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Figure 2 for the entire verbatim post). She posted
news articles critical of COVID 19 measures and
complained about Canadian politicians, who she
denounced as “Criminals and Traitors.” Didulo also
said she was appointed by the white hats (“secret
military operation”/freedom fighters), the United States
military, global allied forces, and their governments-
-the very same people who supposedly helped elect
American president Donald Trump (Piper, Bockovic,
&Marland, 2022).
Figure 2 -Early Romana Didulo Telegram post, circa May 17,
2021.
Didulo is emphatic about her claim that she was
appointed, as opposed to self-anointed. She has,
however, only recently elaborated on how she rose
to power. The story is as follows. Didulo had been
living with a roommate in Victoria, British Columbia,
working a regular 9-to-5 job. The two were living
in a basement. At night and after working her day
job, Didulo was secretly interacting with a man she
would later reveal as “His Highness David J Carlson”
(married to “Her Highness Sarah MG Carlson”), who
was acting in the role of “Commander-In-Chief of the
United States Air Force Academy Civilian Command
of Military Operations.” David Carlson is also referred
to as “Commander-In-Chief of the United States” and
“King.” David Carlson supposedly appointed Didulo
in 2017 after a harrowing mission by Didulo against
the Chinese communist military, who were allegedly
occupying Canada in underground tunnels, and who
were being commanded by individuals stationed in
Beijing planning to attack the United States. The tunnel
network supposedly ran from Canada to the United
States, and then into Mexico. These tunnels were also
used for adrenochrome production, organ harvesting,
manufacturing, and for adult sex and child trafficking.
Didulo claims that the Chinese communist military is a
front for the New World Order (NWO): satanists and
individuals who want to engage in eugenics. Didulo
asserts that she single-handedly removed the Chinese
communist military from Canada, and, additionally,
the remainder of the world. Didulo maintains that if
the Chinese communist military attacked the United
States as was planned, then it would have sparked a
world war. She contends that her subterranean military
achievements thus prevented World War III. For that
Didulo was awarded her title as Queen. The entire
world, she explains, should be thanking her for her
monumental efforts.
When speaking about this elaborate fantasy, Didulo
described the emotional state she experienced when
attempting to fight off the Chinese communist military.
Though she does not define or describe her tactics
and methods used to remove the Chinese infiltrators,
Didulo says she was unable to eat or sleep or even think
clearly while it was happening. Only when the Chinese
were finally removed, could she eat and sleep. Didulo
wept when her mission was completed.
Didulo recounts her aforementioned roommate

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overheard Didulo speak about her work in removing
the Chinese from Canada. The roommate insisted that
Didulo tell her more. Didulo told the roommate: “I
am the queen and Commander-in-Chief” and “if you
tell anyone I am going to have to kill you, and that is
not a joke.” According to Didulo, from then on, the
roommate referred to Didulo as “your Majesty.”
“David J Carlson” is not the only person Didulo claims
confirmed her legitimacy as leader of Canada. In July
2021, she formally welcomed “Whiplash347” to her
movement. She stated that he was the “first to make
calls (after her video went viral on the Internet) to
confirm her legitimacy in Canada.” WhipLash347,
whose identity is unknown, is a prominent member of
QAnon. He operates a Telegram channel with nearly
300,000 followers (Piper, Backovic, &Martin, 2022).
He claims to be closely connected to Donald Trump,
Elon Musk, and the deceased John F. Kennedy Jr.
(Piper, Backovic, &Martin, 2022). An investigation
by Logically revealed that WhipLash347 was one of
the two main Telegram hub channel leaders involved
in recruiting individuals to invest in fraudulent
cryptocurrency tokens described by experts as a “large
and well-organized Ponzi scheme” that netted the
scammers approximately two million dollars (Piper,
Backovic, &Martin, 2022). The nature of Didulo’s
affiliation and/or relationship with Whiplash347
remains unclear.
C. May 2021: Growing Popularity
By the end of May 2021, Didulo’s Telegram audience
had grown close to 20,000 followers. She added the title
“Sovereign” to her name (i.e., Sovereign Head of State
and Commander-in-Chief of the Sovereign Republic
of Canada), but later removed that label. At this time,
Didulo announced that Canada was withdrawing from
the United Nations, the World Health Organization
(WHO), and canceling all foreign aid. She frequently
encouraged her followers to begin preparations
for a global changeover to the Quantum Financial
System (QFS). QFS is a baseless QAnon conspiracy
theory (often referred to as NESARA/GESARA) that
purportedly will result in global debt forgiveness, and
all “fiat currency” cash being replaced with gold backed
currency (Backovic &Ondrak, 2020). This claim
eventually became the basis for a January 2022 decree
issued by Didulo stating that all debts “in the Kingdom
of Canada” would be forgiven, including credit card
debts, student loans, mortgages, and interest payments.
Didulo’s Telegram posts during this period were
focused on her belief that COVID-19 was a fake
illness designed by politicians to commit genocide.
Her followers were encouraged to not get vaccinated.
Didulo began threatening all individuals involved
in COVID-19 management and mitigation activities
(i.e., masking, social distancing, vaccination). She
repeatedly warned that anyone involved in COVID-19
activities/enforcement would be arrested for “crimes
against humanity,” and have their property, businesses,
or assets confiscated and seized. For instance, Didulo
was asked by one of her followers what should happen
to university presidents and deans who imposed
mandatory coronavirus vaccine requirements upon
students. Didulo responded that “these individuals will
be charged with crimes against humanity and sent to
a military tribunal where they will be tried and once
convicted will be hung or executed via firing squad.”
For their last meals, she says they would be allowed to
request a “strawberry milkshake” but no “gin and tonic.”
“Milkshake” references have become commonplace
coded language on her Telegram channels. Both Didulo
and her followers joke that individuals--whom they do
not like, wish to see arrested, jailed and/or executed-
-should be given their favorite flavor of “milkshake”
before their kingdom-sponsored deaths.
Didulo also claimed that she possesses the authority to
immediately stop vaccinations in Canada. To prove that,
Didulo created a multiple page cease-and-desist order
template that was posted on her Telegram channels. The
cease-and-desist order, she stated, was given upon the
request of the “Commander-in-Chief of the US Armed
Forces.” Followers, “digital soldiers,” were encouraged
to distribute as many orders as possible. Didulo’s stated
goal was to have the orders sent to every Fortune 500
company and all counties in the world. Followers were
instructed to use the signatory “We the People,” as that
language would automatically make them police/law
enforcement officers. Followers were encouraged to
post photos or videos of the places they have served
the orders. Many did, and continue to do so.
Followers were also told that serving the cease-and-
desist documents was helping to save people from
being sent to military tribunals. Those who stood in the