A Couple Of Badass Nurses Blocked Denver Protesters

By Susie Madrak — April 20, 2020

These amazing photos by freelancer Alyson McClaran warmed my heart. Yesterday a couple of Denver nurses decided they would protest the protesters by blocking their cars:

Health care workers stand in the street in counter-protest to hundreds of people who gathered at the State Capitol to demand the stay-at-home order be lifted in Denver, Colo., on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Photos by Alyson McClaran pic.twitter.com/yanunDrVKj

— Alyson McClaran (@McclaranAlyson) April 20, 2020

Amazing photo- rabid MAGA supporters wanting lockdown lifted in Denver stopped by nurses. pic.twitter.com/t7AL4zTPR7

— Dom Joly (@domjoly) April 20, 2020

Tiananmen Square, but instead of standing down a Chinese tank, nurses in Denver are standing down SUVs with Fox-watching ignorami pic.twitter.com/uLNIVrF7TZ

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) April 19, 2020

The woman in the front car was calling them "communists" and telling them to go to China:

This video of a nurse who is on the frontlines of this pandemic being told to “go to China” has gotta be the most insane thing I’ve seen on Twitter dot com in the 11 years I’ve been on this platform. And I used to report ISIS accounts for a living.pic.twitter.com/5E4Hi6P7DR

— Mari Manoogian 🧼🤚🏽 (@MariManoogian) April 20, 2020

These 2 incredible nurses were peacefully counter protesting at red lights in Denver Colorado where folks protesting the stay at home orders were blocking traffic for ambulances & driving recklessly, shouting obscenities. The nurses were met with the likes of this woman. pic.twitter.com/hyA6yfqMFR

— Sarah, RN (@shesinscrubs) April 20, 2020

On the left is a salute to healthcare workers by Air Force Thunderbirds amid Denver Skyline, and on the right are people effectively giving the middle finger to doctors and nurses who are sacrificing everything to try and get this virus under control. #StayatHome pic.twitter.com/xfjJPGE4zC

— Joshua Rodriguez (@Joshuajered) April 19, 2020

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