FW (Russ) Russell-Rivoallan 🇨🇦
@russinnormandy.bsky.social
Former Canadian 🇨🇦 senior UN 🇺🇳 official; Strategic Policy Advisor, Multilateralist and Royal Canadian Navy (Medical Services) Veteran.
Now happily retired and gardening in Normandy, France 🇫🇷.
Now happily retired and gardening in Normandy, France 🇫🇷.
Now that the senate passed a bill to reopen government, it needs to go to the house for a vote.
That means Speaker Johnson has to recall Republicans.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, he has to swear-in Representative Adelita Grijalva, the 118th signature on the House petition to release the Epstein files!
That means Speaker Johnson has to recall Republicans.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, he has to swear-in Representative Adelita Grijalva, the 118th signature on the House petition to release the Epstein files!
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Now that the senate passed a bill to reopen government, it needs to go to the house for a vote.
That means Speaker Johnson has to recall Republicans.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, he has to swear-in Representative Adelita Grijalva, the 118th signature on the House petition to release the Epstein files!
That means Speaker Johnson has to recall Republicans.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, he has to swear-in Representative Adelita Grijalva, the 118th signature on the House petition to release the Epstein files!
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Statement from The Atlantic’s editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:
September 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Statement from The Atlantic’s editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:
Despite what tRump, RFK Jr, and ‘Doctor’ Oz say, #acetaminophen ( #paracetamol ) is a well-documented analgesic and antipyretic, and decades of independent studies show it is safe when used as directed.
#Tylenol: 60 years of trust. Backed by science. Recommended by doctors.
#Tylenol: 60 years of trust. Backed by science. Recommended by doctors.
September 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Despite what tRump, RFK Jr, and ‘Doctor’ Oz say, #acetaminophen ( #paracetamol ) is a well-documented analgesic and antipyretic, and decades of independent studies show it is safe when used as directed.
#Tylenol: 60 years of trust. Backed by science. Recommended by doctors.
#Tylenol: 60 years of trust. Backed by science. Recommended by doctors.
This is sick!
It would appear that the Republican administration is making a martyr of Charlie Kirk for their far-right cause, much like Joseph Goebbels did of Horst Wessel in the early days of Nazi Germany.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/u...
It would appear that the Republican administration is making a martyr of Charlie Kirk for their far-right cause, much like Joseph Goebbels did of Horst Wessel in the early days of Nazi Germany.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/u...
Vance escorts Charlie Kirk’s casket aboard Air Force Two | CNN
Vice President JD Vance helped carry Charlie Kirk’s casket to Air Force Two for transport to Arizona.
www.cnn.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM
This is sick!
It would appear that the Republican administration is making a martyr of Charlie Kirk for their far-right cause, much like Joseph Goebbels did of Horst Wessel in the early days of Nazi Germany.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/u...
It would appear that the Republican administration is making a martyr of Charlie Kirk for their far-right cause, much like Joseph Goebbels did of Horst Wessel in the early days of Nazi Germany.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/u...
Charlie Kirk said this: “It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment”
He may think otherwise now.
Thoughts and prayers!
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
He may think otherwise now.
Thoughts and prayers!
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
Charlie Kirk: “It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment”
www.mediamatters.org
September 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Charlie Kirk said this: “It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment”
He may think otherwise now.
Thoughts and prayers!
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
He may think otherwise now.
Thoughts and prayers!
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
Was happily surprised to hear King Charles give a shoutout to my former employer @UNESCO during the 🇬🇧🇫🇷 State Banquet:
“Enfin! Not too soon, I would argue.”
A royal nod to French cuisine & cultural heritage! 🍷🥖
📎 www.royal.uk/france-25-sp...
#UNESCO #UKFrance
“Enfin! Not too soon, I would argue.”
A royal nod to French cuisine & cultural heritage! 🍷🥖
📎 www.royal.uk/france-25-sp...
#UNESCO #UKFrance
The King's speech at the French State Banquet
His Majesty spoke of the thousand years of shared history and culture between the people of Britain and France during his speech at Windsor Castle to welcome...
www.royal.uk
July 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Was happily surprised to hear King Charles give a shoutout to my former employer @UNESCO during the 🇬🇧🇫🇷 State Banquet:
“Enfin! Not too soon, I would argue.”
