Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Complaints grow over whites turning Dakota Access protest into hippie festival
Tension is brewing within the Dakota Access protest as complaints grow about outside activists trashing the camps, mooching off donations, and treating the anti-pipeline demonstration like a Burning Man-style festival for hippies. Published November 28, 2016
Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier fights to keep peace amid Dakota Access pipeline protests
If he's said it once, he's said it a thousand times: Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier doesn't care whether the Dakota Access pipeline gets built or not. Published November 27, 2016
North Dakota Gov. Dalrymple: Feds made Dakota Access mess, they can clean it up
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple had a message Saturday for the Obama administration: Don't expect local and state law enforcement to do your dirty work by evicting the Dakota Access pipeline protesters. Published November 26, 2016
Obama administration sets deadline for Dakota Access protesters to leave federal land
After months of inaction on the Dakota Access pipeline protest, the Obama administration has put itself at odds with the Standing Rock Sioux by giving protesters 10 days to vacate the camps illegally located on federal land. Published November 26, 2016
Green Party raises $5M for presidential recount in key states over hacking suspicions
Complaints about election fraud almost inevitably hail from the right, but Republican Donald Trump's unexpected presidential win has left-wingers raising millions for recounts in key swing states to make sure the race wasn't hacked. Published November 25, 2016
Dakota Access pipeline protesters send message to police with decapitated pig’s head at march
Anti-Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters sent a signal to police by carrying a decapitated pig's head on a pike as about 1,000 activists spent Thanksgiving locked in multiple standoffs with officers. Published November 25, 2016
Anti-Trump Americans may find moving to Canada more difficult than they thought
There's a reason anti-Trump celebrities such as Miley Cyrus and Lena Dunham aren't keeping their promises to leave the country: It's hard. Really hard. Published November 23, 2016
Soros-funded group launches first 2018 campaign ad with attack on Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake
For those hoping to enjoy a breather before the 2018 campaign kicks off, apparently time's up. Published November 23, 2016
Pat McCrory won’t concede, seeks recount amid voter-fraud complaints
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, formally requested a recount Tuesday after filing more than 50 challenges alleging voter fraud as the latest tally showed him trailing his Democratic rival, Attorney General Roy Cooper, by anywhere from 7,000 to 9,000 votes. Published November 23, 2016
Dakota Access pipeline: Police deny Dakota Access activist was injured by ‘grenade’
Dakota Access pipeline foes are accusing police of lobbing a grenade during Sunday's rioting that badly injured the arm of an activist, but law enforcement says the only dangerous explosives on the scene belonged to the protesters. Published November 22, 2016
GOP electors harassed, threatened as foes maneuver to block Donald Trump in Electoral College
Republican members of the Electoral College are facing pressure, harassment and even death threats as disgruntled opponents of President-elect Donald Trump mount a last-ditch push to keep him out of the White House. Published November 22, 2016
Anti-Trump Californians file paperwork, launch campaign to secede from union
Anti-Trump secessionists filed formal paperwork Monday launching their petition drive aimed at separating California from the union by first putting the issue before voters on the 2018 ballot. Published November 21, 2016
Dakota Access pipeline: Protesters set fires as deputies deploy tear gas in latest rioting
Hundreds of Dakota Access pipeline protesters set a dozen fires near a bridge and hurled rocks at police early Monday, while officers countered with tear gas in the latest standoff over the hotly contested project. Published November 21, 2016
North Dakota draws Iraq comparison as pipeline protests rage
If President Obama had set out deliberately to dump a powder keg in the lap of the next president, it's hard to imagine him doing a better job than with the Dakota Access pipeline. Published November 20, 2016
George Lopez, comedian, insists he really will leave country due to Trump presidency
It looks like comedian George Lopez may go where no other anti-Trump celebrity has gone by actually leaving the United States. Published November 19, 2016
Judge orders Democratic AGs leading Exxon climate-change probe to appear for depositions
A federal judge has advised two Democratic attorneys general leading the charge against ExxonMobil to appear for pretrial testimony on their climate-change investigations. Published November 18, 2016
Samuel L. Jackson says he isn’t moving to South Africa despite Donald Trump victory
South Africans were looking forward to seeing whether actor Samuel L. Jackson would turn up after Republican Donald Trump's presidential win, but it looks like he's staying put. Published November 18, 2016
Standing Rock took $375,000 from wind farm industry while fighting Dakota Access pipeline
The Standing Rock Sioux tribal council accepted $375,000 in donations from wind farm companies as it prepared earlier this year to fight the Dakota Access pipeline, raising questions about whether the green-energy industry is fueling the increasingly violent protests. Published November 17, 2016
George Soros spends millions to bury Republicans, elect liberal prosecutors
Republicans have raised alarm over the specter of bought-and-paid-for county prosecutors beholden to George Soros and their impact on an independent criminal justice system. Published November 16, 2016
Standing Rock Sioux votes to expel rowdy protesters while weighing lawsuit against police
The Standing Rock Sioux tribal council has voted to ask a camp known for its militant anti-pipeline protesters to pack their bags while also preparing for a possible lawsuit against law enforcement. Published November 16, 2016
