Thread: “Defeat the Mandate” rally in Washington, DC
Thousands are marching in Washington, DC in protest against vaccine mandates.
“We the people will not comply” demonstrators chant in a march against vaccine mandates.
They head towards the Lincoln memorial in Washington, D.C.
Some demonstrators are using holocaust imagery, including Star of David armbands, to liken vaccine mandates to the way Jews were treated in Nazi Germany.
A group of doctors are wearing Star of David armbands to liken vaccine mandates to the way Jews were treated by Nazis.
The armband reads “mandated outcast”
A group of doctors are taking turns speaking, some talking points:
-they feel media has censored them
-they say medical journals won’t publish their findings.
-they say their social media pages and Wikipedia entries are frequently removed.
Flags seen:
-American flags
-“Don’t tread on me” Gadsden flag
-“Let’s go Brandon”
Doctors Madhava and Awadhesh Gupta say they practice medicine in New York and are against a mandate.
“We’re not anti-vaxxers, not necessarily, we think everyone should have the freedom to choose whether they want to get the vaccine, so-called vaccine, or not” says Madhava
Jesse Lombard drove down from Boston with his daughter to attend the rally “I heard about it on Joe Rogan’s podcast”
A handful of proud boys are among the demonstrators
A lot of the speakers are articulating conspiracy theories, it’s the kind of stuff you’d see in the “hidden replies” tweets
Anti-Vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr speaks to the crowd.
Last year his instagram was removed for “repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines,”
An Aaron Rodgers fan at the anti-mandate march in D.C.
There is a significant amount of holocaust imagery at this “defeat the mandate” march in D.C.
Some demonstrators liken vaccine mandates to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany.
The Anti-Defamation League has called out anti-vaxx groups before for trivializing the holocaust
This rally is billed as against vaccine mandates, but there is a general anti-vaxx sentiment as well.
The crowd is diverse and about half are women.
The speakers reflect the cross section here: Rizza Islam, a member of the Nation of Islam, is followed by Rabbi Zev Epstein
“I can’t believe how many of us there are” said one demonstrator taking pictures of the crowd
I am out of the rally.
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Law enforcement officers across the state are trained that these types of munitions “shall not be aimed at the head, neck or any other vital organs,” according to guidelines from California Commission on Peace of Officers and Standards Training.
The story of the search and rescue of the Seven Oaks community in the mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest, cut off from the world during Tropical Storm Hilary.
For @nytimes with @alishajucevic (1/30)
It starts with Greg Fink, whose lived in Seven Oaks for over 40 years.
Greg & his wife fled during the storm, literally running to saftey.
Now he’s back and on a mission:
First: Get home to feed his cats, who haven’t eaten in 2 days.
Next: Help the people stranded. (2/30)
Tropical Storm Hilary reigned down Sunday night, overflowing the Santa Ana River.
Fast moving storm water destroyed everything in it’s path, Shredding trailer homes, trees, even taking the road with it.
31 people still inside Seven Oaks were now cut off without an exit. (3/30)
At the Chino Valley School Board meeting the board is voting on a policy that would out trans students.
The policy would require teachers to notify parents within 72 hours if a student wishes to be identified by a pronoun other than the one “listed on their birth certificate”
California Attorney General Bonta issued a statement today expressing “serious concern” over the proposed Parental Notification policy that Chino Valley Board is considering.
The school board has already ejected a few attendees for “unruly behavior” (they cheered or shouted)
The crowd is a mix of parents, pride supporters, and anti-LGBTQ groups that are wearing the “leave our kids alone” t-shirts that were seen in the Glendale protests last month.