Monday, December 5, 2016

RSN: Bill McKibben | The Victory at Standing Rock Could Mark a Turning Point



References and links to Dylann Roof, a White Supremacist Wack-A-Ding and Killer have carefully been avoided....it seems any reference to this Sicko can no longer be avoided because of his irrational temper tantrums.  Frankly, there are more important issues. 


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Bill McKibben | The Victory at Standing Rock Could Mark a Turning Point 
Protesters celebrated after learning that the Army said it would not allow an oil pipeline to be drilled near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. (photo: Alyssa Schukar/NYT)
Bill McKibben, Guardian UK 
McKibben writes: "The defeat of an energy company by indigenous activists shows what nonviolent unity can accomplish. There are lessons here as we enter a challenging new age." 
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Trump Supports Dakota Pipeline - but Claims it's Not Due to His Investment in It 
Oliver Milman, Guardian UK 
Milman writes: "Donald Trump has said he supports a controversial oil pipeline that runs next to a Native American reservation in North Dakota - a project that the president-elect is personally invested in." 
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It's On: Federal Judge Orders Michigan Recount to Start Immediately 
Bill Palmer, The Palmer Report 
Palmer writes: "After a rare Sunday hearing in federal court to determine whether the Michigan recount should begin immediately or face a waiting period, the judge in question took the entire rest of the day - literally - to make up his mind. But after midnight local time, the federal judge announced that the statewide Michigan recount in the presidential election must immediately begin in the morning." 
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Fidel Castro Interred in Rock, Closing Last Chapter of Historic Life 
Sarah Marsh and Diego Ore, Reuters 
Excerpt: "Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro's ashes were encased in a large granite boulder on Sunday in a ceremony that capped nine days of public mourning and aimed to literally set in stone the legacy of one of the 20th century's most influential characters." 
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Dylann Roof: Accused Charleston Church Gunman Asks for Defense Team Back 
Associated Press 
Excerpt: "The white man charged with the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church asked a judge on Sunday if he could have his defense team back, at least temporarily." 
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Italian Prime Minister Resigns in Blow to European Establishment 
Michael Birnbaum and Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "Europe's embattled political establishment lost another round Sunday in its effort to thwart the anti-elite movement, as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned after voters rejected his constitutional reforms." 
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ExxonMobil Fires Back at Massachusetts AG Maura Healey With Own Suit 
Stephanie Ebbert, The Boston Globe 
Ebbert writes: "In a stunning offense-is-the-best-defense legal strategy, the company is trying to flip a politically loaded case on its head, saying the Massachusetts Democrat's investigation violates their free speech and other constitutional rights, and that her comments demonstrate she had judged the company guilty before even conducting an investigation." 
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