These groups are pushing a campaign to drop the criminal charges against the more than 700 people arrested for illegal activities and violent harassment during Line 3 protests.
The bottom line is that these folks used jet fuel from Line 3 to travel thousands of miles to tell folks that Line 3 is bad, even though Line 3 is here to stay.
The Herald and others in the company have posted numerous pieces about Line 3, originating from our own reporters, from our opinion writers, from companies with whom we have content-sharing agreements and from oh-so-many letter-writers.
To see pipeline protesters attempt to push the narrative that there is now a “police state” in the 14 counties along the pipeline route is just about as foolish and far-fetched as it comes.
A recent example is Winona LaDuke’s claim of “repressive police brutalization” of people involved in the violent protests against the Line 3 Replacement Project.
It seems that the News Tribune’s support of extractive (including fossil fuel) industries is so strong that it feels comfortable dispensing with any pretext of being “fair and balanced” (a la Fox News!).
In northern Minnesota, nearly 1,000 protesters have been arrested related to the Line 3 pipeline, putting additional strain on the courts and public defenders’ offices.
