Women detained at CA reopen rally today were at anti-vaccine rally outside NY pediatrician's office

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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Women detained at today's CA reopen rally were the same who last year accosted moms with infants outside a NY pediatrician's office about the "dangers" of vaccines. The reopen rallies ARE anti-vaxx. To report on protests without that fact is malpractice. https://nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/anti-vaccine-groups-take-dangerous-harassment-offline-real-world-n1096461

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This very dramatic pic doesn't mention that these are 2 of the organizers of the rally, who call themselves the "Freedom Angels" bc of the one time they stood on chairs in a committee meeting, holding upside-down flags to protest vaccines.

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CA protests in Sacramento today, co-organized by several anti-vax groups, which included planned arrests, have now *had* such arrests (imagine that), and the FB Live spin is happening.

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[dewsgirl]

1. Sounds like astroturfing, at the very least paid protesters.

[Blues Heron]

2. that's a serious spreading situation

they need masks for those cops - or even hazmat suits to deal with those animals.

Don't they have any leftover hazmat suits from when they bulldozed occupy protests? Those protesters were deemed so dangerous I remember the hazmat suits they wore as they tore down the encampments of occupy. Yet here, these vile spreaders are a no mask situation for the cops? WTF

[Walleye]

3. It's a Russian traveling medicine show

[yardwork]

7. Thread winner.

[rickyhall]

4. If we can just keep them from hatching more like themselves..

[Yellowdog88]

6. That and

Make sure that they are not at the front of the line for covid19 vaccine. You know they would make an exception.

Dead last. Or maybe disqualified.

[Squinch]

5. I'm sorry but this seems clearly to me to be a ratfucking attempt at media manipulation.

Anti-vaxx nonsense people have nothing to do with the reopen nonsense people. That just makes no sense whatsoever.

And the sources that claim it always combine a reasonable source (nbc news), and a very nebulous source. Then they claim to show a connection between the two, but never really show any such connection.

I'm just not buying it. We know we are being manipulated. I think this is a manipulation.

[yardwork]

8. I don't know if this particular example is true, but I've seen other examples.

I've seen posts on FB - and I don't know if they're real or made-up - written by people who hold both views.

If it's ratfucking it's real, and that alone is interesting.

[AllyCat]

9. So, I didn't think that until my sister started spouting this nonsense yesterday

Just yesterday, in fact. We used to talk about safe reopening of the economy with testing, contact tracing, and the like. Yesterday, she sent me a link to this idiot lady Dr Judy Mikovitis. She’s on YouTube! So she is a legitimate voice! Ugh...

The whole COVID-19 thing is linked to vaccines! “They” have been putting it in the flu vaccine since 2013!

Literally, overnight, my sister has started following this stupid anti-vaccine lady and opening up the economy so we have herd immunity.

[paleotn]

12. No offense, but is there some genetic marker...

that makes one more susceptible to stupid? I see that on occasion too and wonder what they fuck happened to them?

[AllyCat]

14. I literally don't get it.

She has always been so caring. Twice an Obama voter. Then married this winger. And now supports 45, thinks black people are lazy (but, hey! She has black friends!),and thinks immigration reform is only for the undocumented person SHE knows. I hope it isn’t genetic. No one else in our immediate family thought like this.

[mgardener]

11. They are already making statements

About the yet unseen COVID vaccination.
I have been reading about it for the last couple of weeks.

The crossover is, no forced vaccines(they assume we all will be required to get it)
And no forced stay a home orders.
They do not want the government to dictate what they can and cannot do with their bodies.

[paleotn]

10. It's times like these that bring out the nuts.

In this case, a professional nut. Seriously, did these people just wake up one morning and decide they were just going to be fence post stupid the rest of their fucking lives? Sheeesh.

[Major Nikon]

13. At least the anti-vax loons have a presidunce that shares their concerns

[ItsjustMe]

15. Are these women

crisis actors?

[JDC]

16. Code Punk activists.

[BComplex]

17. Those cops aren't wearing masks or gloves! They are in danger at a time like this.

Not to mention that they are in the middle of a crowd of people with rabies, frothing at the mouth and armed to the teeth.

[unc70]

18. ReopenNC founder also anti-vaxer

Anti vaccine signs at NC rally this week.