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Ken Klippenstein
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Ken Klippenstein's personal blog at kenklippenstein.com covers politics and security. Since 2024, 65 different Hacker News readers have linked it 86 times, most often “Luigi's Manifesto”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-30, and you can follow it by feed.
Rarely recommended · 1 of 37 sampled comments recommend it?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Ken Klippenstein's independent journalism on US government surveillance and security policy, including NSPM-7, FBI and ICE activity, and leaked documents such as the Luigi Mangione manifesto and the JD Vance dossier.
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No-nonsense reporting on the U.S. national security state and politics. Click to read Ken Klippenstein, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
Most-linked posts?
- Luigi's Manifesto6 people · 7 mentions · first linked 2024-12-10
- NSPM-7 labels common beliefs as terrorism 'indicators'5 people · 8 mentions · first linked 2025-09-27
- Why I'm Resigning from the Intercept3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2024-04-30
- The reason behind the TikTok ban3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2025-02-16
- How the Military Will Hack the Election2 people · 7 mentions · first linked 2026-10-14
- Trump Admin Spies on Social Media of Student Visa Holders2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2025-03-28
- FBI Making List of American "Extremists," Leaked Memo Reveals2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2025-12-07
- New Intel Bureau Eyes AI Data Center Critics2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-05-28
- Government Monitoring Those with "Negative" Views of Health Insurance Companies2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-01-19
- Read the JD Vance Dossier2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-09-26
What Hacker News says?
Seems that is what both parties that control our government want https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/how-the-military-will-hack...
Comment linking /p/how-the-military-will-hack-the-election
on “Tesla Roadster”Submitted Feds Target AI Critics as "Foreign Agents" as a story · 396 points
HN discussionhttps://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nspm-7-alarms-law-f... You may think you have nothing to hide but See NSPM-7. National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 that directs the federal government to disrupt groups “before” they result in violent political acts. In other words, pre-crime. The DOJ/FBI etc. can now investigate and unilaterally DECIDE if you have something to hide if they believe you hold views "anti…
Comment linking /p/trumps-nspm-7-alarms-law-firms-while
on “Evidence of a spying operation by ICE against left-wing social movements”Submitted FBI Agents Visit Anti-ICE Protester: "Your name was brought up." as a story · 305 points
HN discussionIt will still legally have American content, but only propaganda :) https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/biden-administration-quiet...
Comment linking /p/biden-administration-quietly-carves
on “Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, but Trump might offer lifeline”Submitted How the Military Will Hack the Election as a story · 169 points
HN discussionAnd both seem to be wrong. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-manifesto
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on “What we know about CEO shooting suspect”Submitted NSPM-7 labels common beliefs as terrorism 'indicators' as a story · 123 points
HN discussionAnd I was right. This is fake and his real manifesto is here: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-manifesto I was suspicious from the link and “last words” BS and even moreso with the cringe gladiator references. Typical weirdo fan fan material.
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on “What we know about CEO shooting suspect”Submitted United Health CEO Decries "Aggressive" Media Coverage in Leaked Recording as a story · 94 points
HN discussionHere's the handwritten one that was found on him. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-manifesto
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on “What we know about CEO shooting suspect”Submitted Luigi's Manifesto as a story · 88 points
HN discussionOr just take this story, where people who haven't even punched a CEO are making up detailed "theories" about the actions and motivations of someone who shot one dead. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-manifesto Read his manifesto, then read this whole thread again. It's hilarious.
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on “What we know about CEO shooting suspect”Submitted Twitter banned me after publishing the JD Vance Dossier as a story · 81 points
HN discussionWhy is this downvoted? The regime has openly declared that anti-fascist beliefs are now cause for surveillance, censorship, and persecution. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nspm-7-labels-commo...
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on “A/I shuts down”Submitted The reason behind the TikTok ban as a story · 73 points
HN discussion“I said no immediately because it’s like signing up for the Gestapo,” the Guard source said. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-trumps-dc-deployment-...
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on “Trump Orders National Guard to Washington and Takeover of Capital’s Police”Submitted Why I'm Resigning from the Intercept as a story · 60 points
HN discussionHonestly curious how much of this is about stopping people from knowing what Israel (and the US by extension) are doing. Just in time for them to “finish the job” EDIT: Found this: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/tiktok-ban-fueled-by-israe...
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on “U.S. investors, Trump close in on TikTok deal with China”Submitted America in Two Headlines as a story · 50 points
HN discussionIt's not unreasonable, you can read the NSPM-7[0][1] which is an overarching strategy for agencies like the FBI to follow. NSPM-7 directs a new national strategy to “disrupt” any individual or groups “that foment political violence,” including “before they result in violent political acts.” In other words, they’re targeting pre-crime, to reference Minority Report. The whole order is pretty dystopian, using loose lab…
Comment linking /p/trumps-nspm-7-labels-common-beliefs
on “FBI Agents Visit Anti-ICE Protester: "Your name was brought up."”Submitted FBI Making List of American "Extremists," Leaked Memo Reveals as a story · 42 points
HN discussionThe distinction between public and private is obvious to the initiated, but probably not to everyone. e.g. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/charlie-kirk-assassination... With the right sorts of access given by companies seeking to avoid the ire of the administration, I'm pretty sure even private profiles could be considered to be public.
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on “ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team”Submitted Big brother becomes little brother as a story · 40 points
HN discussionIn the tiktok ban case we know its reintroduction and passong was because it allowed criticism of Israel, at least according to the people that reintroduced it and got it passed https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/tiktok-ban-fueled-by-israe...
Comment linking /p/tiktok-ban-fueled-by-israel-not-china
on “Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi over Age Verification Law”Submitted Assassination Sparks Social Media Crackdown as a story · 27 points
HN discussionWhich government are you talking about? Like the US banned tiktok because Israel did not like it [1]? Let us be honest here.. China censors directly. US censors indirectly through the private companies [2] and through covert use of force [3]. If you had a pro-Russian stance in 2022 or pro-Palestine stance, you will see your content censored in very subtle ways in US. 1. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/tiktok-ban-f…
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on “South Korean regulator accuses DeepSeek of sharing user data with ByteDance”Submitted Senator Warns of Trump's Watchlist for Americans as a story · 24 points
HN discussionRidiculous. He's a VP candidate so these things are definitely in the public's interest and reporters report on ill-gotten documents all the damn time. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-the-jd-vance-dossier
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on “X (Twitter) blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier”Submitted Read the NYPD's Mangione report the media won't publish as a story · 21 points
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