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Independent researchers exploring how the spread of misinformation & disinformation contributes to extremism. Current focus- convoy watch & 1776RM. they/them
Jul 6, 2022 48 tweets 18 min read
It's Wednesday July 6, the 1776 Restoration Movement arrived in Washington, DC over night and are currently hanging out on near the National Mall. They seem to be claiming they will be staying there for a while. We'll see what happens, I guess. 1 of n I'm not shocked that they are trying this, but I am somewhat surprised the cops have (thus far) allowed them to stay. I guess I shouldn't be, this is pretty much par for the course with cop response. Stream chatter claims 46 vehicles, I can't confirm or deny. #convoywatch 2 of n
Jul 5, 2022 13 tweets 4 min read
It's Tuesday July 5, the 1776 Restoration Movement is having their morning meeting. They did the pledge and a prayer and now the live streams have ended. Unclear what they'll be doing today, I'll post if/when I know anything. #1776RM, #convoywatch 1 of n For anyone who missed this last night, the 1776RM did post a press release about yesterday's... whatever that was. Action, protest, patriotic traffic jam, whatever. They've since tweeted the press release (I've gotta stop giving them good ideas). 2 of n
Jul 4, 2022 50 tweets 14 min read
It's 7 am on Monday, July 4 and the 1776 Restoration Movement is on the road heading toward DC. There are at least 3 livestreams running, and the streamer I'm watching claims they are traveling in multiple groups. #convoywatch #1776RM 1 of n 7:21am- one group is getting on 270 south, they were on 70 south. This is a different route than they took last week, but it's one they're very familiar with from back during TPC's first Hagerstown stay. I'm still not sure what the plan is when they get to or near DC. 2 of n
Jul 4, 2022 4 tweets 3 min read
A second registered sex offender, Marcus "Bandit" Coppock is at the 1776 Restoration Movement's camp camp. #1776RM #convoywatch Its unclear how long he's been at the Bunker Hill site. Well, the second one I'm aware of, there may be others at the camp as well. 1 of 4 This is the horn salute sendoff the group gave him after he was ejected from the people's convoy back in April after his history was discovered. 2 of 4
Jul 3, 2022 33 tweets 11 min read
It's Sunday July 3rd, today the 1776 Restoration movement (aka, Santa & the morality police) will have their last rally before they do... something... in or around DC tomorrow on July 4th. #convoywatch #1776RM #moralitypolice 1 of n Today some of the group planned to go to a local "biker church", I didn't see any streams of the service so I'm not entirely sure if that happened. Some of the group is back at camp getting ready for today's rally which runs from 2-6pm. 2 of n
Jul 2, 2022 26 tweets 8 min read
It's Saturday July 2 and the 1776 Restoration Movement is gearing up for their first of two weekend rallies. This rally is a bit unusual b/c there were no speakers listed on the flyer, I'm not sure if that's because they couldn't find any or what. 1 of n Apparently I chose a good day to sleep in, it doesn't seem like there was a morning meeting (or at least, not one that was live streamed). The organizers are also searching for a flatbed trailer to use as a stage. Seems like something you'd want to arrange earlier. 2 of n Adria Shade Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 8:02 AM eastern  I kno
Jul 1, 2022 15 tweets 4 min read
It's Friday, July 1 and I'm getting a bit of a late start (again). Santa & the morality police (aka the 1776 Restoration Movement) are having a pretty slow day today, they'll be prepping for their on-site weekend rallies and July 4th protest in DC. 1 of n Morning mtg 1- Mostly a discussion of yesterday's convoy around the beltway. Sounds like the plan got derailed with ppl getting lost at the start, but that it basically went as planned. They'd expected more cops & some tickets, driving slow in multiple lanes was the plan. 2 of n
Jun 19, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
Update- An ambulance came to the Bunker Hill camp for Bryant. It seems like he got into the ambulance, was assessed by the paramedics, got out again, and the ambulance left the site. The other 1776RMers seem to think that this means he's medically ok to stay there. tbh, we can't know what it means with this amount of info. People who are conscious & have the right to make their own medical decisions (some folks have a medical POA or something similar) can refuse to go to the ER/hospital, even if/when the EMTs think they need medical care.
