"CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) - More than 2,000 U.S. military veterans plan to form a human shield to protect protesters of a pipeline project near a Native American reservation in North Dakota, organizers said, just ahead of a federal deadline for activists to leave the camp they have been occupying.
It comes as North Dakota law enforcement backed away from a previous plan to cut off supplies to the camp – an idea quickly abandoned after an outcry and with law enforcement’s treatment of Dakota Access Pipeline protesters increasingly under the microscope.
The protesters have spent months rallying against plans to route the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline beneath a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, saying it poses a threat to water resources and sacred Native American sites."
I'm surprised the media isnt providing more coverage on this massive ND protest. What do you guys think?
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That was my reason for sharing some of their thoughts.
You guys think your better informed, good for you. I think the majority of the population has zero clue what's going on there one way or the other so I felt like sharing.
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buried in the comment I posted from somebody else that I was asked to clarify.
So, what heartless fucker arrested a beaver for holiday shopping?
lol.
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buried in the comment I posted from somebody else that I was asked to clarify.
So, what heartless fucker arrested a beaver for holiday shopping?
Probably needed a haircut. Nothing worse than being surprised by a hairy beaver.
That was my reason for sharing some of their thoughts.
You guys think your better informed, good for you. I think the majority of the population has zero clue what's going on there one way or the other so I felt like sharing.
Wait. You literally typed that their capitol building and bridges are being destroyed by protestors and then accuse others of having zero clue as to what's going on?
Seriously?
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buried in the comment I posted from somebody else that I was asked to clarify.
So, what heartless fucker arrested a beaver for holiday shopping?
Probably needed a haircut. Nothing worse than being surprised by a hairy beaver.
I've been more surprised buy a bald beaver, but then I'm older than dirt and have these preconceptions.
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If a poster on BBI lived in ND and was knee deep in this shit every day, I personally would have loved to have heard their thoughts on the matter.
That was my reason for sharing some of their thoughts.
You guys think your better informed, good for you. I think the majority of the population has zero clue what's going on there one way or the other so I felt like sharing.
Wait. You literally typed that their capitol building and bridges are being destroyed by protestors and then accuse others of having zero clue as to what's going on?
Seriously?
I am pretty sure Bismarck looks like Aleppo these days...
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If a poster on BBI lived in ND and was knee deep in this shit every day, I personally would have loved to have heard their thoughts on the matter.
That was my reason for sharing some of their thoughts.
You guys think your better informed, good for you. I think the majority of the population has zero clue what's going on there one way or the other so I felt like sharing.
Wait. You literally typed that their capitol building and bridges are being destroyed by protestors and then accuse others of having zero clue as to what's going on?
Seriously?
Yes and that was from my uncle. If you re-read what he ACTUALLY wrote where this started he said the capital building was vandalized, the bridge was damaged, and its estimated the protesters are destroying about a million dollars in property a week. I didn't mean to insinuate the capital building was burnt to the ground. I was clearly using hyperbole in the moment.
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If a poster on BBI lived in ND and was knee deep in this shit every day, I personally would have loved to have heard their thoughts on the matter.
That was my reason for sharing some of their thoughts.
You guys think your better informed, good for you. I think the majority of the population has zero clue what's going on there one way or the other so I felt like sharing.
Wait. You literally typed that their capitol building and bridges are being destroyed by protestors and then accuse others of having zero clue as to what's going on?
Seriously?
I am pretty sure Bismarck looks like Aleppo these days...
What's Aleppo?
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If a poster on BBI lived in ND and was knee deep in this shit every day, I personally would have loved to have heard their thoughts on the matter.
That was my reason for sharing some of their thoughts.
You guys think your better informed, good for you. I think the majority of the population has zero clue what's going on there one way or the other so I felt like sharing.
Wait. You literally typed that their capitol building and bridges are being destroyed by protestors and then accuse others of having zero clue as to what's going on?
Seriously?
I am pretty sure Bismarck looks like Aleppo these days...
