Russell McOrmond
@russellmcormond.bsky.social
White cis-hetero male settler-Canadian
#ActuallyAutistic
He/him (but don't believe in binary, so they/them fine)
See https://flora.ca for links to all other social media.
#RankedChoiceVoting #STV #NoPartyLists
#ActuallyAutistic
He/him (but don't believe in binary, so they/them fine)
See https://flora.ca for links to all other social media.
#RankedChoiceVoting #STV #NoPartyLists
This is my New Years message.
2025 has been more learning about who I am, and importantly who I am not.
#HappyNewYear #NewYearsEve
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2025 has been more learning about who I am, and importantly who I am not.
#HappyNewYear #NewYearsEve
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I am not my body! Understanding genos vs homos
2025 has been more learning about who I am, and importantly who I am not.
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December 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is my New Years message.
2025 has been more learning about who I am, and importantly who I am not.
#HappyNewYear #NewYearsEve
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2025 has been more learning about who I am, and importantly who I am not.
#HappyNewYear #NewYearsEve
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This is a repost, with permission, of a Facebook post by Karl Dockstader.
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#cdnpoli #TRC #EveryChildMatters #TRCCallsToAction
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#cdnpoli #TRC #EveryChildMatters #TRCCallsToAction
Stop Residential School Denialism
A repost from Karl Dockstader of One Dish One Mic
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December 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is a repost, with permission, of a Facebook post by Karl Dockstader.
r.flora.ca/p/stop-resid...
#cdnpoli #TRC #EveryChildMatters #TRCCallsToAction
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#cdnpoli #TRC #EveryChildMatters #TRCCallsToAction
Mike Oppenheim and I had what he calls a “casual conversation” for the subscriber part of his site.
In the text article below I shared some of my thought processes on a question, and a food related story from my first trip to India.
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#ActuallyAutistic
In the text article below I shared some of my thought processes on a question, and a food related story from my first trip to India.
r.flora.ca/p/casual-con...
#ActuallyAutistic
Casual Conversations - Mike Oppenheim with guest Russell McOrmond
Adding thought process about one question, and adding a food story from my first trip to India
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December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Mike Oppenheim and I had what he calls a “casual conversation” for the subscriber part of his site.
In the text article below I shared some of my thought processes on a question, and a food related story from my first trip to India.
r.flora.ca/p/casual-con...
#ActuallyAutistic
In the text article below I shared some of my thought processes on a question, and a food related story from my first trip to India.
r.flora.ca/p/casual-con...
#ActuallyAutistic
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I’ve been watching this one, even as someone who already finds the top-down corporate structure of the NDP to be disgusting.
The candidate in question, as well as Canadian officials, make statements conflating Judaism, Zionism and the modern State of Israel.
Full note: substack.com/profile/8563...
The candidate in question, as well as Canadian officials, make statements conflating Judaism, Zionism and the modern State of Israel.
Full note: substack.com/profile/8563...
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I’ve been watching this one, even as someone who already finds the top-down corporate structure of the NDP to be disgusting.
The candidate in question, as well as Canadian officials, make statements conflating Judaism, Zionism and the modern State of Israel.
Full note: substack.com/profile/8563...
The candidate in question, as well as Canadian officials, make statements conflating Judaism, Zionism and the modern State of Israel.
Full note: substack.com/profile/8563...
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So the more I think about Jesus the less I actually like him. And a lot of what people do like about him requires Jews to be the villains. Which makes me like that whole package even less. I feel like the US is the inevitable conclusion of a Christian nation.
December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
So the more I think about Jesus the less I actually like him. And a lot of what people do like about him requires Jews to be the villains. Which makes me like that whole package even less. I feel like the US is the inevitable conclusion of a Christian nation.
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URGENT ACTION ALERT: Tell the RCMP to issue arrest warrants for former Israeli officials visiting Toronto tinyurl.com/to-RCMP
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
URGENT ACTION ALERT: Tell the RCMP to issue arrest warrants for former Israeli officials visiting Toronto tinyurl.com/to-RCMP
Human Rights Organizations Refer Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to RCMP for War Crimes Investigation, Arrest
www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/press-releas...
#WarCrimes #Canada #RCMP
www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/press-releas...
#WarCrimes #Canada #RCMP
Human rights organizations refer former Israeli officials to RCMP
The complaint details Olmert and Livni’s participation in war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 2008–2009 Gaza War.
www.justpeaceadvocates.ca
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Human Rights Organizations Refer Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to RCMP for War Crimes Investigation, Arrest
www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/press-releas...
#WarCrimes #Canada #RCMP
www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/press-releas...
#WarCrimes #Canada #RCMP
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If you’ve been wondering why feeding a family in #Canada feels harder than it should, here’s the deep dive.
