Thread by @az_rww

Uh, is this the way to the TPUSA event?

Media row includes: OANN, Flashpoint, Fox Nation, The Epoch Times, Breitbart, The Post Millennial

The medical disinformation group America’s Frontline Doctors has a booth here. They have a box on their table asking for donations.
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Other booths include Christ Centered Capital Stock Picks & Investments, a Let’s Go Brandon cryptocurrency, Give Send Go, and a table where you could buy a glittery gun purse for $500.

Also the lady who gave me the card for the Let’s Go Brandon crypto said NASCAR driver Brandon Brown will be driving with their logo on his car and it’s not being announced until next month so you heard it here first folks, we’re breaking all the hard hitting news here lmfao

I have no idea what’s happening.

Also spotted AZ gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake at a booth for Arsenal Media Group.

Other sightings include Sheriff Mark Lamb, Matt Braynard with Look Ahead America, colorful suits, and Waldo.

I guess it’s starting.

Shoutout to TPUSA influencer Alex Clark who got swarmed by fans and handed her water bottle over to me as if I’m her assistant or some shit

Idk, his face is still pretty small on the big screen.

Charlie Kirk and the crowd call for Anthony Fauci to be “locked up.” Chants ensue.

And then Kirk briefly mentions TPUSA co-founder Bill Montgomery’s death. Gee what happened, Charlie?

Tonight’s speakers included Charlie Kirk and Tucker Carlson. Tomorrow will be Trump Jr., Sarah Palin, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jim Jordan, Nick Vujicic, Greg Gutfield, Judge Jeanine, Dennis Prager, Pizzagate Posobiec, Abby Johnson, and Matt Gaetz.

Tucker Carlson defends Jan. 6th saying “it’s their building, it’s their Capitol, it’s their country.”

Alright, imma head out -

For context, my phone got super slow and some of these took forever to post, but the concerts are still going on rn. It was extremely crowded today, it fit 10K and it looked like it filled up.

Day 2 🙃

I got here late because I am *NOT* doing an hour of worship with Charlie Kirk’s wife and Sean Feucht. I also missed Donald Trump Jr. but who tf actually cares about that guy

Charlie Kirk promotes intolerance.

I truly cannot describe how endlessly transphobic this morning has been so far. Charlie Kirk barely let Sarah Palin speak and instead used the hour to demonize trans people in absolutely every disgusting way possible. (cw)

Alright, found the creepiest booth so far.

Oh wait never mind, NOW I found the creepiest booth.

The Ayn Rand graphic novel got handed out with the free swag bag. Here what else came with it. Tag yourself.

Marjorie Taylor Greene defends those who stormed the Capitol on Jan 6th, saying they were just protesting for “election integrity” but then she ends her speech claiming it was actually a “fedsurrection.”

There was a previously unannounced speaker for today revealed and um, it’s Rob Schneider doing a “War on Comedy” panel with Jack Posobiec

Normal shit.

Jimmy John???

Dennis Prager defends hate speech.

Like, imagine getting this excited for Dennis Prager.

There’s a booth with cardboard cutouts to pose with. Choose your favorite.

Dennis Prager defends the Founding Fathers owning slaves by saying they weren’t “uniquely awful” and that we shouldn’t judge them because it was a long time ago.

Win a date with lunch Charlie, y’all

This creepy mf, Matt Gaetz is next.
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Matt Gaetz doubles down on the comments he made on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast where he called for “4000 shock troops” to “take back the country” saying “send me 4000 shock troops from Turning Point USA and together we will save America.”

Matt Gaetz hung out on the floor. SOS candidate Rep. Mark Finchem and senate candidate Blake Masters are also here before they go across the street to the Republicans for National Renewal event, a group whose leadership team has ties to Patriot Front and Identity Evropa.

It wouldn’t be a political event in Arizona without an panel about the Maricopa “audit.” Senate President Karen Fann, Sen. Sonny Borrelli, Sen. Kelly Townsend, and Rep. Jake Hoffman are speaking. Of course our local disinformation peddler from The Gateway Pundit is covering it.

I won’t cover this whole panel because it’s just the usual BS from Fann and co. but I did think it was interesting that this panel was aimed at people from out of state. Explaining the audit process (well, kinda) and encouraging more audits in other states. 🙄

The guy next to me was from Illinois and was excited about seeing the politicians who launched the audit, especially Sen. Borrelli. He thought Tina Peters was also from AZ and was disappointed to learn that not every batshit elected official is from here.

Tomorrow is another full day. Jack Posobiec, Drew Hernandez, and Elijah Schaffer will be holding a “Kenosh on Camera” panel featuring “a VERY special guest” aka Kyle Rittenhouse.

