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One group is finally accountable for damages- Antifa next? By oldedude March 19, 2025 9:19 pm Category: Crime (0.0 from 0 votes) Rules of the Post Write A New Article How To Post Here

sGreenpeace must pay pipeline company nearly $667 million over Standing Rock protests, jury say

A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other charges related to protests at the Dakota Access Pipeline, awarding a Texas-based pipeline company hundreds of millions in damages, according to multiple reports, a ruling the environmental advocacy group warned could result in “financial ruin” as it likely faces bankruptcy.

A nine-person jury in Mandan, North Dakota, awarded Energy Transfer about $300 million in damages from Greenpeace, after the company accused the group of defamation, trespassing, nuisance, civil conspiracy and other claims, according to the Associated Press.

Greenpeace must pay a Texas-based pipeline company nearly $667 million in damages for the environmental advocacy group’s role in 2016-2017 protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, a jury said Wednesday.

The verdict in North Dakota state court came after two days of deliberations in a trial where pipeline company Energy Transfer accused Greenpeace of paying protesters to disrupt construction of the pipeline unlawfully and spreading falsehoods about the controversial project, located near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

The verdict included damages for defamation, trespassing and conspiracy. The jury awarded more than $400 million in punitive damages, which are intended to punish defendants for their conduct.

This is about cause and effect. The pipeline was supporting the state with great paying, full-time jobs with a lot of family benefits. When the lawsuit started in 2019 (note the year meagain), they were asking $300 MIL. 2025? they got between $660MIL and $670MIL. If you check this out on your own, you'll see a lot of different amounts from reputable sources, so I'm not sure if people are guessing or what. I used Reuters and CNN for references.

