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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Lucky me! I got to interview our cover star, Patti Harrison, for the @wired.com women's issue. Not only is she hilarious, but she also has very sharp views about tech, social media, and where it's all going wrong. She even invokes DARPA! A woman after my own heart.
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Patti Harrison Had Dreams of a Tech Utopia. Silicon Valley Smashed Them
The comedian sat down with WIRED to talk about social media, AI, and getting laughs for impersonating Boston Dynamics’ robot dogs.
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW: Hackers cut down a Flock camera, dumped its internal storage, and shared the files w/ WIRED and 404 Media. It includes thousands of videos and logs showing how the device took images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days The code reveals in new detail how Flock tracks the vehicles and people.
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Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Also, please do check out all of @wired.com’s new covers featuring Patti and tell me which is your fave.
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“So, it is meaningful to me to get to do this on the basis of you guys liking how much I’m online talking about jism and kissing my dog on the mouth.” I laughed so many times editing this conversation between Patti Harrison and @katie-drummond.bsky.social. www.wired.com/story/big-in...
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Patti Harrison Had Dreams of a Tech Utopia. Silicon Valley Smashed Them
The comedian sat down with WIRED to talk about social media, AI, and getting laughs for impersonating Boston Dynamics’ robot dogs.
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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yesterday, we unrolled two more pieces— @laurengoode.bsky.social went in search of the most powerful woman in Silicon Valley, talking to all of the heavy hitters www.wired.com/story/search...
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The Search for Silicon Valley’s Most Powerful Woman
Women hold some of the most consequential jobs in tech, but they’re still not cult figures. WIRED investigates why.
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Very cool excerpt to have and I’m so stoked it’s on @wired.com!
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WIRED @wired.com · 10/09/2026
In Emily St. John Mandel’s new novel “Exit Party,” becoming a “ghost” means running afoul of the state. In this excerpt, a secret agent discovers it doesn’t take much. www.wired.com/story/book-e...
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Imagining a Future Where a Spy Could Disappear
In Emily St. John Mandel’s new novel “Exit Party,” becoming a “ghost” means running afoul of the state. In this excerpt, a secret agent discovers it doesn’t take much.
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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 03/09/2026
some fun news: i'm going to be writing a weekly column on everyone's favorite topic: DATA CENTERS i'll be taking over the @wired.com sunday newsletter from now until the midterms to yap about all things DCs it's going to be tons of fun (in MY opinion)!
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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
NEW: The GSA’s New Office Is Falling Apart -- WIRED obtained photos showing a bathroom covered in debris, a gaping hole in a ceiling, and a dead mouse caught in a trap. Workers have been told to let water run for 5-10 seconds before drinking it. @zoeschiffer.bsky.social with the scoop:
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Mice, a Caved-In Ceiling, and Cloudy Water: The GSA’s New Office Is Falling Apart
“Do we need to look at the ceiling before going to the bathroom? Can we actually trust the water is safe to drink?” asks one GSA worker.
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Reece @thiccreese.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My latest for @wired.com: I tried exercising my data access rights over 100 times and almost lost my sanity during the process. www.wired.com/story/i-dema...
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I Asked 100 Companies for My Data. I Got Deletion Notices Instead
California residents have a legal right to access the data that companies collect about them. Actually exercising that right is a burdensome nightmare.
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WIRED @wired.com · 28/08/2026
The art portfolio platform Cara, designed for creators who don’t want their work used to train AI, has been under assault by trolls seizing and publishing its data. www.wired.com/story/he-scr...
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He Scraped All of Their Art for AI. Now He’s Collaborating on a Tool to Help Them
The art portfolio platform Cara, designed for creators who don’t want their work used to train AI, has been under assault by trolls seizing and publishing its data.
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Max Zeff @mzeff.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New: OpenAI is developing a "Persistent" mode for its AI agent, Codex. Persistent mode is a new level of reasoning effort that will make Codex "continue working until put to sleep." The agent will also proactively create follow up tasks for itself, per code reviewed by WIRED.
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the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What do you do when you've launched a moral panic about transgender athletes in the WNBA, but there has never been an active trans player in the league? Simple: you start a conspiracy theory about every single woman on the court.
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There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up
As culture warriors continue to stoke the flames of a gender panic in professional sports, wild conspiracy theories are coming into play.
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WIRED @wired.com · 15/08/2026
I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicts my next purchase.
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McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There
I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicts my next purchase.
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
TIL that an octopus has a “sex arm” www.wired.com/story/octopu...
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When Your Brain Is in Your Arm
Two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are in its arms—each operating independently—including the one it uses to have sex.
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Caroline Haskins @carolinehaskins.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
SCOOP: On Flock's YouTube page, there are dozens of videos touting the work of police departments that use its license plate readers. Four of them have since faced allegations of misusing Flock's technology: www.wired.com/story/flock-...
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Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse
Flock posted videos on its YouTube channel highlighting at least four police departments whose officers have faced allegations of misusing the company’s tech.
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 04/08/2026
Holy shit. www.wired.com/story/a-civi...
This past May, a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air medevac plane took off from Roswell, New Mexico, and headed west to the town of Ruidoso to pick up a patient. It shouldn’t have been a challenging flight for the two pilots and two nurses aboard. The temperature was 69 degrees; the sky was clear. The 60-mile journey normally takes a half hour, at most.

But once airborne, the plane ran into trouble. At the White Sands Missile Range that night, US military personnel were conducting a GPS jamming exercise that left the King Air pilots—and anyone else within hundreds of miles—unable to use modern navigation systems. Forced to revert to older technology, ones that they rarely if ever use, the medevac pilots got disoriented and crashed into the side of a mountain. There were no survivors.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
If the words "Danger Room" mean anything to you, this is the story for you.
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
<3 www.wired.com/story/dont-g...
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Don’t Get Too Attached to Jimothy
Urban wildlife biologists say the stumpy raccoon seems to have adapted well to his environment and spinal condition—but his internet fame presents a new threat.
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WIRED @wired.com · 29/07/2026
One day after a federal judge ordered an ICE detention center opened to state health inspectors, the agency posted new contract terms that would void state oversight at four facilities. www.wired.com/story/ices-n...
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ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’
One day after a federal judge ordered an ICE detention center opened to state health inspectors, the agency posted new contract terms that would void state oversight at four facilities.
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Want to know how—and why—the World Cup did a halftime show this time around? I got you covered. www.wired.com/story/fifa-w...
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FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show Puts American-Style Spectacle on the World Stage
Organizers want the show to be the most-viewed halftime show in history. Having Shakira, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, and BTS will surely help—but do soccer fans want it?
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WIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026
Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.
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the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Taking cues from the Manosphere and MAHA, Pete Hegseth plans to screen US Armed Forces for testosterone and offer hormone therapy for men with a T "deficiency." I spoke to an endocrinologist at Johns Hopkins, and you'll be shocked—shocked!—to hear that she thinks this is incredibly stupid:
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Pete Hegseth’s Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk Science Fever Dream
The defense secretary’s idea of administering testosterone therapy to service members of the US Armed Forces reveals little understanding of the complexity of hormones.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Not only do we stand by our reporting. Madison Square Garden’s ridiculous lawsuit actually confirms it, noting the company did, in fact, track the sexual orientation of LGBTQIA celebrities in its talent database.
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Michael Calore @snackfight.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Click through to see our reporting in the thread!
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The art on this story... www.wired.com/story/everyo...
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Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite
Cyclosporiasis isn’t the only thing spreading across the US. So is anxiety about getting hit with it.
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Help.
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Here we go
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WIRED @wired.com · 13/07/2026
In ‘Citizen Vigilante,’ Armie Hammer plays Sanders, a former US soldier who embarks on an extrajudicial killing spree across Europe, angered by what he sees as a Muslim takeover of the continent. Unsurprisingly, real-world far-right extremists love it.
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White Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New Movie
Described as the “feel-good movie of white-boy summer” by one extremist, the movie ‘Citizen Vigilante’ has been hailed by the far right as a way to convert moderates to their cause.
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WIRED @wired.com · 12/07/2026
In a world regulated by devices, humanity has become disconnected from the physical world—from stick-shift cars to postcards.
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People Used to Control Machines. They Don’t Anymore
In a world regulated by devices, humanity has become disconnected from the physical world—from stick-shift cars to postcards.
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This was a very cool assignment. Running into OG Anunoby as I walked off the field last night was the perfect end to the night. www.wired.com/story/exclus...
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Exclusive: How Jay-Z Pulled Off a Surprise-Filled Show During New York’s Wildest Summer
Summer 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of Jay-Z’s debut Reasonable Doubt. To honor it, he put on a massive concert at Yankee Stadium—complete with performances from Beyoncé, Nas, and Alicia Keys.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Here's me on CBS News, talking about the Madison Square Garden surveillance state. Can you tell (a) the AC wasn't working in the room and (B) I'm sweating like a stuck pig? www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuOT...
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Madison Square Garden database tracked celebrities' sexuality, race and "risk" level, WIRED reports
YouTube video by CBS News
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Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🧵NEW: For more than a decade, police in South West England have been quietly experimenting with algorithms to score thousands of people. Most of them didn't know anything about it. Over two years, me and Mark Wilding investigated the messy setup, multiple parts have now been scrapped
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British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted
As UK police embrace the AI revolution, a WIRED investigation reveals the messy inside story of one region’s experiment with predictive analytics.
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WIRED @wired.com · 17/06/2026
From Amazon's “Off Campus” to Netflix’s upcoming “Icebreakers,” the recent spate of hetero hockey romances shows Hollywood learned the wrong lessons from “Heated Rivalry.” www.wired.com/story/story/...
