Truck convoy protesting vaccine mandates pulls plug before reaching Kansas, Missouri

[pstokely]

Source: Kansas City Star

A truck convoy scheduled to roll through Kansas and Missouri on Sunday and Monday on its way to the nation’s capital to protest vaccine mandates pulled the plug early Saturday. In a post on their Facebook page at 1:53 a.m., organizers of “Freedom Convoy USA 2022” said there weren’t enough participants to continue. “The launch in California had a good turn out of supporters, but only 5 trucks were with us on arrival in Vegas,” the post said. “There are 2 other convoys that have massive turnouts, and are in progress to the DC area as we speak. They are The People’s Convoy (which was the first convoy to launch out of Cali) which is in New Mexico now and the Texas Convoy which departs soon.”

The post said truckers who planned to meet their convoy along the way should start heading to D.C. or join the other convoys, which were about to merge into one. They said the $6,500 that had been raised for the trip “will be dispersed to these truckers when they arrive to Maryland and DC.”



Read more: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article258817348.html

[TeamProg]

1. Bwa Ha Ha Ha Ha !!!

[BootinUp]

3. lololol

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. This is not the main convoy, which continues to grow. . . .nt

[dem4decades]

2. I hope the DC Police clean them out of they create trouble.

[relayerbob]

5. There will only be a couple of beatup old Ford Rangers when they get to DC

[relayerbob]

4. 5 TRUCKS!!!!

Hahahahahahaha.

Thanks for the update

[Metaphorical]

6. Morons

> They said the $6,500 that had been raised for the trip “will be dispersed to these truckers when they arrive to Maryland and DC.”

So, that amounts to about a tank of gas ($100), assuming 65 trucks total. A typical 26 ft truck gets about 5 miles to the gallon, so, for a twenty gallon tank (yes, I know they're bigger, but the calculation is simpler this way), that amounts to 100 miles. It's just shy of 2700 miles from LA to DC by road, not carrying any meaningful cargo (because no one is going to trust these yoyos to carry goods when they can get arrested at any point).

Now, if there's only 13 trucks, that still gets you only about a fifth of the way there before you're paying out of pocket, and you know, somehow a convoy of thirteen trucks just doesn't scream public support to me. Someone was evidently not doing the math on this.

[BigmanPigman]

8. It seems as if Putin's stellar planning with no more fuel for their tanks

had the same brilliant foresight as these truckers.

[sarge43]

34. Current average price for a gallon of diesel: $4.00

That has to add up very quickly.

[LuvLoogie]

7. A tiktok live feed claims a 50 truck convoy

In Oklahoma right now. Parked. With a few hundred cars joining.

[Tess49]

11. I think it's in Enid, Okla. I saw a story about it on our local news. n/t

[RockRaven]

9. Started in Los Angeles. Got to Las Vegas with only 5 trucks. That's only 270 miles.

Which was only 10% of the distance to the intended destination. They should have taken it as a sign, and not wasted their time going all the way to Kansas before quitting.

But if they were smart they wouldn't be doing this in the first place, I suppose.

[C Moon]

10. I was wondering what happened to this. I guess they weren't getting the media they expected.

[DemocraticPatriot]

20. They've all been whining about "why does the war in Ukraine

get all the attention??"

[C Moon]

21. Are you serious? It shows how self-centered and insensitive MAGAs are. nt

[DemocraticPatriot]

44. Totally serious. I saw the story on my cellphone...

"WHAHHHHHHHHHHH! The war is taking attention away from our convoy!!!!"
("hey rubber duck, back off another ten miles--- your pigshit stinks too much" ok, paraphrased


"Smart News" app...

It is mostly leftleaning, with some articles from 'Daily Kos'...



Also a few from Faux... but I don't mind seeing what the totally deranged enemy is saying-- mostly nonsensical bullshit.

[BumRushDaShow]

28. And from an additional perspective

the current events are also shoving the annual loon-fest CPAC right out of the news cycle too. Otherwise it would be wall-to-wall coverage of a bunch of crazies trying to out-crazy each other in front of the cameras.

