Michael Sainato

Michael Sainato

@msainato.bsky.social

Labor Reporter at @TheGuardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/profile/michael-sainato

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Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

Elon Musk's X.com cheerleader Mario Nawfal interviewed Vucic last year, among other far right figures, where he pushed conspiracy theories about foreign interference www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7aU... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

youtube.comPresident Vučić: "They Want To Overthrow Me"YouTube video by Mario Nawfal
Democracy Now!@democracynow.org

“Students really changed the whole political landscape of the country, and maybe even more important, they changed political imagination."

democracynow.orgSerbia’s Student-Led Movement Ousts Strongman Aleksander Vučić in Shock Election ResultSerbia’s longtime leader Aleksander Vučić has been swept out of power by a historic student-led opposition movement against Vučić’s right-wing Serbian Progressive Party. Candidates from the Student Li...
Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

Their source was this guy

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social

New: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a group of his friends have been secretly using the NYPD Police Academy’s gymnasium in Queens to play pickup basketball — scrambling some operations at the facility. w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social & Joe Anuta www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

politico.comMamdani is using NYPD gym to host pickup basketball games with friendsThe choice of location has scrambled NYPD training operations, angering a police union and a Republican lawmaker.

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

House Judiciary Democrats have just released a 50-page report that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein.

ms.nowHouse Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump’s alleged involvement in Epstein filesThe report — issued just eight days before the election — makes multiple, uncorroborated allegations against the president while also detailing discrepancies in his statements about Epstein.
Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

This isn't even remotely true and incredibly racist. RFK Jr. is an insane person

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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Kirsten Bladh
@kerstanley.bsky.social

Over 2,000 alumni from Vivek’s all-boys catholic high school in Cincinnati have signed and circulated a petition demanding that he pull the ad and issue a public apology for “ignoring the moral responsibilities” of his Jesuit education. I think he’s pretty cooked.

Micah@rincewind.run

chat I don’t think doubling down on this ad is working out real well for vivek

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Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

More about the race here; www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com‘I’m tired of getting kicked in the teeth’: firefighting union leader seeks to shake up CongressPennsylvania’s Bob Brooks is one of a slew of working-class Democrats on the ballot – can he beat a Koch-backed rival?
Michael Sainato@msainato.bsky.social

In Pennsylvania's 7th, Bob Brooks' ex-wife has had to call out incumbent Ryan Mackenzie for airing false ads about their marriage and a dispute with her mother www.mcall.com/2026/10/25/l...

mcall.comLetter to the Editor: I was married to Bob Brooks; attacks on him are untrueLetters to the Editor: I’ve watched Ryan Mackenzie attack my ex-husband, Bob Brooks, with claims that are misleading, untrue and a complete distortion of who Bob is.
Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

More about the race here; www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com‘I’m tired of getting kicked in the teeth’: firefighting union leader seeks to shake up CongressPennsylvania’s Bob Brooks is one of a slew of working-class Democrats on the ballot – can he beat a Koch-backed rival?
Michael Sainato@msainato.bsky.social

In Pennsylvania's 7th, Bob Brooks' ex-wife has had to call out incumbent Ryan Mackenzie for airing false ads about their marriage and a dispute with her mother www.mcall.com/2026/10/25/l...

mcall.comLetter to the Editor: I was married to Bob Brooks; attacks on him are untrueLetters to the Editor: I’ve watched Ryan Mackenzie attack my ex-husband, Bob Brooks, with claims that are misleading, untrue and a complete distortion of who Bob is.

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Chris Geidner
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

Yeah, this man should not be allowed to practice law, and any failure to take away his ability to practice law after all of this would be a part of the end of the rule of law in America.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Blanche on CBS says his suit against Alaska is "asking the court to step in where the Alaska Supreme Court didn't, which is to look at federal law and if necessary to allow a process for Alaska to decide who should be certified as the winner." (So, the voters won't get to decide. Got it.)

Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

The Teamsters have still maintained their endorsement of Vivek, despite the ad, despite his hatred of teacher unions. They have also maintained their endorsement of Max Miller in Ohio www.wlwt.com/article/vive...

wlwt.comVivek Ramaswamy picks up endorsement from Teamsters, adding to growing list of labor union supportThe Ohio Conference of Teamsters is endorsing Vivek Ramaswamy for governor.
The Rooster@rooster.info

Good morning. Sunday morning. zeteo.com/p/venues-sta...

zeteo.comVenues Start Canceling on Vivek Ramaswamy Over His Disgusting Ad: ‘People Don’t Want Him There’Businesses have begun pulling out of Vivek Ramaswamy’s bus tour with other GOP candidates. ‘It’s that damn ad,’ a top Ohio Republican tells Zeteo.
Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

Unhinged racism

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump calls for Ilhan Omar to immediately resign & says, "please inform our great Speaker, James Michael Johnson that the Democrat Party has conceded her seat ... she will not be allowed to me a member of that body any longer" Trump's crowd in Iowa then starts chanting "Lock her up! Lock her up!"

