Now, the Corps of Engineers has issued an eviction notice to the protesters who have plagued the construction of the pipeline . . . because they are polluting the environment.

Source: Dakota Access Pipeline protesters evicted over pollution concerns

It is brutal the amount of trash abandoned:

The Standing Rock Sioux hopes to complete the work before any spring floodwaters from the Cannonball River can wash debris into the Missouri River — the very waterway pipeline opponents are working to protect. The camp has seen an exodus in recent weeks due to winter weather, pipeline work being stalled and the tribe’s recent call for people to leave.
Protesters have left behind not just trash, but tents and even cars.

“There’s more than anticipated, and it’s under a lot of snow,” Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault said. “I wouldn’t say it’s going to get done in days; it’s going to take weeks.”

Source: Cleanup Begins at Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Encampment – ABC News

How bad is it? The workers have to chop on the snow and ice to remove the collected crap. (Eye opening video in the link) The lovers of Gaia apparently did not give two craps about the “sacred land” and left for warmer parts to protest (Maybe Berkeley?)

The Sioux Tribe is now stuck with cleaning up the mess of the allegedly Well-intentioned White Folks….again.

Guys, next time? Some Scalping, OK?

I’ve been watching the news, following the protests in which angry Progressives have been screaming that Donald Trump, Milo Yiannopoulos, and pretty much everybody to the right of Ralph Nader is a Nazi or a Fascist; and I’ve noticed something.

I’ve seen pictures like these…

From Portland

From Berkeley

From Oakland

And from Washington, DC

Before.

They remind me of pictures I’ve seen from Danzig, Germany in November of 1938.

I’m just a conservative, Flyover Country bumpkin, living in the Deep South, but this makes me wonder who are the real Fascists here?

Here, we have a rather interesting historical photo.  It’s controversial, because the 5-pounder smooth bore cannon was generally considered to be obsolete by the time the regional unpleasantness of 1861-1865.

Source: PawPaw’s House: Interesting Historical Photo

Because you needed a laugh…

Federal authorities have identified a Philadelphia journalist as the woman who infiltrated and might have secretly recorded a closed-door discussion of congressional Republicans at their Center City retreat last week, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the matter.After a probe involving multiple agencies, they said Emily Guendelsberger is unlikely to face federal charges in Philadelphia, despite getting past security and into a room in the Loews hotel where Vice President Pence met privately with senators and representatives.
But it is unclear whether she could face local prosecution for covertly recording the conversations, a possible violation of state law. That decision falls to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, according to the sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly about the case.

Source: Sources: Feds identify Philly woman in probe of secret recordings at GOP retreat

She won’t face local charges for a myriad or political reasons.

But it is good to see that Journalists are coming back to work after an eight-year paid vacation.

“The guy reaches in the vehicle and starts punching him in the face. The kid’s yelling, ‘Stop, I got an 11-month-old in here, stop, stop, stop,'” witness Bryon Buchanan told WESH-TV.
Police said the driver’s girlfriend tried to stop the attack by claiming to be armed.”She decided she would have an outburst, saying, ‘We have a gun in the truck,’ thinking that would cause him to leave,” Ocala police Sgt. Cynthia Barnes said.
The man instead told the couple he was going to retrieve his own gun from his vehicle, and went back and started rooting through his Camry.Police said the 18-year-old then threw the truck into reverse and parked the vehicle atop Aponte’s Camry.

Source: Watch: Road rage ends with alleged victim’s pickup on top of car – UPI.com

I am just gonna quote Derek W.:

Well, that satisfies both the “use the tools you have” and the “don’t get out of your big metal box rules”.

And solved the problem. Well done.

I keep hearing about a supposed “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment, or statements such as, “This isn’t free speech, it’s hate speech,” or “When does free speech stop and hate speech begin?” But there is no hate speech exception to the First Amendment. Hateful ideas (whatever exactly that might mean) are just as protected under the First Amendment as other ideas. One is as free to condemn Islam — or Muslims, or Jews, or blacks, or whites, or illegal aliens, or native-born citizens — as one is to condemn capitalism or Socialism or Democrats or Republicans.

No, there’s no “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment – The Volokh Conspiracy

As usual, an excellent piece of writing by Eugene Volokh. Go read it and share it with your favorite Liberal friend who you know will ignore it.