NEW: Minnesota police are using brutal physical violence and “pain compliance” against water protectors and Line 3 pipeline protestors.
The torture tactics have left some activists with partial facial paralysis.
The torture tactics have left some activists with partial facial paralysis.
Enbridge Energy, the multinational corporation building the tar sands oil pipeline, is funding the police who torture, harass, and surveil protestors opposing Line 3.
Enbridge has now paid police & sheriffs in Minnesota $2 million to protect the pipeline.
Enbridge has now paid police & sheriffs in Minnesota $2 million to protect the pipeline.
Police have also used tear gas and rubber bullets against the unarmed protestors.
Tara Houska (@zhaabowekwe) with the @giniwcollective spoke to Vice about the extreme force law enforcement have used to squash Line 3 protests.
vice.com/en/article/4av…
Tara Houska (@zhaabowekwe) with the @giniwcollective spoke to Vice about the extreme force law enforcement have used to squash Line 3 protests.
vice.com/en/article/4av…
Last week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fined Enbridge $3.3 million for breaching an aquifer during Line 3 construction, releasing over 24 million gallons of groundwater. twincities.com/2021/09/16/min…
The Line 3 pipeline runs through wetlands and Anishinaabe treaty territory. If created, it will create carbon emissions equal to 50 coal burning power plants.
Activists are calling on @POTUS and @Interior to revoke Enbridge’s permit and #StopLine3.
Activists are calling on @POTUS and @Interior to revoke Enbridge’s permit and #StopLine3.
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