Taking a brief break for a non-election related post
THERE IS A FUCKING STAND-OFF GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN NORTH DAKOTA OVER A PIPELINE
Where is the media?.. The Sioux are in a standoff w police RIGHT NOW to reassert their treaty rights from 1851 to stop Dakota Access #noDAPL
— Whit Jones (@whitjones) October 27, 2016
Click here to watch live, though the feed has been up and down
The MSM is not reporting on this for the most part, but here are a few links to bring you up to speed:
KGW.com Portland: Armed police begin operation to clear pipeline protest camp
Journalist being threatened with 45 years in jail for trying to get the word out.
The filmmaker was held without access to a lawyer for 48 hours, her colleague Josh Fox wrote in the Nation, and her footage was confiscated by the police. Schlosberg was then charged Friday with three felonies, the Huffington Post reported: “conspiracy to theft of property, conspiracy to theft of services and conspiracy to tampering with or damaging a public service. Together, the charges carry 45 years in maximum prison sentences.”
This reporter is being prosecuted for covering the North Dakota oil protests. For reference, I face a mere 30 years. https://t.co/GzMbwCVV40
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) October 14, 2016
Jill Stein on it:
A gas pipeline leaked in Pennsylvania. Let's monitor this as a human rights violation continues in North Dakota. https://t.co/PacKKGeMlz
— Dr. Jill Stein? (@DrJillStein) October 27, 2016
Here is a subreddit to follow along
h/t BackAndFill
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