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Today is the day that a motley crew of multi-flavoured conspiracy theorists have declared ‘Freedom Day’. There will be protests around the country, including in Victoria - despite most of the Vic organisers withdrawing support at the last minute. This is a thread about it.
Victoria Police have said that they will fine and potentially arrest anyone attempting to protest. They didn’t count on themselves being arrested.
According to (former?) RMIT professor of complementary medicine Marc Cohen, the police have technology they can use to kill 50,000 people at once, which they might use in a false flag.
Anti-vax lawyer Nathan Buckley says he will help anyone who gets fined in Melbourne today. I'm assuming he means pro bono.
Can you hear the people sing?
One of the people who was arrested earlier is the singer in an INXS tribute act.
Right wing content creator Topher Field is streaming live from the Shrine, he has some harsh words for the organisers who pulled their support and left everyone high and dry.
"Sorry officers, but you just became the bad guys"
Gutless - Topher Field is leaving the protest because he doesn't want to get arrested. He's going to go home and light a cigar.
I think this is the guy who was dropping stuff in letterboxes over the past few weeks - he read out the URL from it at least.
Someone on a livestream says 'we should keep 1.5 metres apart' - someone else yells "stay tight everyone, TAKE OFF YOUR MASKS"
Recent heart attack victim and convicted domestic abuser Avi Yemini is reportedly present. Hopefully he doesn't catch the virus as he's in an at-risk group.
Huge cheers from the crowd as a man goes under the caution tape and slides down a playground slide.
I'm not sure these people know where they're going.
The weird bot event page for the protest has revealed its purpose: harvesting email addresses
"Where the fuck are we going?"
Cops are making a move now.
Hard to tell because camera is shaky, but I think there's a little kettle happening. This guy says he will personally sue the cops.
"We are protected by the Australian constitution. If anyone touches anyone you will be sued."
"Let's sit down and sing Kumbaya." Please don't.
Cops are taking people out of the kettle one by one... I think maybe they're just going to take every single person out and fine them.
The cops are coming up to each person in the kettle and telling them they're under arrest and giving them the option to walk out with them.
Nobody has taken the option of being carried out so far.
"What crime? Who is the injured party?" Props to someone still trying this out as they've watched a few dozen people around them be arrested.
The woman livestreaming from the kettle has just been arrested - and is still streaming.
Never mind. "Can I just finish my live stream?" This stream has ended.
