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It's a new year, and while new year's resolutions are kind of bullshit, it's a good opportunity to share some tips on how to tackle fascism in 2024.

So, here's some new year's resolutions for anti-fascists! 2/
1. Protect yourself online

While there will always be a need for public advocates, getting doxxed sucks and can take you out of the fight.

Take some basic precautions here: communitysolidarityottawa.ca/safety-plan

All right, let's look at results. Chanel & Shannon got told that their hatred isn't welcome by the community once again.

Shannon got less than 10% of the vote, being crushed by Lyra, who pulled 55%

Chanel came in dead last with 18%

#ottawa #ottvote #OttawaVotes This is especially sweet as Shannon doesn't live in Zone 6, he's only running there because he's a transphobe and he wanted to specifically run against Lyra. Except he got owned once again.

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In Brockville, Smiths Falls, Leeds County, you have a 3-way race between Christopher Cummings, Quentin Ferrant and David Freedom for CDSBEO

standard-freeholder.com/news/three-vyi… 1/ Just getting this out of the way, yes, that is his real name, I believe he legally changed it to “David Freedom” 2/

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I’ve talked a lot about Ontario candidates, but did you know that Manitoba elections are coming up on Oct. 26? Again, it’s important to know your local candidates, especially this year. Lets take a look at some school board candidates in #Winnipeg… #mbpoli #wpgpoli #mbed First, our friends at the Canadian Anti-Hate Network profiled a few far-right and covid-conspiracy candidates, antihate.ca/former_proud_b… 2/

With less than two weeks before E-Day, here's my list of municipal candidates in Ottawa to avoid. Far right, convoy supporters, anti-LGBT, or "anti-woke"

Disclaimer: simply being a mainstream conservative isn't enough to get someone on this list. Council:
Ward 2 (Orléans West-Innes) – Chris Fraser
Ward 8 (College) – Vilteau Delvas
Ward 9 (Knoxdale-Merivale) – Joseph Ben-Ami
Ward 12 (Rideau-Vanier) – Tyler Cybulski
Ward 20 (Osgoode) – Bruce Faulkner
Ward 21 (Rideau Jock) – Patty Searl
Ward 21 (Rideau-Jock) – Michael Nowak

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Attention #Ottawa, did you know that today, OCDSB trustee candidate Shannon Boschy will be speaking at a rally in support of "the worst school trustee in British Columbia" organized by a far right group that was recently laughed out of court? 2/ Just a warning up front, Shannon Boschy is the most vile, reprehensible human being running for school board in Ottawa so far. Not only are his views abhorrent, but he is also by all accounts a pretty terrible person, which we will have to get into.

🧵So, since I made the post earlier today, #Ottawa school board candidate Chanel Pfahl decided to show her support for Barry Neufeld, a man known as “the worst school trustee in British Columbia” who is in town for a case tomorrow. 1/ Barry Neufeld is a long-time Chilliwack school trustee and far right demagogue who is notable for, among other things, hating LGBT people, spreading anti-semitic nonsense, calling local reporters the r-slur, and accusing Dr. Theresa Tam of being secretly transgender 2/

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Sigh… I guess it's time for this post. #Ottawa, we need to talk about anti-trans convoy supporter Chanel Pfahl running in OCDSB Zone 8 and why we can't allow her anywhere near a school board seat. #Ottvote #Ottpoli #onpoli 1/ Chanel has already been reported on by CAHN, and in other twitter posts, but I’m going to go into some more detail here. antihate.ca/anti_transgend…

https://twitter.com/NL_ANTIFA/status/1578860398299578370

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🧵Let’s take a look at Ottawa Catholic School Board Zone 3, Paul Safi, and dig into what his Campaign Life Coalition endorsement really means. Did you know they have a different questionnaire for public and Catholic boards? #Ottawa #Ottvote 1/ At least for Ottawa, the CLC’s survey for the public school board consists of three questions, focused on parental notice about “controversial issues” like abortion, homosexuality and contraception.

These questions take the format of a dog-whistle, phrasing everything 2/

1/ 🧵#NorthCowichan #Chemainus we need to talk about town council candidate Charles Borg. Charles Borg is an anti-vaxxer, anti-masker, member of fascist organization Veterans4Freedom, and supports notorious far right extremist Jeremy MacKenzie. Your first hint is that here he is sharing conspiratorial content about digital ID and the CCP from far-right “news” source TNC, from his official campaign facebook page. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. 2/

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Attention #Markham, we need to talk about YCDSB trustee candidate Luca Mele, running in Wards 1,2,3 & 6. Luca Mele is a far-right conspiracy theorist who should not be anywhere near a school board seat. 1/ Of course, your first hint is that on his campaign website, he rants about “extreme leftist woke curriculums,” but let’s dig a little deeper. 2/

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I wanted to stop focusing on the #RideauVanier race, but our friend Tyler is too ridiculous to ignore. He got a shout out from Rupa Subramanya yesterday, Of course, Tyler is trying to play the victim but do a terrible job of it. #Ottawa #OttVote 1/ This interaction is also illustrative of some broader tropes that we’ve seen in the convoy and in the far-right in North America, so it’s worth looking at. 2/

Now more than ever, it’s important to know your school board candidates. In OCDSB Zone 2 (Kanata), Ashley Darling is running for an open seat. Her website seems pretty bog-standard for someone running for school board, but is there more going on? #ottawa #ottvote🧵 1/ Ashley Darling has been endorsed by the Campaign Life Coalition, and has been rated “Pro-life, pro-parental rights,” having given “perfect answers” to their 2022 questionnaire. 2/