Jun 18, 2022 53 tweets 14 min read
It's Saturday June 18 and the 1776 Restoration Movement (aka Santa & the morality police) are lining up to convoy to today's rally site in Berkeley Springs, WV. It looks like a few live streamer will be recording them pulling out so hopefully I can get a vehicle count. 1 of n As far as I know, this will be the final big group heading from Bunker Hill over to the site. Some folks may have gone over last night (I'm not entirely sure that anyone did), and others (including Santa) went over earlier this morning. 2 of n
Jun 17, 2022 18 tweets 6 min read
It's Friday June 17, Santa & the morality police (aka the 1776 Restoration Movement) started their morning meeting almost on time. It's forecasted to be another hot day, surviving it is the focus of the first part of meeting. 1 of n Morning mtg- Apparently one of the group members has identified a spot they can go with trees and grass, near water or a river, that's free to visit (maybe a park?). Some of the group will go to watch Top Gun at the same theatre they watched 2000 Mules. 2 of n
May 30, 2022 28 tweets 9 min read
Santa & the morality police (aka the 1776 restoration movement) had a short meeting this morning around 8:15a b/c Santa had another mtg at 8:30a. They're lining up for a convoy at 11:45a today for a noon departure to a "local memorial", likely a Memorial Day service. 1 of n Santa mentioned they would be attending a rally/event later this week for a local that's running for local sheriff, date TBD. They'll have another meeting this evening, and it sounds like they're planning another public rally at their campsite on Saturday. 2 of n
May 29, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
Santa & the morality police (aka the 1776 restoration movement) went to church this morning, then they went back to camp. It's unclear if they'll do anything else today. There's one new-ish streamer at camp, the rest of the usual streamers are in DC at Rolling to Remember. 1 of n When I started looking into the pastor of the church the convoy attended today, I found a 2018 newspaper article where he said about the Parkland school shooting “It’s not going to have such a tremendous psychological effect on them as you think.” 2 of n
winchesterstar.com/news/frederick… WINCHESTER — In the wake of the Feb. 14 massacre that kill
May 29, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
Great thread on a real issue, esp b/c twitter's attribution doesn't link to the OG tweet. @stevanzetti's thread had so many great pics, vids, quotes, etc. People who only saw this one embedded video missed out on the richness and depth that can come from otg, real time reporting. I also wonder why someone would choose to emphasize only one video, totally removed from the context of the rest of the reporting. Maybe for clout, or maybe they have more sinister reasons for cherry picking info in this potentially deceptive way.
May 28, 2022 7 tweets 3 min read
Good morning! I had a great Friday away from Santa & the morality police (aka convoy, aka 1776RevMvmt).

Today's schedule:
9am mtg
12pm rally at the site

Unclear if there will be streamers, a few said they're going to DC for Rolling to Remember. 1 of n
rollingtoremember.com It turns out the meeting was at 8am today, I thought Santa said 9am during last night's meeting but telegram said 8. Sorry to any of those who like to watch live. There's a new (to me) streamer at camp so we should have eyes on today, I'm watching the mtg recording now. 2 of n
May 18, 2022 26 tweets 7 min read
It's 9:40 am on May 18 and TPC (the pointless convoy) is fueling up at the AC&T on Hopewell Rd in Hagerstown. I'll be following along via live streams and/or zello and will be following their travels on this live tweet thread. 1 of x During the morning meeting organizers say they plan to do one beltway lap today to let DC know they're back (ugh.) During the morning meeting the convoy organizers said they will not be trying to go into DC today (but sometimes they lie). So I guess we'll see. 2 of x
May 17, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
Today is May 17. TPC (the pointless convoy) is scheduled to refuel at 7am, which usually this takes an hour or more. The convoy will then drive 180 miles (no stops) to their DC base in Hagerstown, MD. This is a scheduled tweet, I'll update on their location when I wake up. 1 of x A screenshot of the people's convoy dot org homepage  CONVOY Good morning everyone! Based on the livestreams, it looks like the convoy rolled out of Brookville, PA shortly after 8am. It's 8:45am and they just passed mile marker 107 on I-80e in Pennsylvania. 2 of x
May 16, 2022 8 tweets 3 min read
Today is May 16. TPC (the pointless convoy) is scheduled to refuel starting at 7am. It will likely take at least an hour. After fueling they will drive to Brookville, PA where they will sleep Monday night. This is a timed tweet in case I oversleep. 1 of x Good morning everyone. It's 8:55am and the convoy got on the road around 8:30am. The convoy is currently on I-76 East and just passed exit 13 for Massillion, Ohio. 2 of x
May 1, 2022 17 tweets 4 min read
This is my people's convoy travel tracking thread for May 1. They are currently in Woodland, WA & will be driving to Findlay Stadium Stateline Speedway in Post Falls, ID. They were scheduled to roll out at 7 am & they're lining up for departure now. It's 7:03am pacific. 1 of x TPC is getting on I-5 heading north. Their first stop will be Flying J Dealer/Broadway Travel Plaza, 2300 Canyon Rd in Ellensburg, WA. It is 7:15am pacific and they're blaring their horns as they depart. It's way too early for this. 2 of x
Apr 30, 2022 30 tweets 8 min read
🧵Today is probably going to be another busy day on convoy watch. This is my TPC tracking thread for today, April 30. They are currently in Woodland, WA and are going to a 1pm rally in Olympia, WA. They're scheduled to roll out at 9 am. We'll see. 1 of x The first big development of the day is the announcement of TPC's next stop. They will stay in Woodland, WA tonight, then head to Post Falls, Idaho tomorrow (May 1, aka May Day). No route has been announced. 2 of x
Apr 29, 2022 35 tweets 8 min read
🧵Today is probably going to be a busy day on convoy watch. This is my TPC tracking thread for today, April 29. TPC's morning meeting is scheduled to start at 8am pacific and departure is scheduled for 8:30am. We'll see. 1 of n The first development of today is that Santa (proud boy) is back with the convoy. I expected him to rejoin later in the day or even over the weekend, but it seems he got into town sometime last night or early this morning. 2 of n A convoy member known as Santa (an older white man with a lo
Apr 27, 2022 16 tweets 3 min read
TPC tracking thread for Wednesday April 27. A small group is going into Sacramento to drop off bags of food for "the homeless." It's unclear if they're working with an org that has set up a distribution spot or are just going into town and handing stuff out randomly. 1 of n The streamer has departed the raceway and is heading into Sacramento, says it's a group of 6 vehicles or so. I'm not sure of their exact destination in Sac. 2 of n