Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 14hinteresting news out of Kenya from @fauza4ir.bsky.social impactnews-wire.com/kenya-wanted...impactnews-wire.comKenya Wanted to Be an AI Hub. Microsoft’s Exit Complicates That Plan.Microsoft's plan to close its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi is threatening to end a six-year effort to build a major AI engineering hub in Kenya, raising questions about the country's ability t... 131
Reposted by Michael LuongoLarry Colvin @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 23hTech CEOs admit there's up to a 25% chance AI ends humanity, but Ted Cruz says: "I'd rather they be American killer robots than Chinese killer robots." Jon Stewart offers a better idea: "May I offer a third option? No killer robots." Why can't we slow this down? #Blues 21710
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 14hOh, how I remember this book when I was a child, even if I was not allowed to read it! Like Fear of Flying, it was on my mother's bedstand. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/b...nytimes.com50 Years Later, ‘The Hite Report’ Still Matters (Gift Article)Its author became a pop culture celebrity, and sometimes punchline, but “The Hite Report” helped make way for frank discussions about pleasure. 000
Reposted by Michael LuongoZee207702🇨🇦🍁🍃🎃🐈⬛ @zee207702.bsky.social · 14hHappy Indigenous Peoples Day! 🇨🇦🍁🥂 39435
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 14hweird and interesting....and really there should be consequences when influencers spread lies..... www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/s...nytimes.comAn Influencer’s Punishment Is a Pinned Instagram Post (Gift Article)A dispute over online misinformation about the F-Factor diet led to an unusual agreement: an apology video that must be pinned to the top of social feeds for three and a half years. 000
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 17han important read on Ebola www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/w...nytimes.com‘No Help’: Aid Arrived Too Late as Ebola Spread in a Congolese Town (Gift Article)What happened in Mangala, where residents were left with little outside support, helps explain how this outbreak became the worst seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 000
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 17hwow, very creative! You have to really hand it sometimes to fraudsters! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/w...nytimes.comFake It ’Til You Make It: Man Charged With Running Phony Government Agency (Gift Article)The Nigerian secured office space in a federal building, opened bank accounts and even held meetings with foreign diplomats. He says he is innocent. 000
Reposted by Michael LuongoPetisia @petisia.bsky.social · 18hWHAT HAPPENED TO THE BLACK WOMEN TRUMP PURGED FROM THE FEDERAL WORK FORCE? More than a year later, @hammerandhope.bsky.social highlights their struggle for financial stability and to make sense of the racist backlash that displaced them. hammerandhope.org/article/trum... #PINKShammerandhope.orgWhat Happened to the Black Women Trump Purged From the Federal Work Force?Over a year later, they are struggling to find financial footing and make sense of the racist backlash that displaced them. 15748
Reposted by Michael LuongoPetisia @petisia.bsky.social · 18hICYMI ― Somebody just dropped the damn mic! “If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club." ―Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) Gift Link Commentary👉🏾 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u... Video Source👉🏾 youtu.be/ZyRji58xqwg #PINKS 46536
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 17hhorrific - the most dangerous man in a woman's life is someone who claims to love her www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/u...nytimes.com5 Killed in Murder-Suicide at a Home in GeorgiaOfficials said the shooting in the city of Douglas was related to domestic violence. The victims lived together in the same house. 000
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 17han important article www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...nytimes.comDriven to Leave Home by Desperation. Driven Back by Hate. (Gift Article)Anti-immigrant violence in South Africa has forced tens of thousands to return to Malawi, severing badly needed cash flows and leaving families hungry. 000
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 18han interesting read www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/s...nytimes.comWhat if A.D.H.D. Isn’t About Attention at All? (Gift Article)Evidence suggests that it really affects what psychiatrists like me call sustained engagement — an important difference in understanding how to think about the condition. 110
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 18han important read www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/t...nytimes.comIs Universal Basic Income the Answer to A.I.-Fueled Job Losses? (Gift Article)For more than a year, The New York Times followed recipients of universal basic income programs, which Elon Musk and other tech leaders have promoted as a solution to A.I.-fueled job losses. 000
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 18hI sometimes did this with my Aunt as she got older and more feeble....sometimes she would reminisce about dates in the 1940s and 1950s, as if I were the fellow she was on the date with, sometimes it was weird, but it was a way to travel in time with her 000
Reposted by Michael LuongoIan Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 19hSlow down, reminisce if it feels right: practical tips for talking to people with dementia theconversation.com/slow-down-re... #Alzheimers #dementia #caregivingtheconversation.comSlow down, reminisce if it feels right: practical tips for talking to people with dementiaThe basics are the same: be respectful and don’t make assumptions. But these practical tips can make conversations more meaningful and less distressing. 02510
