Kate Knibbs
@knibbs.bsky.social
Live in Chicago, write for Wired, got a great attitude
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I wrote about ICE, Silicon Valley's response (or lack of) to ICE flooding US streets, and why "business as usual" for CEOs doesn't really apply in a politically unstable climate www.wired.com/story/backla...
Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet
The killing of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a wave of statements from tech companies and CEOs. Today, pushback against ICE is largely coming from employees, not executives.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I wrote about ICE, Silicon Valley's response (or lack of) to ICE flooding US streets, and why "business as usual" for CEOs doesn't really apply in a politically unstable climate www.wired.com/story/backla...
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SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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This is an outrage. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Read @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's work:
* www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
* www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
* www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Read @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's work:
* www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
* www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
* www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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This week for the @wired.com Big interview podcast: the one and only Margaret Atwood, who kept the zingers coming as she talked about tech barons, her hope for the U.S., doomscrolling, AI, and why she wants to control every atomic bomb in the world (and if you ask me, she SHOULD!):
Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’
On this week’s episode of “The Big Interview,” the author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” talks about Elon Musk, political resistance, and why she still has hope for America’s future.
www.wired.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This week for the @wired.com Big interview podcast: the one and only Margaret Atwood, who kept the zingers coming as she talked about tech barons, her hope for the U.S., doomscrolling, AI, and why she wants to control every atomic bomb in the world (and if you ask me, she SHOULD!):
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*whispering* this is the performance of public virtue and should be feted
Losing my shit at Ashley St Clair doing a reverse Naomi Wolf.
January 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
*whispering* this is the performance of public virtue and should be feted
smart, funny, and secondhand-panic-inducing distillation of the blog era by @jeremygordon.bsky.social jeremygordon.substack.com/p/theres-a-s...
There's a star man, waiting in the sky
Subjects discussed: David Bowie, Andre Agassi, Marty Supreme
jeremygordon.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM
smart, funny, and secondhand-panic-inducing distillation of the blog era by @jeremygordon.bsky.social jeremygordon.substack.com/p/theres-a-s...
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Chicago has the mandate of heaven
January 11, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Chicago has the mandate of heaven
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Fireworks on the south side 🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻
January 11, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Fireworks on the south side 🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻
Bears get it together I need this
January 11, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Bears get it together I need this
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A great question from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
A great question from @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
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NEW: A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok's website shows the tool is being used to create sexual images and videos far more explicit and at time violent than what's on X, including apparent minors and celebrity deepfakes. This is from @regret.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social
Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X
A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors.
www.wired.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:53 PM
NEW: A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok's website shows the tool is being used to create sexual images and videos far more explicit and at time violent than what's on X, including apparent minors and celebrity deepfakes. This is from @regret.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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New with @regret.bsky.social: Grok’s creation of harmful “undress” images is relentless.
Even today, after days of scrutiny, Grok was churning out ‘bikini’ and underwear images of women every few seconds.
Researchers estimate that Grok has become the biggest creator of sexualized deepfake images
Even today, after days of scrutiny, Grok was churning out ‘bikini’ and underwear images of women every few seconds.
Researchers estimate that Grok has become the biggest creator of sexualized deepfake images
Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream
Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk's X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.
www.wired.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
New with @regret.bsky.social: Grok’s creation of harmful “undress” images is relentless.
Even today, after days of scrutiny, Grok was churning out ‘bikini’ and underwear images of women every few seconds.
Researchers estimate that Grok has become the biggest creator of sexualized deepfake images
Even today, after days of scrutiny, Grok was churning out ‘bikini’ and underwear images of women every few seconds.
Researchers estimate that Grok has become the biggest creator of sexualized deepfake images
beyond lucky to work with @leahfeiger.bsky.social who has, extremely deservedly, won the journalist of the year award from the newswomens club of new york www.newswomensclubnewyork.com/fps-index#/f...
Front Page Awards — THE NEWSWOMEN'S CLUB OF NEW YORK
www.newswomensclubnewyork.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
beyond lucky to work with @leahfeiger.bsky.social who has, extremely deservedly, won the journalist of the year award from the newswomens club of new york www.newswomensclubnewyork.com/fps-index#/f...
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@freedom.press and @404media.co got access to the data-sharing agreement giving ICE access to Medicaid patients’ data through a FOIA lawsuit.
Today, ICE will be allowed to continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases.
Read the agreement here:
Today, ICE will be allowed to continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases.
Read the agreement here:
Here’s the document giving ICE 80 million Medicaid patients’ data
FPF and 404 Media won access to it in our joint FOIA lawsuit
freedom.press
January 6, 2026 at 3:23 PM
@freedom.press and @404media.co got access to the data-sharing agreement giving ICE access to Medicaid patients’ data through a FOIA lawsuit.
Today, ICE will be allowed to continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases.
Read the agreement here:
Today, ICE will be allowed to continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases.
Read the agreement here:
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every time you hit post the computer feels pain
January 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
every time you hit post the computer feels pain
"maduro in BROOKLYN? whats he gonna be president of next, an artisinal pickle shop???"
[i submit this joke to jimmyfallon .com and am immediately hired as head writer
[i submit this joke to jimmyfallon .com and am immediately hired as head writer
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
"maduro in BROOKLYN? whats he gonna be president of next, an artisinal pickle shop???"
[i submit this joke to jimmyfallon .com and am immediately hired as head writer
[i submit this joke to jimmyfallon .com and am immediately hired as head writer
This *is* a great report. I also think it's only a matter of time (and has probably already happened) that some people in the media would exploit the same knowledge gap.
A whale went on Polymarket a few days ago & earned $400,000 correctly predicting Maduro's capture.
@emmarjanssen.bsky.social had already been studying how easy it would be for White House officials to use prediction markets to self-enrich based on their own policy decisions.
This is a great report.
@emmarjanssen.bsky.social had already been studying how easy it would be for White House officials to use prediction markets to self-enrich based on their own policy decisions.
This is a great report.
Monetizing Regime Change - The American Prospect
It is trivially easy for administration officials to use prediction markets to bet on the policies they authorize. We may have just seen it in Venezuela.
prospect.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:47 PM
This *is* a great report. I also think it's only a matter of time (and has probably already happened) that some people in the media would exploit the same knowledge gap.