Derek Fildebrandt
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Schweinhunden. Enema of the state. Petrosexual. Western Standard generalissimo. Alberta Report’s Special Rapporteur. @WSOnlineNews (dude/his dudeness)
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It’s entirely possible that I missed it, but I didn’t see a single MSM outlet covering the Freedom March in Calgary today. It was probably one of the largest demonstrations in Calgary’s history, but nadda.
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I am vaccinated. If issued with a vaccine passport, I will burn it. I made a choice. Not a submission.
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It's incredible how quickly "dirty Alberta oil" became "Canadian energy".
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1. I've been quietly watching the Hamas/Palestine-Israel conflict unfolding as it washes onto our shores. But now seeing Jewish businesses and people threatened on our streets by overt anti-Semites has compelled me to share a story I haven't spoken of until, now:.
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Invoking the Emergencies (War Measures) Act against non-violent dissenters demanding their liberties back, is an act of war. If the PM goes down this road, he will be opening a door into a dark room which will leave none safer, and none freer. We will all suffer for it.
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Trudeau reading the Toronto Star calling for his resignation.
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If only Ottawa cared as much about getting Western oil to foreign markets as it does Ontario auto parts. .
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@elonmusk @CommunityNotes @elonmusk I just spoke to our reporter who wrote the story. It’s solid. Canada has become a failed, authoritarian, balkanized state.
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Not a fan of @TheMenzoid's questioning style, but I never once imagined that it would get him violently arrested. This is FUCKING wild. There are thousands of literal terrorism and genocide supporters in the streets, but *this* guy gets arrested because they think he's a pain.
BREAKING: Rebel News reporter David Menzies (@TheMenzoid) was brutally arrested by police after he tried to ask Chrystia Freeland questions. Visit Rebel News for more on this story:
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17. One way or another, the mobs marching through Western streets are sending a shiver down the spines of our Jewish neighbours, and for good reason. We've seen this show before. /rant.
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The Toronto Star demands Alberta fall in line to protect the "common interest". Where was the Toronto Star and the "common interest" for the last decade as Alberta was held back, pushed down and insulted while it paid the bill? .
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Was going to fill this out until I saw the “mandatory” part.
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Let Canada Post strike forver. Don't negotiate. Don't even entertain offers to settle. Just let them strike until their mortgages come due, and they beg for there to be anything left to return to. Perhaps then, Canada Post can be reformed into something semi-relevant.
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Notice that when sung by crowds, O’Canada is never sung using the modified progressive lyrics.
With this Rogers Place Crowd you almost don't need an anthem singer. This is what the Canadian National Anthem sounds like for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. #LetsGoOilers #Timetohunt
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We used to chop of the heads of kings for this kind of thing.
CRA enforcing proposed capital gains tax increase without Parliamentary approval
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And just like that, opposing mandates wasn’t racist anymore.
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8. This Über driver doesn't speak for all Arabs or Muslims - only for himself. But, it's undeniable that the Islamic world has a serious problem with anti-Semitism. It's taboo to say it, but I'm going to. And I think I have some license to.
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Great initiative. Western Standard will match True North’s $1000 for anyone that provides a positive identification of this individual.
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16. Criticism of the Israeli government isn't anti-Semitism in and of itself. But those who hold it to an impossible standard of expecting it to lay down its arms while barbarians commit mass murder of civilians are letting slip the mask hiding their hate.
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13. It's taboo and politically incorrect to say it, but I have to: Islam needs to deal with the anti-Semitism problem in its own ranks. People like me can't do it. Only they can. They need to come to terms with the crimes committed in their name, and reconcile with their past.
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This is not a case of police officers just doing their job enforcing bad law. This is a case of police crossing the line into political weaponization of the law to serve their political masters. These officers should be fired immediately.
Not a fan of @TheMenzoid's questioning style, but I never once imagined that it would get him violently arrested. This is FUCKING wild. There are thousands of literal terrorism and genocide supporters in the streets, but *this* guy gets arrested because they think he's a pain.
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Play hockey in Nenshi’s Calgary? “I’ll fucking taze you!”. Fly to Hawaii to avoid Calgary lockdown? .“I’m sorry.”.
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12. Since 1948, Israel's Arab neighbours have tried repeatedly to perpetrate another mass murder of the Jewish people. Many - as we saw in recent weeks - still try. And do so with the overt support of diaspora communities in the West, and certain progressive political factions.
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5. Despite my instincts, I stayed mostly silent, wanting to know how this man felt. He genuinely believed he was paying me a compliment by praising the blackest crime committed ever committed in the name of Germany.
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No @ElizabethMay, “Canada” has no oil whatsoever. Oil & gas belongs exclusively to the provinces. Alberta has oil. Saskatchewan has oil. Nfld has oil. Ottawa doesn't own a drop of it.
Elizabeth May says forget cutting off 1 million Americans homes electricity. Let’s cut off the 5.9 million barrels of oil we send them daily. Saanich—Gulf Islands what did you do?.
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4. That is, until he explained that his admiration was for the mass murder of the Jewish people committed in Germany's name. He raved about how Hitler saw the Jewish people for what they were and that Muslims and Germany shared a historical mission: the elimination of the Jews.
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If the government would refund my taxes that go toward healthcare & allow private insurance, I would gladly identify as unvaccinated and opt out of the government monopoly tomorrow. I dare you premiers: give us the choice.
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Premiers who have imposed their own vaccine passports have no right to condemn Trudeau for imposing his. It’s too late to call yourself a defender of freedom. The best you can do it apologize, accept responsibility, and resign.
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Ford says "country first" over the interests of the provinces. But where was the "country" when Ottawa did everything possible to push down Alberta and Saskatchewan for the last decade?.
Doug Ford says Trump will follow through on huge tariff against Canada
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9. In 1945, Germans were confronted with the crimes committed in their name. Most did not know the extent of it, but they knew they had at least some responsibility to bear for supporting a regime that that at a minimum, they knew persecuted the Jews.
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7. Secondly, it made me question if my Jewish friends and acquaintances quietly feared I and other German descendants secretly harboured evil intent.
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6. After getting to the airport, I tried to digest the experience. Firstly, it reminded me that at least some people think that Germans/German descendants are still closet Nazis. In his case, he felt that was a good thing that gave us a connection.
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Today I announced to employees of the Western Standard our newest employment benefit:.-Free firearms safety training (at the @TSEyyc) .-Free firearms license (PAL) course.-$500 interest free loan for the purchase of their first firearm. Thank you, and God Bless Alberta.
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Want the government to pull the broadcast license of Russia Today (RT)? I’m down. But while we’re at it, let’s pull the license of all state-owned or state-funded media. Still with me?.
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I walked into a downtown Calgary coffee shop today, maskless. Several people looked at me, tore off their masks, and smiled. #ableg.
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14. That doesn't mean self-hatred or a rejection of their faith and culture. But it means honestly confronting what has been done in the name of their faith, rooting it out, and moving forward in reconciliation.
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I’ll make you a deal. If you can find “4” separate cases of Don Cherry in blackface, I’ll sign a petition for his dismissal.
@Dfildebrandt If you feel the need to play whataboutist games to defend a racist old crank you may well be a racist crank yourself.
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10. The German people had to confront what was done in their name. They had to understand these crimes, make restitution (so much as was possible at least), and reconcile with both the Jewish people and themselves.
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15. Israel has its faults. It is not above criticism as many political conservatives and certain Christian denominations treat it. It is a state, and states are (very) fallible. Israel has done wrong, and it is fair game to call it out when that happens.
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Trudeau just appointed a radical far-left activist to the Senate as an “independent” to “represent” Alberta. Chris Wells is one of the most extreme voices for shutting parents out of the lives of their own children in Canada.
