Michael Sainato
@msainato.bsky.social
Labor reporter @TheGuardian.com
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/michael-sainato
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Maine shaken by ICE raids as backlash threatens Republican Senate control
Workers and unions condemn ICE operation as ‘horrific’ as pressure builds on Susan Collins, facing re-election this year
www.theguardian.com
I spoke with workers about their experiences with ICE in Maine as Senator Collins claimed to have halted the operation as she faces re-election this year
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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It would be embarrassing under any circumstances to spend a year on this reactionary horseshit, but to have spent the year in which graduate students were sent to concentration camps for op-eds and the federal govt launched a no hold barred attack on academic freedom is just beyond
February 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
It would be embarrassing under any circumstances to spend a year on this reactionary horseshit, but to have spent the year in which graduate students were sent to concentration camps for op-eds and the federal govt launched a no hold barred attack on academic freedom is just beyond
WSJ just making up correlations to hate poor people
February 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
WSJ just making up correlations to hate poor people
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Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
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Trump looks like he's about to fall asleep standing behind Zeldin
February 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Trump looks like he's about to fall asleep standing behind Zeldin
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And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the meritocracy they want you to believe Black people are violating
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the meritocracy they want you to believe Black people are violating
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
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2.5 million fewer international tourists came to the US last year
Tourism hubs like Las Vegas are facing tourism slumps because of Trump's anti-immigration policies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tourism hubs like Las Vegas are facing tourism slumps because of Trump's anti-immigration policies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Immigration crackdown causing ‘Trump slump’ in Las Vegas tourism, unions say
International visitors to one of the world’s largest tourist destinations dropped 13% in June as workers face layoffs
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
2.5 million fewer international tourists came to the US last year
Tourism hubs like Las Vegas are facing tourism slumps because of Trump's anti-immigration policies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tourism hubs like Las Vegas are facing tourism slumps because of Trump's anti-immigration policies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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In Oregon, one SEIU local raised nearly $20k for a worker, Maria, after her car windows were smashed and she was thrown to the ground by immigration agents before they saw her US passport and left her without medical attention
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Standing up for our workers’: US unions raise thousands for victims of ICE crackdown
Labor unions are fundraising and providing mutual aid for workers affected by ICE surges in Minnesota and across US
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:23 PM
In Oregon, one SEIU local raised nearly $20k for a worker, Maria, after her car windows were smashed and she was thrown to the ground by immigration agents before they saw her US passport and left her without medical attention
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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UNITE HERE is holding a panel on how Trump's immigration policies are harming the hospitality industry and workers, US born and immigrants, alike
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Redirecting...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
UNITE HERE is holding a panel on how Trump's immigration policies are harming the hospitality industry and workers, US born and immigrants, alike
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2.5 million fewer international tourists came to the US last year
Tourism hubs like Las Vegas are facing tourism slumps because of Trump's anti-immigration policies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tourism hubs like Las Vegas are facing tourism slumps because of Trump's anti-immigration policies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Immigration crackdown causing ‘Trump slump’ in Las Vegas tourism, unions say
International visitors to one of the world’s largest tourist destinations dropped 13% in June as workers face layoffs
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
2.5 million fewer international tourists came to the US last year
Tourism hubs like Las Vegas are facing tourism slumps because of Trump's anti-immigration policies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tourism hubs like Las Vegas are facing tourism slumps because of Trump's anti-immigration policies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UNITE HERE is holding a panel on how Trump's immigration policies are harming the hospitality industry and workers, US born and immigrants, alike
www.facebook.com/share/v/1ARH...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1ARH...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
UNITE HERE is holding a panel on how Trump's immigration policies are harming the hospitality industry and workers, US born and immigrants, alike
www.facebook.com/share/v/1ARH...
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There has been no accountability for this 'improper' behavior.
ICE agents are assaulting members of the public across, pepper spraying them in the face, threatening them, and not one ICE agent has faced any reprimand or accountability.
These words from ICE officials mean nothing
ICE agents are assaulting members of the public across, pepper spraying them in the face, threatening them, and not one ICE agent has faced any reprimand or accountability.
These words from ICE officials mean nothing
Rand Paul to ICE officials on moments before Pretti's killing: "No one in America believes that shoving that woman's face in the snow was deescalation."
Note that ICE officials then confirm it was improper for her to be thrown down.