What’s driving food costs — and what you can do. Includes a letter template for elected reps. #cdnpoli #food #grocery
Read here ⬇️
lenispooner.substack.com/p/canada-can...
What’s driving food costs — and what you can do. Includes a letter template for elected reps. #cdnpoli #food #grocery
Read here ⬇️
lenispooner.substack.com/p/canada-can...
Canada Can Feed the World. So Why Are So Many Canadians Struggling to Eat?
Canada grows enough food to feed nations, yet food insecurity is soaring at home. A deep dive into the Prairie Disconnect and Canada’s broken food system.
lenispooner.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
If you’ve been wondering why feeding a family in #Canada feels harder than it should, here’s the deep dive.
What’s driving food costs — and what you can do. Includes a letter template for elected reps. #cdnpoli #food #grocery
Read here ⬇️
lenispooner.substack.com/p/canada-can...
What’s driving food costs — and what you can do. Includes a letter template for elected reps. #cdnpoli #food #grocery
Read here ⬇️
lenispooner.substack.com/p/canada-can...
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“Not an Indian at all.” — Thomas King
I sat down with Ansley Jemison to unpack what this revelation means for Indigenous identity, representation, and who speaks for us now:
youtu.be/dn5wqh5VnmE
Helpers are welcome. But if you want to lead — you should be ready to explain why.
Thoughts?
I sat down with Ansley Jemison to unpack what this revelation means for Indigenous identity, representation, and who speaks for us now:
youtu.be/dn5wqh5VnmE
Helpers are welcome. But if you want to lead — you should be ready to explain why.
Thoughts?
The Thomas King Revelation: What Happens When Identity Stories Fall Apart?
YouTube video by One Dish One Mic
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“Not an Indian at all.” — Thomas King
I sat down with Ansley Jemison to unpack what this revelation means for Indigenous identity, representation, and who speaks for us now:
youtu.be/dn5wqh5VnmE
Helpers are welcome. But if you want to lead — you should be ready to explain why.
Thoughts?
I sat down with Ansley Jemison to unpack what this revelation means for Indigenous identity, representation, and who speaks for us now:
youtu.be/dn5wqh5VnmE
Helpers are welcome. But if you want to lead — you should be ready to explain why.
Thoughts?
United States Thanksgiving, and other stories we tell about “ourselves”
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#Thanksgiving #OriginStories #WorldViews
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#Thanksgiving #OriginStories #WorldViews
United States Thanksgiving, and other stories we tell about “ourselves”
Earlier I discussed my own evolution of my understanding of the concept of “thanksgiving”, comparing to the Christian traditions I grew up in and those of the Haudenosaunee.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
United States Thanksgiving, and other stories we tell about “ourselves”
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#Thanksgiving #OriginStories #WorldViews
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#Thanksgiving #OriginStories #WorldViews
Mike Oppenheim and I had a great conversation on his podcast.
r.flora.ca/p/coffin-tal...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRvP...
#ActuallyAutistic
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRvP...
#ActuallyAutistic
Coffin Talk #252: - Autism - Russell McOrmond
What do I think happens when you die?
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November 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Mike Oppenheim and I had a great conversation on his podcast.
r.flora.ca/p/coffin-tal...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRvP...
#ActuallyAutistic
r.flora.ca/p/coffin-tal...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRvP...
#ActuallyAutistic
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A Canadian Returnee is someone who has lived abroad and is now back home in Canada. It is a term that captures more than just physical relocation; it speaks to the experience of rediscovery, adaptation, and reflection. canadianreturnee.substack.com
Canadian Returnee | Substack
After living abroad for years, I'm back in Canada, writing about Canadian & US politics, current events, & personal growth. Click to read Canadian Returnee, a Substack publication with thousands of su...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A Canadian Returnee is someone who has lived abroad and is now back home in Canada. It is a term that captures more than just physical relocation; it speaks to the experience of rediscovery, adaptation, and reflection. canadianreturnee.substack.com
Sumaya Awad and Beth Miller unpack why the ADL’s attack on Zoran flopped, the "Mamdani monitor," and what this moment means for NYC politics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xif9...
We must learn to no longer conflate Judaism, Zionism and Israel. This has been extremely dangerous to Jewish people!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xif9...
We must learn to no longer conflate Judaism, Zionism and Israel. This has been extremely dangerous to Jewish people!
Zohran FIRES BACK at ADL’s Greenblatt over “Mamdani Monitor”
YouTube video by Katie Halper
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Sumaya Awad and Beth Miller unpack why the ADL’s attack on Zoran flopped, the "Mamdani monitor," and what this moment means for NYC politics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xif9...
We must learn to no longer conflate Judaism, Zionism and Israel. This has been extremely dangerous to Jewish people!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xif9...
We must learn to no longer conflate Judaism, Zionism and Israel. This has been extremely dangerous to Jewish people!
