Tag: Trucker Convoy

New England Truckers Getting Ready To Roll In Protest Against Government Policies

A fast-forming convoy of truckers from all six New England states will soon be making its way down the region’s coastline to join other truckers in Washington D.C. in a protest against COVID-related mandates, a myriad of other federal government directives, as well as some local ones. Under the name Freedom Convoy Northeast, organizers of…


New England Truckers Getting Ready to Protest Against Government Policies

A fast-forming convoy of truckers from all six New England states will soon be making its way down the region’s coastline to join other truckers in Washington D.C. in a protest against COVID-related mandates, a myriad of other federal government directives, as well as some local ones. Under the name Freedom Convoy Northeast, organizers of…


Facts Matter (Feb. 23): Leak Shows Police Brag About Using Brutal Force; Hackers Breach Freedom Convoy Donor List

The clampdown on Canada’s trucker convoy has entered a new phase. First of all, the police force has been called in to break up the protest. And so they have. Online videos from the ground are showing swarms of armed police pushing protesters back, smashing truck windows, arresting protesters at gunpoint, and even trampling overtop…


Facts Matter (Feb. 23): Leaked Messages Show Officers Brag About Using Brutal Force on Protesters; Hackers Breach Donor List

The clampdown on Canada’s trucker convoy has entered a new phase. First of all, the police force has been called in to break up the protest. And so they have. Online videos from the ground are showing swarms of armed police pushing protesters back, smashing truck windows, arresting protesters at gunpoint, and even trampling overtop…


US Truck Convoy Departs on Cross-Country Trek to Washington to Protest COVID-19 Mandates

ADELANTO, California—Hundreds of truckers and supporters departed a southern California site on Feb. 23 for a trip planned to culminate in the Washington area. The so-called People’s Convoy, inspired by Canadian truckers who drew international attention, hopes to convince authorities to ease or withdraw COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions imposed during the pandemic. The…


US Trucker Convoy to ‘Shut Down’ Traffic on Major Roads Outside Washington, DC: Organizer

One of the U.S. trucker convoys planning to leave soon plans on shutting down traffic on the Capital Beltway outside Washington. “We’re going to have a shutdown,” Bob Bolus, the organizer, told The Epoch Times. “We’ll shut it down.” The beltway encircles Washington, running through portions of Maryland and Virginia. It does pass through a…


US Trucker Convoy to ‘Shut Down’ Traffic on Major Roads Outside Washington: Organizer

One of the U.S. trucker convoys planning to leave soon plans on shutting down traffic on the Capital Beltway outside Washington. “We’re going to have a shutdown,” Bob Bolus, the organizer, told The Epoch Times. “We’ll shut it down.” The beltway encircles Washington, running through portions of Maryland and Virginia, and passes through a small…


US Capitol Police Plan ‘Extra Security’ Ahead of SOTU, Cite Potential Arrival of Truck Convoys

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) say that law enforcement agencies in the nation’s capital are planning “extra security” ahead of President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union (SOTU) Address scheduled for March 1, while citing plans by truck convoys to arrive around the same time. “Law enforcement agencies across the National Capital Region are…


Ready to Roll: Local Organizers Plan Convoy Support Through Pennsylvania

When The People’s Convoy starts moving from California to Washington D.C. on Feb. 23, participating truckers from other areas of the United States are expected to make their way to Washington and join them. In Pennsylvania, multiple unrelated groups are cooperating to offer the convoy encouragement in a variety of ways, including providing food and…


Ottawa Police’s Notice Threatening Legal Charges to Protesters Is Different From Fed’s Proclamation: Lawyer

A lawyer for the organizers of the truckers’ protest in Ottawa says the police seem to be preparing to remove the protesters by force, after the police started to distribute a notice telling the protesters to go home or they that would otherwise face criminal charges. The notice comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on…