Shaun Newman Podcast #915 - Tom Luongo & LTC Steven Murray
Sep 17, 2025
Join Tom Luongo, a former research chemist turned libertarian economist, and LTC Steven Murray, a retired Army info warfare officer, as they dive into gripping discussions. They analyze the recent Charlie Kirk incident through the lens of psyops and competing narratives. Tom shares insights on the importance of planned IPOs for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in shaping the U.S. middle class. They also explore strategies for community resilience against misinformation and the influence of billionaires on media narratives, urging listeners to engage locally.
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Information-Space Weaponization
- The Charlie Kirk assassination was immediately weaponized across the information space as a massive psyop and radicalization tool.
- Tom Luongo says both left and right actors exploit disaffected youth to push narratives and amplify division.
Housing Policy As Political Battleground
- Tom links the political chaos and narrative warfare to attempts to block Trump's Fannie/Freddie IPO and middle-class recapitalization.
- He argues restoring the 30-year mortgage is the single biggest path to de-radicalizing disenfranchised generations.
Choose Noncompliance Over Violence
- Use mass noncompliance instead of kinetic violence to resist overreach and avoid playing into planned escalations.
- LTC Steve Murray advocates organized civil refusal and community resilience rather than armed uprising.
