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On 1/6/2017 at 5:58 PM, Fetch said:
I read this - interesting point of view - hard to believe their still there - Trump sure has a lot on his plate after Jan 20th
http://www.thefader.com/2017/01/06/the-survival-of-standing-rock-dap
Nothing changed my mind about the need for the pipeline - this writer was just interesting from the point of view of how this got to where it is
I find the article interesting because she made several points to call the protests peaceful, while two lines later describing how they want a physical confrontation, and stating how protestors say they would have killed the workers.
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Jost. That was pretty.
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3 hours ago, best0186 said:
Game is on Midco channel 594 in Bismarck tonight.
Thank you for posting this, I'm away from home in Bismarck and it was a nice little boost in the hotel room.
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8 hours ago, cberkas said:
Was not the Colorado River, it was the Animas River.
I believe he's referring to the spill that happened to the Colorado, while the government did nothing and said nothing about it. While this current spill is tragic, it also shows why the Dakota Access Pipe needs to be built. The company that built the pipeline that ruptured is notorious for shoddy work. Energy transfer is not, and has gone above and beyond Federal requirements, with it's state of the art technology. Saying we should compare the two is like saying Toyota has a recall so let's stop production on all Ford and Chevy vehicles.
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On 12/9/2016 at 2:16 PM, cberkas said:
When it comes to explosives there is a key thing that would have came up. Shrapnel, if she was hit with an explosive or one went off, her and other would have shrapnel in their bodies.
Not necessarily. While shrapnel does do a significant amount of damage, you can't discount the amount of damage that gas and air alone can do. Think of a firecracker or an M80, cherry bomb for you old timers. Neither of those items have any shrapnel to them, but each can take your hand off with gas and air alone. A propane tank, while obviously capable of creating shrapnel due to the metal exterior, doesn't actually require that metal to do the damage. All it would really take is a puncture to the outside of the tank, and the gases that are escaping coming into contact with a hear source and it will cause the air around you to explode. Think of a gas leak blowing up an entire house, it's not the shrapnel that causes the damage, but the gas released. While the picture of the tanks show them burned and charred but mostly intact, it could have been the gas escaping the tank, and her being in close proximity to it that caused the injuries. I'm not a professional in explosives, but I do know that flash bangs don't explode, and stingers only "pop" open to release the rubber balls. A concussion grenade, which isn't used by law enforcement at all and only sparingly in certain situations by the military, would have killed her and the other individual if one had been used in that close of proximity. It's also highly likely it would have killed law enforcement in the area as well.
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18 hours ago, siouxfaninseattle said:
Speaking of missing arms, has there been any updates recently on the brave water protector that was so brutally butchered by the military establishment?
Her father sure has been media silent. I'm sure before too long you'll see some sort of domestic terrorism or other Federal charges against her. ATF and joint terrorism task force don't take kindly to IEDs being used on law enforcement.
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6 hours ago, Oxbow6 said:
Heard Sanford in Bismarck is doing a 2 for 1 digit amputees for severe frostbite...................
#whyaremyfingersandtoesblack
Well, according to the protectors, law enforcement will take a whole arm for free.
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On 12/2/2016 at 1:02 PM, siouxkid12 said:
you are correct, they did have a replica, which was closer to the real thing than the k1 brand. they pop up on eBay from time to time.
I've picked up a couple of them myself. I've also got a Schneider practice jersey my wife swiped from his roommate before she broke up with him. It's the Nike white dazzle style. Beautiful jersey.
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59 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:
I hope they DON'T rely on political connections. That's what wrong here.
First, that is already an energy corridor. That water is under the bridge (see what I did there?
). The engineering science says keep all the like stuff together. That area is already monitored for pipeline leaks ... from the first pipeline put in there back in the 1980s! That's the ... wait for it ... science.
Next, I don't want ETP to go political. I want them to go legal. Quite literally, sue the Army Corps for reneging on their permit approval. But, do it by naming personally everyone involved in the decision, all the way to the top. If those people, individually, can't prove their decision was sound to the objective process they are liable for abuse, and corruption, and maybe fraud. How about bankrupting them personally and them spending a few days as a ward of the State.
The catch? None of that will happen.
What will happen is it'll go political. On or about 1500 hours Eastern on 20 January 2016, an Executive Order will come down permitting that pipeline. It'll become just the latest political mud pie that Side X will throw into the face of Side Y.
Sadly, you are quite correct. I would rather have them challenge it in the court, just as you said as well, but what that will also likely lead to is the American taxpayer funding this pipeline. You can't tell me that there isn't overwhelming proof that through petty politics, our government has cost Energy Transfer millions of dollars. I don't find it that much of a stretch that they could easily sue the government for lost capital and other expenses incurred due to the stalling techniques used.
Along those same lines, I can see the case easily made that North Dakota can be reimbursed through Federal funds for every dollar of expense incurred as well through the unlawful occupation of Corps land. That land has essentially been used as a staging platform for continued unlawful activity that the feds were aware of, and did nothing to stop. I don't think it's that far of a stretch to say that every unlawful activity that has taken place, they are an accomplice to.
