Murray Cooke
@murraycooke.bsky.social
he/him, father of 2 daughters, union guy, beer league hockey playing Habs fan in Tkaronto
Another person murdered by ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Another person murdered by ICE.
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President Trump's federal agents have been carrying out a brutal retribution campaign in Minnesota that’s violating the most basic freedoms of the United States minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/23/8...
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:46 PM
President Trump's federal agents have been carrying out a brutal retribution campaign in Minnesota that’s violating the most basic freedoms of the United States minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/23/8...
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Scenes of civil disobedience outside the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, where protesters, including religious readers, blocked the road on a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping” on January 23. Photos by @lfelizleon.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Scenes of civil disobedience outside the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, where protesters, including religious readers, blocked the road on a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping” on January 23. Photos by @lfelizleon.bsky.social
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mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
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These are concentration camps. And these are the numbers they're comfortable sharing.
This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
These are concentration camps. And these are the numbers they're comfortable sharing.
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Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping” on January 23 @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports 🧵1/7
The beating heart of a fighting labor movement is in Minnesota. One of the key battles for the future of working people will be determined there. Trump’s goons are treating their assault on the state as a workshop for what to do next. Solidarity is the answer.
labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
labornotes.org/2026/01/will...
Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota?
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency servic...
labornotes.org
January 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping” on January 23 @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports 🧵1/7
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I believe Avi Lewis is the leader the NDP needs right now.
He’s someone who gives us hope, unites our movements, and offers bold, inspiring solutions to tackle affordability while upholding human rights without qualification or exception. (1/2)
He’s someone who gives us hope, unites our movements, and offers bold, inspiring solutions to tackle affordability while upholding human rights without qualification or exception. (1/2)
A profound honour to have this endorsement from MP @leahgazan.bsky.social, one of our movement’s strongest and most principled leaders.
Join the NDP. Let’s win this race — and let’s win a government that serves the many, not the money.
https://avilewis.link/join
Join the NDP. Let’s win this race — and let’s win a government that serves the many, not the money.
https://avilewis.link/join
Leah Gazan endorses Avi Lewis for leader of the federal NDP
A profound honour to have this endorsement from MP Leah Gazan, one of our movement’s strongest and most principled leaders. Join the NDP. Let’s win this race...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I believe Avi Lewis is the leader the NDP needs right now.
He’s someone who gives us hope, unites our movements, and offers bold, inspiring solutions to tackle affordability while upholding human rights without qualification or exception. (1/2)
He’s someone who gives us hope, unites our movements, and offers bold, inspiring solutions to tackle affordability while upholding human rights without qualification or exception. (1/2)
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“No work, no school, no shopping." Major labor unions and community groups are calling for every Minnesotan to leverage their labor and economic power and refuse to show up to work on Friday, January 23. workdaymagazine.org/we-are-facin...
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days - Workday Magazine
This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. Unions and community groups gathered in front of the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota th...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:50 PM
“No work, no school, no shopping." Major labor unions and community groups are calling for every Minnesotan to leverage their labor and economic power and refuse to show up to work on Friday, January 23. workdaymagazine.org/we-are-facin...
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Doc Rivers, Steve Kerr, the T-Wolf fans, Sportsguy Nick Wright. More please. Let’s go sports world. You want to see brave? Be an immigrant walking to work in Minneapolis. That’s brave. You just have to say “state murder is bad.” It’s not fucking hard and it’s needed from all corners.
Doc Rivers: "What happened in Minnesota was a straight-up murder"
January 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Doc Rivers, Steve Kerr, the T-Wolf fans, Sportsguy Nick Wright. More please. Let’s go sports world. You want to see brave? Be an immigrant walking to work in Minneapolis. That’s brave. You just have to say “state murder is bad.” It’s not fucking hard and it’s needed from all corners.
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There have also been a high volume of in-custody deaths at detention centers across the country.
January 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
There have also been a high volume of in-custody deaths at detention centers across the country.
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And who can forget the MULTIPLE deaths in California, as frightened workers were chased by federal agents during workplace raids. One farmworker fell to his death from a greenhouse during a raid on a farm. Another was hit by a car trying to evade a raid at Home Depot.
January 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM
And who can forget the MULTIPLE deaths in California, as frightened workers were chased by federal agents during workplace raids. One farmworker fell to his death from a greenhouse during a raid on a farm. Another was hit by a car trying to evade a raid at Home Depot.
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In another case, ICE ran over a man while detaining him.
ICE agents under scrutiny after man’s legs allegedly crushed in Vancouver arrest
The Vancouver Police Department is investigating after a man appeared to have his legs run over by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement truck while being detained Thursday.
www.opb.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
In another case, ICE ran over a man while detaining him.
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In September, federal immigration agents shot and killed Villegas González in Chicago.
A Tragic Homecoming For Man Killed By ICE Agents In Franklin Park
After nearly two decades in Chicago, Silverio Villegas González returned to Michoacán in a coffin. His death at the hands of federal agents left two families divided by borders, shattered with grief, ...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM
In September, federal immigration agents shot and killed Villegas González in Chicago.
