Michael Luongo
@michaelluongo.bsky.social
TEDx Speaker, Novelist, Journalist, Editor, Photographer, Professor/Instructor, Author 16 books: education, travel, culture, human rights & more. PhD student researching tourism & conflict. NYC & Indiana. www.michaelluongo.com
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Keep talking, Kristi. (Her declaration in the contempt inquiry is due on Friday.) www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Keep talking, Kristi. (Her declaration in the contempt inquiry is due on Friday.) www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
we using AI to our detriment
This is great. More please! The more folk who rely on LLMs for funding planning means my chances go up even before I submit!
November 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
we using AI to our detriment
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“Prosecutors said that Mr. Gentile and Mr. Schneider over several years used private equity funds controlled by Mr. Gentile’s company, GPB Capital, to defraud 10,000 investors by misrepresenting the performance of the funds and the source of money used to make monthly distribution payments”
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“Prosecutors said that Mr. Gentile and Mr. Schneider over several years used private equity funds controlled by Mr. Gentile’s company, GPB Capital, to defraud 10,000 investors by misrepresenting the performance of the funds and the source of money used to make monthly distribution payments”
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I was honored to be invited by Red Canary Song 红莺歌 (@RedCanarySong) to speak at the vigil six years ago today for #SongYang, the Chinese migrant murdered by the #NYPD & to speak on behalf of #decriminalization of #sexwork under #NewYork state law (11.30.19)
www.redcanarysong.net
www.redcanarysong.net
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I was honored to be invited by Red Canary Song 红莺歌 (@RedCanarySong) to speak at the vigil six years ago today for #SongYang, the Chinese migrant murdered by the #NYPD & to speak on behalf of #decriminalization of #sexwork under #NewYork state law (11.30.19)
www.redcanarysong.net
www.redcanarysong.net
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See the whole quoted thread!
#McDonalds #Walmart #Taxes #Wages #WorkingPoor #SNAP #EBT #FoodStamps #GDP #Income #Economy #Trump #TrumpEconomy #Billionaires #Oligarchs #TrickleDown #EatTheRich
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#McDonalds #Walmart #Taxes #Wages #WorkingPoor #SNAP #EBT #FoodStamps #GDP #Income #Economy #Trump #TrumpEconomy #Billionaires #Oligarchs #TrickleDown #EatTheRich
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November 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
See the whole quoted thread!
#McDonalds #Walmart #Taxes #Wages #WorkingPoor #SNAP #EBT #FoodStamps #GDP #Income #Economy #Trump #TrumpEconomy #Billionaires #Oligarchs #TrickleDown #EatTheRich
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#McDonalds #Walmart #Taxes #Wages #WorkingPoor #SNAP #EBT #FoodStamps #GDP #Income #Economy #Trump #TrumpEconomy #Billionaires #Oligarchs #TrickleDown #EatTheRich
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🧪PSA
VAERS is not a reliable source of data. Prasad (not a vaccine expert) is spreading misinformation.
Yesterday’s FDA memo claiming the COVID vaccine killed 10 children relies on unverified VAERS reports, while ignoring existing real pediatric COVID data. A sparkling example of cherry picking.
VAERS is not a reliable source of data. Prasad (not a vaccine expert) is spreading misinformation.
Yesterday’s FDA memo claiming the COVID vaccine killed 10 children relies on unverified VAERS reports, while ignoring existing real pediatric COVID data. A sparkling example of cherry picking.
November 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
🧪PSA
VAERS is not a reliable source of data. Prasad (not a vaccine expert) is spreading misinformation.
Yesterday’s FDA memo claiming the COVID vaccine killed 10 children relies on unverified VAERS reports, while ignoring existing real pediatric COVID data. A sparkling example of cherry picking.
VAERS is not a reliable source of data. Prasad (not a vaccine expert) is spreading misinformation.
Yesterday’s FDA memo claiming the COVID vaccine killed 10 children relies on unverified VAERS reports, while ignoring existing real pediatric COVID data. A sparkling example of cherry picking.
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The gender verification checks on young girls by authority figures will produce many abuse of power and personal sanctity. Scandals that shouldn't need to be endured in order for "cw" to kick in...but they're coming and the *only* positive is they will touch every family with school age girls.
November 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The gender verification checks on young girls by authority figures will produce many abuse of power and personal sanctity. Scandals that shouldn't need to be endured in order for "cw" to kick in...but they're coming and the *only* positive is they will touch every family with school age girls.
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In St. Petersburg, 83-year-old Lyudmila Vasilyeva was detained. She went out to Palace Square with an anti-war poster, and she was taken to the police station immediately.
Lyudmila was born in 1941, worked at defense enterprises
Lyudmila was born in 1941, worked at defense enterprises
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
In St. Petersburg, 83-year-old Lyudmila Vasilyeva was detained. She went out to Palace Square with an anti-war poster, and she was taken to the police station immediately.
