTERS WANT TO PREVENT THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SG1k3cwVYU)
KafkaWinstonWorld
Published on Nov 1, 2016

Anonymous #NoDAPL Standing Rock Urgent Message (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCAGcomZCGw)
Published on Nov 1, 2016

Question: At 14:25, just who is this agent provocateur (https://twitter.com/TheMissAP?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) dressed as a Water Protector and forcing a frontline 'real' Water Protector/protestor into the arms of the Feds (https://plus.google.com/102387672052022616417/posts/dwS323yHmDF)?

Or does that matter, as if anyone cares. :P


Published on Nov 1, 2016
#nodapl Breaking news! The latest message from anonymous! US Government at work once again!

Before the US elections, thousands of Facebook users supporting #NoDAPL check into Standing Rock Indian Reservation to confuse police monitoring pipeline protest.

It isn't clear whether the call originated with people at the North Dakota protest or if it's a hoax — but people are using it as a way of expressing solidarity all the same. Included is a confession of a native american.

Petition (https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-construction-dakota-access-pipeline-which-endangers-water-supply-native-american-reservations)

1. Call North Dakota governor Jack Dalrymple at 701-328-2200. When leaving a message stating your thoughts about this subject please be professional.

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Police Turn In Badges Rather Than Incite Violence Against Standing Rock Protestors

At least two police officers turned in their badges today after acknowledging that attacking peaceful protestors is not what they signed up for.

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http://www.trueactivist.com/police-turn-in-badges-rather-than-incite-violence-against-standing-rock-protestors/#.WBwRSqPGFww.facebook

4 November 2016
When searching "Standing Rock Protest", one gets
About 9,750,000 results (0.56 sec)

And now, the latest updates:

Standing Rock - No DAPL - Veterans' Convoy - nivavets.org?] (http://www.nivavets.org/standing-rock-convoy.htm)

Northwest Indian Veterans Association sending a support convoy to Standing Rock.


Police fire rubber bullets as pipeline protesters try to protect 'sacred site' (http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dakota-pipeline-protests/police-fire-rubber-bullets-pipeline-protesters-seek-protect-burial-site-n677051f)

NBCNews.com? - 15 hours ago
STANDING ROCK, North Dakota — Police in riot gear shot rubber bullets and used pepper spray on demonstrators — who call themselves water protectors — on the shoreline of the Cantapeta Creek, just north of the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation here on Wednesday.

After a few relatively peaceful days at the campground where thousands have gathered to demonstrate against a controversial North Dakota oil pipeline, demonstrators put out calls on social media to "make your way to the river" for a "river action," but to do so "in prayer."

In a Facebook Live stream, Cempoalli Twenny, who says he is at Standing Rock to protect the water, said, "The pipeline is getting really close to the river now, so it's crunch time."


THIS IS HUGE!

Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt Holding Benefit Concert at Standing Rock Supporting Dakota Pipeline Protests (http://abcnews.go.com/US/jackson-browne-bonnie-raitt-holding-benefit-concert-standing/story?id=43324061)


BRAVE Environmental Lawyer Explains Standing Rock Legal Issues (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oAY4OvAU18&spfreload=10)

Published on Oct 16, 2016
For more information from Laura's group, go to http://cldc.org

TYT Politics Reporter Jordan Chariton (https://twitter.com/JordanChariton) spoke with Lauren Regan, a lawyer representing the Civil Liberties Defense Center. Regan has been representing water protectors who are wrongly arrested for demonstrating against the Dakota Access Pipeline.


Who Is Funding the Dakota Access Pipeline? Bank of America, HSBC, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo (http://www.democracynow.org/2016/9/9/who_is_funding_the_dakota_access)

We continue our conversation Food & Water Watch's Hugh MacMillan about his new investigation that reveals the dozens of financial institutions that are bankrolling the Dakota Access pipeline, including Bank of America, HSBC, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase.

"They are banking on this company and banking on being able to drill and frack for the oil to send through the pipeline over the coming decades," MacMillan says. "So they're providing the capital for the construction of this pipeline."

there are 2 benefits to this or more .
if my yellowstone theory is correct.then get it out now as fast as possible.
this effect is wrecking the rest of the worlds economy because we have the cheapest oil.and the most production.
they are hitting shale every where they can.and getting big gains in production.
this is going to cause the dollar to rise against the world,fast soon.
the oil wont last long if you compare it to north dakota shale.nd is almost out.10 year production.so in reality .water is not going to be threatened because the pipeline only needs to last for 10 years and then it will be flushed with salt water and scrubbed with a giant plunger and i suspect will be converted into a fresh water pipeline.sending snow melt  water south.

And this:

Published on
Sunday, November 06, 2016
by YES! Magazine

The White Horse and the Humvees—Standing Rock Is Offering Us a Choice (http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/11/06/white-horse-and-humvees-standing-rock-offering-us-choice)

Right here, between the barricades on a North Dakota highway, is a pivotal confrontation between two world views, two futures.

byRobin Wall Kimmerer, Kathleen Dean Moore

Two lines, facing each other on a North Dakota highway. On one side, concrete barriers protect a row of armored vehicles and helmeted police with assault rifles. On the other, a young man rides a white horse whose legs are stained with blood. A woman, wearing a scarf to protect her lungs from tear gas, wafts sage smoke over a boy to give him strength, wash away hate, and remind him of his sacred purpose.

Here, on a highway stretching across trampled prairie grass, the fundamental contest of our time is playing out.

The fundamental contest of our time is playing out.
It's a confrontation not only between two groups of people, but between two world views. The space between the lines vibrates with tensions of race, historical trauma, broken treaties, money and politics, love and fear. But the underlying issue that charges the air, mixing with the smells of tear gas and sage, is the global contest between two deeply different ideas about the true meaning of land.

On one side is the unquestioned assumption that land is merely a warehouse of lifeless materials that have been given to (some of) us by God or conquest, to use without constraint. On this view, human happiness is best served by whatever economy most efficiently transforms water, soils, minerals, wild lives, and human yearning into corporate wealth. And so it is possible to love the bottom line on a quarterly report so fiercely that you will call out the National Guard to protect it.

On the other side of the concrete barriers is a story that is so ancient it seems revolutionary.  On this view, the land is a great and nourishing gift to all beings. The fertile soil, the fresh water, the clear air, the creatures, swift or rooted: they require gratitude and veneration. These gifts are not commodities, like scrap iron and sneakers. The land is sacred, a living breathing entity, for whom we must care, as she cares for us. And so it is possible to love land and water so fiercely you will live in a tent in a North Dakota winter to protect them.

It may turn out that the cracks in that stretch of two-lane highway mark a giant crack in time, when one set of assumptions about reality snaps and is replaced by another. This, like all times of paradigm shift, is an unsettled time, a time of shouting and police truncheons, as privileged people defend the assumptions that have served them royally.

What are they so afraid of out there in North Dakota, that they arrest journalists, set dogs on women and children, send prayerful protectors to jail and align para-military force against indigenous people on their own homelands?

Everyone can join the people of Standing Rock and say No.

Maybe they are afraid of the truth-telling power of the people at Standing Rock and their busloads of allies, who are making clear that we live in an era of profound error that we mistakenly believe is the only way we can live, an era of insanity that we believe is the only way we can think. But once people accept with heart and mind that land is our teacher, our mother, our garden, our pharmacy, our church, our cradle and our grave, it becomes unthinkable to destroy it. This vision threatens the industrial worldview more than anything else.

Indigenous people are saying, there are honorable and enduring lifeways that beckon to people who are weary of destruction.

Everyone can join the people of Standing Rock and say No.

No more wrecked land. No more oil spills. No more poisoned wells. We don't have to surrender the well-being of communities to the profit of a few. We can say Yes. Yes, we are all in this together. Yes, we can all stand on moral ground. Yes, we can all be protectors of the water and protectors of the silently watching future. The blockade on the highway is an invitation to remember and reclaim who we might be — just and joyous humans on a bountiful Earth. Right here, between the barricades, we are offered a choice.

On the highway, a warrior steps around the concrete barrier, offering a sage bundle that trails white smoke. Approaching a figure in riot gear, he extends the blessing to the officer, letting the smoke wash over him. To give him strength. To wash away hate. To remind him of his purpose.


This article was written for YES! Magazine, a national, nonprofit media organization that fuses powerful ideas and practical actions. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License.

Robin Wall Kimmerer, citizen of Potawatomi Nation, is director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Her most recent book is Braiding Sweetgrass.

Kathleen Dean Moore is co-editor, with Michael P. Nelson, of Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril, a call to climate action from almost 100 of the world's moral leaders. Moore is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Oregon State University and author of several books about environmental philosophy.

While reporting from the Dakota Access pipeline protests, MintPress News reporter Derrick Broze witnessed the actions of destructive forces which have infiltrated the peaceful Native-led movement and provoked increasingly violent responses from law enforcement.

By Derrick Broze | November 6, 2016

In stark contrast to the water protectors' many actions of peaceful prayer and ceremony, the atmosphere at the bridge the night of Oct. 27 was more reminiscent of an outdoor rave. The protesters on the bridge set fire to an SUV, and threw rocks and other objects at a row of armored vehicles operated by law enforcement. This small faction of non-peaceful protesters and officers briefly tossed smoke bombs back and forth.

Officers eventually lit two smoke bombs on the north side of the bridge before parking two armored vehicles at the exit to the bridge, preventing water protectors and protestors from evacuating in that direction. All law enforcement vehicles were gone within a matter of minutes, and protesters climbed aboard the armored vehicles before setting fire to them.

WAIT JUST A FORKIN' SECOND.
We are to believe that the 'law enforcement' retreated and left a couple MRAPS to be vandalized and set afire? Yeah, right...  :P

When several water protectors came to the bridge, they told those setting the fires and instigating violence that this isn't what they want for the movement.

"If you feel uncomfortable, if you don't like this action, go back to camp," one of the men shouted back at the water protectors.

Saying prayer had failed, the small group of non-peaceful protesters said they were now fighting "by any means necessary."

The fires they set burned throughout the night, as neither law enforcement nor fire department personnel ever arrived at the scene to extinguish the flames.

Agitators make their presence known

On Oct. 28, water protectors and elders arrived on the scene to retake the bridge from the agitating faction in all-black clothing, a tactic for protests and marches known as "black bloc." There were no more than 20 of these provocateurs, and they all traveled together in five older pick-up trucks. Several fights broke out on the bridge as the agitators clashed with those calling strictly for prayer and ceremony, and the agitators were run off the bridge and back to the camps within an hour.

Siouxz, the head of security on the frontline camp off North Dakota Highway 1806, said those who started the fires were not with the water protector movement.

"Seven Council has came and they are very ashamed of the behavior of some of the non-traditional people here who can't respect our ways and how we want to make this prayerful," Siouxz told MintPress News.

"We're here to protect the water, not initiate a riot or some violent protest, which is the image that the whole world is getting right now. Our elders have come together to condemn all of these wrongful actions like catching things on fire."

Apparently intent on forcing their tactics upon the movement, these outside forces appeared uninterested in listening to the Standing Rock Sioux or other Native water protectors.

Although the black bloc tactic has been used as a legitimate way for protesters to shield their identities from law enforcement, it has also been exploited by law enforcement. Police masquerading as black bloc activists have been exposed at the 2001 G8 Summit in Genoa, Italy, and at protests in 2007 in Quebec, and police posed as activists to infiltrate the Occupy movement.




Amnesty International are sending a delegation of human rights observers to monitor the response of law enforcement to the protests.