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Federal immigration agents have now shot and killed multiple people since Trump took office a year ago. Today alone marks the second deadly ICE shooting IN A WEEK. An off-duty shot and killed a 43-year-old father in CA on Dec. 31.
Emotional vigil held for man killed by off-duty ICE agent on New Year's Eve
Sunday evening, a crowd of about 50 gathered at the Village Pointe apartment complex in Northridge to grieve Keith Porter Jr., who was fatally shot on New Year's Eve by an off-duty ICE agent.
www.latimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Federal immigration agents have now shot and killed multiple people since Trump took office a year ago. Today alone marks the second deadly ICE shooting IN A WEEK. An off-duty shot and killed a 43-year-old father in CA on Dec. 31.
ICE agent shoots and murders woman in Minneapolis.
Mayor alleges ICE officer 'recklessly' shot her adding immigration agents are 'causing chaos in our city'.
ICE agent shoots and kills woman during Minneapolis raid
Mayor alleges ICE officer 'recklessly' shot her adding immigration agents are 'causing chaos in our city'.
www.aljazeera.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:18 PM
ICE agent shoots and murders woman in Minneapolis.
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UN Charter Article 2(4) is a core principle of international law. It prohibits all states from the threat/use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any other state, banning war & coercion except self-defense or UN Security Council authorization.
January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
UN Charter Article 2(4) is a core principle of international law. It prohibits all states from the threat/use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any other state, banning war & coercion except self-defense or UN Security Council authorization.
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Canada finally reacts, through our foreign affairs minister (not our prime minister).
Really, embarrassingly timid statement when you consider what just happened.
Really, embarrassingly timid statement when you consider what just happened.
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Canada finally reacts, through our foreign affairs minister (not our prime minister).
Really, embarrassingly timid statement when you consider what just happened.
Really, embarrassingly timid statement when you consider what just happened.
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Trump has bombed Yemen, Nigeria, Somalia, Iraq, Syria and Iran, even refuses to rule out bombing Greenland, a sovereign territory of ally Denmark.
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflict, writes Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Trump has bombed Yemen, Nigeria, Somalia, Iraq, Syria and Iran, even refuses to rule out bombing Greenland, a sovereign territory of ally Denmark.
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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So, Trump declared war without legal authority from congress, illegally kidnapped another country’s head of state and now plans to prosecute him in another jurisdiction for unspecified crimes?
#Breaking Venezuela’s Maduro has been captured after U.S. conducted ‘large scale strike’ on country, Trump says
Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro has been captured after U.S. conducted ‘large scale strike’ on country
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown from the country, U.S. President Donald Trump announced early Saturday.
www.thestar.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:35 PM
So, Trump declared war without legal authority from congress, illegally kidnapped another country’s head of state and now plans to prosecute him in another jurisdiction for unspecified crimes?
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Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
Incroyable! Hockey USA, you're what the French call "les incompétents".
Caufield et Hutson n’ont pas été sélectionnés par les États-Unis
Caufield et Hutson n’ont pas été sélectionnés par les États-Unis
Comme ce fut le cas en vue de la Confrontation des 4 Nations il y a un peu moins d’un an, Cole Caufield et Lane Hutson, du Canadien de Montréal, ont été laissés de côté, cette fois en prévision des Jeux olympiques d’hiver de Milan-Cortina.
www.ledroit.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Incroyable! Hockey USA, you're what the French call "les incompétents".
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“After just having taken my oath to become the mayor of the city of New York, I do so also here in the old City Hall subway station – a testament to the importance of public transit to the vitality, the health, the legacy of our city.”
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City
New mayor, 34, was sworn in by state attorney general Letitia James in old beaux arts city hall subway station
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:39 AM
“After just having taken my oath to become the mayor of the city of New York, I do so also here in the old City Hall subway station – a testament to the importance of public transit to the vitality, the health, the legacy of our city.”
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The only Canadian 🇨🇦 players with more points than Nick Suzuki (97) this calendar year:
• Nate MacKinnon (121)
• Connor McDavid (115)
• Nate MacKinnon (121)
• Connor McDavid (115)
December 31, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The only Canadian 🇨🇦 players with more points than Nick Suzuki (97) this calendar year:
• Nate MacKinnon (121)
• Connor McDavid (115)
• Nate MacKinnon (121)
• Connor McDavid (115)
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Even with broad public support, no major museum has taken up the genocide in Gaza. No large institution I know of has put on an exhibition about Palestinian artists or Palestinian lives.
www.equator.org/articles/how...
www.equator.org/articles/how...
How Gaza Broke the Art World • EQUATOR
The former editor of Artforum, fired in the wake of 7 October, reckons with two years of division, fear and silence
www.equator.org
December 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Even with broad public support, no major museum has taken up the genocide in Gaza. No large institution I know of has put on an exhibition about Palestinian artists or Palestinian lives.
www.equator.org/articles/how...
www.equator.org/articles/how...
Happy winter solstice!
December 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Happy winter solstice!