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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 19h

Elie Mystal: Any decision that restores gun rights to harmless habitual drug users will open the way to restoring gun rights to people who have committed more sinister crimes.

Don’t Fall for the Supreme Court’s “Pro-Weed” Gun Case

The case, which proposes expanding gun access to drug users, is not an opportunity—it‘s a trap.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 1d

“The same statute [RICO] that once dismantled La Cosa Nostra could, in theory, dismantle an unlawful government network that uses its authority to kidnap, falsify records, and obstruct justice.”

The Law That Took Down the Mafia Could Take Down ICE

The Case for Charging ICE as a Criminal Enterprise

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 1d

Judge candidates by the policies they advocate. Purity tests get you nowhere when your goal is to win.

Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 2d

Of course, establishment Dems will seize any excuse to knock the Prog out of the race. But I look at what he stands for now, not what his tats might suggest, or stupid shit he posted long ago.

Maine Senate candidate Platner says tattoo recognized as Nazi symbol has been covered

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, tells The Associated Press that he's covered a tattoo on his chest to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol tha...

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 2d

“This situation has been terrifying and awful and beyond anything I would want anyone to experience,” Gudge told Drop Site.

Pop-Up Database Siphoned Crypto From Conservatives to Doxx Charlie Kirk Critics, Then Went Dark

Anonymous web developers doxxed people, and gained thousands of followers, submissions, and dollars—then disappeared.

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 3d

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In addition to the land-use process, Ms. Morillo said she planned to ask her colleagues to create an impact fee on detention centers within city limits, essentially a one-time charge similar to those many cities place on new residential subdivisions or shopping centers to offset the cost of adding roads, water lines and other basic public services. In this case, Ms. Morillo said, an impact fee would cover public costs such as cleaning up environmental damage caused by the use of tear gas against demonstrators.

She said such a fee could add hundreds of thousands of dollars or even millions to the cost of a property like the ICE building.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 3d

“If and when the federal troops deploy, we should treat them as we do any unwanted federal force such as CBP or ICE. We document their actions everywhere. We pass local and state laws to limit their actions and constrain their options. We publicly share evidence of any overstepping of authority…”

Up Go the Stakes, Again

The question of National Guard deployments in blue cities will soon be decided by the Supreme Court. We probably won’t like the answer, but it’s not nearly the end of the story.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 3d

“Doomscrolling has long been shown to erode attention and memory discipline. The same feedback loop that cheapens human focus appears to distort machine reasoning.”

The Un-Dead Internet: AI catches irreversible ‘brain rot’ from social media

New research shows the ‘Dead Internet’ theory will awaken terrifying ‘Zombie Internet’ through viral junk data.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 3d

Marco Rubio is obsessed with regime change in Venezuela, and it looks like we’re gonna go to war so he gets his wish.

Trump's Venezuela operation expands in the dark

32 people have been killed. We don't know who they are.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 4d

“Since October 11, the first full day of the ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 80 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 303, while 426 bodies have been recovered from under the rubble.”

Israel resumes lower-level killing after mass violence Sunday; Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff visit Israel for ceasefire talks; embattled socialist party ousted in Bolivia

Drop Site Daily: October 20, 2025

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 4d

Trump spoke to Vought, one of his most hardline enforcers, about the “beautiful ladies” who roam Mar-a-Lago so often that it “weirded out” some of his advisers. Trump offered to be Vought’s wingman, speaking crudely of all the “pussy” that he would surely get as the president’s favorite “bachelor.”

💩 Trump 'Shits' on America

Mehdi launches Zeteo's new morning newsletter 'First Draft.' In today's inaugural edition: Trump's crazy video, 'No Kings' fallout, Gaza latest, and the return of George Santos.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 4d

Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 7d

“Sora-made videos that were posted online included King making monkey noises while he was giving his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.”

OpenAI suspends Sora depictions of Martin Luther King Jr. following a request from his family

OpenAI has paused video generations of Martin Luther King Jr. on Sora at the request of King Inc., the estate that manages his legacy.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 7d

Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@lucid)

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 7d

“Alaska is drowning in a deadly typhoon, and no one is talking about it.”

Ariana Jasmine (@jasminesjusticejournal)

Alaska is drowning in a deadly typhoon, and no one is talking about it. Indigenous villages have been wiped away, more than a thousand people are displaced, one woman was killed, and two are missing....

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 7d

“This guide explains how [your] devices broadcast information, how that data can be used to identify or locate you, and what you can do to reduce those risks.”

How to Secure Your Phone for the No Kings Protest

A complete, practical guide to protecting yourself and your community from digital tracking and surveillance.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 8d

It’s amazing what a “reality distortion field” can produce.

Steve Jobs will appear on commemorative $1 coin

Yes, he’s wearing a turtleneck.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 8d

“Through CalRx, the state has also contracted to provide a cheaper version of the naloxone, which can reverse an opioid overdose. And earlier this year Newsom announced plans to work on bulk-purchasing asthma medication.”

In shot across Big Pharma's bow, California will sell its own insulin

Delivery of the state-branded drug makes good on a longstanding promise by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 8d

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 8d

“Contrary to many analyses that have blamed Democrats for holding extreme positions on social and cultural issues that alienated swing voters, the dominant theme we observed was voters’ anger at the Democratic Party for failing to deliver.”

Why Americans Hate the Democratic Party

Most voters aren’t rejecting Democrats over the culture war. They’re rejecting them because they don’t deliver.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 9d

“Some have asked for unedited video of the strikes, reflecting the kind of basic information they seek, but the administration has so far refused to provide it.”

Members of Congress growing concerned over lack of information from administration about Venezuela strikes, sources say

Republicans and Democrats say the administration is failing to share basic information with Congress about the intelligence, rationale and goals of its war on drug trafficking.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 9d

““The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security.”

U.S. government pays for 2025's most expensive political ad campaign

The next closest ad campaign is the $41 million effort to support California's redistricting measure.

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 9d

“Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.”

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

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Kenneth Huey @kennethhuey.bsky.social · 9d