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Nevilledog

(55,065 posts)
Sun Mar 6, 2022, 11:24 AM Mar 2022

'People's Convoy' plans to slowly loop around the beltway Sunday [View all]



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The Washington Post
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Mar 6, 2022
Organizers of the “People’s Convoy” say they are planning to circle their armada of trucks, cars and SUVs around the Beltway on Sunday morning and into the workweek at the minimum speed limit to slow traffic and get their message to lawmakers.

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‘People’s Convoy’ plans to slowly loop around the beltway Sunday
People's Convoy plans to slow roll the Beltway on Sunday and possibly into next week.

Jeff Tiedrich
@itsJeffTiedrich
"end these nonexistent mandates" is not the winning message these grievance truckers imagine it to be
8:09 AM · Mar 6, 2022


https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/05/peoples-convoy-protest-beltway-dc-region/

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Organizers of the “People’s Convoy” are en route to circle their armada of trucks, cars and SUVs around the Beltway on Sunday morning and into the workweek at the minimum speed limit to slow traffic and get their message to lawmakers.

They plan to drive around the Beltway twice before returning to the Hagerstown Speedway, where the protesters have spent the weekend so far. The convoy, which recently numbered about 1,000 vehicles, intends to repeat that ritual each day this week until the group’s demands are met, said convoy organizer Brian Brase.

On Sunday morning, hundreds of protesters gathered to hear the details of the plan. After a pastor started things off by telling the group they were “heroes,” Brase instructed them to drive between 45 and 55 miles per hour and stay in one line to best show their size. The mostly White, mostly male protesters raised their coffees in salute.

Around 9:15 a.m., the caravan began rolling toward the Beltway, horns blaring.
The truckers’ goal “is a show of just how big we are and just how serious we are,” said Brase, a 37-year-old truck driver from northwest Ohio. “But it’s very easy to get rid of us.”

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These aren't people, they're fucking jokes.
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"Stop Doing the Stuff You're Not Doing Anymore" Achilleaze Mar 2022 #1
Idiots. Boomerproud Mar 2022 #2
The rubles have already been paid, so they may as well piss off everyone EYESORE 9001 Mar 2022 #3
The minimum speed limit at rush hour? Hugin Mar 2022 #4
*snicker* Nevilledog Mar 2022 #5
Good point! We sat in standstill traffic there so long someone started blowing... FailureToCommunicate Mar 2022 #7
👆 Walleye Mar 2022 #8
"minimum speed limit" honest.abe Mar 2022 #6
I think it might be a law in North Carolina too. maybe on the books for a long time.. msfiddlestix Mar 2022 #11
How many will participate with gas prices so high? Deuxcents Mar 2022 #9
Sorry, I've totally lost track. What IS their message? Biophilic Mar 2022 #10
It's white grievance. Everyone is oppressing them. Nevilledog Mar 2022 #12
Oh, yeah. Poor babies. Biophilic Mar 2022 #16
Does the article ever tell how many are in this convoy. LakeArenal Mar 2022 #21
Me too. Hugin Mar 2022 #15
This. This is their message. tanyev Mar 2022 #18
A full throated tantrum... Hugin Mar 2022 #23
That they're rootin' for Putin. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 #34
at least the weather is going to be nice onethatcares Mar 2022 #13
"Let's drive in circles to protest high gas prices!" Qutzupalotl Mar 2022 #14
You so made me laugh. Biophilic Mar 2022 #17
Same people arguing "Covid is a hoax. And we're dying to own the libs!" Nevilledog Mar 2022 #29
Don't they have jobs? dalton99a Mar 2022 #19
So if they had been without coffee... EarthFirst Mar 2022 #20
Lol EarlG Mar 2022 #22
Toddler convoy. Hugin Mar 2022 #26
How to win friends BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #24
Meanwhile, real convoys bring aid to Ukraine C_U_L8R Mar 2022 #25
+1 Hugin Mar 2022 #27
Lol the minimum speed limit us gridlock obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #28
Many states moniss Mar 2022 #30
The beltway is I-495 and is in MD and VA, not in DC. struggle4progress Mar 2022 #36
Yes I know moniss Mar 2022 #38
Convoy drives on Beltway struggle4progress Mar 2022 #37
"Why won't anyone pay attention to US? They paid so much attention to the Canadians!!" (Stamps foot) Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #31
1974 - January 02 - President Nixon signs national speed limit into law taxi Mar 2022 #32
Basically treat it like any other traffic jam. Go around them or Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #33
After which they'll get together to drink beer Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 #35
Local News yesterday Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #39
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