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11. That shouldn't extend to self-hatred and a rejection of ones culture as some Germans have taken it to mean, but "Vergangenheitsbewältigung" (struggle of overcoming the past) was and is necessary in making people with others and one's self.
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People paid by the government to communicate aren’t journalists. They’re propagandists.
People who describe themselves as "journalists" but spend all their time amplifying misinformation for clicks -- or rage-baiting off the trauma of others -- aren't journalists. They're cosplayers.
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BAD look from Polievre. The federal Equalization program is rotten from top to bottom, and many Western Conservatives have pinned their hopes on Polievre to change it.
Poilievre vows no ‘big changes’ to equalization program under Conservative government
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2: Last year I ordered an Uber to get to the Ottawa airport in returning to Calgary. The driver was an Arab (I *think* from Saudi A.). He was friendly and talkative, and inquired into my family background, which I said was primarily German.
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Silly kids. Public parks are for encampments and drug dens.
Toronto has banned tobogganing at 45 hills across the city due to safety concerns and one councillor says he's not happy with the move because there are more important issues that should be drawing the attention of city staff.
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3. Upon learning I was of German descent, he immediately lit up, and very quickly spoke of his and his people's admiration for Germany. As someone proud of his heritage, I of course was glad.
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Fight “toxic masculinity” and be worried about the “social impact” of male pipeline construction workers. Only a guy who’s never had to work a day in his life could mutter nonsense like this. #cdnpoli #ableg.
Trudeau in Argentina says there are "social" impacts of bringing male construction workers to rural areas 🤔
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The Great State of Canada is stunned as the Finance Minister resigns, or was fired, from her position by Governor Justin Trudeau. Her behavior was totally toxic, and not at all conducive to making deals which are good for the very unhappy citizens of Canada. She will not be.
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While taking a leak at the Ottawa Int. Airport, I found tampons and maxi pads in the men’s room. This shit isn’t real. I still don’t believe it. I’m in the Matrix.
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Biggest cheer of the night at PP rally was for defunding the CBC.
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Who launches a massive violent axe-wielding attack while martial law is declared?. People who know that it does not apply to them.
Just waiting for the feds to freeze the bank accounts of everyone at the attacks in BC today and everyone who has donated to them.
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This is an oddly political statement for a police force.
We want to thank @gofundme for listening to our concerns as a City and a police service. The decision to withhold funding for these unlawful demonstrations is an important step and we call on all crowdfunding sites to follow.
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The same people who want to disarm sport shooters and farmers, wanted to use tanks to clear peaceful protesters.
"Was Tiananmen Square the inspiration?"
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A junkie (caught on camera) pushed my bike over causing a few thousand dollars damage in downtown Calgary today. No cause. Just for fun. Will post photos of him when I have it.
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Most Canadian aren’t racist. I said it. Burn me at the stake.
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The decision to boot @MaximeBernier is insane. He represents 49.9% of Conservatives. If the Tories are trying to lose the next election, they are succeeding. #cdnpoli #ableg #onpoli.
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Personal thought: There’s nothing wrong with MPs/MLAs traveling right now so long as they do it responsibly, & IF they are on the record as publicly against lockdowns and restrictions on non-essential travel.
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Trudeau: We are banning guns used solely for shooting large numbers of people. These are not hunting rifles. Also Trudeau: First Nations that hunt with these rifles are exempt.
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Fuck all the way off. The next government is going to have to fire the top several layers of the CAF brass to get the DEI rot out.
Royal Canadian Navy to replace official Heart of Oak march with ‘more inclusive’ music /via @globeandmail
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We got em. Searched for him. Tailed him till the police arrived. Under arrest now.
Here he is. If you spot this guy in downtown Calgary, please DM immediately. I don’t expect police to do much.
