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    1. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

      At John Adams Middle School/Will Rogers Elementary in Santa Monica, where anti-mask activists are protesting public safety guidelines requiring masks in school. Multiple SMPD cruisers nearby. This is the third such protest in Los Angeles that I’ve documented.pic.twitter.com/qqozOF2zBd

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    2. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

      A man walking a dog yells at the protesters to “get the fuck out of my neighborhood.”pic.twitter.com/DjqlZ4ea2R

      53 replies 246 retweets 2,668 likes
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      Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

      A woman tells a protester that she has lost 3 family members to covid. The anti-masker says “it probably wasn’t even Covid that killed them.“pic.twitter.com/GU2EmFVofa

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        2. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          A parent confronts the anti-mask protesters over approaching his son. He tells them they shouldn’t talk to other people’s children.pic.twitter.com/1Jd2A2tBUM

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        3. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          One protester tries handing out cards to the middle school students as they leave school. One girl tells them to “kill yourselves.”pic.twitter.com/ysDYIUWZ4i

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        4. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          A student asks one of the protesters if he is a doctor and tries to give him a mask. He asks, “Where’s your data? On Google?”, and then walks away.pic.twitter.com/WFt4lf5839

          79 replies 377 retweets 3,392 likes
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        5. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          One parent, apparently recognizing one of the protesters, yells at the group through his window. “Now I know, you’re that idiot!…We’ve had this conversation before.” The driver says he has also lost somebody to of Covid, a theme of the day.pic.twitter.com/iT7nvshRqo

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        6. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          The protesters get into a conversation with a girl and her father, Dr. Blaine Pope, who works (it turns out) in public health. They say they shouldn’t be made to wear masks; Dr. Pope says they are missing the “public” part of “public health.”pic.twitter.com/RijfUIeL80

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        7. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          One Protester tells Dr. Pope, who is Black, that the masks are “a form of slavery.” His daughter exclaims, “We have been through slavery, you have not!”pic.twitter.com/XZP9QTLUsZ

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        8. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          The conversation between Dr. Pope and the protesters went on for some time. I will excerpt portions of it at the end.

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        9. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          A group of Santa Monica High seniors mount a counter protest…to protest labor conditions at the Krusty Crab? They are soon joined by Squidward.pic.twitter.com/ezHI0wx7EJ

          93 replies 1,213 retweets 7,151 likes
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        10. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          “Krusty Krab Unfair” and “Valet Parking” among the counter protesters’ signspic.twitter.com/TgL8TRNRYx

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        11. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          Still more counter protesters show up, this time with “legalize ranch” and “I hate signs” signs.pic.twitter.com/oSwwLqQ3TQ

          63 replies 715 retweets 6,226 likes
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        12. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          One of the anti-maskers tries engaging with the high schoolers, asking where the Krusty Krab is. The responses: - “At the bottom of the ocean.” - “Valet parking.” - “Sus.” - “The Krusty Krab is a metaphor for society.”pic.twitter.com/10l2A1kfoV

          120 replies 1,524 retweets 8,999 likes
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        13. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          The protesters decide to leave, telling the high schoolers that they are “so indoctrinated.” As they go, the seniors tell them not to forget valet parking or legalizing ranch.pic.twitter.com/aFb4WlA9i2

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        14. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          The protesters tell me that they plan on going to County Supervisor Shiela Khuel’s house next—a frequent target of their protests.

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        15. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          Dr. Pope asks an anti-masker to explain what “agenda” COVID-19 serves and to name the “they” behind it. The protesters answer that the agenda “is about control” in order to “depopulate the world.” “For what end?” “I just told you, it’s about control. It’s about depopulation.”pic.twitter.com/CNo34zGfv7

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        16. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          The protesters, who seem skeptical whether COVID-19 is even a real virus, argue that nobody is actually dying from COVID. Dr. Pope points out that COVID can precipitate a health crisis in vulnerable people.pic.twitter.com/5tp7n5wTxo

          14 replies 117 retweets 1,447 likes
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        17. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          “COVID and flu are two different things,“ Dr. Pope‘s daughter says. The protesters say that they’re the same thing. “Well, broadly speaking, yes. Like a cheetah and my house cat are the same thing, and yet different, depending on how you slice it,” Dr. Pope says.pic.twitter.com/O1dzUwqfKG

