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📍beautiful things happen in Philadelphia
Many of the agents terrorizing Minneapolis—including officers who shot Good and Pretti—are from highly-specialized tactical units designated for war-like situations. And they are known for rampant civil rights abuses and violence. New from
@awinston.bsky.social
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The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings
Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-cbp-srt-bortac-units-immigration-operations/
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David Gilbert
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"As we watch the least effective and most morally objectionable of our tactics come home and be used amongst and against us, we are left with a profound feeling of betrayal."
www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
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ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-pretends-its-a-military-force-its-tactics-would-get-real-soldiers-killed/
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dell cameron
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NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying. The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
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DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.
https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-kept-chicago-police-records-for-months-in-violation-of-domestic-espionage-rules/
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Condé Union
3 months ago
Reinstatement now!
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Condé Union
4 months ago
Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting. Sign here:
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Condé Union
4 months ago
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
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Zeyi Yang 杨泽毅
4 months ago
Jake is a resourceful political reporter with deep access to the White House; he goes out of his way to befriend everyone in the newsroom; and he is tireless at promoting our work on TV. WIRED will carry on politics reporting with his legacy, but he deserves a better employer and platform.
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dell cameron
4 months ago
WIRED is focused on reporting the forces shaping the most terrifying administration in a generation already plagued by terror wars, financial ruin, and a global pandemic. The best way to help us keep doing that today is to stay reading. We'll see what happens tomorrow.
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Leah Feiger
4 months ago
This is a really hard day and I want to just add as WIRED's politics editor -- WIRED's politics reporting isn't going anywhere. We are very much here and won't stop. Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
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Jake Lahut
4 months ago
I was one of the four people who got canned. In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night.
straightfromthehut.substack.com
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Reyhan Harmanci
4 months ago
🎇New package alert
@wired.com
! This one has been in the works for months. If WIRED was going to tackle AI -- something we cover daily -- we had to go big. So here are 17 different stories about the way AI is changing us, even as the technology itself keeps moving
www.wired.com/ai-issue/
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AI of a Thousand Faces
What happens now that AI is everywhere and in everything? WIRED can’t tell the future, but we can try to make sense of it. Behold: 17 readings from the furthest reaches of the AI age.
https://www.wired.com/ai-issue/
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Reyhan Harmanci
4 months ago
This might be the most slacked-about story so far: a profile of
@edzitron.com
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@tcraggs22.bsky.social
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www.wired.com/story/ai-pr-...
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Ed Zitron Gets Paid to Love AI. He Also Gets Paid to Hate AI
He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, Ed Zitron has your attention.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-pr-ed-zitron-profile/
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Katie Drummond
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AI package needs to clear an impossibly high bar. And by god, I think we've done it. Hours of sensational, thought-provoking, fun reading, and the design is simply dazzling. WIRED can't predict the future, but we can try to make sense of it. And that's exactly what we're doing here:
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AI of a Thousand Faces
What happens now that AI is everywhere and in everything? WIRED can’t tell the future, but we can try to make sense of it. Behold: 17 readings from the furthest reaches of the AI age.
https://www.wired.com/ai-issue/
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Manisha Krishnan
5 months ago
New deep dive into the world of feuding Luigi Mangione supporters. Some are using alleged crime to push health care reform; others find that offensive, as they believe he's completely innocent. And most of them hate the media's fixation on the "thirsters":
www.wired.com/story/inside...
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Inside the Contentious World of Luigi Mangione Supporters
As Luigi Mangione is being tried legally and in the court of public opinion, tensions are growing between his supporters pushing health care reform and those who believe he is innocent.
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-contentious-world-of-luigi-mangione-supporters/
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Laura Bullard
5 months ago
Taking a brief break from sporadically posting photos of my pitbull to shout this into the void: I’ve spent the last seven months thinking about the Antichrist, and now those thoughts are published over at
@wired.com
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www.wired.com/story/the-re...
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The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession
Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-real-stakes-real-story-peter-thiels-antichrist-obsession/
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Subscribe to Radio Free America (link in bio)
5 months ago
Incredible work here, subscribe to Wired
www.wired.com/story/silico...
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I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.
https://www.wired.com/story/silicon-valley-politics-shift/
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evy kwong
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WIRED
5 months ago
Why are we taking our latest politics cover to the streets? We wanted you to see what we saw, over many months of covering DOGE, ICE, and the rest of it. Tech leaders got what they wanted—a seat at the table with a would-be king, and a chance to haggle over the rules that govern their businesses.
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Caroline Haskins
5 months ago
You may know the software company Palantir as a contractor for ICE + the military. But in recent months, it's relaunched its merch store & said it wants to be a "lifestyle brand." What does it mean for Palantir to be a lifestyle brand...? I unpacked it here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
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Palantir Wants to Be a Lifestyle Brand
Defense tech giant Palantir is selling T-shirts and tote bags as part of a bid to encourage fans to publicly endorse it.
https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-wants-to-be-a-lifestyle-brand/
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Noah Shachtman
5 months ago
Is Elon's Mars talk overblown? Total B.S.? Maybe even a deliberate distraction? That's what one Musk admirer — and well-regarded space analyst — told me for my new feature for
@wired.com
. Let me explain. (1/x)
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Elon Musk Is Out to Rule Space. Can Anyone Stop Him?
With SpaceX and Starlink, Elon Musk controls more than half the world’s rocket launches and thousands of internet satellites. That amounts to immense geopolitical power.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-emperor-of-space/
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WIRED
5 months ago
The tech industry’s embrace of President Trump has left many of us asking the same question: What the hell happened to Silicon Valley? On Sept. 23 at 11 AM, our WIRED experts get into it.
wrd.cm/4mslR0k
Have questions? Drop them below 👇🏼
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WIRED
5 months ago
Big Tech's embrace of President Trump has left many of us wondering: What the hell happened to Silicon Valley? In our new politics issue, we're getting into it. Also, we're taking this cover across the US in billboards, posters and a mural. Clues to find us in the đź§µ:
www.wired.com/politics-iss...
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In 2025, WIRED reporters have navigated destructive chaos at DOGE, AI run amok, and explosive levels of conspiracy theories. Threaded below are stories from this year that I've had the privilege to assist on. They're just a taste of what you get with a premium subscription to WIRED
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Officially spent one week on this platform and I’ve decided my friend’s assessment is unfortunately accurate
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