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. 2022 Nov 25;8:e1127. doi: 10.7717/peerj-cs.1127

Table 1. Themes & example tweets—Operation Gridlock.

Theme I: Tactics & circumstances
A This doesn’t even begin to show the number of people in Lansing. Block and blocks of people siting in there cars. It didn’t look like so many by the capital bc some streets were clo we d off. Vast majority stayed in their cars.
N A friend took this from a hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Apparently the protesters blocked an ambulance from getting to the hospital. https://t.co/RxpA9S4TvL
Theme II: Non-local politics
A @GovInslee Jaydid you pay attention to Lansing tonight?
N Yet these #Trump supporters call themselves #ProLife—blocking Hospital Workers from getting to work. #Lansing https://t.co/Tl42VMk22E
Theme III: Local politics
A I’m thinking Lansing MI doesn’t like their gov and her non-essential bullshit???
N @GovWhitmer I stand with Governor Whitmer. It’s nice to have a Governor actually care about the people of her state!!! I’m embarrassed by the selfish assholes protesting in Lansing today.
Theme IV: COVID-19
A TRUTH IN NUMBERS. FLU BEING REPLACED FOR COVID $$$ LIVE SHUTDOWN PROTESTS IN LANSING MICHIGAN #COVID1984 #EndTheLockdown #F…
N Presumably Lansing will now be Michigan’s next virus hot spot.
Theme V: Political ideology
A #MichiganProtest is not about going out to eat or getting a haircut—its about govt restricting our #NaturalRights to #Freedom #Liberty. @NatlGovsAssoc #gretchenwhitmerisa #Fascist #oppressor @GovWhitmer #ProtestLockdown #ProtestTyranny #WeveHadEnough
N If this virus has taught me anything its that Americans literally have zero fucking clue what the constitution actually says. #COVID #MichiganProtest