Derrick Benton
@thestooopkid.info
Brooklyn filmmaker chasing truth through story.
F.R.E.E. Studios founder – Filming Real Emotional Experiences.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thestooopkid/p/the-house-that-love-built?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=32j8mk
F.R.E.E. Studios founder – Filming Real Emotional Experiences.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thestooopkid/p/the-house-that-love-built?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=32j8mk
Two Stories. Two Families. Both about frames—who gets to build them, who gets trapped by them, and what it costs to break free.
The D’Amelio Family and the art of the curated digital portrait.
My own family and the systemic frame that made survival a crime.
Both pieces, now on my Substack.
The D’Amelio Family and the art of the curated digital portrait.
My own family and the systemic frame that made survival a crime.
Both pieces, now on my Substack.
December 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Two Stories. Two Families. Both about frames—who gets to build them, who gets trapped by them, and what it costs to break free.
The D’Amelio Family and the art of the curated digital portrait.
My own family and the systemic frame that made survival a crime.
Both pieces, now on my Substack.
The D’Amelio Family and the art of the curated digital portrait.
My own family and the systemic frame that made survival a crime.
Both pieces, now on my Substack.
My new essay on The House that Love Built: A Documentary Please check it out!
Also if you are free Nov 16 (This Sunday) please come out and support us at Mo's Bar (80 Lafayette Ave) where we will be hosting a "House" Cocktail for the day (get it because house...)
open.substack.com/pub/thestooo...
Also if you are free Nov 16 (This Sunday) please come out and support us at Mo's Bar (80 Lafayette Ave) where we will be hosting a "House" Cocktail for the day (get it because house...)
open.substack.com/pub/thestooo...
The House That Love Built
The True Cost of Belonging in America
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My new essay on The House that Love Built: A Documentary Please check it out!
Also if you are free Nov 16 (This Sunday) please come out and support us at Mo's Bar (80 Lafayette Ave) where we will be hosting a "House" Cocktail for the day (get it because house...)
open.substack.com/pub/thestooo...
Also if you are free Nov 16 (This Sunday) please come out and support us at Mo's Bar (80 Lafayette Ave) where we will be hosting a "House" Cocktail for the day (get it because house...)
open.substack.com/pub/thestooo...
Reposted by Derrick Benton
Reposted by Derrick Benton
"On Thursday morning, Trump signed one of his most scandalous pardons to date.
On Thursday afternoon, he couldn’t explain his actions from hours earlier..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
On Thursday afternoon, he couldn’t explain his actions from hours earlier..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
President Bystander stumped when asked about pardon he signed hours earlier
On Thursday morning, Trump signed one of his most scandalous pardons to date. On Thursday afternoon, he couldn’t explain his actions from hours earlier.
www.msnbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"On Thursday morning, Trump signed one of his most scandalous pardons to date.
On Thursday afternoon, he couldn’t explain his actions from hours earlier..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
On Thursday afternoon, he couldn’t explain his actions from hours earlier..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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#Proton is a rare example of a #VPN service that gets it. Every VPN engages in the same marketing practices, touting their security, speed, and #privacy. But Proton puts its money where its mouth is, all while offering a remarkably easy-to-use and feature-rich VPN application.
Seems like a good time to share this too...
Turning on a VPN, using a privacy-focused mobile browser, and adding an ad blocker can all help reduce the location data you leak during mobile browsing.
Turning on a VPN, using a privacy-focused mobile browser, and adding an ad blocker can all help reduce the location data you leak during mobile browsing.
I Tried Breaking the Best VPNs. Here Are the 5 That Survived
Every VPN says it’s the best, but only some of them are telling the truth.
www.wired.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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#grapheneos is finally ready to break free from Pixels, and it may never look back
https://www.androidauthority.com/graphene-os-major-android-oem-partnership-3606853/
#android #privacy #cybersecurity #foss
https://www.androidauthority.com/graphene-os-major-android-oem-partnership-3606853/
#android #privacy #cybersecurity #foss
GrapheneOS is finally ready to break free from Pixels, and it may never look back
Graphene says a major Android OEM partnership will bring the OS to Snapdragon-powered flagships.
www.androidauthority.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
#grapheneos is finally ready to break free from Pixels, and it may never look back
https://www.androidauthority.com/graphene-os-major-android-oem-partnership-3606853/
#android #privacy #cybersecurity #foss
https://www.androidauthority.com/graphene-os-major-android-oem-partnership-3606853/
#android #privacy #cybersecurity #foss
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Police departments in at least four states are warning about a trend in which people are using A.I.-generated images to trick friends and relatives into believing that a homeless man had invaded their homes. They say that the prank could have dangerous consequences.
Police Warn Against Pranking People With A.I. Images of Homeless Intruder
Law enforcement departments in several states said that an online trend in which people are tricked into believing a homeless man is in their homes could have dangerous consequences.
nyti.ms
October 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Police departments in at least four states are warning about a trend in which people are using A.I.-generated images to trick friends and relatives into believing that a homeless man had invaded their homes. They say that the prank could have dangerous consequences.
Lovebombing: How I Embraced the Bliss of Ignorance
October 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Lovebombing: How I Embraced the Bliss of Ignorance
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That time of year is almost here
September 13th
September 13th
September 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
That time of year is almost here
September 13th
September 13th
Support The House that Love Built
August 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Support The House that Love Built
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A VPN can hide your traffic from ISPs and advertisers — but it can’t stop you from handing your life to the platforms you use. Data brokers like Palantir don’t need your connection; they have your consent (hidden in the fine print).
#VPN #privacy #dataprivacy #infosec #cybersecurity
#VPN #privacy #dataprivacy #infosec #cybersecurity
The VPN prevents not only advertisers from tracking, it prevents everyone from tracking. Everything is end-to-end encrypted. … Palantir takes the data from META (for example), & with AI makes customized lists. META, Amazon, Telegram, Google all scrape, harvest, & sell our data to Palantir.
August 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A VPN can hide your traffic from ISPs and advertisers — but it can’t stop you from handing your life to the platforms you use. Data brokers like Palantir don’t need your connection; they have your consent (hidden in the fine print).
#VPN #privacy #dataprivacy #infosec #cybersecurity
#VPN #privacy #dataprivacy #infosec #cybersecurity
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Genuinely a better plan than whatever the Mets have in mind
If I were the manager or GM of the Mets, I'd make it mandatory that the whole team goes to a screening of The Naked Gun once they get to Milwaukee and then have dinner together afterward to butcher all of their favorite jokes from said film.
August 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Genuinely a better plan than whatever the Mets have in mind
Thank you Nashville Film Festival!
August 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Thank you Nashville Film Festival!
The House that Love Built (2025)
August 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The House that Love Built (2025)
“Wasted Talent” (2021) Accolades Trailer
Directed & Written by Derrick Benton.
Starring Chetan Cutting, Amber Janea, Ahmad DeChalus, Dexter Phillip, and Omari Johnson.
#FilmingRealEmotionalExperiences #FREEStudios #WastedTalent #WastedTalentFilm #MovieTrailer #AccoladesTrailer #CNYArts
Directed & Written by Derrick Benton.
Starring Chetan Cutting, Amber Janea, Ahmad DeChalus, Dexter Phillip, and Omari Johnson.
#FilmingRealEmotionalExperiences #FREEStudios #WastedTalent #WastedTalentFilm #MovieTrailer #AccoladesTrailer #CNYArts
August 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“Wasted Talent” (2021) Accolades Trailer
Directed & Written by Derrick Benton.
Starring Chetan Cutting, Amber Janea, Ahmad DeChalus, Dexter Phillip, and Omari Johnson.
#FilmingRealEmotionalExperiences #FREEStudios #WastedTalent #WastedTalentFilm #MovieTrailer #AccoladesTrailer #CNYArts
Directed & Written by Derrick Benton.
Starring Chetan Cutting, Amber Janea, Ahmad DeChalus, Dexter Phillip, and Omari Johnson.
#FilmingRealEmotionalExperiences #FREEStudios #WastedTalent #WastedTalentFilm #MovieTrailer #AccoladesTrailer #CNYArts
A mother. A daughter. A midnight movie that goes way too far.
Cultists. False realities. Folk horror.
And the brutal beauty of letting go.
This script is a Semi-Finalist at the Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Cultists. False realities. Folk horror.
And the brutal beauty of letting go.
This script is a Semi-Finalist at the Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition
August 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A mother. A daughter. A midnight movie that goes way too far.
Cultists. False realities. Folk horror.
And the brutal beauty of letting go.
This script is a Semi-Finalist at the Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Cultists. False realities. Folk horror.
And the brutal beauty of letting go.
This script is a Semi-Finalist at the Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition
The House That Love Built asks a question:
What does a legacy built by love look like?
Watch the trailer: youtu.be/h2RgI_YZyRA?...
#BlackDocumentary #BrooklynFilm #FamilyStories
What does a legacy built by love look like?
Watch the trailer: youtu.be/h2RgI_YZyRA?...
#BlackDocumentary #BrooklynFilm #FamilyStories
The House That Love Built: TEASER
YouTube video by Filming Real Emotional Experiences
youtu.be
August 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The House That Love Built asks a question:
What does a legacy built by love look like?
Watch the trailer: youtu.be/h2RgI_YZyRA?...
#BlackDocumentary #BrooklynFilm #FamilyStories
What does a legacy built by love look like?
Watch the trailer: youtu.be/h2RgI_YZyRA?...
#BlackDocumentary #BrooklynFilm #FamilyStories