By Common Dreams | October 31, 2016

Native American leaders vowed on Saturday to protest through the winter against a North Dakota oil pipeline they say threatens water resources and sacred lands and are planning lawsuits over police treatment of arrested protesters.

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II said he and other tribal leaders were working on providing food, heat and shelter for protesters opposed to the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline.

"We're just working through some technical details as far as where the land is, and the type of land that can be used for some permanent structures," Archambault told reporters in Mandan, North Dakota on Saturday morning.

At least 10 shelters were being readied on tribal land against temperatures that can fall below -35 Fahrenheit (-37 Celsius) for days at time, he said.

"It doesn't have to put our water at risk," said Archambault, who was joined by Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Harold Frazier.

The two leaders said they're considering taking legal action against law enforcement. Standing Rock Chairman Dave Archambault II said more than 40 people were injured, including broken bones and welts from rubber bullets and bean bag rounds fired by law enforcement on Thursday, Oct. 27th.

Archambault said his tribe may pursue a class action over police tactics. Officers in riot gear swept through a protester camp on private land using pepper spray, bean bag rounds and an audio cannon aiming high-pitched "sound cannon" blasts against demonstrators. At least 142 people were arrested on Thursday and Friday.

Protesters had numbers written on their arms and were housed in what appeared to be dog kennels, without bedding or furniture.

"It's just wrong to use that type of force on innocent people," Archambault said Saturday, Oct. 29, during a press conference in front of the Morton County Sheriff's Department.

Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Harold Frazier said he has heard reports of inhumane treatment while people were incarcerated.

"All they're doing is standing up to protect that water," Frazier said.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) announced that they are sending a delegation of human rights observers to monitor the response of law enforcement to the protests.

AIUSA also has sent a letter to the Morton County Sheriff's Department expressing concern about the degree of force used against the protests. The organization will also call on the Department of Justice to investigate police practices.

AIUSA sent a delegation of observers to the area in August and has stayed in contact both with the Indigenous community and those policing the protests since then. Letters had previously been sent to the North Dakota Highway Patrol and the Morton County Sheriff'soffice calling for law enforcement officers to respect international human rights standards on the policing of protests.

"Our observers are here to ensure that everyone's human rights are protected," said Eric Ferrero, director of communications for AIUSA. "We're deeply concerned about what we heard during our previous visit to Standing Rock and what has been reported to us since."

In some instances, police have responded to protesters with pepper spray and bean bags, and in one instance, private security staff used guard dogs. Those recently arrested have reported being strip searched and forced to pay bail for minor offenses. Members of the media and legal observers have also been arrested or charged with minor offenses.

"People here just want to stand up for the rights of Indigenous people and protect their natural resources. These people should not be treated like the enemy," said Ferrero "Police must keep the peace using minimal force appropriate to the situation. Confronting men, women, and children while outfitted in gear more suited for the battlefield is a disproportionate response."

DEBUNKING the LIES From Dakota Access Pipeline CEO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RpIampBxKw)

Published on Nov 18, 2016
Energy Transfer Partners: (214) 981-0700
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers: (202) 761-0010; (202) 761-0014
Department of Justice: (202)-353-1555; (202)-514-2000




Claims Of Chemical Warfare At Standing Rock (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2AVIf23aTw)

Published on Nov 16, 2016
A Standing Rock protester has claimed that the authorities have begun flying aircraft over their camp at night, and that at least one of them is dispersing some sort of chemical agent onto the camp. We know that the authorities like to use low-flying aircraft as a form of intimidation for the psychological effect, and that they also are no strangers of spraying the populace with chemical agents. But unfortunately, until we get better proof this protester's claims are all that we have.




Standing Rock Visited by Waterkeeper Alliance President Robert F. Kennedy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgIbR4xrWhw)




Robert Kennedy Jr, "Trump Has A $2 Million Stake in the Dakota Pipeline" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI0vRptYlw0)

Published on Nov 17, 2016
Big Picture Politics Panel: Robert Kennedy Jr., Waterkeeper Alliance. As protests continue over the Dakota Access Pipeline - the looming shadow of President-Elect Donald Trump threatens to inflame the entire movement. Are the next two months the last chance we have to stop a pipeline that threatens the drinking water of 18 million people? Robert Kennedy Jr. - just back from North Dakota - weighs in...




Standing Rock Protectors BRUTALIZED By Cops In Standoff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4-s1K7qsEY)

Published on Nov 2, 2016
Energy Transfer Partners: (214) 981-0700
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers: (202) 761-0010; (202) 761-0014
Department of Justice: (202)-353-1555; (202)-514-2000




Oil Police Assault Water Protector Holding PRAYER STICK (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-v0GJZephQ&list=PLqSpk99bLYIRhTrDy1WU4xR5xqTDT4KCP)




HEROIC Veteran Stands Up To Heavily Armed Police (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgH81GVg5GY&index=4&list=PLqSpk99bLYIRhTrDy1WU4xR5xqTDT4KCP)




Drone Pilots EXPOSING Oil Police Violence (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5QW3H_0FiM&index=9&list=PLqSpk99bLYIRhTrDy1WU4xR5xqTDT4KCP)




Pipeline Owner Laughing In Obama's Face (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSrGnXLLZ5A#t=215.743146)

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Quote from: zorgon on November 19, 2016, 09:11:32 PM
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In this case, I stand with the Standing Rock Tribe.  This land if I am not mistaken was given to them under a treaty.  There have been other recent incidents (elsewhere) that pipelines breaking has contaminated the land.

http://standingrock.org/fort-laramie-treaty/ (http://standingrock.org/fort-laramie-treaty/)

Here is the link to the Standing Rock Treaty of 1868 better known as the Fort Laramie Treaty.

FORT LARAMIE TREATY
APRIL 29, 1868

TREATY WITH THE SIOUX-- BRULÉ, OGLALA, MINICONJOU, YANKTONAI, HUNKPAPA, BLACKFEET, CUTHEAD, TWO KETTLE, SANS ARCS, AND SANTEE--AND ARAPAHO
15 Stat., 635.
Ratified, Feb. 16, 1869.
Proclaimed, Feb. 24, 1869

Articles of a treaty made and concluded by and between Lieutenant-General William T. Sherman, General William S. Harney, General Alfred H. Terry, General C. C,. Augur, J. B. Henderson, Nathaniel G. Taylor, John B. Sanborn, and Samuel F. Tappan, duly appointed commissioners on the part of the United States, and the different bands of the Sioux Nation of Indians, by their chiefs and head-men, whose names are hereto subscribed, they being duly authorized to act in the premises.

http://www.facebook.com/Standing-Rock-Sioux-Tribe-402298239798452/?fref=ts (http://www.facebook.com/Standing-Rock-Sioux-Tribe-402298239798452/?fref=ts)

Their Facebook page has a video along with others that provide information about Standing Rock.

Correct me if I'm wrong, and I probably am, but isn't the pipeline on privately own land and not on reservation land? And isn't the problem of a water crossing that is also on privately own land? And the Indians are concerned about water contamination of their water source?
Just trying to be clear.
8)

Published on Oct 17, 2016

Chief Arvol Looking Horse's lecture on water crisis, environmental justice, and unity will break the surface of the numerous perturbing issues affecting the Native American community that have been unrecognized and disregarded for centuries.

As the 19th Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe and Bundle, Chief Looking Horse was the youngest to have been given this responsibility in history at only twelve years old. Also the spiritual leader of the Lakota Nation of South Dakota and all three branches of the Sioux tribe, he has dedicated his life to "letting the world know how beautiful [their] way of life is".

The intensifying suppression of his people's spiritual preferences is what has encouraged Chief Looking Horse to fight for the religious freedom, cultural survival, and revival for Native Americans across the country and restore pride to their lands. He met with the Dalai Lama in 1995 to establish a relationship between Tibet and the Lakota Nation, and has lectured at many reputable universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and UCLA.

Chief Looking Horse is also the author of White Buffalo Teachings and columnist for Indian Country Today, as well as the founder of the Big Foot Riders in memory of the massacre at Wounded Knee. He has won many awards, such as the Juliet Hollister Award from the Temple of Understanding and the Canadian Wolf Award.

Quote from: Sgt.Rocknroll on November 20, 2016, 08:32:48 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, and I probably am, but isn't the pipeline on privately own land and not on reservation land? And isn't the problem of a water crossing that is also on privately own land? And the Indians are concerned about water contamination of their water source?
Just trying to be clear.
8)

Those questions are valid and thank you.
And all answered previously, more that once.
Here is the latest:

http://www.thelivingmoon.com/forum/index.php?topic=9739.msg129736#msg129736

A simple yes or no would have sufficed. I don't have time to sit and read one sided opinions or watch propaganda videos.
Your answer tells me all. There's more to this than meets the eye.
Thank you anyway.
Rock

How would you know that everything that I posted is "one sided opinions or propaganda videos"?

Unless you are ArMaP, who devines what is in a video without 'wasting time.'   :P

Thank you anyway for your interest.

Here is the real deal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrKUzHtC3CE

Breaking News - Black Snake Prophecy Happening NOW - Standing Rock

Published on Nov 1, 2016
Ancient Native Prophecy of the Black Snake is happening at this very moment. This is number 8 of 9 Hopi & Lakota Prophecies. The first 7 have all come into fruition. It is of the utmost importance that you watch, share and get involved now for the future of our water and all of humanity is at stake right now.

Right now thousands of natives and others have come together to stop the black snack Dakota Access Pipeline from crossing over the Missouri river into the land of the Lakota Indians. According to prophecy, if the black snake crosses the river into the land the waters will be poisoned and it will mark off the end of the world. They do not call themselves protestors but instead they are the water protectors.

They are protecting your water and your future so you must not sit there, you must get involved, if you at all care about the future of your children and grandchildren.

Spiritual Medium Joseph Tittel describes in detail the prophecy along with the last prophecy to come true. Joseph explains the current situation along with signs that have appeared from spirit. Very powerful signs. Included is detailed information on how you can get involved.
You can start by sharing this video with everyone you know.

Do you stand for Standing Rock?

It's not? Well will wonders never cease.  ::)
I don't care one way or the other. But if the pipeline is on private land, then what legal right do the Indians have to block it? If it's a water rights issue then that's another issue, which it sounds like it is, I'm pretty sure the legality of them blocking it has been judicially decided against the Indians. Hence the police action.
All this mumbo jumbo about the great spirits and Mother Earth is kinda of mute.
Your either legally in the right or in the wrong.

With great respect
Rock 8)

Quote from: Sgt.Rocknroll on November 21, 2016, 12:42:34 AM
Your either legally in the right or in the wrong.

QUESTION

WHO gave anyone legal right to any land anywhere?

As far as I know ALL land owned by anyone was originally just TAKEN

Come on Z, we're talking real world here. If that's the case, can Jose' and his familia move in with ya?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tt584-63J8

Published on Nov 21, 2016

Shooting people in the head with rubber bullets can kill them. Police are doing it anyway as they viciously crack down on Standing Rock water protectors. Mass hypothermia has also been reported as protesters are hosed with water cannons and pepper spray. Ben Mankiewicz, Michael Shure, and Jimmy Dore, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.

"In North Dakota, more than 100 Native Americans and allies fighting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline have been injured by police, who attacked them with rubber bullets, tear gas, mace canisters and water cannons in freezing temperatures Sunday night. The attack was on a bridge near the main Oceti Sakowin resistance camp. It began after the water protectors attempted to clear access to the public bridge, which has been blocked by authorities using military equipment chained to concrete barriers. Medics on scene say multiple people were shot by rubber bullets.