A royal nod to French cuisine & cultural heritage! 🍷🥖
📎 www.royal.uk/france-25-sp...
#UNESCO #UKFrance
“Enfin! Not too soon, I would argue.”
A royal nod to French cuisine & cultural heritage! 🍷🥖
📎 www.royal.uk/france-25-sp...
#UNESCO #UKFrance
American Democracy is eroding with a shrug.
My article calls for urgent civic action, long-term investment in media literacy & the moral courage to confront authoritarian drift.
🗳️ Mid-terms matter.
📚 Education empowers.
✊🏽 We the People must mean something again.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/compla...
My article calls for urgent civic action, long-term investment in media literacy & the moral courage to confront authoritarian drift.
🗳️ Mid-terms matter.
📚 Education empowers.
✊🏽 We the People must mean something again.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/compla...
Complacency Is Complicity: Why Civics Education Is Our Last Defence Against Authoritarianism
In an age of growing authoritarianism, silence is no longer neutrality—it is complicity. Across the United States, political leaders once considered fringe now operate with impunity at the highest lev...
www.linkedin.com
July 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
American Democracy is eroding with a shrug.
My article calls for urgent civic action, long-term investment in media literacy & the moral courage to confront authoritarian drift.
🗳️ Mid-terms matter.
📚 Education empowers.
✊🏽 We the People must mean something again.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/compla...
My article calls for urgent civic action, long-term investment in media literacy & the moral courage to confront authoritarian drift.
🗳️ Mid-terms matter.
📚 Education empowers.
✊🏽 We the People must mean something again.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/compla...
I hear that it’s trending to call The Republicans the “American Fascist Party”. Is that trend catching on?
July 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I hear that it’s trending to call The Republicans the “American Fascist Party”. Is that trend catching on?
The depraved #JimmySwaggart is dead! The so-called televangelist saw his empire crumble after scandals in 1988 & 1991 involving prostitutes. His hypocrisy, feuds w/ fellow “preachers” & lavish lifestyle led to public disgrace & defrocking.
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/u...
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/u...
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90 | CNN
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry and huge audience dwindled following his prostitution scandals, has died. He was 90.
edition.cnn.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The depraved #JimmySwaggart is dead! The so-called televangelist saw his empire crumble after scandals in 1988 & 1991 involving prostitutes. His hypocrisy, feuds w/ fellow “preachers” & lavish lifestyle led to public disgrace & defrocking.
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/u...
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/u...
His Majesty King Charles III, King of Canada, is set to deliver the Speech from the Throne, heralding the opening of a new session of Parliament in Ottawa.
May 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
His Majesty King Charles III, King of Canada, is set to deliver the Speech from the Throne, heralding the opening of a new session of Parliament in Ottawa.
Their Majesties, The King and The Queen of Canada, have arrived “home” for a Royal Visit.
May 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Their Majesties, The King and The Queen of Canada, have arrived “home” for a Royal Visit.
Every act of illegality, cruelty & inhumanity committed by the current American Administration—from Trump to every Secretary & official complicit in these abuses—must be meticulously recorded. This is a matter of justice. In 2029, a Nuremberg-like tribunal must be convened, to hold them accountable.
May 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Every act of illegality, cruelty & inhumanity committed by the current American Administration—from Trump to every Secretary & official complicit in these abuses—must be meticulously recorded. This is a matter of justice. In 2029, a Nuremberg-like tribunal must be convened, to hold them accountable.
“In my country, we’re fighting like hell for the democracy we once took for granted.
Art embraces diversity that’s why art is a threat to autocrats & fascists.
It’s time for everyone who cares about liberty to organize, to protest & to vote!”
Robert De Niro, Cannes
youtube.com/shorts/mgFU4...
Art embraces diversity that’s why art is a threat to autocrats & fascists.
It’s time for everyone who cares about liberty to organize, to protest & to vote!”
Robert De Niro, Cannes
youtube.com/shorts/mgFU4...
De Niro Slams Trump at Cannes
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“In my country, we’re fighting like hell for the democracy we once took for granted.
Art embraces diversity that’s why art is a threat to autocrats & fascists.
It’s time for everyone who cares about liberty to organize, to protest & to vote!”
Robert De Niro, Cannes
youtube.com/shorts/mgFU4...
