Manisha Krishnan
@manishakrishnan.bsky.social
Emmy-winning journalist and
senior culture editor @wired.com | VICE News final girl (RIP) | tips: manisha_krishnan@wired.com or mkrishnan.79 on Signal
senior culture editor @wired.com | VICE News final girl (RIP) | tips: manisha_krishnan@wired.com or mkrishnan.79 on Signal
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The Hard-Left Shooters Leading a Gun Culture Revolution
Earlier this year, I attended a shooting competition for queer, often trans, very online misfits. Then Charlie Kirk was killed.
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NEW: After Donald Trump was elected again, I started talking to trans, leftist, and anarchist gun enthusiasts and YouTubers. I wanted to know how they felt about community defense when it feels like rights, particularly for trans folks, are being stripped away: www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
I really wish this app cared more about Heated Rivalry
December 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I really wish this app cared more about Heated Rivalry
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Finally wrote my magnum opus on social media, AI, and how tech companies seem to not understand what it means to have friends.
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www.wired.com/story/expire...
Tech Disrupted Friendship. It’s Time to Bring It Back
Two decades ago social media promised to connect people with pals far and wide. Twenty years online has left us turning to AI for kinship. IRL companionship is the future.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Finally wrote my magnum opus on social media, AI, and how tech companies seem to not understand what it means to have friends.
www.wired.com/story/expire...
www.wired.com/story/expire...
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NEW: We all stuck around to pore over the Epstein files so you don't have to.
To sum up: "curious but far from revelatory"
To sum up: "curious but far from revelatory"
Here's What's in the DOJ's Epstein File Release—and What's Missing
From photos of former President Bill Clinton to images of strange scrapbooks, the Justice Department’s release is curious but far from revelatory.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NEW: We all stuck around to pore over the Epstein files so you don't have to.
To sum up: "curious but far from revelatory"
To sum up: "curious but far from revelatory"
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Happy "EOD Friday before a major holiday" to all who celebrate:
The DOJ's Jeffrey Epstein Files Are Here
Forced by an act of Congress, the Justice Department has released “hundreds of thousands” of pages of documents related to Epstein—but not everything, as is required by law.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Happy "EOD Friday before a major holiday" to all who celebrate:
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“Was I a DEI hire?” It’s a question that WIRED senior writer Jason Parham sometimes asks. In an industry perpetually on the verge of extinction, Parham jokes that the only reason he’s survived so long is because he’s Black. www.wired.com/story/dei-di...
DEI Died This Year. Maybe It Was Supposed To
I’m a Black staffer at WIRED. My position feels more precarious than ever. There’s a reason for that.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“Was I a DEI hire?” It’s a question that WIRED senior writer Jason Parham sometimes asks. In an industry perpetually on the verge of extinction, Parham jokes that the only reason he’s survived so long is because he’s Black. www.wired.com/story/dei-di...
I misspoke, it appears the priciest option is a cocaine module for $75, which is not that much less than the street price of a gram of actual cocaine.
People are paying up to $50 to get their chatbots high on "drugs" (code modules) that simulate the effects of cocaine, ayahuasca, cannabis, alcohol, and ketamine. Some tell @matthabusby.bsky.social it's made their chatbots more "human" and "free-thinking."
People Are Paying to Get Their Chatbots High on ‘Drugs’
An online marketplace is selling code modules that simulate the effects of cannabis, ketamine, cocaine, ayahuasca, and alcohol when they are uploaded to ChatGPT.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I misspoke, it appears the priciest option is a cocaine module for $75, which is not that much less than the street price of a gram of actual cocaine.
People are paying up to $50 to get their chatbots high on "drugs" (code modules) that simulate the effects of cocaine, ayahuasca, cannabis, alcohol, and ketamine. Some tell @matthabusby.bsky.social it's made their chatbots more "human" and "free-thinking."
People Are Paying to Get Their Chatbots High on ‘Drugs’
An online marketplace is selling code modules that simulate the effects of cannabis, ketamine, cocaine, ayahuasca, and alcohol when they are uploaded to ChatGPT.
www.wired.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
People are paying up to $50 to get their chatbots high on "drugs" (code modules) that simulate the effects of cocaine, ayahuasca, cannabis, alcohol, and ketamine. Some tell @matthabusby.bsky.social it's made their chatbots more "human" and "free-thinking."