Leland Brenholt: "My name is Leland Brenholt. I'm a medic here at Oceti Sakowin. And we have seen at least four gunshot wounds, three of them I know of to the face and head. Rubber bullets. Right now we're trying to keep people warm. We're trying to get them decontaminated, and treating all kinds of different wounds. People have been hit with canisters in the chest or the leg and that sort of thing."

Water protectors say the police also fired rubber bullets at journalists, shot down drones being used to document the attack and fired flares which ignited grass fires. Legal observers with the National Lawyers Guild said multiple people temporarily lost consciousness after being shot. Witnesses say one elder also went into cardiac arrest and was revived on scene by medics. Both the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe sent medical first responders. This is Angela Bibens, a lawyer with the Red Owl Legal Collective, speaking in a telephone interview recorded by Dallas Goldtooth Sunday.

Angela Bibens: "Right now we've seen people who have been maced. They deployed 20 mace canisters in a small area in less than five minutes, to the point where people have lost bowel function. At least one seizure has been witnessed at the front lines by our legal observation team. There have been people vomiting from the exposure to the mace. The water cannon has been mixed with the mace, and so even our legal observers have been exposed and are trying to deal with that while they're doing up their notes. And canisters were shot at the medic area at the front line. There is at least one woman who has a broken kneecap. At least one elder went into cardiac arrest and was revived through CPR at the front line by medics.""*




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Published on Nov 19, 2016

PBS Interview w/ Kelcy Warren: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/ceo-behind-dakota-access-protesters-building-pipeline/


And a couple of tasty comment from the internet:

Nitronerd • 6 days ago

Please understand that Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST) is a sovereign nation. Like any sovereign nation, it is not obligated to jump at a corporation's call. It has a government-to-government relationship with other sovereign nations, specifically, the USA. Standing Rock does not take orders from North Dakota or ETP.

Moreover, Standing Rock has a 2007 resolution that says it will NOT allow oil pipelines to traverse its ancestral lands. Ancestral lands include the current Army Corp land, which is unseeded treaty land taken by the federal government.

Standing Rock said at the first meeting it will not allow an oil pipeline. No need for subsequent meetings. No negotiation. SRST will not rescind its resolutions to keep oil pipelines off its ancestral land.


And this:

Nitronerd • 6 days ago

Kelcy Warren is a LIAR. His pipeline is only one-half mile off the north point of the Standing Rock reservation, not 70 miles as he said. Col. Henderson, Army Corp, said on Wednesday, that if DAPL "touches" Corp land, he will request federal level law enforcement to stop DAPL.

Kelcy Warren is a desperate CEO.

DOJ said on Wednesday that it is making a list of Dakota Access security [human rights] violations. DOJ said, "It doesn't look good."

The UN has denounced North Dakota, Morton County sheriff and Dakota Access mercenaries for "rights" violations and "inhumane" treatment.


We call upon the President to protect the safety and 1st Amendment rights of these protesters to peacefully congregate by withdrawing the Governor's access to the EMAC funds until a true emergency declaration is warranted.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-emergency-management-assistance-compact-funds-being-used-against-peaceful-protestors-standing-rock?



We pray for and envision the madness at Standing Rock must end in a peaceful way.

With great respect
thorfourwinds
(http://www.thelivingmoon.com/43ancients/04images/Bluebird/lg50aa500a.gif)
Peace Love Light
Hec'el oinipikte

'Mute or moot, we wuz hoping that you would understand about the Great Spirit and our ties to Mother Earth... but that's OK. I respect your point of view. Someday, it will become quite clear to you.'

I meant 'mute' as in I don't hear it.

I'm a catholic, and the only 'mother' is Mary, the queen of angels! The earth is just a pile of rocks and has no gender. The great spirit is the Lord God of host who created all things.

And yes I too respect your opinions, they're just not mine.

Rock 8)

Non nobis, Domine, non nobis,sed nomini tuo da gloriam.

There are OVER A 1.000 VETERANS HEADED TO STANDING ROCK Dec 4th to peacefully protect the water protectors in solidarity.

Having witnessed the police state brutality inflicted on Native Americans attempting to protect sacred land and natural resources, the former service members feel compelled to stand with the Standing Rock Sioux.

According to the Veterans for Standing Rock GoFundMe page:

"We are veterans of the United States Armed Forces, including the U.S. Army, United States Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard and we are calling for our fellow veterans to assemble as a peaceful, unarmed militia at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation on Dec 4-7 and defend the water protectors from assault and intimidation at the hands of the militarized police force and DAPL security."

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, the first Native American member of Congress and a combat war veteran, will be joining the act of resistance, according to the Facebook page Veterans Stand for Standing Rock (https://www.facebook.com/events/1136540643060285/).

As Task and Purpose notes, federal government ignored their duty under the National Historic Preservation Act to consult the Standing Rock Sioux before approving DAPL. Some of the pipeline construction will take place on sacred land that was taken from the tribe over the past 150 years, and the pipeline will be buried under the tribe's drinking water source.

While federal government abandoned Native Americans once again, law enforcement are acting as militarized protection services for Energy Transfer Partners, the Texas-based company behind the 1,170-mile pipeline. State and local governments are set to reap millions in taxes once the oil begins flowing.

Numerous violent crackdowns have already been carried out by cops in riot gear – drenching protestors with water cannons in freezing temperatures, blowing arms apart with concussion grenades, choking protestors with tear gas and sending people into cardiac arrest.

"This country is repressing our people," said Michael Wood, a Marine Corps veteran and former Baltimore police officer. "If we're going to be heroes, if we're really going to be those veterans that this country praises, well, then we need to do the things that we actually said we're going to do when we took the oath to defend the Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic."

The main man behind it all is Wes Clark, Jr., son of Gen. Wesley Clark, a former Supreme Allied Commander who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004. Clark Sr. called for action on climate change, and this motivation is also driving his son to fight against DAPL.

Wes Clark, Jr., is best known as a co-host for the Young Turks, and sees the Dec. 4 resistance at DAPL as "the most important event up to this time in human history.

"We're not going out there to get in a fight with anyone. They can feel free to beat us up, but we're 100% nonviolence."

They are gathering funds to help with ride shares and gear. Please donate to this fund if you can @ https://www.gofundme.com/veterans-for-standing-rock-nodapl to help them get there!!

Also if you are a veteran and would like to join them in this mission there is STILL TIME @ https://www.facebook.com/events/1136540643060285/ !!

Pease visit the event page and fill out the forms in the pinned post at the top of the page!!! Please message coordinator directly for specific questions.

Thanks and have a great day!!




PLEASE CALL THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES NOW:
ND Office of the Governor: 701-328-2200.
Morton County Sheriff's Department:
701-328-8118 & 701-667-3330.
ND National Guard: 701-333-2000
202 224.2043 call the senator of North Dakota
202-456-1111 Pres. Obama
Call often, please.

If nothing else, this is a "Mess" of great proportions .  In my vast readings I have come across some interesting information that smacks of Conspiracy for sure. But, since current administration has come to power the "Divide and Conquer"idea has become more than "theory" for those with eyes to see.

Some time ago I read an article written by a Tribal Lawyer. Part of this administrations plan for the U S, was open  boarders and loss of US  Sovereignty, except for the Indian Tribes they would retain their sovereignty and  be given dominion over ALL lands, this "Plan" was quietly and covertly offered to specific Tribes. She was (the Lawyer) was not for this, and warned the Tribes against the act. The "Plan" I am sure would be very appealing to the Tribes Offered, in this day of revenge and primal guilt by non- Indians.  It plays well well with BLM folkes as well, Paid Agitators For Every One! And ALL sides against the middle. Not to mention a thing about 1000s of people tromping around and destroying the ecology of the very land that they say they are making a big show of protecting?

I propose  the standoff has nothing to do with the pipeline but Mainly about Power and Control and hopefully "false promises".  Barry only only addresses a problem , if those involved are black and dead.

My hope is that the situation at Standing Rock will disburse  before blood shed really takes place en mass.

Another thing I'm bound to bring up is the Fake picture of the Buffalo, they don't stampede in nice little lines like that and there is no dust and dirt, these creatures are huge and have lots of Bad Attitude.....


I will see if I can find something on the Tribal Lawyer. I Read  so many interesting things I get lost about where I saw it, might have even been here?   :o

North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp Presses White House on Dakota Access Pipeline

Nov 23 2016
http://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=3AB86BAB-0AAF-485B-9D32-74E1CEEBE6F2


MANDAN, N.D. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today issued the following statement following her conversation this week with White House officials regarding the Dakota Access pipeline.

"This week when I spoke with a top White House official, I made it crystal clear that enough is enough – the president needs to act now to make a decision on whether to grant the easement underneath Lake Oahe, or he should let the Army Corps of Engineers make that decision immediately.

Continued inaction and delay is not justice, and it has brought our communities no peace – rather, it has put lives at risk. The Administration has failed to offer the federal assistance necessary to help law enforcement officers keep our communities safe and protect our families, workers, and ranchers.

Protesters should be able to exercise their First Amendment right peacefully and lawfully, but in many cases now, that isn't what we're seeing. Despite my continued meetings with the White House, the Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, it is apparent that the White House either does not understand, or will not respect the severity of the situation on the ground – which I told them increases my fear that their failure to act will lead to an escalation of violence.

"For months, I've requested over and over the law enforcement resources to keep our communities safe. In the time the Administration has dragged its feet and offered scant support, our own law enforcement has grown weary – stretching and wearing resources thin not just near the protest sites but in communities rippled across our state. The White House promised me it would consult with the Corps in short order, and I'll be close on their heels – because for our communities, turning a blind eye is not an option, and neither is anything but a speedy conclusion."

For the past several months, Heitkamp and her staff have been meeting regularly with local law enforcement, land owners, workers, and residents about the Dakota Access pipeline protests. She has had continued conversations with the White House, Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Justice, and U.S. Department of Interior to push for a final decision on the easement going under Lake Oahe. She has also been working in a joint effort with the federal delegation and Governor Jack Dalrymple to push for federal funds to provide law enforcement with needed resources to support public safety during the ongoing demonstrations.
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Permalink: http://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2016/11/heitkamp-presses-white-house-on-dakota-access-pipeline

QuoteAnother thing I'm bound to bring up is the Fake picture of the Buffalo, they don't stampede in nice little lines like that and there is no dust and dirt, these creatures are huge and have lots of Bad Attitude.....

Wow! Just wow!

We had no idea that we are blessed with a buffalo wrangler in our group.    :o

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I have friends there who witnessed both the buffalo traffic and the eagle landing on the fence rail first-hand. Therefore, it is not 'fake.'

Thank you for your input.

"... the water protectors are fighting for their rights and see the protests as the manifestation of responsibility to protect the sacred gift of water.

The Standing Rock protests are unprecedented in their scale and reach, and have triggered a self-examination by the U.S. government of its obligations to consult Indigenous peoples on infrastructure developments."



Published on Nov 11, 2016

Above the Law?
Why is Kelcy Warren (DAPL) not in jail?

Why does he get a free pass from Obama to laugh in the face of Federal Law?

Why does DAPL get to break USACE law and drill on Federal land without the proper permits?

Here's why.

It financially expedient to pay the 'insignificant' fines (as if the law had teeth), break the law and continue screwing we, the People, rather than worrying about land, culture, ethics, etc.?

Obviously, the fix is in and we, the people are ignored again.