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Does CTV have any pictures of the Queen other ones with Justin Trudeau?. 12 prime ministers have served during her reign, but there appears to be only 4 pictures on file.
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That is @WSOnlineNews Edmonton Reporter @JamesWestgateSn being denied entry to the Mark Carney event. He is an accredited member of the Alberta Legislative Press Gallery.
Carney camp was checking media IDs on the way into his announcement. Some people are not being allowed in. Heard a man in the lobby calling the police. #cdnpoli #abpoli #yeg #Carney
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How to tell if a news company is on Trudeau’s payroll.
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I just took the time to read Rex Murphy’s heretical column. For the life of me, I don’t understand what the uproar is about. Is it truly now a hanging offence to point out that most Canadians aren’t racists?.
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Mark Carney was too cowardly to let non-government subsidized reporters into his press conference.
FILDEBRANDT: Cowardly Carney kicks WS reporter out of his news conference
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If you think it’s OK to march for BLM, but that it’s not OK to march against lockdowns, you are not concerned with health. You are concerned with control.
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FILDEBRANDT: Smith could be a historic premier, if UCP members back her
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How is it possible that police stood by and allowed this to happen?.
Meanwhile, in Montreal.
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Liberals: “Protestors demanding their freedoms back are a threat to democracy!”. Also Liberals: “Here’s our new internet censorship legislation.”.
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Rex Murphy was - to me and many others - the greatest columnist and political commentator of a generation. Growing up, I remember his monologues on the CBC, captivated by the wisdom of his common sense and curious of his peculiar accent. This impossibly articulate Newfoundlander.
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7-Unless I’m mistaken, $200 is the donation disclosure. This was a $131 donation. That it is made public, is either an illegal disclosure by Elections Canada, or much more likely, and inside leak from the CPC.
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We have entered a dark place. This is not the country I grew up in. It is not the country I want to live in.
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Can anyone name a single good reason Westerners would have to vote for a Jean Charest led Conservative Party?.
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Alberta should pass Quebec’s Bill 21 and just see what happens. Quietly don’t enforce it, but just see how long it takes Ottawa to send in the tanks.
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@andrewaperez @LeslynLewis @AndrewLawton It’s quite a stretch to apply the “far-right” sticker to Lawton. If he is “far-right”, what then do you call it the actual far-right? Throwing around a label like that too casually causes insult inflation, making the value of that label worthless.
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If a bunch of vegans living in their mom’s basement can declare part of Seattle an “Autonomous Zone”, can Albertans?.
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No “assult rifles” have been banned today. No “military rifles” have been banned today. No “automatic guns” have been banned today. Those have already been banned for decades. Every single gun banned today is a strandard, normal gun that just looks scarier than others.
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We are arresting a man who refuses to go bankrupt for holding a peaceful demonstration on his own private property. This is not a free country.
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Want to fight “privillage”? . Don’t hire anyone with the last name “Trudeau” or “Mulroney”.
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I am offering a $100,000 cash reward to the first Liberal to legally purchase an assault rifle in Canada.
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If you wan to know what the UCP government will do next week, listen to what the NDP says today.
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Hyper-sensitive, politically-correct, victim-as-virtue culture is creating a leadership class of wimps. People are sick of it. #ableg.
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Smith just confirmed to the Western Standard’s @jlh_can that Alberta will *not* under any circumstance join Ontario’s threat of cutting off energy exports.
Um, no. We’re not. That may strengthen Ontario’s hand, but it would kill the West. Ontario is free to cut off hydro energy exports to the US, but no Alberta government would do something this suicidal.
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Trudeau thinks that pipelines are a problem because most of the construction workers are male. I think trust fund babies are a problem because some of them think they know how to run the lives of people who have to work. #ableg
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Notice to restaurants and bars: Your outdoor table seating limit is now 10. And every single patron can be from a different household. And no mask is required when they get up or go inside. We’ve all just been misunderstanding the rules.
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