convoy apparently disaffiliated with former leader “brian,” now evidently led by a guy called “santa” who is planning some dc appearances of convoy this week.
when they go (probably not before friday?) participants will observe radio silence & livestreamers will not stream until they’re staged in dc. cameras banned from planning meetings.
“santa” has invoked rev.dr. king’s principles of civil disobedience.
looks like a schism among convoyageurs: bunch of parties (including yellow firetruck) have left the speedway.
it is about money… and maybe principles.
apparently representatives of the organizing 501(c) (the people in the bus — brian, marcus, mike & co.) planned to end the convoy here/now, having raised $ by & through convoy participants on the (implied?) promise of maintaining & continuing the activities…
(aside—> live-streaming schismist reports hearing that brian landed a 6-figure job with kennedy jr’s organization & split)
leaving convoyageurs who have left their jobs & mortgaged their children stranded in hagarstown as the guys in the bus take the money & run.
which reminds me of a song…
rolled into town in the convoy
i’ll be walkin’ out if i leave
i was demanding freedom
redressing what i grieve
now’m taking the flags off of the turnip truck
& thinking ‘bout demanding an audit:
oh lord, stuck in a hagerstown again.
[musical emoticons omitted]
bwau bwau ba-bweyr bwa du lau
guess it’s been a while since i could recall all the other words of lodi. yeah bet you expected a different song.
anyway that felt kinda mean. think i’ll try to glean some better sense of what’s happening.
i hate giving that organization’s website any traffic.
santa is with the schismists. he seems to be encouraging the flock to take heart & not lose sight of their goals & character.
current streamer feels pretty strongly; not exactly as cool & cooperative as they usually appear. might need to find parallax.