With great respect
thorfourwinds/rabunopsec
Peace Love Light
Hec'el oinipikte

USEFUL NUMBERS:
ND Governor Jack Dalrymple: 701-328-2200;  Fax: 701-328-2205
Morton County Sheriff's Department: 701-328-8118; 701-667-3330
ND National Guard: 701-333-2000
ND Senator John Hoeven (R);  701-250-4618;  202-224-2551;  800-223-4457
ND Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D);  202-224-2043   Fax: 202-224-7776
PresIdent Obama:  202-456-1111
Energy Transfer Partners: 214-981-0700
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers: 202-761-0010;  202-761-0014
Department of Justice: 202-353-1555;  202-514-2000

I'll be completely honest here. I have zero tolerance for protesting hippies. In fact, I f***ing hate them.  ::)

That being said, it sounds like this thing is, or will be, on private property, in which case the protesters haven't got a leg to stand on. I would, however, support efforts to avoid areas sacred to the NAs.

I wouldn't want the cemeteries where my people are buried disturbed either.

QuoteI have zero tolerance for protesting hippies.

I see. And would you mind sharing a bit further along that line?

Are you calling the water protectors "hippies?"

Speaking of hippies, just what did YOU do to end the Vietnam "War"?

Thanking you in advance for your time and consideration.


http://www2.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=183468
Hippies were outspoken, anti-war activists and anything but slackers

The so-called hippies as we know them today are often thought of as tie-dyed, dread-locked vegans who sit around on street corners singing about magic dragons named "Puff." These apathetic individuals do not compare to the revolutionary generation which came before them. The hippies of the 1960s were outspoken in their views and defined by their motivation for change. Also, they didn't have dreadlocks; those came later. Most importantly, hippies weren't all air-headed slackers as they are often thought of today.

In fact, the origins of "hippie culture" began in San Francisco, where many of the pioneers were educated at the University of California at Berkeley. The term "hippie" may have come from "hipster," a slang word dating back to the Jazz Age, according to published reports. The hippie ideas of self-awareness, social liberation and free thought then spread to Greenwich Village in New York City.

These original hippies stood for something, and by something I don't mean simply a vague motto like "peace, love and understanding." The hippies of the early 1960s were radical thinkers whose ideas stemmed from philosophical and religious influences alike. Much like the Beat Generation of the 1950s, young hippies found themselves disillusioned with what they viewed as the selfishly materialistic society of post-World War II America, according to published reports.

Hippies encouraged a better relationship with nature by starting organic farms and producing natural goods. Despite today's stereotype, real hippies were not lazy moochers. Many of them started communes on which members lived and worked together in a cooperative community. Some of these communes still exist today, such as Twin Oaks Community in Louisa, Va., a group known for making hammocks.

Of course, the defining feature of the 1960s hippies was their vehement opposition to the Vietnam War. The hippies viewed the United States presence in Vietnam as a corrupt, imperialist gesture by the U.S. government. Once again challenging the lazy stereotype, hippies of all ages would gather to protest the war by marching, holding sit-ins, organizing strikes or any means of gaining attention and support for their cause. At the same time, hippies worked to send aid in the form of food and supplies to the Vietnamese civilians most affected by the war, which garnered particular criticism from many pro-war detractors. Hippies also took part in civil rights campaigns and other social and political movements of the decade.

No account of hippie culture can fail to mention a widespread use of psychedelic drugs ranging from marijuana to LSD. Many hippies believed that using hallucinogens allowed them to pursue an alternate state of consciousness. The use of recreational drugs did not help to gain the hippie movement much credibility with mainstream America.

Love them or hate them, the hippie influence still has its hold on pop culture today. The folk and rock 'n roll music of the 1960s is still popular with younger generations, and also among some of the older hippies surviving from that generation. Hippie fashion remains popular, not only on Halloween but also in some high schools and on many college campuses, with what appears to be a rising trend in the use of organic cotton and hemp products. Although nothing has ever quite topped Woodstock in the category of music festivals, events such as Burning Man, held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert in late summer each year, are still popular attractions to the nouveau hippie of the 21st century.

So you're a hippie.   ::)

Everything I've ever seen in relation to American police online over the last three years, has given me a very consistent image; one which has only been reinforced by Standing Rock.  Namely, that the vast majority of them are apparently wild, vicious, utterly psychopathic animals who revel in their authority, crave unprovoked violence, and are subject to neither rational nor emotional appeal regarding their actions.  There also seems to be an attitude of incredible elitism and insularity among them; other police are referred to as brothers, while the civilian population are exclusively regarded as the enemy.

Conservatives apparently support the police because they believe that said police exert a protective influence, and keep society safe from criminals.  Every indication I've seen tells me that in America at least, society needs a lot more protection from the police and the government themselves, than they do from any other group, whether internal or external.

Recently, here in Australia, I ultimately became unable to continue to watch Nimbin, as I had known it, being systematically dismantled due to fanatical cannabis enforcement and the abuse of new association legislation, which is itself utterly and single-mindedly fascist, and has been condemned as such by the public.

Police in these sorts of situations honestly don't seem to be capable of looking at context, or caring about it.  Some of them are there purely because they've been ordered to; others because they view violence against unarmed, untrained civilians as a form of recreation.  The one constant, however, is the lack of police dissent, and the fact that there does not seem to be any getting through to them.  It seems that they have entirely accepted their role as the government and corporate world's primary means of continuing to destructively exploit and oppress the civilian public.

The one thing I am curious about, is what police training involves these days; what is being done to them, to turn them into what we see in the footage coming back from the field.

Quote from: Irene on November 26, 2016, 12:06:40 AM
I'll be completely honest here. I have zero tolerance for protesting hippies. In fact, I f***ing hate them.  ::)

I can be honest among similar lines.  Six years spent on Reddit, has taught me to utterly detest the activist Left to the point where, while I was living among them in Nimbin for three years, I could no longer do so.

More than anything else, Nimbin showed me that the Left are only interested in playing by the rules, as long as said rules are working in their favour.  They have no regard for the rule of law whatsoever, if it is an impediment to their interests.  The Left are nepotistic and hypocritical.  You are only a recipient of their generosity for as long as you check all of the correct ideological boxes.  If you give even the slightest indication of doing otherwise, on any point, you can be disowned and declared an enemy of the people very, very quickly.

Real justice is not and can not be biased.  It must be impartial, and it can not recognise any group in preference to any other.  Leftists who speak of injustice should not use the privelege fallacy to justify the abuse of groups they are opposed to.

So when I say that I think American police are completely out of control, this does not mean that I consider the Left innocent either.  I have seen the hatred of freedom in any form that the Left have, if said freedom enables thought, speech, or action that they do not agree with or approve of.

I am opposed to tyranny of any kind. 

I will not tolerate authoritarian Communists telling me how to think on Reddit, and I likewise do not accept police allowing themselves to be used as corporate mercenaries, and acting as traitors to carbon based life itself, by rendering assistance to said corporations in their ongoing efforts to destroy what is left of this planet's capacity to support life.  Both are wrong; and I think both need to be stopped.

Quote from: robomont on November 02, 2016, 06:16:21 PM
if these are the same indians massacred by feds in the 70s and also the indians attacked by custard.i suggest option b.as i grew up with one of them and they are giants and probably hold a grudge.two things that should be handled with kid gloves.with the general population pretty stressed already,this could turn upside down and sideways real quick.

The only way this is going to be stopped, is if people from other elements of society get involved.  By themselves, the indigenous have no power, and they never have.  Other than maybe New Zealand, I've never heard of a single armed confrontation between whites and any indigenous group, where said group did not get slaughtered.  They don't have the technology, and they don't have the aggression.  Tragically, the entire reason why they lose, is because they hold certain things sacred, and because they have compassion.  Whites care about nothing other than money and narcissistic supply, and will unquestioningly annihilate anyone or anything which is either not aligned with, or acts as an impediment to the attainment of either of those two objectives.

It is virtually impossible to successfully fight an enemy that does not care about its' own survival; and whites do not.

Petrus,

Well said.   :)

A wee bit of shiny for you, Petrus.

Thank you for that eloquent epistle.    8)

Quote"We are wardens of this land. This is our land, and they can't remove us," protester Isaac Weston, an Oglala Sioux member from South Dakota, told The Associated Press on Saturday. "We have every right to be here to protect our land and to protect our water."

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dakota-pipeline-protests/army-corps-engineers-orders-dakota-pipeline-protesters-abandon-camp-n688476
Dakota Pipeline Protesters Vow to Stay Despite Army Corps' Order

Dakota Access Pipeline protesters vowed Saturday to remain in their camp after the Army Corps of Engineers told them to leave the federal land they've occupied.

Activists protesting the continued construction of the pipeline were told to shut down one of their camps by Dec. 5 in a letter sent to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's leader by the Army Corps.

But tribal leader Dave Archambault and other protest organizers made it clear that they planned to stay in the Oceti Sakowin camp — one of three camps near the construction site — which would have been shut down by the encampment.



Though the Dave Matthews Band is on a hiatus, their two leading men Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds are anything but. The two have made regular appearances at benefit performances in the latter half of 2016, and will continue that trend this Sunday, November 27th with a Stand With Standing Rock benefit concert that will feature Neko Case, Graham Nash, Ledisi, and Lakota Thunder, as well as Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds.

Set to take place in Washington D.C. at the DAR Constitution Hall, organizers have teamed with Ben & Jerry's to provide a full length live stream of the event. Though the stream is free, fans are encouraged to donate to the Stand With Standing Rock cause.



http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/11/25/dave-matthews-standing-rock-concert-sells-out-one-day-livestream-sunday-166580
Dave Matthews Standing Rock Concert Sells Out in One Day

LiveStream this Sunday, 27 November 2016

The DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., will be rocking in support of the Standing Rock Lakota Sioux people on Sunday, Nov. 27, when alternative rock icon Dave Matthews joins guitarist Tim Reynolds for a special "Stand with Standing Rock" concert.

Concert proceeds will support the water protectors in their opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Matthews and Reynolds, who are in the midst of a national acoustic tour followed by a world tour next year, will be joined on the D.C. stage by indie rocker Neko Case, R&B and jazz singer/songwriter and actress Ledisi and Lakota Thunder, winners of a 2006 Nammy Award for Best Traditional Recording.

Tickets for the concert sold out the day they went up for public purchase Nov. 4.
Matthews visited the Oceti Sakowin camp in October and was recording singing at the overflowing camp by Izzy P on YouTube.




The event will live stream on YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMT6_O-licE

Yeah, that would be the same Dave Matthews Band who emptied their bus lavatory into the Chicago River and claimed it was a mistake.

No irony here.   ::)

Yeah, at the time, it was THE laugh around the water cooler in the concert production business.

QuoteWith little prompting, Matthews delved into the sensitive issue, saying "I'll apologize for that as long as I have to."

"The bus driver lost his job, and I didn't have my finger on the button, but it was one of our buses -- wasn't mine -- but it was one of the buses in my employment and so I feel bad about it," Matthews said. "It would be funnier if it was anyone else but me."

Matthews said he was on a plane when he first heard about the incident, and laughed about it because he didn't realize it was his bus. It wasn't until he landed that he learned that his bus was involved.

Source: Dave Matthews Still Apologizing For "Poopgate" | NBC Chicago http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/celebrity/Dave-Matthews-Still-Apologizing-For-Poopgate.html#ixzz4RFtUxiCG

Quote from: thorfourwinds on November 27, 2016, 07:47:50 PM
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dakota-pipeline-protests/army-corps-engineers-orders-dakota-pipeline-protesters-abandon-camp-n688476
Dakota Pipeline Protesters Vow to Stay Despite Army Corps' Order

Dakota Access Pipeline protesters vowed Saturday to remain in their camp after the Army Corps of Engineers told them to leave the federal land they've occupied.

That order is unfortunate.  It will cause conservatives who don't enjoy thinking, to become even more antagonistic towards the protesters.

