Thread by @ARCCollective

1. So.

I just finished watching Pat King's testimony.

And it was... something.

Suffice to say I don't have time to deal with everything he said, but I thought I would put out a thread to provide context.

2. Let's get one thing out of the way right away.

In late 2021, Pat was prevented from boarding a flight due to his vax status. He was upset, hence the "catch a bullet" comment.

Since I would hate to take it out of context, her is the video he posted in it's entirety.

3. In early January he got wind of the planned convoy. Here on January 14 he talks about the Memorandum of Agreement that a faction of the participants was going to submit and suggested something would happen if the Senate rejected it.

4. On January 21, he hosted a stream with Tamara Lich. I've cut that video in two so here is Part 1.

5. Part 2.

6. By January 24 Pat and his part of the convoy were on the road. They passed through Regina in the evening. He asked people to use their horns and that the one who could break the glass of a building doing so would "win" and he would pay any fine.

7. On January 26, 2022 Pat King speaks of the GoFundMe troubles and says that his removal connecting it to him was for optics.

8. On January 28, he was feeling really nervous and requesting a security detail upon his arrival.

9. I'm not sure it was "the left" who was stoking any violent rhetoric.

10. Pat King and his crew arrived in Ottawa and began his walkabout on January 29, 2022. Pat was treated as a conquering hero.

11. Shaking hands, taking photos of well wishers thanking him for his efforts.

12. Hell, he was practically kissing babies at this point.

13. So even if the organizers like Lich and Barber didn't consider Pat to be among the leadership, the people on the streets certainly did and many of them hung on his every word.

14. On January 30, Tyson Billings (Pat's right hand man) shot a video of himself handing cash out to people in their trucks.

15. That evening Pat claimed that he was on his way to a meeting of the leadership in an undisclosed location. Whether or not that was bs, who knows? His supporters believed him.

He also unironically complains about traffic.

16. Pat was interviewed by friendly media on January 31.

17. And yes, you heard that right.

Pat king compares himself to both Terry Fox AND Gandhi.

18. This is one I spliced together because I appreciate the contrast of Pat saying something regarding Tamara Lich and then claiming he didn't say it.

19. By February 4 (I'm going to start skipping a lot) Pat was... checking my notes.... done!

Probably 100% too!

Demanding the resignation of Trudeau and the dissolution of the Liberal Party.

20. On February 6, Pat King says that Ottawa is literally evil.

21. Here on February 8 Pat King continues to tells the people of Ottawa just how much he loves them.

Also talks about bear hugs again.

In spite of the injunction, tells his supporters to blow their horns as a form of revenge.

22. Talks on February 8 about filing papers with lawyers (CBC defamed him, dontchaknow?) and getting money to "truckers".

23. Pat King has a press conference (with no press) with others who claim some leadership in this effort, including Brigitte Belton.

24. In the morning of February 15, Pat helps to direct trucks to ensure if one leaves, two take it's place to keep the roads blocked.

25. I've a few more but I've hit the limit. I'll continue after this thread uploads.

26. We also found out if you DO get sick and die, well, that's just the survival of the fittest.

27. Also on February 15, Pat King continues to show his great love for the people of Ottawa by doxxing those who disagree with the occupation and making threats.

28. He also makes the claim that @antihateca received "a lot" of money from the government (he has claimed $45 million). He asks you to "trust him."

Yeah... no. We received a one time grant of about $250,00 if I recall.

If we HAD $45 million we would crush this movement.

29. And though I have a LOT more, we shall end it with this.

He lies about having a lawyer (at one point a whole team of lawyers).

Suffice to say this claim really, really, REALLY, doesn't help him.

30. He was very confident he wouldn't be arrested but in the unlikely event he was, he would be in and out within the hour.

31. Instead, he was arrested and in jail for months.

rdnewsnow.com/2022/02/25/cro…

32. dailyhive.com/vancouver/pat-…

33. I admit to having a bit of fun with this.

34. So, there we are. A very, very, brief overview of Pat King's time in Ottawa.

Compare this with his often petulent testimony.

35. If you are a masochist and want to look at more of Pat being Pat as well as other individuals and groups in Ottawa, the Coutts border, and other locations, feel free to peruse my thread of threads:

https://twitter.com/ARCCollective/status/1583228809629036544?s=20&t=_ZDTUBWKVPkJpBVm_V2K3w

36. I always forget the hashtags.

#FreedomConvoy #FreeDumbConvoy #freedumb #OttawaOccupation #onpoli #EmergenciesAct #EmergenciesActInquiry #POEC #ottcity #ottawa #cdnpoli #convoy #ConvoyInquiry

37. Well it seems upon viewing some of my other videos that I will need to do a Part II for this thread.

Why?

Well, for one remember when Pat King said they didn't block traffic at the airport in his testimony today?

38. Well... turns out that MAY have not been true.

For example, he and Tyson Billings are pleased as punch that their slow roll blocked people who were parked.

39. And when he said that the didn't block both lanes.

Well, that ALSO turns out not to be true.

40. Was it the joyride because they were "bored" as Pat King claimed, or was there another reason for the "slow roll"?

I'm going with box #2 as Pat suggests this was sort of an act of revenge for denying him a flight on November 30, 2021.

41. So, yeah.

There is going to be a second thread because there is FAR more than this.

Stay tuned.

42. Part II is found at this link:

https://twitter.com/ARCCollective/status/1588302911557480449?s=20&t=XnlF2yn76Toct8CBNaIcKg