Thread by @ARCCollective

Well folks I just work up and am ready to cover the events in Ottawa as best I can. 1/

#COVIDConvoy #TruckersForFreedom #FluTruxKlan #TruckersConvoy2022 #KarenConvoy #Ableg #Abpoli #Cdnpoli #Canpoli #Cdnpoli #cdnmedia

It doesn't show everything and what I can see is a large crowd, but it certainly doesn't look like the 500,000 to 1.4 million the participants claimed would be there (one random person believed there would be 3.5 million, or close to 10% of Canada). 2/

So far people on the ground have noted Diagalon and Canada First flags and at least one person in a Soldiers of Odin vest.

We also see a Canada First supporter dressed for a "peaceful" demonstration. 3/

As noted in my last thread before going to bed, there is an air of tension and paranoia. We've some instances of harassment as well based on the tweets included in this thread. 4/

https://twitter.com/ARCCollective/status/1487360885639110660?s=20&t=Ky1gsPwfMbJH_Ey7nMIKvw

Here is another view (I'll include a link). Again, a very large crowd at noon on Parliament Hill, but not the unrealistic numbers that were predicted by participants.

We'll see how that increased over the course of the day. 5/

Jeremy Mackenzie of Plaid Army/Diagolon continues to be worried about the framing of the event. 6/

Another thread to watch. 7/

https://twitter.com/Justin_Ling/status/1487441727057129472

Also, something important to note. 8/

https://twitter.com/KathrynMathias1/status/1487478356639502340

Live audio of convoy and convoy supporters suggest a medical emergency at Parliament Hill (a pregnant woman having difficulties). 9/

Convoy is still approaching. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, EMS, MTO, and Fire feed I'm listening to it is approx 5 km in length so that would be, what? Maybe 200 - 300 vehicles and 1000 people?

I'm bad at estimates. 10/

Additional report from the same channel that there are 27 commercial vehicles and 100 private vehicles in the convoy. 11/

Police outside hotel Jeremy Mackenzie and Derek Harrison are staying at. They assume it is for them. 12/

Well this is disgusting. 13/

https://twitter.com/DiamondDaibhidJ/status/1487484434366582794?s=20&t=TgyfEihHg1_vdgNd-4bLog

Well this is concerning if true. 14/

Looks like Pat King has arrived and he has his "security detail" he was begging for yesterday. 15/

I just downloaded a stream from Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson. She is speaking with Henry Hildebrandt and his son Herbert Hildebrandt. 16/

Some background. 17/

"Soldiers of Odin Provide "Security" For Former PPC Candidate At Anti-Trans Rally and Update on Hamilton Assaults By Homophobes Harassing Pride Attendees"

anti-racistcanada.blogspot.com/2019/06/soldie…

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lfpress.com/news/local-new…

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lfpress.com/news/local-new…

Derek Harrison continues to panic.

Warning that there is some especially misogynistic language in this video... but remember they are all just "good guys" and "edgy comedians" so don't take them seriously when they call for armed insurrections. /sarc 20/

I mean, I don't know why anyone would think that Derek would advocate for violence... except... you know, for that advocating violence a few days ago. 21/

https://twitter.com/TonyYvce/status/1485630223995572233?s=20&t=6yR2jS-jCjEn3aOT72AknQ

Well this strikes me as a very poor decision by Michael Cooper. 22/

https://twitter.com/Chris_Bittle/status/1487475690559651844?s=20&t=TgyfEihHg1_vdgNd-4bLog

BUUTTT perhaps also true to form. 23/

cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Tyler Russell keeps on being Tyler Russell and includes a shout-out from Anthime Gionet (aka Baked Alaska). 24/

It should be noted that Gionet (Baked Alaska) also participated in the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol in Washington DC. 25/

independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

Baked Alask is also, not surprising, a racist and antisemite. 26/

thedailybeast.com/the-ugly-new-c…

@Justin_Ling suggests there might be 10,000 people on the Hill. He also makes a good comment regarding Pat King wasn't among the organizers as has been claimed. 27/

https://twitter.com/Justin_Ling/status/1487484925548843008?s=20&t=TgyfEihHg1_vdgNd-4bLog

Oh, forgot to mention that Russell and "Baked Alaska" met up in person to be super cool and "based" and "kek" and whatever stupid and cringey things they say to identify fellow idiots. 28/

Because Chris "Sky" Saccoccia has to be the centre of attention, he decided to have his own convoy because of course clout chasing narcists like him can't stand not being ignored.

But yeah, 1000s of trucker are going to take over Edmonton! I mean... any minute now right? 29/

Pat King finished his live feed a short time ago having arrived about an hour ago.

Here he is as pleased as a pig in mud. 30/

And here he is accusing a random group of people of being "antifa" because... hell, I can't even tell you why other than Pat is (a) paranoied and (b) and idiot. 31/

Pat notes when he he sees a sign for the Senate that "these are the people" they are there to talk to. 32/

So why does Pat want to speak to the Senate.

