Our director @rshapiro.bsky.social on our latest: Law enforcement spread false rumors about Venezuelan gang threats, bolstering Trump's mass deportation frenzy, as revealed in intel documents we obtained and shared w/ @samtlevin.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Our executive director @rshapiro.bsky.social on our latest: Law enforcement surveillance technologies used against No Kings protesters, as detailed in intelligence documents we obtained and shared with @raphae.li / @ajvicens.bsky.social / @reuters.com. #FOIA www.reuters.com/world/us/no-...

Good times. #FOIA

Fed and state law enforcement were already aware of Discord as a site of youth violent radicalization, well before C. Kirk's alleged killer used it to discuss the shooting, as revealed in intel docs we obtained & shared w/ @kevincollier.bsky.social @nbcnews.com. #FOIA www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...

FBI significantly increasing size of terrorist watch list, including addition of supposed gang members, family members, and associates, as revealed in new intel docs we obtained and shared w/ @reuters.com. #FOIA

New: DHS tells police to brace for the anti-ICE movement to grow much bigger in threat bulletins last month that lists ordinary behavior, like riding a skateboard or livestreaming, as threatening to law enforcement. By me w/ records by @propertyofthepeople.org:

Happy 4th!

This story needs to win multiple awards…

NEW: A WIRED investigation of 911 calls placed from ICE detention sites across the US show a system inundated by life-threatening crises, delayed treatment, and overcrowding. By me & @dmehro.bsky.social. Free to read:

A story I helped @dell.bsky.social with this week. The ‘Long-Term Danger’ of Trump Sending Troops to the LA Protests | WIRED www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Confidential records obtained by WIRED & @propertyofthepeople.org show the ag industry deploying moles to infiltrate activist meetings, while functionally serving as FBI informants, in a shadow campaign to brand the animal rights movement America's biggest bioterrorism threat. My latest @wired.com:

How the Farm Industry Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as Bioterrorists | WIRED by @dell.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/fbi-wm...

Just remembered I'm one of the examples @merriam-webster.com uses to describe how to use "86" 😂

Really enjoying this book about how one person can make a huge impact #booktok #bookclub good reminder for these times too

The New York Times pieced together the most complete account yet of the U.S. arrangement with El Salvador and the March 15 deportations from internal government documents, court filings and interviews with 22 people familiar with the operation or legal challenges. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/u...

POTP's work obtaining police and intelligence records has been vital to a ton of reporting I've done over the years. You might've seen they uncovered the Alien Enemies Act plan blueprint last week: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... Consider supporting if you can: propertyofthepeople.org/donate/

Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features. www.wired.com/story/police...

Abducted, detained and deported all for standing up for human rights of Palestinians. If you’re looking for the line the admin is going to cross, it’s behind us.

Russian spy ring's plans to kill journalist 'beyond imagination' www.bbc.com/news/article...

Le Figaro - à lire : «Nous sommes les idiots utiles de Vladimir Poutine» : Nate, cousin germain de JD Vance et combattant volontaire en Ukraine www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...

'Loss of experienced employees who manage Social Security’s fragile interdependent comp systems likely to leave the agency vulnerable to technical outages and, potentially, interrupt the benefit payments' www.cnn.com/2025/03/08/p...

US Warned of Caribbean Becoming 'Chinese Lake' www.newsweek.com/us-warned-ca...

FT: "Wealthy Chinese investors are quietly funnelling tens of millions of dollars into private companies controlled by Elon Musk...that shields their identities from public view..." www.ft.com/content/6685...

NEW: A now-deleted list containing hundreds of US government properties that the General Services Administration (GSA) plans to sell includes most of a sprawling, highly sensitive federal complex in Springfield, Virginia that also houses a secretive CIA facility, WIRED has learned.

Wired: DOGE Is the Deep State www.wired.com/story/doge-i...

Wired: Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction www.wired.com/story/pentag...

Powers of Trump and Congress Collide as Government Shutdown Nears: Democrats say Congress has ceded too much power to the president on spending and tariffs www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Logistics, an unknown concept in much geopolitical coverage.

I do not now how to describe this story, it’s incredible… albeit weird and a must #longread. “As LaSota articulated it, their goals had moved beyond real estate into a more grandiose realm. “We are trying to build a cabal,’ she wrote.” www.wired.com/story/deliri...

Are X posts being taken as as hearsay (and not official statements by the U.S. government) and who is actually an agent of the government (as party one can subpoena) crossing some attorneys minds?

We also spoke to sources familiar with the government's insider threat systems, who say attempts to widen their scope to hunt for perceived signs of "disloyalty" are likely to overwhelm programs already riddled with false positives. www.wired.com/story/survei...

NEW: We spoke with federal workers grappling with symptoms of paranoia around technology due to DOGE's incursion, including some fearful of their own home networks, and take a hard look at the range of tools the government currently uses to monitor its workforce: www.wired.com/story/survei...

My latest piece in WIRED with @dell.bsky.social and @peard33.bsky.social DOGE Sparks Surveillance Fear Across the US Government www.wired.com/story/survei...

Trump Says He Would Have Had a ‘Very Nasty Life’ if He’d Lost the Election www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...

Elon Musk’s private security detail gets deputized by US Marshals Service www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...

“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

"All American firms risk being overshadowed by a slew of Chinese defense companies, including North China Industries Corp. (NORINCO), the leading supplier of weaponry and equipment for the People’s Liberation Army." www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/fe...

America’s newest gun owners are upending preconceptions about who buys a gun and why. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Mark Galeotti: Putin’s no longer a pariah — and his ambitions lie beyond Ukraine www.thetimes.com/world/russia...

"More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces..." Where are Ukraine's mineral resources and why does Trump want them? www.the-independent.com/news/world/e...

"Defense officials insist Europe needs America’s defense industry more than ever, a recognition that the U.S. military-industrial complex supplies a lot of kit that Europe can’t match thanks to the scale of its arms firms." (January 2025) www.politico.eu/article/dona...

US arms exports hit record in 2024 on Ukraine-related demand (January 2025) "Defense contractors are straining to meet the surge of demand that has mushroomed as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine." www.reuters.com/business/aer...

U.S. questions for European governments on Ukraine security www.reuters.com/world/us-que...

Russia’s spy services have a shadowy new unit taking aim at the West with covert attacks across Europe and elsewhere wsj.com/world/europe...

"Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb..."

CNN: Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...