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by oldedude on March 21, 2025 8:31 pm DANG! So the ecoterrorists are out again! This is really starting to get boring. Of course, if pedojoe would have recouped some of GA's costs (IF the EPA would have helped) Near Hotlanta last year, it may have prevented some of these assholes from creating more hazardous waste. My guess is that the ecoterrorists have to be angry at "someone" until their "nirvana" is reached (which is impossible). And if they club baby seals, or blow up oil wells (causing millions of gallons of raw oil into the soil), or bombing the Dow Chemical Plant and causing millions of gallons of shit that can't ever be recovered from the Aquifers the lebbings will still support them. As our planet dies from these morons. Right now, they are the most destructive group in the eco system. Throwing CS and CN so the rain picks it up and it seeps into the water (these chemicals are manufactured NOT to fall apart without specific chemicals being used. Their half-life is years) by meagain on March 22, 2025 3:38 pm N.D. is a safe Republican state after all. Also a state that elects its judges. by ROB3RT on March 22, 2025 3:53 pm I'm more concerned about the Republican terrorists who rioted, assaulted police officers and invaded our Capitol building on January 6, 2021. When are they going to be held accountable? by oldedude on March 22, 2025 4:08 pm They were in jail for three years, which is a whole lot more than anyone in the Summer of Love Event. by ROB3RT on March 22, 2025 4:31 pm They were pardoned by the person who started the riot. You don't seem to take terrorism against our elected officials very seriously. by oldedude on March 22, 2025 5:22 pm I do. After looking at the entire statement, I also think TDS has a lot to do with that accusation. Very few were charged with "Rioting." Which is an additional piece of law. And like I told indy, the ONE person who died was a demonstrator. I actually watched those tapes. My view is that it was a borderline "good" shoot. Something that someone that isn't involved with shootings does. I do NOT think it's a "wrongful" shooting, one the officer could be charged with. So there's that. Speaker Mike Johnson has released a huge trove of January 6 videos. What these videos prove: That the vast majority of J6 "insurrectionists" were peaceful, that most were directly admitted to the Capitol by police, and that police provoked the crowd by firing nonlethal munitions into it well before any riot occurred. So, what remains to be known, and why is the FBI dragnet still making new J6 arrests? This was NOT admitted in court. A violation of the 4th and 6th amendment. So all of those people should have never been arrested, much less being put in 23hr/day solitaire. The flip side is of course, your holy one pedojoe, pardoned his whole crime family. Things they already have ready and is publicly accessible wrongdoings. by ROB3RT on March 23, 2025 2:44 am OK, OldDude. So, once again, Joe Biden is not a pedophile, he has never been accused of being a pedophile, never charged, nothing. I know that, you know that, everyone knows that. You're a liar and a troll. If anyone here is a pedophile, it's probably the creepy old dude who's obsessed with calling everyone a pedo. Google the word "projection" sometime. by HatetheSwamp on March 23, 2025 4:42 am PedoJoe... View Video by oldedude on March 23, 2025 5:50 am okay indy, I guess what's funny is that it's a nickname, just like po called trumpster something like "orange assface something or another." It's just something that happens here. I chose trumpster (like dumpster). Joe is perfect in your eyes. I see him as running a continuing criminal enterprise, which is why he had to "pardon" his entire family and "friends." This was a pre-pardon so to speak. The only one charged was pedojr which were valid charges of lying on a federal form, to buy a gun (felony), owing the IRS in the millions of dollars (there is a victim of a crime in this one, unlike trumpsters "charges." If you've been around her for more than a day, I've said repeatedly that pedophiles generally are very sensitive and protective about pedos. They make excuses for them and defend them. Joe showered with his pre-teen daughter. He loves to sniff kids' hair and been caught on camera copping feels. Why you defend him and are sensitive about that is suspicious to me... and I haven't said anything to you because generally we can discuss things. There's no reason to name-call generally with you. AND I do respond as I've been treated. It's simple as that. You also generally stick to the thread and don't find a "word" to make a big deal out of. Or completely change the subject. by meagain on March 23, 2025 7:59 am I considered some time ago, not reading or responding to OD because of that, but it is his nature to slander others so I ignore it now. He is also stuck in the macho world of ex-military. He would not know, for instance, that it is not uncommon for parents to shower with young children. Part of inculcating a healthy attitude towards sexual differences. by oldedude on March 23, 2025 9:31 am meagain- the daughter was 12-14. Seriously? I do understand when you're teaching little kids how to wash, what to do, make sure you rinse well, let me get your hair, etc. I absolutely agree with that. The four year old still needs reminding of "rinsing is a good thing" and washing his hair. When they get that down to their science, (other than hair, because kids freak out if they get soap in their eyes), it's time to let them be a "big kid." When they're bigger? They get privacy. Period. End of story. by meagain on March 23, 2025 9:52 am Where do you get 12-14 from? Reports say when she was a child. Snopes confirms 'when she was a child.' by Navy2711 on March 23, 2025 10:23 am We've all seen the vids of Joe sniffing kids hair. As weird as it is, 99.9% of humanity recognizes that it is evidence of an old man showing affection, not evidence of pedophilia. The only people that call Joe a pedophile call EVERYONE that they feel any discomfort toward a pedophile. Witness OD, any time