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I've seen a few pics of the protest to confirm that it did actually happen. (or could have been stock images as the flags and banners were quite generic). It mostly looked like small groups. Larger shots needed stategic framing and angles to make the numbers look greater. The lower angle, tight crop thing. Like they do at Canberra Stadium for crowd shots where they zoom into the section of season ticket holders.
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What are your thoughts on making three jabs the meaning of fully vaccinated?

Dan 'The Man' Andrews is pushing hard for it.
That is the sort of leadership this country needs.
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Botman wrote:In other news
https://twitter.com/LizardHumanoid is doing gods work coverage the camp of clowns
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EJ wrote: February 10, 2022, 8:10 am
Botman wrote:In other news
https://twitter.com/LizardHumanoid is doing gods work coverage the camp of clowns
Ty for this. I'm addicted. Honestly wanna grab a mate and head down this weekend and film and interview. This rich lore must be documented

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If i didnt have family and job commitments, id be on site daily filming the carnage :lol:
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Botman wrote: February 10, 2022, 8:17 am
EJ wrote: February 10, 2022, 8:10 am
Botman wrote:In other news
https://twitter.com/LizardHumanoid is doing gods work coverage the camp of clowns
Ty for this. I'm addicted. Honestly wanna grab a mate and head down this weekend and film and interview. This rich lore must be documented

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If i didnt have family and job commitments, id be on site daily filming the carnage :lol:
May need to reassess your priorities. Just send the boss an email and leave a note for the family with your apologies.
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Botman wrote: February 10, 2022, 8:17 am
EJ wrote: February 10, 2022, 8:10 am
Botman wrote:In other news
https://twitter.com/LizardHumanoid is doing gods work coverage the camp of clowns
Ty for this. I'm addicted. Honestly wanna grab a mate and head down this weekend and film and interview. This rich lore must be documented

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If i didnt have family and job commitments, id be on site daily filming the carnage :lol:
You know they would count you in their attendance number right?

Just like their socials…. ‘10,000 views’ on a post is 9,500 people laughing their asses off.
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I saw briefly on the news that they were complaining about getting speeding tickets on Northbourne ave - one person receiving 16 tickets. Apparently asking about how they can appeal the fines. I believe the best way to protest - for this group at least - is to just be a general pain in the **** about town. Drive around town sitting on your horn, driving across Commonwealth ave at 10 km/ph - blocking all lanes. It's only a matter of time before they annoy the wrong person and this could get ugly.
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Odd part about these protests is they are targeting Federal government. The large majority of mandates they have grievance with are imposed by the respective State governments.
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Northern Raider wrote: February 10, 2022, 3:26 pm Odd part about these protests is they are targeting Federal government. The large majority of mandates they have grievance with are imposed by the respective State governments.
Also they’re protesting in a town with 98% vaccinations rates :lol:

Really doesn’t seem like they’ve put a lot of thought in this
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Even more ironically, the ACT has the most limited vaccine mandates in the country, as the ACT says it’s not necessary here… and the government doesn’t support it because of human rights concerns.

Authorities are not expected to move anti-vaccination and sovereign citizen protesters from EPIC this week, setting up a congested weekend with Lifeline's annual bookfair. The situation is set to change next week, though, as the campgrounds will need to be cleared from next week to allow Canberra Show preparations to begin: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14329
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What is this human lizard thing I keep seeing in Markos posts?

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Prince Charles is triple jabbed and has caught covid for the second time.
HAHAHAHAHAHA

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-11/ ... /100821772
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...and?
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I guess it just means it's working.
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How can you even believe that report that he has it from MSM? ;)

This is probably just another scare campaign to get people to jab. If they can convince people their monarch in waiting who's been jabbed 3 times can still actually get the disease (because that's how the **** science works :lol: ) then maybe they'll scare more people into getting it!
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A work colleague was involved in the protests in Canberra on the weekend. We had a team meeting today and he was telling everybody that 70,000 people were at the protests and there will be 500,000 next week. :lol:
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Three jabs to be considered fully vaccinated.
You people booked yours?
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Didn't book. I was a walk in.
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I think the silent protest about getting the 3rd and 4th and 5th is quite clear, I just cancelled mine.

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Im happy with the pfizer pfizer got it then natural immunity combo breaker. Im happy to get it from now on and rely on my natural immunity.

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It a breeze and i can cop 750 a week from Scotty for the lay in.

