DHS said that accusations of abuses in Camp East Montana are “clickbait.” But 911 emergency calls from the massive detention center I obtained paint a different picture, with emergency being made for life-threatening illnesses and acute mental health crises. My story:

Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.

I'm very proud of all the work my colleagues did at WIRED this year. Selfishly I want to highlight a blog I worked on with @dmehro.bsky.social, @leahfeiger.bsky.social, and @couts.bsky.social:

ICE just quietly updated its hunger strike data. From July 1 to Sept 30, 106 people went on hunger strike. Two people in ICE custody were subjected to force-feeding or involuntary medical measures this summer As of Dec 2, ICE reports 14 ongoing hunger strikes www.ice.gov/doclib/deten...

Made a chart…in case you needed one to show you that the president posts entirely too much. Data scraped from truth social.

Made a chart…in case you needed one to show you that the president posts entirely too much. Data scraped from truth social.

🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

No shade to my former employer, but what’s missing from this story is that the same Mormon anti-porn nonprofit behind Relay previously launched a “shameware” app that pinged Facebook when you masturbated — and sent FB your password in plaintext.

A cache of 18,000 emails offers another window into Epstein’s mind. Bloomberg parsed Amazon receipts from that inbox—filtering, verifying, and cataloging book orders—to build this timeline.

NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails. It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.

1/ Maxwell is now asking Trump to commute her sentence. She’s still telling the same story: that she wasn’t really involved, didn’t see what was happening around Epstein.

For one of my final stories with @wired.com, I teamed up with @peggylowe.bsky.social at KCUR to dig through a Kansas City, KS police hack Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted Here are a few of them:

For one of my final stories with @wired.com, I teamed up with @peggylowe.bsky.social at KCUR to dig through a Kansas City, KS police hack Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted Here are a few of them:

US Senator Jon Ossoff has launched an investigation into the abuse of women and children in US immigration detention, citing among other reports, the WIRED story below: www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

New from Epstein’s Inbox: In 2007, prosecutors moved to investigate Epstein for financial crimes as part of their sex-trafficking probe. He and his lawyers went to war to stop them.

Legendary work from @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social. He and a team uncovered a trove of data from a surveillance firm — location data from thousands of phone numbers from nearly every country on Earth. The firm had been tracking everyone from Erik Prince to journalists to Jared Leto.

NEW: The latest story from the 18,000+ emails in Jeffrey Epstein’s Yahoo inbox: beyond his ties to the elite, a quieter circle proved crucial as state and federal investigations began. Insane reporting from @suryamattu.com, Max Abelson, and team. Free link:

If you are curious how we vetted the emails, we have you covered: w/ @jeffykao.bsky.social and @suryamattu.com

NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails. It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.

Story by Harry Wilson and me and a dream reporting team: @jeffkao.bsky.social Ava Benny-Morrison @suryamattu.com, Max Abelson and @dmehro.bsky.social

EXCLUSIVE: @bloomberg.com has obtained more than 100 previously undisclosed emails between UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 through 2010 that reveal Mandelson's steadfast support for Epstein after Epstein was charged with sex crimes 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

If I were president I’d call in the national guard to fix the oig.dc.gov subdomain, because clearly it was hijacked.

Friday was my last day at WIRED. Today I started a new job at Bloomberg on a dream desk with @suryamattu.com and @jeffykao.bsky.social. Got a tip? A dataset? Something we should look at? Find me on Signal at dmehro.89 In no particular order, here’s some stuff I’d like to continue to dig in to:

New: Metadata shows nearly 3 minutes were cut from what the DOJ & FBI described as “full raw” Epstein surveillance footage. WIRED previously revealed the video was stitched together in Premiere Pro. Now we’ve found one of the source clips was nearly 3 mins longer than what was released

The DOJ released what it called “raw” footage from the prison where Epstein died—but metadata shows it was stitched from multiple clips and processed by Adobe Premier before being made public. Experts say its unclear what was changed, but absent an explanation it will fuel conspiracies.

ICE published a document showing that from April to mid-June, two detained people on hunger strike were subjected to either force-feeding, forced urinary catheterization, or involuntary blood draws. www.ice.gov/doclib/deten...

Thanks to @msnbc.com for covering @dmehro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social’s reporting: www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi... Original story here: www.wired.com/story/ice-de...

