2. Because the world has gone mad and most attention is being paid to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there probably won't be may updates in this thread. In fact as a lot of right-wing extremists have turned their attention to supporting Putin I'll probably soon focus on that.
3. However, in the meantime, we see a fascinating response to the end of the Emergency Act.
The supporters of the #OttawaOccupation appear to believe that they won?
4. For example, Steven Lane of the Urban Infidels who looks to have spent much of the month in what appears to have been a state of chemically induced delirium states he is "just getting started" which makes as much sense as you would imagine.
5. Anti-immigration/anti-Muslim conspiracy promoter Brad Salzburg claims that the Prime Minister was told to roll it back by the banks. Some believe the senate was going to kybosh it while others continue to invoke the World Economic Forum (WEF) boogeyman.
6. One Calgary Yellow Vester's post resulted in a number of comments which proves that Canadian social studies curriculum need to do a much better job in teaching civics and how government actually works.
7. Like, they really have no idea.
8. Finally, Chris Saccoccia (aka Chris Sky) suggests that the Senate about to nix the Emergencies Act and that Trudeau was trying to save face.
9. Given what I was watching on CPAC and given that the Senate is dominated by appointments made by the Prime Minister (independent though they might be), this claim seems divorced from reality.
10. But then Mr. Teeth is desperate to maintain his importance.
11. OH! Istanbul you say?
12. The reality is likely much closer to this summary.
13. Now, staying with Saccoccia (aka Chris Sky) and his desire for clout for a moment longer, he also made an outlandish claim last night that was immediately and easily debunked.
14. Yeah, no. No Tamara Lich was not found dead in her cell.
16. While not suggesting she has been murdered, other supporters of the #OttawaOccupation and the blockades are claiming that Lich and the others still in custody (Pat King and I presume George Billings) are political prisoners.
17. And no.
No, denying someone bail isn't torture.
18. Someone posting on Pat King's Telegram page (which more and more I'm suspecting MAY not be legitimate) writes the most important thing now is to get all political prisoners out of jail.
None of these people are political prisoners.
19. Now that being said, I do recognize some disparity in treatment. While Lich (who might have been the most moderate of the bunch and THAT is really a damning indictment because she isn't a moderate) languishes in jail, other leaders are free.
20. BJ Dichter. Daniel Bulford. Tom Marazzo. Tom Quiggin.
None of them are in jail and they were all equally as culpable as Ms. Lich.
21. Chris Barber was arrested, however he WAS able to post bail.
Be also seems to be violating the terms of his bail release with some impunity if my reading of the conditions is correct.
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.