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 18ha beautiful story www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHow Steffen Skjottelvik's Journey Across Canada Came to a Tragic End (Gift Article)For three years and 750 miles, Steffen Skjottelvik lived a life of adventure. Until the adventure took his life. 001
Reposted by Michael LuongoRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 18hFor years, the Trump admin has launched slanderous attacks against Rep. Omar. This morning, the administration sent federal officials to raid her home. We cannot and will not accept this unprecedented abuse of power. I stand with @repilhan.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/ilha...apnews.comAgents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't 'be silenced'Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says she will “not be silenced” and calls a search of her Washington home the “latest escalation” in President Donald Trump’s “intimidation” campaign. 582194476
Reposted by Michael LuongoDawna and RealMonkeyCat @dawna9.bsky.social · 19hSuper INTELLIGENCE 🇺🇦 vs idiot 🤡 Super Brilliance, President Zelenskyy 🌻 2352123
Reposted by Michael LuongoScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18hChristopher Hale: Here is the dream team behind the fake story that Talarico secretly went to an Ohio mental health center. Nick Sortor has an open warrant for his arrest back home in Kentucky for violating probation. He was convicted of driving while intoxicated, harassing a police officer, 7276152
Reposted by Michael LuongoScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18hstalking a woman, kidnapping her dog, and sexually assaulting her, among other crimes. Now he's a de facto operative of the campaign team of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton 312337
Reposted by Michael LuongoAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 20hZelenskyy: "It is clear that Putin does not read Truth Social, and his “shahed” drones follow a different set of instructions. But we in Ukraine immediately supported the idea of an energy ceasefire, as we did more than once for months when we ourselves put forward this idea." 432279
Reposted by Michael LuongoMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20hFederal ICE agents raided Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington-area home before dawn this morning. The Trump DOJ confirms agents executed a search warrant as part of a criminal investigation reportedly involving immigration paperwork completed by Omar’s late father when she was a CHILD. 1/migrantinsider.comICE Raids Ilhan Omar’s HomeHomeland Security Investigations searched the Minnesota Democrat’s Washington-area home under a sealed warrant tied to forms her late father filled out when she was a child. No charge has been filed. 69644241759
Reposted by Michael LuongoDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22hTo give a sense of scale, Musk is spending more on the midterms than he was on the 2024 election, and he was the biggest donor in that election. In 2025 he promised to pull back from politics and do much less political spending. Another lie. 241127415
Reposted by Michael LuongoAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026Do you know how hard it is to lose the war if you're the United States? It's about as unlikely as bankrupting a casino. 395154644625
Reposted by Michael LuongoDrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Public servants deserve to be protected. Thousands of public servants are living, working and, in the final weeks of election season, campaigning in a state of fear. They aimed at Repub's and Dem's alike, and at a range from county clerks to United States senators. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...nytimes.comThreats of Political Violence Have America’s Elected Officials Living in Fear (Gift Article)A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office. 45643
Reposted by Michael LuongoBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 20hRising anxiety over catastrophic risks from artificial intelligence has spurred a groundswell of calls for new safeguards on the rapidly evolving technology, yet there’s little consensus on next steps. Here's what to know.bloom.bgWhat Should AI Guardrails Look Like? A Guide to the ProposalsIdeas vary from a simple requirement that companies report safety incidents to an outright ban on “superintelligent” AI. 3144
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 20hthis was a very fun article to read! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/n...nytimes.comOur Wild and Crazy 13-Hour New York City Ferry Cruise (Gift Article)We spent a day bouncing around the city on the expanded NYC Ferry system — making stops at beaches, festivals, beloved bars and more — for just $15. 022
Reposted by Michael LuongoJon Danziger @danziger.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Perhaps there could be a FIFA Literature Prize 222721
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026this is horrific www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive. 000
Reposted by Michael LuongoElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 11/10/2026If Congress doesn’t act, Social Security benefits are on track be cut in 2032. Not on my watch. We must protect Social Security by lifting the cap so that those with the highest incomes pay the same share as everyone else. 1112717865
Reposted by Michael LuongoBlue Resister 🇺🇸 @geo-resists.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Russian Bot traffic is definitely down 011
Reposted by Michael LuongoKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/10/2026BREAKING: A judge has ordered an immediate halt to the taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads, including any slated to run tonight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 643253735
