molly taft
@mollytaft.com
disaster lesbian on the apocalypse beat @wired.com . very tall with a very short dog. they/them. pitch me: [email protected], signal: @mollytaft.76. mollytaft.com
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molly taft
@mollytaft.com
· Aug 20
FEMA Now Requires Disaster Victims to Have an Email Address
Workers at FEMA worry that demanding disaster survivors access services using email could shut out people without internet connectivity from receiving government aid.
www.wired.com
SCOOP: FEMA is now requiring disaster survivors to sign up to receive aid using an email address - a move that is already putting some of the country’s most vulnerable people at risk of missing out on federal help, employees told me:
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NEW: After Donald Trump was elected again, I started talking to trans, leftist, and anarchist gun enthusiasts and YouTubers. I wanted to know how they felt about community defense when it feels like rights, particularly for trans folks, are being stripped away: www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
The Hard-Left Shooters Leading a Gun Culture Revolution
Earlier this year, I attended a shooting competition for queer, often trans, very online misfits. Then Charlie Kirk was killed.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW: After Donald Trump was elected again, I started talking to trans, leftist, and anarchist gun enthusiasts and YouTubers. I wanted to know how they felt about community defense when it feels like rights, particularly for trans folks, are being stripped away: www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
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gen z is—WHILE SEEKING WORK AMID LAYOFFS/AI FALLOUT—currently: rallying at detention centers and tracking ICE sweeps; organizing mutual aid coordination of funds, food; building code to help people find affordable housing; *still* pushing their universities to divest from weapons manufacturers; +++
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
gen z is—WHILE SEEKING WORK AMID LAYOFFS/AI FALLOUT—currently: rallying at detention centers and tracking ICE sweeps; organizing mutual aid coordination of funds, food; building code to help people find affordable housing; *still* pushing their universities to divest from weapons manufacturers; +++
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this is not a drag of the writer of this particular piece, which is largely sympathetic, but this line of argument makes me nuts
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
this is not a drag of the writer of this particular piece, which is largely sympathetic, but this line of argument makes me nuts
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
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redid my personal site post-layoff :)
my contact form is open! if you're looking to talk to or commission someone with expertise in covering and analyzing social movements, prison and police abolition, trans politics, climate organizing, cultural criticism... reach out! (my DMs are cursed rn, lol)
my contact form is open! if you're looking to talk to or commission someone with expertise in covering and analyzing social movements, prison and police abolition, trans politics, climate organizing, cultural criticism... reach out! (my DMs are cursed rn, lol)
Lex McMenamin
Lex McMenamin is a writer, editor, and organizer from Philadelphia, based in New York.
lexmcmenamin.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
redid my personal site post-layoff :)
my contact form is open! if you're looking to talk to or commission someone with expertise in covering and analyzing social movements, prison and police abolition, trans politics, climate organizing, cultural criticism... reach out! (my DMs are cursed rn, lol)
my contact form is open! if you're looking to talk to or commission someone with expertise in covering and analyzing social movements, prison and police abolition, trans politics, climate organizing, cultural criticism... reach out! (my DMs are cursed rn, lol)
every new angle of this meeting i see makes me lol
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
every new angle of this meeting i see makes me lol
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Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
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once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
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THIS is why Zohran asked for the meeting.
Q: You have differences when it comes to ICE agents in NYC. How do you reconcile them?
TRUMP: We're gonna work them out. The mayor wants to have a safe New York. We're gonna work together.
TRUMP: We're gonna work them out. The mayor wants to have a safe New York. We're gonna work together.
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
THIS is why Zohran asked for the meeting.
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fully undone by the rizz
my jaw is on the floor and yet im completely unsurprised. trump’s only political conviction is that he loves a handsome winner
A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
fully undone by the rizz
my jaw is on the floor and yet im completely unsurprised. trump’s only political conviction is that he loves a handsome winner
A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
my jaw is on the floor and yet im completely unsurprised. trump’s only political conviction is that he loves a handsome winner
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For @thenation.com, I wrote about the Condé Nast Fired Four and what our fight means for the labor movement
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
If Condé Nast Can Illegally Fire Me, No Union Worker Is Safe
The Trump administration is making employers think they can ignore their legal obligations and trample on the rights of workers.
www.thenation.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For @thenation.com, I wrote about the Condé Nast Fired Four and what our fight means for the labor movement
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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Scoop: Texas AG Ken Paxton — someone positioning themselves as anti-Big Tech — is quietly using state antitrust law to pressure a company into giving up land for construction of a gigantic data center campus outside of Dallas
My latest for @heatmap.news
My latest for @heatmap.news
An Energy Developer Is Fighting a Data Center in Texas
Things in Sulphur Springs are getting weird.
