1/… Seems LA LeGault is defaming me to my pals/others in her feed, lying outright, even chased me down on BlueSky where she harassed me for blocking her here.

My mods have hidden her profile from pub view.

She posted that I’m claiming to be an expert on Canadian politics as new resident (I’ve publicly said it’s not my wheelhouse), that I shouldn’t be taken seriously, that I’m a dangerous lg acct American living in 🇨🇦.

She attacked my cred, my character. Plz report if you see posts like these

2/ Elab on why I posted: This acct & I weren’t adversaries. She just didn’t like being blocked (I blocked quietly, no fanfare, for anti Semitism).

On Twitter I endured YEARS of harassment bc 1 acct didn’t like that I disagreed w/ him, lied/defamed me in Trumpian style. His devotees (a la Trumpian) believed him w/o questing me about any of it. It was awful.

John Dean (yes that John Dean) even stepped in to help me

I do not want this to go lg scale, want to stop in its tracks as best I can

3/ To clarify further, because replies are addressing this:

I have repeatedly stated publicly to anyone and everyone that Canadian politics are not my area of expertise, that I’m sticking to US politics, that I’ve never claimed to be a Canadian citizen (we’re permanent residents and I’ve shared 4 blog posts about that), and that I am slowly being educated by my Canadian pals here on how things work.

I boost anti-PP news items because I do know he’s all too Trumpy, but that’s about it.
Kthxbye

@GottaLaff This 61-year-old Canuck loves your posts, whether they be about U.S. or Canada. Please keep ‘em coming, eh!
@GottaLaff I’ve never felt that you were out of line or overstepping on anything you’ve posted regarding Canadian politics.
@Yup_Its_Holly Many thanks. I know my limitations, I know my areas of expertise, and that's not one of 'em, lol
@GottaLaff who can i follow here for canadian politics? i may be moving soon.
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@pinhman thanks for this link. i may only qualify as a refugee since i’m retired. it’s worth a look.
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@GottaLaff

What is really stranged is because I blocked her months ago because she was going hard on US Politics as if she was an expert. Trying to tell people how to vote in US elections. I called her out on that, and her anti-semitism, and support for Hamas... then blocked her.
It is not suprising that she continues her hypocrisy and hourly posts. And it makes sense that she is still attacking people.

@chiclet Exactly. I noticed the same.
@GottaLaff I’m sorry to hear that you’re dealing with this nonsense. I haven’t been following you for very long, but I really appreciate all the work you put into providing information. You’re fair (you don’t shy away from being truthful about all candidates, left or right) and you always provide your source. I’m very glad I found you.
@lauriekay9 That means the world to me. Thank you
@lauriekay9 @GottaLaff something going on with her I think. She recently blocked me after going from 0 to 100 in 30 secs.
@lauriekay9 @GottaLaff she’s truly awesome!
@piratero Thanks Ro. You've always been a pal. @lauriekay9
@GottaLaff @lauriekay9 you deserve awards!
@piratero Lol, I don't know about that, but I deserve a glass of wine. @lauriekay9
@GottaLaff @piratero @lauriekay9 multiple glasses, whole bottles worth for as long as you want
@SDParris @GottaLaff @piratero Yeah, I second that! A good wine can be better than an award.🍷
@GottaLaff Just wanted to say that I very much enjoy you posts here, and I'm very sorry about what you've experienced. As a Canadian, I think we're very lucky to have you, and I'm confident you'll have a handle on Canadian politics soon enough. Of course there's lots of obscure history, but few of us know those things anyway.

@DaleHagglund So many thanks. I'm not quite getting the hang of Canadian politics, but honestly, I'm much more into American.

I do pay attention though.

@GottaLaff Sorry this happened. Not surprised. I’ve heard several other cautions on her account posts so I’ve been watching. There seems so little point on Mastodon to having any public wars/flame wars. Doesn’t affect an algorithm or “numbers”. In fact “numbers” such as getting higher and higher numbers of followers means very little here. Jeesh. Thanks for explaining this to us!
@cobalt EXACTLY. And thank YOU.

@GottaLaff

Coincidentally I blocked that account a few days ago.

I follow over 700 people, yet every time I went to my home feed of people I follow, it was like every other post was hers—how is this humanly possible?

The account was engulfing my feed and I wasn’t sure there was a real person behind it.

@bronakins Wow. Well I know I post a LOT, and I know that bugs some people, understandably.

But that seems excessive even for me, lol

@GottaLaff

I mean there’s some people I have on a search list to check in with throughout the day— and of course you’re one of them, so please—I expect you to post a lot & miss it when you don’t—it keeps me informed! Thank you! In fact I’m on the east coast & I anxiously await.your first post of the day.

But that was the point—that account made it hard to keep up with accounts I don’t search but DO want to read. The account seemed like a Johnny One-note with the same material repeated.

When I found myself seeing a post of hers, saying“oh, crap” and skipping it, I had the bright idea to block. So there she is in my blocked category with porn peddlers & mastodon mashers! 😂

@bronakins I do that too! I suddenly realize, hey, what? I can mute/block when I start skipping posts.

@GottaLaff

🎯🎯🎯🎯 So far that’s the only one I blocked for that. I was kinda sad she claimed to be Canadian—I guess I think of Canadians as rational.

@bronakins I do too. I guess there are always exceptions