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Michael Sainato
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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · Sep 28
I spoke with federal workers who took the deferred resignation program set to take effect on September 30

"I was forced to" one worker said "through fear and intimidation."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US set for largest mass resignation in history as Trump continues deep cuts
Federal workers say they have little choice but to depart, with 100,000 leaving under deferred resignation program
www.theguardian.com
Reposted by Michael Sainato
skyeperryman.bsky.social
Lawyers are going to keep going to ensure people’s rights are protected — this is the right result.
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ALEXANDRIA DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, V. JAMES B. COMEY, JR., Defendant. Criminal No. 1:25-cr-00272-MSN OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT ECF NO. 60) On September 25, 2025, Lindsey Halligan, a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience, appeared before a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia. Having been appointed Interim U.S. Attorney by the Attorney General just days before, Ms. Halligan secured a two-count indictment charging former FBI Director James B. Comey, Jr. with making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. Mr. Comey now moves to dismiss the indictment on the ground that Ms. Halligan, the sole prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, was unlawfully appointed in violation of 28 U.S.C. § 546 and the Constitution's Appointments Clause. As explained below, I agree with Mr. Comey that the Attorney General's attempt to install Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid. And because Ms. Halligan had no lawful authority to present the indictment, I will grant Mr. Comey's motion and dismiss the indictment without prejudice. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA NORFOLK DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, V. LETITIA A. JAMES, Criminal No. 2:25-cr-00122-JK W Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT (ECE NO. 22) On October 9, 2025, Lindsey Halligan, a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience, appeared before a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia. Having been appointed Interim U.S. Attorney by the Attorney General just two weeks before, Ms. Halligan secured a two-count indictment charging New York Attorney General Letitia James with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. Ms. James now moves to dismiss the indictment on the ground that Ms. Halligan, the sole prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, was unlawfully appointed in violation of 28 U.S.C. § 546 and the Constitution's Appointments Clause. As explained below, I agree with Ms. James that the Attorney General's attempt to install Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid. And because Ms. Halligan had no lawful authority to present the indictment, I will grant Ms. James's motion and dismiss the indictment without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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danteatkins.bsky.social
He has been giving the same answer for months but he's asked about it every interview. These questions aren't being asked to inform the public. They exist to continually suggest to viewers that Mamdani secretly hates Jews.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?

MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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nameshiv.bsky.social
answer is great but also it's telling that the guy who's been saying this since day 1 has to answer about whether he's an antisemite for 5 min every interview while the same people grin vacantly at the jewish space lasers lady and call her a brave warrior
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?

MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
“A coalition of the pissed off” 🔥

The Guardian on @aftynbehn.bsky.social’s quest to flip TN-7 on December 2nd

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
NEW: I spoke with David Vickrey, the Daily Kos blogger Robert Kennedy Jr. spent the last five years pursuing in court with a dead-end, costly defamation lawsuit.

Here’s what he had to say:

