1. So I don't talk at length these days about the QAnon self-proclaimed Queen of Canada Romana Didulo these days primarily because she is a side show.
2. She is of course a concern because of the power she wields over her followers and that she has has called for violence towards the government and anyone associated with the Covid vaccination programme.
4. Currently in Newfoundland and Labrador continuing her "royal tour" Didulo also continues to make pronouncements such as the arrest of public figures, banning the Canadian flag, and other divorced from reality statements.
There are some however that are telling.
5. The supporters love this of course, though they seem to speak to issues brewing in the convoy.
6. This is confirmed by another statement made by Didulo and commented on by the faithful.
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8. Note the threats.
9. It would appear that some of the royal retinue have decided after more than a month of traveling and serving the self-proclaimed Queen that they have grown sick of her.
10. One of Didulo's most faithful followers, Raven Moonstone, posted this on Telegram.
11. In the comments were this post that expands on the issue.
12. The comments suggest that there are those who are indeed waking up and starting to question Didulo's claims.
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14. We see others involved in Didulo's convoy making other statements, particularly regarding the money spent.
15. Perhaps most disturbing are claims from one of those claiming to be on Didulo's convoy that she routinely threatened to have people who somehow displeased her killed.
16. In short, Romana Didulo isn't a quirky fringe figure to be laughed at.
She very much appears to be a manipulative cult leader who poses a danger to her own followers who step out of line.
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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.
1/ A couple of days ago self-proclaimed leaders of the "freedom movement" held a press conference in Ottawa which was about as unhinged as you might have expected.
2/ Apparently the person who set this up was Derek Noonan who was also one of the speakers.
That would be this guy and I shall get back to him shortly.
3/ Because these "freedom patriot" types are SUPER jealous of anyone getting even a tiny bit of the noteriety they seem to believe they deserve and are entitled to, Gordon Berry was not happy with the press conference.
1. Misinformation has always been a feature on Twitter but prior to Musk's ownership there appeared to be a minimal effort (very minimal) to counter it. Those days are clearly over.
Case in point, Theo Fleury shared this with his 285.8K followers today:
2. Before I go any further, no. This is not in fact true at all and a fact check would indicate that it isn't true.
Pictured here with Chrystia Freeland is her mother and sister.
3. When asked about the photo, the original poster said it was taken in 1967: