Ducson Nguyen
@ducsonnguyen.com
Alderperson for the City of Ithaca’s 2nd Ward 🏗️ Software engineer. Husband. 😺 dad. Cyclist. Heavy thing lifter. Nintendo fan. Free 🇵🇸
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My full statement on the cancellation of naturalization ceremonies in the community:
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
My full statement on the cancellation of naturalization ceremonies in the community:
These ceremonies are as patriotic as you can get. I got to participate in a Tompkins County naturalization ceremony a few years back and it was incredibly joyous. Everyone was so excited to become an American and that should be celebrated
Tompkins County clerks have been instructed to halt all local naturalization ceremonies for immigrants by the federal government, canceling three scheduled for next year. At least seven other counties in New York received similar instructions.
Feds tell county to cease naturalization ceremonies - The Ithaca Voice
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County officials received a directive from federal immigration officials to cease all local naturalization ceremonies. Naturalization ceremonies are typically held throughout t...
ithacavoice.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
These ceremonies are as patriotic as you can get. I got to participate in a Tompkins County naturalization ceremony a few years back and it was incredibly joyous. Everyone was so excited to become an American and that should be celebrated
I have said this SO MANY TIMES. Park and Rec is too tame
My biggest criticism of parks and rec is that it actually didn’t go far enough in showing how unhinged the average public commenter can be
Cornhole concerns at the zoning committee: "The cornhole game leads to a continuous thunking noise as the beanbag hits the target. When one goes in the hole there's a loud cry of success."
September 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I have said this SO MANY TIMES. Park and Rec is too tame
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By far the scariest thing about the story that's emerging is that a young man just decided to murder a major public figure, then was very much able to without a ton of forethought. There are a lot of obvious concerns raised by that story! One of them is not, "Did he know anybody who was trans?"!
September 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
By far the scariest thing about the story that's emerging is that a young man just decided to murder a major public figure, then was very much able to without a ton of forethought. There are a lot of obvious concerns raised by that story! One of them is not, "Did he know anybody who was trans?"!
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Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
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Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century ago
September 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century ago
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This is replacing a previous post: A Veteran was detained outside of the White House by Secret Service after burning an American flag.
August 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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His status is unknown at this time but he's married to a US citizen and presumably also a citizen.
I keep warning people that being legal or being a citizen (birthright or not) will not protect you from ICE if you don't look white.
I keep warning people that being legal or being a citizen (birthright or not) will not protect you from ICE if you don't look white.
another korean american has been detained by ICE, a violinist named john shin from utah. he was allowed one 30-second phone call to his wife and they haven’t heard from him since.
Utah music community rallies behind violinist detained by ICE
The local music community in Salt Lake City is rallying around one of their own, after news that just this week, John Shin—a violinist who received Bachelor's a
kmyu.tv
August 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
His status is unknown at this time but he's married to a US citizen and presumably also a citizen.
I keep warning people that being legal or being a citizen (birthright or not) will not protect you from ICE if you don't look white.
I keep warning people that being legal or being a citizen (birthright or not) will not protect you from ICE if you don't look white.
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You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
August 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
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Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.
August 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.
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"Nearly 70 percent of Democrats now have an unfavorable view of Israel, according to Pew. Yet Democratic officials carry on as if full-throated support for Israel were party doctrine," writes @ryuspaeth.bsky.social. nymag.com/intelligence...
Israel Was Supposed to Sink Zohran Mamdani
Will the Democratic Party absorb the lesson?
nymag.com
July 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"Nearly 70 percent of Democrats now have an unfavorable view of Israel, according to Pew. Yet Democratic officials carry on as if full-throated support for Israel were party doctrine," writes @ryuspaeth.bsky.social. nymag.com/intelligence...
Happy Independence Day. No kings
July 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Happy Independence Day. No kings
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i am so sorry to say i did it again
(Andor s2 spoilers)
(Andor s2 spoilers)
May 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
i am so sorry to say i did it again
(Andor s2 spoilers)
(Andor s2 spoilers)
This is wild. As a representative of one of these little municipalities… the Northeast has too many municipalities
Map showing every general-purpose local government in the US. "The most eye-catching thing about this map is that the Northeast and Midwest are administered very differently from the South and West". More insights at source: fakeisthenewreal.org/local/. h/t @salimfurth.bsky.social from LinkedIn.
May 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is wild. As a representative of one of these little municipalities… the Northeast has too many municipalities
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Went and I checked this, and Edwin's correct: On the left is text from the reconciliation bill "PROHIBITING FEDERAL MEDICAID AND CHIP FUNDING FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES FOR MINORS" On the right is from the Manager's amendment that strikes the word "FOR MINORS."
May 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Went and I checked this, and Edwin's correct: On the left is text from the reconciliation bill "PROHIBITING FEDERAL MEDICAID AND CHIP FUNDING FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES FOR MINORS" On the right is from the Manager's amendment that strikes the word "FOR MINORS."
This is how my birth was announced to the world
On May 18, 1980, Richard Lasher got up early to get some photos at Spirit Lake. Instead, he was forced to stop because of the massive, explosive Mount St. Helens eruption and captured this iconic photo with his own red Ford Pinto on the road. 🧪⚒️ #OTD
www.hemmings.com/stories/mt-s...
www.hemmings.com/stories/mt-s...
May 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This is how my birth was announced to the world
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"Over six years, the project’s cost has ballooned even as the number of units has shrunk. Political and regulatory hurdles created with good intentions have repeatedly stymied the project." www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
How many meetings does it take in Philadelphia to build 57 affordable homes? A lot.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority and developer Pennrose have been trying to get project approval since 2019. The cost has risen, and federal funding could be at risk.
www.inquirer.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Over six years, the project’s cost has ballooned even as the number of units has shrunk. Political and regulatory hurdles created with good intentions have repeatedly stymied the project." www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
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Cartoon with caption by my buddy @jackhauen.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Cartoon with caption by my buddy @jackhauen.bsky.social
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Denver is building so many new apartments that vacancy rates reached a 16-year high and the average rent has fallen below levels seen two years ago, according to the Apartment Association of Metro Denver.
The average apartment rent in metro Denver fell to $1,819 in the first quarter.
The average apartment rent in metro Denver fell to $1,819 in the first quarter.
Metro Denver apartment market erases two years of rent increases
Developers continue to deliver so many new apartments that vacancy rates have reached a 16-year high.
www.denverpost.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Denver is building so many new apartments that vacancy rates reached a 16-year high and the average rent has fallen below levels seen two years ago, according to the Apartment Association of Metro Denver.
The average apartment rent in metro Denver fell to $1,819 in the first quarter.
The average apartment rent in metro Denver fell to $1,819 in the first quarter.
Incredible
Last week, Montana voted to:
- legalize 6-story apartments on most commercial land
- sharply cut multifamily parking mandates
- limit excess impact fees
- cut condo defect liability
- require equal treatment for manufactured homes
- legalize single-stair buildings up to 6 stories statewide
- legalize 6-story apartments on most commercial land
- sharply cut multifamily parking mandates
- limit excess impact fees
- cut condo defect liability
- require equal treatment for manufactured homes
- legalize single-stair buildings up to 6 stories statewide
Montana is leading the nation on pro-housing policy — but not by accident.
April 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Incredible
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Best political thriller I’ve seen in years
‘Conclave’ Viewership Soars After Pope Francis’ Death, Up 283% to Nearly 7 Million Minutes Watched
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‘Conclave’ Viewership Soars After Pope Francis’ Death, Up 283% to Nearly 7 Million Minutes Watched
The death of Pope Francis has resulted in an increase in views of the movie "Conclave," which centers on the selection of a new Pope.
variety.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Best political thriller I’ve seen in years
This is great reporting, but I had to take a break halfway through. Immigrants (especially Vietnamese ones!) becoming far right anti-immigration shitheads and that whole cabal of Silicon Valley anti-democracy oligarchs sends me into a spiral
Do you know about Clearview AI? It knows about you.
Our new investigation into the facial recognition firm that could help fuel Trump’s authoritarian agenda.
Our new investigation into the facial recognition firm that could help fuel Trump’s authoritarian agenda.
Revealed: The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI
Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administrati...
www.motherjones.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This is great reporting, but I had to take a break halfway through. Immigrants (especially Vietnamese ones!) becoming far right anti-immigration shitheads and that whole cabal of Silicon Valley anti-democracy oligarchs sends me into a spiral
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Conservative men are terrified of riding the New York City subway. I am terrified of driving on the highway. We are not the same (I am far superior at risk assessment)
April 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Conservative men are terrified of riding the New York City subway. I am terrified of driving on the highway. We are not the same (I am far superior at risk assessment)
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we accidentally elected the giant alien squid that ends the Cold War by blowing up New York City in The Watchmen
* CHINESE STATE MEDIA: CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA REACH A CONSENSUS THAT THREE SIDES WILL JOINTLY RESPOND TO THE U.S. TARIFFS
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
we accidentally elected the giant alien squid that ends the Cold War by blowing up New York City in The Watchmen