www.importantcontext.news/p/robert-ken...
Robert Kennedy Jr. ‘Absolutely Tried to Silence’ Me: Blogger Sued by HHS Secretary Speaks Out
David Vickrey spoke with Important Context about the legal battle that consumed the last five years of his life.
www.importantcontext.news
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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msainato.bsky.social
Riposa in pace Ornella youtu.be/z4nhDtkzhRg?...
Ornella Vanoni - L'Appuntamento
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November 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
msainato.bsky.social
Riposa in pace Ornella youtu.be/z4nhDtkzhRg?...
Ornella Vanoni - L'Appuntamento
YouTube video by Mszicky94
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November 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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msainato.bsky.social
Department of Education workers say morale is lost at the agency amid efforts to dismantle it and accuse the administration of trying to make their lives “as difficult and traumatic as possible”.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Workers inside Department of Education say Trump’s latest bid to dismantle agency ‘makes no sense’
‘Morale is completely lost,’ say workers as Trump administration strips some programs and transfers others
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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msainato.bsky.social
5,800 nurses and healthcare workers in San Diego are striking for 3 days through Thanksgiving next week
5,800 SHARP NURSES AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO STRIKE THANKSGIVING WEEK Thousands of San Diego registered nurses will spend the holiday on the strike line as Sharp HealthCare continues to deny a fair contract that puts patient care first SAN DIEGO, CA – One of the largest health care strikes San Diego has seen in decades will unfold during one of the busiest weeks of the year for hospitals. Over the week of Thanksgiving, 5,700 registered nurses at Sharp HealthCare and a second unit of 127 health care professionals, comprised of pharmacists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, medical social workers, registered dietitians and speech-language pathologists, will strike against San Diego’s largest health care system, calling for management to protect patient care by investing in the frontline professionals who care for them. The strike will begin at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26, and end when workers walk back into their facilities at 7:00 a.m. Saturday, November 29, 2025. Picket lines will run for different time periods each day. Who: 5,700 Sharp registered nurses and 127 other health care professionals with UNAC/UHCP What: Three-day Thanksgiving strike demanding Sharp put patient care first by investing in nurses and professionals as they bargain for their next union contract. When: Picket line times Wednesday, November 26 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
msainato.bsky.social
5,800 nurses and healthcare workers in San Diego are striking for 3 days through Thanksgiving next week
5,800 SHARP NURSES AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO STRIKE THANKSGIVING WEEK Thousands of San Diego registered nurses will spend the holiday on the strike line as Sharp HealthCare continues to deny a fair contract that puts patient care first SAN DIEGO, CA – One of the largest health care strikes San Diego has seen in decades will unfold during one of the busiest weeks of the year for hospitals. Over the week of Thanksgiving, 5,700 registered nurses at Sharp HealthCare and a second unit of 127 health care professionals, comprised of pharmacists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, medical social workers, registered dietitians and speech-language pathologists, will strike against San Diego’s largest health care system, calling for management to protect patient care by investing in the frontline professionals who care for them. The strike will begin at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26, and end when workers walk back into their facilities at 7:00 a.m. Saturday, November 29, 2025. Picket lines will run for different time periods each day. Who: 5,700 Sharp registered nurses and 127 other health care professionals with UNAC/UHCP What: Three-day Thanksgiving strike demanding Sharp put patient care first by investing in nurses and professionals as they bargain for their next union contract. When: Picket line times Wednesday, November 26 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
msainato.bsky.social
Department of Education workers say morale is lost at the agency amid efforts to dismantle it and accuse the administration of trying to make their lives “as difficult and traumatic as possible”.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Workers inside Department of Education say Trump’s latest bid to dismantle agency ‘makes no sense’
‘Morale is completely lost,’ say workers as Trump administration strips some programs and transfers others
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Michael Sainato
msainato.bsky.social
I spoke with @aftynbehn.bsky.social about her campaign to flip Tennessee's 7th Congressional District in the special election on December 2nd
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In Tennessee, Democrats hope a ‘coalition of the pissed off’ will flip a red district
With a platform focused on cost of living, Aftyn Behn wants to turn the US House seat blue for the first time since 1983
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
msainato.bsky.social
I spoke with @aftynbehn.bsky.social about her campaign to flip Tennessee's 7th Congressional District in the special election on December 2nd
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In Tennessee, Democrats hope a ‘coalition of the pissed off’ will flip a red district
With a platform focused on cost of living, Aftyn Behn wants to turn the US House seat blue for the first time since 1983
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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warren.senate.gov
Russ Vought is openly admitting this nomination is a front so he can stay on at the CFPB while he tries to shut it down.

Instead of lowering costs for Americans, Trump and Vought want to make it easier for giant corporations to scam families out of their money.
Trump picks new CFPB director amid efforts to close agency
The nomination of Stuart Levenbach was a "technical" maneuver intended to extend White House budget director Russ Vought's oversight of the agency.
www.politico.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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msainato.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘No contract, no coffee’: what to know about the Starbucks workers’ strike in over 40 US cities
Starbucks union threatens to expand campaign as politicians like Zohran Mamdani back striking workers
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
msainato.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘No contract, no coffee’: what to know about the Starbucks workers’ strike in over 40 US cities
Starbucks union threatens to expand campaign as politicians like Zohran Mamdani back striking workers
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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freedom.press
🔴 Scolding a U.S. reporter for asking questions about MBS ordering a fellow journalist to be bonesawed to death signals to dictators everywhere that they can murder journalists with impunity.

