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THE FREEDOM CONVOY 2022
I don't watch corporate news media. I followed the 2016 Bernie Sanders mainstream press quite closely but other than that, the last time I remember watching any mainstream news in any detail goes back to the Gulf War in 1990-91.
I don't watch corporate news media. I followed the 2016 Bernie Sanders mainstream press quite closely but other than that, the last time I remember watching any mainstream news in any detail goes back to the Gulf War in 1990-91.
At that time, I was quite an obsessive student of media propaganda and I was glued to CNN like I was watching a car crash, only infinitely worse of course.
Of course, many of the stunts used to promote the conflict have since been exposed for what they were: shameless, sloppy..
Of course, many of the stunts used to promote the conflict have since been exposed for what they were: shameless, sloppy..
bits of atrocity propaganda, like the Nayirah testimony for instance. If you're not familiar with this, read and watch these:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_t…
By the Gulf War Part II, the propaganda was so ridiculous, I couldn't tolerate watching any of it..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_t…
By the Gulf War Part II, the propaganda was so ridiculous, I couldn't tolerate watching any of it..
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I’m at the Hagerstown Speedway for the #TruckersConvoy rally. Hard to say how many people are here but it’s definitely hundreds.
I’m at the Hagerstown Speedway for the #TruckersConvoy rally. Hard to say how many people are here but it’s definitely hundreds.
2/ Organizer Brian Brase is vague about what will happen tomorrow. “What that is, is yet to be determined. Bear with us.”
3/ One speaker says “10,000 truckers are trying to get in.” That might be exaggerated, but the speedway is on a two-lane road, and I saw vehicles backed up 2.5 miles
Ok. It looks like THIS will be my thread for the Tamara Lich hearing. There's an audio test going on now, things seem to be working properly. Let's leave the other thread as an archive to the hubris of mankind.
#tamaralich #TruckerConvoy
#tamaralich #TruckerConvoy
For background, Tamara Lich was denied bail, along with Pat King and George Billings. Another major player, Chris Barber, was granted bail.
Reasonable bail is a charter right, not to be denied without just cause.
#tamaralich #truckerconvoy
Reasonable bail is a charter right, not to be denied without just cause.
#tamaralich #truckerconvoy
Ok, we are now in session. We're not getting a warning about the recording of the proceeding from the registrar. I believe this is likely to have no effect.
Let's see if we can get a proper thread started. We're delayed in starting anyway, so 10:30 is off the table.
Soon I can start furiously typo'ing away on my phone as I watch the trial intently, simulating the experience of being in a real courtroom.
#tamaralich
Soon I can start furiously typo'ing away on my phone as I watch the trial intently, simulating the experience of being in a real courtroom.
#tamaralich
Lich was denied bail last week after she was deemed likely to reoffend. That's now being challenged today (reasonable bail is, after all, a charter right).
Lunch poll might happen for you folks if I'm too busy tweeting away.
#tamaralich #TruckerConvoy2022
Lunch poll might happen for you folks if I'm too busy tweeting away.
#tamaralich #TruckerConvoy2022
And the meeting has ended by the host again. Good grief.
⚠️WARNING: Profane language.
My camera operator and I get swarmed by protesters and followed — after an interview with police media relations.
Officers escort us to our vehicle after we receive verbal threats.
#bcpoli #TruckerConvoy
My camera operator and I get swarmed by protesters and followed — after an interview with police media relations.
Officers escort us to our vehicle after we receive verbal threats.
#bcpoli #TruckerConvoy
It only gets worse.
The crowd closes in on our unmarked Global News vehicle.
Tough to drive out. We’re caught between an angry crowd and a ditch.
#bcpoli #truckerconvoy
The crowd closes in on our unmarked Global News vehicle.
Tough to drive out. We’re caught between an angry crowd and a ditch.
#bcpoli #truckerconvoy
The protesters surround our vehicle and start banging on it. One man spits at our window.
Police have to push crowd back so we can try and get out.
We finally do.
#bcpoli #TruckerConvoy2022
Police have to push crowd back so we can try and get out.
We finally do.
#bcpoli #TruckerConvoy2022
1 Introducing @SarahMaslinNir & @Nataliekitro, the latest Glavlit Commissars, whose #TruckersConvoy piece would do their NKVD handlers proud. notice how the military & L&O background of some organisers is constantly repeated to give the impression this is a military coup 🔴
2 next - notice how the word “occupation” is repeatedly used - the people are called protestors, or demonstrators but the action is constantly called occupation 🔵 this fits in neatly with Gorky’s dictum “hatred should be cultivated by an organic revulsion as far as the enemy is
3 …concerned. Enemies must be seen as inferior. I believe profoundly the enemy is our inferior, & is a degenerate not only in the physical plane but also in the moral sense”. Obviously @nytimes editorial policy to refer to this as occupation while farmers protests were protests.
1) So it begins. I'm a retired trucker and I support my fellow Truckers in their efforts to bring sanity back to our governments. Trucking is one of the most regulated businesses out there. Federal Regulations would fill a library. For a Trucker to operate they must have been...
2) given authority to operate in the state and country they wish to by the government. Also vehicle tags & CDL licenses are also registered and regulated on a Federal & State level. When "federal powers" are mentioned by the governments the powers at hand are many over trucking..
