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@TheGuardian.com
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/michael-sainato
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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...
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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
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/28/us-mass-resignation-federal-workers
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Hi. Hello. Founder and CEO of
@standupforscience.bsky.social
I can confirm, that is not âscience in its best formââŠbecause thatâs politics. Not science.
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Tom Barrack is currently the US Ambassador to Turkey, was a senior advisor to Trump's 2016 campaign and served as chairman of his inaugural committee
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Tom Barrack is currently the US Ambassador to Turkey, was a senior advisor to Trump's 2016 campaign and served as chairman of his inaugural committee
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Trump wishes child-sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell well
YouTube video by Vic Berger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z54ga4eimsw
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Trump wishes child-sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell well
YouTube video by Vic Berger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z54ga4eimsw
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Senator Elizabeth Warren leads a letter from Democrats demanding answers from Trump's Labor Secretary over cuts and dismantling protections and programs for disabled workers
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/final_-_letter_to_dol_on_disability_protections.pdf
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Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew about his crimes, newly released emails reveal â live updates
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Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew about his crimes, newly released emails reveal â live updates
In new batch of emails released by House Democrats, Jeffrey Epstein told Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump âspent hoursâ at his house with one of his victims In a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offenderâs crimes. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump âspent hoursâ at his house with one of Epsteinâs victims. In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that âof course he knew about the girlsâ, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolffâs advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. âI think you should let him hang himself,â Wolff writes. âIf he says he hasnât been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency. You can hang him in a way that potentially generates a positive benefit for you, or, if it really looks like he could win, you could save him, generating a debt.â Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/12/donald-trump-us-government-shutdown-house-democrats-republicans-latest-news-updates?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Its not even new data, they just threw together a hodge podge of outdated US Census and BLS data mixed with internal data stats they don't explain how or what theyre collected from, wrapped up in DoorDash PR
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When I went to Bud/s (seal training), they banned everyone from getting this haircut, the high and tight, because "it makes you look like a dickhead"
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state. JosĂ© Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time: âI feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
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US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: âI feel betrayedâ
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/11/washington-firefighter-deported-mexico
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Delta Airlines settles a lawsuit filed by a former flight attendant accusing the airline of union retaliation after they alleged they were sexually harassed by an anti-union flight attendant during their training graduation ceremony
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Delta settles flight attendant lawsuit over sexual harassment and union retaliation
Aryasp Nejat says he was fired after enduring âsexually assaultive touchingâ and making pro-union posts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/11/delta-flight-attendant-lawsuit
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30 percent of air traffic controllers are veterans, but the Trump administration would rather attack its own workers than assume any sort of accountability or responsibility for a crisis they presided over
www.youtube.com/live/YklhCgz...
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30 percent of air traffic controllers are veterans, but the Trump administration would rather attack its own workers than assume any sort of accountability or responsibility for a crisis they presided over
www.youtube.com/live/YklhCgz...
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Delta Airlines settles a lawsuit filed by a former flight attendant accusing the airline of union retaliation after they alleged they were sexually harassed by an anti-union flight attendant during their training graduation ceremony
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Delta settles flight attendant lawsuit over sexual harassment and union retaliation
Aryasp Nejat says he was fired after enduring âsexually assaultive touchingâ and making pro-union posts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/11/delta-flight-attendant-lawsuit
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Anna Kaminski
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Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret
kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
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Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret âą Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/marion-county-agrees-to-pay-out-3m-for-newspaper-raid-express-regret/
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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âDespite his no vote, the entire political world knows this is a direct result of
@schumer.senate.gov
âs leadership ⊠He either blessed this surrender, or was incapable of leading his caucus to hold the line.â
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown
Some lawmakers and progressive groups blame minority leader after eight senators defect
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/chuck-schumer-resign-calls-shutdown-vote-democrats
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Utahâs oldest LGBTQ+ bar closes amid workersâ union push: âWe feel extremely disposableâ
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Utahâs oldest LGBTQ+ bar closes amid workersâ union push: âWe feel extremely disposableâ
Workers at the SunTrapp â opened in 1973 in Salt Lake City â claim the shuttering was a âstuntâ to prevent unionization
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/09/utah-lgbtq-bar-closes-union?CMP=share_btn_url
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh
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BREAKING: We won! Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the
@post-gazette.com
to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. Thatâs our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more weâve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
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I spoke with SNAP workers about the chaos they saw went through when the Trump administration let benefits lapse and refused to fully fund the program
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Snap workers say Trump administration is âusing countryâs poorest as pawnsâ
Employees providing assistance to recipients expressed fears on how lack of aid will affect those who need it most
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/snap-workers-trump-administration-funding
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I spoke with SNAP workers about the chaos they saw went through when the Trump administration let benefits lapse and refused to fully fund the program
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Snap workers say Trump administration is âusing countryâs poorest as pawnsâ
Employees providing assistance to recipients expressed fears on how lack of aid will affect those who need it most
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/snap-workers-trump-administration-funding
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Utahâs oldest LGBTQ+ bar closes amid workersâ union push: âWe feel extremely disposableâ
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Utahâs oldest LGBTQ+ bar closes amid workersâ union push: âWe feel extremely disposableâ
Workers at the SunTrapp â opened in 1973 in Salt Lake City â claim the shuttering was a âstuntâ to prevent unionization
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/09/utah-lgbtq-bar-closes-union?CMP=share_btn_url
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Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks â and then oil and gas companies kept drilling
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks â and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firmsâ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/07/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop-un-climate
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Julie A. Su
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Omar Algeciras has spent his career at DOL making sure that workers get paid what they're owed. No worker should have to work without pay, but that's exactly what 700,000 federal workers have had to do for the last month.(đ§”/1)
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Jon Schleuss
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Disgusting union-busting behavior by Condé Nast. Journalists hold power to account, including at our own employers. They should be returned to work ASAP.
