1. As an educator finishing up his 20th year in the classroom, I've come to recognize and look forward to serendipitous teachable moments.
And on March 20, Derek Harrison provided me with just such an opportunity.
2. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Derek Harrison (aka "Rants" aka "Rants Derek"), a founding and charter member of the Plaid Army/Diagolon seen in this video showing he doesn't understand what "coup" means, was a frequent subject of the ARC when it was active.
3. He was one of Faith Goldy's helper monkeys on her ill-fated mayoral campaign.
7. Derek may have been a bit dramatic in the aftermath.
8. When Derek Harrison isn't watching documentaries, reading peer reviewed research, getting wrecked by septuagenarians, and other "man things" he spends much of his time live streaming. You can see some of those anti-Semitic and racist streams in the following ARC article.
9. "After Being Shoved Tarek Fatah Strikes White Nationalist and Faith Goldy Supporter Derek Harrison With Cane At Bernier's PPC Immigration Speech"
18. Upon their return, they were prosecuted and persecuted, their sacrifices ignored even after they were proven correct about the danger the fascists reprsented.
19. Today there are a few memorials such as those in Victoria, Cumberland, Winnipeg, and Toronto.
20. The most significant however is probably the one in Ottawa, a memorial I had the honour of visiting in 2005.
21. Now since I made a conscious decision to wear that shirt and Derek noticed it, I can only assume others did as well so I did exactly what I was aiming to do.
Thanks for the confirmation Derek. :)
22. But I am more than willing to take fashion criticism from anyone so in light of Derek Harrison's fashion snobbery, I promise that I will wear a different shirt during my next interview.
I think it will be this one.
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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.