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Senior writer for WIRED covering the Trump White House & GOP. Author of the Inner Loop newsletter. Emergency backup hockey writer. FR/EN 🇫🇷 https://www.wired.com/author/jake-lahut/ (Signal: Leak2Lahut.26)

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · Jul 23

Introducing my new premium newsletter for
@wired.com, Inner Loop.

This inaugural edition is right in the wheelhouse of what you can expect — the intersection of Trumpworld and Silicon Valley billionaires — but if you'll indulge me in a thread on our new subscription.. www.wired.com/story/peter-...

The GOP's Message for Tech Billionaires: Be Like Peter Thiel

One lesson Republican insiders took away from Elon Musk's spectacular flameout? Be wary of billionaires who love the spotlight.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 9h

Sign up for tomorrow’s newsletter and see for yourself if Trump’s advisers think so highly of Pam Bondi www.wired.com/tag/inner-lo...

Inner Loop

Find the latest Inner Loop news from WIRED. See related science and technology articles, photos, slideshows and videos.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 9h

That should take care of it

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 18h

Before complimenting Canadian PM Carney, Trump now says the shutdown will bring us closer to a balanced budget and a bunch of these jobs will never come back

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 18h

Trump says he's getting calls from non-Schumer Democrats to meet with him about the shutdown, and that he's never heard of their names before.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 19h

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

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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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Walter Hickey @walthickey.bsky.social · 19h

this is a bfd sherwood.news/markets/orac...

Oracle tumbles after report that it’s lost nearly $100 million from renting out access to Nvidia’s Blackwell chips

Early returns from the AI boom look tiny for Oracle, per The Information....

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 20h

I think you might particularly enjoy my newsletter tomorrow. It involves all of these guys minus Kash Patel. Are you subscribed? www.wired.com/tag/inner-lo...

Inner Loop

Find the latest Inner Loop news from WIRED. See related science and technology articles, photos, slideshows and videos.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 20h

Cannot overstate how defensive Bondi has been in this hearing so far. She's also borderline yelling at various points, and appears to be straining her voice.

It's just a lot.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 21h

Oh?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 21h

Also, how many times is Bondi gonna bring up Reid Hoffman in this hearing whenever Epstein comes up?

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 21h

Pam Bondi seemed to fritz out a bit in response to that question from Sen. Whitehouse about what happened to the cash Tom Homan took in a bag from this @carolleonnig.bsky.social story www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 1d

Update to this story:

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Chief Mark Keel said the investigation is ongoing but "at this time, there is no evidence to indicate the fire was intentionally set. SLED Agents have preliminarily found there is no evidence to support a pre-fire explosion"

David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 2d

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....

On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames

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House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

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waytooearly.bsky.social @waytooearly.bsky.social · 1d

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with the GOP on Obamacare www.msnbc.com/way-too-earl...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with the GOP on Obamacare

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., broke with her party Monday evening by calling for action on expiring Obamacare subsidies to avoid premium hikes, adding a prominent MAGA voice to the cause led by ...

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 1d

"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"

a guy in a frog costume standing facing a line of police and ICE agents in Portland

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"They need to stop inciting our city's residents," Pritzker says of the federal govt and CBP/ICE, before getting into everyone in that Chicago building getting detained.

Pritzker says Trump "wants to normalize the presence of armed soldiers under his direct command."

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 1d

I think time will tell how much of an unmitigated disaster that was. The thing is, it's not super far off from how a lot of Miller's live interviews tend to go?

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 1d

This interview just wrapped up, and Miller's body language + tone were just next level defensive. Full blown yelling, cutting the host off, you name it.

Also, the admin was basically arguing in court for the ability to racially profile

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

CNN: Is it the case that you are profiling brown people?

STEPHEN MILLER: What a dumb question

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Lauren Goode @laurengoode.bsky.social · 1d

OpenAI’s latest move in the race to build massive data centers shows that OAI believes demand for AI will keep surging—even as skeptics warn of a bubble. The deal also gives OpenAI the option to acquire a 10 percent stake in AMD www.wired.com/story/openai... from @willknight.bsky.social and me

OpenAI's Blockbuster AMD Deal Is a Bet on Near-Limitless Demand for AI

OpenAI’s latest move in the race to build massive data centers in the US shows it believes demand for AI will keep surging—even as skeptics warn of a bubble.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 1d

Can you imagine how fun the Bsky user experience is gonna be during a Democratic presidential primary?

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Speaking of which

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 2d

The Jets are in vintage form today

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 2d

Oh we’ve got an extra salty Marco Rubio on Meet the Press today

Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 2d

I still remember when this guy on the Trump campaign told me:

“Until we get to the point where we start telling you these polls are all wrong, that’s when you start worrying.” (4/3/24)
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Trump’s Team Hones Message on Economy: Just Wait Until 2026

Advisers are privately assuring the president that his policies will pay off.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 3d

I’ll be coming up on MSNBC after the commercial break

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 3d

This is an incredible story, once again involving Signal and being clean on opsec

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4d

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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