Republican Lawmaker Basically Begs Anti-Vaxx Truckers to Blockade the Super Bowl

[Nevilledog]

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.@DFRLab's @jaredlholt spoke to @RollingStone about right-wing and anti-vaccine mandate activists' efforts to create a parallel trucker protest to the one ongoing in #Canada. One potential target? #SuperBowlLVI.
RONKONKOMA, NY - OCTOBER 11: A truck with a picture of Donald Trump drives through a pro-Trump rally on October 11, 2020 in Ronkonkoma, New York. With President Trump testing positive for the coronavirus and less than one month left until the U.S. Presidential election, Trump supporters have been organizing weekly rallies. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
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Republican Lawmaker Basically Begs Anti-Vaxx Truckers to Blockade the Super Bowl
It's not happening, but anti-vaxxers are trying to inspire an American version of the Canadian trucker convoy protesting mandates in Ottawa
2:34 PM · Feb 10, 2022

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trucker-convoy-wendy-rogers-super-bowl-1296452/

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For the past 11 days, hundreds of protestors, many of whom are driving big-rig trucks have occupied Canada’s capital city of Ottawa, blocking streets and disrupting the city with raucous demonstrations. These trucker protests, led by the so-called “Freedom Convoy” now besieging Ottawa, began after the Canadian and U.S. government enacted a rule requiring cross-border truckers to be fully vaccinated in order to get into either of the two countries.
The protests, like massive, heavily polarized movements are wont to do, spiraled into a wider, incoherent demonstration against public health measures as a whole. And now, they may be coming to the U.S.
Analysts watching right-wing chatter on apps like Telegram have recently seen an outpouring of organizing around direct actions similar to Canada’s trucker protests, which spread from the Ottawa occupation to large disruptive actions across the country, including at a border crossing to the U.S. in Alberta. In particular, some right wingers seem to be plotting to shut down the Super Bowl this weekend. Trump megafan and Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers took up that mantle yesterday, giving us this particularly bizarre take:

Wendy Rogers
@WendyRogersAZ
If truckers shut down the Super Bowl it would partially be payback for Colin Kaepernick and the kneeling.
1:00 PM · Feb 7, 2022

Rogers is a fringe figure, deep in the far right, but there are signs that the “trucker protest” model is rapidly catching on with more mainstream conservatives. Here’s Rand Paul, often one of the main gateways of the idiocy exchange between the far right and GOP mainstream:

Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
"Somebody's gotta stand up. Whether it's putting your semi in the middle of a town and honking the horn, or whatever." -- Rand Paul encourages Canadian trucker-style protests against public health regulations

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[CurtEastPoint]

1. She is one vile nasty piece of shit. Fuck you and your 'service' to our country. GD you know what

[Nevilledog]

3. She's my state senator.

And Gosar's my Rep.

[CurtEastPoint]

5. Jeez...no wonder you have so many hearts! You need some love!

[Nevilledog]

6. It helps a lot.

[electric_blue68]

10. Oh, didn't know you were from there...

AZ is such a beautiful State

I love 💖 my green trees, green grass and flowers all over parks, lakes, rivers etc as a NYC'r/Mid Atlantic Stater

AND...

I love 💖 the sculptural nature, and colors of the High Desert of Arizona. Heading to the Southwest by bus I met a friend in '79 in Flagstaff. We rented a car, and he drove us from Flagstaff up to visit the Hopi, and Navajo Nations, Canyon De Chelley, traversed a Navajo paved, and unpaved (in the middle) short cut road to Monument Valley (stopping to take photos of Agathla [a volcanoe plug] awesome sight!!!) before arriving where we slept outside overnight, then returned to Flagstaff. He went to Texas, and I continued on to San Fransisco. On my way (south) westward by bus I caught part of brightly lit buttes of getting towards sunset as we rode downward towards Sedona.

Then on the same vacation I returned to take a day tour to The (glorious) 💖 Grand Canyon as well esp once past 3PM bc around noon when our tour bus arrived - looking past the second set of rocks the whole canyon looked like a flat diorama (!!!!!) bathed in (mostly) Atmospheric Blues with the darker bands of rock as violets near purple, lighter blues, and pale violets. I was so shocked at first After 3P the tilted light stated to really bring out the warm side of the color spectrum, and shadows. Swoon! 💖

See, I wax poetic over the High Desert of AZ.

Stay Safe over there. 👍

[Nevilledog]

11. Ah......Canyon de Chelly as photographed by Laura Gilpin....be still my heart.

[electric_blue68]

12. "The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon and the Colorado" by photographer Elliot Porter

Swooooooon! 💖💖💖💖💖


I found the full size hard bound copy of this in my Art College library ?1971. Dear Life!

I already loved The Grand Canyon from afar by the time I was a ?tween - but I think this book (Glenn Canyon sunk to create Lake Powell) into my subconscious as in 'you must go see The he Southwest!!!!!!!' type thing, and 8 years later I did!


I'll have to look for your photographer (I love the interwebs!💖 ). 👍

[Nevilledog]

14. She was amazing....born in 1891

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Gilpin

[electric_blue68]

15. She experienced Mountains (Colorado Springs), The High Desert (Canyon De Chelley, TheNavajo...

Nation), desert AND ? Jungle (Mayan people), and The Big City (NYC)... life, photography, studies...

[electric_blue68]

13. 'm pretty sure I've seen her ❤️ La Casa Blanca/The White House (Canton de Chelley) before

[wnylib]

33. Condolences to you.

And deepest sympathy.

[Lunabell]

2. That oughta play well with the football crowd.

A lot of right wingers really enjoy their football.

