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):
wow ty you get us
February 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM
wow ty you get us
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...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:28 PM
wait you haven't shared your survivor draft w me yet what gives
"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:
Together, the leasing plans give a clear picture of where ICE is going next in the US: Everywhere.
read our story:
read our story:
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 4:16 PM
Together, the leasing plans give a clear picture of where ICE is going next in the US: Everywhere.
read our story:
read our story:
ICE agents and officers will share buildings with doctors, restaurants, and businesses. They’ll expand existing offices and move in with unrelated government agencies—at 801 Arch Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for example, they’ll share space with the DMV.
February 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
ICE agents and officers will share buildings with doctors, restaurants, and businesses. They’ll expand existing offices and move in with unrelated government agencies—at 801 Arch Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for example, they’ll share space with the DMV.
A number of these locations are already offices occupied by ICE, now slated for expansion. But really, this is just a sampling of the hundreds of lease locations in the process of being awarded to ICE across the US.
February 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
A number of these locations are already offices occupied by ICE, now slated for expansion. But really, this is just a sampling of the hundreds of lease locations in the process of being awarded to ICE across the US.
How did this happen? And how did this happen so secretly and swiftly? In docs viewed by WIRED, DHS asked GSA explicitly to disregard usual government lease procurement procedures, and even hide lease listings due to “national security concerns.”
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
How did this happen? And how did this happen so secretly and swiftly? In docs viewed by WIRED, DHS asked GSA explicitly to disregard usual government lease procurement procedures, and even hide lease listings due to “national security concerns.”
In Alexandria, Louisiana, for example, ICE is moving into a building on 1201 3rd Street, located right in the city’s historic downtown center and a 16-minute drive from the Alexandria Staging Facility, where immigrants have been detained, transferred, and then deported.
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
In Alexandria, Louisiana, for example, ICE is moving into a building on 1201 3rd Street, located right in the city’s historic downtown center and a 16-minute drive from the Alexandria Staging Facility, where immigrants have been detained, transferred, and then deported.