heatmap.news
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Scoop: Texas AG Ken Paxton — someone positioning themselves as anti-Big Tech — is quietly using state antitrust law to pressure a company into giving up land for construction of a gigantic data center campus outside of Dallas
My latest for @heatmap.news
My latest for @heatmap.news
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“It’s frankly embarrassing that executives would make baseless claims about a fact-checker.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Famous writers at New Yorker are up in arms after fact-checker’s firing
The media company dismissed four employees, including a fact-checker at the 100-year-old magazine, for “extreme misconduct.” Many of its famous writers are outraged.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“It’s frankly embarrassing that executives would make baseless claims about a fact-checker.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
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Have to believe the COP30 venue is a psyop to convince negotiators of the urgency to address climate change. There's now been:
🔥A fire that burned through the plastic venue
🌊Frequent flooding due to improper drainage
🌡️Inadequate AC for a tropical location
🚨Lax security to stop protesters
🔥A fire that burned through the plastic venue
🌊Frequent flooding due to improper drainage
🌡️Inadequate AC for a tropical location
🚨Lax security to stop protesters
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Have to believe the COP30 venue is a psyop to convince negotiators of the urgency to address climate change. There's now been:
🔥A fire that burned through the plastic venue
🌊Frequent flooding due to improper drainage
🌡️Inadequate AC for a tropical location
🚨Lax security to stop protesters
🔥A fire that burned through the plastic venue
🌊Frequent flooding due to improper drainage
🌡️Inadequate AC for a tropical location
🚨Lax security to stop protesters
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The venue where UN climate talks is taking place just caught on fire. Metaphors really write themselves these days...
Fire Breaks Out at COP30 Climate Summit Venue in Brazil
A fire erupted inside the packed UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, on Thursday, forcing a panicked evacuation of thousands of delegates just as negotiations reached their final days.
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The venue where UN climate talks is taking place just caught on fire. Metaphors really write themselves these days...
a literal fire breaking out on the last thursday of COP is a little too on the nose
(also obviously i hope everyone who is there is safe!!!!!)
(also obviously i hope everyone who is there is safe!!!!!)
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
a literal fire breaking out on the last thursday of COP is a little too on the nose
(also obviously i hope everyone who is there is safe!!!!!)
(also obviously i hope everyone who is there is safe!!!!!)
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breaking news: COP30 talks have been evacuated after a massive fire broke out inside the venue in brazil
COP30 evacuated after fire breaks out
Thousands of people are attending the UN climate talks in Brazil.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
breaking news: COP30 talks have been evacuated after a massive fire broke out inside the venue in brazil
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In a closed-door workshop led by Anthropic and Stanford, leading AI startups and researchers discussed guidelines for chatbot companions, especially for younger users. www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions
In a closed-door workshop led by Anthropic and Stanford, leading AI startups and researchers discussed guidelines for chatbot companions, especially for younger users.
www.wired.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In a closed-door workshop led by Anthropic and Stanford, leading AI startups and researchers discussed guidelines for chatbot companions, especially for younger users. www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
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COP30 STATUS CHECK:
While we all wait for the new draft texts to arrive (F5 F5 F5…)
Here's how things stand
Agreed items: 49
Items with draft text: 43
Items with no text or not agreed: 11 (inc "rule 16")
Items punted into next year: 18
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/2
While we all wait for the new draft texts to arrive (F5 F5 F5…)
Here's how things stand
Agreed items: 49
Items with draft text: 43
Items with no text or not agreed: 11 (inc "rule 16")
Items punted into next year: 18
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/2
November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
COP30 STATUS CHECK:
While we all wait for the new draft texts to arrive (F5 F5 F5…)
Here's how things stand
Agreed items: 49
Items with draft text: 43
Items with no text or not agreed: 11 (inc "rule 16")
Items punted into next year: 18
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/2
While we all wait for the new draft texts to arrive (F5 F5 F5…)
Here's how things stand
Agreed items: 49
Items with draft text: 43
Items with no text or not agreed: 11 (inc "rule 16")
Items punted into next year: 18
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/2
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For a few blissful weeks at a time, I'll forget all about QAnon...before being reminded just how central it's been to *everything* bad/weird/insane happening right now.
Including, of course, the Epstein files:
Including, of course, the Epstein files:
How Donald Trump Lost Control of the Epstein Spin Cycle
Donald Trump has spent years benefiting from the QAnon's Jeffrey Epstein obsession. That’s all changing.
www.wired.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
For a few blissful weeks at a time, I'll forget all about QAnon...before being reminded just how central it's been to *everything* bad/weird/insane happening right now.
Including, of course, the Epstein files:
Including, of course, the Epstein files:
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As #COP30 races to be the CDR COP, great time to listen to a podcast about overshoot and how little sense it makes.
“Occidental Petroleum put out a press release claiming they had produced the world's first zero-carbon barrel of oil.”
@amywestervelt.bsky.social
Listen now: Overshootpod.com
@amywestervelt.bsky.social
Listen now: Overshootpod.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As #COP30 races to be the CDR COP, great time to listen to a podcast about overshoot and how little sense it makes.
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unfortunately i have fallen down yet another political instagram drama hole (houseinhabit's ex-employees are fighting her about her stance on the epstein stuff)
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
unfortunately i have fallen down yet another political instagram drama hole (houseinhabit's ex-employees are fighting her about her stance on the epstein stuff)
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Tech really wants nuclear because they're hungry for power from AI to such an extent meeting that demand has destroyed their climate goals. They're also turning to financing nuclear companies. This is, to me, concerning.
AI bigwigs want to go all-in on nuclear. They also happen to be behind nuclear companies | CNN Business
Sam Altman is the chairman of a company that promises a brighter future for humankind.
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Tech really wants nuclear because they're hungry for power from AI to such an extent meeting that demand has destroyed their climate goals. They're also turning to financing nuclear companies. This is, to me, concerning.