It’s more than just a #BorderWall. @DHSgov is bulldozing a 60-ft swath of protected desert habitat for their “enforcement zone.” We’re watching the very species Organ Pipe was designated to protect be uprooted and destroyed.
.@DHSgov is ripping cactus out of the ground in Organ Pipe — an International Biosphere Reserve — to make way for the #BorderWall.
We’re destroying what we should be protecting.
Organ Pipe #borderwall update: Well drillers spotted within 5 miles of Quitobaquito Spring. DHS is drilling wells to extract precious desert groundwater to mix concrete for wall construction.
These reckless actions imperil Quitobaquito & all species that depend on it.
HAPPENING NOW: First panels of Trump #Borderwall going up through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Endangered species, protected wilderness, Native American sacred sites, precious desert groundwater. So much is being destroyed, all for nothing.
Sick to the Stomach: Pesticides and the Cocktail of Toxicity -
In the UK there were 13,605 new cases of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in 2015 (and 4,920 deaths in 2016):
https://t.co/GmLG8J4yID https://t.co/oP9rhBuWhb by @NatCounterPunch
I recently visited #Hawaii where people are coming together to protect #MaunaKea from allowing the world’s largest telescope to be built. Ironically, we in #Jamaica are trying to protect our land from mining in #CockpitCountry. https://t.co/f0Llfnad94
Today marks the three year anniversary of the first time I protested systemic oppression. I continue to work and stand with the people in our fight for liberation, despite those who are trying to erase the movement! The movement has always lived with the people! ✊🏾
🎥: @REL