Aiding and abetting a coup d’état.
As we wait for the transition of power from despot to democrat, Facebook (Zuckerberg) has taken it upon itself to aid in the obstruction of that power transfer, facilitation of an insurrection narrative and disregard for the will of the American electorate.
If you thought disinformation on Facebook was a problem during our election, just wait until you see how it is shredding the fabric of our democracy in the days after.
— Bill Russo (@BillR) November 10, 2020
Look at what has happened in just the past week.
Aiding and abetting a coup d’état.
Facebook is a weapon to manipulate the masses. A tool to carry out disinformation campaigns with impunity.
And the response of the left... is to delete their Facebook account.
An inherent flaw in the left’s critical thinking.
We are at war and people close their eyes and count to three, devastated when they find danger upon opening their eyes.
War requires mental & physical commitment & to fight back.
What did the left think fascists would do? Leave?
Winning the election was a momentous victory.
Fascists fight to retain power.
American fascists are fighting to retain power.
The right is willing to fight to the death to preserve their hold on power, and the left is considering deleting Facebook.
Wake up! The next 75 days will determine the future fate of the globe. Are you prepared to risk your life? Take up arms? Defend free and fair elections? The right is willing to defend fascism.
Convinced of our own magnificence & exceptionalism, we overlook existential threat until it’s breathing down our neck.
How many times have I been mansplained that the beliefs and ideology of the right are not fascism? Exuberant belief, but perfectly legitimate politics.
The globe has had 4 years to prepare for this moment. But all the left prepared to do was vote. Not defend that vote.
So confident that good wins over evil, every time.
Toss out the rose coloured glasses and live in reality for awhile.
The fight for human existence has begun.
Yes Biden needs to address the legal issues being passed as rationale for frivolous law suits.
But the battle for a fascist dictatorship is going to be fought amongst the public, not in the courts.
That’s reality.
Principles, virtue and sanctimony are irrelevant now. Defending democracy requires stamina, strength and unity of purpose.
Immediate cessation of gloating and taunts of the right is required.
Public pressure to accept the election outcome must commence. It is not a foregone conclusion.
And for gods sake quit virtue signalling!
We have very little time to get organized.
Support truth, facts and honest journalism.
Join others in peacefully condemning any obstructionism, wherever it’s found. US, Canada, UK, Australia, France, etc.
Charlie Angus is continuing to gaslight Canadians with a fake scandal that’s been debunked.
Obstructionists are denying reality and refusing to address urgent issues across the globe.
Everything I’ve prepared for is now upon us.
Get in the game folks. Reality sucks, but it’s the best chance you have of surviving the next 75 days.
The coup d’état is not limited to the US. It is a coordinated global attempt to wipe out democracy permanently.
Sometimes conspiracies are real. This one unfortunately is very real.
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So the Premier's press secretary wouldn't acknowledge "texts, emails or phone messages" from the media for several days. This is her job. She's a press secretary. Is she just not doing her job, or is she also on a tropical vacation? \U0001f914#AbLeg #abpoli #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/q0evfu9tPU
— UCP Director of Sandwiches (@sjcalgary) January 1, 2021
Seems conservatives have an overdeveloped sense of entitlement.
How does it feel to the average Albertan to be considered second class? Apparently UCP, CPC and other conservatives across Canada are exempt from COVID public health orders.
I wonder if that means anti maskers are first class citizens? What about church pastors and parishioners? Are they first class status too?
But teachers, physicians, police, first responders, grocery workers, and every other Albertan is considered second class.
We don’t get exemptions to avoid public health orders.
What kind of government flouts law and order?

This is not explained by the confused and poorly informed “freedom” focussed Q’Anon and the fanatical Evangelical Christian’s who evidently can’t manage to worship at home.
These are fully informed political aids and politicians. Refusing to be limited by public health orders.
Many have piped up with commentary and criticized the mix of religion and politics. A convention long held in Canada.
As a Priest and Bishop-Elect, I\u2019d ask that the UCP send Christmas greetings without the wholly inappropriate inference of divine sanction for their government. There are so many things wrong with their use of these words from the Prophet Isaiah it\u2019s hard to know where to start. https://t.co/rwOxVzvnI5
— Anna Greenwood-Lee (@AnnaGreenwoodL1) December 27, 2020
The quote is often repeated at Christmas. “A child is born...” makes reference to the birth of Jesus. Makes sense.
But what does it mean?
Christians (and other religious observers with their religious texts) have made an art form out of interpreting what passages mean.
To those most radically devout (some might say zealously faithful), hidden divine meanings are gleaned from “correctly” reading the bible.
That’s what Dominionists believe. That god himself wrote the bible. Through inspiration of the actual authors, & only they can interpret.
And thus, the “inerrant“ bible serves as a strict road map to save ones soul.
Many devout Christians view the passage as a prophecy made centuries before the birth of Christ. A promise made by god through one of his prophets. Jews interpret the passage very differently.
The Anglican Priest is (obviously) correct about this being supersessionism, and a form of Anti-Semitism.
Troublesome as it is for a Canadian provincial govt to be tweeting out Anti-Semitic propaganda, that’s not the only meaning this passage has for Dominionist Christians.

