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Elizabeth Moore

2 years

1. LAWSUIT UPDATE: On Mar 14th 2022, J. Pardu ruled “Considering … the little merit to the appeal, the prejudice to [Moore & @berniefarber ], coupled with the evident malice with which [Elisa Hategan] acted…the motion is dismissed.”

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

🧵I spoke with a colleague in Ottawa recently and she was shocked Toronto didn’t have convoy camps. I wish I could show her this time-stamped case study to illustrate how and why we’ve been spared so far: /1

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I’m struggling with how to end this. The white male privilege at play is exhausting, and I recognize the methods TPS successfully used could be amplified to violence against others. At the same time, I’m relieved my city has been spared the horns, hot tubs, and harassment. /8

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And as this circus (hopefully) winds down, we need to stay in that discomfort and use it to ask tough questions of our politicians & police. The time to push for greater community safety and inclusion is now. My city may have been spared, but the work is just beginning. /end

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Elizabeth Moore

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There is nothing easy about the convoy, even in cities without their BBQs and bouncy castles. I’m glad about this. Our collective complacency allowed this movement to grow & flourish. Whatever we’re grappling with, we need to sit in that discomfort. /9

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LONG🧵- The "Freedom" Convoy asserts they aren't racist, challenging people to come see for themselves, so I mustered all the middle-aged white woman energy I could and got my former extremist self down to Queen's Park to check it out. These are my thoughts and observations: /1

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@onemooreliz

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Throughout the convoy, I’ve seen many supporters opining (whining) that Toronto is a lost cause. Between counter demos and the cops keeping the welcome mat locked up, it wasn’t worth it. With all eyes on Ottawa Matt & Trevor thought they’d be able to slip in. They were wrong. /7

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

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Their next live is more sober. We learn cops already relocated them to Spadina and Major in the Annex. Now they got a ticket for parking in the bike lane. (When does that ever happen??) They’re pissed, but determined. Current time: approx 1am Feb 19th /4

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

This isn’t about dancing in QP or joining what Pat King called a big tailgate party. This is an internationally funded effort to destabilize Canada and put the safety of many at risk. For the first time ever I'm at a loss. For the first time ever, I'm really scared. /end

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

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They go dark for the night and are exhausted & sideways on the next live. Turns out the cops moved them around “like cattle” until they left. Weather is bad, but it’s a “beautiful day for freedom.” Current time: approx 12pm Feb 19th /5

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

One sign said, "we are covid." If they meant that white supremacy, intolerance and populism are sweeping through Canada like a plague, then yes, they are covid. They are the new variant of concern and we don't have a vaccine. /20

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Elizabeth Moore

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2 years

With so much evidence even at the tail end of things, no one can say they didn't know. Anything less than direct condemnation is complicity. As the saying goes, "if there's a Nazi at the table and 10 people are sitting there talking to them, you've got a table with 11 Nazis." /15

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Parked but not at QP. Based on the Canada Life building in the background, they’re walking north on University from Queen W. The gridlocked traffic made them an hour late, and they’re cold & demoralized. But they’re trying, folks! Current time: approx 2pm Feb 19. /6

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Fired up by the events in Ottawa, Toronto convoy organizer, Matt Zank, and his buddy Trevor, hit the road to Queen’s Park with big plans, excessive optimism, and a camping grill. This is going to be Ottawa 2.0, baby! Current time: approx 9pm Feb 18th. /2

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Bedford and Bloor! Bedford and Bloor! Did they mention Bedford? And Bloor? Possibly Bay Street? The first truck is on scene. They’re camped out near John Tory’s condo. Spirits are high. It’s a second line for freeeeedooooom! Current time: approx 10pm Feb 18th. /3

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

I've felt a lack of safety and trust on a scale that I, as a white person, have never experienced. Neighbours, businesses, friends, relatives, have all shown themselves willing to support white supremacists if their views on 1 issue align, and it's only been 2+ weeks. /19

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

I'm coping with all this the only way I know how: reading, writing, documenting, forgetting to sleep, and eating too much. I'm caught up in a fever of my own, thinking that if I read/write/watch just one more thing, maybe, possibly, I'll have some control. /21

