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

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Just hear me out: maybe the Democratic Partyโ€™s problem is that the party leadership is full of people incapable of realizing that Matt Yglesias has terrible political instincts.

30.11.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3841    ๐Ÿ” 552    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 89    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer

30.11.2025 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4618    ๐Ÿ” 625    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 415    ๐Ÿ“Œ 762
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US small businesses sound alarm over Trumpโ€™s tariffs amid crucial holiday season Some small business owners doubt that even strong holiday sales will ease impact of tough year plagued by uncertainty

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

29.11.2025 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Deeply demoralizingโ€™: how Trump derailed coal countryโ€™s clean-energy revival Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia โ€“ and his successor came and took it away

By me: โ€˜Deeply demoralizingโ€™: how Trump derailed coal countryโ€™s clean-energy revival
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

29.11.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 218    ๐Ÿ” 104    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
29.11.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 147    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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US small businesses sound alarm over Trumpโ€™s tariffs amid crucial holiday season Some small business owners doubt that even strong holiday sales will ease impact of tough year plagued by uncertainty

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

29.11.2025 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Union-made Thanksgiving | AFL-CIO

Union-made Thanksgiving | AFL-CIO

As you do your Thanksgiving shopping this week, remember to buy union-made goods! #BetterInAUnion https://aflcio.org/union-thanksgiving

25.11.2025 22:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Lawyers are going to keep going to ensure peopleโ€™s rights are protected โ€” this is the right result.

24.11.2025 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

23.11.2025 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 317    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

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

23.11.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5046    ๐Ÿ” 1061    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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โ€œA coalition of the pissed offโ€ ๐Ÿ”ฅ

The Guardian on @aftynbehn.bsky.socialโ€™s quest to flip TN-7 on December 2nd

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

23.11.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3644    ๐Ÿ” 839    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 73    ๐Ÿ“Œ 42
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Robert Kennedy Jr. โ€˜Absolutely Tried to Silenceโ€™ 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.

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.

Hereโ€™s what he had to say:

www.importantcontext.news/p/robert-ken...

22.11.2025 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 258    ๐Ÿ” 89    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Ornella Vanoni - L'Appuntamento
YouTube video by Mszicky94 Ornella Vanoni - L'Appuntamento

Riposa in pace Ornella youtu.be/z4nhDtkzhRg?...

22.11.2025 02:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ornella Vanoni - L'Appuntamento
YouTube video by Mszicky94 Ornella Vanoni - L'Appuntamento

Riposa in pace Ornella youtu.be/z4nhDtkzhRg?...

22.11.2025 02:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Workers inside Department of Education say Trumpโ€™s latest bid to dismantle agency โ€˜makes no senseโ€™ โ€˜Morale is completely lost,โ€™ say workers as Trump administration strips some programs and transfers others

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 โ€œas difficult and traumatic as possibleโ€.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

21.11.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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 โ€“ 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 Diegoโ€™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.

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 โ€“ 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 Diegoโ€™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.

5,800 nurses and healthcare workers in San Diego are striking for 3 days through Thanksgiving next week

21.11.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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 โ€“ 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 Diegoโ€™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.

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 โ€“ 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 Diegoโ€™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.

5,800 nurses and healthcare workers in San Diego are striking for 3 days through Thanksgiving next week

21.11.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Workers inside Department of Education say Trumpโ€™s latest bid to dismantle agency โ€˜makes no senseโ€™ โ€˜Morale is completely lost,โ€™ say workers as Trump administration strips some programs and transfers others

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 โ€œas difficult and traumatic as possibleโ€.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

21.11.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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In Tennessee, Democrats hope a โ€˜coalition of the pissed offโ€™ 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

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...

20.11.2025 14:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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In Tennessee, Democrats hope a โ€˜coalition of the pissed offโ€™ 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

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...

20.11.2025 14:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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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.

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.

19.11.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 917    ๐Ÿ” 364    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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โ€˜No contract, no coffeeโ€™: what to know about the Starbucks workersโ€™ strike in over 40 US cities Starbucks union threatens to expand campaign as politicians like Zohran Mamdani back striking workers

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

19.11.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜No contract, no coffeeโ€™: what to know about the Starbucks workersโ€™ strike in over 40 US cities Starbucks union threatens to expand campaign as politicians like Zohran Mamdani back striking workers

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

19.11.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ”ด 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:

19.11.2025 02:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 534    ๐Ÿ” 223    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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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

Workers at US landscape company sue ex-Trump ally over human-trafficking raid www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

18.11.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Florida workers with criminal records trapped by temp agencies, report finds Former prisoners feel โ€˜disposableโ€™ after being driven to accept jobs that often pay lower wages and have no benefits

Florida workers with criminal records trapped by temp agencies, report finds www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

18.11.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

Workers at US landscape company sue ex-Trump ally over human-trafficking raid www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

18.11.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Florida workers with criminal records trapped by temp agencies, report finds Former prisoners feel โ€˜disposableโ€™ after being driven to accept jobs that often pay lower wages and have no benefits

Florida workers with criminal records trapped by temp agencies, report finds www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

18.11.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

18.11.2025 02:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 contractโ€™s expiration, their first strike in at least 50 years.

Harvard custodians launched a strike at 10 a.m. on Monday after union negotiations broke down on the eve of their contractโ€™s expiration, their first strike in at least 50 years.

Hugo C. Chiasson and Amann S. Mahajan report.

17.11.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 85    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

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