Reposted by Michael SainatoLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 3hWhen you see things on X that seem impossible for a human being to believe (like a desire to turn over parenting to AI), keep in mind that you can make money with raw attention over there. 735637
Reposted by Michael Sainatobryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 19hah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare... 93130904405
Reposted by Michael SainatoAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21hMeanwhile, over on X, the Secretary of Homeland Security is posting about "vandalizing the demographics of America," a phrase which is either a chilling suggestion of white nationalism from Mullin or just straight pablum which means nothing but sounds just fash enough to excite the faithful. 941219362
Reposted by Michael SainatoMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 22hThis is utterly horrific. "Greene-Placentia struggled to open her eyes. She felt a sharp pain below her waist. The attacker was pulling his penis out of her. She heard him mumble something like, '-ic bitch, not a very good fuck,' which her mind filled in as 'Democratic bitch,' she recalled." 14331115
Reposted by Michael Sainatos. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 23hYou too can recommend your bookstore (or library) order copies to help other people find me! 13716
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 23hHis running form is almost as bad as his pull up form/attempts 2143
Reposted by Michael Sainatogrimm 🎃 @mugrimm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The fact Kara Swisher is now monetizing her critiques of Elon Musk after literally being foundational to his work and actively ignoring all the insane gross shit he was doing and saying for years to give the tech press the inspiration slop they wanted is part of why we're here. 548380
Reposted by Michael SainatoRick Claypool @rickclaypool.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Since Trump took office, @publiccitizen.bsky.social has tracked the admin's retreat from enforcement against corporate lawbreaking. Today, our new report documents the admin's cancellation of investigations, lawsuits, & penalties against more than *200* corporations. www.citizen.org/article/trum...citizen.orgTrump’s Cascade of Canceled Corporate Enforcement Against Over 200 Corporations - Public Citizen 9424247
Reposted by Michael SainatoAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This segment is about DHS's claim that they have identified and arrested over 2,000 "terrorists," a claim laughable on its face. This is largely because the admin has reclassified multiple criminal gangs as "foreign terrorist organizations," and ICE's gang identification is notorious sloppy. 29737205
Reposted by Michael SainatoMichael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I spoke with a steelworker, USW, former Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, and the Iowa Sierra Club about the massive Iowa steel plant Trump recently announced www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comSkepticism mires Trump’s Iowa steel plant project: ‘Promises are not the same as jobs’The project has sparked doubts over whether the plant will be built and delivered as promised, given Trump’s record 1126
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I spoke with a steelworker, USW, former Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, and the Iowa Sierra Club about the massive Iowa steel plant Trump recently announced www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comSkepticism mires Trump’s Iowa steel plant project: ‘Promises are not the same as jobs’The project has sparked doubts over whether the plant will be built and delivered as promised, given Trump’s record 1126
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Shawn Fain with a very big early lead in his re-election fight, 73.66% to 9.48% so far docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.com2026 UAW Election LIVE Count - United UAW 130
Reposted by Michael SainatoBen Waber @bwaber.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Next was an excellent @poweratwork.bsky.social discussion on the most important stories in US labor with @mrsethharris.bsky.social, Kate Andrias, @msainato.bsky.social, and @alexsjacquez.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGaB...youtube.comThe Power Half-Hour Episode #36YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change 163
Reposted by Michael SainatoSloane @sloanesloane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to the last 1.5 years well, yknow, just organizing with my coworkers to unionize the most celebrated & beloved TTRPG and TCGs of all time 🥰✊ this took buckets of blood, sweat & tears but we DID IT!!! If you want to support us, sign that petition and BOOST! 28804236
Reposted by Michael SainatoDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Amazing how quickly rank-and-file adopt Trump's pro-Putin talking points 41764163
Reposted by Michael SainatoAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A few weeks ago, US Citizenship and Immigration Services released quarterly data on the legal immigration system through June. The data presents a stark picture of an agency going through a period of total dysfunction. As of June, net application backlogs have risen by 80% since Trump took office. 19362140
Reposted by Michael SainatoMichael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 05/10/2026WSJ yesterday www.wsj.com/world/middle...wsj.comOil Was Pouring Out of Hormuz Again. Then Attacks on Ships Resurged.Iran’s targeting of ships has improved, according to a U.S. official, making transits through the Strait of Hormuz riskier. 073
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 05/10/2026WSJ yesterday www.wsj.com/world/middle...wsj.comOil Was Pouring Out of Hormuz Again. Then Attacks on Ships Resurged.Iran’s targeting of ships has improved, according to a U.S. official, making transits through the Strait of Hormuz riskier. 073
Reposted by Michael SainatoWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026NEW: October 17 marks a global event called “Origin,” focused on Earth regeneration. Rather than a movement to directly influence climate policy or polluting companies, Origin promises change through synchronized prayer and body movement. Behind it? A fossil fuel heiress and an anti-vaccine doctorimportantcontext.newsExxon Heiress Aims to Regenerate the Earth With SpiritualityThe great-granddaughter of one of America’s wealthiest oilmen has teamed up with an anti-vax doctor. 39273109
Reposted by Michael SainatoNewspaper Guild of Pittsburgh @pghguild.com · 05/10/2026Nine years ago we told the Blocks they were going down a bad path. Today they hit the end of the road as the Supreme Court joined a very long list of people who also told them so. Humble appreciation to everyone who worked to hold the Blocks accountable. That family owes us a LOT of money.newsguild.orgPost-Gazette union-busters hit dead end at Supreme Court, must pay back millions to journalists | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA 122556
Reposted by Michael SainatoMichael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Stop platforming Rahm Emanuel abc7chicago.com/post/poll-ra...abc7chicago.comPoll: Rahm Emanuel's approval rating sinks to 18 percentOn Wednesday morning, Emanuel will address the Chicago City Council as he tries to rebuild his political standing that a new poll says has sunk to its lowest point ever. 0134
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Stop platforming Rahm Emanuel abc7chicago.com/post/poll-ra...abc7chicago.comPoll: Rahm Emanuel's approval rating sinks to 18 percentOn Wednesday morning, Emanuel will address the Chicago City Council as he tries to rebuild his political standing that a new poll says has sunk to its lowest point ever. 0134
Reposted by Michael SainatoSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column. 771583645
Reposted by Michael SainatoMichael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Marshall cosponsored the National Right to Work Act and has a 14% lifetime voting score for the AFL-CIO aflcio.org/scorecard/le...aflcio.orgSen. Roger Marshall | AFL-CIO 03314
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Marshall cosponsored the National Right to Work Act and has a 14% lifetime voting score for the AFL-CIO aflcio.org/scorecard/le...aflcio.orgSen. Roger Marshall | AFL-CIO 03314
Reposted by Michael SainatoMichael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A billionaire trying to act human and failing miserably in real time 062
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Vivek Ramaswamy wants to eliminate collective bargaining rights for teachers, while also expanding the school year to all year round and extending the school day to 4pm tiffinohio.net/posts/ramasw... www.cleveland.com/news/2026/07...tiffinohio.netRamaswamy said Ohio children should be in school year-round and until 4 p.m. Then he deleted the video.Ramaswamy deleted the video and never explained why, while Tiffin schools already faced a $1.2 million funding gap his own tax plan could deepen. 043
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A billionaire trying to act human and failing miserably in real time 062
Reposted by Michael SainatoPaul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🧪 “The National Science Foundation, one of the biggest sources of federal research funding, withheld $1.4 billion that Congress had intended for research over the course of the past year, according to internal data reviewed by The New York Times.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 39166
Reposted by Michael SainatoPower At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Join Power At Work LIVE for the Power Half-Hour — Oct 6 at noon ET/9 AM PT! @mrsethharris.bsky.social w Kate Andrias (@columbiauniversity.bsky.social) @msainato.bsky.social ( @theguardian.com), @alexsjacquez.bsky.social ( @groundwork.bsky.social) Register: www.linkedin.com/events/thepo... 044
Reposted by Michael SainatoBen Zipperer @benzipperer.org · 01/10/2026Even if you've never been a union member, the attacks on unions have cost you money. The typical worker would be earning $5,000 more a year if unions were as strong today as they were five decades ago 413450
Reposted by Michael SainatoAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1 30698722380
Reposted by Michael SainatoAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 01/10/2026Thanks to New Jersey State AFL-CIO's leadership, New Jersey is the next state that can lead the fight on AI guardrails to protect workers’ jobs and rights. NJ workers need a say in how AI is used on the job. That’s why lawmakers must pass the FAIR AI Regulations Act! fairactnj.org 1258
