So I’ve been tracking climate actions for a while now, especially those sneaky protest stunts at fancy golf tournaments. Figured I’d share the wildest bits most folks didn’t catch. Grabbed my coffee around 7AM, cracked open three different livestream archives – main broadcast plus two fan cams people uploaded.
The digging begins
Scrubbed through footage frame by frame like some detective show. Saw tons of security dragging folks away, but kept pausing whenever protesters flashed those handmade signs. Took screenshots like crazy – my folder looked like a conspiracy board with arrows everywhere.
Goldmine moments
First crazy find: during the rain delay last month. While anchors were yapping about drainage systems, this dude in a penguin costume huddled by hole 16 with melting ice sculptures. Genius! Livestream chat totally missed it cause they were arguing about Tiger’s putter.
Second gem happened behind some corporate tents. Three grannies passing out seed bombs disguised as golf balls while cops were distracted. Their timing was slick as hell. Found it in a blurry TikTok clip tagged “#boringgolf” – took me two hours to enhance that mess.
The real kicker
Saved the best for last. Mid-tournament trophy presentation, some activist zip-lined down with a banner reading “GREENS BEFORE GREENBACKS.” Broadcast cut away instantly but my cousin’s boyfriend’s GoPro caught the whole thing from the beer tent. Score!
Honestly felt like solving some mystery. Packed all this into a draft around midnight, triple-checking timestamps till my eyes crossed. Went to bed thinking how wild it is that the coolest protest moments happen just off camera.