Read our full statement below:
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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msainato.bsky.social
Workers at US landscape company sue ex-Trump ally over human-trafficking raid www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Workers at US landscape company sue ex-Trump ally over human-trafficking raid
Employees at the Utah company Rubicon are filing a lawsuit against former state attorney general Sean Reyes
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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msainato.bsky.social
Florida workers with criminal records trapped by temp agencies, report finds www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Florida workers with criminal records trapped by temp agencies, report finds
Former prisoners feel ‘disposable’ after being driven to accept jobs that often pay lower wages and have no benefits
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
msainato.bsky.social
Workers at US landscape company sue ex-Trump ally over human-trafficking raid www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Workers at US landscape company sue ex-Trump ally over human-trafficking raid
Employees at the Utah company Rubicon are filing a lawsuit against former state attorney general Sean Reyes
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
msainato.bsky.social
Florida workers with criminal records trapped by temp agencies, report finds www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Florida workers with criminal records trapped by temp agencies, report finds
Former prisoners feel ‘disposable’ after being driven to accept jobs that often pay lower wages and have no benefits
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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blmckean.bsky.social
Meanwhile, even as they pay Summers hundreds of thousands of dollars, Harvard is forcing janitors to work without a contract and go on strike just to get a basic cost of living increase
theharvardcrimson.bsky.social The Harvard Crimson @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social · 8d
Harvard custodians launched a strike at 10 a.m. on Monday after union negotiations broke down on the eve of their contract’s expiration, their first strike in at least 50 years.

Hugo C. Chiasson and Amann S. Mahajan report.
Harvard Custodians Begin Two-Day Strike for New Contract | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard custodians launched a strike shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday after union negotiations broke down on the eve of their contract’s expiration, their first strike in at least 50 years.
www.thecrimson.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
Harvard custodians launched a strike at 10 a.m. on Monday after union negotiations broke down on the eve of their contract’s expiration, their first strike in at least 50 years.

Hugo C. Chiasson and Amann S. Mahajan report.
Harvard Custodians Begin Two-Day Strike for New Contract | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard custodians launched a strike shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday after union negotiations broke down on the eve of their contract’s expiration, their first strike in at least 50 years.
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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msainato.bsky.social
The House has reached 218 signers on the discharge petition to force a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act, which would restore collective bargaining rights for over 1 million federal workers
WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) applauds today’s historic bipartisan achievement as 218 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a discharge petition to compel a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act, the bipartisan Golden-Fitzpatrick legislation restoring collective bargaining rights for more than 1 million federal workers. Earlier today, Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) provided the decisive signatures #217 and #218 to complete the discharge petition effort which launched in June. Reaching the 218-signature threshold ensures the bill will advance despite procedural roadblocks and reflects a rare and powerful moment of bipartisan unity in defense of the nonpartisan civil service. “An independent, apolitical civil service is one of the bedrocks of American democracy,” said AFGE National President Everett Kelley. “Today, lawmakers stood up together to defend that principle and to affirm that federal workers must retain their right to collective bargaining. This is what leadership looks like.” AFGE extends its deep appreciation to every Democratic and Republican member of Congress who signed the petition and demonstrated the courage to safeguard the rights of federal workers who protect our nation, care for veterans, process Social Security benefits, secure our borders, respond to disasters, and keep the government running for the American people. The union also recognizes the bipartisan Senate champions who introduced the companion Protect America’s Workforce Act earlier today, reaffirming broad congressional support for protecting union rights and ensuring continuity in government services. “Federal workers do their jobs every day without regard to politics. Today’s action honors that commitment,” Kelley said. “AFGE will continue fighting until these essential rights are fully restored, including by fighting to retain Section 1110 of the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act.”
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
msainato.bsky.social
The House has reached 218 signers on the discharge petition to force a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act, which would restore collective bargaining rights for over 1 million federal workers
WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) applauds today’s historic bipartisan achievement as 218 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a discharge petition to compel a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act, the bipartisan Golden-Fitzpatrick legislation restoring collective bargaining rights for more than 1 million federal workers. Earlier today, Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) provided the decisive signatures #217 and #218 to complete the discharge petition effort which launched in June. Reaching the 218-signature threshold ensures the bill will advance despite procedural roadblocks and reflects a rare and powerful moment of bipartisan unity in defense of the nonpartisan civil service. “An independent, apolitical civil service is one of the bedrocks of American democracy,” said AFGE National President Everett Kelley. “Today, lawmakers stood up together to defend that principle and to affirm that federal workers must retain their right to collective bargaining. This is what leadership looks like.” AFGE extends its deep appreciation to every Democratic and Republican member of Congress who signed the petition and demonstrated the courage to safeguard the rights of federal workers who protect our nation, care for veterans, process Social Security benefits, secure our borders, respond to disasters, and keep the government running for the American people. The union also recognizes the bipartisan Senate champions who introduced the companion Protect America’s Workforce Act earlier today, reaffirming broad congressional support for protecting union rights and ensuring continuity in government services. “Federal workers do their jobs every day without regard to politics. Today’s action honors that commitment,” Kelley said. “AFGE will continue fighting until these essential rights are fully restored, including by fighting to retain Section 1110 of the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act.”
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM