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According to the veterans we hosted on their way to and from the vets action this past weekend, particularly hurt were the IVAW affiliated folks in the Sicangu camp - they lost two barracks style tents, including the medical tent, to the blizzard. Read more

And yet somehow, in literally deadly blizzard conditions, many of the water protectors are not planning to go anywhere until they’re assured Energy Transfer Partners is going to stop drilling, for real and for good Read more

For you, being trapped in a hotel in North Dakota during a blizzard in subzero temperatures will be a story you tell for the rest of your life. For midwesterners, it was Tuesday.

Layers. Goggles. Scarves. two pairs of gloves. Read more

If ETP and SXL start drilling again in defiance of the Army Corp of Engineers, then the Governor of North Dakota and the local sheriff will surely have to go after them with water cannons, dogs, rubber bullets, and orders to evacuate, right? Right? Because they care about laws and stuff.

Yup! Fighting is the last best option, running or finding cover and concealment are best, if possible. We were told to try to grab fire extinguishers if possible. You can fuck someone up with them (ask Len Koenecke). Or spray the attacker enough to distract them and let you or others get away.

The five stages of coping with spree killings: Read more

Soooooooo. Im here. Thankfully I am on South Campus and the shooting is on north campus. And we have security guards on our first floor. Shooting happened in Watts hall, shooter now appears to be in a parking garage on Lane and Tuttle.

This is a nightmare for those who are worried about immigration. Jeff Sessions is extremely dangerous because he actually knows quite a lot about how the immigration system works, in minute details. He’s not a dumb man either. He knows exactly where to stick the knife. Read more

You can also donate to the National Abortion Federation — and you can specifically donate to the Dr. Tiller Patient Assistance Fund or the Security and Clinic Defense Fund. https://members.prochoice.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=nafQuickGift

I called the clinic and the lovely woman that answered the phone pointed me to this website, for donations: https://www.crowdrise.com/boulder-abortion-clinic-renovations-and-security-upgrades/fundraiser/warrenhern

My wife and I had to seek out Dr. Hern’s services about 5 years ago. Read more

Speaking as a former employee, I’m pretty sure that the vendor means that the company is issuing no checks/payments for 30-45 days. Most vendors that work with NG are on net30 terms, which means that the payment is due 30 days after receipt of product. But in this payment freeze situation, if the vendor’s payment… Read more

Particularly chilling after reading of the journalists who were arrested in Turkey over the past couple of days. Read more

It’s not as easy as it looks. I got a set at Ikea and at least one of the pieces are missing. It was too much trouble to return so I just put it in the garage and eventually the journalist just walked away. Besides, even if I could get the thing put together, it’d just fall apart when I try to disassemble it the… Read more

I like when he calls journalists the “worst people on the planet.” The worst. In the same speech he talks about ISIS beheadings. Read more

I worry that there may be no place you can hide, Anna.

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Semi-related and also at Alabama: not to be outdone, Phi Mu recently opened the doors to their new, gigantic $13 million home. Please enjoy.

the Morton County Sheriff’s Department said the drone got too close to the police helicopter, causing the officers onboard to “fear for their lives.”