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Murray Cooke @murraycooke.bsky.social · 10d

Now it makes sense. DoFo is an apologist for dangerous drivers, including those in his cabinet. Personally, I prefer safer streets.

News headline from Global News: "Vehicles registered to Ford Cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times"

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Murray Cooke @murraycooke.bsky.social · 15d

John Sewell deserves better than that.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 16d

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

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Murray Cooke @murraycooke.bsky.social · 23d

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. He's corrupt like his old man. Where are the envelopes of cash?

PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 23d

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

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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 27d

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/

A graphic reading "The Grind's summer fundraising goal is $7,000. Help us reach it by Sept 21. Keep local, independent journalism alive in Toronto! thegrindmag.ca/support " And there is a red and white progress bar showing $2,000 of the way to $7,000.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 28d

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...

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Murray Cooke @murraycooke.bsky.social · 27d

Where do they find these clowns?

Photo of muppet Bunsen Honeydew who bears a strong resemblance to the US ambassador to Canada.

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Murray Cooke @murraycooke.bsky.social · 27d

Fund Ontario's colleges: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/te...

Fund Ontario's Public Colleges

Doug Ford is defunding colleges at a time we need it the most.  Ontario’s college system is on life support. The culprit? Chronic underfunding and the Ford governments' plans to privatize educat...

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · Aug 27

“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

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Barry Eidlin @eidlin.bsky.social · Aug 18

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

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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

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Toronto & York Region Labour Council @labourcouncil.bsky.social · Aug 14

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

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Murray Cooke @murraycooke.bsky.social · Aug 13

Another MAGA "family values" Republican.

The State Newspaper @thestate.com · Aug 11

#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

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · Aug 12

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

A newspaper headline reads "Stee-rike! They're out" with a subheading "Players hit bricks 'resigned, resentful'." The article, dated from the Associated Press in New York, discusses baseball players striking early, scuttling an extraordinary season, and limiting salaries. The image shows a crowded stadium with fans holding signs, including "Hey Only strike 'umpires call strikes'" and "I'll the best," with two players partially visible in the foreground.

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · Aug 12

Paging Canada's public pension plans.
CPPIB in particular
bdscoalition.ca/2024/05/31/c...

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · Aug 11

clearly calling out trumps blatant racism is something that should happen more often tbh

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · Aug 11

Trump’s focus on Washington D.C. is part of a larger pattern in which the president has suggested cities with majority-Black populations are hotbeds of crime and corruption.

By sending troops to D.C. and eyeing Oakland, Trump continues targeting Black-led cities

Trump’s focus on Washington D.C. is part of a larger pattern in which the president has suggested cities with majority-Black populations are hotbeds of crime and corruption.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Aug 10

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza

Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.

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Murray Cooke @murraycooke.bsky.social · Aug 11

I think about this all the time.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Aug 2

It's funny to think that my preference for urban living in areas with dense, mixed-used, walkable neighborhoods, multi-family housing, small businesses, and diversity probably stems from Sesame Street. Like an early education in Jane Jacob's urbanist theories.

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Steven Tufts @stufts.bsky.social · Aug 7

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Murray Cooke @murraycooke.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Last game at the Montreal Forum - Maurice Rocket Richard ovation

YouTube video by Matt S

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Murray Cooke @murraycooke.bsky.social · Aug 4

Today should be a statutory holiday in Ontario.

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Murray Cooke @murraycooke.bsky.social · Aug 4

"people are fundamentally egalitarian but are led to collapses by enriched, status-obsessed elites"

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 2

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse

An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

www.theguardian.com

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · Aug 3

Doug Ford’s plan to sell off chunks of this popular beach threatens something we should hold dear

#Opinion from @shawnmicallef.bsky.social

Shawn Micallef: Doug Ford’s plan to sell off chunks of this popular beach threatens something we should hold dear

If Doug Ford wanted to create a real legacy, he’d start an aggressive expansion of public parkland in Ontario to keep up with its massive population.

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Murray Cooke @murraycooke.bsky.social · Aug 3

If only the manosphere was this cool, we could watch the game, do some needlepoint, listen to (or sing) some tunes, and talk about our feelings.

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1974 Rosey Grier "It's all right to cry" song from "Free to Be... You & Me"

YouTube video by ewjxn

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Murray Cooke @murraycooke.bsky.social · Aug 3

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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 31

Despite recent labour reforms 100,000s of low-paid, vulnerable BC workers can’t collectively bargain.

BC’s labour relations system fits the early 20th century when worksites were separately organized rather than today's reality of only 15% in the private sector unionized.
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Amazon and Uber workers unionize — How BC labour laws enabled historic organizing wins and what comes next 

In July 2025, Uber drivers in Victoria and Amazon warehouse workers in Delta won union certification. This is a historic organizing win for workers long considered “unorganizable” in two of the most notoriously anti-union corporations in the world.

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