From a January 14 stream, he says they have a Memorandum of Understanding ordering the Senate to lift all health mandates.

Note the implied threat if the Senate doesn't acquiesce. 33/

You can imagine how ridiculous it is. 34/

https://twitter.com/mattgurney/status/1486332357955174411

Normally I wouldn't link to it, but I will in this case. 35/

canada-unity.com/mou/

Or, you know, people are standing in front of the Parliament Building.

But sure, you "captured" it. 36/

These two seem nice. 37/

Now not all anti-vaxxers and anti-mandate folks are on board. Joshua Switzer-Crowe (aka Angry Albertan) has been calling out the convoy as a grift.

Wexit founder Peter Downing has replied to him, also further confirming King's leadership in this effort. 38/

More on Downing.

"Far-Right Reactionaries Are Behind the WEXIT Campaign" 39/

anti-racistcanada.blogspot.com/2019/10/far-ri…

Downing suggests supporting Tamara Lich and ignoring Pat King. 40/

Speaking of Pat King, he does realize the Prime Minister doesn't live at his office, right? 41/

Great. Pat and his crew are drinking while walking around.

Day drunk Pat is sure to be fun. /sarc 42/

Randy Hillier just tweeted this a short time ago. 43/

Randy Hillier attempting to move a fence before being stopped by the police. 44/

He Jeremy. I think I found the provocateur you were warning about. 44/

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https://twitter.com/captcanuck6/status/1487504027785039879

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https://twitter.com/gray_mackenzie/status/1487450201132613638

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https://twitter.com/DiamondDaibhidJ/status/1487483419324039175?s=20&t=Ky1gsPwfMbJH_Ey7nMIKvw

Well, nice to see the NSBM (National Socialist Black Metal) contingent has decided to make an appearance. 48/

Charming. 49/

So Pat King's live stream ended (currently recorded by "Freedom George" while Pat is treated like a celebrity and getting shit faced. 50/

"We run things." 51/

"I'm drinking my face off." 52/

We have the first "antifa story" of this stream which claims "antifa" tried to throw a tv out a window at a hotel.

"Freedom George" claims they have seen "antifa" all over and that WHEN things happen it will be them, not the truckers. 53/

Another "antifa" story coupled with "the fake mews media" canard. 54/

"Let's compare ourselve with people who actually made real sacrifices now." 55/

Done with the mandates. 56/

Words of... er... wisdom from Pat King who refuses to get a vaccine because he doesn't know what is in it but has no problem chain smoking because tobacco is natural I guess? 57/

Edmonton now.

No, not violent at all. 58/

https://twitter.com/edmontonagainst/status/1487539063968075776

Claims the media is lying and there are a million people there.

I mean, residents of Ottawa-Gatineau? Yes.

Protesters? Not so much. 59/

Claims the media is lying about the numbers.

Also, this: "Justin Trudeau. You're going to have all the mandates you want behind bars. You can have whatever man date every night."

Homophobic prison rape jokes.

Cool. 60/

Other images from the past few days in Ottawa. 61/

https://twitter.com/Raging_Redheadd/status/1487544552034496514?s=20&t=nU2ccCl_EXV4uJLJwcrCWg

Again, charming. 62/

Well here is a telling comment.

Pat says that "You should have never kicked me off the plane. You would've let me fly home I wouldn't have had to bring a whole shit ton of trucks back."

So basically Pat is a child. 63/

Pat is referring to this incident. 64/

https://twitter.com/ARCCollective/status/1465865665596645376?s=20&t=yAwwZH7kfUX_jlSz9fsU8Q

But the most important part of the clip is this one. 65/

https://twitter.com/ARCCollective/status/1465845905538486276?s=20&t=yAwwZH7kfUX_jlSz9fsU8Q

Sigh...

Life hack. Don't let Pat King offer "sage advice" to your children. 66/

Well look at that!

We have our very own QAnon Shaman! 67/

Who did it better? 68/

More from Pat King courtesy @Justin_Ling.

And yes Pat, you are a bad guy. 69/

https://twitter.com/Justin_Ling/status/1487548906959482887?s=20&t=nU2ccCl_EXV4uJLJwcrCWg

More paranoia.

Pat thinks CSIS is monitoring his specifically. 70/

I mean, Pat isn't ACTUALLY a celebrity despite how he is being treated by the rubes.

What kind of ego do you have to have to believe the police are following you during a 10,000 person protest? 71/

In other news, Tyler Russell, free speech absolutist (except when they "gain power" and "deal with the communists and globalists") shows once again shows his thin skin. 72/

By the way Tyler, I'm not a Boomer government funded journalist.

I am an unpaid Gen-X partisan hack... who admittedly has the technical skills of a stereotypical Boomer.

