Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social
Labor reporter @TheGuardian.com
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/michael-sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/michael-sainato
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US families face ‘impossible choices’ as White House pushes to freeze childcare funding
Childcare workers push back on Trump administration’s ‘ridiculous’ narrative that programs are riddled with fraud
www.theguardian.com
"Being framed as criminal or fraudsters or people who are intentionally defrauding their neighbors," a childcare worker in Minnesota told me "is ridiculous"on the Trump administration's push to freeze childcare funds over vague claims of 'fraud'
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Tonight San Jose McDonald’s workers are ON STRIKE after management told workers McDonald’s WILL NOT do anything to prevent ICE from entering the store, and that if ICE enters the store, *workers should run out of the store to their cars*
Thank you to community allies for joining tonight’s caravan 🧵
Thank you to community allies for joining tonight’s caravan 🧵
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Tonight San Jose McDonald’s workers are ON STRIKE after management told workers McDonald’s WILL NOT do anything to prevent ICE from entering the store, and that if ICE enters the store, *workers should run out of the store to their cars*
Thank you to community allies for joining tonight’s caravan 🧵
Thank you to community allies for joining tonight’s caravan 🧵
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At its new Stone Mountain, Georgia, facility, Roomba-like robots shuffle between stacks, another adds shipping labels while another arranges packages in pallets @msainato.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Hail our new robot overlords! Amazon warehouse tour offers glimpse of future
At its new Stone Mountain, Georgia, facility, Roomba-like robots shuffle between stacks, another adds shipping labels while another arranges packages in pallets
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
At its new Stone Mountain, Georgia, facility, Roomba-like robots shuffle between stacks, another adds shipping labels while another arranges packages in pallets @msainato.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Before and after the tour, you are surveyed by Amazon about their treatment of workers and safety, after they bombard you with how great it is to work there throughout the tour
February 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Before and after the tour, you are surveyed by Amazon about their treatment of workers and safety, after they bombard you with how great it is to work there throughout the tour
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Amazon was not happy about it and still do these same tactics and more
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How Amazon bullies, manipulates, and lies to reporters
The company's cutthroat corporate culture cripples critical coverage—and your right to know.
www.motherjones.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Amazon was not happy about it and still do these same tactics and more
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The NUJ stands in solidarity with all workers impacted by the appalling, cataclysmic cuts at the Washington Post.
We agree wholeheartedly with @newsguild.org that a newsroom cannot be hollowed out without compromising its credibility, its reach and its future.
We agree wholeheartedly with @newsguild.org that a newsroom cannot be hollowed out without compromising its credibility, its reach and its future.
Jeff Bezos gave $75 million to support Melania Trump's vanity film, but he doesn't have the money for the hundreds of journalists he laid off at The Post today.
Democracy dies with Bezos – unless we fight back. Here's how you can help:
newsguild.org/mass-layoffs...
Democracy dies with Bezos – unless we fight back. Here's how you can help:
newsguild.org/mass-layoffs...
Mass layoffs at Washington Post; hundreds of journalists cut as Bezos gives millions to Melania Trump | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
The Washington Post on Wednesday announced a devastating number of layoffs to journalists, decimating one of the most important newsrooms in the country.
newsguild.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The NUJ stands in solidarity with all workers impacted by the appalling, cataclysmic cuts at the Washington Post.
We agree wholeheartedly with @newsguild.org that a newsroom cannot be hollowed out without compromising its credibility, its reach and its future.
We agree wholeheartedly with @newsguild.org that a newsroom cannot be hollowed out without compromising its credibility, its reach and its future.
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Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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"Those who were laid off include Caroline O’Donovan, the Post’s beat reporter covering Amazon"
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Cuts 30% of Staff, Laying Off More Than 300 Employees Including Amazon Beat Reporter
The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is enacting layoffs that will eliminate "hundreds" of jobs.
variety.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"Those who were laid off include Caroline O’Donovan, the Post’s beat reporter covering Amazon"
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Tell Marty Makary! He believes in "incredible stories."
February 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Tell Marty Makary! He believes in "incredible stories."
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And like clockwork, just days after climate denier Bjorn Lomborg was exposed in the Epstein Files, Jeff Bezos's Washington Post publishes Lomborg op-ed downplaying the climate threat:
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
And like clockwork, just days after climate denier Bjorn Lomborg was exposed in the Epstein Files, Jeff Bezos's Washington Post publishes Lomborg op-ed downplaying the climate threat:
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I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.