[wnylib]

34. That's what I was thinking, too.

[IcyPeas]

4. Super Bowl LVI street restrictions and closures begin in Inglewood:

https://abc7.com/super-bowl-lvi-inglewood-street-closures-sofi-stadium/11552964/

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (CNS) -- With SoFi Stadium hosting the Super Bowl on Sunday, motorists who travel near the facility could encounter street closures and lane restrictions beginning Thursday.

Inglewood Mayor James Butts said the city has worked with the NFL and stadium officials to limit impacts on surrounding neighborhoods.

"This is the first time the Super Bowl has ever been held in the city of Inglewood, and we are thrilled for the opportunity to feature our beloved city on a global stage," Butts said in a statement.

"We have been laser-focused on making sure this event is a positive experience for residents and stakeholders alike. Hosting a premier event like the Super Bowl is an honor, and one that we are well prepared for. You can be sure that the spirit of Inglewood will be center stage."

City officials noted that many people attending Sunday's game will be traveling to the stadium in shuttles, meaning traffic on Sunday could actually be lighter than it was on game days during the season.

more at link

[uponit7771]

7. A lil bit of me wants them to ... and make sure it fucks EVERYTHING up for 2 - 3 hours and

... make sure the whole country see they stank asses too.

Yeah, FAFO ... no doubt

[ms liberty]

16. You're not alone in that mixed feeling!

I just don't see this as a move that will make these people or their position look more favorable to the general public, do you? I catch myself rooting for them to outstupid each other. Is that bad? I'm not sure...after all, they are trying to end democracy as we know it.

[DLCWIdem]

25. Me too

I would think that it would backfire if they disrupt the Super Bowl

[HUAJIAO]

8. ""We have been laser-focused on making sure this event is a positive experience for residents"

How is that even possible?
And who in the world are these 'stakeholders?'

[LW1977]

9. Yes! Piss off football fans!

Brilliant!

[nini]

17. They'll enjoy meeting some of the Inglewood locals

This might get more crazy than they think.

[FakeNoose]

18. Hah! How many Repukes would be pissed if they can't use their Super Bowl tix?

People are paying ridiculous $thousands for those Super Bowl tickets.
If they can't get into the stadium they'll be royally pissed.
"Call out the National Guard and get these clowns outta my way!"

[DuaneT]

30. Yep, at these prices I don't think I'd be blocking any entrance to the superbowl.

As of Wednesday, the get-in price for Super Bowl LVI stands steady at $4,900, while the average ticket price is $8,772. This all ties into a larger trend of tickets to the Super Bowl being expensive at a historic level.

Super Bowl LVI tickets are, at this point, the most expensive in the history of the game. According to Sportico, tickets at the top VIP suite level were priced at $100,000 on NFL Ticket Exchange as of last weekend, while CBS News reported that tickets on StubHub and Ticketmaster started at $5,000 after fees, with some of the most expensive standing at nearly $50,000 near the Bengals sideline.

[Mad_Machine76]

19. What better why

To cause a Republican wipeout in the midterms

[Captain Zero]

20. Some of those trucks are really nice.

Hope no one with a paintball gun gets upset at all the noisy blockades.

[Chakaconcarne]

21. Is it a coincidence this is all happening on the cusp of a potential invasion of Ukraine?

Probably.

[wnylib]

35. Something to ponder, isn't it?

[dalton99a]

22. And Inglewood Extends Warm Welcome to Racist Trash

[MineralMan]

23. The real issue here is how to pronounce RONKONKOMA.

I know, but it is a real stumper for most folks who are not from NY.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

24. Good. Now they're playing with turning big business interests against them.....

which is what I've been hoping might happen for a very long time but never dreamed it could be in this form. Trucks participating in protests are not creating revenue and profits.

Big business and the ultra-wealthy are their lifeblood and I hope this backfires big time.....

[KS Toronado]

26. It probably won't happen because law enforcement will be looking for them

But I'd really love to see the stands half empty or better at kick-off. Then maybe MSM would start paying
attention to just how un-American antivaxers are to this country and economy.

[keithbvadu2]

27. How'z about at Trump Tower, Mar A Lago, and his other golf clubhouses?

How'z about at Trump Tower, Mar A Lago, and his other golf clubhouses?

[Gore1FL]

28. Few would notice. There can't be too many people still visiting his properties, anymore.

His brand is in the toilet, and many of his worshippers could never afford to go.

[cstanleytech]

29. There are 300+ million guns in this country and maybe soon a fewer number of Trump supporters.

[JohnnyRingo]

31. Ask Rand Paul what would Ronald Reagan would do?

...if a group of transportation workers threatened to slow commerce.

Funny how me and Rand Paul were on opposite sides of that fence, and we find ourselves squaring off again. The difference was that the air traffic controllers were negotiating for their livelihood, but truckers don't want to wear masks or get vaxxed. i get their point, but....

All Rand Paul and other right wing influencers want is to stall a recovering economy and make Joe Biden look bad.

[wnylib]

36. Your last sentence in 100% on the mark.

Not about vaccines or masks or distancing

It is all about hurting the economy and blaming Joe Biden.

[Johonny]

32. Ah football, the most liberal of targets in the USA

I mean, Rand Paul is such an elitist he probably doesn't know the rules, but come on.

[NutmegYankee]

37. That photo reminds me of the Green Goblin truck in Maximum Overdrive.

Anybody got a bazooka?

[EleanorR]

38. They'll ask for blockades then complain about supply chain issues

And because republicans are expected to act like hypocrites and generally horrible human beings and we’re expected to clean up their messes, they won’t get called out by the MSM.

[kimbutgar]

39. Whoever runs against her in November needs to put on commercials saying she wanted to stop

The Super Bowl!

How UnAmerican and unpatriotic!

[Silent3]

40. Wendy Rogers

Shouldn't the OP say who the "Republican Lawmaker" is right up front? Perhaps even in the title?