Keystone XL flowing ahead

[coley]

Judge fails to block Dakota pipeline construction as Native American burial sites destroyed

Depressing, seems like for every environmental victory, the Koch brothers and associated cronies circumvent them, can't these lot see coal is dead and oil will be next? Roll on the Tesla 3.
On the other hand the move towards solar and wind in the US is very encouraging.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Gov. calls in the National Guard ahead of ruling later today:

The National Guard is so far limited to serving as an imposing, uniformed presence at what it called "traffic information points," but it could be put to more active duty if needed, a news release said.

"The Guardsmen will not be going to the actual protest site," the North Dakota National Guard said Thursday afternoon. “The governor also placed additional Guardsmen on standby alert in the event they are needed to support law enforcement response efforts."

National Guard put on alert as protesters await decision on North Dakota pipeline

It looks like what they're doing is trying to strangle entrance into the area to prevent more people joining and to keep food, water, and other supplies out.

 

[Treacle Toes]

The updates on the Idle No More groups are utterly devastating.

Has it been halted today though?

This just popped up.

 

[Treacle Toes]

The Obama administration just made a major announcement on the Dakota Access Pipeline

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

The Obama administration just made a major announcement on the Dakota Access Pipeline

I'm thinking this isn't over yet, not by a long shot. The next President could very well flip it the other way.

 

[TomUS]

I'm thinking this isn't over yet, not by a long shot. The next President could very well flip it the other way.

Seems likely it'll be flipped before the next president. If so, let's hope they don't send in the attack dogs again. They got a lot of bad press about that before.

 

[teqniq]

They got a lot of bad press about that before.

And so they should. 'Bad press' is the least they deserve. That they thought it was acceptable to use them in the first place is the main issue imo.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Seems likely it'll be flipped before the next president. If so, let's hope they don't send in the attack dogs again. They got a lot of bad press about that before.

The bad press was every bit deserved. The private mercenaries that were in charge should be in prison, but they haven't even been charged. It's like something out the 19th century railroad era.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

MANDAN, NORTH DAKOTA — The Morton County Sheriff’s Department is leading a task force to investigate how and why dogs were turned loose on American Indian land and water protectors on Saturday, September 3, 2016.

The investigation includes a focus on those hired by Dakota Access Pipeline to provide private security services on that day, whether or not they were licensed, and their actions. The task force is also exploring whether or not native artifacts were disturbed at the worksite. In addition, the investigative team is reviewing the actions of the land and water protectors.

Security Firm that Turned Loose Dogs on Land & Water Protectors to be Investigated

 

[teqniq]

Support Deia & Sign This Letter

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Support Deia & Sign This Letter

I'm told that the ACLU is on it. I hope they can resolve it.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

They're going after Amy Goodman, of Democracy Now! too. They upgraded the charges against her to "riot":

Taibbi on Amy Goodman Arrest for Covering Dakota Pipeline Story

 

[teqniq]

Bastards.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Bastards.

I can't see how a judge could do anything other than throw it out. She's obviously a reporter, what, with 20 years of reporting behind her. Her news service is biased, but not any more so than Fox News or many other outlets. And, I'm not aware of anything that requires them to be unbiased.

 

[teqniq]

I can only surmise that there are corporate interests pulling the strings behind the scenes.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

The judge threw that right out of court. The hearing couldn't have lasted more than a couple of minutes.

Protest outside courthouse:

One arrested as protest continues at Morton County Courthouse

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I hope the editor doesn't mind a small bit of spam. It's from the ACLU of North Dakota:

Stand with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe: tell North Dakota's governor to stop the suppression of free speech and civil rights.

More than 200 tribes and several thousand indigenous people from across the country have gathered in North Dakota to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The protesters are defending the land and water using little more than the right to assemble and speak freely – a protection afforded by the U.S. Constitution.

In response to the protests, North Dakota’s government suppressed free speech and militarized its policing by declaring a state of emergency, setting up a highway roadblock, and calling out the National Guard.

Stop government suppression of the right to protest in North Dakota

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I can only surmise that there are corporate interests pulling the strings behind the scenes.

It's an "oil state" thing. The problem isn't so much "corporate" or "state", but the conflation of the two.

 

[teqniq]

Judge Rejects "Riot" Charges Against Amy Goodman in North Dakota | Democracy Now!

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Watch: Shots reportedly fired, 141 arrested at Dakota Access Pipeline protests

I knew that something was about to happen because they started pulling law enforcement from surrounding states. Our governor sent a bunch of state patrol over earlier in the week.

Ricketts says he was 'happy' to have State Patrol help with Dakota Access protests

It should be noted that Ricketts is part of the Ameritrade dynasty so he has a vested interest in this going forward.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

 

[teqniq]

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

They shoot horses, don't they:

Police from 5 States Escalate Violence, Shoot Horses to Clear 1851 Treaty Camp | Bold Nebraska

 

[teqniq]

Arseholes.

 

[teqniq]

Native Americans protest outside CNN demanding they stop ignoring Standing Rock

 

[teqniq]

Who Is Funding the Dakota Access Pipeline? Bank of America, HSBC, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo | Democracy Now!

 

[teqniq]

Outrage: Pipeline Police Strip-Searched Native Girl, Threw Her Naked Into Cell

 

[teqniq]

For anyone on FB:

The Morton County Sheriff's Department has been using Facebook check-ins to find out who is at Standing Rock in order to target them in attempts to disrupt the prayer camps. SO Water Protecters are calling on EVERYONE to check-in at Standing Rock, ND to overwhelm and confuse them. This is concrete action that can protect people putting their bodies and well-beings on the line that we can do without leaving our homes. Will you join me in Standing Rock?"
Don't share, rather copy & paste for efficacy.
Reminder that you need to check in not just like the page.
#nodapl

 

[teqniq]

 

[teqniq]

Jill Stein Charged For North Dakota Pipeline Protest | Huffington Post