We have a terrible problem, in this regard.  The Left now have virtually no regard whatsoever for the rule of law, because they have become accustomed to the law being nothing other than a weapon to be used against them by the corporate world.  In their minds, the law is nothing more than something said corporations can use to hide behind, in order to allow them to continue to engage in destructive behaviour.

There are times, however, when that attitude has been, and can be, carried too far; and the Leftist protests against the election of Donald Trump is a good example of that.  I am well aware that there are plenty of times when the law genuinely is abused by corrupt fascists for their own omnicidal ends; but at the same time, if the results of elections are not respected, then we no longer have democracy.

The one thing I am more afraid of here I think, than anything else, is the degree to which I have recently seen, that some (not all) police and soldiers are apparently beyond either rational or emotional appeal, in situations where injustice genuinely is taking place.  That is a problem that I don't know how we are going to overcome.

Thank you for your (as usual) excellent input, Petrus.   8)

Unfortunately, if the oil police goons attempt a physical removal of the Standing Rock Water Protectors on 5 December, this might well escalate into the "Kent State" of this confrontation.

Remember, there are thousands of veterans making their way to Standing Rock at this moment.

Having watched very carefully the videos of violent, malevolent actions of those cretins, I fear that some nitwit will chamber live rounds and fire upon the innocents in a fit of rage/cowardice.

We pray for a peaceful end to this travesty.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...






Published on Nov 25, 2016
Vanessa has been on the front lines fighting DAPL and working security for Oceti Sakowin since September 11. During the action on November 20 at the Backwater bridge, she was shot in the eye with a tear gas canister  6 feet away.  It was aimed directly at her face by a Morton County officer. She was seen at Bismark Sanford hospital and released because she had no insurance.  She has a detached retina and needs surgery to ensure her vision. She is now seeking medical attention in Fargo. Donations will be used for the cost of the 2 ER visits, surgery, medications, and recovery.


The following video is especially good as the drone footage shows how those 15,000 protectors are living on the frozen tundra. And the one after it caused me to contact Elon Musk and present the Standing Rock needs of solar energy.





http://earthjustice.org/blog/2016-november/we-re-missing-90-percent-of-the-dakota-access-pipeline-story
WE'RE MISSING 90 PERCENT OF THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE STORY

By Raul Garcia | Tuesday, November 22, 2016

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 Green Latinos—a group of Latino advocates committed to addressing environmental issues—I was on edge. We had gone to North Dakota to learn how Green Latinos 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.

Even when we were talking about politics, the sacredness of it all was what tribe members conveyed as important. The respect of the people overcame any thought of animosity, and the solemnity of the place and the need to protect nature inspired peaceful unity.

This indigenous vision of sacred air, sacred water and sacred land was striking to me. I live in Washington, D.C., where polarized rhetoric dominates the landscape, and where, since the presidential election season, distasteful attacks are rampant. Visiting the camps and understanding the spirituality driving this struggle against corporate profit was an eye-opening and humbling experience.

Water protectors are constantly looking after one another, helping one another. They may not have a lot, but they are willing to give everything. I learned that not just by seeing how they would offer sweaters or blankets as temperatures dropped into the 20s, but also by listening to their stories.

One woman, who is now one of many who prepare meals for the camp for free, told me how she arrived with little besides her eagerness to help cook. She didn't have a stove, yet with people's donations she got everything she needed to help the camp in four days.

I have not seen a single news report that elevates this type of story. That's because peace may be what we value and aspire to as a nation, but peace doesn't generate clicks. Still, peace is what this historic indigenous gathering is all about.

At a time when we know that fake news stories are rampant, I encourage everyone to verify the authenticity of the news they read. Many news reports give the impression that the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's struggle is chaotic and tumultuous. But that's not the case. This movement of solidarity is filled with people who, when asked about what they need, say they need us to pray for them. Pray and do what's right, the elders tell us, noting that they are hopeful about what's to come.

Even with an unfriendly incoming presidential administration, I believe that if we all stand strong with the Standing Rock Sioux, make our voices heard and reach out to our elected officials in Congress, we can protect the river and the land that so many hold sacred.

ATTENTION 4Windy,

Complaints grow over whites turning Dakota Access protest into hippie festival (http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/28/complaints-whites-co-opting-dakota-access-protest/)

Quote from: Irene on November 28, 2016, 09:36:19 PM
ATTENTION 4Windy,

Complaints grow over whites turning Dakota Access protest into hippie festival (http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/28/complaints-whites-co-opting-dakota-access-protest/)

This makes sense, Irene.  It's interesting that they compare this with Burning Man; I read about how commercially oriented and corrupt that event became, in the end.

QuoteFargo, ND

A craigslist ad says it will pay people to come and protest the Dakota access pipeline--offering even more if they quit their job.

The ad says it will pay 50 dollars for an adult, and 20 for a child if they come and help shut down West Acres Mall this Friday.

The post says you can also get one-thousand-dollars if you prove you quit your job to protest the pipeline.

The mall and Fargo Police say they're aware of the possibility of a protest and police say if the mall does call them during the event, they will take the necessary steps to restore order.

"As soon as laws are being broken, we are paid to enforce those laws and keep people safe," said. Lt. Bill Ahlfeld of the Fargo Police Department.

We reached out to the person who posted the craigslist ad, but they didn't get back to us

http://www.myndnow.com/news/bismarck-news/protesters-for-hire-on-craigslist

     First of all, I wish to apologize to Thorfourwinds , for any disrespect to you that you feel I inflicted on you personally, it certainly was not my intention.

I did find the womans name and articles, her name is Elaine Wellman  ,although she is not the only one speaking up, she has been doing so for quite sometime.

Also in the last 8 years I have become very skeptical about all things political and Standing Rock has certainly been turned into a "political  circus". And nothing is, as it appears to be on the the surface , you scratch a little, only to find that everyone has an agenda , that may or may not be quite what it appears to be. Especially when it comes to dividing the American people of all races, color, and creed  , driven apart by a 3rd, hidden partys agenda. That is not good for any of us. I only ask for us all to consider that a coin has two sides.

I live in a state with at least 11 different Tribes, I live a rocks throw from a Reservation, I have Tribal Members in my immediate family. And ponder what would be best for All people. Hopefully, this will settle without harm.
Thoughtfully, Phedre


Warpath: Obama's Indian Policy Threatens All Americans, Both Tribal and Non-tribal Citizens
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/23964-warpath-obama-s-indian-policy-threatens-all-americans-both-tribal-and-non-tribal-citizens

https://youtu.be/dYKlt6J-RWw

https://youtu.be/BF2XYf2rp-Q

A possible solution for Standing Rock.  Apparently similar fracking companies wanted to put a pipeline in Nebraska, but the people there figured out the relevant law, and then beat them over the head with it.  It seems that this is able to get around the riot police goons as well.

http://www.paulstramer.net/2016/11/attention-please-answer-to-standing.html

Governor orders emergency evacuation of Standing Rock camp citing harsh weather (http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/29/13773018/north-dakota-standing-rock-camp-evacuation-governor)

North Dakota protesters call the declaration 'menacing,' say they won't move

The governor of North Dakota, Jack Dalrymple (R), has ordered protesters at the site of the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to evacuate their camps in the face of bad weather. Dalrymple pointed to incoming storms as the justification for the order, which was signed on Monday, saying that "any person who chooses to enter, re-enter, or stay in the evacuation area does so at their own risk, and assumes any and all corresponding liabilities for their unlawful presence and occupation of the evacuation area."

The order specifies that emergency services will be restricted to the camp while it is in effect, with fire trucks and ambulances provided on a case-by-case basis, dependent on approval from the county sheriff and highway patrol. Dave Archambault II, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe leading the protests, issued a statement that said the order was "a menacing action meant to cause fear, and is a blatant attempt by the state and local officials to usurp and circumvent federal authority."

Central North Dakota is expected to receive between 8 and 13 inches of snow from storms that hit the region late on Monday. The storms, which should last until Wednesday, will also bring 25 mph winds.

Jeff Zent, a spokesperson for the governor's administration, said that the state would not be forcibly removing people from the protest camps, as they were situated on US Army Corps of Engineers land. "We fully expect the federal government to take the lead on the management of their property," Zent told local news.

Protesters organized a press conference in response to the order. Attorney Angela Bibens said the governor did not have jurisdiction on land managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, while others said they had no plans to leave.

"We're not going to be going anywhere, especially in the middle of a blizzard in North Dakota," organizer Kandi Mossett said, while Archambault II argued that it would be more dangerous to "force well-situated campers from their shelters and into the cold."

Dalrymple's order comes as  the FAA banned journalists from flying drones near the Standing Rock protest. (http://www.recode.net/2016/11/28/13767216/faa-bans-drones-standing-rock-dakota-access-pipeline-video) Footage of police using water cannons on protesters in freezing temperatures went viral last week after it was captured from the air. The video shows police trying to shoot the drone down with the water cannon after turning it on people standing below.

The Army Corps of Engineers had previously stated that protesters had until December 5th to leave the camps near the proposed pipeline and move to "safer locations," including an area noted by the tribe as a winter camp, and an area the Corps has termed the "free speech zone." A statement issued by the Corps said that people who stayed near the site would do so at their own risk, but that it would not remove protesters forcibly after the December 5th date.

Earlier this month, the Corps had indicated that the Dakota Access Pipeline needed more study before it would grant rights to finish its construction, saying it would work with Standing Rock members to reach a timeline.




Published on Nov 29, 2016
The Republican governor of North Dakota, Jack Dalrymple, has brought in the army corps to quell protests over the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, and has ordered an immediate evacuation of the Standing Rock Sioux protest site. This may be difficult to enforce, but this order will allow the state government to block out food and other crucial supplies, and is basically an attempt to starve out the protesters.




Published on Nov 28, 2016
Please watch my video as I explain the beautiful prayer that had taken place on Nov 24th and the aftermath of what happened on the 25th after DAPL staff put up barbed wire fence. It was very sad but I will let my video tell the story.




Kim Weir
Published on Nov 28, 2016
This warning is for those protesting the DAPL or the oil pipe line that the government wants to put in North Dakota. The Lord showed me that lives will be lost. I pray that if anyone does not know Jesus Christ as the only way to The Living God and salvation, that you ask Jesus to be Lord of your life. Turn away from sin and turn to His truths.

I also encourage Christians who live near this area to go to these people and share the gospel of Jesus Christ and pray with people!

Please keep the Native Americans and this entire situation regarding the pipeline IN YOUR PRAYERS.
God bless you and keep you.




Published on Nov 28, 2016
Some sheriff departments are refusing to send reinforcements to the police at Standing Rock. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Support Veterans for Standing Rock #NoDAPL here: here. (https://www.gofundme.com/veterans-for-standing-rock-nodapl?ssid=807921948&pos=1)

"In response to an increasingly furious public outcry, sheriffs from around the country have refused to send personnel and equipment to assist the Morton County Sheriff's Department in guarding construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

A massive campaign of angry phone calls and indignant emails to departments planning to travel to North Dakota succeeded in persuading multiple sheriffs — elected officials — the brutal tactics used against peaceful Standing Rock Sioux and other water protectors have been a gross abuse of power.

That law enforcement have employed disproportionate force against water protectors is irrefutable; and while Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier might technically be tasked with ensuring Dakota Access can proceed where legally permitted, he is indisputably responsible for protecting people exercising their First Amendment rights.

