NATIONAL (VFB) — On Monday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told journalists that President Obama has no intentions of getting involved in the dispute and protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline. Asked about […]
Month: November 2016
For the First Time Since Standing Rock Began, US Senator Calls for Investigation of DAPL Oppression
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is calling for the Department of Justice to ‘promptly and thoroughly’ investigate reports of brutal and abusive police tactics employed against peaceful water protectors opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline in […]
Army Corps Agrees Not To “Forcibly Remove” Standing Rock Protesters
The US Army Corps of Engineers will not forcibly remove Standing Rock activists from a disputed protest camp in North Dakota, according to a statement. It previously said the Oceti Sakowin camp would be closed […]
New Study Suggests Cannabis Could Help Ease The Opioid Epidemic
‘I like to say that instead of cannabis being a gateway drug into harder drugs, I think that we might see cannabis being used as a gateway drug out of our current opioid epidemic,’ a […]
Keep Your Spirits Up: You Can’t Resist Trump When You’re Tired and Sad
We must take care of ourselves in a way that ensures our compassion is not drained away. The terrible predictions of what will happen now that Donald Trump has been elected president—to people of color, […]
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Warns U.S. Army Corps Their Eviction “Makes A Grave and Dangerous Mistake”
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Harold Frazier was quick to respond to the U.S Army Corps of Engineers’ letter, dated November 25, 2016, that will evict the water protectors at Oceti Sakowin camp. The 10-day […]
Trump Supporters Send Letters To California Mosques Threatening Muslim Genocide
The Evergreen Islamic Center in San Jose received a letter filed with hatred and threats of genocide against Muslims. San Jose police started an investigation after Evergreen Islamic Center received a letter threatening that President-elect Donald […]
The U.S Army CANNOT Legally Evict Standing Rock Pipeline Protestors From Treaty Lands
In a letter addressed to Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault, Colonel Henderson with the Army Corps’ Omaha District outlined what was essentially an eviction notice to the Oceti Sakowin encampments at Standing Rock. […]
Spoiled White Shopper Yells: “I Voted For TRUMP — So There!” To Black Worker
A customer exploded in anger and claimed anti-white discrimination after she was asked to purchase a $1 reusable bag at a Chicago-area arts and crafts store. Another customer began recording when she overheard the woman insulting […]
North Dakota Governor Orders Emergency Evacuation of DAPL Protesters
North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple has issued an executive order for protesters to evacuate a campsite near the Dakota Access Pipeline. The republican governor, who has supported using police violence against the unarmed, peaceful #NoDAPL protesters, […]
#NoDAPL Protesters Turn Out In Force At CNN Headquarters To Demand Fair Coverage
As clashes between water protectors at Standing Rock and militarized police have intensified to near fatal levels, radio silence from mainstream media has provoked the mobilization of activists around the country with marches of solidarity […]
Top Five Awesome Hacks Anonymous Conducted For Abused Animals
Brandon Stosh of Freedom Hacker has compiled a nice list of animal related Anonymous operations that many people may not know about. Anonymous as a whole is concerned with freedom and rights, not just for […]
Even DAPL Corporation Says They Don’t Want North Dakota “Paramilitary” Cops To Use Police Brutality Against Water Protectors
Following the recent onslaught of increasingly dangerous tactics to deter water protectors protesting the DAPL, and closure of the Oceti Sakowin Camp -which consisted of the use of water cannons in sub-freezing weather, the use […]
Shailene Woodley On How To Be An Indigenous Ally Or “Accomplice” (Video)
In a moving interview with Tracy Rector of Longhouse Media for Indian Country Today Media Network- Shailine Woodley expresses what it means to be an indigenous ally. In the video she says “she expresses her awe […]
After A Month of Police Brutality, Mainstream Media Has FINALLY Arrived At Standing Rock
International media arrives to report on events at Standing Rock after months of police brutality and mostly media silence. Jenni Monet of Indian Country Today Media Network reports, “ A circle had formed around a long […]
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