SCOOP! DOGE’s Ethan Shaotran, one of the young engineers first identified by WIRED, is starting a post-government second act: defense tech startup that appears to be gearing up to get government contracts. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/doges-...

It was a privilege to accept the Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism with @katie-drummond.bsky.social and @timmarchman.bsky.social for @wired.com’s DOGE coverage last night! Our team uncovered a government takeover in real-time, and our reporting was unparalleled-an honor to have that recognized!

NEW: DHS is using a legal tool called a 1509 customs summons to try to obtain info from Google about a Canadian after he criticized the Trump admin online. He says he hasn't been to the US in 10+ years and didn't ship anything during the time period DHS asked about: www.wired.com/story/dhs-de...

NEW from me and @zeyiyang.bsky.social: @rightscon.org, the biggest digital human rights conference was effectively canceled this week after the Chinese government put pressure on the host country, Zambia, over the presence of attendees from Taiwan. For @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-ch...

i get carsick so easily and my dumbass always thinks maybe this time it’ll be ok pulling out my laptop to send a couple emails !!!!! it’s never ok!!!!!!

NEW In the space of a year, Trump has destroyed the DOJ's voting rights section, turning what was once the "crown jewel of the Civil Rights Division" into what one former DOJ lawyer called "the losingest law firm in America" This is the story of that demise. www.wired.com/story/the-ju...

NEW: The DIY gadget is, in part, a rejection of our current moment, dominated by the predictable flatness of generative AI and minimalist, mass-produced devices. Check out my news feature about cyberdecks for @wired.com✨ www.wired.com/story/cyberd...

i’ve had the weirdest work weekend of my life and it had nothing to do with the WHCD

NEW from me: the FTC appears to be gearing up to focus on penalizing gender-affirming care for minors—and those who speak in favor of it. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-fe...

Here's the internal reaction to Palantir's 22-point manifesto earlier this week. “It’s like we taped a ‘kick me’ sign on our own backs... I hope no one who decided to put this out is surprised that we are, in fact, getting kicked.” www.wired.com/story/palant...

SCOOP: Palantir's 22-point manifesto is alarming even its own employees—but it's just the latest move by leadership that's incensed workers. More on the internal dissent growing inside the company: wired.com/story/palantir-employees-are-starting-to-wonder-if-theyre-the-bad-guys/

getting a hammock for the backyard was one of my better decisions recently

just when you think you've seen everything in political campaigns.... something new comes along www.wired.com/story/us-sen...

NEW from me: According to USAID whistleblower Nicholas Enrich, the DOGE takeover was even worse than we knew, rife with conflict between political appointees who wanted an orderly "drawdown" and a DOGE team that wanted to flip the kill switch. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/usaid-...

paid my internet/cable bill this morning and realized it has nearly doubled in the four years i’ve been on this provider………..

"WIRED’s stories were not only groundbreaking; they were singular." HUGE congratulations to my @wired.com colleagues for this well-earned 2026 Hillman Prize for our coverage of DOGE! www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-priz...

WIRED won the Hillman prize for our DOGE coverage :-) www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-priz...

rip Tim Apple, whose nickname from Trump was my first big SCOOP my first year as a full-time tech journalist www.theverge.com/2019/3/6/182...

seeing the TMZ DC guys’ posts from the last week is like viewing the instagram stories of a DC summer intern lol

NEW: Meta co-sponsored a celebration with the Daily Wire for podcaster Isabel Brown, who often foments about Islam and wants to "save the West," which is an interesting, cocktail-party-level look at the company's rightward pivot www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Musk’s DOGE may no longer exist as it did a year ago, but its impact continues to ripple across the government. Some of the young engineers have ascended to senior positions within government. Other people have decamped to the private sector. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/where-...

NEW: 14 months after @wired.com's @telliotter.bsky.social first revealed the young technologists of DOGE, the impacts of this "chaotic" Musk-inspired effort continue to reverberate across the US government. Tori reports: www.wired.com/story/where-...

New from me: across federal agencies, workers say religion—specifically Christianity—is showing up their workplace. “The vibes are bad and people don’t like it.” @wired.com www.wired.com/story/govern...

Whether its "desecrating Easter" or attacking the pope and now posting an AI image of himself as Jesus, Trump is doing a lot to piss off Christians lately. So much so that many of them are now asking: Is Trump the Antichrist? w/ @makenakelly.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/staunc...

