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Michael Sainato

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Labor Reporter at @TheGuardian.com www.theguardian.com/profile/michael…

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 3h
When 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.
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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 19h
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21h
Meanwhile, 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.
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“Vandalize the demographics of America” is either a chilling phrase suggesting that Mullin is a white nationalist or an absurdly meaningless bit of pablum  which ignores 250 years of the constantly shifting demographics of a nation of immigrants.

Underneath is a picture of Mullin with a quote "How do you turn a country from democracy to socialism? You have to change the demographics."
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 22h
This 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."
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 23h
You too can recommend your bookstore (or library) order copies to help other people find me!
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 23h
Maybe @repcasar.bsky.social can teach Pete how to run
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 23h
His running form is almost as bad as his pull up form/attempts
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grimm 🎃 @mugrimm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The 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.
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Rick Claypool @rickclaypool.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Since 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...
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Trump’s Cascade of Canceled Corporate Enforcement Against Over 200 Corporations - Public Citizen
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This 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.
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I 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...
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Skepticism 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
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I 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.com
Skepticism 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
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Shawn Fain with a very big early lead in his re-election fight, 73.66% to 9.48% so far docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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2026 UAW Election LIVE Count - United UAW
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Ben Waber @bwaber.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Next 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...
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The Power Half-Hour Episode #36
YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change
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Sloane @sloanesloane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If 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!
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Amazing how quickly rank-and-file adopt Trump's pro-Putin talking points
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A 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.
Chart showing total net USCIS immigration application backlog, from Q4 Fiscal Year 2023 through Q3 Fiscal Year 2026. The data shows backlogs were slowly dropping from net 4.3 million applications in Q4 FY 2023 to 3.8 million in Q3 FY 2024, after which applications began to rise again, increasingly every single month until Q3 FY 2026, where they stand at 7.7 million.
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
WSJ yesterday www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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Oil 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.
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
WSJ yesterday www.wsj.com/world/middle...
wsj.com
Oil 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.
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NEW: 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 doctor
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Exxon Heiress Aims to Regenerate the Earth With Spirituality
The great-granddaughter of one of America’s wealthiest oilmen has teamed up with an anti-vax doctor.
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh @pghguild.com · 05/10/2026
Nine 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.
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Post-Gazette union-busters hit dead end at Supreme Court, must pay back millions to journalists | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Stop platforming Rahm Emanuel abc7chicago.com/post/poll-ra...
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Poll: Rahm Emanuel's approval rating sinks to 18 percent
On 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.
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Stop platforming Rahm Emanuel abc7chicago.com/post/poll-ra...
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Poll: Rahm Emanuel's approval rating sinks to 18 percent
On 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.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The 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.
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Net negative migration for the first time in HALF a CENTURY.
Americans are amassing victories NEVER seen before thanks to President Trump.
We will continue to grow our efforts to fulfill the mandate given to this administration.
REMIGRATION REPORT
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3.3+
MILLION REMOVALS
INCLUDING DEPORTATIONS AND VOLUNTARY REMOVALS
ASYLUM DENIAL AT 94%
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VISAS REVOKED
REVOKED
TRAVEL BANNED
FROM 39 COUNTRIES
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AGREEMENTS
NATURALIZATIONS
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Marshall cosponsored the National Right to Work Act and has a 14% lifetime voting score for the AFL-CIO aflcio.org/scorecard/le...
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Sen. Roger Marshall | AFL-CIO
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Marshall cosponsored the National Right to Work Act and has a 14% lifetime voting score for the AFL-CIO aflcio.org/scorecard/le...
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Sen. Roger Marshall | AFL-CIO
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A billionaire trying to act human and failing miserably in real time
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Vivek 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...
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Ramaswamy 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.
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A billionaire trying to act human and failing miserably in real time
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's terrible
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Paul 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...
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National 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.
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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Join 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...
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Ben Zipperer @benzipperer.org · 01/10/2026
Even 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
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I 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
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 01/10/2026
Thanks 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
AI is changing the workplace. New Jersey workers deserve a say in what comes next.

Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the way we work and generate enormous wealth. But right now, a handful of tech billionaires are driving that transformation — and pushing for less regulation, less accountability, and less power for working people. Workers shouldn’t have to take on the risks of adopting new technology while a few at the top reap the rewards.

The FAIR Act (Fair AI Regulations Act: S-4075/A-4981) gives workers a voice in how AI impacts their jobs and establishes commonsense guardrails for workers’ rights, safety, and privacy.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Becca 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)
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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Christa 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.
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Christa 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.
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The 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...
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A 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...
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Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds
Over half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry worked
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A 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.com
Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds
Over half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry worked
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt's conspiracy theory crumbles in real time
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
EPA workers' union sues the federal agency over the termination of its union contract www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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EPA union sues Trump administration to restore collective bargaining contract
Federal workers’ union alleges EPA illegally terminated agreement with the goal of repressing political dissent
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
EPA workers' union sues the federal agency over the termination of its union contract www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
EPA union sues Trump administration to restore collective bargaining contract
Federal workers’ union alleges EPA illegally terminated agreement with the goal of repressing political dissent
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Lorenzo Salgado, jr. @oznezol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One step closer to justice for my dad, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Alpha School she is talking about www.the74million.org/article/insi...
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Inside Alpha School’s ‘Bootcamp’: Heart Monitors, Unpaid Labor & Many, Many Tweets
Students at the AI-powered private school are chronicling grueling tests of composure, endurance and grit.
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Alpha School she is talking about www.the74million.org/article/insi...
the74million.org
Inside Alpha School’s ‘Bootcamp’: Heart Monitors, Unpaid Labor & Many, Many Tweets
Students at the AI-powered private school are chronicling grueling tests of composure, endurance and grit.
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner @skirchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Shining a spotlight on this never ending crime: Three deaths, three states, 24 hours www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
52 cents out of every dollar in income gains for American households is going toward debt tcf.org/content/repo...
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Half of Every Dollar: How Household Debt Eats Into Workers’ Income Gains
Executive Summary For years, the headline economic data describing workers’ well-being have been weak: over the year ending in August, the most recent
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
52 cents out of every dollar in income gains for American households is going toward debt tcf.org/content/repo...
tcf.org
Half of Every Dollar: How Household Debt Eats Into Workers’ Income Gains
Executive Summary For years, the headline economic data describing workers’ well-being have been weak: over the year ending in August, the most recent
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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Of course he is. Abusers convention in D.C. presiding over the health of our most vulnerable people. Rape. Culture.
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