Reposted by Michael LuongoMike @mike-umbkm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Fox News' Kilmeade: ..."Zelensky is frustrated because now all this money is going to flow into Russia, who started this whole war unprovoked, they are the bad guys" 67118
Reposted by Michael LuongoRajiv @rajivpr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Anthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/technolo…nytimes.comAnthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. WebsiteThe Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip. The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior. 023
Reposted by Michael LuongoRajiv @rajivpr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026We Have Accepted Government Surveillance outlookzen.com/2014/01/12/the-surre…outlookzen.comWe Have Accepted Government SurveillanceIt has been 7 months since Edward Snowden’s revelations that the US government is spying on every single person in the world with internet access. Every phone call we send, and every email we compo… 001
Reposted by Michael LuongoRajiv @rajivpr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Trump Is Begging to Be Impeached www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/opinion/…nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Is Begging to Be ImpeachedThe president’s despotism is itself a constitutional offense. 011
Reposted by Michael LuongoRajiv @rajivpr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026A Senator Facing Re-Election Settles a Bakery Bill, 6 Years Later www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/us/polit…nytimes.comA Senator Facing Re-Election Settles a Bakery Bill, 6 Years LaterSenator Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican in a difficult race, paid an old campaign debt for cookies, muffins and brownies after a baker’s story went viral online. 033
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026"compounded by other aspects of 21st-century living, such as cellphones and social media, that have arguably made us distractible and impatient. The result of all this is that modern life becomes more disabling for those with A.D.H.D." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/s...nytimes.comWhat if A.D.H.D. Isn’t About Attention at All? (Gift Article)Evidence suggests that it really affects what psychiatrists like me call sustained engagement — an important difference in understanding how to think about the condition. 000
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026On my Thanksgiving With Eva Marie Saint, a link to my Facebook posting www.facebook.com/michaelluong... Which also links to this great piece the NY Times had on her very long life 000
Reposted by Michael LuongoHayden Black @haydenb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Kudos to Ukraine for hurting Russia’s manipulation of America’s midterms. 062
Reposted by Michael LuongoThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/10/2026Steffen Skjottelvik wanted to follow in the footsteps of Norway’s great adventurers. He planned a multiyear trek through rivers, forests and snow in the Canadian wilderness. Only his sled dogs returned, and rescuers found an SD card containing more than 20 hours of video diaries from his journey.nytimes.comHow Steffen Skjottelvik's Journey Across Canada Came to a Tragic EndFor three years and 750 miles, Steffen Skjottelvik lived a life of adventure. Until the adventure took his life. 35813
Reposted by Michael LuongoDan Guachione @sounddepartment.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Russia strikes power plant in Ukraine after trump announces energy ceasefire… A thermal power plant was struck at least twice, Ukrainian officials said. Russian forces struck a power plant in Kyiv using a Shahed drone, causing widespread power outages across multiple districts of the capital 011
Reposted by Michael LuongoMeta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) sits down for an exclusive interview with Meet the Press less than a month out from the midterm elections. #DrAbdulElSayed 24114
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026our mass shootings are as American as apple pie www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/u...?nytimes.com‘It Was Horrific’: 8 Killed in Shooting in Erie, Pa.The dead included a pregnant woman, a 5 year old and a toddler. The shooter was also dead, city officials said. 000
Reposted by Michael LuongoDook of Url @uglydook.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Meanwhile, he wants to give THIS GUY more money...cnn.comPutin boasts military might with animation of Florida nuke strike | CNNRussian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday used a concept video of unlimited range nuclear warheads apparently raining down on Florida – President Donald Trump’s home away from home – to tout his co... 22215
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026they use one of his buildings in photo - actually one where he did know the "Art of the Deal" for real - but the new building seems to be elsewhere - that building in the photo he bought the land for after the previous owner bankrupted himself suing the city to build that tower over Grand Central 200
Michael Luongo @michaelluongo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026without paywall www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/n...nytimes.comA New Tower Will Have Lots of Public Space but No Public Bathrooms (Gift Article)Amid a bathroom shortage in New York City, community leaders and advocates are calling on city officials to require bathroom access in privately owned public spaces. 001
Reposted by Michael Luongocapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The people around Trump want to ban abortion pills, have been trying for years, and will use whatever means they can. The current plan is for RFK Jr to declare them unsafe. Trump's new press secretary previewed this yesterday when she said they used the "same chemicals" as Hitler's gas chambers. 1/ 69766