What's Aleppo?
Syria?
Yeah, fuck them redskins and their culture. Who do they think they are, anyway, the original owners or something? Sheesh!
This pipeline could mean many jobs for these people. Won't be a huge boon as it's been sold, but would definitely lift up the Rez's. So you have to question why a group as down as the midwest Indians are, would want to stop this. It's not for BS reasons, it's for cultural and heritage aspects that are about the only thing they hang onto.
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If a poster on BBI lived in ND and was knee deep in this shit every day, I personally would have loved to have heard their thoughts on the matter.
That was my reason for sharing some of their thoughts.
You guys think your better informed, good for you. I think the majority of the population has zero clue what's going on there one way or the other so I felt like sharing.
Wait. You literally typed that their capitol building and bridges are being destroyed by protestors and then accuse others of having zero clue as to what's going on?
Seriously?
I am pretty sure Bismarck looks like Aleppo these days...
What's Aleppo?
Syria?
What's Syria?
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burial grounds? The Garden State Parkway in NJ was built right through a cemetery in Newark and hundreds of graves were relocated for the project. I imagine this has happened all over the country, and without millions of dollars changing hands.
Yeah, fuck them redskins and their culture. Who do they think they are, anyway, the original owners or something? Sheesh!
Exactly. But instead of a pipeline we should be building more rail through reservations.
That was my reason for sharing some of their thoughts.
You guys think your better informed, good for you. I think the majority of the population has zero clue what's going on there one way or the other so I felt like sharing.
I have done work in N Dakota since 1994. We just had a 4-month Jobsite end in Bismarck back in Oct. There has been nothing but minor vandalism regarding Standing Rock. The vast majority of crime happening there is due to the Natural Gas boom that hit ND a few years back. As with any boom that entices transient workers you get the hookers, drug dealers, petty thieves, etc...
There is no massive criminal acts being done to the capital district at all
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If a poster on BBI lived in ND and was knee deep in this shit every day, I personally would have loved to have heard their thoughts on the matter.
That was my reason for sharing some of their thoughts.
You guys think your better informed, good for you. I think the majority of the population has zero clue what's going on there one way or the other so I felt like sharing.
I have done work in N Dakota since 1994. We just had a 4-month Jobsite end in Bismarck back in Oct. There has been nothing but minor vandalism regarding Standing Rock. The vast majority of crime happening there is due to the Natural Gas boom that hit ND a few years back. As with any boom that entices transient workers you get the hookers, drug dealers, petty thieves, etc...
There is no massive criminal acts being done to the capital district at all
It isnt about the capital district. That was part of an example that encompassed animals being shot and rioters vandalizing and inciting violence against the law. Congratulations for being half way informed. I guess the comments I shared weren't meant for you. 99% of the country is watching a 1 minute clip of rioters being hosed down by water on a CNN loop and thinks they know first hand whats happening there.
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burial grounds? The Garden State Parkway in NJ was built right through a cemetery in Newark and hundreds of graves were relocated for the project. I imagine this has happened all over the country, and without millions of dollars changing hands.
Yeah, fuck them redskins and their culture. Who do they think they are, anyway, the original owners or something? Sheesh!
Exactly. But instead of a pipeline we should be building more rail through reservations.
Nothing like good old self interest to solve the problems of the day! Actually, being a long-time fan of rail travel, I suggest replacing the interstate highway system with rail.
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Neil rules.
And some of these posts are making my highly accurate bullshit detector go off.
I just don't get it. Who gives a flying rats ass about a pipe in North Dakota? Why is that even in America? Can we trade it to Canada for Toronto?
Really hoping Dallas lays an egg tonight. Go Vikes!
I do. Fuck pipelines. Ship everything by rail.
LOL Follow the money.
I'm easy, but I'm not cheap!
This pipeline could mean many jobs for these people. Won't be a huge boon as it's been sold, but would definitely lift up the Rez's. So you have to question why a group as down as the midwest Indians are, would want to stop this. It's not for BS reasons, it's for cultural and heritage aspects that are about the only thing they hang onto.