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

The appropriation of Indigenous ceremonies and misuse of sacred items by various convoy supporters causes harm to Indigenous peoples and has been condemned: /11

Ontario First Nations Speak Out Against Anti-Vaxx Convoy In Ottawa

(ANNews) – The Algonquin Nation has issued a statement saying that it does not in any capacity support the far-right trucker convoy that has been occupying its traditional lands, APTN News reports.

www.thestar.com

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

(1/7) Video has surfaced of a person holding a swastika sign at Queen’s Park on April 2nd:

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

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As I write about this now, what saddens and worries me the most is how easy it was to slide on in there. For anyone -- especially anyone white -- who doesn't know what this is all about, it's so easy to be pulled in by their admittedly joyful energy and enthusiasm. /16

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

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Then suddenly they're rubbing elbows with conspiracy theorists, racists, etc, while waving flags & getting caught up in something that feels bigger than themselves. I know from experience how easy it is to look the other way when you want to believe in something badly enough. /17

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

I learned this weekend that a LOT of people need a primer on contextualized hate symbols, so buckle up! We're going to explore the history, types and motives behind far right symbol appropriation using journalistic & academic sources + lived experience. Yes, I'm geeking out! /1

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

As the incessant honking continues, and the movement spreads to other countries, I keep thinking about a tweet I saw somewhere recently: “DON’T UNDERESTIMATE RIGHTWING POPULISM.” /28

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

With the momentum of the so-called "freedom movement," more and more people are embracing the exhilaration of it and are willing to look the other way in favour of the love and freedom veneer. It's reached a critical level I never imagined. /18

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Beyond the hate groups and their logos, individuals were also showing up and showing off their ...uh...positions on things. No "freedom" protest is complete, it seems, without appropriation of sacred Indigenous items. In this case, the hand drum. /10

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Earlier this week an assistant at @globalnewsto was tasked with finding ppl to talk about travel mandates lifting. Naturally they went to an anti-everything FB group that is a hub for the Toronto rallies known to spew antisemitism, conspiracies, & occasionally turn violent. 🤦🏻 /1

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

But that containment, those checks and balances, are gone now. Politicians, media, educators and so on are either in full support or excusing a few bad apples. As if even one swastika on Parliament Hill is acceptable. As if any of this *gestures wildly* is okay. /26

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

These supposed leaders are telling Canadians who are vulnerable to covid and/or hate that their experiences don’t matter. Their voices don’t matter. Their rights to live safely in our communities don’t matter. And that’s scary as hell. /27

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

It's important to back up claims, so here's an intro to The Line and leader Lamont Daigle's antisemitic views on @antihateca 's blog: And there's @MackLamoureux 's piece about the FR infighting and suspicion about them: /5

Despite Rampant Infighting, the Anti-Mask Movement Isn’t Going Anywhere

Experts say that infighting is to be expected among leaders of fringe groups but it doesn't mean the group will be disbanding just because the leaders hate each other

www.vice.com

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

1. Last week someone tried to run me over while I was breaking down this oversized “pro-life” sign. I needed time to process, but I have some thoughts about what happened & the general state of our streets. (Note: I took this before things went sideways.)

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

A couple of extremist orgs made their presence known, none moreso than The Line Canada, who had several flags prominently displayed, as well as a canopy/tent thing where they sold merch and acted as a bit of a command centre for the afternoon. /4

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

🧵 ON TORONTO’S ANTI-EVERYTHING RALLY MAR 26: According to the advertised lists “everything” includes vax passports, digital ID, social credit, travel/border mandates, Lib/NDP coalition & calls for gov’t accountability. An ideological grab bag with something for everyone! /1

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

On to antisemitism. I heard there were more signs earlier but this straggler remained parroting the "globalist" conspiracy. This article from @ADL outlines some of the prominent antisemitic and racist conspiracies connected to the vaccine specifically: /12

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Another group waving its flags around was Canada First, run by Tyler Russell. @sebroback 's in depth piece on them is ... well ... let's just say Canada First ain't subtle. /9

