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makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social · 58m

NEW: Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It

Wrote a bit about the content mill for consensus the Trump administration has created to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda.

More here:
www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It

The Trump administration has built its own content mill to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING:

"Just landed."

Mark Bray confirms to me this morning that he and his family did, on the second attempt, make it out of the US and to Spain

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

WIRED @wired.com · 1h

“Not every woman is the same. Yes, there's the traditional 28-day cycle, but everyone's is different, and it varies person to person, month by month,” says Amy West, a sports medicine physician.

Read the full article: www.wired.com/story/men-ar...

WIRED @wired.com · 1h

The newfound interest in the league has more men watching the sport than women, and the overwhelming rise of sports gambling has encouraged some to engage in gambling practices that experts warn aren’t just pseudoscientific, but sexist, too. www.wired.com/story/men-ar...

Men Are Betting on WNBA Players' Menstrual Cycles

Some sports gamblers are trying to predict WNBA players’ performance—and the outcomes of games—based on the athletes’ periods. One betting content creator has dubbed it “blood money."

WIRED @wired.com · 2h

Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse chief is urging employees to adopt AI across every workflow as part of a broader shift inside the company. www.wired.com/story/meta-m...

Meta Tells Its Metaverse Workers to Use AI to ‘Go 5X Faster’

Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse chief is urging employees to adopt AI across every workflow as part of a broader shift inside the company.

WIRED @wired.com · 2h

Some sports gamblers are trying to predict WNBA players’ performance—and the outcomes of games—based on the athletes’ periods. One betting content creator has dubbed it “blood money." www.wired.com/story/men-ar...

Men Are Betting on WNBA Players' Menstrual Cycles

Some sports gamblers are trying to predict WNBA players’ performance—and the outcomes of games—based on the athletes’ periods. One betting content creator has dubbed it “blood money."

WIRED @wired.com · 2h

The latest film in the “Tron” franchise seems to have not learned any lessons from sci-fi movies past—or from current reality. www.wired.com/story/tron-a...

‘Tron: Ares’ Wants to Gaslight You About the Future of AI

The latest film in the “Tron” franchise seems to have not learned any lessons from sci-fi movies past—or from current reality.

WIRED @wired.com · 3h

The Trump administration has built its own content mill to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda. www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It

The Trump administration has built its own content mill to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda.

WIRED @wired.com · 3h

With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses that could bring the max total reward for iPhone exploits to $5 million. www.wired.com/story/apple-...

Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits

With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses that could bring the max total reward for iPhone exploits to $5 million.

WIRED @wired.com · 4h

New research shows that North Koreans appear to be trying to trick US companies into hiring them to develop architectural designs using fake profiles, résumés, and Social Security numbers. www.wired.com/story/north-...

North Korean Scammers Are Doing Architectural Design Now

New research shows that North Koreans appear to be trying to trick US companies into hiring them to develop architectural designs using fake profiles, résumés, and Social Security numbers.

WIRED @wired.com · 16h

The impressive and unique Motorola Razr Ultra sees an appealing post-Prime Day discount. www.wired.com/story/motoro...

WIRED's Favorite Motorola Smartphone Is $100 Off

The impressive and unique Motorola Razr Ultra sees an appealing post-Prime Day discount.

WIRED @wired.com · 16h

In this episode of "Uncanny Valley," we uncover how America's new $100,000 H-1B golden visa has thrown tech workers and their employers into chaos. www.wired.com/story/uncann...

How China Is Hoping to Attract Tech Talent

In this episode of "Uncanny Valley," we uncover how America's new $100,000 H-1B golden visa has thrown tech workers and their employers into chaos.

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Zeyi Yang 杨泽毅 @zeyiyang.bsky.social · 18h

And I really really enjoyed writing this opening lol

A screenshot of the first two paragraphs of the article, which reads: "The following sentence might make a globalist cry out for joy: A toy that is manufactured by a Chinese company in Vietnamese factories, designed by a Dutch artist in Belgium, inspired by indie toy culture in Hong Kong, and made viral thanks to a Thai K-pop star, has turned into the biggest Gen-Z cultural trend of 2025.