Lyudmila was born in 1941, worked at defense enterprises
Lyudmila was born in 1941, worked at defense enterprises
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ICYMI
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
ICYMI
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Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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#Trump allowed 17 members of the Sinaloa cartel into the US.
In May he commuted the 6x life sentences of the leader of the Gangster Disciples, most notorious drug trafficking & murderous street gang in the US.
Now Honduran drug trafficker Hernandez.
Is #Trump setting up his own drug corridor?
In May he commuted the 6x life sentences of the leader of the Gangster Disciples, most notorious drug trafficking & murderous street gang in the US.
Now Honduran drug trafficker Hernandez.
Is #Trump setting up his own drug corridor?
November 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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China is bearing down on Taiwan – enabled by Trump’s weakness and vacillation | Simon Tisdall
China is bearing down on Taiwan – enabled by Trump’s weakness and vacillation | Simon Tisdall
The US hasn’t just left Ukraine vulnerable; it is also provoking Xi’s intensifying attitude towards what he considers a renegade province, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
China is bearing down on Taiwan – enabled by Trump’s weakness and vacillation | Simon Tisdall
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We are 3/4 of the way there. Please help if you can.
When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them.
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
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Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
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Freedom is Action -- Finishing the Job
Help save the lives of the courageous
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November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We are 3/4 of the way there. Please help if you can.
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And lastly, watch Micah Beckwith and theologian Matthias Beier debate Christian nationalism in politics
www.indystar.com/story/news/p...
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Watch Micah Beckwith and theologian Matthias Beier debate Christian nationalism in politics
Two Indiana pastors on opposing ends of the spectrum on Christian Nationalism debate the role Christianity should have in governing and society.
www.indystar.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
And lastly, watch Micah Beckwith and theologian Matthias Beier debate Christian nationalism in politics
www.indystar.com/story/news/p...
www.indystar.com/story/news/p...
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This morning @kayladwyer.bsky.social and I released the next article in our Christian nationalism project. In this piece, historians and theologians explain why they believe the movement's rhetoric is similar to the messaging of 20th century Indiana Klan. bit.ly/49pFYJE
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This morning @kayladwyer.bsky.social and I released the next article in our Christian nationalism project. In this piece, historians and theologians explain why they believe the movement's rhetoric is similar to the messaging of 20th century Indiana Klan. bit.ly/49pFYJE
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For the past several years, GOP lawmakers have passed bills deregulating child labor in Indiana. They did it even as violations increased. Read more.
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Lawmakers Roll Back Protections Amid Rising Child Labor Safety Violations in Indiana
Indiana's relaxed child labor laws are part of a national trend aimed at helping businesses boost workforces and bottom lines after pandemic.
www.indystar.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
For the past several years, GOP lawmakers have passed bills deregulating child labor in Indiana. They did it even as violations increased. Read more.
www.indystar.com/story/news/i...
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an important, scary read - about the state I am temporary living in - and well it is all over the country too
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The Ku Klux Klan once ruled Indiana. Is its rhetoric returning?
Past iterations of Christian nationalism have spawned racism and discrimination, historians say.
www.indystar.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
an important, scary read - about the state I am temporary living in - and well it is all over the country too
www.indystar.com/story/news/i...
@allymburris.bsky.social
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@allymburris.bsky.social
wow - I suppose the point was that it was to show hey you should not be opposed to the gas and oil industry since we are everywhere around you, but it shows just how awful and insidious and out of tune with American sentiment it is.
WTAF!!! I’m sitting here this morning enjoying a cup of coffee and the latest, slightly hilarious, episode South Park when this commercial aired. Bahahaha. Who thought this was a good marketing strategy?! 🤦♂️🤣🤣🤣
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"That's Gas!" Energy Transfer TV Commercial
YouTube video by Energy Transfer
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November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
wow - I suppose the point was that it was to show hey you should not be opposed to the gas and oil industry since we are everywhere around you, but it shows just how awful and insidious and out of tune with American sentiment it is.
on how New Yorkers deal with ICE time.com/7337578/ice-...?
How 200 New Yorkers Foiled an ICE Raid Before It Even Began
New Yorkers thwarted an ICE raid before it could begin. The incident highlights the challenges ICE will face in the city
time.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
on how New Yorkers deal with ICE time.com/7337578/ice-...?
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Yep, the fix is in
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Yep, the fix is in
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem and other senior Trump officials claimed, without evidence, that Lakanwal was never vetted and laid blame for his presence in the U.S. on former president Joe Biden.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem and other senior Trump officials claimed, without evidence, that Lakanwal was never vetted and laid blame for his presence in the U.S. on former president Joe Biden.
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Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
Individuals with knowledge of the process that Rahmanullah Lakanwal went through contradicted senior Trump officials’ claim that he was not scrutinized.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem and other senior Trump officials claimed, without evidence, that Lakanwal was never vetted and laid blame for his presence in the U.S. on former president Joe Biden.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem and other senior Trump officials claimed, without evidence, that Lakanwal was never vetted and laid blame for his presence in the U.S. on former president Joe Biden.
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