Marcello Di Cintio
@marcellodicintio.bsky.social
I am a journalist and author of six books, including Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers, Driven: The Secret Life of Taxi Drivers, and Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense.🍉🇵🇸
Poilievre is like my first bicycle: it had one gear, rattled noisily, and I quickly grew tired of it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Poilievre is like my first bicycle: it had one gear, rattled noisily, and I quickly grew tired of it.
That feeling when you realize you've amassed 63 pages of interview transcripts for a 1500-word magazine story.
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
That feeling when you realize you've amassed 63 pages of interview transcripts for a 1500-word magazine story.
Carney should make d’Entremont a cabinet minister just for not dying of laughter when Scheer yelled at him.
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Carney should make d’Entremont a cabinet minister just for not dying of laughter when Scheer yelled at him.
Best review of Precarious so far.
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Best review of Precarious so far.
This week I learned that Leamington area taxi drivers from Syria and Afghanistan prioritize learning Spanish because so many of their clients are Mexican migrant farmworkers.
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This week I learned that Leamington area taxi drivers from Syria and Afghanistan prioritize learning Spanish because so many of their clients are Mexican migrant farmworkers.
Why not just put Preston Manning in charge of the task force?
Teachers left off Alberta's class size and complexity task force calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
November 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Why not just put Preston Manning in charge of the task force?
Safe to say that much of Canada, and the Liberal party itself, grew weary of Trudeau. Also safe to say that much of Canada, and the Conservatives, have grown weary of Poilievre.
November 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Safe to say that much of Canada, and the Liberal party itself, grew weary of Trudeau. Also safe to say that much of Canada, and the Conservatives, have grown weary of Poilievre.
Last night’s Toronto launch, hosted by @anotherstoryto.bsky.social and the Precarity Podcast, marks the end of a busy month for Precarious. Nine events in seven cities, and 23 interviews. I love doing this stuff. But I’m exhausted.
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Last night’s Toronto launch, hosted by @anotherstoryto.bsky.social and the Precarity Podcast, marks the end of a busy month for Precarious. Nine events in seven cities, and 23 interviews. I love doing this stuff. But I’m exhausted.
I’m a Calgarian and I just got my COVID booster in Toronto because Danielle Smith.
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I’m a Calgarian and I just got my COVID booster in Toronto because Danielle Smith.
Congrats, New York, but I still won’t be going anywhere near America.
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Congrats, New York, but I still won’t be going anywhere near America.
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"Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers"
This evening I attended a Q&A by Marcello Di Cintio, hosted by Biblioasis Bookshop. His book "Precarious" discusses the horrific exploitation of migrant workers in Canada.
Info on Mr. Di Cintio's book can be found here:
www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...
This evening I attended a Q&A by Marcello Di Cintio, hosted by Biblioasis Bookshop. His book "Precarious" discusses the horrific exploitation of migrant workers in Canada.
Info on Mr. Di Cintio's book can be found here:
www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
"Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers"
This evening I attended a Q&A by Marcello Di Cintio, hosted by Biblioasis Bookshop. His book "Precarious" discusses the horrific exploitation of migrant workers in Canada.
Info on Mr. Di Cintio's book can be found here:
www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...
This evening I attended a Q&A by Marcello Di Cintio, hosted by Biblioasis Bookshop. His book "Precarious" discusses the horrific exploitation of migrant workers in Canada.
Info on Mr. Di Cintio's book can be found here:
www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...
Hello, Toronto. Sorry about the Jays, but have you ever wondered about migrant workers in Canada who don’t play professional baseball but keep vast swathes of our economy alive? www.eventbrite.ca/e/precarious...
Precarious book launch with Marcello Di Cintio & Talking Precarity Podcast
Another Story Bookshop, Talking Precarity Podcast and Biblioasis present the launch of Precarious by Marcello Di Cintio
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November 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Hello, Toronto. Sorry about the Jays, but have you ever wondered about migrant workers in Canada who don’t play professional baseball but keep vast swathes of our economy alive? www.eventbrite.ca/e/precarious...
I just hope this doesn’t damage my and @sanders.senate.gov longstanding relationship.
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I just hope this doesn’t damage my and @sanders.senate.gov longstanding relationship.
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Mom Just Wants To Watch Something Nice https://theonion.com/mom-just-wants-to-watch-something-nice-1819579574/
November 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Mom Just Wants To Watch Something Nice https://theonion.com/mom-just-wants-to-watch-something-nice-1819579574/
Headed to Toronto next week. Will the World Series be done by Wednesday? Because win or lose I don’t think I can handle an emotional Toronto.
October 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Headed to Toronto next week. Will the World Series be done by Wednesday? Because win or lose I don’t think I can handle an emotional Toronto.
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Where's the premier while MLAs rush through an all-night debate on stripping Albertans of their Charter rights?
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
October 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Where's the premier while MLAs rush through an all-night debate on stripping Albertans of their Charter rights?
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
I’m starting to think our Premier is a bad person.
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I’m starting to think our Premier is a bad person.
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Poem by Khaled Juma, translated from the Arabic by Tayseer Abu Odeh and Sherah Bloor in the September 25, 2025 issue of the New York Review of Books
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Poem by Khaled Juma, translated from the Arabic by Tayseer Abu Odeh and Sherah Bloor in the September 25, 2025 issue of the New York Review of Books
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We promised them a home. Instead, they became collateral damage.
Canada’s message to international students was “Study, work, and stay.” Now, policies are changing, and tens of thousands may lose their status. Writer @marcellodicintio.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/canada-held-the-...
Canada’s message to international students was “Study, work, and stay.” Now, policies are changing, and tens of thousands may lose their status. Writer @marcellodicintio.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/canada-held-the-...
October 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We promised them a home. Instead, they became collateral damage.
Canada’s message to international students was “Study, work, and stay.” Now, policies are changing, and tens of thousands may lose their status. Writer @marcellodicintio.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/canada-held-the-...
Canada’s message to international students was “Study, work, and stay.” Now, policies are changing, and tens of thousands may lose their status. Writer @marcellodicintio.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/canada-held-the-...