Art embraces diversity that’s why art is a threat to autocrats & fascists.
It’s time for everyone who cares about liberty to organize, to protest & to vote!”
Robert De Niro, Cannes
youtube.com/shorts/mgFU4...
“How authoritarian must a country become before it’s morally unacceptable to go there for leisure purposes? Is it bad enough that people are being lifted off the streets and deported to El Salvador with no due process? Or can you turn a blind eye and still go to Disneyland?”
Why a holiday in the US is out of the question | Zoe Williams
Why a holiday in the US is out of the question | Zoe Williams
The US administration’s ‘reassuring’ words, after deporting two German teens, show the border authorities will have a problem with anyone who doesn’t echo their politics, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
“How authoritarian must a country become before it’s morally unacceptable to go there for leisure purposes? Is it bad enough that people are being lifted off the streets and deported to El Salvador with no due process? Or can you turn a blind eye and still go to Disneyland?”
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Fact check friday coming soon, to a new home 💞
Thanks @jameswsthomson.com and @nationalobserver.com for keeping this alive!!!
Thanks @jameswsthomson.com and @nationalobserver.com for keeping this alive!!!
We're very excited to announce journalists @rachelgilmore.bsky.social and Emily Baron Cadloff are teaming up with National Observer staff for a biweekly election fact-checking segment.
First post coming tomorrow! Follow for updates.
First post coming tomorrow! Follow for updates.
April 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Fact check friday coming soon, to a new home 💞
Thanks @jameswsthomson.com and @nationalobserver.com for keeping this alive!!!
Thanks @jameswsthomson.com and @nationalobserver.com for keeping this alive!!!
Keep up the good work @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
The role of journalists is to uncover & convey truth, no matter how uncomfortable & to hold power accountable.
Any “news agency” that is unwilling to use fact-checkers & that bends under political pressure has abandoned journalism altogether.
The role of journalists is to uncover & convey truth, no matter how uncomfortable & to hold power accountable.
Any “news agency” that is unwilling to use fact-checkers & that bends under political pressure has abandoned journalism altogether.
April 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Keep up the good work @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
The role of journalists is to uncover & convey truth, no matter how uncomfortable & to hold power accountable.
Any “news agency” that is unwilling to use fact-checkers & that bends under political pressure has abandoned journalism altogether.
The role of journalists is to uncover & convey truth, no matter how uncomfortable & to hold power accountable.
Any “news agency” that is unwilling to use fact-checkers & that bends under political pressure has abandoned journalism altogether.
My Elections Canada envelope just arrived!
The election on 28th April isn’t just a routine vote—it’s about securing a strong & decisive majority that can unite Canadians & defend our interests.
We need strong leadership that stands up for Canada.
Let’s show up, vote, & shape our future. #ElbowsUp
The election on 28th April isn’t just a routine vote—it’s about securing a strong & decisive majority that can unite Canadians & defend our interests.
We need strong leadership that stands up for Canada.
Let’s show up, vote, & shape our future. #ElbowsUp
April 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
My Elections Canada envelope just arrived!
The election on 28th April isn’t just a routine vote—it’s about securing a strong & decisive majority that can unite Canadians & defend our interests.
We need strong leadership that stands up for Canada.
Let’s show up, vote, & shape our future. #ElbowsUp
The election on 28th April isn’t just a routine vote—it’s about securing a strong & decisive majority that can unite Canadians & defend our interests.
We need strong leadership that stands up for Canada.
Let’s show up, vote, & shape our future. #ElbowsUp
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Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
March 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
“I thought: When people take away your rights, erase your history, and deport your friends, you’re supposed to call it out. But I was wrong.”
@amberruffin.bsky.social
youtu.be/rUlTIeKeTVA?...
@amberruffin.bsky.social
youtu.be/rUlTIeKeTVA?...
Amber Ruffin Defends Both Sides After Her Cancelled White House Correspondents' Gig
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
youtu.be
April 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
“I thought: When people take away your rights, erase your history, and deport your friends, you’re supposed to call it out. But I was wrong.”
@amberruffin.bsky.social
youtu.be/rUlTIeKeTVA?...
@amberruffin.bsky.social
youtu.be/rUlTIeKeTVA?...
A MUST-READ article on what’s happening in the USA today!
