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Michael Luongo

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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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Is dining-hall matzah β€˜DEI’? The answer isn't clear to UVA’s pushed-out ex-president. - Jewish Telegraphic Agency The school had no directive on how to support Jewish students amid a DEI ban, Jim Ryan claims.

some interesting questions here

www.jta.org/2025/11/14/u...?

18.11.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this is awful - absolutely awful, as if he has not done awful sexist things before

18.11.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Michael Luongo Bruce Springsteen Deliver Me From Nowhere overview in Freehold NJ November 6 2025
YouTube video by Michael Luongo Michael Luongo Bruce Springsteen Deliver Me From Nowhere overview in Freehold NJ November 6 2025

just put my Bruce film review onto YouTube if you wanted to watch and take a look - filmed in downtown #Freehold www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmzU...

18.11.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is an important postscript to how the opposition in Chicago including the Catholic Church was critical to getting ICE to leave

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Charlotte, North Carolina reels as 81 people arrested in immigration raids Thriving business districts in North Carolina city now at a β€˜standstill’ after at least 81 were arrested over the weekend

Many communities in Charlotte, North Carolina, were reeling after federal Customs and Border Protection teams descended on the city at the weekend and arrested at least 81 people.

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Women Who Have Abortions Would Face Decades in Prison Under South Carolina Plan Women who get abortions could spend decades in prison and IUDs would be outlawed under proposed legislation in South Carolina.

Women who get an abortion and anyone who helps them could face up to 30 years in prison under the bill.

It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.

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I would say this can't possibly be real, but then again.....

18.11.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I understand you though, I mean can AI put your makeup on?

18.11.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

people aren’t embarrassed enough because how dare you say this about a woman who harassed child survivors of mass shootings and spouted conspiracies about Jewish space lasers, among other bigoted drivel

17.11.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 352    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 1
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CBS sucks, ABC commits a journalism β€” and other tales from the Sunday shows and Donny is losing bigly β€” and he knows it

CBS sucks, ABC commits a journalism β€” and other tales from the Sunday shows
www.jefftiedrich.com/p/cbs-sucks-...

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Judge Says Justice Dept. May Have Committed Misconduct in Comey Case

Gee, if she was not qualified for the job, I wonder why Trump picked her?

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...

17.11.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜This Is Corruption’: ’60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He β€˜Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family "60 Minutes"Β reported President TrumpΒ pardoned the founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange after he "enriched" the Trump family during its crypto push The post β€˜This Is Corruption’: ’60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He β€˜Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family first appeared on Mediaite.

β€˜This Is Corruption’: ’60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He β€˜Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family

17.11.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 872    πŸ” 313    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 14

You should watch this report by Scott Pelley of @60minutes.bsky.social β€” while more of a synopsis of the earlier reporting on this utterly corrupt pardon of Binance’s founder as the Trumps feather their fetid nest, bringing it all together makes for a powerful indictment.

17.11.2025 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1192    πŸ” 386    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 6
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Pope Leo XIV Talks Movies To A-List Crowd At Vatican: Read His Speech Pope Leo XIV Talks Movies To A-List Crowd At Vatican: Read His Speech

You can read his remarks in full here, via Deadline

deadline.com/2025/11/pope...

16.11.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 270    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6

"Entering a cinema is like crossing a threshold. In the darkness and silence, vision becomes sharper, the heart opens up, and the mind becomes receptive to things not yet imagined."

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Pope Leo absolutely cooking

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I feel like the pope being an American cinephile is God finally rewarding Scorsese for a lifetime of devotion

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Q: Tucker had a friendly interview w/ antisemite Nick Fuentes. What role do you think Carlson should play in the GOP?

TRUMP: I've found him to be good. He's said good things about me. Will you let me finish my statement? You're the worst. You're with Bloomberg, right? I don't know why they have you

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Margaret Brennan to Tom Suozzi: "Can you explain the focus this past week in the House by Democrats on the Jeffrey Epstein files? Is this a tactic to distract from the failure to extract healthcare changes?"

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Epstein Emails Reveal a Lost New York

an important read - sometimes the Beautiful People aren't so beautiful inside www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...

17.11.2025 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My question is who is doing all the Epsteining for these powerful wealthy men now?

16.11.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6670    πŸ” 1311    πŸ’¬ 404    πŸ“Œ 127

Trump at mar-a-largo

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World Without Exploitation - End Human Trafficking The movement to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

www.worldwithoutexploitation.org

16.11.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

16.11.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 57521    πŸ” 35567    πŸ’¬ 1253    πŸ“Œ 2786

About time!

Yes, #ReleaseAllEpsteinFiles all unredacted!

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On Saturday, goons broke a window of Willy Aceituno’s pickup truck outside the Pollo Campero restaurant in Charlotte. Aceituno, a U.S. citizen for approximately six years, reported the incident.

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Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery β€œTerrific guy,” Donald Trump booms from a speakerphone. β€œHe’s a lot of fun to be with.”

so disturbing reading some of this old stuff about Epstein that is circulating again - like this from 2002, by the former NY Times journalist who helped him polish his image nymag.com/nymetro/news...

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The victims deserve justice.
It’s way past time. Take action by calling or emailing your rep to demand they vote to release the files.

open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

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About the new Bruce movie Deliver Me From Nowhere filmed in Freehold, his and my Hometown. So, last week, while I was home in New York – I decided to make a pilgrimage and go home home – to my hometo... About the new Bruce movie Deliver Me From Nowhere filmed in Freehold, his and my Hometown. So, last week, while I was home in New York – I decided to make a pilgrimage and go home home – to my...

my thoughts on the new Bruce @springsteen movie - filmed in downtown #Freehold after seeing the film

www.facebook.com/reel/1486093...

14.11.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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