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Texas Bill Seeks To Make Protesting Pipelines A Felony On Par With Attempted Murder

Texas Bill Seeks To Make Protesting Pipelines A Felony On Par With Attempted Murder

Just when all the talk is of anti-abortion bills being introduced in several state legislatures, Texas is quietly going on about with its efforts to pass a bill which would make protesting pipelines punishable by up to 10 years in prison, according to Common Dreams. The bill HB 3557, introduced by Republican Chris Paddie, was […]

4y ago

‘Big Little Lies’ Actress Shailene Woodley Is Considering Running For Office

‘Big Little Lies’ Actress Shailene Woodley Is Considering Running For Office

With the next United States elections just three years away, some celebrities have already expressed their desire to run for office. Some of the names reported to be campaigning for public office include actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and singer Kid Rock. Big Little Lies actress and environmental activist Shailene Woodley recently revealed that she’s […]

6y ago

Viral Photo Of People Giving Middle Finger To Mount Rushmore Causes Outrage

Viral Photo Of People Giving Middle Finger To Mount Rushmore Causes Outrage

A photo of three people standing in front of Mount Rushmore with their middle fingers held high in the air toward the famous monument has been circulating online, and as might be expected, it is causing quite a stir among people who are outraged by what has been described as “unpatriotic” behavior. The photo first […]

6y ago

Paris Jackson’s Nude Instagram Post – Not The First Time She’s Publicly Stood Up For Her Beliefs

Paris Jackson’s Nude Instagram Post – Not The First Time She’s Publicly Stood Up For Her Beliefs

When Paris Jackson received criticism for posting a topless photo of herself on Instagram, her response was to then publish another semi-nude picture of herself and to include an accompanying wall of text defending her decision to do so. In that lengthy passage, Jackson described nudity as a “beautiful thing,” and also as a means […]

7y ago

Arrests Happening At Standing Rock As Police Evict Remaining Pipeline Protesters

Arrests Happening At Standing Rock As Police Evict Remaining Pipeline Protesters

Arrests are reportedly happening near the disputed Dakota Access Pipeline as authorities attempt to remove the few remaining protesters standing their ground at Standing Rock. It has been less than a month since Donald Trump signed a controversial executive order allowing the stalled construction on the $3.8 billion, multi-state crude oil pipeline to proceed, and […]

7y ago

Standing Rock Activists Take DAPL Protests Nationwide [Opinion]

Standing Rock Activists Take DAPL Protests Nationwide [Opinion]

When the Army Corps of Engineers announced in mid-November that it was temporarily halting construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) pending further review of potential environmental risks and research into possible alternate routes, it did two things. It stripped the protest of its sense of urgency, and it allowed the Democrats to push the […]

7y ago

Standing Rock Protest Camp ‘Emergency’ Evacuation’ Ordered By ND Governor

Standing Rock Protest Camp ‘Emergency’ Evacuation’ Ordered By ND Governor

Holdouts at Standing Rock who have been protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline have been dealt another blow, this time in the form of an emergency evacuation order issued by North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. Most remaining protesters at Standing Rock are residing in the Oceti Sakowin protest camp, and now the Republican governor wants them […]

7y ago

Dakota Access Pipeline Fight Back In Court, Judge Denies Plea To Block Last Link

Dakota Access Pipeline Fight Back In Court, Judge Denies Plea To Block Last Link

The battle over the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline headed back to court on Monday. That’s when a judge heard new arguments from the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes, begging the court to halt the final link in the construction of the disputed pipeline. According to the Native American tribes fighting against the […]

7y ago

Paris Jackson Uses Grammy Stage To Protest Dakota Access Pipeline

Paris Jackson Uses Grammy Stage To Protest Dakota Access Pipeline

Paris Jackson was one of the first to take the stage at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards, and she used her podium to speak out against the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. The stunning 18-year-old daughter of late pop legend Michael Jackson took the stage at the Grammy’s not long after show-opener J-Lo began the night by […]

7y ago

Veterans Stand Tall At Standing Rock: ‘This Is The Right War, Right Side’

Veterans Stand Tall At Standing Rock: ‘This Is The Right War, Right Side’

U.S. veterans from across the country are joining indigenous protesters in numbers at Standing Rock after the Trump administration gave Dakota Access the go-ahead to continue drilling across the Missouri river for their oil pipeline. Cannon Ball in North Dakota has been witness to large protests ever since several indigenous protesters and Native elders expressed […]

7y ago

Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Resumes, Trump Abandons Obama Review

Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Resumes, Trump Abandons Obama Review

