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you read my post on the trump talk thread. i didn't really miss that. and in times (historically) where it is so blatant that money rules, something happens then too. i just don't want to bring that up.

I reckon I am some misfit that doesn't get it. then, I am reminded of an old adage; there are some who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. rick bass, a geologist, grew up in the oil fields, turned writer, opined this a few days ago. http://www.hcn.org/articles/make-america-sane-again-impeach-trump thinking of putting a price on clean drinking water or air, or even land, brace yourself for sticker shock

Violence cannot be justified as part of a protest. Likewise, violence used against protesters by the authorities cannot be justified either. My opinion is that law enforcement who used brutal tactics against the protestors at Standing Rock should be held accountable for their violent actions against the protesters. The protesters remained passive and non-violent as they exercised their rights to assemble peacefully. Now, these rights are at risk of being lost. https://theintercept.com/2017/01/19/republican-lawmakers-in-five-states-propose-bills-to-criminalize-peaceful-protest/

http://standwithstandingrock.net/march/

the city of Seattle divested 3 billion from wells fargo largely due to wells fargo's funding of dapl. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-seattle-divests-from-wells-fargo-20170206-story.html

http://www.theonion.com/article/biologists-confirm-foxes-sneakiest-little-fuckers--55255

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/water-affordability-study_us_588b6bf7e4b0303c075332e4 #Mniwiconi #waterislife

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and Consistent with their other efforts to quiet our collective voices, the federal government has shut down our ability to register your support of the #noDAPL movement. Comments are no longer accepted, although the Department of the Army originally said that comments would be accepted until February 20th. https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=25&so=DESC&sb=commentDueDate&po=0&dct=N%2BFR%2BPR%2BO&D=USA-2017-HQ-0003

Sacred Stone camp shares Waste Win Young's post · North Dakota lawmakers are waging war on Oceti Sakowin lands with House Bill 1281, attempting to steal indigenous lands to pay the Morton County mercenaries oppressing our people!

trump himself is invested into the pipelines, he is looking to profit, just like the bush family did. nothing is more "America First" as having canadian oil piped across american soil (polluting as it travels) for transport to china. right?

it's gonna be a rough week for the protectors at Standing Rock. days before the executive orders were signed by trump, the militarized police force was firing rubber bullets onto peaceful folks who were in prayer. obama had kicked the can to trump, knowing how that would turn out. there is no indication that hillary clinton would have done anything different than trump on this matter. the protectors are asking for bodies to join them at camp in this dire hour. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/24/standing-rock-resistance-donald-trump-executive-order

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Standing Rock is symbolic. Yes, it is the struggle of a Native American tribe against big oil interests poisoning their water; the reality is there are pipelines all over the place. The war in Syria is over a pipeline. The troubles in Ukraine, guess what they are mainly over? Pipelines may be built easily enough, yet they must then be defended, it is starting to become problematic. https://www.democracynow.org/2017/1/19/headlines/canada_sabotage_against_alberta_pipeline_costs_company_half_a_million https://www.rt.com/op-edge/168832-waging-war-against-russia/

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looks like the militarized police are looking for helpers to deal with the water protectors. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bill-would-legalize-accidentally-driving-into-and-killing-protesters_us_587a3dabe4b0e58057ff1ebc?j1shw9gh95vkl9dx6r In the past, i have heard of Mississippi being referred to as the deep south state that was out of tune with the rest of the nation. I look at North korea Dakota being the deep north state out of tune with the rest of the nation.

"When your heart is in your dream no request is too extreme." ---Jiminy Cricket