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Sigh... You take one Saturday off from following this stuff & look what you miss... "Liberty Fest," the latest Sacramento rally...
Freedom Angels antivax grp again organizers (or one of them depending on source)... Comments follow in thread... 1/n https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=ABC10
Freedom Angels antivax grp again organizers (or one of them depending on source)... Comments follow in thread... 1/n https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=ABC10
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Protest Size:
"hundreds" (KTLA, Mercury News, CBS San Fran)
"at least 1,000 ppl" (ABC10)
"at least/more than 2000" (SacBee, Newsweek)
*YET* also one very impt crowd detail here: out-of-staters https://www.kcra.com/article/hundreds-of-demonstrators-protest-stay-at-home-order-state-capitol/32651415
Protest Size:
"hundreds" (KTLA, Mercury News, CBS San Fran)
"at least 1,000 ppl" (ABC10)
"at least/more than 2000" (SacBee, Newsweek)
*YET* also one very impt crowd detail here: out-of-staters https://www.kcra.com/article/hundreds-of-demonstrators-protest-stay-at-home-order-state-capitol/32651415
3/ 
How many? "Others came from out of state. Pam Hemphill said she was requested to travel to CA...from...Boise, ID. 'We got a grp of us together...called the "Ppl’s Movement," where if they’re stepping on your...rights, you just call us & you’ll get 1K ppl there to help you.'"
How many? "Others came from out of state. Pam Hemphill said she was requested to travel to CA...from...Boise, ID. 'We got a grp of us together...called the "Ppl’s Movement," where if they’re stepping on your...rights, you just call us & you’ll get 1K ppl there to help you.'"
4/ Antivax group organizers: "...hosted by the Freedom Angels, had over 700 ppl RSVP on FB. Their website doesn't provide much info abt (their Foundation), other than...'born out of a collective of Americans who believe in The United States Constitution.'" https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/liberty-fest-rally/103-25fe6999-ed12-440c-a714-0ccf4ea617fb
5/ Event had no permit (per CHP), BUT elected official: Assemb. Devon Mathis (Kern Cnty). Vocal abt/voted no on SB276 (stop phony med. exempt's for vaccines) & SB277 (school vax req's). Kern kinder vax rates<CA avg. (also home to Bakersfield MDs in news) https://www.kcra.com/article/hundreds-of-demonstrators-protest-stay-at-home-order-state-capitol/32651415
6/ Per the Freedom Angels site (see vid below, but others too), seems another politician was there: NJ Assemb. Jamel Holley, known for his public anti-vax views (new one below) & photo ops with RFK Jr. Quite an anti-vaccine lobby pandering PR vid: https://www.facebook.com/107813973940548/videos/563032514626300/
7/ Religious theme: As per FA's FB vids (as w/ past rallies), "Pastor Tim" there, entangling church (Jesus), state, & liberty and treating liberty as something only for Christians--not Jews, Muslims, & others (eg, "invisible hand" believers of Adam Smith?). BUT more on this...
8/ Other pastors as speakers. Pastor Paul Bertram (Lakeside, CA near San Diego) vid: openly pushes #COVID19=nothingburger disinformation ("lamestream media" promoted hype) and science mistruths ("hugely effective" medicine). Pure politics, no religion. https://www.facebook.com/FreedomAngelsFoundation/videos/278266426551665/
9/ Moving from church to state part of "church & state" this rally entangles... Vid here shows various signs (many US flags, Trump signs, anti-vaccine signs too), but here's new one: AG Barr's hotline to complain abt Gov's taking away civil rights (@ 4:50) https://www.facebook.com/FreedomAngelsFoundation/videos/239289060708303/
10/ Concerning (if true or not): @~3:30 Pastor Tim says he's quoting Riverside Cnty Sheriff Chad Bianco: "Any sort of new normal is an infringement on our Constitut'l rights. There isn't going to be a (new) normal. We are not going to accept a new normal." https://www.facebook.com/FreedomAngelsFoundation/videos/274783993777735/
11/ CA protests rightfully ID'd by LATimes (May 8) as "mostly white," not demo/politically diverse. Here (~5:30) Freedom Angels & Pastor Tim try to dismiss this by citing "no racism," random non-white attendees they saw ("Vietnamese ppl," "Ppl from Japan") https://www.facebook.com/FreedomAngelsFoundation/videos/274783993777735/
12/12 Okay I think that's enough for now. Tagging a few journalists whom I've chatted w/ abt this protest stuff plus others: @hannahcwiley @vcolliver @BrandyZadrozny @anitachabria @abc7robmcmillan @Jen_Iyer @TeriSforza (Riverside/SB folks: esp check out #10 in this thread--odd)
