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On the 11th of October, activists working in solidarity with the movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline shut down all five tar sands pipelines entering the US from Occupied Canada. Months of study went into how to shut them down safely by entering remote flow stations and closing valves. This is taking direct action to a new level-and a shot across the bow of not only the builders of the Dakota Access Pipeline but of ALL extractive industries that think arrests and police terror can shut down the growing movement against them. The 5 closed pipelines normally carry 15% of all oil into the US.

Very carefully cut Submedia TV/ninjas video of direct action to shut down tar sands pipelines

On the 7th of October, Black Lives Matter blockaded M st in Georgetown during the height of afternoon rush hour. There was no advance word of this protest in many of the usual places, a tactic often used when it is necessary to catch the police by surprise.