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10 hours ago, Siouxman said:
Do I understand this correctly, that the Corps originally approved the Missouri crossing permit, then pulled it back and denied it? That could surely be grounds for a lawsuit, especially with the money invested. How many wealthy investors in this project and in the pipeline project are now leaning on their political connections?
You are correct. The permit was twice challenged by Standing Rock in the courts, and they twice lost that challenge. I don't understand the thought process behind reneging on the permit. What message does it send to possible future investors in our nation's infrastructure? That if some radical group disagrees and you have a sympathetic president that the whole project can be shut down.
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After putting in 400 hours into protest/riot detail, I'm about to have a fire sale on everything I own that's Sioux related.
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On 11/16/2016 at 8:10 AM, The Sicatoka said:
After seeing Casselton, no, I couldn't wish that on the locals down there.
Casselton was bad. I sat at the Oriska exit for 18 hours in case the smoke cloud dropped onto the interstate so we could close it. One of the longest shifts of my life. Thankfully whatever weather condition that would cause the cloud to drop never occurred.
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Jamestown got rid of Haak, thank God. Too juvenile to be representing in the legislature. Too much social media complaining.
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2 hours ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:
I have a buddy that's a sheriff deputy that's out there too.
Thank you doesn't began to express the gratitude I have for what you're doing out there or every other day.
Tell him thank you as well. I try and thank as many of the out of state guys i can. I realize your friend is probably in State, and could likely narrow down the county since there's about 5 main counties assisting. I've put about 350 hours in on the protest alone since September, plus working my normal post. Only major thing I missed during this was the charging of the horses at my colleagues. October 27th was intense, I've never been part of something like that, and we knew many of the protestors had weapons so we were kind of waiting for the shooting to happen. It's crazy how that five seconds or so went it slow motion. I can still picture that gun.
When this is over, I just hope the communities can heal. Standing Rock is really getting a black eye out of this, and it's not those citizens that are causing problems. In fact, it's a real small number of protestors really causing problems, maybe about 400 out of the several thousand that may be there at any given time. The majority of the protestors haven't been as destructive as they've been made to be, and we haven't been nearly as heavy handed as we've been made out to be by them.
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On 10/29/2016 at 10:33 AM, ringneck28 said:Who one here actually has connections to this protest? Do you live in Morton County? Do you have friends who have been threatened by these rioters? I am just trying to get a sense of who is actually talking here.
As many of you know, I actually live in Mandan. I have taken detours to get to work because of this protest that was taken over by the eco terrorists from everywhere but North Dakota. I live less than 300 feet from a train yard here in Mandan that the oil trains pass through every day. My family has the pipeline going through their land and didn't blink twice about signing to have it go through. Why? Because the pipeline that feeds the Tesoro refinery was built on this exact land back in the 70's. There has never been a leak in all the years it has been there. Pipeline is the safest way to get ND oil to market, It means that we as North Dakota residents will see more money per barrel than we do now. Plus it means that I will have fewer oil train cars passing my house.
On a separate note, 2 weeks ago I was spit on by a Native American because I was wearing my UND Sioux sweatshirt. He said to me, you know nothing about being Sioux, then spit on me. He was right, I do know nothing about being a Native American, but I didn't do anything to them and neither did my family. This whole protest is going to affect native relations in this part of ND for years to come. So back to my original question, who on here actually has connections to this protest?
I'm part of the Nazi gestapo that's been here for months, their (protestor) term not mine. I feel for everyone in this community, Mandan/Bismarck and Standing Rock. Was part of the line of officers nearly shot a week and a half ago, also got to watch the Molotov cocktails get lobbed in. I can't imagine how disruptive this has been to all the innocent citizens in the area. I know how disruptive it's been for my family, and the joke amongst us is that we just need to send our wives down here for a couple days and they'd clear the camp out. It's nice to come on here and see the support for law enforcement. We know it's out there, but we see/hear more horrible crap said to us, than we do the positive, so it's very much appreciated.
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25 minutes ago, DAR said:
Agree makes no sense....I honestly dont get it. Cam has not been good this year. He had the best D in the country last year and may have masked him.
Careful, I said that all season last year and got blasted for it. Easy to play goalie with an NHL defense in front of you.
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1 minute ago, jukenjive27 said:
How many passes to the blue line tonight have been fumbled....^&%%&&^
All of them?
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Brock.
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Wilkie.
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Yes, I was very pleased with the item. I've barely had a life since the beginning of August. Was extremely upset I couldn't make it to the team meet and greet.
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Gardner.
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4 hours ago, UNDBIZ said:
I guess I'm not a big fan of extended prison sentences for people who didn't physically or financially harm anyone else.
That's not entirely true. That meth comes from somewhere, produced by someone, trafficked by someone, sold by someone. Somewhere along the line, blood is shed , people have died, and more families wrecked than can be imagined. You'll never hear out of my mouth that drug use is victimless.
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Absolutely floors me that a year and a half ago, the exact same stats that are being argued here as UND's dominance were argued as a reason we should get a different coach. I didn't realize national championships were that sort of miracle workers.
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You are correct. We've had several teams that made it far that had no business being there.