“The body politic is being hollowed out by a rapidly metastasizing virus attacking the underpinnings of the entire [American] constitutional system. Make no mistake. This is how dictatorship grows.”
Laurence H Tribe & Radhika M Kattula
“The body politic is being hollowed out by a rapidly metastasizing virus attacking the underpinnings of the entire [American] constitutional system. Make no mistake. This is how dictatorship grows.”
Laurence H Tribe & Radhika M Kattula
A must read from the incomparable @tribelaw www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Donald Trump is seeking to erase the United States as we know it | Laurence H Tribe
What we are currently living through is nothing less than an erasure of the building blocks of our republic – a distortion of what it means to be American
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
A MUST-READ article on what’s happening in the USA today!
“The body politic is being hollowed out by a rapidly metastasizing virus attacking the underpinnings of the entire [American] constitutional system. Make no mistake. This is how dictatorship grows.”
Laurence H Tribe & Radhika M Kattula
“The body politic is being hollowed out by a rapidly metastasizing virus attacking the underpinnings of the entire [American] constitutional system. Make no mistake. This is how dictatorship grows.”
Laurence H Tribe & Radhika M Kattula
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The plan was never to govern a country. It was to dismantle a society.
March 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The plan was never to govern a country. It was to dismantle a society.
“If this #elbowsup protest occurred in the United States, the police could tear gas us, arrest us and perhaps deport us to El Salvador. But we are still a nation under the rule of law. These streets belong to us, and this country belongs to us.”
@charlieangus104.bsky.social
@charlieangus104.bsky.social
CANADA MUST HOLD ITS GROUND
We Are Still a Nation Under the Rule of Law
charlieangus.substack.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“If this #elbowsup protest occurred in the United States, the police could tear gas us, arrest us and perhaps deport us to El Salvador. But we are still a nation under the rule of law. These streets belong to us, and this country belongs to us.”
@charlieangus104.bsky.social
@charlieangus104.bsky.social
Rather than pledging to lower income taxes, @emmettmacfarlane.com argues that political leaders ought to emphasise the need for Canadians “to sacrifice & come together to fight a generational battle for freedom” because “America [is] no longer a friend, it is no longer a democracy.”
A MUST READ!
A MUST READ!
NEW POST: Canadians aren't being asked to meet the moment
emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/canadians-...
emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/canadians-...
Canadians aren't being asked to meet the moment
As Donald Trump triples down on his economic war against Canada, one of the things that inspires the most hope is the vociferous and passionate response of Canadians.
emmettmacfarlane.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Rather than pledging to lower income taxes, @emmettmacfarlane.com argues that political leaders ought to emphasise the need for Canadians “to sacrifice & come together to fight a generational battle for freedom” because “America [is] no longer a friend, it is no longer a democracy.”
A MUST READ!
A MUST READ!
It’s a pity that the Supreme Court of the United States (#SCOTUS) wasn’t as courageous in condemning tRump, as Brazil’s Supreme Court is towards Bolsonaro.
A majority of a panel of justices of Brazil’s Supreme Court has accepted charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged attempt to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.
Majority of Brazil's Supreme Court panel accepts coup charge against ex-President Bolsonaro
A majority of a panel of justices of Brazil’s Supreme Court has accepted charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged attempt to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.
bit.ly
March 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It’s a pity that the Supreme Court of the United States (#SCOTUS) wasn’t as courageous in condemning tRump, as Brazil’s Supreme Court is towards Bolsonaro.
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1. Tulsi Gabbard was overseas while participating in the Signal chat.
2. Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the Signal chat.
3. Russia infiltrated Signal some time ago to use it against Ukrainians.
It’s high time to Benghazi the shit out of Trump’s administration.
2. Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the Signal chat.
3. Russia infiltrated Signal some time ago to use it against Ukrainians.
It’s high time to Benghazi the shit out of Trump’s administration.
March 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
1. Tulsi Gabbard was overseas while participating in the Signal chat.
2. Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the Signal chat.
3. Russia infiltrated Signal some time ago to use it against Ukrainians.
It’s high time to Benghazi the shit out of Trump’s administration.
2. Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the Signal chat.
3. Russia infiltrated Signal some time ago to use it against Ukrainians.
It’s high time to Benghazi the shit out of Trump’s administration.