3. Today is the day that supporters of the events in Ottawa and at the Coutts border claim they will be blocking "all major thoroughfares" in Alberta. Time will tell if that will occur.
14. Well in "Pat King Says He Didn't Say Something He Clearly Said" news, Pat King says he didn't say something.
In this case, suggesting Tamara Lich was MIA.
15. So with that I will post nearly the full video for that context Pat is always complaining the clips don't include (I cut the last part where he asks for donations to fit in the 10 minute time allotment).
It starts at 5:19
16. Back to the Coutts border crossing, Jeremy MacKenzie is concerned that the RCMP are about to act.
Perhaps.
17. Randy Hillier continues to do Randy Hillier things that further escalate and incite.
18. Speaking of inciting Tyler Russell and his Canada First hate group who are all softer than newborn baby shit are eager to go toe to toe with the military should they be called in.
30. So after what appears to have been a fake Indigenous ceremony, Pat King makes a groveling apology to the Algonquin Nation on whose unceded and unsurrendered territory the apparent fake ceremony took place.
31. I'm not entirely sure why he is throwing Kelly Anne Wolfe under the bus on this, but I'm here for it!
32. Now, as you listen to this part, I would like to to know that Pat King is not Indigenous.
Like, at all.
Trust me. It is nauseating.
33. And here is a statement from Chief Dylan Whiteduck on the issue which is pretty definitive.
34. One of the means by which the anti-mandate truckers and their supporters are staying connected is through an app called Zello.
Among the discussion points are casual homophobia because of course there is.
35. Unfortunately for the convoy supporters (but definitively fortunate for everyone else), others are also able to make comments... and they are having a lot of fun.
36. Suffice it to say, and as @Noellenarwhal
has been documenting for at least three days now (and my god, it is funny so please follow), the moderators are a bit stressed
39. They also have an interesting way of dealing with dissent.
They shut it down because they only want positive things discussed.
They have go so far as to say they want no political discussions, perhaps not realizing that what they are doing is very political
40. In this clip we see a discussion about Pat King Tamara Lich, and the @gofundme campaign shut down.
41. But this one is more disturbing.
A woman's shelter has been discussing the trauma this is causing to already traumatize women, many the victims of domestic violence (first half of video added is silent).
When someone tries to discuss this, they are banned.
42. You see, talking about the further trauma caused to these women isn't happy news! It is also fake news!
Besides, the person who tried to bring up the subject is probably "antifa".
43. If you can't help noting the irony of a "freedom convoy" shutting out reasonable free expression because it doesn't fit your narrative, well, you aren't alone.
44. Really, I think these Zello moderators all need to find a way to relax.
Perhaps a vacation? There is a wonderful ranch I keep hearing about.
I understand there are cowboys there and cowboys are always fun!
60. So Pat King was interviewed by Justin Trudeau's half brother Kyle Kemper.
I'm not going to do video clips. More of the same sophistry.
61. "I feel he is a real-deal human..."
I've said it in other instances but it applies here as well.
Sweet summer child
62. Standoff continues in at the Coutts border crossing.
63.
64. Back in Ottawa, it seems that protesters are being moved out of some areas and appear to be concentrated in a tighter location, at least that's my take from Jim Kerr's video
65. In speaking to two protesters about how people in Ottawa feel they are being held hostage in their own city.
1. By now I'm guessing that most of my Twitter followers are aware of the most recent threats against Trudeau and the subsequent of a suspect. I think there is an even more important story though related to the poisonous influence of social media
2. Dawid Zalewski was arrested for making death threats against the Prime Minister. The following video was posted to his second Facebook profile. Be warned that it may be triggering as it promotes graphic violence against the PM and others.
3. Zalewski is clearly not well, but I think would be wrong to dismissively call him "crazy" move on without further examination. There is a reason why he got to this point and I believe we can learn a great deal from his social media footprint.
1. I’ve been enjoying my summer break and have not been paying a lick of attention to the Olympics. Until today however since Twitter has collectively lost the plot.
2. Earlier boxer Imane Khelif defeated her Italian opponent in the first round when Angela Carini quit after 45 seconds stating that she had never been hit so hard.
To be fair, I don’t enjoy being punched in the face either so I can at least sympathize with Carini.
3. Now a preliminary fight would never be important enough to make international news under normal circumstances however we are, as the saying goes, living in interesting times.
1. Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) was arrested in Calgary on an immigration warrant apparently. He may have since been released, though he has to turn in his passport and remain in southern Alberta.
I'd prefer that he be kicked out immediately.
2. Despite claiming to have been a "political prisoner" many of Yaxley-Lennon's criminal convictions his Islamophobic "activism" and a number of convictions since have had nothing to do with his political views.
3. In 2005, he was convicted assaulting a police officer who intervened during an argument Yaxley-Lennon was having with his then girlfriend.
1/ It's been a while since I've done a thread here, but the recent focus on Pat King got me to wondering what was up with his own Salacious Crumb, Tyson "Freedom George" Billings.
2/ Last time I looked at Billings he was a part of the efforts to set up a permenant camp outside Ottawa so there could be daily protests, though the original plan involved surrounding the police and arresting politicians.
Suffice to say it didn't go anywhere.
3/ Billings and Ron Clark soon headed home, but they both soon got involved in other protests including the anti-carbon tax protests occurring in the province. The numbers at these events have been small but that hasn't stopped from politicians from courting the fringes it seems.
1/ Though I'm not especially active these days, I'm still sometimes gobsmacked by some of the ridiculous (though sadly effective) rage farming by some on the right. Harrison Faulkner of "True North" is just a recent example of that.
2/ So a bit of background. Musical artist Karan Aujla won the 2024 TikTok Juno Fan Choice Award at the award ceremony this past weekend.
I think it was this weekend. Truth be told I don't pay a lot of attention to awards shows.
3/ It should be noted that Aujla has been in Canada for years emigrating as an orphan. He graduated from high school in Canada. The album was produced by a Canadian on a Canadian label.