Thread by @ARCCollective

So it has been an interesting day in convoy news. First, lets talk briefly about last night as Pat King and his group drove into Regina... and appear to have gotten mildly lost. 1/

He also has claimed the convoy has made the Guinness Book of World records (a claim since repeated numerous times by convoy supporters) which (a) isn't how it works and (b) no it hasn't. 2/

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guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/…

He also alludes to troubles with the website and @gofundme claiming "antifa" is trying to take them down. 4/

It probably doesn't help to have your former gf call on American truckers to hold Go Fund Me employees hostage, but you do you. 5/

But that is all a bit petty. What really reveals their character is how they respond to having no adoring fans waving as they pass. 6/

So, in the dead of night, Pat urges people to honk their horns. Wake people up. $20 to the first person who breaks a window. Noise bylaws be damned. 7/

It sort of goes to show how selfish these people are.

But there is more.

Today Pat responded to this clip that was posted by my friend @JaneQCitizen 8/

His response is rife with lies claiming that @JaneQCitizen suggested he said this last night (she did,'t), that @antihateca was given $45 million my the government (they did not), that the clip has been reworked (it hasn't), and that we will be charged with slander (we won't). 9/

The problem with Pat King is that he has made a number of incredibly violent threats in the past, for instance, this one when he couldn't make his flight because of his vaccine status. 10/

Since Pat will complain that the full context isn't included, here is the full video he posted. 11/

There is also this clip where he brags that he will be "the guy in the white shirt" when anti-racist activists visit Red Deer. 12/

After which, this happened. 13/

I can go on but given the rhetoric we've seen thus far from Pat in the not-so-distant past and others, it seems almost inevitable that there will be an incident.

But let's say Pat King does behave. What about others who won't? 14/

Prior to being doxxed I wrote about Derek Harrison for the ARC blog. 15/

"Derek Harrison Justifies Violence Against Women in Transphobic and Misogynistic Video"

anti-racistcanada.blogspot.com/2020/03/derek-…

Another example:

"After Being Shoved Tarek Fatah Strikes White Nationalist and Faith Goldy Supporter Derek Harrison With Cane At Bernier's PPC Immigration Speech" 16/

anti-racistcanada.blogspot.com/2019/08/tarek-…

So, there's that.

There is also Tyler Russell and the Canada First Crowd. 17/

It shouldn't be a surprise to learn that Russell has also been the subject of some articles by @antihateca. 18/

antihate.ca/canada_first_e…

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antihate.ca/white_national…

Know that Russell is a free speech absolutist... sort of.

You see, he favours unrestricted free speech UNTILL people like him get into power. 20/

He further confirms his actual contempt for democracy in this exchange in his Telegram account. 21/

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In any case, he will also be attending the event in Ottawa this weekend, but first he discusses Derek Harrison's comment about hoping a truck drives into the wall as well as Jeremy Mackenzie's reaction. 23/

To be clear, and while Mackenzie urges people to be on their best behaviour, he himself has expressed his opinion about the need for violence in other circumstances. 24/

antihate.ca/jeremy_mackenz…

FYI, Jeremy also has an entry on the blog which was written by the awesome @VestsCanada. 25/

"Jeremy Mackenzie: Nova Scotia-Based Extremist YouTuber Spreads Hate"

anti-racistcanada.blogspot.com/2020/02/jeremy…

But let's get back to Tyler Russell.

He also agrees with Mackenzie that people need to behave, however it would be awesome if they didn't. 26/

He couches his language very carefully. 27/

However, he is a big fan of what happened on January 6, 2022 at the Capitol Building. 28/

He encourages Canada First members and others who plan on attending to "be rowdy" and to get in the face of the police. 29/

Again, couching his language carefully, he tells his supporters to be ready in order to ensure the Liberal government is dissolved by the end of the weekend, because they are delusional like that. 30/

So, these are some of the people who plan on attending.

I could include more of a similar mindset.

Still thing that there aren't some who are going with more than a peaceful protest in mind? 31/

Also, this… 32/

But, I though Pat said he wasn’t getting any of that sweet, sweet, @gofundme cash? 33/

By the way, remember when Pat claimed to have a vet who lost his leg in Afghanistan? 34/

Yeah, we do and we have the receipts. 35/

So did he sell his bike with the profits going to vets?

I mean, I suppose he could have had two motorcycles... 🙇 36/

By the way, a thought on Pat King's claim that @antihateca received $45 million from the government.

It isn't true of course, but... imagine if it was true?

We are a bare bones operation but they think of us as the boogeymen under their beds. Imagine us with $45 million. 37

Well this letter by Hillier suggesting the Prime Minister and other political leaders are terrorists certainly doesn’t help bring the temperature of the room down. 38/

My CTV interview came out today on this very topic.

The word of the day? Serendipity. 39/

Well this thread is certainly some food for thought. 40/

Also, plan on covering the rally in Ottawa this weekend. It will likely be busy. That said, if any of the idiots who are attending and planning to do something stupid, first don't and second I will be taking 2 hours to go to the gym so wait until it is convenient for me. 41/

So I guess Trump Jr. decided make fomenting coup attempts an international affair. 42/

If anyone wants to donate to a great organization fighting the good fight, I know the folks at @antihateca would be appreciative.

We have only two full time employees. Imagine what we could do with more? /43