A lot of my Boomer friends are legit more skilled than I am. ;) 73/

Just shaking my head... 74/

https://twitter.com/lisakirbie/status/1487531057880743940?s=20&t=i92VSUpKWLPBAfGHoDq0lQ

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https://twitter.com/cds_canada_cemd/status/1487555335627943938

I went out to do some grocery shopping. In the meantime, more from @Justin_Ling. Please follow his thread if you aren't already. 76/

https://twitter.com/Justin_Ling/status/1487560206263492612?s=20&t=XqwfrHprw9jxjPOzC_GxgA

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https://twitter.com/Justin_Ling/status/1487563185829863434?s=20&t=XqwfrHprw9jxjPOzC_GxgA

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https://twitter.com/Justin_Ling/status/1487568623044546564?s=20&t=XqwfrHprw9jxjPOzC_GxgA

From the webcam across from Parliament Hill, it looks like the crowd has indeed thinned out as evening approaches and the temperature drops. 79/

Anthony Walker is a comedian who trolls right-wing rallies. This exchange where someone threatened him first when they believed him a journalist, but then apologized when they thought he was a right wing OAN reporter, is telling. /80

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https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa/status/1487455536069152773?s=20&t=ezuVdN5W7iZtSw9DaV8dTw

A reminder about the real people that have been impacted by the virus as the protesters continue their petulant temper tantrum against the tyranny of minor inconveniences. 82/

https://twitter.com/heynursekat/status/1487494257116160006?s=20&t=ezuVdN5W7iZtSw9DaV8dTw

Drunk convoy supporter harassed a journalist on live television then assaulted those who confronted him. 83/

journaldemontreal.com/2022/01/29/con…

Also, and perhaps of some relevance, there are no delays in commercial border traffic again today. 84/

cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/bwt-taf/menu-e…

More about the War Memorial. 85/

https://twitter.com/JackRHayden/status/1487572310575902721?s=20&t=ezuVdN5W7iZtSw9DaV8dTw

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https://twitter.com/davidaloveridge/status/1487578345684545536?s=20&t=ezuVdN5W7iZtSw9DaV8dTw

A reminder of the person Pat King is. 87/

https://twitter.com/xX___Missy___Xx/status/1487578130806042630?s=20&t=ezuVdN5W7iZtSw9DaV8dTw

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https://twitter.com/DonWilliamsonmd/status/1487578126846726147?s=20&t=ezuVdN5W7iZtSw9DaV8dTw

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https://twitter.com/EvanLSolomon/status/1487551134445277184?s=20&t=ezuVdN5W7iZtSw9DaV8dTw

Now there are smaller rallies occurring in other cities. Calgary has had several marches on Saturday for a few months featuring far-right pastor Artur Pawlowski who was arrested again last night. 90/

https://twitter.com/ARCCollective/status/1487333472616157184?s=20&t=nHSbzm6IRMk_YGcrYUFv5Q

Here he is today. After one individual says that they aren't angry yet (wait until we get angry), Artur Pawlowski makes what must be considered a threat towards political figures and health professionals regarding Covid mandates and vaccines. 91/

So apparently people are currently dancing in the streets in Ottawa and getting very drunk.

Yeah. That's not good. 92/

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https://twitter.com/NationOfJason/status/1487575540404047872?s=20&t=ezuVdN5W7iZtSw9DaV8dTw

Some people are treated a lot differently than others. 94/

https://twitter.com/CreeWarrior2010/status/1487562633406418945?s=20&t=ezuVdN5W7iZtSw9DaV8dTw

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https://twitter.com/KrangMako/status/1487430982831689731?s=20&t=ezuVdN5W7iZtSw9DaV8dTw

Well, looks like people are intent on disrupting the supply train.

Uhm, could you imagine the reaction if FNMI staged a similar protest? I can. 96/

cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

Well. Obnoxious. Loud. Drunk. And setting off fireworks because why not? 97/

From a friend who was in Ottawa. 98/

https://twitter.com/SpinelessL/status/1487589504416305152?s=20&t=i92VSUpKWLPBAfGHoDq0lQ

I can't help but be skeptical of these claims. 99/

So unless there is anything else that happens, this seems to be a good time to sign off for now. 100/

https://twitter.com/MaryFernando_/status/1487602804399263744?s=20&t=i92VSUpKWLPBAfGHoDq0lQ

Okay, one more.

This is the Parliament Hill webcam at 9:30 pm in Ottawa. 101/

Sigh....

I guess he missed fomenting coups so he decided to go international.

Though, to be fair, that is more in keeping with traditional American foreign policy. 102/

They. Stole. Food. From. The. Unhoused.

They literally stole food from the most vulnerable on a day with an extreme cold warning.

No words. 103/

https://twitter.com/sghottawa/status/1487630726111576068