Standing Rock: Native What Month?


https://www.facebook.com/john.bravebullbaker/posts/10211164522099066

I don’t have much to say. Too fucking sick at heart. What have we ever done to merit this ongoing treatment from colonial america? In John BraveBull’s account above, he mentions Charlie Plenty Wolf. It was Charlie who welcomed us to the camp our first time there. Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck. FUCK. It’s just a grand Native American Heritage Month, with all the people who just don’t give a shit, the continued efforts at genocide, and everyone else being all chucklefuck happy over thankstealing and good shopping deals!

Elder in Critical Condition after Going into Cardiac Arrest at Scene of DAPL Barricade Clash.

https://www.facebook.com/josuefoto/videos/1395596380452239/

I was privileged to meet Josué at the Oceti Sakowin camp, he gave me my first press pass.

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Water Cannons Fired at Water Protectors in Freezing Temperatures Injure Hundreds.

#nodapl, Simon-Moya Smith, Ruth Hopkins.

Yes, the cops are yelling “riot!” and claiming the protectors set fires. That is not true. It was another peaceful prayer circle, and some of the protectors went to move one of the burned out vehicles out of the way, when they were hit with gas grenades, batons, and water cannons.

Mainstream Media MIA as DAPL Action Is Met With Water Cannons and Mace.

“They want to kill people for clearing a road,” questioned Tara Houska, referencing police spraying people with water cannons in 26-degree weather. The national campaigns director of Honor the Earth reminded her friends and followers that November is Native American Heritage Month.

“When will our cries be heard?”

 

Comments

  1. chigau (ever-elliptical) says

    Who are they?
    These people who put in a shift of water-cannoning and tear-gassing, then go home.
    Do they hug their spouses?
    Coach their kids’ soccer team?
    Go grocery shopping?
    Go to church?
    Then back to another round of beating Others.
    How do they do it?

  2. says

    Chigau:

    Then back to another round of beating Others.
    How do they do it?

    I don’t know. They can’t possibly have a conscience.

  3. says

    16 years ago I was reluctant to travel to USA, because I thought it is a fascist country.

    US has made a lot of progress on that front since then.

  4. says

    chigau@#1:
    They sure as hell would shit themselves if someone pepper-sprayed their kids. Yet they pepper-spray other peoples’ kids.

    I declare this: I no longer believe in non-violent protest.

  5. rq says

    For some reason it’s the barbed wire that freaks me out the most. That shit is creepy.
    My support to the protestors, for their health. As much as possible.

  6. Golgafrinchan Captain says

    Hey Caine, I’ve read most of your noDapl posts and don’t recall seeing you mention this. Are you aware of the noDapl coverage on The Young Turks (YouTube)? Their reporter, Jordan Chariton, has been up there*.

    The bulk of the noDapl videos are on their side channel, TYT Politics. Link

    (I also posted this on Pharyngula)

  7. says

    rq@#6:
    For some reason it’s the barbed wire that freaks me out the most. That shit is creepy.

    Could it be because that kind of razor wire is not used for anything but humans? Or could it be a legacy of WWI? A lot of people’s ancestors died in that kind of wire.

  8. says

    Golgafrinchan Captain @ 8:

    Hey Caine, I’ve read most of your noDapl posts and don’t recall seeing you mention this. Are you aware of the noDapl coverage on The Young Turks (YouTube)?

    Yes, I am! They post their vids to #nodapl, that’s where I see them. It’s not possible to mention everyone, that’s why I include the #nodapl link, because everything gets posted there. Thank you!

  9. Ice Swimmer says

    The one who ordered to use the water cannon in these circumstances is a murderer in my book. To be tried for crimes against humanity.

  10. rq says

    Could it be because that kind of razor wire is not used for anything but humans?

    Probably, actually.

    Or could it be a legacy of WWI?

    Not just WWI: prison camps, concentration camps, labour camps, blockades, border crossings… Which is why I’m a bit wary of yer ordinary neighbourhood truck lot (yep…). Razor wire is nasty shit.

  11. Saad says

    The genocide never ended. And the tiny amount of attention this is getting is fucking ridiculous. I guess they have to do that because nice white families have to be able to sleep Thursday night after they gather at the table for a feel good meal celebrating genocide.

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