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Murray Lumley

@satyagraha25.bsky.social

Retired, father, grandfather, member of Community Peacemaker Teams, Tkaronto

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Latest posts by satyagraha25.bsky.social on Bluesky

Yes, Mr. President: Youโ€™re right. We do have โ€œthe worst health careโ€ of any major country.

Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.

The solution: Medicare for All.

09.11.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14576    ๐Ÿ” 3747    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 429    ๐Ÿ“Œ 160
Case of Libya reveals rot in historic NDP support for US empire - Yves Engler A new book on Canadaโ€™s role in the destruction of Libya should embarrass the NDP and prompt members to ask tough questions of leadership candidates. Would Avi Lewis, Rob Ashton or Heather McPherson ha...

Case of Libya reveals rot in historic NDP support for US empire yvesengler.com/2025/11/08/c...

09.11.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Coming climate inferno ignored in favour of war spending - Yves Engler Mark Carney is fear mongering about faraway countries while downplaying a security threat driving an ever-greater number of Canadians from their homes. In the recently released federal budget โ€œdefence...

Coming climate inferno ignored in favour of war spending yvesengler.com/2025/11/06/c...

09.11.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition Reject Drone Warfare Testing in Downtown Ottawa: No Canadian City should Host War "Games"

Reject Drone Warfare Testing in Downtown Ottawa: No Canadian City should Host War "Games" - Sign the Petition! c.org/5kJZGF5Ybs via @CdnChange

09.11.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Who are you remembering this November 11? Remembrance Day special issue

Who are you remembering this November 11?
www.peacequest.ca/p/who-are-yo...

09.11.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Financialized landlords are targeting Black and Arab neighbourhoods across Canada โ‹† The Breach New research reveals how Canadaโ€™s biggest landlords squeeze racialized neighbourhoods for profitโ€”buying undervalued housing, evicting tenants, and raising rents

A new report obtained exclusively by The Breach shows how Canadaโ€™s biggest landlords are profiting from racialized displacementโ€”targeting Black and Arab neighbourhoods, evicting tenants, and driving up rents. breachmedia.ca/financialize...

23.10.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Ontarioโ€™s plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobbyโ€™s wish list โ‹† The Breach Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Fordโ€™s war on bikes is more than a vendettaโ€”itโ€™s a gift to corporate lobbyists

Doug Fordโ€™s new omnibus bill hides a major gift to corporate lobbyists: a ban on turning car lanes into bike lanes.

@desaima.bsky.social notes that the move mirrors demands from the Toronto Region Board of Trade. It wonโ€™t fix trafficโ€”but it will keep oil companies and Uber happy.

24.10.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

New from me in @breachmedia.ca: It's easy to see Ford's war on bike lanes as a personal vendetta and an attempt to stir up a culture war. But more than that, it's part of a bigger pattern of Ford serving corporate interests โ€“ from real estate firms to Uber.

24.10.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tim Hortonsโ€™ migrant workers are being scapegoated to distract from corporate greed
YouTube video by The Breach Tim Hortonsโ€™ migrant workers are being scapegoated to distract from corporate greed

Canadaโ€™s right-wing has become obsessed with hating on the brown people who work at Tim Hortons.

Katia Lo Innes explains how the racist scapegoating of migrant workers aims to divide and distract us from our real enemy โ€” the corporate elite. youtu.be/SRjQ-MJinFg

30.10.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Mark Carney and Doug Ford keep serving Big Landlords โ‹† The Breach Economist Ricardo Tranjan joins Desmond Cole to discuss how Ford and Carneyโ€™s housing policies heavily favours corporate landlords

Doug Ford and Mark Carney are making big moves on housing โ€” but tenant groups and housing experts are raising an alarm.

@ricardotranjan.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how the emerging policy heavily favours corporate landlords. breachmedia.ca/mark-carney-...

30.10.2025 21:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

On our latest podcast episode:
-Doug Ford's assault on tenants via changes to the landlord tenant board
-the federal housing plan with big goals and few details

have a listen

31.10.2025 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The corporate blueprint behind the eviction of Ottawaโ€™s most diverse neighbourhood โ‹† The Breach Behind Heron Gateโ€™s destruction lies a broader shift in Canadaโ€™s housing systemโ€”financial firms, pension funds, and private equity investors have transformed rental housing into a speculative asset cl...

Behind a 2018 mass eviction in Ottawa lies a broader shift in Canadaโ€™s housing system.

