Tagged: Antivaxxers

• MAD MAGA: FURY ROAD’S EGG-CELLENT ADVENTURE

  April 27, 2022 | QREMEDY RESEARCH COLLECTIVE

  The first sign that this would be a weird week—even by convoy standards—was the arrival of the FAFO fire truck, a retired bright yellow fire truck with working lights, siren, and fire hose. This week the convoy had one protest at a Jewish Community Center, two protests at the Capitol in Sacramento, three protests at… Continue reading MAD MAGA: FURY ROAD’S EGG-CELLENT ADVENTURE

• HIGH PRODUCTION, LOW ENERGY ANTIVAXX RALLY CONSTIPATES DOWNTOWN L.A. TRAFFIC

  April 14, 2022 | ABNER HÄUGE

  LAPD rolled out the red carpet for an astroturfed right-wing event, funneling traffic around Grand Park and blocking off streets for the sake of about a thousand antivaxxers, fifth-dimension vibe-nauts, Proud Boys, and at least one neo-Nazi last Sunday. They wandered in to watch “COVID is a hoax” cranks and celebrities who got hooked on… Continue reading HIGH PRODUCTION, LOW ENERGY ANTIVAXX RALLY CONSTIPATES DOWNTOWN L.A. TRAFFIC

• ANTIVAXXERS DROWNED OUT BY DRUM CIRCLE IN OAKLAND, CROWD STREET CORNERS IN DANVILLE

  January 24, 2022 | JAMES CROXTON | MARK MISOSHNIK

  This weekend, antivaxxers held “End the Mandate” rallies around the country—the largest of which was in Washington D.C. on Sunday. The D.C. rally only drew a few thousand people despite a large stage and highly organized activist infrastructure and aggressive outreach. The events around the country were notable for their attendees’ antisemitism—both in the classical… Continue reading ANTIVAXXERS DROWNED OUT BY DRUM CIRCLE IN OAKLAND, CROWD STREET CORNERS IN DANVILLE

• “WE SHOULD NOOSE YOU COMMIES!” VEGAS ANTIVAXXERS ARE SHOWING UP TO OFFICIALS’ HOUSES NOW

  December 1, 2021 | ELI KNÉSÓL

  “Come on, bitch!” a man with a long pole adorned with a yellow “Don’t tread on me” flag says to an off-camera group. The man with a pole is part of a group of thirty or so antivaxxers/anti-maskers/anti-CRT protesters or whatever the right wing rabble riled up by conspiracy theories and racist rhetoric wants to… Continue reading “WE SHOULD NOOSE YOU COMMIES!” VEGAS ANTIVAXXERS ARE SHOWING UP TO OFFICIALS’ HOUSES NOW

• VEGAS ANTIVAXX GROUP SPLITS WITH PROUD BOYS AFTER FAILED PUSH TO ALLY WITH BLM

  October 17, 2021 | ELI KNÉSÓL

  An anti-vax group in Las Vegas is experiencing tension and in-fighting as leadership seeks support from leftist groups and hardline fascists push the group towards militant white supremacy. Freedom of Choice (FoC) is an anti-vaccine/mask-focused misinformation group based in Las Vegas headed up by Brandon Burns, a veteran who started the Facebook group after being… Continue reading VEGAS ANTIVAXX GROUP SPLITS WITH PROUD BOYS AFTER FAILED PUSH TO ALLY WITH BLM

• ‘WORLDWIDE’ ANTI-QUARANTINE RALLIES DEVOLVE INTO RIVAL CAMPS

  August 25, 2021 | MICHAEL BOORMAN

  Following accusations by anti-vaccine protest organizers Telegram channel had been hacked, a rival faction is now denouncing the ‘Worldwide USA’ organizers and declaring all protests scheduled to take place across the US this weekend to be invalid. LCRW previously reported on an outbreak of confusion last weekend, when national organizers disconnected their California Telegram channel… Continue reading ‘WORLDWIDE’ ANTI-QUARANTINE RALLIES DEVOLVE INTO RIVAL CAMPS

• ‘WORLDWIDE’ CALIFORNIA ANTI-LOCKDOWN RALLIES COLLAPSE IN CONFUSION

  August 21, 2021 | MICHAEL BOORMAN

  Multiple ‘freedom rallies’ scheduled to take place August 29 in California have been abandoned by national organizers. The events, originally scheduled to take place in San Francisco, Berkeley, Santa Monica, and San Diego, are in limbo after national organizers severed ties with their California chapter with no explanation. The Worldwide California group has descended into… Continue reading ‘WORLDWIDE’ CALIFORNIA ANTI-LOCKDOWN RALLIES COLLAPSE IN CONFUSION

• JOURNALIST THREATENED WITH DEATH AT SPRINGFIELD, OR ANTIVAXXER MARCH

  June 26, 2021 | JAMES CROXTON

  I got to the plaza in front of Springfield Library/City Hall right around 4 p.m. on Wednesday when the anti-mask, anti-vaccine, anti-critical race theory event hosted by Rob Davis and local real estate agent Amanda Crosswhite was supposed to start. Davis has been a constant presence throughout Eugene, Springfield, and Salem, Oregon, mostly organizing pro-Trump… Continue reading JOURNALIST THREATENED WITH DEATH AT SPRINGFIELD, OR ANTIVAXXER MARCH