Not everyone is trying to to cut down on screen time: I spoke with people who in some cases are pushing 19 hours daily on their devices—and really don't care what you think about it.

NEW: Staunch Trump Supporters Are Now Asking If He's the Antichrist w/ @davidgilbert.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/staunc...

it was me as a doctor

doordash grandma looked very sweet, but idk if that's giving the economic message Trump thinks it is.......... luv 2 work gig jobs into my 80s <3

i hate the Drink Of The Summer discourse, it’s always been margarita and always will be stop

NEW: Someone allegedly threw a molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's house then went to OpenAI headquarters to make threats at workers. @lmatsakis.bsky.social and Maxwell Zeff with the scoop: www.wired.com/story/sam-al...

presidential palantir shout out this morning

After a decade of walking in lockstep, MAGA influencers have finally cracked. Iran was the breaking point. from @makenakelly.bsky.social

SCOOP The Iranian group producing the Trump LEGO videos have a secret weapon.....Americans who send them tips and ideas to make their content better www.wired.com/story/inside...

ya

was just asked by a DC friend if we should leave the DMV area tonight bc nukes, lmao god. guys. also, how would I know. AHHHHHHHHH

NEW: I found IRS paperwork for several nonprofits whose addresses matched Border Patrol stations. Some of the groups, named after the military's "morale, welfare, and recreation" program, were selling challenge coins commemorating last year's enforcement surges: www.wired.com/story/us-bor...

Today, my fellow founding worker-owners and I are launching a subscription drive to @feedravenous.bsky.social. We are a group of experienced and award-winning food journalists here to publish thoughtful writing and incisive reporting from around the food world. www.weareravenous.com

NEW: Before Nick Shirley went to California this year, DOGE's Edward "Big Balls" Coristine was helping him "extract" info from a public dataset to identify targets for his YouTube "investigation" into fraud. w/ @telliotter.bsky.social More here: www.wired.com/story/edward...

NEW: Before Nick Shirley went to California this year, DOGE's Edward "Big Balls" Coristine was helping him "extract" info from a public dataset to identify targets for his YouTube "investigation" into fraud. w/ @telliotter.bsky.social More here: www.wired.com/story/edward...

EXCLUSIVE: Zohran Mamdani is reversing course on an Eric Adams-era ban on NYC officials using TikTok on government devices. With new guardrails to protect city networks, agencies will be permitted to use the app to communicate with New Yorkers. More here: www.wired.com/story/in-a-b...

EXCLUSIVE: Zohran Mamdani is reversing course on an Eric Adams-era ban on NYC officials using TikTok on government devices. With new guardrails to protect city networks, agencies will be permitted to use the app to communicate with New Yorkers. More here: www.wired.com/story/in-a-b...

if the pokemon card vendors who give out free stuff to kids get milkshake ducked istg there is nothing sacred in this world

NEW: Ex-CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou wants a Trump pardon—appearing on the same podcasts Trump used in 2024 to get it. While he waits, he’s become a TikTok celebrity for telling outrageous CIA stories. I spoke with Kiriakou about his newfound Gen-Z fame: www.wired.com/story/that-e...

New from me: Last month ICE agents arrested a Columbia student inside university housing after gaining access to the building by claiming to be police looking for a missing 5 year old. In other words, they used a "ruse." And in many cases, that's legal. www.wired.com/story/why-ic...

“Without that pension, I'm going to have to work until the day I die. It was wrong of them to take it from me, and I want it back." @makenakelly.bsky.social talked to John Kiriakou, who went to prison after exposing the CIA's torture program and is now going viral asking Trump for a pardon:

NEW: Ex-CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou wants a Trump pardon—appearing on the same podcasts Trump used in 2024 to get it. While he waits, he’s become a TikTok celebrity for telling outrageous CIA stories. I spoke with Kiriakou about his newfound Gen-Z fame: www.wired.com/story/that-e...

NEW: I went to the Polymarket "Situation Room" bar and it was a disaster. The host—Polymarket's head of growth—previously worked for MrBeast and that playbook was on full display even if the actual displays... didn't work. www.wired.com/story/polyma...

NEW from me and @leahfeiger.bsky.social: ICE is in the airports as funding for TSA remains frozen. And like I said in an earlier post: if you're at the airport and seeing ICE, @wired.com wants to know. DM me here or on Signal at Vittoria 89.82 www.wired.com/story/ice-in...