Veronica de Souza
@heyveronica.bsky.social
Audience & content strategy @wired.com. Where’s the reblog button?
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when Elon Musk attacked my reporting to his millions of followers last week, it was one of the scariest days of my life
in that moment, the leadership at @wired.com enthusiastically stood by my article and its message: holding powerful tech leaders accountable
in that moment, the leadership at @wired.com enthusiastically stood by my article and its message: holding powerful tech leaders accountable
November 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
when Elon Musk attacked my reporting to his millions of followers last week, it was one of the scariest days of my life
in that moment, the leadership at @wired.com enthusiastically stood by my article and its message: holding powerful tech leaders accountable
in that moment, the leadership at @wired.com enthusiastically stood by my article and its message: holding powerful tech leaders accountable
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This is a really hard day and I want to just add as WIRED's politics editor -- WIRED's politics reporting isn't going anywhere. We are very much here and won't stop.
Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
The key thing to watch here: they fired a Wired political reporter. That’s the title doing the most effective, pointed work. Teen Vogue’s stuff was culturally impactful, but less focused on investigating the administration. Within the Condé portfolio, Wired and the New Yorker are the canaries.
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is a really hard day and I want to just add as WIRED's politics editor -- WIRED's politics reporting isn't going anywhere. We are very much here and won't stop.
Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
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Capitalism is now illegal
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Capitalism is now illegal
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Mere months ago, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social was polling at 1 percent—right next to “Someone Else.” Tonight, he was elected New York City’s newest mayor.
www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Mere months ago, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social was polling at 1 percent—right next to “Someone Else.” Tonight, he was elected New York City’s newest mayor.
www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
really good Inner Loop newsletter this week. @jakelahut.writes.news asked his trumpworld sources to rank the five Cabinet-level officials they thought were in the worst standing with Trump www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trumpworld's Least Favorite Cabinet Secretaries
“Worst, Bondi,” they begin. “2.) Bondi. 3.) Bondi. 4.) Bondi. 5.) HegsethRFKTulsiNoem.”
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October 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
really good Inner Loop newsletter this week. @jakelahut.writes.news asked his trumpworld sources to rank the five Cabinet-level officials they thought were in the worst standing with Trump www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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These Sora videos feel like a more capable version those “Elf Yourself” videos from a decade ago. Except this time, any silliness is overcome with a nagging sense of dread.
October 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
These Sora videos feel like a more capable version those “Elf Yourself” videos from a decade ago. Except this time, any silliness is overcome with a nagging sense of dread.
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tired: thiel lawsuit was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
wired: gamergate was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
inspired: commenters flipping out because richard jokingly called them "peasants" in a private chat was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
wired: gamergate was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
inspired: commenters flipping out because richard jokingly called them "peasants" in a private chat was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
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This predates the social media wars of the late 2010s: One Trump appointee told me that a radicalizing experience was being booted out of the [italics] Gawker comments section [roman], way back in the day. But as progressive](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lyspo2bgxpznqtug5ir2q33g/bafkreiclluc2id5dmxlbfzwuj4ftldmlgn34xnsi444ccbuldbifjf3yau@jpeg)
September 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
tired: thiel lawsuit was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
wired: gamergate was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
inspired: commenters flipping out because richard jokingly called them "peasants" in a private chat was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
wired: gamergate was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
inspired: commenters flipping out because richard jokingly called them "peasants" in a private chat was the trump-prefiguring gawker event
if you saw wired’s politics issue cover and thought “wow i wish someone would hand paint a massive version of that on a building in bushwick” it’s your lucky day
September 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
if you saw wired’s politics issue cover and thought “wow i wish someone would hand paint a massive version of that on a building in bushwick” it’s your lucky day
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Charlie Kirk, whose Turning Point USA played an instrumental role in the right’s efforts to dominate the digital political sphere, has died.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/charli...
More here:
www.wired.com/story/charli...
Right-Wing Activist Charlie Kirk Dead at 31
Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk passed away after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
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September 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Charlie Kirk, whose Turning Point USA played an instrumental role in the right’s efforts to dominate the digital political sphere, has died.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/charli...
More here:
www.wired.com/story/charli...
not to brag but i've been described the same way
"OpenAI claims GPT-5 is smarter, faster, more useful, and more accurate, with a lower hallucination rate than previous models."
www.wired.com/story/openai...
"OpenAI claims GPT-5 is smarter, faster, more useful, and more accurate, with a lower hallucination rate than previous models."
www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Finally Launched GPT-5. Here's Everything You Need to Know
OpenAI released GPT-5 on Thursday to both free users of ChatGPT and paying subscribers.
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August 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
not to brag but i've been described the same way
"OpenAI claims GPT-5 is smarter, faster, more useful, and more accurate, with a lower hallucination rate than previous models."
www.wired.com/story/openai...
"OpenAI claims GPT-5 is smarter, faster, more useful, and more accurate, with a lower hallucination rate than previous models."
www.wired.com/story/openai...
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One of the highlights of my career has been reporting on China & working closely with @zeyiyang.bsky.social. So I’m really excited to share that we’re launching a new newsletter together for @wired.com. It's called "Made in China."
You can sign up for it here: www.wired.com/newsletter/e...
You can sign up for it here: www.wired.com/newsletter/e...
July 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
One of the highlights of my career has been reporting on China & working closely with @zeyiyang.bsky.social. So I’m really excited to share that we’re launching a new newsletter together for @wired.com. It's called "Made in China."
You can sign up for it here: www.wired.com/newsletter/e...
You can sign up for it here: www.wired.com/newsletter/e...
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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-...
@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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July 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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-...
@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 new @wired.com subscription is so big and so beautiful :))))) that I've started Posting Online again. Subscribe now! www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
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July 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The new @wired.com subscription is so big and so beautiful :))))) that I've started Posting Online again. Subscribe now! www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
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Today, we're launching a new, improved subscription to give our fans more of the @wired.com they love. It includes:
- Five exclusive, subscriber-only newsletters
- Livestreams to connect with our journalists
- A new commenting experience + more
It's been a remarkable year so far. A look back: 🧵
- Five exclusive, subscriber-only newsletters
- Livestreams to connect with our journalists
- A new commenting experience + more
It's been a remarkable year so far. A look back: 🧵
July 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Today, we're launching a new, improved subscription to give our fans more of the @wired.com they love. It includes:
- Five exclusive, subscriber-only newsletters
- Livestreams to connect with our journalists
- A new commenting experience + more
It's been a remarkable year so far. A look back: 🧵
- Five exclusive, subscriber-only newsletters
- Livestreams to connect with our journalists
- A new commenting experience + more
It's been a remarkable year so far. A look back: 🧵
This is a good story on why city-run grocery stores are not some far-fetched idea in NYC gothamist.com/news/zohran-...
Zohran Mamdani is calling for city-owned grocery stores. NYC already has them.
The idea has broad support from progressives, while some critics warn against “radical socialism.” But New York already has city-owned grocery stores.
gothamist.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is a good story on why city-run grocery stores are not some far-fetched idea in NYC gothamist.com/news/zohran-...
Wow me and Big Balls got new jobs at the same time
tired: 'Big Balls' out
WIRED: 'Big Balls' is back and now at the Social Security Administration, we have learned from a White House official.
SCOOP:
WIRED: 'Big Balls' is back and now at the Social Security Administration, we have learned from a White House official.
SCOOP:
‘Big Balls’ Is Now at the Social Security Administration
Edward "Big Balls" Coristine's placement at the SSA comes after a White House official told WIRED on Tuesday that the 19-year-old had resigned from his position in government.
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June 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Wow me and Big Balls got new jobs at the same time