Clearly, to the appalled constituents and people around the world voicing outrage against Morton County and other departments, officers have completely dismissed that protection — and, instead, acted as a rogue standing army, intentionally targeting medics, journalists, and water protectors with everything from rubber bullets and tear gas, to icy water and concussion grenades."

http://www.ocetisakowincamp.org/single-post/2016/11/29/Untitled

Psychological and Cyber Warfare at Standing Rock

November 29th, 2016.
Connecting to the internet in Standing Rock is a difficult task. Most people have been using cellular data from a single hill, named "Facebook Hill", in the west of camp. Unfortunately, the signal has been weak and is suspected of being interfered with by unknown parties. If there is a real need for wifi, people head to the casino 10 minutes south by car.

Not being a technologist myself, I spoke to Lisha Sterling from Geeks Without Bounds in order to understand what is happening and who is responsible. GWB works to support humanitarian causes with open-source technology, hackathons and accelerator programs that deploy solutions ("hacks") into conflict situations. Sterling has a background in technology reaching back to 1993 and has degrees in Latin American Studies and Migration Studies. GWB is a merger of her humanitarian work and technology background. Upon arrival to Standing Rock, her phone crashed. I asked Sterling to help me understand what might be causing our cell phones to be acting up.

People have reported having their phones misbehaving in odd ways. Sterling has personally heard from hundreds of people about their cell phones acting odd. Batteries dying without warning are the most common reports. But there are creepier incidence, like FaceTime turning on by itself, voice recorders activating, apps malfunctioning, browsers seizing, messages disappearing, and strange noises during calls. My iPhone reset itself as if brand new from the box in my first week at Standing Rock.

According to Sterling, one of the reasons there is so much political change going on in the world right now, the reason that movements like the Arab Spring or Occupy were possible, is because of the power of instant global communication through the internet. Both of those movements happened in mostly urbanized areas. Standing Rock has both geography and non-urbanized infrastructure restricting it from reaching the outside world. The main camps are in a basin-shaped section of land, beneath the cell signal, and there are few internet service providers nearby.

Since it is possible to intercept cell phone traffic using any number of invisible techniques, these reports beg the question: Why are we being made to know we are being watched?

"There are programs that turn on without you knowing it," says Sterling, "[the glitches are] either very sloppy, or psychological warfare."

There is a climate of surveillance in the occupation camps. Overhead, an airplane circles every hour or so. As it passes over, Sterling reports there is an increase in cell phone battery deaths, and even car batteries dying. The plane flies at night without lights on. Helicopters fly over the camp taking photos. There are very likely infiltrators from DAPL and the government in camp with the water protectors.

Whatever information is being gathered, it is a bonus to the scare tactic of living beneath a security apparatus. The intimidation is strongly reminiscent of the motto used by the Air Force's Special Operations Wing in charge of Psy-Ops, "Never Seen, Always Heard."

No one knows for sure who is behind the attacks, but the top suspects include a collusion between Morton County Sheriff Department, Energy Transfer Partners' security and intelligence contractor TigerSwan or another military contractor, the National Guard, and/or the North Dakota State Police. There is no shortage of theories. Most people simply just blame the federal government since they hold ultimate jurisdiction over the situation.

One suspected technology in use is called an IMSI-catcher, which is used to intercept cellular phone traffic and monitor a device's location. It works by mimicking a cell tower, causing the phone to connect to it and brokering the connection to the actual cell tower. In this way, all data, text and voice traffic can be monitored if it is not encrypted. This is one theory to explain the oddities in device operation, but has not yet been confirmed. The Freedom of Information Act requests that were sent to the North Dakota State Police, Morton County Sheriff and the Nation Guard were all rejected on grounds of security.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is currently conducting an investigation

On November 9th, 2016, at 1:48pm CT, I received a text message from Google informing me of a fraudulent attempt to access my email. When I got the message my stomach sank. I was being targeted and I didn't know why. According to the report, someone in Belcourt, ND, was trying to access my email. I found the IP address in Google's security report, looked it up using an online service, and discovered something amazing.

The unknown device came from Fort Totten, North Dakota, and was registered to the State of North Dakota ITD.

A week later, one of my colleagues at Oceti Sakowin Camp Media had their Paypal account hacked into. The perpetrator used funds to purchase goods and drain the account. The account was receiving donations to buy a winter structure.

People around camp reported similar stories to me. One man had his messages to a relative deleted from their device out-of-state while he was in jail. Another girl reported her device would ask for login data for facebook and google, but if she closed and opened the programs they would work fine. One woman I spoke to reported that her phone call to her mother had been redirected to another camper in Standing Rock whom she did not know.

Subtle intimidation like this is creates a train of logic that leads into darker places. If my rights are fallible at Standing Rock, what else am I risking? Unfortunately, there is another question that is important to address.

If we accept this kind of intimidation as legal, how long will it take for this feeling to become normalized in mainstream America?

So, what can you do at Standing Rock to protect your electronics?

-Download "Signal" to use for text messaging. Learn how to use it for voice calls as well.
-Turn off Automatic Updates in your Settings. IMSI-catchers can inject software via updates.
-Backup your phone to your computer before you come out here.
-Do not update your operating system – there may be malware in it.
-Update your operating system – there are security patches in it.

The contradiction between the last two is difficult to work around. You need system updates to protect from the most recent security threats. However, I myself received a message for a system update that does not coincide with any release from Apple. No one I know with an iPhone needs to update their software, so why am I being asked to...? Catch-22s like this lend themselves to the atmosphere of suspicion. There is an invisible antagonist winking at us, but no one knows exactly what that means, but we know how it feels.
Cannon Ball, North Dakota.

Original coverage at www.ariherman.com.

Quote from: thorfourwinds on December 02, 2016, 12:22:59 AM
2. This Is a Women-Led Issue - Women are the protectors of water and life.

We don't need this.  I don't want to see gender exclusion or bias in any form.  I don't want to see it in the case of men, and I don't want to see it in the case of women.  I'm tired of the insinuation that men can not be nurturing; we can be.  I'm also sick of double standards.  Female chauvanism is no more politically correct in my own head than male.

No exclusion, no chauvanism, no bias.  Not for whites, blacks, reds, yellows, men OR women.  No one is first, no one is last.  We are in this exclusively together, and side by side, or not at all.  No one ahead, no one behind.

Quote from: petrus4 on December 02, 2016, 03:32:20 AM
We don't need this.  I don't want to see gender exclusion or bias in any form.  I don't want to see it in the case of men, and I don't want to see it in the case of women.

And just who is 'we.'?

QuoteI'm tired of the insinuation that men can not be nurturing; we can be.

You sure have a unique take on this.   ???

QuoteI'm also sick of double standards.  Female chauvanism is no more politically correct in my own head than male.

http://www.indians.org/articles/native-american-women.html

QuoteNo exclusion, no chauvanism, no bias.  Not for whites, blacks, reds, yellows, men OR women.  No one is first, no one is last.  We are in this exclusively together, and side by side, or not at all.  No one ahead, no one behind.

8)

2 December 2016

Greetings World:

It appears Ace Hardware has reversed its corporate policy on Thursday, December 2, after an outcry on social media (concerned citizens were threatening a nationwide boycott) and national news coverage, and said it would sell propane in the area of Standing Rock.

Now, about that rogue Sheriff and those illegal $1,000 fines to individuals for aiding and abetting the Water Protectors by attempting to deliver critical supplies. Intimidation under the color of authority by that misguided individual is a criminal offense. Not providing snowplows to keep the roads open to the camp is a sure recipe for disaster, as emergency vehicles cannot operate in that environment.

FYI: To get to Standing Rock Camp without being stopped by local LEOs, enter the Cheyenne River Reservation from South Dakota and go from there to Standing Rock.

That way, you will be entering from Indian country where the oil police and their hired thugs have no jurisdiction. Remember, the grocery stores are hours away, but  it appears that propane sales in Morton County have been "un-banned" by that ever-vigilant Sheriff who is attempting an illegal blockade of Standing Rock to starve and deprive water protectors of basic necessities.

The power of social media...ONE DAY and the ACE corporate mind is changed...

http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/11/ace-hardware-refusing-to-sell-propane.html
ACE Hardware rescinds policy to halt sales of propane to Standing Rock water protectors during blizzard


Now, for some really great news.


Published on Dec 1, 2016
Malcolm Fleschner of TYT Network interviews Michael A. Wood Jr., a former Marine and Baltimore Police Officer who became a whistleblower over police violence and Veterans for Standing Rock PR coordinator Ashleigh Jennifer Parker. Michael co-founded the Veterans for Standing Rock effort to bring veterans to North Dakota to support the water protectors there.





Published on Dec 1, 2016
The Standing Rock water protectors are being abused, arrested, and beaten all because they want to protect their right to clean water. They represent all of us. We are all fighting a battle against a corporate state that puts profit over all else. Lee Camp explains why he stands with Standing Rock. In the second half of the show, he talks with Francis Higgins - the host of the popular "Viper's View" satirical news series.








Published on Dec 1, 2016
Ana Kasparian interviews environmental activist, filmmaker and journalist Josh Fox, who's just recently returned from North Dakota where he's been documenting the ongoing standoff between corporate stormtroopers and water protectors at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. You may know Josh Fox from his Oscar-nominated documentary Gasland, which brought the dangers of fracking to a worldwide audience. Josh Fox also has a new film out titled "How to Let Go of The World And Love All the Things Climate Can't Change." http://www.howtoletgomovie.com/

Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshfoxfilm
Follow Ana on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anakasparian

About Josh Fox:
- Oscar-nominated documentarian behind 2010's Gasland as well as 2013's Gasland II
- Gasland was awarded the Sundance Film Festival's 2010 Special Jury Prize for Documentary
- Gasland helped bring widespread attention to fracking and the environmental consequences the procedure has on groundwater.
- New film is called How to Let Go of The World And Love All the Things Climate Can't Change
- Founder and artistic director of a film and theater company in New York City called the International WOW Company.
- His first narrative feature film was Memorial Day, which covers the issues of American party culture, the Iraq war and torture as it travels from Ocean City, Maryland to Abu Ghraib.
- In February 2012 he was arrested during a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on fracking when he attempted to videotape the proceedings.
- Helped found The Solutions Project, an organization aimed at moving The United States towards 100% renewable energy
- He was awarded the 2010 Lennon Ono Grant for Peace by Yoko Ono



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/north-dakota-law-enforcement-are-blocking-protesters-from-getting-supplies_us_583dc5f8e4b0860d6116a48a

Law Enforcement Are Blocking Supplies From Entering Standing Rock Camp
Supplies like food and building materials will be blocked from entering the main camp due to an "emergency evacuation" order signed by Governor Jack Dalrymple.




Published on Dec 1, 2016
Thom speaks with Maimouna Youssef, Native American & African American artist, about her visit to Standing Rock and the dangerous tactics being waged against peaceful water protectors.
Find out more at: http://www.thomhartmann.com







http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Standing-Rock-Sioux-Issue-Emergency-Proclamation-20161201-0003.html

Winter storm hits the Oceti Sakowin Camp in North Dakota

01 December 2016

The Standing Rock Sioux issued an emergency proclamation in support of Oceti Sakowin Camp in the face of ongoing threats by law enforcement.

On Wednesday, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II issued an emergency proclamation calling on the United Nations and U.S. President Barack Obama to take "immediate action" to defend the water protectors at the Oceti Sakowin camp from "retaliatory actions and practices" by state law enforcement agencies, and to defend activists' "rights to free speech and peaceable assembly."

"North Dakota law enforcement will begin to block supplies from reaching protesters at a camp near the construction site of an oil pipeline project in an effort to force demonstrators to vacate the area, officials said on Tuesday. Supplies, including food and building materials, will be blocked from entering the main camp following Governor Jack Dalrymple's signing of an "emergency evacuation" order on Monday, Maxine Herr, a spokeswoman from the Morton County Sheriff's Department, said."