[PatSeg]

35. Ha, ha, ha!!!

Can't get much more pathetic than that! "How dare Russia invade Ukraine when we're trying to have a convoy!" These whiny brats need to find something constructive to do with their time and money.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. This is not the main convoy, which continues to grow. . . .nt

[DemocraticPatriot]

45. In the imagination of the morons...nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

47. Is it really your intention to call me a moron? I just told you the main convoy continues to grow

If you have counter facts, post them instead of calling members names. Or did you mean somebody else? I have only read indications that the "People's Convoy" is growing and no reports that it is dwindling.

[DemocraticPatriot]

48. No no no, sorry! Certainly not.

I was referring to the convoyers and their propogandists at Faux and the other rightwing sorts.

However, in the past day or so, I have only seen reports that such convoys are collapsing.

[EarlG]

12. Why is this even news, lol

“Kansas City Star tipline, how can I help you? My god… five dickheads in trucks have stopped driving their trucks? We’ll be right there!”

[C Moon]

22. LOL! That is such a great point!

[onenote]

33. If it wasn't being reported, there would be many DUers complaining about it being covered up.

The fact that it was posted on LBN and has gotten a bunch of comments suggests that maybe it is newsworthy?

[reACTIONary]

39. Only because it is ludicrous. nt

[DemocraticPatriot]

46. Complete ludicrous failure on the right, IS newsworthy---

since the MSM usually magnifies the importance of a tiny minority of fucktards engaged in such endeavors...

[halfulglas]

13. They look riciculous.

Protesting for their FREEDUMBS when Ukrainians is fighting for their lives.

[greenjar_01]

14. Idiots

Their children will be ashamed of them.

[oasis]

15. Limping to oblivion. nt

[L. Coyote]

16. Only $6,500.00 is the problem, another $30K and they'd be making reservations in the Hiltons.

[monkeyman1]

17. FREEDOM IS EARNED - NOT INHERIT BY BIRTH RIGHT !!

[JohnnyRingo]

18. In light of global affairs...

...they seem rather petty now, and they realized that.

[cstanleytech]

19. I suspect if they tried such a stunt here the national guard would be sent in

and the trucks would be impounded and towed with the drivers arrested pretty fast.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

25. This is not the main convoy, which continues to grow. . . .nt

[BumRushDaShow]

26. "There are 2 other convoys that have massive turnouts"

Like the loons who got lost on the beltway with a single 18 wheeler (that got a couple flat tires just after leaving Scranton) and a bunch of pickups and SUVs, where none of them could figure out where to get off?









Pa. truck protest smaller than expected, DC area prepares as Calif. convoy hits the road

(total 8 vehicles )

[BlueWavePsych]

27. Terrorists

[BlueIdaho]

29. Dear TruckerTumpers

Your tantrums pale in comparison to the worlds problems. Get over it.

[SouthernDem4ever]

30. They do look very petty and stupid

Tell them to quit spreading disease, go get their shots. Gas prices will be rising for a while, and they don't want to be stuck gassing up unnecessarily right now.

[Pas-de-Calais]

31. W E L P S !

[2naSalit]

32. Not even a flash in the pan!

I knew that would happen.

[The Jungle 1]

36. What are they doing.

Does anybody even have mask mandates anymore. In light of world events this is nothing but a 2 year old's temper tantrum.
They need a good spanking. With the back of the hand right across the face.
We live in the greatest society in the world. Many people would give an arm to be part of our society. Yet these cry babies protest over having to put on a mask to save other Americans. I just don't have the words for my contempt.

[llmart]

37. In light of the events in Ukraine...

this is only going to make the whiny, yellow-bellied cowards look even more pathetic than they already do.

By the way, how many trucks does it take to make a convoy? More than one? Geez, we have more than that leaving our subdivision on any given day.

[Gore1FL]

38. "There are 2 other convoys that have massive turnouts,"

I wonder if either of those hit double digits.

[keithhs28]

40. Should not be called a convoy

It should be called a caravan.

[Bengus81]

41. Yeah...because their BOSSES names were on the side of the rig

That would make you think twice.......

[Bengus81]

42. It's a "panzi" scheme you Morans!!!

Bwahahhahahhahahhahah!!!



“They hope a simple apology post will get people off their backs but you and I can’t let this one go,” wrote one. “This is no small candy bar stolen from the store this is a very elaborate panzi scheme.”

[mathematic]

43. I wonder if they "lost their funding" this weekend.

I do actually wonder if we'll see less Russian propaganda now they can't pay people outside of Russia as easily.