Grass Valley, CA — In what is shaping up to be the most explosive exposé since the Great Patchouli Shortage of 2016, the Broad Street Beacon has unearthed damning evidence suggesting that Saturday’s anti-Trump and anti-Musk protest at the Brunswick overpass was anything but a homegrown grassroots movement.

According to multiple now-deleted Craigslist posts, a mysterious group known as Sierra Operations for Resistance, Outreach & Solidarity (SOROS) orchestrated the protest by recruiting demonstrators directly from the Bay Area. The posts, which appeared in categories ranging from “Community” to “Misc. Gigs,” offered an irresistible package:

  • $150 base pay for “energetic disruptors”
  • Optional $25 “Vocal Resistance Bonus” for those willing to chant in harmony
  • A vegan lunch box curated by Berkeley’s own Compost Kitchen Collective
  • Professionally printed “Elon Is a Felon” shirts in tie-dye or earth-tone options
  • Pre-made protest signs with slogans like “Trump: Still Not My President” and “Musk Ate My Union”
A Classified Cause – A now-deleted Craigslist post offering $150 and a vegan lunch for “energetic disruptors” has fueled speculation that last weekend’s protest at the Brunswick overpass wasn’t as grassroots as it appeared. The listing, which included perks like tie-dye shirts and a $50 homeless referral bonus, has locals questioning whether activism is the new gig economy. “It’s not a protest if you clock in and out,” one resident quipped.
A Classified Cause— A now-deleted Craigslist post offering $150 and a vegan lunch for “energetic disruptors” has fueled speculation that last weekend’s protest at the Brunswick overpass wasn’t as grassroots as it appeared. The listing, which included perks like tie-dye shirts and a $50 homeless referral bonus, has locals questioning whether activism is the new gig economy. “It’s not a protest if you clock in and out,” one resident quipped.

But perhaps the most shocking incentive? A $50 homeless person referral bonus, which one Craigslist bullet point cheerfully called “a chance to empower and diversify your protest squad.”

Participants were directed to call a number registered to an office space in Emeryville known as ‘WokeNest,’ where an automated message assured prospective protesters:

“Transport will be provided via carbon-offset charter buses. Please bring water, positive vibes, and no fewer than three pronouns.”

Local observers reported an influx of suspiciously hydrated protesters wearing REI backpacks and quoting bell hooks.

“They smelled like Palo Alto and entitlement,” said one witness, adjusting his Blue Lives Matter neck gaiter. “Ain’t nobody from Nevada County walks that fast.”

Suspicion on the Overpass – Locals looked on warily Saturday as a group of unfamiliar protesters gathered on the Brunswick Drive overpass holding “Hands Off Elon” signs. Rumors swirled online and over CB radio that the demonstrators, many toting matching backpacks and out-of-county accents, were bused in from the Bay Area. “They came outta nowhere, chanting in sync and handing out vegan jerky,” said one Grass Valley resident. “We know our protestors—and these ain’t them.”
Suspicion on the Overpass – Locals looked on warily Saturday as a group of unfamiliar protesters gathered on the Brunswick Drive overpass holding “Hands Off Elon” signs. Rumors swirled online and over CB radio that the demonstrators, many toting matching backpacks and out-of-county accents, were bused in from the Bay Area. “They came outta nowhere, chanting in sync and handing out vegan jerky,” said one Grass Valley resident. “We know our protestors—and these ain’t them.”

Though organizers insist most protesters were locals fed up with authoritarian nonsense, skeptics remain unconvinced.

“I saw a dude eating a tempeh wrap and smiling. That’s not from here,” said one longtime Brunswick regular, shaking his head sadly.

As the SOROS conspiracy gains traction on Nextdoor threads and CB radio chatter alike, the Broad Street Beacon will continue to investigate just how deep the hummus goes.

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