Michaela Neville
@micnev.bsky.social
highly disrespectful, increasingly caffeinated | social at WIRED, previously at SF Standard | opinions my own | she/her
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Meta's plan for launching glasses that people can use to secretly identify strangers on the street is to do it "during a dynamic political environment" when people who care about why that's bad are "focused on other concerns."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Meta's plan for launching glasses that people can use to secretly identify strangers on the street is to do it "during a dynamic political environment" when people who care about why that's bad are "focused on other concerns."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Ok I know I’m late to Super Bowl ads discourse, but anyone newly surprised/concerned by that Ring ad hasn’t been paying attention even a little bit to what Ring is.
They’ve never pretended to just make security cameras; the networking and face ID tech has been part of their brand for years.
They’ve never pretended to just make security cameras; the networking and face ID tech has been part of their brand for years.
February 11, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Ok I know I’m late to Super Bowl ads discourse, but anyone newly surprised/concerned by that Ring ad hasn’t been paying attention even a little bit to what Ring is.
They’ve never pretended to just make security cameras; the networking and face ID tech has been part of their brand for years.
They’ve never pretended to just make security cameras; the networking and face ID tech has been part of their brand for years.
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For @wired.com, I went to a Super Bowl tailgate party near Levi’s Stadium yesterday to ask attendees for their thoughts on ICE, AI, and the halftime show culture wars.
What I found was a LOT of love for Bad Bunny, not too much love for ICE, and some really fun fashion moments. 👇
What I found was a LOT of love for Bad Bunny, not too much love for ICE, and some really fun fashion moments. 👇
Super Bowl Tailgaters on Bad Bunny, Big Tech, and the Big Game
We met up with attendees of Super Bowl LX’s pregame festivities to get their takes on the competing halftime shows, the potential for ICE actions, and the influence of Silicon Valley on the event.
www.wired.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:47 PM
For @wired.com, I went to a Super Bowl tailgate party near Levi’s Stadium yesterday to ask attendees for their thoughts on ICE, AI, and the halftime show culture wars.
What I found was a LOT of love for Bad Bunny, not too much love for ICE, and some really fun fashion moments. 👇
What I found was a LOT of love for Bad Bunny, not too much love for ICE, and some really fun fashion moments. 👇
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We met up with attendees of Super Bowl LX’s pregame festivities to get their takes on the competing halftime shows, the potential for ICE actions, and the influence of Silicon Valley on the event. www.wired.com/story/super-...
Super Bowl Tailgaters on Bad Bunny, Big Tech, and the Big Game
We met up with attendees of Super Bowl LX’s pregame festivities to get their takes on the competing halftime shows, the potential for ICE actions, and the influence of Silicon Valley on the event.
www.wired.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:13 AM
We met up with attendees of Super Bowl LX’s pregame festivities to get their takes on the competing halftime shows, the potential for ICE actions, and the influence of Silicon Valley on the event. www.wired.com/story/super-...
r/bayarea keeing it fresh
February 4, 2026 at 3:02 AM
r/bayarea keeing it fresh
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ten years ago today no one clapped
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
ten years ago today no one clapped
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This wasn’t easy to share, but it mattered.
Thanks to WIRED for documenting what I witnessed.
It shows what’s happening behind online scam operations.
Thanks to WIRED for documenting what I witnessed.
It shows what’s happening behind online scam operations.
Last year, a human trafficking victim trapped in a crypto scam compound in the Golden Triangle region of Laos contacted me. He then proceeded to leak to me a huge collection of the compound's internal materials.
Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.
🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.
🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 PM
This wasn’t easy to share, but it mattered.
Thanks to WIRED for documenting what I witnessed.
It shows what’s happening behind online scam operations.
Thanks to WIRED for documenting what I witnessed.
It shows what’s happening behind online scam operations.
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Since last year, we’ve been reporting on ICE extensively. But every week brings new information, and it’s getting harder to keep track of what’s happening, let alone remember what’s already happened.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Since last year, we’ve been reporting on ICE extensively. But every week brings new information, and it’s getting harder to keep track of what’s happening, let alone remember what’s already happened.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
So here’s a quick thread to help.
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We are OUTRAGED and deeply alarmed by the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort by federal agents, and by the government’s escalating effort to criminalize and threaten press freedom under the guise of law enforcement.
The First Amendment is not optional and journalism is not a crime.
