Extinction Rebellion shut the Congress Street Bridge at rush hour this afternoon in a protest over climate change. Among the protesters: Women dressed as lobsters (photo by Chris Walton).
Climate Protest #floodtheseaport Not positive what these costumed folks are ...best guess is lobsters. #seaport #FortPoint #Boston @universalhub pic.twitter.com/mevOkBYKMW
— Cynthia M. Donovan (@DonovanCyn) September 27, 2019
Climate Protest #floodtheseaport #FortPoint #Boston #seaport @universalhub #CongressStreetBridge pic.twitter.com/kqORxbQ5C8
— Cynthia M. Donovan (@DonovanCyn) September 27, 2019
Congress St. bridge. #boston. #bostonclimatestrike #climatestrike #fridaysforfuture #climateaction #boston @universalhub pic.twitter.com/XSTR1ilp7J
— Molly Lanza (@mollylanza) September 27, 2019
H/t EastieStrong for the headline.
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Red Rebel Brigade
By DonovanCyn
Fri, 09/27/2019 - 11:24pm
I’ve learned that the people in the red costumes are the Red Rebel Brigade - a performance, protest group with origin in the UK.
Shutting a bridge at rush hour...
By dmcboston
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 2:06am
I hope the police moved them out in a hurry. Think of all the carbon emissions because of the traffic tie-up.
It ain't about the climate, it's about socialism. Here's a quote from noted economist and novice Rep. AOC's former chief of staff, “The interesting thing about the Green New Deal, is it wasn’t originally a climate thing at all. Do you guys think of it as a climate thing? Because we really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing.”
Basically, they're just a bunch of lefties.
Here's their latest child prodigy, the ocean going, millionaire's yacht riding hero...she's an antifa all star.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/kxLMf2d.jpg[/img]
Cute Couple
By redbaron
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 12:37pm
Love the hairdoo, future world leaders.
Dumb cracker
By lbb
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 10:20am
Let's see your picture, you shriveled old fart.
Wrong Creature -- Should be Frogs
By Nowy Liberté
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 7:56am
This shows how little that they know about Climate
We're not being plunged into boiling water -- its supposed to be
So gradual a process that the frog never notices it
That's the scenario the UN has been peddling for 20+ years to gullible scientific illiterates
Why is it that whenever a
By ZachAndTired
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 8:01am
Why is it that whenever a story like this is posted late at night, the comments fill up with right wing reactionaries overnight? Don't you psychos have anything better to do at 2am?
As long as mom is still
By dd808
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 8:53am
As long as mom is still paying for electricity, they will still have nothing else to do on a Friday night.
Deeper look
By capecoddah
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 1:20pm
It stands to reason that those who rely on others to pay their electric bills would tend to be in favor of dancing lobsters and mentally imbalanced children to save the planet.
Time zones
By perruptor
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 9:12am
The Russian trolls are awake in the middle of our night, earning their pay. That's the first shift. Then the second shift comes on, as shown below.
Can't help it.
By dmcboston
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 10:55am
You woke us.
So, is there an intelligent discussion buried in that comment or just your typical lame-ass insulting bullshit?
Nah, I'm good. Please,
By ZachAndTired
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 11:21am
Nah, I'm good. Please, continue attacking a teenager and regaling us with cherry picked data points about how we're actually not cooking ourselves to death.
You're a fast editor, I'll grant you that.
By dmcboston
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 11:42am
Started out with, [i]"Nah, I'm good. Please,
By ZachAndTired on Sat, 09/28/2019 - 11:19am.
Nah, I'm good. Please, continue regaling us with Breitbart stories about how we're actually not cooking ourselves to death."[/i]
...to which I would respond with something along the lines of NOAA charts (clue, not cherry picked, and way better than a lame insult)* that aren't from Breitbart.
But since you changed it to my appearing to [i]...continue attacking a teenager...[/i] then I'll roll with that. You leftie clowns put her on a millionaire's yacht, pumped her full of bullshit then paraded her all over the damn planet. Maybe her parents should be charged with child abuse. She belongs in school, not going around scaring the shit out of impressionable teens with insane nonsense about how we've only got a decade to live.