Note that ICE officials then confirm it was improper for her to be thrown down.
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
There has been no accountability for this 'improper' behavior.
ICE agents are assaulting members of the public across, pepper spraying them in the face, threatening them, and not one ICE agent has faced any reprimand or accountability.
These words from ICE officials mean nothing
ICE agents are assaulting members of the public across, pepper spraying them in the face, threatening them, and not one ICE agent has faced any reprimand or accountability.
These words from ICE officials mean nothing
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About "agitators" --
1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights.
2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.
1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights.
2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.
He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
About "agitators" --
1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights.
2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.
1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights.
2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
In Oregon, one SEIU local raised nearly $20k for a worker, Maria, after her car windows were smashed and she was thrown to the ground by immigration agents before they saw her US passport and left her without medical attention
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Standing up for our workers’: US unions raise thousands for victims of ICE crackdown
Labor unions are fundraising and providing mutual aid for workers affected by ICE surges in Minnesota and across US
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:23 PM
In Oregon, one SEIU local raised nearly $20k for a worker, Maria, after her car windows were smashed and she was thrown to the ground by immigration agents before they saw her US passport and left her without medical attention
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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“While we are thrilled that this wave of attacks is seemingly being significantly scaled back, we must acknowledge the deep harm and trauma these last few months have brought to our state." Full statement at aflcio.mn/466iRkZ #iceoutmn
RE: ICE Drawdown — ICE OUT OF MN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
aflcio.mn
February 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
“While we are thrilled that this wave of attacks is seemingly being significantly scaled back, we must acknowledge the deep harm and trauma these last few months have brought to our state." Full statement at aflcio.mn/466iRkZ #iceoutmn
One of my English teachers at Albany High always used to bring it up
February 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM
One of my English teachers at Albany High always used to bring it up
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Elon Musk’s longtime fixation on a white racial majority is intensifying. The richest man in the world posted about how the white race was under threat, made allusions to race science or promoted anti-immigrant conspiracy content on 26 out of 31 days in January.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January
Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Elon Musk’s longtime fixation on a white racial majority is intensifying. The richest man in the world posted about how the white race was under threat, made allusions to race science or promoted anti-immigrant conspiracy content on 26 out of 31 days in January.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
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Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
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Inbox: Union workers with ProPublica, Texas Tribune, and the Austin American-Statesman picketing downtown today:
February 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Inbox: Union workers with ProPublica, Texas Tribune, and the Austin American-Statesman picketing downtown today:
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Do you have a passport? Over half of Americans don't.
Do you have a birth certificate and photo ID with the same last name? Nearly 70 million married women don't.
If you answered no to both, you would not be able to vote under the SAVE Act. This is voter suppression, not protection.
Do you have a birth certificate and photo ID with the same last name? Nearly 70 million married women don't.
If you answered no to both, you would not be able to vote under the SAVE Act. This is voter suppression, not protection.
Rep. McGovern on the SAVE Act: "I have news for Republicans, Americans don't want to be saved by you, they don't want you screwing up the next elections... Republicans have looked to find fraud, and you know what they found? Someone is more likely to get struck by lightning than to vote illegally"
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Do you have a passport? Over half of Americans don't.
Do you have a birth certificate and photo ID with the same last name? Nearly 70 million married women don't.
If you answered no to both, you would not be able to vote under the SAVE Act. This is voter suppression, not protection.
Do you have a birth certificate and photo ID with the same last name? Nearly 70 million married women don't.
If you answered no to both, you would not be able to vote under the SAVE Act. This is voter suppression, not protection.
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A new analysis found NLRB union elections dropped 30 percent in 2025 as the Trump administration hobbled the agency and shed staff
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US union elections declined in 2025 after Trump hobbled labor board
Both the number of workers participating in union elections and the success of elections dropped off
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
A new analysis found NLRB union elections dropped 30 percent in 2025 as the Trump administration hobbled the agency and shed staff
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
A new analysis found NLRB union elections dropped 30 percent in 2025 as the Trump administration hobbled the agency and shed staff
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US union elections declined in 2025 after Trump hobbled labor board
Both the number of workers participating in union elections and the success of elections dropped off
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
A new analysis found NLRB union elections dropped 30 percent in 2025 as the Trump administration hobbled the agency and shed staff
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...