American Peoples Convoy Protest

[RVInit]

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[neonzx]

[June bug]

[LM K]

Guy doesn't even see the irony in the truck being a Toyota.

How is this legal?

[John Thomas8]

How is this legal?

It looks like a Hellfire missile target.

[tencats]

Many Trucker Convoy Supporters Worried They’re Being Lured Into a Trap
March 8, 2022
https://www.vice.com/en/article/93b8z5/ ... ngton-trap
As some truckers meet with politicians to discuss vaccine mandates, convoy leaders are advising attendees to avoid D.C. out of fear of being tricked into a Jan. 6–type event.

The organizers of the “people’s convoy” have found themselves caught between a rock and a hard place, which for the last few days happens to be a race-car track in Hagerstown, Maryland, an hour and a half outside Washington, D.C.

Since departing Adelanto, California, on Feb. 23 with vague intentions of protesting COVID-19 regulations, the convoy has ballooned in size to more than 1,000 vehicles, including hundreds of big rigs.

It’s raked in nearly $1.7 million in funds, which are being processed by a right-wing group called the American Foundation for Civil Liberties and Freedoms (AFCLF). They’ve spent thousands upon thousands of dollars on fuel at a time when gas prices are through the roof, to more than $4 a gallon.

But the end goal of this rolling protest remains fuzzier than ever: On the face of it, it's about ending all vaccine mandates and repealing the national emergency declared about COVID-19, but protesters are focused on a wide mishmash of grievances. Some in the convoy are beginning to lose patience, and some of their supporters are becoming disillusioned with how it’s playing out, with few tangible results.

Organizers are meanwhile seeking solutions that will placate the more gung-ho elements in the movement, while still remaining on solid legal ground.

"I know if I say one thing, I'll lose half this group, and if I say another, I'll lose the other half. I'm aware of this,” organizer Brian Brase told the crowd in Hagerstown on Monday morning. “I hear the grumblings, I know that there are people that are concerned of what our next actions are going to be. I'm asking everybody to please stand together."

The original plan, when plans for a U.S. convoy were starting to come together in early February, was to head into D.C. and occupy the nation’s capital, like their Canadian counterparts did in Ottawa.



Since Friday, the convoy has been stationed in Hagerstown. Conspiracy theories that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has set a “false flag” trap for the convoy in D.C. are common, and some organizers seem to have gotten cold feet about venturing too close to the U.S. capital city.

Read it all at https://www.vice.com/en/article/93b8z5/ ... ngton-trap

[Kriselda Gray]

I always laugh when I see big US flags and "FJB" crap hanging off a foreign vehicle. Which is usually.

Is FJB an abbreviation for "Let's Go Brandon"? (I really, really hate how they think the "Brandon" crap is somehow "owning the libs." It's not like we don't know what it means. Using it just shows how immature and eager to fit in with the "cool kids" someone is - not realizing the cool kids are idiots, too.)

[Suranis]

it just means "f**k Joe Biden"

[LM K]

In order to protest stuff and things, professional drivers go to the DC beltway to drive in circles.

[Foggy]

Hay nao, the Capital Beltway is a BIG circle.

[neonzx]

Hay nao, the Capital Beltway is a BIG circle.

I know, right? It's a loop of about 50-60 miles -- and their "convoy" wouldn't stand out in all that crazy traffic.

[LM K]

Ummm, aren't a large number of those in the convoy professional drivers?

This Oregonian is unimpressed.

[tek]

Don't get me started on "professional drivers"

Many/most are great, but man are there some duds in that lot.

My 1400mi trips on I95 have reminded me of this.

[Gregg]

In order to protest stuff and things, professional drivers go to the DC beltway to drive in circles.

NASCAR Cosplay gone wrong?

[LM K]

So far, no spot closer to DC to set up homebase.




The parents are trying to get the children under control.

[AndyinPA]

it just means "f**k Joe Biden"

There is actually a politician running in the primary here for Governor who has an ad that uses the phrase repeatedly. It's disgusting, and about the lowest I've ever seen for a political ad.

[Frater I*I]

it just means "f**k Joe Biden"

There is actually a politician running in the primary here for Governor who has an ad that uses the phrase repeatedly. It's disgusting, and about the lowest I've ever seen for a political ad.

Hate to say it...

but welcome to the new normal...

Zee Furher...allowed every QOP member to be the worst version of a human, because after all look out how well it worked out for him...

[LM K]

[bill_g]

Ah. So, there was at least one smart one in the bunch.

[Slim Cognito]

Hahahahahahaaaahahahahahahahahahahaaaha!
(deep breath)
Hahahahahahahaaahahahahahahaaahahahahaha!

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

Welcome to Grift America Again!

[tencats]

Sen. Cruz to ride with ‘People’s Convoy’ around D.C. Beltway
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va ... -ted-cruz/

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) visited the “People’s Convoy” at the Hagerstown Speedway on Thursday, and organizers say he will ride shotgun as drivers head to the Capital Beltway for the fourth time this week to protest pandemic health restrictions aimed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

“Your voice is being heard,” Cruz told the crowd as truckers, drivers and supporters held up their phones and cameras to capture his speech. “What the men and women want here is for the government to leave you the hell alone ... That is the most American sentiment you could imagine.”

Brian Brase, the group’s organizer, said they plan to take the lead truck, with Cruz as a passenger, into the District for a press conference at noon.

“There ain’t no ignoring a senator riding in the lead truck,” he told the crowd. “That’s basically an endorsement of what we’re doing.”

He said the convoy will continue to protest until mandates for health workers, federal employees and military personnel are eliminated, but he warned the convoy against heading into the capital.

“If you deviate from the plan, meaning you decide to break rank and bring your happy butts down to D.C. proper ... you are not representing the People’s Convoy in doing that,” he said. “Do not do that. Stick to the plan ... It’s working. They’re coming here now.”

[RTH10260]

with Senator Cruz leading the mob i am sure Nanci Pelosi will be skeeered to death and not allow the feared trap to close upon the poor unsuspecting truckers

[raison de arizona]

Brian Brase, the group’s organizer, said they plan to take the lead truck, with Cruz as a passenger, into the District for a press conference at noon.

“There ain’t no ignoring a senator riding in the lead truck,” he told the crowd. “That’s basically an endorsement of what we’re doing.”

Give me a break they've been ignoring Cruz for YEARS on both sides of the aisle, ya dipstick.

[bill_g]

It just means Nancy and the gummint won't being using live fire to stop the truck. Cruz's super power of being a senator will prevent that while lending credence to the convoy's mission. This is Cruz being Neo.