February 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.
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Former executive editor @postbaron.bsky.social says the Post is "a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction." www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
February 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Former executive editor @postbaron.bsky.social says the Post is "a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction." www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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If you are able, The Post's union has started a layoff fund for those fired by the world's fourth-richest man today. gofund.me/a310d0286
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
gofund.me
February 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If you are able, The Post's union has started a layoff fund for those fired by the world's fourth-richest man today. gofund.me/a310d0286
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A devastating day for the paper of record in our nation's capital.
Bezos just spent $40M sucking up to Trump with Amazon's 'Melania', but is now cutting a third of @washingtonpost.com staff – including much of the international & local teams – for "budget" reasons?
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Bezos just spent $40M sucking up to Trump with Amazon's 'Melania', but is now cutting a third of @washingtonpost.com staff – including much of the international & local teams – for "budget" reasons?
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Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments is being laid off
The Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
apnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
A devastating day for the paper of record in our nation's capital.
Bezos just spent $40M sucking up to Trump with Amazon's 'Melania', but is now cutting a third of @washingtonpost.com staff – including much of the international & local teams – for "budget" reasons?
(1/2)
Bezos just spent $40M sucking up to Trump with Amazon's 'Melania', but is now cutting a third of @washingtonpost.com staff – including much of the international & local teams – for "budget" reasons?
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A company owned by a Trump ally and billionaire donor, John Paulson, is offshoring 150 jobs out of Ohio to China
February 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
A company owned by a Trump ally and billionaire donor, John Paulson, is offshoring 150 jobs out of Ohio to China
A company owned by a Trump ally and billionaire donor, John Paulson, is offshoring 150 jobs out of Ohio to China
February 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
A company owned by a Trump ally and billionaire donor, John Paulson, is offshoring 150 jobs out of Ohio to China
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🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨
Stand up to corporate greed with us tomorrow in Eastlake, OH, in support of more than 150 members at UAW Local 2359 whose jobs are being offshored by Conn-Selmer.
Stand up to corporate greed with us tomorrow in Eastlake, OH, in support of more than 150 members at UAW Local 2359 whose jobs are being offshored by Conn-Selmer.
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨
Stand up to corporate greed with us tomorrow in Eastlake, OH, in support of more than 150 members at UAW Local 2359 whose jobs are being offshored by Conn-Selmer.
Stand up to corporate greed with us tomorrow in Eastlake, OH, in support of more than 150 members at UAW Local 2359 whose jobs are being offshored by Conn-Selmer.
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Starbucks workers are asking customers to delete the mobile app amid their ongoing strike to push the corporation to reach a first contract with the union and to stop union busting
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Striking Starbucks workers urge customers to delete coffee chain’s app
Unionized baristas continue to fight for a fair contract and ask public for solidarity as strike stretches into third month
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Starbucks workers are asking customers to delete the mobile app amid their ongoing strike to push the corporation to reach a first contract with the union and to stop union busting
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Starbucks workers are asking customers to delete the mobile app amid their ongoing strike to push the corporation to reach a first contract with the union and to stop union busting
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Striking Starbucks workers urge customers to delete coffee chain’s app
Unionized baristas continue to fight for a fair contract and ask public for solidarity as strike stretches into third month
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Starbucks workers are asking customers to delete the mobile app amid their ongoing strike to push the corporation to reach a first contract with the union and to stop union busting
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Donald Trump’s economic policies are hammering the job market.
With the government now open, the Trump Administration must release the jobs report as soon as possible.
With the government now open, the Trump Administration must release the jobs report as soon as possible.
February 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Donald Trump’s economic policies are hammering the job market.
With the government now open, the Trump Administration must release the jobs report as soon as possible.
With the government now open, the Trump Administration must release the jobs report as soon as possible.
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“Administration officials and advisers had privately assessed that if Trump were to attend Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, the crowd at the stadium would likely aggressively boo
him, @zeteo.com has learned.”
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him, @zeteo.com has learned.”
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The Real Reason Trump Is Skipping the Super Bowl on Sunday
Trump claimed the big game is ‘too far away.’ Privately, his advisers warned he’d likely get booed if he went, sources tell Zeteo.
zeteo.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:26 PM
“Administration officials and advisers had privately assessed that if Trump were to attend Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, the crowd at the stadium would likely aggressively boo
him, @zeteo.com has learned.”
More from @andrewperez.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social ⬇️
him, @zeteo.com has learned.”
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