Bennet Kelley

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Personal account for award-winning political columnist, blogger, radio host, internet lawyer, and native Rhode Islander living in LA.
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Bennet KelleySep 20, 2023

I stepped away from Cyber Law and Business Report in 2019 after over 330 episodes. One of my most impressive guests was Kashmir Hill, who has been one of the top privacy journalists in America for a decade. This week, her first book comes out. "Your Face Belongs to Us".

Congratulations to Kashmir, and I hope you'll check out her book.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691288/your-face-belongs-to-us-by-kashmir-hill/

Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill: 9780593448571 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The story of a small AI company that gave facial recognition to law enforcement, billionaires, and businesses, threatening to end ...

PenguinRandomhouse.com
Bennet KelleySep 19, 2023
Musk, with anti-union history, temporarily strips UAW's paid blue check after union calls strike against Big Three automakers. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/musks-x-revokes-paid-blue-check-from-united-auto-workers-after-strike-called/ #twitter
Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called

After a report called out Musk's union-busting, UAW's blue check got reinstated.

Ars Technica
Bennet KelleySep 5, 2023
https://londondaily.com/british-writer-pens-the-best-description-of-trump-i-ve-read
British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read - London Daily

“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:

London Daily
Bennet KelleyAug 30, 2023
OTD in 1972, Brown Berets began an occupation of Catalina Island. #Catalina #BrownBerets https://todaypast.wordpress.com/2023/08/30/aug-30-1972-brown-berets-occupy-catalina-island/
Aug-30-1972: Brown Berets Occupy Catalina Island

On this day, twenty-six members of the Brown Berets began a 23-day “occupation” of Catalina Island off the coast of Los Angeles, claiming the island still belonged to Mexico and demandi…

Today Past
Show threadBennet KelleyAug 29, 2023
https://bennetkelley.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/ten-things-to-remember-on-the-10th-anniversary-of-hurricane-katrina/
Ten Things to Remember On the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

1. Katrina Was the Largest and 3rd Strongest Hurricane to Hit the U.S. With a final death toll of 1836, it also was the third deadliest. An estimated 80% of New Orleans was under water, up to 20 ft…

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Bennet KelleyAug 29, 2023
A classic headline from 18 years ago. I remember watching in horror. #Katrina #NewOrleans
Bennet KelleyAug 29, 2023
#OTD in 1970, Chicano anti-war protests in LA results in "police riots" that killed 4, including #RubénSalazar, an award-winning journalist, news director of the local Spanish television station, and columnist for the Los Angeles Times. https://www.si.edu/object/death-ruben-salazar%3Asaam_1993.19
Death of Rubén Salazar | Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution
Bennet KelleyAug 29, 2023
The Battle of Rhode Island, also known as the Battle of Quaker Hill and the Siege of Newport, took place on August 29, 1778. It ended inconclusively but it is notable for the participation of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, a locally recruited segregated regiment of African Americans. It was the only major military action to include a racially segregated unit on the American side in the war. #OTD #RhodeIsland
Bennet KelleyAug 28, 2023
Excellent WashPost article on victims' difficulties with law enforcement in dealing with revenge porn. I once had a case with a repeat offender where they only took a report after the victim spoke with her female city council member, and the party did jail time. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/26/revenge-porn-leaked-nudes-police/ #revengeporn
Ignored by police, twin sisters took down their cyberstalker themselves

The Conradis twins were two of several women in the clutches of the same man who spread their nude photos on the internet — and were told that what they were experiencing was not criminal.

The Washington Post
Bennet KelleyAug 27, 2023
As the legal case for disqualifying Trump under the 14th Amendment gains traction, remember that of the 20 Democratic Secretaries, these four are in swing states (AZ, NC, ME, and WI) accounting for 41 EVs. #14thAmendment