Not so much!
Not since Calgary police began enforcing the public health edict for masks and for gatherings.
Been waiting for this.. \U0001f644
— Taylor McNallie (@TaylorMadeYYC) December 20, 2020
CPS took action against anti-maskers today, and this is what it turned into.
I got some things to say...
1/7 pic.twitter.com/nGGRxqJ2um
Pair this violent Calgary protest with this opinion piece.
Is it any wonder that “liberty” ideologues are rebelling against Public Health Measures after the premier gave them every indication their freedom was superior to everyone else’s right to
We have evidence that Kenney is instigating STOCHASTIC TERRORISM.
This is what Trump is currently using to effect a coup in the US.
Maybe a journalist can ask Kenney why he stoked the ire of far right immediately prior to ordering a lockdown?
https://t.co/Ypw27JKeE1

As Albertans, we are unfamiliar with the tactics used by fascists. Albertans are naive to subterfuge and sedition.
Stochastic terrorism is common in eastern European nations. Russia & Al Qaida use these tactics all the time, but with much more regularity, brutality & deaths.
Here’s an article from 2011. Spelling out the process of creating a “missile” or “lone wolf” by appealing to those individuals who are mentally unstable. Experts have known how stochastic terrorism works for well over a decade.
https://t.co/zo1vkIoSXC

A change in leadership in the US at the executive level does not alter the Republican Senators and Congress representatives. A few of whom are implicated in January 6, 2020 insurrection.
Canada has officially survived the presidency of Donald Trump. Well done gang. \U0001f1e8\U0001f1e6
— Gerald Butts \U0001f1e8\U0001f1e6 \U0001f637\U0001f590\U0001f9fc\U0001f91a (@gmbutts) January 20, 2021
There will be a strong urge to forget the danger and the corruption.
After a long period of extended fear, terror and daily assaults on political and social norms, many will want to forget and move forward.
But we cannot take our eyes off those out to dismantle democracy.
Those breathing a sigh of relief, tomorrow this all resumes again in the US. It’s only temporarily paused in the US and correspondingly in Canada.
The urge to move on is strong. Resist it. Celebrate victories and achievements, but DO NOT walk away and forget.
Canadian conservative politicians are tightly connected to many of the Republican traitors who attacked the Capitol Jan 6.
None of them are going to give up. They’ll regroup. They’ll reorganize.
In the mean time, we are all required to stay alert. There is much to do.
The far right has let their agenda be known. They want to end democracy in US and in Canada. That goal is not off the table.
They will continue to pursue this agenda.
Yesterday 12 National Guard members were removed from service.
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Below are a few insights I gathered while researching on how Gen-X use WhatsApp as a part of @10kdesigners Cohort!
Okay, let's go!
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Gen-X? Who are they?
Gen-X (short for Generation X) are basically people with birth years around 1960–1980. That’s basically our (millennials’) parents!
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This is the primary feature of WhatsApp.
This feature is the entry point for most of the Gen-X, they come to WhatsApp to communicate and engage with small
Can a movie (96') change how people use an app (Whatsapp)?
— Rajesh Raghavan (@rajeshraghavan_) October 1, 2020
YES. It can.
Let's see how\U0001f440 pic.twitter.com/BV0scQ2KEc
- WhatsApp group is one of the most used features by Gen-X. Most of the message more on groups than on private chats.
- Forward messages received mostly are written in vernacular languages. They are all well scripted.
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One example:
OK, so "The Daily Wire" and "https://t.co/oEa89coNak" are unreliable. Fair enough, maybe they are (I don't use either one of them).
So let's look into one of our new official arbiters of "reliability," Newsguard!
What's their advisory board look like?
https://t.co/5N8op70VE1

OK, so maybe a few names jumped out at you immediately, like, oh I don't know, (Ret.) General Michael Hayden, former Director of the CIA AND former Director of the National Security Agency in the run-up to the Iraq War in 2003! Google him, he's famous!

Newsguard is all about "seeing who's behind each site," (like how Michael Hayden is behind Newsguard?)
All they want to do is fight "misinformation." That's laudable, right?
Also, Newsguard has a "24/7 rapid response SWAT TEAM!!"
So cool!
https://t.co/EDN3UXvBR9

Ok, I'm not a journalist or a former CIA director, so I have no idea what's true or not unless someone tells me, so hey, Columbia Journalism Review - what do you think of Newsguard Advisory Board Member Michael Hayden?
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