ICYMI: WIRED obtained hundreds of 911 calls from inside ICE detention centers. Pregnancy complications, seizures, overdoses, sexual assaults, chest pains, head wounds, and more. Experts say for every 911 call, countless medical emergencies go unreported. The story is free to read:

WIRED has made this article free for all to read because it is primarily based on reporting from Freedom of Information Act requests please consider subscribing to support our journalism www.wired.com/story/ice-de...

NEW: 911 audio and EMS records from ICE detention centers reveal a surge in medical emergencies — including staff sexual assaults, suicide attempts, and head injuries. Records also show calls over severe pregnancy complications. Free to read: www.wired.com/story/ice-de... w/ @dell.bsky.social

NEW: A requirement that ICE agents ensure courthouse arrests don't clash with state and local laws has been rescinded by the agency. ICE declined to explain what that means for future enforcement. W/ @dell.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/ice-qu...

ICYMI: The U.S. government has been swabbing the cheeks of migrant kids and teens — and sending their DNA to an FBI criminal database. Tens of thousands of teenagers and kids. At least one was just 4 years old. Their DNA is stored indefinitely. www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...

This is the embodiment of racist government overreach. POGO has been concerned about this kind of biometric surveillance for years. The federal government should stop collecting migrant children's DNA immediately.

My @wired.com colleagues reporting continues to astound me. These SCOOPS were all JUST YESTERDAY: • Migrant children's DNA stored in criminal database • DOGE leader Nicole Hollander is leaving • Former DOGE staffer on how the group was run • Trump visa ban could derail US AI efforts Links below

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4. Their genetic data is uploaded to an FBI database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future. Insane dystopia scoop from @dmehro.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...

Forgot to mention that this one has no paywall as part of our public records policy. But nevertheless subscribe to WIRED

NEW: The US government has collected DNA from over 100,000 migrant children—including a 4-year-old—and uploaded their genetic profiles into a national biometric database meant for sex offenders and violent criminals. www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...

Just an update to the below skeet: Turns out Palantir also hands out a separate subdomains to its Government clients. Here’s a look at specifically Palantir gov subdomains: public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...

For 7 years, Akasha Song ran secret labs that produced tens of millions of doses of DMT—one of the world's most potent psychedelic substances—and made a fortune selling it on the dark web. His story, in this 13,000-word piece, is one of the wildest I've ever told: www.wired.com/story/rise-f... 🧵👇

thoughts and prayers to this injured officer - "forcibly assaulted" and "intimidated" by this representative. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

How far have 3D-printed ghost guns come in the past 10 years? Have US gun laws caught up? @agreenberg.bsky.social recreated the exact clone of the partially 3D-printed gun that Luigi Mangione allegedly used to kill the UnitedHealthcare CEO. And making it was easier than ever. 🧵

Thread below...or for those who just want to skip to watching me nervously fire a 3D-printed gun, fine, here's the YouTube link. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQB_...

DDoSecrets publishes 410 GB of heap dumps, hacked from TeleMessage's archive server micahflee.com/ddosecrets-p...

In the wake of Luigi Mangione’s alleged killing of a health care CEO with a partially 3D-printed pistol, we built the exact same weapon ourselves—and test-fired it. www.wired.com/story/luigi-...

WIRED reporting by @dmehro.bsky.social, @makenakelly.bsky.social + myself cited by Arizona US Senator Gallego in a letter to OMB head Russel Vought today, calling for reinstatement of the data broker rule that CFPB just 86'd. More here: www.wired.com/story/cfpb-q...

This morning, @underwood.house.gov questioned acting CBP commissioner Pete Flores about the agency memo revoking protections for vulnerable people under CBP detention, which was first reported by @wired.com's @dmehro.bsky.social here: www.wired.com/story/cbp-re... www.youtube.com/live/NlPij-I...

Cue more exploited grandparents & exposed national security. Predatory data brokers were just handed a win. Disappointing: Americans' privacy should be a bipartisan concern. By @dell.bsky.social @dmehro.bsky.social & @zackwhittaker.com www.wired.com/story/cfpb-q... techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/w...

The Biden admin put in place policies designed to limit negative impacts of detention on pregnant women, infants, and the elderly; things like ensuring welfare checks and providing pregnant women space to sit so they don't have to stand for long periods of time. Trump just revoked those polices.