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

I want to be clear, I don’t blame the assistant. I do, however, blame @globalnewsto for not training their entry level staff better. “Don’t platform extremists/conspiracy theorists/antisemites/etc” should be part of their standard journalistic code of conduct. /5

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

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But nothing I nor anyone else can do at this point will stop the flags and messages from appearing in our social media feeds, neighbourhood shops, across from our children's schools, or in our House of Commons and provincial legislatures. /22

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Racism. Ah yes, racism too. I found this just north of QP. There was also a sign with a similar message. (For posting, I blocked out the QR code and Trudeau's blackface.) Here's a great primer from @antihateca on the racism et al in the convoy: /13

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Some cringe-worthy Christian music was added to the mix. There were, of course, signs about God and Jesus and all that, too. @GetBAC wrote an excellent article about Evangelicals joining the convoy. /14

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

5 years

Scheer isn’t the only politician supporting United We Roll. Either they don’t know who’s behind it, or don’t think supporting a group that is home to racist extremists is a problem. We must send a collective message that making common cause with racists is unacceptable.

Andrew Scheer

@AndrewScheer

5 years

The #UnitedWeRoll convoy is a testament to the importance of Canada's energy sector and the crisis it's facing. Canadian energy workers deserve a government that supports their industry and champions it worldwide. Conservatives will fix the Liberal mess & get people back to work.

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

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(7/7) We collectively allow this. Some of our political leaders excuse hate symbols and we accept that, too. *This is who we are.* Freedom of speech is fundamental in democracy, but so is equity and community safety. Allowing racists to be racists won’t cut it.

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Last year, Daigle and Kelly Anne Farkus (Wolfe) were arrested and charged after violating covid lockdown rules in place at the time, because, of course. /6

Organizers arrested following large anti-lockdown protests in downtown Toronto

Lamont Daigle, 49, and Kelly Anne Farkus (Wolfe), 38, charged with common nuisance

www.thestar.com

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

I know the Heritage Front & the wave of hate activities in the '90s harmed and frightened a lot of people, but as someone in it at the time, I surprisingly felt a sense of containment. Despite their efforts, they didn't gain much lasting traction in the mainstream. /23

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

While there's much to be said about Farkus (Wolfe), a good starting off point for the uninitiated is this @antihateca piece on her claims to have stolen vaccines, because, holy hell: /8

Anti-Masker Claims To Have Stolen Multiple COVID-19 Vaccines For “Testing”

Kelly Anne Farkas says they’re going to have scientists “examine” the vaccines for “everyone to see,” on livestream. To politicians: “we’re coming to get ya.”

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

LONG 🧵 I decided to check out the anti-vax/mandate march in Toronto yesterday. But before I get into it, I urge you to read @weynagrom ’s great thread on this weekend’s happenings. Mine is supplementary at best, especially since I missed the pre-march speeches. /1

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

While I didn't see whether Daigle himself was at Queen's Park, Farkus (Wolfe) was partying with the DJ on top of the King Edward VII statue as shown in The Line's live feed. (Thanks @ARCCollective for aiding in the ID). /7

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

To the untrained eye, they looked like what they claim to be: one big inclusive party for FREEDOM! There were kids playing, people dancing to Bob Marley, free food, and lots of happy faces. It's all peace, love and rock and roll, man. Except...no. /3

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

I arrived late at 5:15pm, and some were on their way home by then. I passed vehicles with their flags flying and people with buttons on their coats and flags draped around them. There were roughly 100 or so left at QP. /2

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Welp! I've discovered that 25 is the maximum number of tweets you can post at one time. I'll post all this and continue below. Hopefully. I've never written anything this long on Twitter before. /25

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

@ARCCollective @antihateca @BernieFarber @KarenMock @esjeducation @KatTapestry @JaneQCitizen @CaptCanuck6 @bjgalloway1717 @sega_vek @seganwad @misterEpete @weynagrom @TDubOntario @kokopuff16 @ApiecalypseNow @AmarAmarasingam @jryerson1 @AmiraElghawaby @ebalgord @TonyYvce @RVAwonk