Here, have someone interpret this for you, or just remain totally closed to reality. Clue, the reality are the measurements, not the computer extrapolations.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/KZ5sbm0.jpg[/img]
* So, friend, how [i]did[/i] that whole Russian collusion thing work out for you?
You win, man. You've totally
By ZachAndTired
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 11:54am
You win, man. You've totally convinced me! I'd love to keep chatting, but I have to go roll coal at a Prius and burn down some trees. DRILL, BABY, DRILL!
Solution
By capecoddah
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 1:11pm
Her insane nonsense took a lot of effort from a lot of people.
Here is how to undo it in 25 seconds.
Me: "Kids, give me your phones. No more phones. We need to save the planet".
Kids: (quite panicked) "That isn't going to save anything! They hardly matter! They are so insignificant!"
Me: "Yeah, remember what you just said. Repeat it often. Next time you try to sell me socialist garbage I am going to keep you from driving till you are 18 in the name of saving the planet."
Different sleep schedules/working hours maybe?
By Doug1001
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 12:49pm
Is it racist/sexist, etc to cast dispersions towards those with non-leftist views who reply to articles at a time of night which you deem inappropriate? And there was some name calling in there...
I feel marginalized and offended. I’m going to protest on the Congress Street bridge later if anyone needs me.
The Reds, literally in this
By Murkin
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 8:15am
The Reds, literally in this instance, have hijacked the climate change movement. It isn’t about climate change, it is about transferring wealth from the producers to the non producers.
I’m still waiting for the “new” ice age Time predicted in the 70’s.
Waiting?
By perruptor
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 9:14am
Have you tried holding your breath? You should.
Dancing Lobsters Solve Nothing
By anon
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 9:42am
I am as concerned about climate change as the next person, but pretentious dancing lobsters solve nothing. It's not even good political theater. These women in their expensive looking, tailored red satin costumes and choreographed moves would be far more effective doing grassroots work that would help effect real change. But I suspect that's too grubby and unglamorous for them. When their little dance routine was over they no doubt retired to their homes in Wellesley and Newton or their college dorms paid for by mom and dad to watch further "woke" TV shows on their large screens or expensive electronic devices.
Oh, it's worse than that.
By dmcboston
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 11:56am
The lobsters were only a small part of it. Check out the links AG provided. There's Somerville's "Honk" and a bunch of others.
My question is...did they have a parade permit? If the did, what clown issued it for Congress St. on a Friday afternoon? Seems to me that something this well organized didn't totally fly under the City's radar.
Any answers on this, Mr. Mayor?
You seem to know a lot...
By lbb
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 10:22am
You seem to know a lot about them. Got data? Produce it, or this is just your fevered bigoted crazed imagination.
Greee-eta Thunber(xy)
By Luke Warmer
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 10:34am
is a child of conscience, who was temporarily driven mad (selective-mutism) when her logical developing mind confronted the wide-scale denial of adult-soulless-talking-monkey meatheads not unlike some of the anti-reality posters on here (only I assume those particular dipshits are basically poor, unlike their Koch bro idols). If this planet turns to toast, people like her will have the grace of dying with dignity while everything burns and floods, because she--and people like her--will have a pretty good idea what this project of being alive was potentially about. I only hope Greta gets to move further toward adulthood without being driven nuts by social media.
the rest of you coal-rolling sociopaths will not die with grace, your last thought, when the fires come, will be that Satan has come for you at last.
1992: Severn Suzuki
By Doug1001
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 2:02pm
That was pretty deep by the way.. and very woke of you.
Greta is a reboot. We’ve seen this show before.
When in doubt, always parade a child around in front of the camera.
Latest signifier
By perruptor
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 3:53pm
This is the latest indicator that someone's a right-wingnut: the word woke. Only wingnuts use it. They think it's clever, for some reason, but the more they use it, the more ridiculous they sound. I'm sure they can trace it back to some liberal pronouncement, but today, nobody left of John Birch uses it.
It’s a good descriptor...