Reposted by Michael SainatoJon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Becca Good spoke publicly: ”I'm devastated by how many other lives have been destroyed, in this the darkest of times. From so many families dealing with the loss of their owned loved ones, to everyone who has to witness it, the pain of this moment extends so far beyond our family." (cont) 8684178
Reposted by Michael SainatoOrion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Christa Pike was set to be Tennessee’s first woman executed in 200 years. She survived. This is Tennessee’s second failed execution attempt this year.19thnews.orgChrista Pike was set to be Tennessee’s first woman executed in 200 years. She survived.Pike survived two doses of lethal injection drugs, her attorneys say. This is Tennessee’s second failed execution attempt this year. 1103
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Trump admin loses again, with the case against David Hearn, the canoeist used as a scapegoat for Trump's reflecting pool debacle, is dismissed with prejudice www.democracydefendersfund.org/wp-content/u...democracydefendersfund.org 000
Reposted by Michael SainatoMichael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A new report from the Government Accountability Office found key data is missing in the effort to combat child labor violations, including for more than half of the child workplace fatalities in the US from 2013 to 2023 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comKey data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report findsOver half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry worked 01412
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A new report from the Government Accountability Office found key data is missing in the effort to combat child labor violations, including for more than half of the child workplace fatalities in the US from 2013 to 2023 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comKey data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report findsOver half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry worked 01412
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt's conspiracy theory crumbles in real time 040
Reposted by Michael SainatoMichael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026EPA workers' union sues the federal agency over the termination of its union contract www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comEPA union sues Trump administration to restore collective bargaining contractFederal workers’ union alleges EPA illegally terminated agreement with the goal of repressing political dissent 02914
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026EPA workers' union sues the federal agency over the termination of its union contract www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comEPA union sues Trump administration to restore collective bargaining contractFederal workers’ union alleges EPA illegally terminated agreement with the goal of repressing political dissent 02914
Reposted by Michael SainatoLorenzo Salgado, jr. @oznezol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One step closer to justice for my dad, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. 333397818
Reposted by Michael SainatoMichael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Alpha School she is talking about www.the74million.org/article/insi...the74million.orgInside Alpha School’s ‘Bootcamp’: Heart Monitors, Unpaid Labor & Many, Many TweetsStudents at the AI-powered private school are chronicling grueling tests of composure, endurance and grit. 2237
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Alpha School she is talking about www.the74million.org/article/insi...the74million.orgInside Alpha School’s ‘Bootcamp’: Heart Monitors, Unpaid Labor & Many, Many TweetsStudents at the AI-powered private school are chronicling grueling tests of composure, endurance and grit. 2237
Reposted by Michael SainatoStephanie Kirchgaessner @skirchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Shining a spotlight on this never ending crime: Three deaths, three states, 24 hours www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comThree deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surgeThese men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign 01212
Reposted by Michael SainatoMichael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/202652 cents out of every dollar in income gains for American households is going toward debt tcf.org/content/repo...tcf.orgHalf of Every Dollar: How Household Debt Eats Into Workers’ Income GainsExecutive Summary For years, the headline economic data describing workers’ well-being have been weak: over the year ending in August, the most recent 044
Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/202652 cents out of every dollar in income gains for American households is going toward debt tcf.org/content/repo...tcf.orgHalf of Every Dollar: How Household Debt Eats Into Workers’ Income GainsExecutive Summary For years, the headline economic data describing workers’ well-being have been weak: over the year ending in August, the most recent 044
Reposted by Michael SainatoLindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Of course he is. Abusers convention in D.C. presiding over the health of our most vulnerable people. Rape. Culture. 29228