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Northern Raider wrote:A work colleague was involved in the protests in Canberra on the weekend. We had a team meeting today and he was telling everybody that 70,000 people were at the protests and there will be 500,000 next week. Image
They went past my workplace in Canberra city centre.. they were short of 70000 by about 69900 so pretty damn close Image

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irvste wrote: February 11, 2022, 3:42 pm
Northern Raider wrote:A work colleague was involved in the protests in Canberra on the weekend. We had a team meeting today and he was telling everybody that 70,000 people were at the protests and there will be 500,000 next week. Image
They went past my workplace in Canberra city centre.. they were short of 70000 by about 69900 so pretty damn close Image
Its taking their delusion to a new level.
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Northern Raider wrote: February 11, 2022, 2:32 pm A work colleague was involved in the protests in Canberra on the weekend. We had a team meeting today and he was telling everybody that 70,000 people were at the protests and there will be 500,000 next week. :lol:
Just remind him that’s more than the entire population of the ACT, so there might be some infastructure issues.
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Northern Raider wrote:A work colleague was involved in the protests in Canberra on the weekend. We had a team meeting today and he was telling everybody that 70,000 people were at the protests and there will be 500,000 next week. :lol:
Not sure we should be surprised that the illiterate are also innumerate.
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gangrenous wrote: February 11, 2022, 6:33 pm
Northern Raider wrote:A work colleague was involved in the protests in Canberra on the weekend. We had a team meeting today and he was telling everybody that 70,000 people were at the protests and there will be 500,000 next week. :lol:
Not sure we should be surprised that the illiterate are also innumerate.
Weird part is he's quite a smart guy normally. Brain takes a leave of absence on this topic.
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Just an observation, I drove Byron to Noosa yesterday, and I reckon I passed 20-30 cars festooned with Australian flags and scrawled with slogans like 'Canbera or bust' (their spelling, not mine) barrelling down the highway, heading south.

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T_R wrote: February 12, 2022, 5:24 am Just an observation, I drove Byron to Noosa yesterday, and I reckon I passed 20-30 cars festooned with Australian flags and scrawled with slogans like 'Canbera or bust' (their spelling, not mine) barrelling down the highway, heading south.

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T_R wrote: February 12, 2022, 5:24 am Just an observation, I drove Byron to Noosa yesterday, and I reckon I passed 20-30 cars festooned with Australian flags and scrawled with slogans like 'Canbera or bust' (their spelling, not mine) barrelling down the highway, heading south.

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Leaving their respective states to protest mandates imposed by their states.
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Northern Raider wrote:
T_R wrote: February 12, 2022, 5:24 am Just an observation, I drove Byron to Noosa yesterday, and I reckon I passed 20-30 cars festooned with Australian flags and scrawled with slogans like 'Canbera or bust' (their spelling, not mine) barrelling down the highway, heading south.

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Leaving their respective states to protest mandates imposed by their states.
I'm still trying to work out what Canbera or bust actually means. What happens if they bust? Are they driving their 1982 Datsun which is on its last legs - and they are considering the possibility that it may break down and they'd have to walk home?
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Northern Raider wrote:
gangrenous wrote: February 11, 2022, 6:33 pm
Northern Raider wrote:A work colleague was involved in the protests in Canberra on the weekend. We had a team meeting today and he was telling everybody that 70,000 people were at the protests and there will be 500,000 next week. :lol:
Not sure we should be surprised that the illiterate are also innumerate.
Weird part is he's quite a smart guy normally. Brain takes a leave of absence on this topic.
Is that “quite a smart guy normally” in the sense that he was able to function?

I find it hard to understand legitimately intelligent people ending up in this pack…
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gangrenous wrote: February 12, 2022, 7:31 am
Northern Raider wrote:
gangrenous wrote: February 11, 2022, 6:33 pm
Northern Raider wrote:A work colleague was involved in the protests in Canberra on the weekend. We had a team meeting today and he was telling everybody that 70,000 people were at the protests and there will be 500,000 next week. :lol:
Not sure we should be surprised that the illiterate are also innumerate.
Weird part is he's quite a smart guy normally. Brain takes a leave of absence on this topic.
Is that “quite a smart guy normally” in the sense that he was able to function?

I find it hard to understand legitimately intelligent people ending up in this pack…
Very smart in their own field. Differentiator between intelligence and wisdom I guess.
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Canberra protests: Lifeline bookfair closed as situation at EPIC deteriorates

Lifeline Canberra chief executive Carrie Lesson confirmed early on Saturday afternoon the Lifeline Bookfair had been cancelled and volunteers had begun packing up at Exhibition Park. After raising $250,000 on Friday, the organisation was primed for a bumper weekend and confident of reaching its $1 million goal, which is vital funding for the crisis support line.

Instead, abuse directed at visitors and volunteers on Friday by protesters and the destruction of fences overnight, forced the event to be cancelled. The security fencing around the bookfair was pushed over, Ms Leeson said, and campers moved into the site.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14329

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They must be so proud of their achievements. Pack of grubs.
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