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Journalists Face Jail Time After Reporting on North Dakota Pipeline Protest (techcrunch.com)
Investigative reporter and co-founder of Democracy Now!, Amy Goodman, is now facing riot charges in the state of North Dakota after her report on a Native American-led pipeline protest there went viral on Facebook. From a TechCrunch report:Democracy Now! issued a statement about the new charges against Goodman late Saturday. Goodman's story, posted to Facebook on September 4th, has been viewed more than 14 million times on the social media platform, Democracy Now! said, and was picked up by mainstream media outlets and networks including CBS, NBC, NPR, CNN, MSNBC and The Huffington Post. Additionally, documentary filmmaker Deia Schlosberg, is facing felony and conspiracy charges that could carry a 45-year sentence for filming at the protest, IndieWire reports.
This time it was a hit piece on big oil.
Next time it could be you.
Save North Dakota from becoming another liberal hellhole and instead let it become a paradise like our good friends in Saudi Arabia.
oh come on, someone with the handle bickerdyke obviously knows what "flaming oil train" and "derail in your backyard" are euphemisms for.
I was merely wishing Karl Cocknozzle a enjoyable Monday evening.
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Just FYI. The protestors are Native Americans. They're just enjoying a bit of payback.
Pray they don't start handing out blankets.
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