Thread by @ChepekaCollin

Cops seem to giving the protesters a light show now that injunction is in place - still lots of children at the event, and no officers out of vehicle to be seen /1 #cdnpoli #AmbassadorBridge #windsor

It's hard to tell if pick up trucks are leaving or just going in laps around the block /2 #AmbassadorBridge #cdnpoli #Windsor

Honking is swelling in waves - one trucker at the front closest to the cops expressed concern about starting another one - lots of speculation about tear gas, runner bullets, etc. /3 #Police #AmbassadorBridge #windsor #FluTruxKlan

I'm watching a stream with a child featured prominently - there is no concern for this child's safety - they continue to berate him while talking about 'catching' rubber bullets /4
#AmbassadorBridgeBlockade #AmbassadorBridge #windsor #cdnpoli

The streamer said the near by gas station has an available bathroom, and that you don't need to wear a mask because they are 'good like that's aka too intimidated to stop hundreds of people wearing a mask /5
#cdnpoli #windsor #AmbassadorBridge #Police

There is still lots of regular traffic it seems - police are positioned approx 100-150 yards away from the main group /6
#cdnpoli #Police #AmbassadorBridge #windsor

They are singing Oh Canada (poorly) @Noellenarwhal how did you put up with this /7 #AmbassadorBridge #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade #windsor #Police

Hearing reports that cops began to move in around 7:30pm but then thinned out (unconfirmed) /8
#AmbassadorBridge #windsor #windsorontario #police #FluTruxKlan

There are 'two sides' of the protest - one on either side of the street closest to the #AmbassadorBridge - the police seem to have a heavier presence on the far end (further from the bridge) /9 #windsorontario #windsor #FluTruxKlan #Police

There are at least two people sitting in the middle of the supposedly 'open lane' in lawn chairs, most definitely obstructing traffic /10
#cdnpoli #AmbassadorBridge #windsorontario

No traffic is flowing through any lane of #AmbassadorBridge - there are tents, trucks and lots of people but not a single cop insight /11 #windsorontario #Police #cdnpoli

(now would be a good time to try and run across the bridge undetected...in Minecraft) /12

Almost an hour into the injunction, there are still loads of children present - some seem happier than others, some are very upset - their presence continues to affirm the impression that they either don't take the injunction seriously or are using them as shields /13 #cdnpoli

Police presence is *slowly* increasing - vans are pulling up and unloading officers - streamers are harassing them for *not wearing masks* - officers are fitted in heavier than usual uniforms /14 #AmbassadorBridge #windsorontario #Police #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade

*man at free sandwich tent* 'do you think antifa laced the food?' my goodness /15 #RamRanchResistance #AmbassadorBridge #cdnpoli

I cannot repeat how many children/young people are still there - the crowd is starting to get tense and rumours are swirling the Pat King has told them to 'Hold the Line'/things are 'happening' (obviously unconfirmed) /16
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#windsorontario

The crowd is getting *really* freaked out - the mood has changed drastically - people heard a 'bang' and are talking about people running /17
#cdnpoli #AmbassadorBridge #Police #windsorontario

Cops are running after a group of people - a little girl has been 'hit by a car' - lots of cops running /18 #cdnpoli #AmbassadorBridge #Police

Sounds like the little girl is 'okay, standing' - 'younger than eight' /19 #cdnpoli #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade #police #windsorontario

As far as I can tell, this incident is unrelated to the protest itself - other than the chaos and confusion that they are causing /20 #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade #AmbassadorBridge #windsorontario

From a few reports, a little girl was struck at an intersection occupied by the group of people, the driver drove off and a group of the occupiers ran after them - the car had the bumper ripped off and the windshield smashed/21
#cdnpoli #windsorontario #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade

Things are definitely getting out of hand quickly - police have moved into the scene of the incident but the majority of protesters don't seem to know that a little girl was hit - this they are 'retaliating' to a perceived 'escalation' #AmbassadorBridge #Police #cdnpoli

There's approximately 500 people on both sides of (Tecumseh Road?) the road leading to the bridge; the 'bridge end' is quiet, no police, whereas the 'gas station end' is full of people, lots of police, especially where the little girl was struck /23 #AmbassadorBridge #cdnpoli

Another police truck (looks kind of like S.W.A.T.) has arrived at 'gas station end' - approx 3 or 4 pretty heavily dressed officers standing by their vehicle /24 #police #windsorontario #cdnpoli #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade #AmbassadorBridge

Police are starting to move closer to the crowd on the 'gas station' end - the crowd has gotten really quiet *really* quickly - only took about 4-5 officers to quiet them down - honking has ceased /25 #cdnpoli #AmbassadorBridge #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade #windsorontario

The younger people (approx 15-18) don't seem to be taking this as seriously as those older than them - lots of 'cops are pu****s' and taunting from younger people (which is expected) /26 #cdnpoli #AmbassadorBridge #Police #windsorontario

There is a house fire in the area that another user is streaming - unsure where the location is or if emergency crews are going to be able to access it due to the blocked lanes - they can 'see the smoke' from the bridge occupation /27 #cdnpoli @AmbassadorBridge #Police #Windsor

They have closed all lanes to local traffic (unconfirmed) - but from the lack of cars going through the intersection, this seems right /28 #ontariopoli #windsorontario #ambassadorbridge #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade

There are *still* lots of children at the occupation - LOTS - ranging from approx 4-10 and then a lot of young adults - the majority still don't seem to know that a little girl was involved in a car accident /29 @cdnpoli #windsorontario #windsor #ambassadorbridge

