JoshuaMacias "allegedly can be heard narrating a live video from behind the camera during a recent 'trucker protest' in Washington and that he attended at least one political rally for a Virginia candidate who has called for the execution of everyone involved" in Biden's election
The Daily Beast article refers to "a meager attempt by a social-media account using his name to organize a “Freedom Convoy,” a possible reference to some kind of U.S. sequel to right-wing trucker protests in Canada." thedailybeast.com/joshua-macias-…
I know less about truckersforfreedomusa.org and Randy Ireland, Executive Director. It doesn't seem like things went too smoothly, but they say they have plans for the summer.
Convoy to Save America is also new to me, tho it seems they've had some financial drama and it's not clear if/when they actually did a convoy thing. I may dig more into this tomorrow, we'll see.
It's unclear which, if any, of these convoys Joshua Macias interacted with. But it's a good reminder to me, and us all, that while the People's convoy is likely the biggest it's not the only convoy.
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Malone saying he invented mRNA vaccines is like Orville & Wilbur Wright saying they invented the Boeing 747. He did work which contributed to the field but he's not the sole inventor at all. Read this thread to learn more about some of the folks who helped develop them. 🧵
If you want a great story about a scientist who worked for decades on the technology that eventually lead to the mRNA vax, read about Dr. Katalin Kariko. Her dedication to the mRNA field is impressive, and her life story even more so. nytimes.com/2021/04/08/hea…
Dr Kariko worked for decades with Dr. Drew Weissman University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Here's a bit more about him. washingtonpost.com/science/2021/1…
1. Non-convoy 🧵- Reddit reminded me it's been 6 months since the Sept 2021 post titled- "Is The Worst Over? Modelers Predict A Steady Decline In COVID Cases Through March"
LOL
Modeling is imprecise- a good thing to remember now as restrictions are (again) being relaxed
2. From the NPR article "There's wide range of uncertainty in the models, he notes, and it's plausible, though very unlikely, that cases could continue to rise to as many as 232,000 per day before starting to decline."
Cases hit a daily average of about 800,000 in January 2022.
3. "This scenario assumes that the U.S. doesn't get hit with a new variant that's even more contagious than delta. If it does, a bleaker scenario from the Modeling Hub projects far worse numbers: just below 50,000 cases a day by next March." We started March at 58,000 cases/day.
I've found more, but don't feel comfy adding it till we have confirmation that this is Brandon Jackson. It will keep, or someone else will post it first- both are fine.
went back to screeshot some of the comments, and...
Dr Alexander has responded to the SPLC piece on his substack. Before I get to that, I recommend the OG SPLC piece by @CreedeNewton here if you haven't done so. It's solid and a good look into Alexander's involvement with both the Canadian and US convoys.