One Dish, One Mic is pre-recorded today.
Video of interview is available at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZt7...
#OneDishOneMic
Video of interview is available at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZt7...
#OneDishOneMic
Niagara Falls Needs to Awaken the Turtle
YouTube video by One Dish One Mic
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November 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
One Dish, One Mic is pre-recorded today.
Video of interview is available at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZt7...
#OneDishOneMic
Video of interview is available at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZt7...
#OneDishOneMic
My contribution to the discussion on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
#ndtr #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #ResidentialSchools
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#ndtr #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #ResidentialSchools
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Violence against Indigenous people "very clearly" is genocide
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025
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September 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
My contribution to the discussion on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
#ndtr #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #ResidentialSchools
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#ndtr #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #ResidentialSchools
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I gave my heart and soul to that place. Built entire sections for journalists pushed out of their home countries.
When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom.
I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.
When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom.
I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.
weird that neither of these articles two main stories decrying censorship mention WaPo's firing of @karenattiah.bsky.social I guess democracy really does die in darkness
September 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I gave my heart and soul to that place. Built entire sections for journalists pushed out of their home countries.
When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom.
I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.
When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom.
I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.
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It’s going to break your heart how many people you know, love, and respect will turn out to be cowards. Prepare yourself as best you can. You are not alone, but you are your own center. Be a strong center.
September 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It’s going to break your heart how many people you know, love, and respect will turn out to be cowards. Prepare yourself as best you can. You are not alone, but you are your own center. Be a strong center.
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With everything going on in the US, it feels like a good time to remind everyone that the only real difference between fascism and colonialism is whether or not it's used against white people.
September 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
With everything going on in the US, it feels like a good time to remind everyone that the only real difference between fascism and colonialism is whether or not it's used against white people.
I am glad this is being shared...
The censorship with Jimmy Kimmel fits neatly into the settler-colonial left-right debate of USA&Canada -- so is safe to talk about.
Blind loyalty to settler-colonial ideology that exists across that left-right spectrum within USA&Canada can't be questioned.
The censorship with Jimmy Kimmel fits neatly into the settler-colonial left-right debate of USA&Canada -- so is safe to talk about.
Blind loyalty to settler-colonial ideology that exists across that left-right spectrum within USA&Canada can't be questioned.
This is the only non-boring kind of discourse around this thing. Everything else is kind of like the January 6 nonsense, just noise and inconsequential culture war. "But it sets this and that precedent!" Not really. It's just the reform/reaction cycle. We've seen worse before.
All this outpouring for Jimmy Kimmel is performed by the same group who disregarded ppl’s right to publicly oppose a genocide. I didn’t see this much support for the students protesting genocide
September 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I am glad this is being shared...
The censorship with Jimmy Kimmel fits neatly into the settler-colonial left-right debate of USA&Canada -- so is safe to talk about.
Blind loyalty to settler-colonial ideology that exists across that left-right spectrum within USA&Canada can't be questioned.
The censorship with Jimmy Kimmel fits neatly into the settler-colonial left-right debate of USA&Canada -- so is safe to talk about.
Blind loyalty to settler-colonial ideology that exists across that left-right spectrum within USA&Canada can't be questioned.
September 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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They can't figure why Canadians don't want to go to Plattsburgh, NY to celebrate the first time USA tried to make Canada (Upper Canada now Ontario), the 51st state! Their pride is our disgust. #Never51 #BoycottUSA
September 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
They can't figure why Canadians don't want to go to Plattsburgh, NY to celebrate the first time USA tried to make Canada (Upper Canada now Ontario), the 51st state! Their pride is our disgust. #Never51 #BoycottUSA
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Last week, the federal government upheld a ruling by the CRTC that existing fibre optic infrastructure must be shared with resellers in much the same way as cable and phone lines have for many years. The big telecom companies are mad, and I hope we make them a whole lot madder still. It is time f...
The Right Move On Fibre Optic Internet Access
Last week, the federal government upheld a ruling by the CRTC that existing fibre optic infrastructure must be shared with resellers in much the same way as cable and phone lines have for many years.
www.davidgraham.ca
August 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Last week, the federal government upheld a ruling by the CRTC that existing fibre optic infrastructure must be shared with resellers in much the same way as cable and phone lines have for many years. The big telecom companies are mad, and I hope we make them a whole lot madder still. It is time f...
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If it wasn't clear before, do you see it now? US is rUSsia.
When will people revolt?
#boycottUSA
#trumpisputinspuppet
When will people revolt?
#boycottUSA
#trumpisputinspuppet
August 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
If it wasn't clear before, do you see it now? US is rUSsia.
When will people revolt?
#boycottUSA
#trumpisputinspuppet
When will people revolt?
#boycottUSA
#trumpisputinspuppet