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âItâs become out of control, and I really hope that this shutdown is a wake-up call of how bad things have gotten.â
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Workers decry Trump officials as âout of controlâ as longest shutdown drags on
Key figures accused of harassment, bullying and attacks as US employees work without pay to keep services running
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/06/trump-federal-government-shutdown
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âItâs become out of control, and I really hope that this shutdown is a wake-up call of how bad things have gotten.â
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Workers decry Trump officials as âout of controlâ as longest shutdown drags on
Key figures accused of harassment, bullying and attacks as US employees work without pay to keep services running
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/06/trump-federal-government-shutdown
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UAW pushes back on Case New Holland's plan to shut down plant in Burlington, Iowa, costing 200 jobs
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMHX...
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Keep Case in Burlington, IA
YouTube video by UAW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMHXQaI3ZQk
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UAW pushes back on Case New Holland's plan to shut down plant in Burlington, Iowa, costing 200 jobs
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/...
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Keep Case in Burlington, IA
YouTube video by UAW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMHXQaI3ZQk
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Ohhhh I got disgraziato ova heeerrrreee
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thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co⊠Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-laidoff-teen-vogue-editors-recover
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'media lies' include a video of herself going over and supporting Qanon conspiracies
web.archive.org/web/20200702...
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'media lies' include a video of herself going over and supporting Qanon conspiracies
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another win for the "destroy anything good" wing of the american media
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Hooker Jr. is running against O'Brien over his courting of Trump compared to his past criticism of Trump and Teamsters leadership for failing to oppose him, shortfalls of the UPS contract and its enforcement, and the union's culture under O'Brien.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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While reporting this story, Hooker received this racist, harassing voicemail at his union office. He became the first Black man to lead his local union in 2020 and he would be the first to lead the union if he wins
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I spoke with Richard Hooker Jr., who leads Teamsters Local 623 in Philly, about his run against Sean O'Brien for President of the Teamsters
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Labor activist takes on Teamsters leader allying with Trump: âHe doesnât represent the workersâ
Richard Hooker Jr is running to replace Trump ally Sean OâBrien as president of the Teamsters International union
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/01/teamsters-union-leadership-trump
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O'Brien hasn't coherently explained his 180 on Trump, but his longtime girlfriend is a big Trump supporter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DQm...
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O'Brien hasn't coherently explained his 180 on Trump, but his longtime girlfriend is a big Trump supporter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DQm...
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O'Brien ran to lead the Teamsters calling Trump "our enemy" and criticizing Hoffa for not fighting Trump
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O'Brien ran to lead the Teamsters calling Trump "our enemy" and criticizing Hoffa for not fighting Trump
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I spoke with Richard Hooker Jr., who leads Teamsters Local 623 in Philly, about his run against Sean O'Brien for President of the Teamsters
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Labor activist takes on Teamsters leader allying with Trump: âHe doesnât represent the workersâ
Richard Hooker Jr is running to replace Trump ally Sean OâBrien as president of the Teamsters International union
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/01/teamsters-union-leadership-trump
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Judges order Trump admin to continue funding SNAP benefits
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Judges order Trump admin to continue funding SNAP benefits
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It's insane that this even needs to be said. âA free country does not dispatch police in the dead of night to pull people from their homes because a sheriff objects to their social media posts,â
@adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social
speaking to
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A retired policeman posted a Charlie Kirk meme. He spent a month in jail.
The 61-year-old Tennessee man plans to sue after authorities dropped charges over a political Facebook post. Free-speech advocates say itâs a symptom of a wider crackdown.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/10/31/larry-bushart-charlie-kirk-jail/
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the performers at iconic colorado restaurant casa bonita are on strike! they do amazing work, throw some support their way
actionnetwork.org/petitions/i-...
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I Support the Casa Bonita Performers!
Tell Casa Bonita leadership that you stand with these workers as they seek a fair contract guaranteeing a safe workplace and sustainable working conditions.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/i-support-the-casa-bonita-performers?source=direct_link&
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Starbucks workers hold strike vote and plan for pickets to force first contract
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Starbucks workers hold strike vote and plan for pickets to force first contract
Union says worldâs largest coffee chain engaged in bad faith bargaining and stonewalled over contract
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/31/starbucks-workers-strike-vote?CMP=share_btn_url
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Starbucks workers hold strike vote and plan for pickets to force first contract
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Starbucks workers hold strike vote and plan for pickets to force first contract
Union says worldâs largest coffee chain engaged in bad faith bargaining and stonewalled over contract
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/31/starbucks-workers-strike-vote?CMP=share_btn_url
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AG Andrea Joy Campbell
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The federal government has the money to continue funding SNAP benefits â theyâre choosing to suspend it and harm millions of families across the country already struggling to make ends meet. Iâm leading a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to release these funds immediately.
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