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

I appreciate this likely isn’t the experience of those targeted, but for me back then it felt like we could play with fire in the form of dangerous, hateful ideas and there would always be a fire extinguisher there to temper us if we got too hot. /24

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

🚨 IMPORTANT UPDATE 🚨 The @globalnewsto assistant reached out to take responsibility for their actions. They thanked me for pointing out the harm, have removed the post in the "freedom" group, and assured me they will never make that mistake again. I admire their integrity. /1

Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Earlier this week an assistant at @globalnewsto was tasked with finding ppl to talk about travel mandates lifting. Naturally they went to an anti-everything FB group that is a hub for the Toronto rallies known to spew antisemitism, conspiracies, & occasionally turn violent. 🤦🏻 /1

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

7. Why? Because silence isn’t safer & inaction/delayed action isn’t a win. We need to normalize countering intolerance in our streets. Everyday. Always. We need to stop this bystander effect of assuming it’s someone else’s problem that they’ll handle when everything aligns.

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

@SpinelessL @DBPanneton @MrMubinShaikh @GeoffyPJohnston @GetBAC @temasmith @CanadianCentury @imperialnewz @Justin_Ling @jyangstar @lisakirbie @kimzarzour @trklou @MitzieHunter @NoLore @zackbabins

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

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(6/7) It’s tempting to tell them “this is what you allow. This is who you are!” While that’s accurate, it isn’t the entire picture. It’s also us. His views and affinity for genocidal symbols didn’t form in a vacuum. His sense of safety to share them didn’t come from nowhere.

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

(3/7) This person is a regular and comes with what looks like a sketchbook full of signs that he flips through during the rallies. Here are some of the others I documented over the past two months. Conspiracies and antisemitism abound:

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

1. Becoming the observed at this weekend’s anti-everything rally in Toronto was an experience. Hate preacher, Philip Ness Thomas, was particularly unhappy to see me. But before confronting me he tried to whip up support, I assume to create a bigger stink. (From S. Sima’s live.)

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

11. Be brave. Be brave in the face of anger. Be brave for the communities that need you. In whatever capacity you’re able, and with whatever means feel right, be brave & tell the Nazi punks to fuck off. Be brave, because we’re all afraid.

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

In the 4 hrs I was there, not a single bad apple got tossed. No one was confronted. Most were listened to and applauded. An open extremist was allowed to lead the march demanding the freedom of other racists. This is the anti-mandate movement. This is who they are. /23

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

While I recognize that not everyone who is anti-vax is sympathetic with extremists, it concerns me greatly that @globalnewsto staff went looking for voices in those circles. Them being excluded seems more by chance than by design. /4

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

I believe the more overt prejudice & aggression I witnessed is due to moderates falling away now that many mandates will end on the 21st. The protestors are distilled down to more extreme elements who don’t have enough moderates to absorb and camouflage their antics. /15

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

5 years

@Ben_Parsons__ Frankly, if Canada has any of its core values left, this *should* be a career limiting move. No one from a mainstream political party in this country should associate with known racists for any reason. Ever.

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

1/ So that thread blew up and I'm overwhelmed by the response! Thank you! I'm still making my way through the DMs and emails! It means a lot to know this helped some of you talk to family and friends who were supporting the convoy. Were. Past tense! ✊

Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

LONG🧵- The "Freedom" Convoy asserts they aren't racist, challenging people to come see for themselves, so I mustered all the middle-aged white woman energy I could and got my former extremist self down to Queen's Park to check it out. These are my thoughts and observations: /1

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Elizabeth Moore

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2 years

I feel uncomfortable comparing my mindset as a Fash 25+ yrs ago to what's happening today b/c that isn't who I am now, but I can't un-know what I know, and unfortunately I know how the so-called Freedom Convoy members are probably feeling tonight: /1

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

1. At Toronto’s anti-everything rally on Saturday, I became the observed. I wasn’t going to write about it because the whole thing was exhausting. However, it did raise some interesting issues, so I guess this is me doubling down. Expect a full thread drop tomorrow.