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Nicholas Grossman
@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

Many called Jared Kushner corrupt Many noted he took bribes from Middle Eastern autocrats, especially Saudi Arabia, skewing US foreign policy And they were right But as this reveals, he's even more corrupt and took even more money from Middle Eastern autocrats that many, even strong critics, knew

Wendy Siegelman@wendysiegelman.bsky.social

The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations—Including More Than $700 Million in Transfers Excerpt from Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East, by Matthew Cole www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...

vanityfair.comThe Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed More Than $700 Million in TransfersAn exclusive excerpt from ‘Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ examines how bank accounts linked the president’s son-in-law—and former sen...

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Kristy Greenberg
@kristygreenberg.bsky.social

“Departures from these practices should never be countenanced because they risk allowing prosecutors to impact national elections.” -Todd Blanche on DOJ’s 60-day rule, September 2024

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: The typical practice is DOJ doesn't usually release charges this close to an election. Even though Ms Lucas isn't on the ballot, her daughter is. Can you speak to the timing? BLANCHE: The 60 day or 90 day practice is not in writing. That's not part of the justice manual. There's nothing improper

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lastpositivist.bsky.social
@lastpositivist.bsky.social

Just been such a revolution in my worldview to realise that people like Musk actually believe this, this isn't just the nonsense they feed the rubes so they can do coldly rational mercantile calculations in smokey rooms among themselves. No. It's rubes all the way down, they're that stupid.

Toby Buckle@polphilpod.bsky.social

i don't think we can come to a reasonable compromise with this

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New Labor
@newlabor.bsky.social

As the NJ temp workers Bill of RIghts was going into effect in 2023, temp workers working at HelloFresh were laid off. Many came to us. Check out @msainato.bsky.social piece: HelloFresh workers claim physical abuse and denied bathroom breaks in class-action suit www.theguardian.com/business/202...

theguardian.comHelloFresh workers claim physical abuse and denied bathroom breaks in class-action suitThe meal kit delivery service denies the allegations, saying it found claims to be ‘entirely without merit’

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jamelle
@jamellebouie.net

like vance, ramaswamy is a hateful, resentful orc of a human being, and the reason i think this will hurt him politically — where this stuff didn’t hurt trump — is that ramaswamy, like vance, is also profoundly unlikeable. he has no charm or charisma or anything. just a dipshit.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Unearthed footage of Vivek Ramaswamy mocking Amy Acton for being a survivor of childhood abuse: "She has no vision other than to complain about what someone else did to her"

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Walker Bragman
@walkerbragman.bsky.social

I can finally tell you all about this project that has consumed my life. I am so excited to announce this searchable dark money database aimed at exposing political influence networks. This is just the first phase of the project too. We have big plans.

Accountability Journalism Institute@accountabilityji.bsky.social

Today, we are announcing a huge new project in development: The Dark Money Illuminator. You can search any nonprofit to see: - Funders - Directors and officers - Groups it’s connected to You can also explore/search nonprofits by assets. And it’s going to be FREE! Donate to support this project

accountabilityjournalism.orgDonate — AJI

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Don Moynihan
@donmoyn.bsky.social

My brain cannot process this level of corruption. She was being paid $50 million to engineer a pardon from Trump *while working at the Justice Department* as a "Special Government Employee." And it worked. He got the pardon, and she got the money. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

nytimes.comA Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal. (Gift Article)Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.

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Virginia Scharff
@vscharff.bsky.social

How it’s done.

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social

Talarico: Elon wants our land. He's already trying to buy one of our beautiful state parks down in South Texas. He wants our water for these AI data centers. And he wants his very own personal United States senator — and that's what he thinks he can get with Ken Paxton.

