Kevin Lyons, AKA @hydra_shok -- an avid Tim Pool simp who stormed the Capitol and ratted on his fellow MAGAs -- just deleted his burner account of 5 years after picking a fight and getting clowned on.
I was field testing the new @BlacklightHub app while covering the protest/counterprotest at Wi Spa on Saturday. While it felt great to be back on the ground after a busy hiatus, it was a reminder how frustrating covering these events can be.
Around 9:30am I arrived at Wi Spa, where police lines were formed and a crowd of counterprotesters had assembled to await the arrival of the protest. The atmosphere was very calm, with the heckling of police.
Arthur Schaper of MassResistance began agitating counterprotesters. One shoved an umbrella at him, pushing him towards the police, who ushered him away.
THREAD. Unfortunately the takeaway from my time at Subverse for some people will be the recent cat-astrophe (sorry). Despite the difficulties, I'm very grateful for the many lessons I learned and the work I was able to do funded by our audience. Here are some highlights:
One of the very first pieces I did for Subverse was on the Yellow Vest movement in France. I went back a handful of times to keep up with it because I was frustrated with the lack of media coverage in the US.
Covering the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong definitely had a huge impact on me as a journalist in ways a single tweet can't explain. I still follow HK news fervently and can't wait to go back. youtube.com/playlist?list=…