Yinzer labor reporter @PaydayReport often in 🇧🇷 . Emmy Nominee. Alum: @Guardian. @UEunion fam. Autistic⚾️ Jew. Falo Português [email protected]
Pittsburgh & Rio de Janeiro
Joined July 2009
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I stopped using Twitter out of protest of Elon Musk & my belief in building a more equitable media system.
I mainly maintain this account for archival reasons about strikes, protests & news I covered.
Follow me on Bluesky or email [email protected]
Woah, the President of Colombia just retweeted @UjuAnya on dating recommendations - the left is really leading in Latin America!
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) retweeted
Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work—then dragged her out and arrested her.
Her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released without charges.
Read the story: chicagotribune.com/2025/11/0…
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) retweeted
Journalist Paulo Cappelli reports that the final motions for clarification from Jair Bolsonaro's defense team—his last legal recourse—have been rejected. His allies now believe he will be taken to the Papuda penitentiary next week.
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) retweeted
USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse. I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) retweeted
New Data for Progress polling:
-60% said life in America is getting worse
-43% said they were extremely worried about cost of living
-More than 2/3 say affordability is worse than a decline in social connection
Ryan Cooper puts this in context:
prospect.org/2025/10/29/vote…
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) retweeted
NEW from @paydayreport
@mikeelk
2/3rd of Volkswagen Workers Fight to Strike - 132 Killed in Rio - AFGE Rank-and-File Resist Leadership
paydayreport.com/2-3rd-of-vo…
#IndieNewsNow
Breaking: Volkswagen Chattanooga workers vote to strike! paydayreport.com/2-3rd-of-vo…
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) retweeted
NEW from @paydayreport
@mikeelk
64 Killed in Police Raid in Rio - Trump Fanboys Lula & Angers Bolsonaro Supporters - AFGE Tells Dems to Abandon Position
paydayreport.com/64-killed-i…
#IndieNewsNow
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) retweeted
Turns out you can do a career-ending interview even after your career is over.
Today is the 7th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Synagogue massacre, where 11 Jews were killed for their congregation's support of immigrant rights.
I look at what Jews from the synagogue are doing to honor their dead & stand up for immigrants' rights.
paydayreport.com/jews-work-t…
Grifters scam Western PA town out of $250,000 for road paving. wpxi.com/news/local/local-co…
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) retweeted
SCOOP: THE SILENCE OF POWER: HOW BIBI'S OFFICE HELPED SHIELD BARAK FROM AN EPSTEIN SEX-TRAFFICKING STORY In March 2011 the @dailymail asked former Israeli PM and MOD Ehud Barak for comment on misconduct allegations involving Jeffery Epstein
theb7d.com/p/the-silence-of-…
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) retweeted
Just finished this book a friend at work gifted me. Great book. I had known about Earl Weaver’s personality from my dad, but had no clue about how much of a genius he was and the impact he left on how the game is played at the Major League level.
Angered by anti-tariff World Series TV ads, Trump has announced that he is increasing tariffs on Canada by 10%.
paydayreport.com/angered-ove…
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) retweeted
The Guardian previews [@MikeElk's] new book on the 1945 GI World Series and the Double V Campaign against Fascism at Home & Abroad (w/ @PeterDreier)
theguardian.com/.../the-forg…...
Toronto is only 4 hours away from Pittsburgh & thousands of Blue Jays fans come down every year. They are the nicest visiting fans ever.
With Trump attacking Canada, I’ll be rooting for the Blue Jays this year! paydayreport.com/how-blue-ja…
How Blue Jays Fans Won Over a Pittsburgher - A Call for US-Canada Solidarity in the World Series paydayreport.com/how-blue-ja…
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) retweeted
The @MikeElk express
🚆 I rode the train from Pittsburgh to DC last month. It's a slow journey, but honestly not noticeably long. With plenty of room to stretch out, tons of food, and a movie or two downloaded, it was very pleasant. It's also very cheap. My tips below ⬇️ axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2…
Mike Elk (Mike Elk on Bluesky - Moving There) retweeted
I don’t know if this person is a local reporter but they need to stop saying things like “counter protestors” because these are two well-known emotionally disturbed and likely mentally ill provocateurs who show up at every event to do this. They are not “counter protestors.”
