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Murray Cooke
@murraycooke.bsky.social
he/him, father of 2 daughters, union guy, beer league hockey playing Habs fan in Tkaronto
I thought I invented this.
With Alt-Text
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Friday evening, we were drinking beer on a patio. Today, it's snowy.

The snow is beautiful, though. I'm not complaining. I'll always be excited about the first snow of the year.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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What more is there to say at this point?
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, marking a historic win for the left over a high-powered, moneyed coalition of establishment forces that came together in hopes of defeating him.
Zohran Mamdani Wins Decisive Victory in NYC, Triumphing Over Billionaire Onslaught
Mamdani is one of just a few democratic socialists to ever win the seat for the largest city in the U.S.
truthout.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Zohran Mamdani spent last night with the late-night workers he said are often forgotten — can drivers at LGA and hospital workers on a 7-7 shift at Elmhurst Hospital, before walking to Kebab King and then having a midnight press conference in Jackson Heights
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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"When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity." - CLR James, "The Black Jacobins"
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.

He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
October 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Students across Alberta show support for teachers in walkout
Alberta students walk out of class in support of teachers
Hundreds of students across Alberta are protesting in support of teachers following the province’s use of the notwithstanding clause.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Nurses and health-care professionals from the North York Family Health Team (NYFHT), who provide care and services to approximately 95,000 people, are on strike today following the failure of their employer to negotiate a first collective agreement.
More: https://ona.org/news/20251020-nyfht-strike/
October 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Critical support for bulldozing the (entire) White House.
October 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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19-10-1996 CANADA: When General Motors tries to break a Canadian Autoworkers strike by removing equipment, union members occupy the Oshawa plants. www.rankandfile.ca/the-1996-gm-...
The 1996 GM Oshawa occupation
By Doug Nesbitt In October 1996, Canadian autoworkers struck General Motors in a battle against outsourcing and other concessions. 25,000 workers walked off the job for three weeks and held back the ...
www.rankandfile.ca
October 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Critical support for No Kings
October 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Now it makes sense. DoFo is an apologist for dangerous drivers, including those in his cabinet. Personally, I prefer safer streets.
October 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
September 30, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. He's corrupt like his old man. Where are the envelopes of cash?
Ben Mulroney is blurring the lines between journalism, business, lobbying and partisan politics

The new host of Global News’ national political news show also works for registered lobby groups, advises businesses and hosted election events for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives earlier this year
Ben Mulroney is Blurring the Lines Between Journalism, Business, Lobbying and Partisan Politics
New host of Global News’ politics show works for registered lobby groups, advises businesses and hosted events for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
pressprogress.ca
September 23, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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We're up to $2,000! Let's keep the momentum going until the campaign wraps on Sunday. Can you make a donation this evening? More info: www.thegrindmag.ca/support/
September 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
LONDON—Claiming that he recognized the member of the royal family, but his memory was hazy, President Donald Trump has spent his entire trip to the U.K. trying to figure out where he knows Prince Andr...
theonion.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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“We never used to tolerate such high levels of compensation and inequality,” @marclee.bsky.social said. “Now we do. We’ve just been beaten over the head with it for a number of years.” @policyalternatives.ca #inequality www.ashcroftcachecreekjournal.com/national-new...
Statistics Canada numbers say wealth gap getting bigger
Bottom 40 per cent of Canadians combined for 17.2 per cent of national income
www.ashcroftcachecreekjournal.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Hot off the pixels at ⁦‪@theglobeandmail.com‬⁩ : my op-ed on the history of the right to strike in Canada, and the current Liberal government’s failure to learn the lessons of that history:
#CanLab

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Ottawa’s Air Canada strike debacle shows it failed to learn from history
By ordering flight attendants back to work, the government may be stoking further labour unrest
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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ALL OUT ON AUGUST 16: We are calling for all people of conscience to take action, to join us on the streets, and to demand Canada stop sending weapons to Israel now!
Gaza is being starved, bombarded, and kept under a brutal siege
📍Yonge & Dundas (Sankofa Square) Toronto
🗓️Saturday, August 16
⏰3:00 PM
August 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Another MAGA "family values" Republican.
#SouthCarolina state Rep. RJ May, a lawmaker facing a 10-count indictment for distributing child sexual abuse material, has resigned. #SCpol

Read the latest: bit.ly/3HwBLIx
August 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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From June 1 to the day that the strike halted the season (Aug. 12), the team had a record of 46-18. The team also had the best record in baseball at 74-40.
With the strike, the dream season of the Montreal Expos ended and it became a question of "What If?"

🧵 9/12
August 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Paging Canada's public pension plans.
CPPIB in particular
bdscoalition.ca/2024/05/31/c...
August 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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clearly calling out trumps blatant racism is something that should happen more often tbh
August 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM