Tag Archives: Dakota Access Pipeline

Police soak up to 400 #StandingRock protesters with water cannons in freezing temperatures

Posted on November 21, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

For the love of God! Will someone do something to stop the horrendous abuse of Native people? How can those in power allow this to happen? Who uses water cannons on unarmed protesters in the freezing cold except rabid mad … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | President Obama: We’re examining options to ‘reroute’ ND pipeline

Posted on November 2, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Pres. Obama directly addresses questions about the Dakota Access Pipeline #DAPL #StandingRock https://t.co/M8C763XUcO — The Last Word (@TheLastWord) November 2, 2016

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Tuesday Open Thread | DAPL security terrorizing Native American protesters

Posted on November 1, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

You’d think this was out of some movie but no, it happened in North Dakota. Terrorism. Plain & simple. It’s a disgrace before God how citizens of #StandingRock are treated by law enforcement. Police are abusing the Native people with … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | The Protests At Standing Rock

Posted on August 29, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

This Nation Was Founded on Genocide Lawrence O’Donnell: From the start of colonial intrusion, the free and original peoples of this hemisphere “have been treated as enemies and dealt with more harshly than any other enemy in any other war.” … Continue reading →

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