Under Donald Trump, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been emboldened to abandon the review of the Dakota Access Pipeline that Barack Obama had ordered, and construction has begun once again on the Dakota Access Pipeline. Last Wednesday, Energy Transfer Partners said that they had received “all federal authorizations necessary to proceed expeditiously to […]

7y ago

Veterans Return To Standing Rock To Form Human Shield For DAPL Protesters

Veterans Return To Standing Rock To Form Human Shield For DAPL Protesters

In the aftermath of Trump’s controversial Dakota Access Pipeline executive order, U.S. military veterans are returning to Standing Rock to (once again) put themselves between protesters and police. In December, roughly 1,000 veterans descended on Standing Rock to form a “human shield” between increasingly aggressive police and “water protector” protesters. The protest against the Dakota […]

7y ago

Veterans To Join Standing Rock Protesters, Vow No Pipeline ‘On Their Watch’

Veterans To Join Standing Rock Protesters, Vow No Pipeline ‘On Their Watch’

U.S. military veterans from the group Veterans Stand are ready to re-deploy to Standing Rock and to stand side-by-side with Native American protesters fighting against the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. The protests against the nearly $4 billion, multi-state pipeline have been ongoing for nearly a year and were spawned by the concerns of the Standing […]

7y ago

Final Controversial Phase Of Dakota Access Pipeline Construction To Be Approved

Final Controversial Phase Of Dakota Access Pipeline Construction To Be Approved

In a devastating blow to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and thousands of other protesters, the U.S. Army Corps of engineers is set to approve the final phase of Dakota Access Pipeline construction. The final disputed stretch of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline is slated to be constructed underneath Lake Oahe. As NBC News reports, […]

7y ago

Over 70 ‘Rogue’ Standing Rock Protesters Arrested In Police Raid On Camp

Over 70 ‘Rogue’ Standing Rock Protesters Arrested In Police Raid On Camp

The situation at Standing Rock appears to be ramping back up following Trump’s controversial executive order, and it has been reported that over 70 protesters were arrested this week. The arrests came amid a raid on a secondary campsite that had been set up by protesters. According to law enforcement, the camp, labeled the “Last […]

7y ago

Standing Rock Protest Camp Evicted In Police Raid As ‘Cleanup’ Begins At Site

Standing Rock Protest Camp Evicted In Police Raid As ‘Cleanup’ Begins At Site

A secondary Standing Rock protest camp has reportedly been evicted by police in the midst of cleanup efforts at the disputed Dakota Access Pipeline site. The Standing Rock protest area cleanup has been spearheaded by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which organized the protests that drew thousands of people to North Dakota throughout 2016. As […]

7y ago

U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers To Approve Last Stretch Of Dakota Access Pipeline

U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers To Approve Last Stretch Of Dakota Access Pipeline

It appears that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is gearing up to approve an easement that will allow the last stretch of the controversial 1,172-mile-long Dakota Access Pipeline. The final section of the project is slated to run under Lake Oahe and has become the focal point of a months-long protest led by the […]

7y ago

Veterans Promise To Stand With Standing Rock Protesters After Trump Pipeline Decree

Veterans Promise To Stand With Standing Rock Protesters After Trump Pipeline Decree

Standing Rock protesters were dealt a serious blow when Donald Trump took office, but now the water protectors are getting some much-needed support from a group of U.S. military veterans. In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s executive order allowing the completion of the disputed Dakota Access Pipeline, the group Veterans Stand has vowed to stand […]

7y ago

Malia Obama Joins Dakota Access Pipeline Protest At Sundance, Throwing Shade At Trump

Malia Obama Joins Dakota Access Pipeline Protest At Sundance, Throwing Shade At Trump

On January 23, former First Daughter Malia Obama flexed her burgeoning political muscle by joining in a protest against the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. The protest took place at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, and 18-year-old Malia Obama made a splash amongst the other celebrities at the annual independent film festival founded […]

7y ago

Malia Obama DAPL Protest: Shailene Woodley Gives Ex-First Daughter Props For Opposing Trump’s Pro-Pipeline Stance

Malia Obama DAPL Protest: Shailene Woodley Gives Ex-First Daughter Props For Opposing Trump’s Pro-Pipeline Stance

Malia Obama’s DAPL protest is getting praise from Shailene Woodley. The actress, who is known for her denunciation of the Dakota Access Pipeline, is happy former first daughter Malia Obama opposed Donald Trump’s undoing of her father’s executive order. Malia, 18, was spotted at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, last week […]

7y ago

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