RantCrush Top 5: November 29, 2016

The latest entry on the list of celebrities protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline is Neil Young, who asked President Obama to end the “violence” in an open letter on Facebook yesterday. He wrote that protesters are “standing strong in the face of outrageous, unnecessary and violent aggression,” that is being paid for by taxpayer money.

Thank you @Neilyoung Neil Young Pens Powerful Message to Standing Rock Protestors – Rolling Stone https://t.co/7F6RUeZTp1

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) November 29, 2016

The latest development is that 2,000 veterans have pledged to serve as human shields next week, as protesters have been hit by water cannons, rubber bullets, dogs, and pepper spray.

Winterization has been happening at camp for weeks. The REAL threat to human life is police brutality. #NoDAPL

— Lakota Law Project (@lakotalaw) November 29, 2016

When winter comes, life could become rough for the protesters, who have already been at the site for several months.

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.