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R.J. Hufnagel
@rjhuf.bsky.social

I saw Willie Horton, the Swift Boat campaign, and Trump convincing voters that Harris was handing out checks for gender-affirming surgery to hardened criminals. This ad by Ramaswamy is the most repugnant, abhorrent campaign ad ever, by far. Absolutely pathetic. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...

forbes.comVivek Ramaswamy Campaign Will Spend $4 Million To Air Amy Acton Mother Attack AdThe controversial attack ad features the Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate’s estranged mother, who calls Acton a “liar.”
Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

Republican candidates have a whole slate across the US of the biggest sleazeballs you can imagine

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Leaked audio: Mike Rogers blocked the unredacted Epstein files to "protect" Epstein's friends "You have to protect somebody who got on an airplane and rode with him... The court of public opinion would ruin their life for no reason... You don't want to hurt that person's career or reputation"

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Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

I spoke with both candidates running in NY-21. Anthony Constantino talked to me about his music album 'Thank you President Trump.' Blake Gendebien spoke with me about affordability issues and the impact rising costs are having on the working class in the district www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comSticker tycoon. Trump cheerleader. Rapper. Congressman?Anthony Constantino wants to fill Elise Stefanik’s seat in New York. But his lead in the formerly Trump-loving district is narrowing
Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

I spoke with both candidates running in NY-21. Anthony Constantino talked to me about his music album 'Thank you President Trump.' Blake Gendebien spoke with me about affordability issues and the impact rising costs are having on the working class in the district www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comSticker tycoon. Trump cheerleader. Rapper. Congressman?Anthony Constantino wants to fill Elise Stefanik’s seat in New York. But his lead in the formerly Trump-loving district is narrowing

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Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

“HelloFresh’s bathroom policy was so restrictive that several Hispanic workers were forced to urinate on themselves and continue to work because their supervisors denied them permission to use the bathroom" the complaint alleges. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

theguardian.comHelloFresh workers claim physical abuse and denied bathroom breaks in class action suitThe meal kit delivery service denies the allegations, saying it found claims to be ‘entirely without merit’
Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

“HelloFresh’s bathroom policy was so restrictive that several Hispanic workers were forced to urinate on themselves and continue to work because their supervisors denied them permission to use the bathroom" the complaint alleges. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

theguardian.comHelloFresh workers claim physical abuse and denied bathroom breaks in class action suitThe meal kit delivery service denies the allegations, saying it found claims to be ‘entirely without merit’

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Fight For A Union
@fightforaunion.bsky.social

STRIKE ALERT: 600 Activision QA testers just authorized a strike days before Call of Duty: MW4’s launch! Workers have spent TWO YEARS fighting for a fair first contract. Timing couldn’t be better. Come to the table or risk a failed launch without the workers who make it happen.

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Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia never passing the bar exam, but calling herself an attorney, is similar to Congressman Ryan Mackenzie touting his career in real estate and real estate sales for years despite never actually selling any real estate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comIn a Pennsylvania congressional swing district, a Republican incumbent faces allegations over embellishing résuméRyan Mackenzie, running for re-election, is accused of ‘fabricating’ a career in the real estate industry
Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia never passing the bar exam, but calling herself an attorney, is similar to Congressman Ryan Mackenzie touting his career in real estate and real estate sales for years despite never actually selling any real estate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comIn a Pennsylvania congressional swing district, a Republican incumbent faces allegations over embellishing résuméRyan Mackenzie, running for re-election, is accused of ‘fabricating’ a career in the real estate industry

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

Replying to @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

DHS made multiple false statements to the press. To Fox News, DHS lied and claimed Ms. Comans had "circumvent[ed] leadership and unilaterally" reimbursed local governments for shelters for migrants. DHS now admits in court it "knew the statement was false at the time it was made."

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Walker Bragman
@walkerbragman.bsky.social

Important Context has a new story published in partnership with @theguardian.com. Anti-vaxxers, including Robert Kennedy Jr.’s former group, Children’s Health Defense, have been going after doctors professionally to cast doubt on measles deaths. www.importantcontext.news/anti-vaxxers...

importantcontext.newsAnti-Vaxxers Target Doctors to Deny Measles Deaths in Widening OutbreakChildren’s Health Defense boasts that it sparked malpractice inquiries into two doctors who treated deceased unvaccinated measles patients.

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The Wall Street Journal
@wsj.com

More damaging revelations about Ken Paxton: A previously unreported New Year’s Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn’t his wife on.wsj.com/4yKLe4d

on.wsj.comMore damaging revelations about Ken Paxton: A previously unreported New Year’s Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn’t his wife

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Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social

This was in January 2020 They are just recycling their racist conspiracy theories because they know the right wing media will make their audiences believe it, mainstream news will handle it terribly further lending credence to the baseless allegations nypost.com/2020/01/26/f...

nypost.comFBI reviewing claims Ilhan Omar married her brotherAgents met with a concerned party who handed over documents regarding Omar’s 2009 marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.