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Part of being “on track” means having respect for those they serve. If @globalnewsto wants to get on the corporate Pride bandwagon, they’d do well to avoid reaching out to people who regularly platform a homophobic hate preacher. My 2 cents. /7

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

7 months

I think some folks should lay off the goat sauce for a bit.

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

🧵 What happened in Kensington Market on Sat was very upsetting, but no doubt has replayed many times over the past 2 years. Community residents and businesses deserve better. They deserve peace & safety. @JoshMatlow @kristynwongtam @gordperks @m_layton @JohnTory @joe_cressy /1

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@onemooreliz

2 years

We know how people become desensitized and radicalized when they choose to align with extremists. But we must realize larger society is becoming desensitized, too. So many honks/waves of support. So many people are willing to look the other way. It’s scary as hell. /24

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Sticking with Ylli for a minute, listening to him chant “it’s your body it’s your choice” makes me want to break things. Rabid pro-lifers have no business appropriating such language to prop up their anti-science, antisemitic, conspiracies. /6

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@onemooreliz

2 years

(2/7) He is seen standing on the lower level of the King Edward VII plinth at the beginning of Avery Lacic’s speech. No one calls him out, and the videographer, who had a clear view, remarks instead about “the good information” being presented.

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@onemooreliz

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And if they were unclear how to identify such folks, it’s time to get someone in to do some training. The 24 hr news cycle is intense but is no excuse. Journalists at all levels of their careers deserve to have the knowledge that will keep their work on track. /6

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

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8. No matter the specifics, the messages serve to make people feel unsafe and unwelcome. Our failure to remove them compounds these feelings and our inaction causes harm. If we think an intolerant message is irrelevant, that’s our privilege talking.

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9. I wanted to end the thread on an upbeat, rally the community let’s-do-this kind of note, but I don’t have it. No matter how I talk around the issue, the truth is my life was put at risk because I took action — a small action — in support of reproductive healthcare. In Canada.

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

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Speaking of flags, Lily Musa, draped in a Red Ensign and carrying a Free Tamara Lich/Free Pat King sign, led the march — at least for a while — flanked by the Gadsden and Jesus’ Blood Vaccine flag wavers. Anyone still think this movement isn’t racist? /4

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

I reviewed Global’s recent stories on travel mandates & AFAIK they didn’t interview anyone from that group, but they found someone who opted for a homeopathic “vaccine” who hopes to travel this summer. Why was including that necessary at all? /3

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Elizabeth Moore

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7 months

@NCookBouton This is very sad! What do you think need to happen for them to find real-world community again? Do they find any happiness/fulfillment in what they’re doing, or is it a house of cards that can come down at any moment?

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

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Aside from the change of mood and expression, what struck me was the sad spectacle of it all. Frankly, it’s embarrassing to watch them display such ignorance and hate while stubbornly demanding people “wake up” and “embrace freedom.” /16

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Elizabeth Moore

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5. @PersianCatLadyJ explains their mindset, volatility and why I’ve had both cameras and cars pointed at me in recent weeks. It’s important to stay safe when dealing with people who think they’re fighting Satan in a spiritual war.

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

(4/7) He’s not shy about ensuring everyone sees his messages. Here he goes near restaurant windows on Queen St W on March 26th. (NB - he was not flashing a swastika that day.)

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

11 months

@Noellenarwhal I was in a Zoom meeting recently where the host was flustered by tech issues. She apologized, laughed and said she is an “old lady” and couldn’t navigate tech. Turns out she is only 4 years older than me! At a certain point we make choices about how much we’re open to learn.

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Elizabeth Moore

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2 years

Regardless of whether there's violence this weekend harm is happening now on a national, if not international, scale. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians are turning fascists and other far-right activists and adjacents into blue collar folk heroes. That can't be undone. /3

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

10. And in the short term at least, the risks will likely get worse for many communities in many ways. The rights we thought were solid even six months ago feel more fragile, and hostility, in whatever form it takes, cuts deeper. We need to face this reality and be brave.

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Elizabeth Moore

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2. Every few weeks I document & pull down stickers/posters that, in my view, are harmful. In the past I’ve been followed by cops and monitored by civilians. Sometimes people were surprised when I started ripping away at things. Regardless of who looked or why, no one interfered.