          34 replies 333 retweets 3,169 likes
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        18. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          Dr. Pope points out how hospitals reached their breaking point over the winter. “These scenarios have repeated themselves throughout the world. If you look at what’s going on in India right now, is that fake?“ “I would say so, yeah.”pic.twitter.com/kFWSh4NNVM

          45 replies 187 retweets 1,578 likes
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        19. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          BREAKING: County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl confronts anti-masker protesters at her home in Santa Monica. When one protester says that HIV doesn’t cause AIDS, Khuel takes a step forward and points a finger. “You are really crossing a line now. How many people did you lose to AIDS?”pic.twitter.com/wYeG2DMFIK

          84 replies 370 retweets 2,593 likes
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        20. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          This footage was sent to me by a neighbor who wishes to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals from the anti-maskers.

          3 replies 48 retweets 1,300 likes
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        21. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          Kuehl tells one of the protesters that he “can talk and talk and talk, but you actually do not know what you’re talking about.”pic.twitter.com/Q3NvBE5kMM

          14 replies 145 retweets 2,039 likes
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        22. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          A neighbor confronts a protester about what he wants Kuehl to do to address his claims of a grander conspiracy. “Right now, we’re questioning her integrity.”pic.twitter.com/6qk8sHWrkA

          24 replies 66 retweets 829 likes
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        23. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          “My grandmother died of COVID,” the neighbor filming says. A protester, Ashley, rolls his eyes and asks how old she was. “She was 86.” “That’s a good life,” the anti-masker tells him.pic.twitter.com/NJz1doc8Fw

          74 replies 167 retweets 1,078 likes
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        24. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          The neighbor asks Ashley what his training is in. “Chemical engineering.” Ashley says he is currently unemployed “partially” because of Supervisor Kuehl, but does not explain why.pic.twitter.com/nfb2Jfe0R8

          58 replies 97 retweets 1,045 likes
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        25. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          I’ve covered multiple protests in front of Supervisor Kuehl’s house. This is the first time she has engaged with the protesters as far as I’m aware.

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        26. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          Samuel Braslow Retweeted Samuel Braslow

          Here is my thread on the first such protest I covered at Hawthorne Elementary School in Beverly Hillshttps://twitter.com/SamBraslow/status/1384984043071021056 …

          Samuel Braslow added,

          0:13
          Samuel Braslow @SamBraslow
          At hawthorn elementary school in Beverly Hills, where a small group of anti-maskers has gathered with signs and flyers to protest public safety measures. They are telling passing children not to wear masks. pic.twitter.com/hsZvrRXNdP
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        27. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 3

          Samuel Braslow Retweeted Samuel Braslow

          And here is my thread on the most recent protest, which took place at a daycare in Santa Monica. I did not cover it in person, but spoke with administrators at the school.https://twitter.com/SamBraslow/status/1387790955260956674 …

          Samuel Braslow added,

          Samuel Braslow @SamBraslow
          BREAKING: An anti-mask protest is planned for a Santa Monica daycare this morning. This comes a week after a similar protest at Hawthorne Elementary and days after Tucker Carlson called face masks on children “child abuse.” “Masks are child abuse,” the flyer reads. pic.twitter.com/dmmDOTNqAw
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        28. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 4

          Update: I was sent a screenshot of one of the protesters expressing dismay at the kids’ reactions. They say that they “expected some kids to join us.” Instead, they were met by kids who “were dressed like they were grooming to become antifa.” “They gave us middle fingers…”pic.twitter.com/RIPzynU6aH

          304 replies 505 retweets 2,846 likes
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        29. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 4

          Samuel Braslow Retweeted Blaine D. Pope, Ph.D.

          You can find and follow Dr. Pope here!https://twitter.com/Dr_Blaine/status/1389411443972272134 …

          Samuel Braslow added,

          Blaine D. Pope, Ph.D. @Dr_Blaine
          It was an “interesting” afternoon. #COVID19 #AntiMaskers https://twitter.com/SamBraslow/status/1389375791503273984 …
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        30. Samuel Braslow‏ @SamBraslow May 5

          Update 2: According to a LinkedIn page apparently belonging to Ashley, he only has a bachelors in Chemical Engineering, not a masters as he claimed. The profile identifies him as an “actor, writer, producer.” Here’s a clip from what seems to be a reel.pic.twitter.com/97NoKBrvxv

          Josh Levy
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