he gets cranky toward anyone about anything -- instant accusation of pedophilia. People that lash out with "Ur a pedo!" do so because they feel it has an impact. That it's an easy win that they can reach for on a moment's notice. The reality is that everyone watching just rolls their eyes. The pedo accuser just discredits themself. by Curt_Anderson on March 23, 2025 10:59 am Navy, That's an astute observation. Pedo and cuck are conservatives' go to insults and accusations. It makes you wonder what is happening in their own lives to be so obsessed with those terms. There is long list of Republicans caught in man-boy love scandals. by oldedude on March 23, 2025 11:17 am and navy defended him again. And curt isn't much better by stoically standing by when we talk about the number of rapes, murders, and sex trafficking from the broken immigration system. We're learning now there are "thousands" of gang members that have been convicted of sexual assault on a child, and he still supports them. So to get his affirmation isn't something you might want. Curt- how about two "delicate" "men?" You two are the one's throughout history that have been the court jesters or shunned by everyone but the dominatrix. Or the Catholic "inquisitor." And people laughed at you then. And now. Pedo and cuck. How about stupidmotherfucker. Is that better? And neither of you have denied the accusations, although "cuck" isn't really a horrible thing. Consenting adults and all. After seeing the conditions of the (women, young women in my case) that were held as sex slaves, I find it inhumane and appalling that someone would gloss over this and just look the other way. My disdain for people like that holds no bounds. And all the while, condemn the Confederates who at least had the balls to fight for what they wanted. The trash that holds these people are worse than them. The treatment is worse than what it was in the south. Most of the time, they don't see daylight once their taken for the rest of their lives. And you don't care. by meagain on March 23, 2025 11:23 am You talk about the number of rapes etc. from the "broken" immigration system. I don't think people who know that it is untrue do. Immigrants, particularly undocumented ones tend to more law abiding than the general public. by oldedude on March 23, 2025 4:40 pm That's curt's reasoning. My thought is if you don't know who's here, HITF can you say that? If the government doesn't know who's here, how does anyone else? I will admit that for the people that registered as they came in, the way the system was designed, that you are correct. Without a doubt. So thumbs up for that. The one's we don't know are the issue. all of this are statistics from CBP. Fiscal Year 2024 Ends With Nearly 3 Million Inadmissible Encounters which is a total of 10.8 Million Total Encounters Since FY2021 So, 2024 had far more inadmissible encounters, meaning they were already banned from the US. These are the ones that tried to come in through the proper channels. Encounters at the northern border in FY2024 increased more than 600 percent compared to FY2021. The number of Mexican nationals encountered at the northern border increased 1,000 percent in FY2024 compared to FY2021, showing that as resources were shifted to the Southwest border crisis, many inadmissible aliens sought to take advantage of potential new vulnerabilities at the northern border. Individuals from more than 160 countries have been apprehended crossing the border illegally, including aliens from countries on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. The Committee has documented how DHS’ processes for screening and vetting of inadmissible border crossers are wholly inadequate. From 2017-2020, there were fewer than 20 terrorists on our watchlist attempting to cross the border. From 2021-2024, there were more than 400. Not only are more suspected terrorists illegally crossing our borders, but apprehensions of Chinese nationals illegally crossing the border have also increased over 1,000 percent under the Biden-Harris administration compared to FY2017-FY2020. These encounters have included individuals with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People’s Liberation Army, according to information obtained by Chairman Green. The potential national security implications of this unprecedented influx are concerning, especially as the Committee has just released a new report detailing the growth in CCP-related espionage and acts of transnational repression in the United States under this administration. Unfortunately, reports from 2024 revealed Secretary Mayorkas’ DHS had instructed Border Patrol agents to drastically reduce the number of vetting questions for Chinese nationals in order to more quickly process these aliens into the interior. This is really a problem for me. You can't move in China without the government knowing, much less leave. Therefore, ALL chinese have been "vetted" for control by the CCP, et. al. is assured. homeland.house.gov by Donna on March 23, 2025 5:32 pm I went to the Bernie/AOC rally with a friend who wore an Antifa shirt. I myself am against fascism, but I'm not a member of an anti-fascist group, and neither is my friend. by oldedude on March 23, 2025 8:31 pm I keep talking about six rings of Terrorism. It goes the same with any group. Right, Left, anything in between. And whether you identify yourself as whatever, is pretty much immaterial to what you say you support. almost everyone say's "one thing" and does another. it's as simple as that. What I do is more "liberal" than what I say. Which is a little strange, and that's my reality. I've identified both you and your wife. I talk about that in my posts. The interesting thing is that I've changed language... by oldedude on March 24, 2025 12:50 pm meagain- 'when she was a child.' A 12 - 14-year-old is legally a child. Legally, they have infant, child, adult. Adult is 18+. by meagain on March 24, 2025 4:20 pm That does not mean it happened in your narrow window. by oldedude on March 24, 2025 8:13 pm Her diary says differently. Go To Top

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