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Elizabeth Moore

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2 years

(5/7) And again in Kensington Market on the same day he gets up close to share his views with residents and shoppers.

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Elizabeth Moore

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4. For anything else, I was still mostly left alone. But as soon as I touched any abortion-related material, there’d be pointing, yelling, phone cameras. Usually I’d just stare at them in silence. I never gave them the fight they wanted, which seemed to confuse & disappoint them.

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@onemooreliz

2 years

Sign bingo is easy regardless of group politics: ✅ Trudeau violence ✅ Globalists ✅ Deep state ✅ Covid is fake ✅ Great Reset/Awakening ✅ Lobbyists ✅ Misunderstanding law ✅ Communists/Fascists ✅ Jesus 🙏✝️ ✅ Ukraine conspiracies ✅ Puppet masters ✅ Not extremists! /4

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

The weapons seized and charges laid haven’t been enough of a catalyst for many to disengage. I don’t know where we go from here, what happens next or how we protect our communities. All I know is this isn’t over and I’m still worried. /25

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

@MrMubinShaikh @mohamadfakih8 @kimzarzour @jyangstar @YYCantiracist @ebalgord @TheAgenda @EdmontonAgainst @EthanCoxMtl @kinsellawarren @imperialnewz @RennyRonson @CaptCanuck6 @sega_vek @temasmith @UtdbO

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

I had a late start so I attended the end of The Line’s small gathering at Yonge Dundas Square and waited for the Queen’s Park marchers to arrive. “Nurse Ashley,” who was the final speaker, told us the vaccine causes HIV. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. /2

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

@BernieFarber @KarenMock @ARCCollective @JaneQCitizen @KatTapestry @torontocrockett @esjeducation @lisakirbie @misterEpete @weynagrom @woodrow_hazel @RVAwonk @jryerson1 @GeoffyPJohnston @bjgalloway1717 @AmarAmarasingam @amascriver @Typist @zackbabins @rk_thorpe @TonyYvce

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@onemooreliz

2 years

Despite the honks and waves, there was plenty of opposition as well. One marcher said “a finger isn’t a conversation,” but really it says all that needs to be said. /end

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Not all conspiracies getting aired out yesterday were old ones. Russia/QAnon propaganda about bio labs in the Ukraine made it into the Toronto demo. @Justin_Ling has an incredible thread explaining where this started and how it spread: /6a

Justin Ling (Has Left)

@Justin_Ling

2 years

Yesterday I wrote on a fast-moving conspiracy theory that seeks to rationalize Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and marry it with a tangle of QAnon paranoia. Let's look at how this theory came to be — and how it's still being promoted by Moscow.

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Whatever happens this weekend is time limited. The shift in the mindset of supporters won't be. What do we do that so many are willing to support fascists b/c they're tired of protecting themselves & their communities against covid? Is selfishness our new guiding principle? /7

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

1. 🧵on men in tradwife spaces: The pretty pictures of freshly baked bread and well-behaved children that tradwives crank out promote the ideal performance of a gentle patriarchy that serves God. But this performance isn’t always accepted by men.

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Also, I did it because I’m there to observe, not make myself the story. I want to film what they do for their cause, not what they do in response to me. Getting footage of personal confrontations is of little value and could make things less safe for anyone else observing. /23

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

Fortunately, the conspiracy crowd was having none of it. They advised the assistant wasn’t welcome and asked why Global didn’t report on their assorted perceived triumphs and fears. Below is just a sample of the responses. /2

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

6. Having said that, though, my response to well-meaning friends and loved ones who told me to be smarter or perhaps even take a break, surprised me. Planning and being safe makes sense, however…

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

I lied for two reasons, the most important being my safety. I was there alone and this interaction happened when everyone was standing outside CityTV. He could’ve yelled and had the crowd hear in a tight space and that could’ve been dicy. I wasn’t going to take the chance. /21

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Elizabeth Moore

@onemooreliz

2 years

A few brave residents spoke out, including this person with a “Darwin Awards 2022” sign. At least 2 men went up to them, including 1 with a camera rolling, in an effort to intimidate. /12

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