3) These highway heroes are laying their life's work and ability to earn a living and provide for their families on the line for freedom. For them to be successful the citizens of each country must stand with the truckers and right now. Our fascist governments are in survival...
I’m back in #Ottawa after more than a week & while I’m still giving far fewer f*cks than normal, I can’t ignore what’s going on forever
1/ I’ve never seen so much ink spilled (digital or otherwise) over a fabricated crisis that stemmed from fabricated differences among Canadians
1/ I’ve never seen so much ink spilled (digital or otherwise) over a fabricated crisis that stemmed from fabricated differences among Canadians
Let’s recall that this #TruckersConvoy started because there were reports of empty shelves caused by #vaccinemandates at the border
That was clearly a deliberate fabrication, border wait times remained normal across Canada during that time
#cdnpoli
That was clearly a deliberate fabrication, border wait times remained normal across Canada during that time
#cdnpoli
In my live @WIONews interview with major TV news channel in India, I said that #TruckersConvoy protest against #vaccination mandates continues in center of #Ottawa. I live near Canadian parliament & can see that major streets near parliament were blocked by trucks.
In my live @WIONews TV interview, I said that #TruckerConvoy protest is main political event not only in #Ottawa but also in Canada. Ottawa has reputation of quiet city in spite of having more than 1 million residents & being capital city of Canada.
Ottawa Arson Update:
@SirPlusValue (Alex MK) DELETED his twitter account.
He assisted Matias Munoz in raising this story.
They first broke the news of a fire at their Ottawa residence and amplified the "trucker convoy protesters tried to burn our building down" narrative.
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@SirPlusValue (Alex MK) DELETED his twitter account.
He assisted Matias Munoz in raising this story.
They first broke the news of a fire at their Ottawa residence and amplified the "trucker convoy protesters tried to burn our building down" narrative.
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Let me begin be saying, Arson is a serious crime.
There was definitely a small fire. It was lit in the middle of the hallway. It was quickly put out (by an unknown person) within 5 minutes.
The people responsible for this act need to be ARRESTED.
There was definitely a small fire. It was lit in the middle of the hallway. It was quickly put out (by an unknown person) within 5 minutes.
The people responsible for this act need to be ARRESTED.
But who is SirPlusValue?
He is a friend of Matias Munoz. They live in the same building where the attempted arson occurred.
And of course, he is a lover of communism as he proudly shows off the Hammer and sickle, not once, but 3 times in his profile.
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He is a friend of Matias Munoz. They live in the same building where the attempted arson occurred.
And of course, he is a lover of communism as he proudly shows off the Hammer and sickle, not once, but 3 times in his profile.
3/
Organizers/leaders of the #TruckersConvoy in #Canada hold press conference in #ottawa, 2/3 1pm EST
Opening remarks by constitutional lawyer @ikwilson with @JCCFCanada, followed by remarks with @Tamara_MVC
View full recording here
#CanadiansForFreedom
Opening remarks by constitutional lawyer @ikwilson with @JCCFCanada, followed by remarks with @Tamara_MVC
View full recording here
#CanadiansForFreedom
Went downtown Ottawa to pick up a take out, drove near parliament and saw vehicles with Canadian flags driving around this part of downtown. The gov media have waged a campaign of fear and smear around the #TruckerConvoy2022
I am hoping the trucker convoy will spur a national conversation about the goal of the mandates, not stigmatization and divisions. I wish these truckers well. I think especially about those who left family & small children behind. Ottawa is cold tonight. nationalpost.com/news/canada/me…
When the federal gov threatened vaccine passports for travel, I thought they wouldn't do it because doing so would put Canadian citizens at a disadvantage: foreign nationals can enter and leave Canada based on a test if they aren't vaccinated, not Canadian citizens. This is wrong
After COVID breakout & vaccine passports & vaccine mandates, people have gotten tired of their lack of freedom.
A large truckers convoy in Canada started opposing these mandates.
A thread 🧵 on
#TruckersForFreedom
#TruckersForFreedom2022
A large truckers convoy in Canada started opposing these mandates.
A thread 🧵 on
#TruckersForFreedom
#TruckersForFreedom2022
Stop the #FakeNews ❗
#TruckersForFreedom2022
#TruckerConvoy2022
#TruckersForFreedom
#OttawaConvoy
#JustinTrudeau has #Truckovid
#TruckersForFreedom2022
#TruckerConvoy2022
#TruckersForFreedom
#OttawaConvoy
#JustinTrudeau has #Truckovid
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There are no truckers❗
#TruckersForFreedom2022
#TruckerConvoy2022
#TruckersForFreedom
#OttawaConvoy
#JustinTrudeau has #Truckovid
There are no truckers❗
#TruckersForFreedom2022
#TruckerConvoy2022
#TruckersForFreedom
#OttawaConvoy
#JustinTrudeau has #Truckovid
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There are no truckers❗
#TruckersForFreedom2022
#TruckerConvoy2022
#TruckersForFreedom
#OttawaConvoy
#JustinTrudeau has #Truckovid
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There are no truckers❗
#TruckersForFreedom2022
#TruckerConvoy2022
#TruckersForFreedom
#OttawaConvoy
#JustinTrudeau has #Truckovid
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