Neal Rockwell investigates how rental housing has been transformed into a speculative asset class, driving up rents and displacing racialized tenants. breachmedia.ca/how-the-dism...

04.11.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A budget for tanks, banks, and oil barons โ‹† The Breach Martin Lukacs and Desmond Cole discuss the Liberal governmentโ€™s Harper-esque budget

Mark Carney's budget will make Trump and Canadaโ€™s corporate class happy, but it does little for working people.

Martin Lukacs and @desmondcole.bsky.social break down the Liberals' Stephen Harper-esque moves, from public service layoffs to corporate handouts. breachmedia.ca/a-budget-for...

06.11.2025 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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The Breach Journalism to map a just, viable future. Launched May, 2021.

Hi there! Weโ€™ve been here for a second, but we figured this is a great time to re-introduce ourselves.

To newbies: weโ€™re The Breach, an award-winning independent media outlet delivering journalism for transformation.

We cover politics, labour, climate, social movements, and more: breachmedia.ca

15.11.2024 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 164    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Why are Gazaโ€™s markets filled with junk food? When I learned about Gazansโ€™ continued starvation, despite the ceasefire, I thought of this couplet from a 227-year-old poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,ย  โ€œWater, water, every where, / Nโ€ฆ

Why are Gaza's markets filled with junk food? judyhaiven.ca/2025/11/07/w... via @jhaiven

09.11.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees Amid the presidentโ€™s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.

"For every person arrested whose name and story weโ€™ve learned, there are thousands we havenโ€™t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com โฌ‡๏ธ

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

09.11.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4012    ๐Ÿ” 1835    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."

09.11.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17192    ๐Ÿ” 4778    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 555    ๐Ÿ“Œ 293
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Why are Gazaโ€™s markets filled with junk food? When I learned about Gazansโ€™ continued starvation, despite the ceasefire, I thought of this couplet from a 227-year-old poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,ย  โ€œWater, water, every where, / Nโ€ฆ

Why are Gaza's markets filled with junk food? judyhaiven.ca/2025/11/07/w... via @jhaiven

09.11.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."

09.11.2025 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20342    ๐Ÿ” 6238    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 646    ๐Ÿ“Œ 252
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Sign the Petition Save Barbers Lake and Long Sault Creek

Save Barbers Lake and Long Sault Creek - Sign the Petition! c.org/VcRZ8S5Rvh via @CdnChange

09.11.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chris Coons: "He's not listening to concerns about lowering costs. Instead he's worried about decorating his new Marie Antoinette ballroom or engaging in trying to figure out how to get his name on more statues and stadiums, or he's sitting across the table in the Oval Office with authoritarians."

08.11.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15593    ๐Ÿ” 4776    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 470    ๐Ÿ“Œ 167
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Email Your MP: Budget for Basic Income

Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/WsogU9f0

09.11.2025 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This administration wants a corporate feudalistic society with everyday Americans as serfs.

08.11.2025 01:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Stop Silencing Survivors: Ban National Security Secrecy in Violence Against Women Cases

c.org/mL8YjQZ82L

08.11.2025 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Wagner Group in Africa: A Story of Terrorism, Coups, and A Russian Warlord
YouTube video by Soft Power with Justin Ling The Wagner Group in Africa: A Story of Terrorism, Coups, and A Russian Warlord

youtu.be/D1hJJrLbf8k?...

07.11.2025 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Obvious quid pro quo - corporations are going to have to add a new line to their income statements for "bribes paid to Trump"

07.11.2025 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Login โ€ข Instagram Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

www.instagram.com/reel/DQxHZE7...

07.11.2025 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CBS: Drop Bari Weiss, Drop Zionism! ๐ŸšจParamount and CBS are aligning themselves with Zionism by acquiring names like Bari Weiss. Keep our media honest and say no to the monopolization of our news outlets! ๐Ÿ“ฉ Send a letter to hold them a...

Write a letter to the heads at Paramount & CBS to urge them to drop The Free Press or they will cement their place in history as tools of war & oppression!

Take Action & Tell CBS: Drop Bari Weiss, Drop Zionism! www.codepink.org/paramountcbs...

07.11.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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COP30 climate summit needs a power shift These forums need to be reclaimed! We must strip away industry influence, put human rights at the centre and make outcomes binding.

davidsuzuki.org/story/cop30-...

07.11.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But itโ€™s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.

07.11.2025 04:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18687    ๐Ÿ” 4424    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 559    ๐Ÿ“Œ 233

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