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Its about ONE CLAIM of remains, nothing in your link states they went all around the Rez.
Its the link above "Beaver arrested for holiday shopping" story
For the second fucking time it WAS NOT MY LINK. I was sharing thoughts from people that lived there. HE used it and I clarified HIS link for somebody else. AGAIN. If people dont like hearing thoughts from people who live there fine. I live in fucking Florida. lol
You should be more concerned about the Sabal Pipeline Project, then. It won't get the publicity, but all Floridians should be concerned. This pipeline will be going through the heart of the spring region which serves as a massive freeway of freshwater.
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Americans don't like it they can go back where they came from.
China has a very strict immigration policy.
The general Siberia region, actually. Of course, if you want to nitpick, send 'em back to Africa.
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Americans don't like it they can go back where they came from.
China has a very strict immigration policy.
The general Siberia region, actually. Of course, if you want to nitpick, send 'em back to Africa.
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Americans don't like it they can go back where they came from.
China has a very strict immigration policy.
The general Siberia region, actually. Of course, if you want to nitpick, send 'em back to Africa.
Wouldn't we all have to go? That might create a weight imbalance.
Everyone but the Irish. Everyone knows that the Irish came straight from heaven, not like other mere mortals.
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burial grounds? The Garden State Parkway in NJ was built right through a cemetery in Newark and hundreds of graves were relocated for the project. I imagine this has happened all over the country, and without millions of dollars changing hands.
Yeah, fuck them redskins and their culture. Who do they think they are, anyway, the original owners or something? Sheesh!
Exactly. But instead of a pipeline we should be building more rail through reservations.
Nothing like good old self interest to solve the problems of the day! Actually, being a long-time fan of rail travel, I suggest replacing the interstate highway system with rail.
Fuck passengers. We only do freight. More coal, less gas!
I oughtta care about something, so I figure that something oughtta be me.
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burial grounds? The Garden State Parkway in NJ was built right through a cemetery in Newark and hundreds of graves were relocated for the project. I imagine this has happened all over the country, and without millions of dollars changing hands.
Yeah, fuck them redskins and their culture. Who do they think they are, anyway, the original owners or something? Sheesh!
Exactly. But instead of a pipeline we should be building more rail through reservations.
Nothing like good old self interest to solve the problems of the day! Actually, being a long-time fan of rail travel, I suggest replacing the interstate highway system with rail.
Fuck passengers. We only do freight. More coal, less gas!
I oughtta care about something, so I figure that something oughtta be me.
Hey, if it isn't already, the Hobo market should be opening up nicely during the next few years.
I hear India is already pretty crowded. Plus their penchant for gang rapes.
Amen to that.
Where's Ernest Borgnine when you need him !
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They build nests in them. We've found a few with hypodermic needles in them over the years. It is very sad, actually. And there really aren't anymore bulls to keep them out other than at the big switch yards, either.
Where's Ernest Borgnine when you need him !
Shit! ROK beat me to it.
Ultimately someone will be forced to pay for the delays or the re-alignment of the pipe. Taxpayer. Enjoy the spectacle, you are paying for it.
Excellent post!Spot on.
Best railroad hobo movie ever made.
Best railroad hobo movie ever made.
Fantastic movie, especially considering I'm a big fan of both Borgnine and Marvin.
Guess it's not political.
In no one's mind.
No question that companies should not be allowed to risk polluting other people's water.
As for "sacred Native American sites," I guess I'm grown accustomed to such kinds of sacrilege. For instance, my favorite NYC building is Trinity Church at One Wall Street. There is no oil pipeline under it, just a subway.
No question that companies should not be allowed to risk polluting other people's water.
As for "sacred Native American sites," I guess I'm grown accustomed to such kinds of sacrilege. For instance, my favorite NYC building is Trinity Church at One Wall Street. There is no oil pipeline under it, just a subway.
Say what?