@cdnpoli Cops at the 'gas station end' are now out of their vehicles - not approaching the crowd, but conversing and slowly building ranks /30 #cdnpoli #windsorontario #windsor #ambassadorbridge #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade

Fire department did seem to be able to get through the crowd, thankfully /31

The majority of the vehicles in the blockade are personal vehicles - pick-up trucks, SUVs, sedans etc. - this is just reinforces that this is a populist movement, not a genuine labour issue /32

'Protesters' are blocking the only legitimate trucker from leaving the gas station - he has gotten out of the truck and is expressing his anger at them /33

The cops have told the driver he must reverse his way out - of the gas station - with a full load - the occupiers are trying to say that they are 'protecting children' by blocking him /34 #cdnpoli #ambassadorbridge #ambassadorbridgeblockade #windsorontario

Chatham, Windsor, Tecumseh police and OPP on the scene - again, they are slowly building their prescence - they have cleared the group at 'College' (unsure what that is/where) so this is the core group /35
#cdnpoli #ambassadorbridge #ambassadorbridgeblockade #windsorontario

There was *one* wise soul going to the younger people and begging them to leave - he was definitely a part of the blockade, but seemed very seriously concerned for their/children's safety /36

Naturally, there is a full P.A. system set up - somewhere - and they are blasting 'Misery' by Maroon 5 (or is it Adam Levine? Too bad I will never be able to find that answer!)/37

The crowd - now that the once busy intersection has been cordoned off by police - has filled it and with the music in the background I am starting to get #Ottawa vibes /38
#cdnpoli #windsorontario #ambassadorbridgeblockade #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade

Someone is honking their horn to the beat - poorly - of 'Wavin' Flag' by K'Naan (I know this one!) /39
#cdnpoli #windsorontario #ambassadorbridgeblockade #ambassadorbridge #ramranchresistance

(taking a 10-15 minute break - thank you all for the boosts and follows - I'll be back instantly if anything pops off - remember to Defund Your Local Police Department!) /40

(not back yet, but just to confirm the little girl who was hit is okay): /41

(also - here is a little taste of how they were treating the actual truck driver who they blocked into the gas station - I'M STILL NOT BACK): /42
#AmbassadorBridgeBlockade #windsorontario #cdnpoli #RamRanchResistance

Okay, I'm back - nothing has changed yet, other than the amount of angles that I'm able to access have been limited - not sure whether that means there are less people or people are saving battery /43
#AmbassadorBridge #windsorontario #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade #Police

As I tweeted that, I did see a lot of people shuffle out of the main area - not in any rush, I just think it's getting a little too cold and late for most people /44 #ambassadorbridge #windsorontario #ambassadorbridgeblockade #cdnpolitics

The youth contingent seems to have on the whole left - which is really reassuring - still not much acknowledgement of what happened /45 #AmbassadorBridge #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade

As far as I can, this has settled into a waiting game - it definitely isn't the party that is going on in #Ottawa right now - despite how hard they try with classics like Lean On Me - folks both on Twitter seem to think midnight is go time for the police /46
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English is fluid - *as far as I can tell - anyway I wasn't done - folks at #AmbassadorBridge haven't heard the same thing - some are daring each other to go dance with cops /47
#cdnpoli #police #windsorontario #onpoli #windsor

They are now playing Steady as She Goes by The Raconteurs - I only note that because I love The Raconteurs and I hate that they do too /48

The crowd is like... a party that either people got to too early or is about to end - people are standing in groups of 4-5 isolated from other groups, chatting, mingling - less of the free roam spirit that characterized the space earlier /49 #ambassadorbridge

Something I've heard more than once is the plan, if teargassed/shot with rubber bullets, collect the canisters/bullets and sell them on eBay - the grift is strong with these ones /50
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This is not going to happen, I'm fairly certain - there aren't enough people left that would require that - it seems like it's going to be pretty easy for police to wrangle up any stragglers who are left come the alleged midnight deadline /51

Harder to tell how many are left - people have really spread up and down the street - like I said, mainly clumped in little groups - the main issue, like #Ottawa, will be removing vehicles - but again, these are mostly personal vehicles, NOT the big rigs /52

I am going to slow down the pace of the thread - this seems like it is going to be relatively calm for the next little bit - I'll be back if I hear anything worth sharing! Thank you all again! /53 #AmbassadorBridge #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade #WindsorOntario #RamRanchResistance

Updates: crowd has started to converge closer to the police line, they started honking/yelling after being quiet for a long time - starting to look like an awkward medieval war party, waving flags, yelling in deep guttural voices, still no confrontation /54 #AmbassadorBridge

No updates or movent yet - for anyone who wants to keep their own eyes on the situation as mine get heavier and heavier, please check out fellow #RamRanchResistance comrade's stream on Twitch:
twitch.tv/markeast /55
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As we get real close to midnight, I'm pouring myself a glass of Chianti and will do my best to rapid fire any updates if this midnight rumor is true /56
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No news is... good (?) news folks - I promise I'll update but it seems like the midnight rumor was just that /57 #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade #Windsor #AmbassadorBridge #cdnpoli

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your support last night - I had 60 followers when I started and now I'm at 1,100 - I'm going to keep this thread alive in case anything interesting happens and I'll be adding some other sources to follow as things evolve /58

Here is another Twitch feed with eyes on the ground: twitch.tv/themayor_mcche… /59
#AmbassadorBridgeBlockade #windsorontario

It is now hour 18 since the injunction has been put in place - seems like the smart ones left and the rest are holding on - maybe a hundred people? Hard to tell - I haven't heard anything about arrests of tickets, so drop any info you may have! /60