"This week is the anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre. It's time for the United States to end its legacy of abuses against Native Americans. We call on the United Nations and President Barack Obama to take immediate action to prohibit North Dakota from engaging in its retaliatory actions and practices," Archambault said. "As a tribal nation, we call on the President to take all the appropriate steps to ensure water protectors are safe and that their rights to free speech and peaceful assembly are protected. Gov. Dalrymple had a chance today to condemn the violence and unlawful acts of state and local governments, but failed to do so," the statement added.

The statement is the first official response by Chairman Archambault to the most recent actions by North Dakota officials, which have threatened the lives and well-being of the Water Protectors at the Oceti Sakowin camp who are protesting the construction of the multi-billion dollar Dakota Access Pipeline that threatens Indigenous sovereignty, local water sources and a devastating increase in carbon emissions.

The estimated 3 thousand water protectors gathered at the Oceti Sakowin camp face increasingly harsh conditions as winter descends on North Dakota. The Standing Rock Medic & Healer Council issued a statement on Monday saying the combination of sub-zero temperatures and the increasingly violent actions of law enforcement agencies, including the use of water cannons and chemical weapons, threatens the health and safety of thousands at the camp.

On Tuesday, North Dakota law enforcement announced that essential supplies, including food and building materials, would be blocked from entering the camp in an attempt to enforce North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple's emergency evacuation order issued on Monday. After outrage at this fundamental attack on the water protectors' basic human rights, the sheriff's office later clarified that supplies would not be physically blocked, but that they would issue US $1,000 fines to any vehicle attempting to deliver supplies. This echoes earlier threats by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which issued an evacuation order last Friday saying that anyone remaining at the camp after Dec. 5 "may be subject to citation under federal, state, or local laws."

However dire the conditions may be, they have not dampened the determination of the water protectors. Madonna Antoine Eagle Hawk, who runs a kitchen at the camp told Vice News, "We've been here for hundreds of years. We've survived through hundreds of years of winters — we're not going anywhere. If they think we're not prepared for it, they need to think again."

In defiance of both federal and state evacuation orders, an estimated 2,000 U.S. Army veterans have pledged to act as "human shields" to prevent any attempt at forcible removal of the camp. They are expected to arrive at Oceti Sakowin Camp on Dec. 4.

How anyone can say that this NOT political , is beyond me? Heck, even my Kelloggs cornflakes has turned "political". I offer a sample of insanity, if you burn an American Flag, that's OK  , if you burn a Gay Rainbow Flag, well, that's a hate crime, jail and Big fines.

In the desire to be Special and Above the Rule of Law, the claim that certain "Rights" are above all others, Phooey! I know of no Special Humans that came into this world, any different than others, despite race, color, or creed. There is nothing "Divine"
About any of this, unless of course, you consider, the US Government your new God, they have given "Certain" rights to certain people in direct conflict with the "Rights" given at the same time to others. This is called Anarchy, stir the pot and and "Watch it Boil".

Humans are such silly creatures, they love their deities that THEY, have created and make war.  The earth is doing just fine, humans ,not so good. Perhaps we need to find a way to save us from ourselves?

TREATY OF FORT LARAMIE WITH SIOUX, ETC., 1851.
ARTICLE 3.

In consideration of the rights and privileges acknowledged in the preceding article, the United States bind themselves to protect the aforesaid Indian nations against the commission of all depredations by the people of the said United States, after the ratification of this treaty.

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sio0594.htm#mn2?

Read the Judge's decision on the injunction that was done on Sep 9, 2016: https://www.scribd.com/document/323471522/Dakota-Access-Order

This gives you the legal reason why the injunction was denied.

As far as the Ft. Laramie treaties of 1851 and 1868 they are not valid because of: The Agreement of 1877 (19 Stat. 254, enacted February 28, 1877: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol1/HTML_files/SES0168.html#art9

(Article 1 sets the boundaries and cedes all lands outside these borders to US)



Now read something more historically correct.

http://www.ndstudies.org/resources/IndianStudies/standingrock/historical_blackhills.html?




Energy Transfer Partners CEO Kelcey Warren stated November 11-16-16. "I really wish for the Standing Rock Sioux that they had engaged in discussions way before they did," he said. "I don't think we would have been having this discussion if they did. "We could have changed the route," Mr. Warren added. "It could have been done, but it's too late."

The audio file below is from a Standing Rock Tribal Council meeting with ETP/DAPL representatives that occurred September 30th 2014.

A meeting that occurred before permits were submitted and more than a year before the Draft Environmental Assessment was released.

A document prepared by DAPL that never mentions any of the concerns stated in this meeting, nor does it mention Standing Rock. Energy Transfer Partners assertion that they "didn't know" of our concerns is false.

Source: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

I see many veterans are heading out to support them...

but so far no word from the Oathkeepers?

Well maybe the propaganda crusade can stop as of this afternoon:


The Feds Fold....
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/04/feds-block-route-dakota-access-pipeline.html

Interesting

A win?  Hmmm  hard to believe they would stop the pipeline with just one section left to complete

Quote from: zorgon on December 04, 2016, 11:31:19 PM
Interesting

A win?  Hmmm  hard to believe they would stop the pipeline with just one section left to complete

Protesters leave, feeling good, company swoops in with a hundred workers, slaps the pipeline up then deals with the courts in an ongoing battle..if the protesters leave, theyll see Im right..sadly enough. :(

Quote from: zorgon on December 04, 2016, 11:31:19 PM
A win?  Hmmm  hard to believe they would stop the pipeline with just one section left to complete

The Internet means that the actions of the psychopaths now have a lot more public exposure; and while they've tried to put that genie back in the bottle on a localised basis, it hasn't worked.

It is hard for me to believe The COE gave up so easily, but I'm certainly greatful that they did. Some very cold weather is coming in and the Tribal protestors would have just sat there through it, now they can come home. I doubt that any thing is "Over", just postponed.

Well public opinion on the web on the Bundy issue worked... the jury ruled that they had the right to protest the Feds  and they were found not guilty

Only down side was Lavoy getting himself killed...

So yeah maybe

There are all sorts of stories on the net about public opinion making them reconsider  but few people follow up

The case of the lady with the vegetables in the front yard, the Amish raw milk farmer, the Toyota dealer saving 'illegal' rainwater...

All of them cleared thanks to public outcry

We should start a collection :D

Veterans at Standing Rock shock tribe members, beg forgiveness for war crimes against tribal nations


http://m.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/5/1607591/-Veterans-at-Standing-Rock-shock-tribe-members-beg-forgiveness-for-war-crimes-against-tribal-nations

This is a beautiful thing.

I can see the appeal if one is into Feudalism. Those Vets , better get going, they have a lot of apologizing to do around the world.   ::)

Quote from: petrus4 on December 06, 2016, 09:42:44 AM
Veterans at Standing Rock shock tribe members, beg forgiveness for war crimes against tribal nations

(http://images.dailykos.com/images/335428/large/standingrockvets.jpg?1480971611)

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/5/1607591/-Veterans-at-Standing-Rock-shock-tribe-members-beg-forgiveness-for-war-crimes-against-tribal-nations

This is a beautiful thing.

Quite hilarious. ;D I really can't stop laughing.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

No, the road block on the bridge is still there.



FOR THE RECORD:







This is not over.

DAPL has been breaking various laws since the beginning of this travesty.

To think that DAPL would stop construction because they were denied by the Army Corps of Engineers is wishful thinking.
The DAPL oil police are not to be trusted.

Stay vigilant and safe, my Brothers and Sisters.
Semper Fi.

Remember this from a short two months ago?



The Standing Rock Sioux tribe was holding a public prayer gathering in protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline project, and to shut it down, the state of North Dakota sent in militarized police in riot gear that arrested multiple protestors and reportedly used excessive force and tear gas.

Legal Defense Fund for Protesters: https://fundrazr.com/d19fAf







College student contradicts Morton County/ Fox News KFYR.

As an eyewitness that day he says "That was the farthest thing from a riot I've ever seen... The closest it came to violence is when they were pushing us back."










And this from Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway Company.  :P

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161204005090/en/Energy-Transfer-Partners-Sunoco-Logistics-Partners-Respond

Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics Partners Respond to the Statement from the Department of the Army
04 December 2016

In spite of consistently stating at every turn that the permit for the crossing of the Missouri River at Lake Oahe granted in July 2016, comported with all legal requirements, including the use of an environmental assessment, rather than an environmental impact statement, the Army Corps now seeks to engage in additional review and analysis of alternative locations for the pipeline.

The White House's directive today to the Corps for further delay is just the latest in a series of overt and transparent political actions by an administration which has abandoned the rule of law in favor of currying favor with a narrow and extreme political constituency.

As stated all along, ETP and SXL are fully committed to ensuring that this vital project is brought to completion and fully expect to complete construction of the pipeline without any additional rerouting in and around Lake Oahe. Nothing this Administration has done today changes that in any way.

DAPL has no regard for any laws, as evidenced by their response to 14 November 2016's announcement by the Army Corps of Engineers regarding Dakota Access Pipeline's lack of authority to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota.

Here, ETP CEO Kelcy Warren trashes that decision.

"This action is motivated purely by politics at the expense of a company that has done nothing but play by the rules it was given," said Kelcy Warren, CEO of Energy Transfer Partners. "To propose, as the Corps now does, to further delay this pipeline and to engage in what can only be described as a sham process sends a frightening message about the rule of law."

http://ir.energytransfer.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=106094&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2222374


This cretin has the audacity to speak about 'the rule of law?'

Balderdash! And did this decision by the Corps stop construction?

NO!

But, conveniently, there is no one to enforce the law in the (evidently) lawless plains of North Dakota.


http://together4earth.one/wordpress/one-video-pretty-much-sums-up-nodapl/

ONE VIDEO PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP #NODAPL

Quote from: Sgt.Rocknroll on December 06, 2016, 06:21:12 PM
Quite hilarious. ;D I really can't stop laughing.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I wish I understood why you are the way you are, Rock.  I wish I knew what had happened.

I'm quite normal.
I don't care what happened to you or why you're the way you are.
8)

Quote from: petrus4 on December 06, 2016, 11:58:21 PM
I wish I understood why you are the way you are, Rock.  I wish I knew what had happened.

Sgt has been replaced by Aliens :P

::)

Quote from: zorgon on December 07, 2016, 01:22:02 AM
Sgt has been replaced by Aliens :P

::)

(http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m623/Sgt_Rocknroll/IMG_2192_zpsgqimjexr.jpg) (http://s1135.photobucket.com/user/Sgt_Rocknroll/media/IMG_2192_zpsgqimjexr.jpg.html)
8) ;)

 8) I haz one of them, Sarge

I have one also, I do love the feather!  ;D

Anti-Dakota Access Pipeline activists may have scored a big victory by blocking the pipeline's original path, but many don't want to leave the community they've built in North Dakota. The main protest camp just north of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation is a fully-functioning community with a population that makes it among the largest cities in North Dakota. RT America's Manuel Rapalo has the story.



http://www.wsj.com/articles/energy-transfer-partners-seeks-court-ruling-on-dakota-access-pipeline-1481055961

Energy Transfer Partners Seeks Court Ruling on Dakota Access Pipeline

Company presses for quick reversal of Obama administration decision denying pipeline completion.

By CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS
Updated Dec. 6, 2016 3:54 p.m. ET

Energy Transfer Partners LP, the company behind the embattled Dakota Access pipeline, is continuing to pursue a court challenge to force the Obama administration to approve completion of the project instead of counting on a better reception from Donald Trump.