That abomination of a sentence is the story of Labubu, the creepy-cute stuffed monster that swept the world this summer. You must have seen the trend by now, but most people are still unaware of the global, decade-long story that led up to it. Last week, I published a feature story about my journey into the heart of Labubu, how this cultural mania moment was created, and where it may go from here."

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Zeyi Yang 杨泽毅 @zeyiyang.bsky.social · 18h

This week's newsletter Made in China: How Hong Kong's former glory in manufacturing led to the creation of Labubu, and how Pop Mart turned Hong Kong's indie toy industry into a mass market spectacle.

www.wired.com/story/made-i...

The City That Made the World Fall for a Monster

How Hong Kong gave rise to Labubu and a designer toy movement now shaping global culture.

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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 18h

hi hello unpaywalled

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...

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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 17h

And on that note--I am moving into covering immigration more as part of my beat. So if you're a lawyer/advocate/government worker/etc and you want to talk, you can find me on Signal at Vittoria89.82. We can speak anonymously.

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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 17h

My first foray onto YouTube for @wired.com, doing a deep dive into the state of immigration enforcement and deportation under the Trump administration.

youtu.be/uD9ETC80HDA?...

Where ICE Has Taken The Most People | On The Grid | WIRED

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Branden Smith @brandens.bsky.social · 17h

ICE has deported over 100,000 people since January, double the rate of the Biden administration in 2024.

In this video @telliotter.bsky.social reports on where exactly the arrests are happening, where people are being detained, and where they’re being deported to.

youtu.be/uD9ETC80HDA?...

Where ICE Has Taken The Most People | On The Grid | WIRED

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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 19h

A really great piece from my colleague @davidgilbert.bsky.social on Rutgers professor Mark Gray and the attacks against him from the right

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

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Brian Barrett @brbarrett.bsky.social · 19h

Apple has removed at least three ICE-tracking apps from the App Store. WIRED spoke with the developers about where they go from here. from @thiccreese.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/apple-...

Apple Took Down ICE-Tracking Apps. Their Developers Aren't Giving Up

“We are going to do everything in our power to fight this,” says ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron after Apple removed his app from the App Store.

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 20h

This is terrifying. @davidgilbert.bsky.social spoke to Rutgers professor Mark Bray, who wrote a book about antifa and is now being deluged by death threats.

Bray and his family tried to flee for Europe this weekend. Their tickets were mysteriously canceled right before they boarded the plane.

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

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Lauren Goode @laurengoode.bsky.social · 20h

Ten days ago I suited up in a clean room and toured Intel's new Fab 52 in Arizona. It's where the new Panther Lake & Clearwater Forest chips are being produced using a new node, 18A, and it's part of Intel's desperate Hail Mary to turn the company around www.wired.com/story/intel-...

Inside Intel's Hail Mary to Reclaim Chip Dominance

The struggling American chipmaker is betting that a new plant and fresh product line will help turn around its fortunes.

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Manisha Krishnan @manishakrishnan.bsky.social · 3d

New from @sameagan.bsky.social: The right has capitalized off manosphere fitness content for years, but the left is finally pushing back. One prominent Democratic operative offered two fitness influencers over $10K each to make leftist content: www.wired.com/story/as-the...

As the Right Leans Into ‘Warrior’ Culture, Some Leftist Gym Bros Are Pushing Back

Right-wing fitness content has dominated the manosphere for years. Leftist gym influencers have taken notice—with some even being paid thousands of dollars to counter it.

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 19h

NEW: The developers whose ICE-related apps were removed from the Apple App Store say they're preparing to fight back. @thiccreese.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/apple-...

Apple Took Down ICE-Tracking Apps. Their Developers Aren't Giving Up

“We are going to do everything in our power to fight this,” says ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron after Apple removed his app from the App Store.

WIRED @wired.com · 19h

“We are going to do everything in our power to fight this,” says ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron after Apple removed his app from the App Store. www.wired.com/story/apple-...

Apple Took Down ICE-Tracking Apps. Their Developers Aren't Giving Up

“We are going to do everything in our power to fight this,” says ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron after Apple removed his app from the App Store.