This is great work, as ever, from @LizCarolan: "Who is funding the fuel protest's online campaign?"

https://www.thebriefing.ie/who-is-funding-the-fuel-protests-online-campaign/?ref=mastodon

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Who is funding the fuel protest's online campaign?

Political mobilisation does not scale "spontaneously", and, once that fire is lit, there is no controlling what it burns.

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@clickhere Thanks Joan!
@Doomstrike @LizCarolan Yeah, the tow truck connection is in Liz's article.
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Yes I read the article, though the link to that business was a little tenous, naturally, as I would assume that someone using that web address to pay for an ad is not proof the owner is the applicant. I just think the owner of the business, and website, seeing themselves as a "spokesperson" on this protest, more likely links it directly, for me at least.
@Doomstrike @clickhere The Journal did a great in depth piece here; I try not to get into personalities too much for 2 reasons; I prefer to look at systems and bigger patterns (that is how my brain works); and (importantly}, this is not a funded project and I do not have money for lawyers
'Another few days will have things crippled': Inside the protest WhatsApp groups

The protests are being organised online by people within the sector after a major public meeting took place last month.

TheJournal.ie