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Alana M. Yzola
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Senior Multiplatform Producer with @Wired. @BuzzFeed, @Complex, @NatGeo, and @Insider alum. Novice Novelist. Professionally in your business 💻
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Im sorry the Mamdani Trump meeting is literally the funniest thing to me for so many reasons 😭
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@amtrak.com , your new Acela trains ARE NOT GOOD. Took the Nexgen acela TWICE and both times they not only were severely delayed, they BROKE mid-transit in one way or another. Thank you for your attention to this crash out.
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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“A certain famous male comedian (who performed in Saudi Arabia, ahem) told me a few weeks ago that my firing was a “badge of honor.”

But sometimes I think people might say, “Be proud! It’s a badge of honor”! — because they don’t want to deal with your anger.”

open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
Is getting fired from mainstream media a "badge of honor"?
On angel numbers, capture of the media and the purge of non-white journalists
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump spent hours at his house with one of Epstein’s victims
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
About 2.5 years ago, I participated and eventually associate produced a film about black maternal health. Last week, Ms. Tina Knowles, the mother of two of my all time favorite artists, said this film was important. I fear this is peak joy 🥹
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Powerful.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Oct 20
As President Trump takes aim at @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, he talks about what he thinks of ICE and the National Guard coming into New York City—and the human impact of Big Tech giants taking down ICE-tracking apps.

Read more:
www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
October 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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A statue depicting Trump holding hands with Epstein has been removed from the National Mall in Washington, DC, hours after it was erected. A group calling itself “The Secret Handshake” claimed responsibility for the satirical statue that included a plaque that read “In Honor of Friendship Month."
September 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Despite accepting preorders and promising that “the wait is almost over,” Trump Mobile doesn’t seem any closer to proving the T1 Phone actually exists. @alanayzola.com has more:

Read now: www.wired.com/story/trump-...
August 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Who wants to come work at @wired.com

Two amazing jobs now open. DM if you have any questions.

Senior writer, Investigations: condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...

Features Editor: condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...
Senior Writer, Investigations
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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August 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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🚨Journalism job alert🚨

We're hiring an investigative reporter to join my team at @wired.com. We're looking for someone who has both traditional and non-traditional reporting skills (coding/data work/OSINT, etc). Fit the bill? Come work with me! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...
Senior Writer, Investigations
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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can confirm it really was as bad as they say. Read @alanayzola.com’s take (instead of watching it)
August 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I’m a big fan of Ice Cube, but this movie wasn’t it 😬 www.wired.com/story/war-of...
'War of the Worlds' Isn’t Just Bad. It’s Also Shameless Tech Propaganda
By making Big Tech the hero in a movie about government surveillance, the dismally rated remake feels more like an ad for Amazon than anything else.
www.wired.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
AI literally needs good journalism to function properly. Absolutely heartbreaking to hear that Business Insider laid off 21% of its staff.
May 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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The US is building a one-stop shop for buying your data, a mysterious hacking group’s secret client is exposed, and Signal takes a swipe at Microsoft Recall, in this week’s security news roundup. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
May 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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people are making "anti-DEI" mods for The Sims 4 that erase Black and LGBT NPCs from the game, @alanayzola.com reports for @wired.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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RFK Jr. said multiple times during his house and senate hearings today that no scientists have been fired from federal agencies. Our reporting has shown that hundreds, if not thousands, of scientists have been let go from NIH/CDC/FDA
May 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Modders are an integral part of the #Sims community— where diversity has long been celebrated. But what happens when the rise of anti-DEI sentiments join the game?

New article and video for @wired.com!

www.wired.com/story/ea-tri...
EA Tried to Stop an ‘Anti-DEI Mod’ for ‘The Sims 4’—but More Keep Surfacing
The download automatically changed Black NPCs to white, trans NPCs to cis-gendered, and gay NPCs to straight. And it's just the beginning.
www.wired.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Pope Leo comes out for press freedom and the release of imprisoned journalists

abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/vid...
Video Pope Leo XIV meets the world press
The new pope talked about the importance of freedom of speech and renewed calls for peace during a meeting with journalists on Monday.
abcnews.go.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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The death of a friend spurred Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois to champion the Momnibus Act, legislation aimed at improving maternal health outcomes in the United States.

via @elishabrown.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/momn...
Momnibus Act aims to improve maternal health nationally despite budget cuts
For two congresswomen sponsoring a package of bills seeking to improve maternal health in the United States, their motivation is personal.After first unveiling the initiatives five years ago, U.S. Rep...
www.newsfromthestates.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The allegory of how cultural appropriation and the predatory entertainment industry suck the soul and magic out of Black art is just 😮‍💨 #Sinners
michelle obama is making a funny face while sitting in the audience at a concert .
ALT: michelle obama is making a funny face while sitting in the audience at a concert .
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April 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Omg yes, because Sinners was so damn good!
Watched Sinners today and I am blown away. NEEDS to be seen in theatres but my god, I don’t even know what genre to place it in, it was so good, so engrossing, I cried, I laughed, I struggled to find a theatre because it was sold out everywhere. People want new IP! www.wired.com/story/sinner...
'Sinners' Proves Audiences Crave Sex, Vampires—and Fresh Ideas
Ryan Coogler’s horror movie has shattered box office records—and the myth that audiences don’t care about original stories.
www.wired.com
April 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My father in law having a restaurant is the most clutch development of my lifeee
April 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The good side of robotics! So cool!
I've spent the last few months working with @wired.com's amazing video team on a YouTube series called 'Superhuman'—about the tech pushing humans to the limit.

For the first episode I went to South Korea to try out an exoskeleton that can make you run faster!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSBY...
Can This Robotic Suit Make An Average Guy Run Faster? | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
www.youtube.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM