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. 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.