"I'm hard as nails - I'll take on anyone"
"They're gonna tear up the pavement dragging out that motorhome"
"Who in their right mind would smash out the big window in the back and not the smaller one?"
@gmbutts And now they are arguing about sovereign citizenship. Says only "natives" (ugh gross term dude - it's First Nations) can claim sovereign citizenship.
Like 5 minutes of going around in circles about this.
@gmbutts "If they are going to use gas, they should be aware of the wind - it will probably go into the faces of the police from the looks of the wind direction"
"The best way to get into town to to park far away and take an Uber"
@gmbutts Now a protestor is tearfully yelling at police for supporting "dictatorship" and to protect a young girl in the crowd. Telling them it is their job to protect her.
"If anything happens to that child that is on you guys"
(To police)
@gmbutts The mental strength of the police on the grounds of #Ottawa has to be commended. Non-stop personal attacks, heckling and more. Bringing up their families, values and ethics. Their personal lives. Faith.
@gmbutts "Your paycheque & pension are going to be worth nothing when they are covered in blood. You know you're on the wrong side. It just takes one of you to stand with us and start a ripple effect"
@gmbutts Now because all fundraising efforts have been shut down or frozen, they want to do a food drive to all Flying J's around the country so truckers - no INTERRUPT - they are freedom fighters- so they can eat on their way home
@gmbutts And they can't stop the food drive because you can't legally stop something helping homeless people and drivers are homeless people if they're on the road and not home.
@gmbutts@RoyalCdnLegion Dude trying to convince an officer he's on the wrong side of things saying 'I don't know if I can access health care because I don't have a QR code' 🤦♀️
Tried to contact his MP but they won't make the change he wants.
@gmbutts@RoyalCdnLegion HOLD THE LINE
"I'm trying to hold the livefeed man"
"Don't tase me bro"
"Oh look there's horses that's awesome my kids would love to see that"
@gmbutts@RoyalCdnLegion There's a whole lot of #FluTruckKlan lawyers in this crowd now - throwing around terms like excessive force, property damage, trespassing, etc by police
And then starting to chant "join us" to the police
Convoy to Ottawa continuing with the pure blood rhetoric...
"what happens when you need an organ or blood? are you going to accept somebody who's been vaccinated?"
Now because they are pulling the wastewater (for covid testing - that is why but they don't say that), trucker dude says "I wouldn't be drinking any tap water for awhile"
The Canadian accented protestor has now adopted a fake German accent; which sounds more like a horribly appropriated East Asian accent, and is goading the police & making fun of #ottawa residents complaining about lack of sleep.
"I love the mosh pit" "ooga-booga" #FluTruckKlan
As the police start moving forward he sobers up pretty quickly "I'm moving, I'm moving, I'm moving."
Starts saying please, thank you and addressing officers as sir.
CTV is live and poor @EvanLSolomon is trying to do a live hit and getting swarmed. Props to all the media covering this; especially with the hate towards you right now.
@EvanLSolomon Live feed from "war campaign" - the moderator and guy on the ground are back and forth-ing about how the guy on the ground should go get himself arrested by a lady cop. 🤦♀️
@EvanLSolomon BREAKER BREAKER
New conspiracy theory:
The police wanted to get rid of the kids so they could take down all the protestors.
Yes police who literally let you get away with everything in the days leading up to this all of a sudden decided this.🤦♀️ #FluTruxKlan#ottawaoccupiers
@EvanLSolomon Maybe again, this is why the police are using more forceful tactics?
Heard @HMcPhersonMP & @RaquelDancho speak on #CTV this re: protests. I really respect these two women in politics, they’re well spoken, tuned into their constituents & it was the first time I’ve heard them speak on a panel together. Super disappointed though.
Raquel stated it started peaceful (aside from traffic it pretty much did) and her constituency was supportive of peaceful protest in #ottawa. And it changed upon arrival. But then the question of @CPC_HQ support of the unlawful protest came up…
Heather & the anchor asked critical questions and made valid points of concern about @CPC_HQ support for the convoy, including taking photos and having lunch with organizers. Instead of acknowledging or condemming this, Raquel towed the party line.
Pat King live right now - he ran away from #Ottawa. He is out of the province and bragging that his clout - that it scared the authorities into posture and set up for him. To get ready to block him (implying they are scared)
Hearing @Yasir_Naqvi read emails from residents was hard to listen to. The residents of #ottawa are living in a literal hell zone. I wish he could post these for all to read. Mind you the truckers would probably call them fake...
@Yasir_Naqvi@OttawaPolice People have left their homes to stay with others, are living in homes with overwhelming smells of diesel fumes, decibels are reading 72 inside homes, businesses harrassed, protestors refusing to wear masks, no sleep, can't go outside without being accosted... #OccupationOttawa
My first time listening to .@RaquelDancho - she's hitting the nail on the head with some points (no response from elected officials) and quite well spoken. Might not agree with her party's policies all the time but I'm impressed - future party leader?
I know in #Alberta, hundreds of constituents have written their UCP MLA's & no response. Multiple letters and either no response or finally one, but it's a copy and paste push off - nothing to address their personalized concerns. The frustration does make sense.
In terms of @RaquelDancho saying ppl losing jobs b/c of the vaccine; if employers want to put these measures into place that is their choice. As it's a choice if workers choose not to get vaccinated - or pee in a cup for drug/alcohol tests for the jobs that require it. #ottawa