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EDITORIAL: We are all Julian Assange now

If he comes to the U.S. and goes to prison for life, they will soon be out for Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, Glenn Greenwald, and me. We are all Julian Assange now.

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Wisconsin AG urged to sue oil companies for climate damages

Wisconsin AG urged to sue oil companies for climate damages

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Judge declares Line 5 pipeline will be shut down: “It’s just a question of when”

Judge declares Line 5 pipeline will be shut down:”It’s just a question of when”

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Why the Wauwatosa PD “Target List” verdict impacts us all

May 6, 2023 Barbara With The reverberation of yesterday’s ruling in federal court that Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Roy and Crime Analyst Dominick Ratkowski were not found guilty of violating the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) is being celebrated in U.S. law enforcement agencies across the country. The verdict successfully dismantles the DPPA protections of […]

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Trial begins against IT tech and police officer who kept “protestor list” for Wauwatosa Police Department

May 1, 2023 By WCMCoop “Protestor List” trial begins in Milwaukee against Wauwatosa Police The trial began today against Dominick Ratkowski, an IT contractor, and Officer Joseph Roy of the Wauwatosa Police Department for allegedly creating and using a “Protestor List” during the 2020 protests of the killing of three men by Wauwatosa Police Officer […]

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Winona LaDuke, the only “Shell River 7” case not dismissed in Wadena County

December 13, 2022 Winona LaDuke to appear December 14, 9 AM CST via Zoom on misdemeanor obstruction charge during Line 3 construction. https://zoomgov.com/joinMeeting ID: 161 009 9976Meeting Passcode: 469854 Winona LaDuke, Executive Director and co-founder of Honor the Earth, will appear in court tomorrow via Zoom as the sole remaining “Shell River 7” defendant. In […]

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Water Protectors And the Great Lakes to be highlighted at UN COP 15 in Montreal; International Water Protectors headed to Canada

December 2, 2022 By Barbara With Sierra Club Canada has been chosen to present before the United Nations Council of the Parties on Biodiversity (COP 15) taking place in Montreal December 7-19, 2022. The presentation will focus on the Great Lakes and the immense risk that pipelines, oil spills, and climate change pose to 84% […]

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As Wisconsin DNR sets horizontal directional drilling standards, Minnesota still suffering from HDD use on Line 3

November 19, 2022 On November 14, Wisconsin Land+Water, a member of the Wisconsin Standards Oversight Council, hosted a training webinar to explain the new technical standards of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) recently adopted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Enbridge Energy plans to use HDD for the construction of their proposed Line 5 […]

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Water Protectors to Greet Enbridge Contractors at Pier B Hotel event in Duluth Tuesday, November 15

Concerned citizens cite Line 3 aquifer breaches, frac-outs, and excessive arrests in Minnesota, and ongoing Line 5 issues faced by the Bad River Tribe in Wisconsin TUESDAY – NOVEMBER 15 – 4:30 -7:00 P.M.Pier B Hotel — 800 W Railroad St. Duluth, MN 55802 November 14, 2022 A diverse gathering of Water Protectors wielding puppets, […]

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Indigenous Lifeways Threatened by Enbridge’s Line 5

November 8, 2022 Tribal leaders and Native community members share how #Enbridge #Line5 currently impacts and the proposed tunnel will continue to harm Native communities in the Mackinac Straits of Michigan. Through sharing about lifeways and connection to the Straits, they affirm that #WaterIsLife. They envision Michiganders safeguarding the Great Lakes out of gratitude for […]

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