Who's Behind the People's Convoy to Washington DC?

[douglas9]

Thousands of truckers are being hijacked by anti-vax loonies and encouraged to parade through red state America in search of any remaining Covid-19 restrictions to protest. The so-called “People’s Convoy” is scheduled to leave Barstow, California, on Wednesday, February 23, and meander eastward, picking up truckers as they go for a final jamboree and road-blocking in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 – the day of Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address.

Are these the same organizer’s that brought us Canada’s “Freedom Convoy,” blocking the streets of the capital, Ottawa, for weeks and blocking border crossings to the U.S.? No, those organizers were arrested. Those trucks were confiscated. Those protesters have been debanked and uninsured. This is a whole new crop of American Made truckers in search of the last remaining Covid restrictions.

Freedom Fighter Nation

The U.S. version is called the People’s Convoy and is being run by Freedom Fighter Nation, a hastily assembled organization headed by Leigh Dundas, “human rights leader and defender of freedom” and seller of vitamins. Dundas came to the right wing’s attention with her unhinged performance at an Orange County, California, school board meeting. Her anti-mask antics earned Dundas an invite to speak at the Insurrectionist Extravaganza on January 6th, 2021, in Washington DC.:

https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/21/whos-behind-the-peoples-convoy-to-washington-dc/

[Thomas Hurt]

1. Are the trucking companies accounting for the trucks and trailers...

[Voltaire2]

3. Any actual 'truckers' are owner operators.

Stealing a company’s truck is still a crime.

[Scrivener7]

2. They all seem to be "sellers of vitamins," aren't they?

[underpants]

5. Shop for Freedom

[L. Coyote]

14. and pillows, very expensive MAGA pillows. And SHE wants to kill us, in her own words:

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Scrivener7]

18. She checks all the boxes, doesn't she: anti-vax, QAnon, Scientology!

AND vitamin seller!

[L. Coyote]

22. She checks all the boxes, doesn't she: paranoid, delusional, manic, and schizo.

[Scrivener7]

26. SO many boxes!!!!!

[KS Toronado]

29. We should call her Leigh Q Dumbass.

[EYESORE 9001]

4. This should be shut down before the first trucking fucker crosses the Barstow city limit

Tired of pussyfooting around domestic terrorism.

[Captain Zero]

32. We should slow them down around every major city

We could fuck em up bad coming around Indianapolis. Every place they have to merge just slow those ramps to a crawl in front of them.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Probably not a coincidence this is happening as Putin is taking over Ukraine.

So Putin has a strong motive in disrupting DC and distracting Biden.

[Farmer-Rick]

21. Yeah, these people are too dumb to know

They are Putin's tool. Create a useless, nonsensical and disruptive protest when Russia is trying to start WWIII. Sounds like just what Putin would want. And the GOPers are going to get it for him.

Why don't they just change their name from Rebublican Party to the loyal Putin Party? At least it would be more accurate.

[Irish_Dem]

23. But they also agree with his goals.

White male supremacy and total control, power and wealth.

Like Putin they don't want democracy to exist anymore.

Yes it is the Putin/GOP party now.

[Maine Abu El Banat]

7. Why does the DC date

Send chills down my spine. Our total government in one chamber.

[mjvpi]

16. Good point.

I always thought that the fact Trump was never taken to an"undisclosed" location when the attack on the Capital occurred was the most telling detail that proved he was behind it. They need to set the VP up as the designated survivor during the State of the Union. The prospect of "President Harris" will help them to think twice.

[Captain Zero]

31. Harris and Mayor Pete should sit it out then

We have a president and VP ready to take over.

[Gore1FL]

37. They typically have someone in the chain of succession stay away form the event.

It is someone much lower than the two you mentioned, however.

[L. Coyote]

20. With a crazy Qanon fanatic who said "shoot or hang them" leading the nutjobs. Terrtorists.

That's not within the realm of the First Amendment. Fuel tankers following convoy, what could go wrong? They keep saying "fight" just like the Jan. 6 rhetoric.

These nutjobs who want to put #FailedCoupGuy back in power as a dictator choose Russia's "Defender of the Fatherland Day" to start. Tell me again Putin isn't the guy behind this!

Link to tweet

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

8. Should be fun at the weighing stations along the way.

[2naSalit]

10. +1

[samnsara]

9. dont these people work?

[maxrandb]

11. All the jobs have been given to people of color and immigrants

[Irish_Dem]

12. Right, they have the time and money to overthrow their government.

Most people would lose their jobs if they took off so much time.

[Tommymac]

19. They work for Putin. Paid truck puppets.

Just like TFG.

[Farmer-Rick]

28. That top picture of Putin is weird

Here is a guy who needs a step ladder to kiss Malania Trump but seems to be the tallest guy walking in front of the trucks. Maybe it's just the angle.

[Tommymac]

30. Those other's may be short too. Old camera trick...check out the 1970's show 'Three's Company'.

Suzanne Summers was only 4'11''. The rest of the cast were also shorter actors to make her look statuesque. The set was proportioned to her height too.

Don't assume the Truth of anything you see on the big screen or TV. Your eyes can be lying to you.

[BlueIdaho]

38. Casting call

Wanted: truck driver types 5’5” or shorter…

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. I see four pickup trucks, no semis in the Counterpunch photo

The rest are cars and a few SUVs.

[PortTack]

15. And DC will be ready for them.

Just like Inauguration Day, they won’t let them anywhere near the capital

[arlyellowdog]

17. Going to be Youngkin's problem

The Secret Service will close the bridges to DC (the main bridge is 1/2 closed for emergency repairs). No trucks on I 66 leading into DC. I doubt they will be able to use the Pentagon parking (or the churches) like Rolling Thunder. Should be interesting to see what they have planned. A huge truck protest at the old Landmark Shopping g Center? I hope it’s laughable and a pain in the ass for the new Governor.

[halfulglas]

39. Plus snipers placed at key points.

After the truckers' "rehearsal" in Canada, we can be pretty sure there are contingency plans being made. And with the rhetoric coming from all these "ordinary truck drivers" hyping this "demonstration" and plans to strangle DC and hold the federal government hostage the ordinary citizens in this area will be cheering for the feds.

It's going to be interesting to see which Republican lawmakers show up for the State of the Union.

[KS Toronado]

24. "March 1, 2022 - the day of Joe Biden's first State of the Union address"

Sure sounds like it's politically motivated, doubt if it's Antifa.

[TeamProg]

25. Another Vitamin Nutcase... No surprise. Her brain seems severely

UNDER-NOURISHED.

[PlutosHeart]

40. Is this part of a new Amway line?

Amway Freedom vitamins? Someone should check the drug composition in them.

[PatSeg]

27. "Defender of freedom and seller of vitamins"

We're living in the golden age of the grifter!

[hadEnuf]

33. Back in the day the Teamsters would have taken care of these assholes

Just sayin...

[thenelm1]

34. And TFG hasn't offered a position on his crack legal team yet? n/t

[world wide wally]

35. So original

[Captain Zero]

36. Wherever they stop for sleep,

Light em up with fireworks all fucking night.