🇦🇺 Melbourne today, August 21st 2021
>One organiser of last month’s protests sentenced to 8 months jail earlier this week.
>Police set up road blocks and attempted to stop people from entering the city. Used rubber bullets on protesters, which is new for vicpol.
>Protesters had flares and broke police lines on at least one occasion.
>News helicopters refused to release arial footage of the protest.
>News media reporting “hundreds” of protestors. Footage shows at least 5,000.
>Government used cell tower triangulation to text "Disperse" messages to everyone in the city with a phone.
>Public transport and ride-sharing services were suspended in an effort to prevent more people from coming in.
Melbourne is going the way of Hong Kong.
Posted on 8/20/2021, 11:17:12 PM by ransomnote
We are going to run this country, we are going to take it back, us truck drivers are going to be the front line"
Trucker drivers are threatening to block highways and ports in Australia.
Direct affirmative action is the only way.pic.twitter.com/boXx9TksGf— Darren of Plymouth 🇬🇧 (@DarrenPlymouth) August 20, 2021