Breaking News: Violent Arrests Underway at Lochiel Tree Sit: Grandmother Cottonwood Cut Down -- 'NO Border Wall'

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A violent and masked Border Patrol officer pushes and shoves a land defender while he is videotaping, this morning after he yells, "Stop touching people, why are you even here, this is private property."

Video at https://www.facebook.com/laiken.jordahl

The Last Remaining Grandmother Cottonwood Cut Down Just Now after Violent Arrests at NO Border Wall Tree Sit in Lochiel

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Oct. 5, 2026

LOCHIEL, Arizona -- After violent arrests at the tree sit in Lochiel this morning, the last remaining grandmother cottonwood was cut down. Screams could be heard during violent arrests around the tree that many have come to love. O'odham women joined in the dramatic protests, standing in front of massive border wall construction trucks.

Lakota Alarmed By Native Non-Profit's Plan for Massive 'Data Campus' Collecting Genetic Samples of Cheyenne River Lakota

 Lakota Alarmed By Native Non-Profit's Plan for Massive 'Data Campus' Collecting Genetic Samples of Cheyenne River Lakota

A Native non-profit's controversial plans for a "data campus" during a forum on Cheyenne River in South Dakota erupts in volatile controversy as Lakota elders warn of the theft of Lakota land and water. (Photo screenshot of Lakota 2KC Media.

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Oct. 5, 2026

EAGLE BUTTE, Cheyenne River Lakota Nation -- Lakota here are alarmed that a Native non-profit is planning to build a massive data center on its land. While most of Indian country is fighting water and land guzzling data centers, Native BioData Consortium is planning a massive new "data campus."