The First Amendment is not optional and journalism is not a crime.
NABJ OUTRAGED AT ARRESTS OF DON LEMON, GEORGIA FORT ‘THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS NOT OPTIONAL’
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is outraged and deeply alarmed by the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort by federal agents, and […]
nabjonline.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:44 PM
We are OUTRAGED and deeply alarmed by the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort by federal agents, and by the government’s escalating effort to criminalize and threaten press freedom under the guise of law enforcement.
The First Amendment is not optional and journalism is not a crime.
The First Amendment is not optional and journalism is not a crime.
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look at this fucking creep. there are children in this home.
January 30, 2026 at 4:12 PM
look at this fucking creep. there are children in this home.
Honestly considering completely turning off iPhone autocorrect if it continues to invent ridiculous phrases to insert into my completely normal sentences. I cannot keep losing aura points in this way
January 30, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Honestly considering completely turning off iPhone autocorrect if it continues to invent ridiculous phrases to insert into my completely normal sentences. I cannot keep losing aura points in this way
“ICE agents’ tactics often seem to be modeled off what they’ve seen in movies or imbibed via TV shows or video games...ICE agents aren’t moving with a tactical focus; they’re doing what they think will look cool and intimidating in photographs.”
ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 PM
“ICE agents’ tactics often seem to be modeled off what they’ve seen in movies or imbibed via TV shows or video games...ICE agents aren’t moving with a tactical focus; they’re doing what they think will look cool and intimidating in photographs.”
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This child is still in a detention center.
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 PM
This child is still in a detention center.
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Sorry, I couldn't hear you! I was listening to my Pizza Hut AM radio with pan pizza headphones from Radio Shack
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Sorry, I couldn't hear you! I was listening to my Pizza Hut AM radio with pan pizza headphones from Radio Shack
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The Trump administration formally withdrew federal guidance that required pharmacies to dispense methotrexate. Chronically ill people may face more challenges in getting this drug for their health. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
HHS will allow pharmacies to boycott lifesaving drugs used in medication abortion
Misoprostol and methotrexate do more than end pregnancies—but anti-abortion pharmacists can now refuse to offer them and still get federal funds.
www.motherjones.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The Trump administration formally withdrew federal guidance that required pharmacies to dispense methotrexate. Chronically ill people may face more challenges in getting this drug for their health. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Pretty massive walkout by high school students protesting ICE today in the East Bay.
East Bay high school students stage walkout against federal immigration enforcement
Hundreds of students from several high schools in East Bay walked out of class Wednesday, protesting federal immigration enforcement operations.
www.cbsnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Pretty massive walkout by high school students protesting ICE today in the East Bay.
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Incredible story by @agreenberg.bsky.social, both on the scam compound operation and how he navigated a uniquely difficult and dangerous situation for his source. This one should be required reading for journalism ethics classes: www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Incredible story by @agreenberg.bsky.social, both on the scam compound operation and how he navigated a uniquely difficult and dangerous situation for his source. This one should be required reading for journalism ethics classes: www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
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SCOOP: Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM
SCOOP: Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
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"Even users in r/massivecock, where most of the posts are images of erect penises, railed against ICE in their captions."
A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and embroidery have all rallied against ICE. www.wired.com/story/reddit...
Redditors Are Mounting a Resistance Against ICE
A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and embroidery have all rallied against ICE.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:54 PM
"Even users in r/massivecock, where most of the posts are images of erect penises, railed against ICE in their captions."
New TikTok algorithm is absolute trash, huh
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 AM
New TikTok algorithm is absolute trash, huh
I had a grand mal seizure once, ten years ago, totally out of the blue. The people around me then who caught me as I was falling and turned me onto my side most likely saved my life.
I cannot fathom being anything other than eternally grateful to those people. These ICE agents are fucking scum.
I cannot fathom being anything other than eternally grateful to those people. These ICE agents are fucking scum.
Two women, detained by ICE, say they helped agent having seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I had a grand mal seizure once, ten years ago, totally out of the blue. The people around me then who caught me as I was falling and turned me onto my side most likely saved my life.
I cannot fathom being anything other than eternally grateful to those people. These ICE agents are fucking scum.
I cannot fathom being anything other than eternally grateful to those people. These ICE agents are fucking scum.
what
California is now the only state without some level of drought or dryness. #CAwx https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/2014494389146444143
January 23, 2026 at 4:23 AM
what
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026