Leah Feiger
@leahfeiger.bsky.social
senior politics editor @wired.com, co-host of Uncanny Valley (available wherever you get your podcasts!) -- signal leahfeiger.86 with tips
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OpenAI president on donating $50 million to pro-Trump and AI PACs: "Anything I can do to support this technology benefiting everyone is a thing that I will do...maybe supporting the team is bigger than the people that I happen to be employed with. It's really team humanity.” from @mzeff.bsky.social
OpenAI’s President Gave Millions to Trump. He Says It’s for Humanity
In an interview with WIRED, Greg Brockman says his political donations support OpenAI's mission—even if some employees at the company disagree.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
OpenAI president on donating $50 million to pro-Trump and AI PACs: "Anything I can do to support this technology benefiting everyone is a thing that I will do...maybe supporting the team is bigger than the people that I happen to be employed with. It's really team humanity.” from @mzeff.bsky.social
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The Trump administration has revoked the key rule allowing the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases. What's next? A big, stupid mess, reports @mollytaft.com:
The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning
As the EPA moves to roll back the endangerment finding, which allows it to regulate greenhouse gases, experts predict uncertainty for business and a protracted legal fight.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The Trump administration has revoked the key rule allowing the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases. What's next? A big, stupid mess, reports @mollytaft.com:
who doesn't love to support protesters and also the leaders they're protesting....at the same time.....
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social, always:
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social, always:
Elon Musk's X Appears to Be Violating US Sanctions by Selling Premium Accounts to Iranian Leaders
While publicly supporting protesters in Iran, Elon Musk's X appears to have been selling premium accounts to regime officials. Checkmarks were removed from certain accounts after a WIRED inquiry.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
who doesn't love to support protesters and also the leaders they're protesting....at the same time.....
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social, always:
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social, always:
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EXCLUSIVE
Last month, Elon Musk publicly claimed to support the protesters in Iran
But a new @ttp-updates.bsky.social report shows how X appears to have been violating US sanctions by allowing dozens of Iranian government accounts subscribe to its Premium service
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Last month, Elon Musk publicly claimed to support the protesters in Iran
But a new @ttp-updates.bsky.social report shows how X appears to have been violating US sanctions by allowing dozens of Iranian government accounts subscribe to its Premium service
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk's X Appears to Be Violating US Sanctions by Selling Premium Accounts to Iranian Leaders
While publicly supporting protesters in Iran, Elon Musk's X appears to have been selling premium accounts to regime officials. Checkmarks were removed from certain accounts after a WIRED inquiry.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:34 PM
EXCLUSIVE
Last month, Elon Musk publicly claimed to support the protesters in Iran
But a new @ttp-updates.bsky.social report shows how X appears to have been violating US sanctions by allowing dozens of Iranian government accounts subscribe to its Premium service
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Last month, Elon Musk publicly claimed to support the protesters in Iran
But a new @ttp-updates.bsky.social report shows how X appears to have been violating US sanctions by allowing dozens of Iranian government accounts subscribe to its Premium service
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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"Several planned ICE office spaces are located near schools and early-childhood care centers. ...Many other planned locations are near hospitals and medical offices." Crucial journalism from @leahfeiger.bsky.social (that took me a few days to get to):
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
"Several planned ICE office spaces are located near schools and early-childhood care centers. ...Many other planned locations are near hospitals and medical offices." Crucial journalism from @leahfeiger.bsky.social (that took me a few days to get to):
New Uncanny Valley pod up today! Come listen to me, @brbarrett.bsky.social, and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social talk about ICE's expansion plans, AI bots taking over your life, Palantir, and our undying love for the Olympics. Wherever you get your podcasts!
ICE’s Secret Expansion Plans; Palantir Employees’ Ethical Concerns; AI Assistants
Podcast Episode · Uncanny Valley | WIRED · 02/12/2026 · 37m
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February 12, 2026 at 1:10 PM
New Uncanny Valley pod up today! Come listen to me, @brbarrett.bsky.social, and @zoeschiffer.bsky.social talk about ICE's expansion plans, AI bots taking over your life, Palantir, and our undying love for the Olympics. Wherever you get your podcasts!
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Habeas petitions have skyrocketed in the past few months as more people are in detention than ever and detainees arent being given bond hearings. At the MN-USAO, it’s made caseloads explode: www.wired.com/story/ice-cr...
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Habeas petitions have skyrocketed in the past few months as more people are in detention than ever and detainees arent being given bond hearings. At the MN-USAO, it’s made caseloads explode: www.wired.com/story/ice-cr...