A day after the Obama administration put the brakes on the nearly 1,200 mile oil pipeline by denying a permit needed to finish the route, a spokesman for Mr. Trump said Monday that the incoming administration supports completing it.

But instead of waiting until the president-elect takes office next month, Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners is pressing ahead with a request to a federal judge to allow the company to immediately cross beneath a Missouri River reservoir, the final 1,100-foot link to be built in the pipeline.

Analysts say Energy Transfer Partners has two potential reasons to seek a faster resolution: It is losing millions of dollars due to delays, and a longer wait could scuttle a $2 billion deal to sell a stake in the pipeline.

Lawyers for Energy Transfer Partners asked U.S. District Judge James Boasberg for an expedited ruling late Monday that would allow the company to complete the project. The delays have already cost the company $450 million, the company said in court papers filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, DC.

A hearing in the case is scheduled for Friday morning in Washington, D.C.

A spokeswoman for the company didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.

The company's lawyers argued Monday that the Army Corps of Engineers had already approved the reservoir crossing, and that the final, needed approval—an easement—is nothing more than a perfunctory "ministerial" document. The delays amount to political interference and aren't supported by the law, they argued.

The Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which has garnered international attention for its months-long protest of the pipeline, has asked the court to halt the project, arguing the reservoir crossing could contaminate their water supply, which is 70 miles downstream from the project.

Aside from the hundreds of millions of dollars Energy Transfer has already lost, further delays of the project could also scuttle a deal to sell roughly half its stake in the pipeline.

Energy Transfer and Sunoco Logistics Partners LP, which is also building the pipeline, reached a $2 billion deal in August to sell a minority stake in the pipeline to Enbridge Inc. and Marathon Petroleum Corp.

But under the deal's provisions, Enbridge and Marathon can walk away from the deal in early January if the Army Corps of Engineers hasn't released the project, according to securities filings.

"Closing of the investment transaction is subject to a number of conditions, not all of which have been met at this time," an Enbridge spokesman said. "We're working with our potential partners to understand the implications of recent developments on the transaction."

A Marathon spokesman didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

The protests have become a major headache for the Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco, both part of the web of pipeline companies run by billionaire Kelcy Warren.

Native American activists and other protesters have been gathering near the project site since August and have seen their numbers swell in recent days with the arrival of hundreds of U.S. military veterans, garnering blanket media coverage.

Dave Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux, said Monday that it was time for the protesters to leave, citing both their recent win against construction of the pipeline and harsh winter conditions.

But Energy Transfer has given little consideration to waiting out the protesters, according to a person familiar with company's thinking. Digging under the reservoir is a significant undertaking, which could take as many as 90 days, and the company wants to avoid further losses, the person said.




What a bunch of carp!

Not that the Wall Street Journal is noted for it's honest reporting, but this is going too far - an outright lie perpetrated to slander the Standing Rock movement.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/what-the-dakota-access-pipeline-is-really-about-1481071218?mod=trending_now_4

What the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Really About

The standoff isn't about tribal rights or water, but a White House that ignores the rule of law.

By KEVIN CRAMER
Dec. 6, 2016 7:40 p.m. ET

A little more than two weeks ago, during a confrontation between protesters and law enforcement, an improvised explosive device was detonated on a public bridge in southern North Dakota. That was simply the latest manifestation of the "prayerful" and "peaceful" protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline...











Please Stay at Oceti Sakowin Camp. Winter is deadly. Government entities are absolving themselves of the risk of your possible death from the elements but Standing Rock citizens need you to stay.



http://observer.com/2016/12/matt-mcgorry-says-police-jammed-his-phone-so-he-cant-document-standing-rock-protests/

Matt McGorry Says Police Jammed His Phone So He Can't Document Standing Rock Protests

By Sage Lazzaro • 12/01/16 11:50am
   
Last night, Matt McGorry posted this photo with a caption about the police jammers.


Orange Is the New Black and How to Get Away With Murder star Matt McGorry has become known as more than an actor since his rise to fame. He's also an activist who fights for issues from Black Lives Matter to women's and trans rights, and with an Instagram following of nearly two million, his voice is heard widely.

McGorry recently made two trips to Standing Rock to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline, and on the second, he said police were using jammers to prevent protestors from documenting the front lines of the protest. With wide reports of excessive force, this wouldn't be surprising considering celebrities (others include Shailene Woodley and McGorry's HTGAWM co-star Kendrick Sampson) have joined the efforts and are sharing what's happening to millions of followers directly.

Last night on Instagram, McGorry posted a photo from the outskirts of the protest site and wrote "I tried to record other videos, but after hearing many accounts of how people's cell phones and cell phone cameras have been interfered with by the police jammers, I experienced it first hand."

He explained that upon approaching the front lines, his phone said it had no memory left and wouldn't allow him to take more videos or photos. He said this was never an issue before, and that 30 minutes later when he was further from the front lines, his phone was working fine again. He said this happened two days in a row and that Sampson experienced a similar problem as well.

"It is terrifying," he added on Instagram, "that even with the majority blackout of mainstream media, the people's ability to document the injustices at Standing Rock are being interfered with.

They don't want the people to show the atrocities that are being and will continue to be committed. Each time the water protectors remain peaceful and are met with brute force, more people become aware of the horrible injustices being committed by the government. And the hearts and consciences of the people of the world will not stand by idly."

I uploaded this for the ones that did not see the interaction that enforcement
had with him and why he has pending charges for stalking as current as today.




Vanessa Dundon (Sioux Z) updates us on her eye which was shot during the water-cannon siege by Morton County Police







After months of protests, the US Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday it would look into rerouting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Hours later, the corporation behind the pipeline said that won't stop them. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.



















http://democracynow.org - Throughout November, protesters held dozens of demonstrations worldwide at banks to demand they divest from the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. Already, the largest bank in Norway, DNB, has been pressured to sell its assets in the companies behind the pipeline, and it's considering whether to terminate three separate loans the bank has made to finance the project.

Meanwhile, a new report has exposed the "Rickety Finances Behind the Dakota Access Pipeline." Published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis and the Sightline Institute, it spotlights a potential economic weakness of the project: the January 1 deadline by which Energy Transfer Partners had promised oil companies it would have completed construction.

Missing the January 1 deadline opens up the possibility the pipeline company may lose its contracts with oil companies. We speak with co-author Clark Williams-Derry, director of energy finance at the Sightline Institute, and Michael Vendiola, member of the Swinomish Indian tribal community who helped organize a protest at Wells Fargo in solidarity with Standing Rock and with the Canadian First Nations resisting another major oil pipeline—the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project.




#VeteransForStandingRock #WaterProtectors #NoDAPL This Live Stream was captured by #NoDAPL Warrior Bucky Harjo...A brief moment in our story, sacred moment...Check out Bucky Harjo on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bucky.harjo #StandingRock #WaterIsLife #KeepItInTheGround #WeAreTheMedia #MniWiconi #TheWorldIsWatching #OcetiSakowinCamp #StandingWithStandingRock #PrayerAndShare




Standing Rock may have just avoided becoming a corporate sacrifice zone - but other areas will not be so lucky. Simply look at Flint, Michigan or so many other cities to see how corporations go and destroy an area of the country. They then leave for greener pastures.







Despite the Obama administration's recent move to block the expansion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, the company behind the project says it doesn't have plans to re-route the line just yet.

The Standing Rock Native American Reservation is a Hunkpapa Lakota and Yanktonai Dakota Native American reservation in North Dakota and South Dakota in the United States. The sixth-largest reservation in land area in the United States, Standing Rock includes all of Sioux County, North Dakota, and all of Corson County, South Dakota, plus slivers of northern Dewey and Ziebach Counties in South Dakota, along their northern county lines at Highway 20.

The reservation has a land area of 9,251.2 square kilometers (3,571.9 sq mi) and a population of 8,250 as of the 2000 census. The largest communities on the reservation are Fort Yates, Cannon Ball and McLaughlin. Other communities within the reservation include: Wakpala, Little Eagle, Bullhead, Porcupine, Kenel, McIntosh, Morristown, Selfridge, Solen.




North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple and Col. Michael Gerhart lying about use of a water cannons on Water Protectors at Dakota Access Pipeline protest.











TYT Politics Reporter Jordan Chariton (https://twitter.com/JordanChariton) reported on a U.S. District Judge's decision to push a decision on whether to overturn the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's decision to deny a permit to Energy Transfer Partners to drill under Lake Oahe to February.




In case you haven't seen this, please take the time to view the documentary - it will make your blood boil - if you're human.    ;D




Produced by Josh Fox, this film investigates instances of air and water pollution caused by fracking. Ground water becomes so contaminated that it becomes flammable, and millions of litres of poisonous gases are released from the rigs. Watch this film, and make sure you stand up to any companies trying to force you to let them drill!

@ 24:00  flames from kitchen sink faucet. Spectacular!

@ 31:00 Dick Cheney = Haliburton = The Energy Task Force
The Haliburton Loophole

The 2005 Energy Bill pushed through Congress by Dick Cheney exempts the oil and gas industries from the Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Superfund Laws.

Haliburton technology is fracking; 596 chemicals in fracking fluid.

Hmmm... are commercial nuclear reactors exempt from these laws?

4/22/16
Gas explodes from Australian river near fracking site. I was shocked by force of the explosion when I tested whether gas boiling through the Condamine River, Qld was flammable. So much gas is bubbling through the river that it held a huge flame.

There has been concern that fracking and extraction of coal seam gas could cause gas to migrate through the rock. Not only is it polluting the river and air, but methane is an extremely potent heat trapping gas. Fugitive emissions from the unconventional gas industry could be a major contributor to climate change and make gas as dirty as burning coal.

Gas first started bubbling though the river shortly after the coal seam gas industry took off in the Chinchilla area. Since then the volume of gas bubbling through the river has massively increased and has spread along the river.

You can see stakes in the river bank were the Queensland Government has marked each gas seep. You can also see pipework near the river where Origin Energy has installed for monitoring the gas bubbling through the river.  (Source:Jeremy Buckingham)

How would the Catholic Church react if someone wanted to route a similar structure through the Vatican?

Shasta

Quote from: Shasta56 on December 23, 2016, 10:10:43 PM
How would the Catholic Church react if someone wanted to route a similar structure through the Vatican?

They don't have enough space for that. ;)

Any updates?

There's tons of news on FB, that's where most of the folks involved keep everyone updated.Plus all the good video's already posted. 

https://www.facebook.com/CampOfTheSacredStone/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf

http://time.com/4679689/dakota-access-pipeline-protest-camp-fire/

https://www.facebook.com/Aboriginal-and-Tribal-Nation-News-327603401367/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=honor%20the%20earth

This is the latest word;
https://freshetcollective.org/news/2017/2/24/the-frontlines-are-everywhere-protect-yourself-your-comrades-and-the-movement

Quote from: Caver78 on February 25, 2017, 10:00:44 PM
There's tons of news on FB, that's where most of the folks involved keep everyone updated.

I do have a facebook account, but not everyone here has one. :)

QuotePlus all the good video's already posted.

Does that mean that there are no new videos?

Iron eyes has a youtube account, you could probably also just go to youtube and search for DAPL, or standing rock and find all kinds of stuff.

search terms;

Water Protectors
Standing Rock
Oceti Win
Iron Eyes Cody
Marius Paul

Hope this helps? Sorry not everyone uses FB, but because of the overwhelming media blackout the protesters at Standing Rock preferred to use FB to get news out over the last year. It was their choice to use social media. 

Quote from: Caver78 on February 25, 2017, 10:16:00 PM
Hope this helps?

Not much, but thanks anyway. :)