On Thursday afternoon, the North Dakota police and National Guard moved in on the front lines of the Water Protectors’ new camp opposing the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline on ancestral ground that was taken in a violation of the Ft. Laramie Treaty of 1851.

UPDATED

Live feed from various sources is sketchy and breaks up often:

Unicorn Riot #noDAPL Frontline

Dallas Goldtooth’s Facebook page

Myron Dewey’s Facebook page, Myron is currently providing a live feed safely away from the frontline providing background on #noDAPL.

The police are jamming cellphones and most disturbingly are using sound guns, or LRADs, a sonic weapon, which is actually painful on the recipient. Earplugs don’t help.

I’ve currently received no feed from anyone for the last 30 minutes.

New armored vehicles are present, more troops. Frontline reports say the large group is surrounded. It is chaos.

You can try to keep informed at the above links, too.

BACKGROUND: My detailed news timeline on Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) vs. the water protectors can be read here if you need it.

You can help by calling the White House now (202-456-1111) and objecting to the militarized police action that is protecting the pipeline and not the 17 million people who depend on the Missouri River for their drinking water.

I will provide updates on this serious situation throughout the day.

Quick links:

Oct. 24 — Cops jail 141 in ND: Even more 'Water Protectors' step up to the frontline, citing 1851 Treaty

American Indians killed by cops at highest rate in the nation, but they're invisible in the media. by Meteor Blades

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