The far-right Edmonton anti-mask rally is going to begin in about an hour so I thought I would do what I can to update people as to what is happening. First, this is the kind of disinformation they are sharing (from a post on Dawid oFB profile). 1/ 
Misty is closely aligned with Artur Pawloswki and Brad Carrigan who organized the rally today. 2/
Except no. No it isn't. 3/
In the meantime Artur and co have left Calgary a couple of hours ago. 5/
For more information on the organizers, check out the following threads. 7/
https://twitter.com/ARCCollective/status/1361514721275351041?s=20
Steven Lane of the hate group the Urban Infidels is on his way as well. 12/
Aside from Derek Storie spending time watching cars pass in Leduc and Steven Lane posturing, not much has happened recently. I have learned that Robert Lupkoski was arrested twice yesterday so that was fun. 14/
Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson is one of the features speakers. Here is what she posted an hour ago. 15/
And here are the comments by her supporters that resulted from her post. 16/
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Well Kevin Johnston is filming (he is also a speaker) and of course he is preemptively attacking the media for the coverage claiming that it is slander. 24/
He discusses police reaction. 24/
And we get to listen to one of the Pawlowski brother threaten the lives of journalists once people like him get into power. 25/
Police are arresting some of the rally goers. Dawid Pawlowski was arrested. 26/
There are some very angry people. Pat King is going nuts. 27/
I hear what I think is Artur referring to the police as Nazis. 28/
KJJ is ginning up rage against the media present. 29/
Keean Bexte is there because of course he is. 30/
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Video shortly after the arrest took place. 32/
Artur Pawloswki is currently raging against the arrest of his brother. 33/
I'm going to add this to remind readers of the seriousness of Covid. 34/
https://twitter.com/ctvedmonton/status/1363263322028662789?s=20
About 20 minutes prior to Dawid's arrested, Johnston posted this which, given the events that took place later, is sort of ironic. 35/
Johnston, who thinks the counterprotesters are irrelevant, seems preoccupied by the counterprotesters. 36/
He also thinks that municipal governments are able to change the education system. 37/
Okay I've got the clips of when Dawid was arrested. It occurred while Johnston was telling someone he would be giving seminars on how to sue people... fyi, I wouldn't take that advice if I was paid to do so. 38/
Pat King provides his $0.02. 38/
And we have the rabble screaming how unfair it is that one of them was arrested. 39/
As an aside, I wish Johnston could learn the difference between portrait and landscape. 40/
A few more clips of the aftermath of the arrest. 41/
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Johnston believes the arrest of Dawid, who is running for Calgary City Council, guarantee's Dawid's election because arrest + something something = winning! 43/
And here is Artur, Dawid's brother, being perfectly reasonable and not engaging in histrionics at all. 44/
Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson says because she was born in Africa that she is Black, "on the inside".
That's it. That's the tweet. 45/
That's it. That's the tweet. 45/
And also, All Lives Matter.
But no, no racism. /sarc 46/
But no, no racism. /sarc 46/
Pat King claims there was nothing racist about today's event. 46/
And here is Pat King being racist. 46/
https://twitter.com/ARCCollective/status/1355607910722674688?s=20
As well as another thread of Pat King being racist. 47/
https://twitter.com/VestsCanada/status/1187854024088928257?s=20
Looks like Bill Whatcott was there as well. 49/
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In Johnston's speech (most of which was self-serving and had nothing even to do with the ostensible reason for the rally) he repeats the slander that resulted in a $2.5 million judgement against him. 52/
He also tells people the pandemic isn't real and urges them to get closer to each other. 53/
During the torch march, Johnston demonstrates that he doesn't understand science and modern transportation. 56/
The last part in which Johnston speaks is interesting in that it tells us more about him. For example, he seems to really think he'll be mayor and he promises to use his power vindictively. 57/
He refers to Mayor Nenshi as hating white people in Calgary which Johnston describes as a "white town" 58/
Most interesting, in defending the Plaid Army and the Proud Boys, he promises, as Calgary mayor, he would create a militia. 59/
Finally, he suggests prison isn't so bad. 61/
As I've been at this for pretty much the entire day, I'm going to take a break. 62/
So this is the chant that Brad Carrigan had the torch marchers repeat. 63/
Artur claims they had a "deal" with the police he seems to suggest was broken. States his brother might press charges against the police and that "the people" need to sue police, politicians, and health officials. 64/
Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson mentions Kelowna, BC as the location for an upcoming rally in which Artur and Kevin Johnston will be present. 65/
Artur urging people not to get information from the media which he claims is controlled by the government and compares it to Joseph Goebbels but like the communists only worse because, you know, why not mix distinct totalitarian ideologies? 66/
Still going on about his brother, Artur talks to Dawid's wife and claims Dawid as a hero of the movement.
They have a low bar for heroism is seems. 67/
They have a low bar for heroism is seems. 67/
Artur announces his brother was released, then they participate in a weak group shout that is describes as "awesome".
Spoiler: it was not, indeed, awesome. 68/
Spoiler: it was not, indeed, awesome. 68/
I'll end this thread with some posts by Urban Infidel leader Steven Lane who, as you will all see, is a high quality human being. 69/
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