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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 13m

NEW: The government shutdown is pushing air safety workers to the limit.

“One person can only answer, troubleshoot, and resolve so many problems at once,” an FAA employee tells @aarianmarshall.bsky.social:

The Shutdown Is Pushing Air Safety Workers to the Limit

Federal employees say that flying is still safe despite the strain on air traffic controllers. But expect even more airport delays ahead.

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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 2h

a very good blog from @makenakelly.bsky.social that gets at the core of the Trump administration: Trump wants to take over American cities, and influencers are giving him the fuel to make it happen.

"First comes the boots on the ground. Then comes the content. Rinse and repeat."

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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makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social · 4h

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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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 21h

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 · 21h

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

YouTube video by WIRED

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”

This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.

But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared

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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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 1d

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

read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:

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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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 2d

Who’s on the hot seat in Trump’s cabinet? I took an informal poll of the president’s advisors in Inner Loop for this week, and the results might surprise you.

“Worst, Bondi,” they begin. “2.) Bondi. 3.) Bondi. 4.) Bondi. 5.) HegsethRFKTulsiNoem.”
www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Trumpworld's Least Favorite Cabinet Secretaries

“Worst, Bondi,” they begin. “2.) Bondi. 3.) Bondi. 4.) Bondi. 5.) HegsethRFKTulsiNoem.”

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 3d

NEW:

Last month Trump and RFK Jr announced the FDA was was recommending a new drug to treat autism — leucovorin

But they failed to provide any more information. So parents flocked to a Facebook group, that quickly filled with chaos, confusion and conspiracies

www.wired.com/story/chaos-...

Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr’s Autism ‘Cure’

A Facebook group set up to share information about leucovorin has been spammed by affiliate links and supplement companies trying to shame parents of autistic kids.

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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 3d

Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr’s Autism ‘Cure’

read @davidgilbert.bsky.social's latest:

Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr’s Autism ‘Cure’

A Facebook group set up to share information about leucovorin has been spammed by affiliate links and supplement companies trying to shame parents of autistic kids.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 7d

Fear And Loathing In...Boyle

I travelled to a tiny town in north west Ireland to attend a conspiracy conference that brought together figures from the US and Irish far-right communities.

The uniting force at this conference? Charlie Kirk

www.wired.com/story/conspi...

At a Conspiracy Conference in Rural Ireland, Charlie Kirk Was the Star

The increasingly tight links between far-right groups in the US and Europe were on full display at the Rebels Across the Pond conference in Ireland. The star of the show? Charlie Kirk.

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

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Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: Federal workers had their out-of-office replies changed to an unhinged and probably illegal partisan screed; when they changed them to neutral language, the replies were changed yet again. @leahfeiger.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social have the details:

Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown

Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.

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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 7d

NEW! Dept of Education workers say their OOO replies were forcibly changed to blame Democrats for shutdown. When employees changed their responses back to the more neutral language, it changed yet again to the partisan response.

@wired.com @leahfeiger.bsky.social

www.wired.com/story/govern...

Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown

Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.

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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 9d

SCOOP: Federal workers are being told to blame democrats for the shutdown. At SBA workers got an email suggesting they set out-of-office replies blaming Democrats for the shutdown and at HUD internal systems have a pop-up blaming "the Radical Left."

@wired.com

www.wired.com/story/govern...

Federal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown

Workers at one agency were given unhinged, partisan language to use when setting out-of-office replies.

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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: Federal workers are being told to blame Democrats for the shutdown. Workers at one agency were given unhinged, partisan language to use when setting out-of-office replies, and pop up banners across different agencies blame Democrats too.

read @telliotter.bsky.social:

Federal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown

Workers at one agency were given unhinged, partisan language to use when setting out-of-office replies.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 9d

Ever since he helped avert a government shutdown in March—citing WIRED’s reporting on Elon Musk as part of his rationale—Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has been waiting for this moment to redeem himself.

The problem is, he may have already blown his chance: www.wired.com/story/chuck-...

The Post-Chuck Schumer Era

The Senate minority leader is seeking to redeem himself as the government shuts down. Democratic insiders say it may be too late.

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WIRED @wired.com · 10d

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Carl Schmitt, the German legal theorist tapped by the Nazi's to justify Germany's slip from democracy to dictatorship.

Those theories have been a roadmap for the billionaire
ever since.

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.

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Jazmine Ulloa @jazmineulloa.bsky.social · 11d

As immigration agents have escalated their tactics, US citizens, many of them Latino men, have been stopped and in some cases taken into custody by law enforcement officers. Allison, Jenny and I took a closer look at the encounters. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

‘I’m From Here!’: U.S. Citizens Are Ending Up in Trump’s Dragnet

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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 13d

NEW from me for @wired.com's politics issue: I have spent SO much time fascinated by the "network state"--privatized cities in special economic zones (SEZs) where the normal rules and regulations don't apply.

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

Tech Billionaires Already Captured the White House. They Still Want to Be Kings

From Montenegro to Northern California, the tech elite dream of building cities where they make the rules. Is this, finally, their moment?

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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 15d

it is very real!!!!

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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 15d

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of federal agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

This is the oral history of DOGE, as told by federal workers:

Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 15d

"This used to be the best job I’ve ever had, the best environment I’ve ever had, the best culture I’ve ever had—and they fucking ruined it.

I will never ever forget how much they ruined it."

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 15d

also if you're sitting here wondering what making fun of Jeffrey Epstein has to do with the shooting of Charlie Kirk...I'm with you. It's just not about that, anymore - it's about capitulating in advance.

don't capitulate in advance! read and subscribe to @theonion.com and @wired.com instead!

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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 15d

“In the last year, we've been able to say a lot of stuff that other places are afraid to say,” says @bencollins.bsky.social. “We're going to keep doing it.”

Jimmy Kimmel's cancellation was rightfully front page news -- the attempted silencing of the Onion should be too. (go subscribe!!)

The Onion Made an Absolutely Unhinged Jeffrey Epstein Mockumentary

"Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile" is a very silly deep dive on a very serious issue. In the current media landscape, it’s a wonder it even got made.

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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 15d

The Onion made an unreal Jeffrey Epstein Mockumentary - but following Charlie Kirk's death, it's national theatrical release was put on ice.

Never fear, though! @theonion.com figured out how to launch it anyways!

The Onion Made an Absolutely Unhinged Jeffrey Epstein Mockumentary

"Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile" is a very silly deep dive on a very serious issue. In the current media landscape, it’s a wonder it even got made.

www.wired.com

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