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No, I Don’t Want to Watch Your Straight Hockey Show
From Amazon's “Off Campus” to Netflix’s upcoming “Icebreakers,” the recent spate of hetero hockey romances shows Hollywood learned the wrong lessons from “Heated Rivalry.”
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I read this paragraph at least five times.
The same data lays out a program of off-the-record sessions, including: “Money (Does?) Buy Happiness,” “Bring Back Nuclear,” “Navigating WWIII,” “Battlefield Technologies,” and “ “How’s Your Sex Life?” Other talks include “Build-a-Cult,” moderated by the founder of the Christian networking site Pray.com, and “Build-a-Party,” run by a former White House national security official.
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Manisha Krishnan @manishakrishnan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Kratom, often marketed as a wellness product and alcohol substitute, has blown up in the last few years, along with one of its active components, 7-OH. Both have opioid-like effects and can cause debilitating withdrawal symptoms. But only one is being targeted by MAHA www.wired.com/story/the-kr...
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The Kratom Civil War Is Heating Up, and MAHA Has Picked a Side
Both kratom and one of its active components, 7-OH, have opioid-like effects and are widely available across the US. As health secretary RFK Jr. aims to get 7-OH banned, proponents of both are fightin...
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Today @wired.com launched a really cool collaboration with our colleagues at Architectural Digest on the Future of Home. Really had a lot of fun working on this one. www.wired.com/future-of-ho...
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The Future of Home
How we live now is defined by unprecedented forces. In this special issue, WIRED and Architectural Digest help you understand what home will look like tomorrow—and beyond.
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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“Rent is crazy right now, and housing prices are even worse,” Colón says. “We just wanted to get out of the rat race, and we wanted stability.”
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
NEW: Thanks, capitalism. @lhn.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/danger...
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‘Dangerous’ AI Models Are Coming No Matter What
The US government crackdown on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 hides a glaring truth: AI models with advanced hacking capabilities will soon be the norm.
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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 16/06/2026
NEW: the US government intervened Monday on behalf of xAI in a lawsuit over its gas turbines, claiming that the company needs to run the turbines in order to power Grok, which is "vital" for national security lots of wild stuff in the filing:
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DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit
In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI's polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War.
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Daisy Sitch @daisysitch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Let's GO! Eyes on the prize, people. @wired.com @waterslicer.bsky.social @snackfight.bsky.social @d-jacks.bsky.social @boone.bsky.social
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How to Watch the 2026 World Cup
The games start June 11 and end with a grand finale in New Jersey on July 19. There are 104 of them. Here’s how to watch ’em all.
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again. Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed. 🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
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Anguished Parents, Crying Doctors: Life Amid Utah’s Measles Outbreak
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
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WIRED @wired.com · 02/06/2026
“The Amazing Digital Circus” finale will hit more than 4,000 theaters around the world Thursday. Two weeks later it’ll be on YouTube, bucking Hollywood trends and testing the power of online fandom.
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A Viral YouTube Show About an Unhinged AI Is Hitting Theaters. It’s a Big Test for Hollywood
“The Amazing Digital Circus” finale will hit more than 4,000 theaters around the world Thursday. Two weeks later it’ll be on YouTube, bucking Hollywood trends and testing the power of online fandom.
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WIRED @wired.com · 26/05/2026
Love it or hate it, AI has been embraced by corporate America. You might not be able to stop your boss from demanding that you use it, but you can try to understand its promise and its limitations. As we like to say here at WIRED: AI or Die Trying!
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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
🎇New package! We know you are confused, angry, invigorated or maybe paralyzed by corporate America's embrace of AI. So we wrote a bunch of stories, made a bunch of videos, added quizzes and made a whole mandatory AI training www.wired.com/story/ai-or-...
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Take This Mandatory AI Workplace Training Right Now—or Else
AI could make you redundant. Here’s what you need to know.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
For the @wired.com Big Interview this week, I interviewed California gubernatorial hopeful and billionaire Tom Steyer. It was a tough hang for many reasons, but particularly because he didn't know who he was talking to.
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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
“I run WIRED magazine, Tom.” www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
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Tom Steyer Wants to Save California From Billionaires. But Also Doesn’t Want Them to Leave
The hedge fund billionaire turned gubernatorial candidate wants to tax California’s ultrawealthy, regulate AI, and keep Silicon Valley happy at the same time. Good luck with that.
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james factora @jamesfactora.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
hi, as some of you know Them was sold last month and i was laid off as a result. this is a gofundme for myself and my colleagues who have been impacted, pls share and donate if you feel called <3 www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...
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Donate to Support Laid-Off Them Staff, Condé Nast’s Former LGBTQ Pub, organized by Catherine Mhloyi
On April 15, Them officially was officially sold by our paren… Catherine Mhloyi needs your support for Support Laid-Off Them Staff, Condé Nast’s Former LGBTQ Pub
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