By Doug1001
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 4:20pm
To describe those of you who are woke... you and your ilk are always on top of the latest “in” stories and what can be swept under the carpet...it’s more of a compliment I’d say...
Climate change, the “ok” symbol being racist, impeachment of a president (who isn’t really “your” president I’ve been told) based on someone hearing things that others discussed, the Epstein story falling by the wayside in light of the former stories being more important, etc.
Thank goodness for MSM telling us what to think and what’s important to focus on... the perfect embodiment of the “woke” culture.
There's another one
By lbb
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 10:23am
"ilk". "You and your ilk". It's the new "you people".
The Febreze isn't helping, cupcake - everyone recognizes your stench.
“Woke” is the new “Socialist!
By Brent Jeffries
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 7:57pm
“Woke” is the new “Socialist!” which was the new “Liberal!” Its usage is really nothing more than trying to validate when you’re on the wrong side of, well just about everything.
Or, it could be...
By Doug1001
Sun, 09/29/2019 - 1:07pm
Just a good descriptor for those of you who dress up as lobsters and block bridges, parade children around in front of the camera, commence the (roughly) 35th year of climate change hysteria.. and about 65,000 other examples
Definitely the party of “woke”... you should embrace how far ahead of the game you really are.
Please, everyone knows what
By Brent Jeffries
Sun, 09/29/2019 - 10:04pm
Please, everyone knows what it really means. Even you’re not that dumb. It’s an obvious attempt to mock and delegitimize those who believe in racial and gender equality, in social and economic justice, in decent human behavior, and now apparently in science. Thing is, it also tells the world a lot about you and what kind of person you are.
No
By capecoddah
Sun, 09/29/2019 - 10:36pm
0 out of 41 predictions.
Pay attention.
Being a woke "person of science", you sure are in a bind with the new prediction. AOC says what, we all die in 12 years because, you know, science.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/22...
Ok, maybe you really are that
By Brent Jeffries
Sun, 09/29/2019 - 10:59pm
Ok, maybe you really are that dumb. Shall I go cherry pick 41 predictions that did come true, then rant about how they were right every single time? Do you see what Breitbart did there?
I won’t bother. Reason and critical thought are lost on you.
Yes
By capecoddah
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 12:41am
Breitbart listed 41 failed climate/ecological predictions that scumbags like AOC currently use to scare kids and less-intelligent adults.
AOC says we have 11.5 years until the end of the world due to climate change.
you are all like "Me and AOC use the science". You both use fail.
None came true, Einstein. That is the point. The planet is still here, doing swell.
Doing swell? Tell you what,
By Brent Jeffries
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 7:36pm
Doing swell? Tell you what, let’s talk about it over lunch at Liam’s. I’ll buy.
From a grammar standpoint
By Grammarian
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 5:22pm
I'm glad to hear that nobody of consequence uses "woke", because, strictly speaking, it's terrible grammar and doesn't sound good. Even though I am aware of the vernacular from which it comes, I'm sorry, it still does not make it good grammar. As an LGTBQ person I have a similar issue with the ubiquitous appropriation of the word "pride" (or "Pride"). People say "Happy Pride" which is jarring to the ear. It's like saying "Happy Joy" or "Happy Envy".
Woke
By Don't Panic
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 2:47am
I'm still not sure what "woke" is supposed to mean. Makes 0 sense to me that this ever became a thing. Where did it start? Sorry to get so off topic but no one has ever explained "woke" to me.
Sheesh
By capecoddah
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 8:34pm
Oh noes. I don't want to sound ridiculous, sir. Maybe you can teach me cool things to say so you will like me.
(Leftists really think like that?)
I always figured lefties hated being called woke because of their white guilt.
Adam? It's time.
By lbb
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 10:25am
It's past time. Block function. The stench of the right-wing counterfactuals is ruining this site.
Right wing counterfactuals
By Doug1001
Thu, 10/03/2019 - 11:33pm
That’s a new one. I like it.
Adam? It's time.
By lbb
Mon, 09/30/2019 - 10:25am
It's past time. Block function. The stench of the right-wing counterfactuals is ruining this site.
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