Ernest Ialongo
@eialongo.bsky.social
Professor of History and Faculty Governance Leader.
ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
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www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
How the Iran war unfolded: every attack and oil price change – visualised
From the first US and Israeli strikes six months ago to the battle for Hormuz, this timeline plots how Trump’s war on Iran quickly became a regional conflict with global economic consequences
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Another installment of training for the TCS New York City Marathon , raising money for @newdestinyhousing.org . If you can, please donate. Link is here fundraisers.nyrr.org/ernest-ialon... . And please consider sharing this post with your networks.
Yes, actual writing without AI is critical to learning. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...
What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing?
Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.
nytimes.com
Hi all. Running the TCS New York City Marathon again this year to raise money for @newdestinyhousing.org . If you can, please donate via the donation link fundraisers.nyrr.org/ernest-ialon... .
Hi all. Running the @nycmarathon again this year to raise money for @newdestinyhousing . If you can, please donate via the donation link fundraisers.nyrr.org/ernest-ialon... .
Another year and another swim around Bassets Island in Pocasset, MA. 4.72 miles in 3 hours and 22 minutes.
Hey folks, I’m running the NYC marathon again this year to raise money for New Destiny Housing. The link is below and updates will be coming throughout the training. If you can, consider donating. fundraisers.nyrr.org/ernest-ialon...
New Destiny Housing Corporation
🏃♀️ Dear Friends, This year, I'm running the TCS New York City Marathon to support New Destiny — an organization that has spent ov...
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America Is Used to Hiding Its Wars. Trump Is Doing the Opposite. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/m...
America Is Used to Hiding Its Wars. Trump Is Doing the Opposite.
nytimes.com
The Human Rights Activists News Agency said at least 1,665 civilians, including 244 children, had been killed in Iran as of Monday. Lebanon’s health ministry on Monday said that more than 1,500 people had been killed in the latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...
Iran War Live Updates: Israel Agrees to Talks With Lebanon but Will Still Strike Hezbollah
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke about the anti-Muslim hate he says some New Yorkers have experienced amid the war in Iran, saying "at the center of war is dehumanization." He told a story of a Muslim woman who was attacked on a subway platform in a one-on-one interview with @errollouis.bsky.social.
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
'The US administration's dysfunctions and the Iranian regime's resilience are driving Trump further into an obsession with force'
COLUMN. Five weeks into the US bombing campaign against Iran, Donald Trump's trademark unpredictability has been overtaken by the unpredictable dynamics of the war itself, observes Le Monde columnist ...
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Thank you #SUNY #FCCC for the time to speak about Academic Freedom at your plenary! @csvacin.bsky.social @diverdanna.bsky.social @eialongo.bsky.social #madc cadhe.commons.gc.cuny.edu *Establish a NY State MADC: Promote collaboration between CUNY and SUNY to defend against political attacks. ✊
The CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education
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“It is hard,” Aryeh Neier writes, “to think of an instance in which the president himself has played such a direct and overt part in an assault on free speech.”
The New War on Speech | Aryeh Neier
Partway through his second inaugural address on January 20, Donald Trump started listing the executive orders he planned to sign that day. Among others,
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𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗦𝗖 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 More information, including how to apply: memberbenefits.nysut.org/program-serv...
The St. John’s University administration is setting a dangerous precedent in ceasing to recognize its faculty labor unions after 56 years of bargaining...a decision that will further hurt the university’s quality of education if they don't reverse course immediately.
Why the Removal of Faculty Unions Matters to St. John’s Students.
In an era of growing corporate consolidation, labor power is as important as ever. The statistics are clear: not only do unionized workers, especially those of color, make more money, but they also r...
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100% support this, and would recommend it for every meeting that could simply have been an email.
The Athletic@theathletic.com · 7mo agoItaly has an espresso machine in their dugout ☕🇮🇹 📸 Chris Vaccaro on X
W 141m Nigerians living in multidimensional poverty + number of deaths in Nigeria, it's absurd to claim like Nigerian government does, that stats are trending in right direction. Someone should remind Bwala that in the long run, we are all dead! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygdN...
Nigeria: ‘Renewed Hope’ or ‘Hopelessness’? | Mehdi Hasan and Daniel Bwala | Head to Head
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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Pedro Sánchez’s lone stance against Trump may look risky, but it is cannily pragmatic | Eoghan Gilmartin
The Spanish PM’s defiant foreign policy line may seem outspoken. The truth is that he is a sound strategist at home and abroad, says journalist Eoghan Gilmartin
theguardian.com
Head coaches and athletic administrators across the U.S. are joining together to support a public letter defending the universities and colleges that form the backbone of the sports we love! alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/co...
Stand with Coaches for Campus Freedom: Let universities be free and independent
Head coaches and athletic administrators across the U.S. are joining together to support a public letter defending the universities and colleges that form the backbone of the sports we love. Show supp...
alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org
Nearly one-third of women in the EU are subject to violence
Nearly one-third of women in the EU are subject to violence
This statistic comes from a survey published by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, which also showed that most violence is 'widely underreported' and often 'overlooked by the institutions meant to address and prevent it.'
lemonde.fr