Oh good, my ride is here.

Across the street, Kari Lake, Blake Masters, Kelli Ward, Sen. Wendy Rogers Anthony Kern, Rep. Mark Finchem, and Rep. Paul Gosar joined the event thrown by RNR who’s leadership team has ties to Identity Evropa. Here they are hanging with Proud Boy videographer Tomas Morales.

Other guests included groyper influencers from APU and local white nationalists like Greyson Arnold, Kyle Clifton, and “antimasker” Ethan Schmidt, who harasses and assaults people in masks around Arizona.
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Anyway, onto day 3. Look my ride is here.

Who’s gonna tell ‘em?

Oh, looks who’s doing a panel on “”election integrity”” - it’s Rep. Paul Gosar, Rep. Andy Biggs, and Rep. Louie Gohmert.
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Lauren Boebert’s entrance opened with a video that’s a montage of pundits and politicians calling her a racist, bigot, Islamophobe, etc. Pyrotechnics included.

Jack Posobiec and James O’Keefe giving interviews on media row. I got an invite to the Project Veritas Experience, lmfao

Rep. Lauren Boebert praises Kyle Rittenhouse, who will be speaking later today with Jack Posobiec, Drew Hernandez, and Elijah Schaffer.

They’re introducing Kyle Rittenhouse by playing a long promo for the Tucker Carlson series on him. Crying clip included.

Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stage at TPUSA’s AmericaFest to thousands of cheering fans chanting his name. He even gets his own Kyle Rittenhouse-themed song to come out to.

The crowd for Rittenhouse was surreal. People near me came to AmFest just to see him, a teen by me couldn’t stop saying “based” once he was on stage. They asked if any of the women in the crowd wanted to go on a date with him & there were loud cheers. Someone had a “kiss me”sign.

Alright, I’m out. Candace Owens skipped out on her appearance and they put on Rand Paul over livestream instead. This goes on until almost midnight with shitty concerts and tomorrow is just reoccurring Charlie Kirk speeches then Madison Cawthorn so no thanks. ✌🏽

So, I'm just going to give some quick notes about this weird ass weekend at TPUSA's America Fest since I was there for 3 days straight. No need to listen to me, I'm not a professional and this will just be a random stream of notes because I have to get this out of my brain. 1/?

First all off, I have to point out the constant and nauseating transphobia throughout the weekend. Almost all the speakers fit in time to demonize trans people, make the one trans joke, and Charlie Kirk repeatedly inserted the subject into *completely* irrelevant conversations.

The mention of trans athletes was met with boos from the crowd and The Heritage Foundation handed out pamphlets on "How to Speak up About Gender Identity" which said shit like “transgender policies violate our freedom of speech and freedom of conscience.”

Running for office, school boards, and precinct committeeman were big themes. There were large signs throughout the conference with information how to get involved, panels about running for office, candidates were advertising and collecting signatures.

Obviously there was a TON about getting "CRT" out of the classrooms. The Heritage Foundation handed out pamphlets how to identify and "fight CRT” and report it to Chris Rufo. There was merch about “taking back our schools” and Charlie Kirk promoted his “school board watch list.”

Fox News' Jesse Waters also gave tips the crowd how to film their teachers teaching "CRT" or film people similar to Project Veritas. He encouraged them by saying they'll possibly put the footage on Fox News and going viral comes with sweet perks like mini celebrity & internships.

The event was co-sponsored by Turning Point Faith so there were religious services, panels on "Biblical citizenship," Give Send Go had a booth, Family Research Council 😒 gave out large pamphlets on “religious freedom” explaining why it’s ok to discriminate against LGBTQ people.

Many speakers talked about the importance of merging religion and politics. Some, like Lauren Boebert, prayed with the crowd. Kinda hard to take her seriously when Boebert’s opening video was a montage of people calling her a racist bigot and her being proud of it.

SO MUCH ANTI-CHOICE STUFF. There were graphic anti-abortion signs leading up to the event, Abby Johnson was a speaker, hosted panels, and had a large merch booth. One of the reoccuring commercials was a video showing fetal development. You're gonna love this transition.

Since this was an event geared towards teens and young people, a lot of the speeches included life advice. For example, Tucker Carlson and other speakers encouraged starting a family young, having a lot of kids, raise them conservative, and make sure they also have a lot of kids.

And when Kyle Rittenhouse came on stage he was presented to the crowd as someone who they should admire and model themselves after. Elijah Schaffer saying "I look up to you" and telling the audience “let Kyle be an example.”

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