"Knowing where ICE will go next is not the same as stopping the agency’s campaign of cruelty and violence. But it gives communities time to prepare for a surge of immigration enforcement in their streets."
read @brbarrett.bsky.social on our story about ICE's expansion across the US:
read @brbarrett.bsky.social on our story about ICE's expansion across the US:
The ICE Expansion Won't Happen in the Dark
People have a right to know who their neighbors are, especially when it's ICE.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
"Knowing where ICE will go next is not the same as stopping the agency’s campaign of cruelty and violence. But it gives communities time to prepare for a surge of immigration enforcement in their streets."
read @brbarrett.bsky.social on our story about ICE's expansion across the US:
read @brbarrett.bsky.social on our story about ICE's expansion across the US:
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
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We've made this article available in Spanish as well:
El ICE se expande como un rayo en EE UU con una opaca red de nuevas oficinas
El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas planea alquilar oficinas por todo Estados Unidos como parte de una campaña secreta de expansión que durará meses. WIRED recopila y publica docenas de es...
es.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
We've made this article available in Spanish as well:
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NEW: Salesforce employees are circulating a letter urging CEO Marc Benioff to denounce ICE www.wired.com/story/letter...
Salesforce Workers Circulate Open Letter Urging CEO Marc Benioff to Denounce ICE
The letter comes after Benioff joked at a company event on Monday that ICE was monitoring international employees in attendance, sparking immediate backlash.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
NEW: Salesforce employees are circulating a letter urging CEO Marc Benioff to denounce ICE www.wired.com/story/letter...
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NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
“There is no history of Palantir where we’re 100 percent popular,” Palantir CEO Alex Karp told workers in the Friday video.
Karp spoke to employees about the company's work with ICE-- scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social:
Karp spoke to employees about the company's work with ICE-- scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social:
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company's products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
“There is no history of Palantir where we’re 100 percent popular,” Palantir CEO Alex Karp told workers in the Friday video.
Karp spoke to employees about the company's work with ICE-- scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social:
Karp spoke to employees about the company's work with ICE-- scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social:
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NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
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NEW: Documents obtained by @wired.com show that ICE has or plans to open more than 150 facilities around the US, in nearly every state, many near major metro areas. @leahfeiger.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
NEW: Documents obtained by @wired.com show that ICE has or plans to open more than 150 facilities around the US, in nearly every state, many near major metro areas. @leahfeiger.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
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NEW: Over the last several months, ICE has carried out a secret campaign to place new and expanded facilities for its agents and lawyers in nearly every state and major metro area in the US—over 150 in all. @wired.com is publishing dozens of these locations; @leahfeiger.bsky.social has the scoop:
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
NEW: Over the last several months, ICE has carried out a secret campaign to place new and expanded facilities for its agents and lawyers in nearly every state and major metro area in the US—over 150 in all. @wired.com is publishing dozens of these locations; @leahfeiger.bsky.social has the scoop:
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
excellent story from @kyledcheney.bsky.social today — this is a clear constitutional crisis
NEW: Federal judges are increasingly furious at what they see as a pattern / playbook of defiance by the Trump administration to court orders in immigration cases — in Minnesota and around the country.
Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
How the Trump administration skirts — and defies — court rulings on ICE detentions
A POLITICO review of hundreds of cases brought by ICE detainees shows a pattern of noncompliance that has frustrated judges across the country.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
excellent story from @kyledcheney.bsky.social today — this is a clear constitutional crisis
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NEW: Federal judges are increasingly furious at what they see as a pattern / playbook of defiance by the Trump administration to court orders in immigration cases — in Minnesota and around the country.
Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
How the Trump administration skirts — and defies — court rulings on ICE detentions
A POLITICO review of hundreds of cases brought by ICE detainees shows a pattern of noncompliance that has frustrated judges across the country.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 AM
NEW: Federal judges are increasingly furious at what they see as a pattern / playbook of defiance by the Trump administration to court orders in immigration cases — in Minnesota and around the country.
Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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This morning at @propublica.org, we published a pair of stories about the children held at the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This morning at @propublica.org, we published a pair of stories about the children held at the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. www.propublica.org/article/life...
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Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
Immigration process turns sour for an Antioch woman - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, a dental assistant in Middle Tennessee with no criminal history, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
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Among those Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently named to a federal autism committee are people who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are “poisoning children.” www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr. 's Picks for a Key Autism Panel Include Advocates for Bizarre Theories
Among those Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently named to a federal autism committee are people who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are “poisoning children.”
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Among those Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently named to a federal autism committee are people who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are “poisoning children.” www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
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NEW: Mobile Fortify is not designed to "verify" identity, as DHS claims, and it was only approved after DHS rewrote its privacy review rules, records reviewed by @wired.com show. @dell.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social & @hudsongiles.bsky.social w/scoops. No paywall. www.wired.com/story/cbp-ic...
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
NEW: Mobile Fortify is not designed to "verify" identity, as DHS claims, and it was only approved after DHS rewrote its privacy review rules, records reviewed by @wired.com show. @dell.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social & @hudsongiles.bsky.social w/scoops. No paywall. www.wired.com/story/cbp-ic...
ICYMI: Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs
SCOOP from me in this week’s @wired.com Inner Loop newsletter: A look inside a forum where users claiming to be ICE/CBP vent their frustrations and concerns about their jobs.
“This is going to be a train wreck that we may not survive.”
www.wired.com/story/inside...
“This is going to be a train wreck that we may not survive.”
www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs
“I'm all for removing illegals, but snatching dudes off lawn mowers in Cali and leaving the truck and equipment just sitting there? Definitely not working smarter,” writes one forum user.
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
ICYMI: Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs