(Julia Conley) “This is what the tribe has been fighting for many months. Their fearless organizing continues to change the game.”
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Keystone Pipeline Shut Down After Leaking Oil in North Dakota and Nobody’s Talking About It
(Emma Fiala) An unknown amount of crude oil has been leaked across the state of North Dakota.
Water Protectors Were Right: DAPL Already Leaking as ND Pipelines Spill Oil Every 12 Hours
(Claire Bernish) In just four days, North Dakota’s sweet, light crude from the Bakken Shale region will begin flowing through the sharply contentious Dakota Access Pipeline — the Black Snake, to Indigenous Americans of the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes — despite over a year of efforts to quash the project by […]
“Vandals” Take Blowtorch to DAPL Just Days Before It Goes Operational
(Nick Bernabe) The battle was lost, but apparently the war continues on for water protectors who are still trying to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Related BREAKING: As Construction Begins, Vets Return to Standing Rock — Form Human Shield Source – The Antimedia by Nick Bernabe, March 21st, 2017 The Associated Press is reporting that suspected […]
BREAKING: As Construction Begins, Vets Return to Standing Rock — Form Human Shield
(Claire Bernish) “We are prepared to put our bodies between Native elders and a privatized military force,” Elizabeth Williams, a U.S. Air Force veteran, told the Guardian on her decision to come to Standing Rock as a human shield. Related #NoDAPL Last Stand: Final Construction Could Begin Today As Army Corp Grants Easement Source – The Free Thought Project […]
#NoDAPL Last Stand: Final Construction Could Begin Today As Army Corp Grants Easement
(Claire Bernish) Final construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline could begin as soon as today, now that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers filed a notice of intent on Tuesday to grant Energy Transfer Partners the easement necessary to drill under the Missouri River’s Lake Oahe reservoir. Related Veterans Returning To Standing Rock As Fight Against DAPL Continues […]
5 Major Stories Americans Missed While Consumed by the Super Bowl
(Matt Agorist) “Films, football, beer, and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult….” ― George Orwell, 1984 As Americans train their attention to Super Bowl 51, massive life changing events are unfolding around them — and most people are entirely oblivious — mostly by design. […]
Veterans Returning To Standing Rock As Fight Against DAPL Continues
(Derrick Broze) A group of veterans is promising to return to Standing Rock after local law enforcement raided a newly created resistance camp and arrested 76 water protectors who continue to oppose the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. Related BREAKING: Standing Rock Tribal Council Betrays Water Protectors, Sends In Cops Source – Activist Post by Derrick Broze, […]
BREAKING: Standing Rock Tribal Council Betrays Water Protectors, Sends In Cops
(Claire Bernish) Law enforcement showed up at LaDonna Tamakawastewin Allard’s front door on Thursday, claiming the need to perform an “assessment” of the Camp of the Sacred Stones — the original Dakota Access Pipeline opposition camp erected in early April — but refused to offer a warrant or explanation for the sudden appearance. Related Dakota Access Pipeline […]
NODAPL 2.0 — Water Protectors Take Stand in Louisiana to Resist ‘Tail End’ of DAPL
(Justin Gardner) With the executive order signed by President Trump to override the Corps of Engineers, it appears the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is more likely to be bored underneath Lake Oahe, the water source of the Standing Rock Sioux. It’s a final insult in the violation of property rights and Native American treaties, all for a high-risk investment […]
President Trump Signs Executive Order Approving Keystone, Dakota Access Pipelines
(Derrick Broze) Less than one week into office, Donald Trump has signed an executive order approving of construction with the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Related While Americans Focus on DC, Cops Unleash Fury During DAPL Water Protector Eviction Source – Activist Post by Derrick Broze, January 24th, 2017 Everyone’s favorite “anti-establishment” president signed two executive […]
While Americans Focus on DC, Cops Unleash Fury During DAPL Water Protector Eviction
(Claire Bernish) All water protectors must leave the camps — and abandon plans to relocate to a higher elevation — the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Council wrote in a resolution passed during an executive session of a district meeting just before President Donald Trump took the oath of office. Related Media Blackout: Surface-To-Air Missile System Deployed […]
5 Stories Americans Missed While Media Obsessed Over the Inauguration
(Matt Agorist) On Friday’s inauguration, and in the days before, the world seemingly lost their minds as Barack Obama transferred power to Donald Trump and took over as the President of the United States. Source – The Free Thought Project by Matt Agorist, January 21st, 2017 Ignoring the fact that Obama dropped over 100,000 bombs […]
Media Blackout: Surface-To-Air Missile System Deployed at Standing Rock
(Nick Bernabe) The militarization of law enforcement at the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline has apparently reached a whole new level. On Monday, independent journalist John Ziegler posted photos and video on Facebook showing what appears to be an Avenger Air Defense System, or AN/TWQ-1, deployed near the Standing Rock Indian reservation in Cannonball, North Dakota. The […]
BREAKING: Chippewa Tribe Calls for Pipeline Removal from All Tribal Land, Refuses Right-of-way Renewal
(Claire Bernish) In a spectacular act of resistance to Big Oil, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Council refused to renew a right-of-way easement for an Enbridge crude oil pipeline running through the Bad River Reservation. Related Dakota Access Pipeline Articles and Updates Source – The Free Thought Project by Claire Bernish, January 6th, 2017 While […]