Oh boy, one other convoy is on the transfer! This one known as the “Take Our Border Back” convoy and it kicked off every week lengthy highway journey in Virginia Beach to the Texas/Mexico border Monday the place the U.S. authorities and the Texas state authorities are doing no matter is happening down there.
Organizers referred to as the convoy is an “army of god,” (to not be confused with the opposite Christian terrorist group by the identical identify.) With these sorts of beliefs, you’d assume possibly the objective could be one thing biblical, maybe loving their neighbors and tending to the much less lucky, sick and wounded. Maybe one thing significantly patriotic and American, like serving to the huddled plenty craving to breath free.
But nah, the few dozen convoy members—largely made up of 60 one thing guys in sedans, SUVs and pick-up vehicles, based on Vice—are heading to Eagle Pass to again up the state of Texas in its stand off with the federal authorities:
By midday Monday, after just a few hours on the highway, the convoy had amassed just some dozen individuals—thus far, predominantly males over the age of 60. The convoy’s promoters promised over 700,000 individuals.
The low numbers might be due, partially, to conspiracy theories riddling Telegram channels for the convoy. Would-be individuals are expressing fears that the demonstration might be a “psyop” or “honeypot,” spearheaded by the federal authorities and undercover brokers with the objective of ensnaring right-wingers right into a violent occasion. This is the idea of the Jan. 6 “fedsurrection” conspiracy concept, which round 1 / 4 of Americans consider, based on latest polling. “I have 3 former associates doing lengthy prison sentences because of the J6 setup,” one particular person wrote within the Telegram channel for the Texas contingent of the convoy. “I know first hand, even if they don’t have charges they can pin on you, they will make some up.” […]The convoy is predicted to cease over in Jacksonville, Florida, earlier than making its approach alongside the southern border. Three separate rallies are deliberate for Feb 3, in areas close to Eagle Pass, Texas, Yuma, Arizona, and a 3rd in San Ysidro, California.
It appears reluctance to take part within the convoy resulting from penalties for January 6ers may preserve the “Take Our Border Back” convoy from reaching its promised 700,000 members. Such paranoia and Telegram rumors helped fracture the People’s Convoy’s three-week lengthy in spring of 2022.
If you haven’t heard what all of the hubbub is about, Texas not too long ago positioned razor wire round a well known crossing level for migrants. The U.S. Border Patrol, nonetheless, couldn’t patrol the border with this razor wire in place and it possible prevented brokers from rescuing a lady and two youngsters from drowning to dying within the Rio Grande. The feds obtained approval to chop via the wire, however Texas put it proper again up and commenced constructing much more fencing, thumbing its nostril on the highest courtroom within the land, based on the Hill:
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) mentioned Monday the state will proceed to construct razor wire and different fencing on the U.S.-Mexico border, regardless of a Supreme Court order final week permitting federal regulation enforcement to tear down state-erected boundaries.
“We are putting up wire, Martha, everywhere we can,” he informed Fox News’s Martha MacCallum on Monday. “We will continue. We will not stop. If they cut it, we will replace it.”
Twenty-five states—the entire republican governors save Vermont’s—signed a pledge to return to Texas’ support ought to the federal authorities pursue its proper to keep up the border. So now Texas has the backing of 25 states and not less than just a few dozen pretty paranoid sexagenarians.
Will this convoy pee their pants and blame the cops? Will it resolve each offended commuter is an ANTIFA plant? Who is aware of. These hijinks appear far more harmful for the individuals than simply driving loops round DC. Hopefully they determine this isn’t their struggle earlier than somebody will get damage.
Source: jalopnik.com