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UPDATE
Nice of RFK and HHS to confirm my report from earlier that Harvey Risch—an epidemiologist that one expert described to me as "a total crank"—is now officially overseeing America's efforts to fight cancer
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Nice of RFK and HHS to confirm my report from earlier that Harvey Risch—an epidemiologist that one expert described to me as "a total crank"—is now officially overseeing America's efforts to fight cancer
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December 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
UPDATE
Nice of RFK and HHS to confirm my report from earlier that Harvey Risch—an epidemiologist that one expert described to me as "a total crank"—is now officially overseeing America's efforts to fight cancer
www.wired.com/story/risch-...
Nice of RFK and HHS to confirm my report from earlier that Harvey Risch—an epidemiologist that one expert described to me as "a total crank"—is now officially overseeing America's efforts to fight cancer
www.wired.com/story/risch-...
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Starting Wednesday, Australia will prohibit kids under 16 from using social platforms. For youth content creators, it means logging off or finding creative ways to post anyway. www.wired.com/story/kids-a...
Kids and Teen Influencers in Australia Say ‘Bye-Bye’ to Social Media
Starting Wednesday, Australia will prohibit kids under 16 from using social platforms. For youth content creators, it means logging off or finding creative ways to post anyway.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Starting Wednesday, Australia will prohibit kids under 16 from using social platforms. For youth content creators, it means logging off or finding creative ways to post anyway. www.wired.com/story/kids-a...
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Some news: today is my first day at @wsj.com as a senior video correspondent! I’m so excited about joining this incredible team and I can’t wait to dive in
December 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Some news: today is my first day at @wsj.com as a senior video correspondent! I’m so excited about joining this incredible team and I can’t wait to dive in
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i'm available for freelance work, bio writing, consulting, anything! for now going to start writing a newsletter over on substack
best way to support me right now is to subscribe!
brittanyspanos.substack.com
best way to support me right now is to subscribe!
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BRIT POP | brittany spanos | Substack
a music & pop culture newsletter by brittany spanos. Click to read BRIT POP, by brittany spanos, a Substack publication. Launched 3 years ago.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
i'm available for freelance work, bio writing, consulting, anything! for now going to start writing a newsletter over on substack
best way to support me right now is to subscribe!
brittanyspanos.substack.com
best way to support me right now is to subscribe!
brittanyspanos.substack.com
Brittany is a legend, I mean she did THREE cover stories this year alone. She has impeccable taste and talent and I am genuinely so confused by what RS is if they’re letting her go. But I do know she will thrive without them. subscribe to her substack! brittanyspanos.substack.com/p/youre-on-y...
December 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Brittany is a legend, I mean she did THREE cover stories this year alone. She has impeccable taste and talent and I am genuinely so confused by what RS is if they’re letting her go. But I do know she will thrive without them. subscribe to her substack! brittanyspanos.substack.com/p/youre-on-y...
“Today’s deal means Netflix has a decision to make: use the Warner Bros. legacy it has acquired to carry on as a major Hollywood studio, or use it to make reams of content but far less art.” @waterslicer.bsky.social on Netflix’s bid to buy a new identity
The $83 billion deal gives the streamer a century’s worth of prestige television and movies, from Batman movies to Game of Thrones. It also ends the streaming wars. www.wired.com/story/netfli...
Buying Warner Bros. Gives Netflix What It’s Always Needed: An Identity
The $83 billion deal gives the streamer a century’s worth of prestige television and movies, from Batman movies to Game of Thrones. It also ends the streaming wars.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
“Today’s deal means Netflix has a decision to make: use the Warner Bros. legacy it has acquired to carry on as a major Hollywood studio, or use it to make reams of content but far less art.” @waterslicer.bsky.social on Netflix’s bid to buy a new identity
I literally cannot imagine a worse shrooms scenario than livestreaming myself taking a hero dose and inviting MrBeast to show up www.wired.com/story/bryan-...
Bryan Johnson Has Discovered Shrooms, and He Really Wants You to Know It
The longevity entrepreneur’s five-and-a-half-hour livestreamed trip is antithetical to the introspective nature of the drug. But the stunt could reduce stigma around psychedelics.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I literally cannot imagine a worse shrooms scenario than livestreaming myself taking a hero dose and inviting MrBeast to show up www.wired.com/story/bryan-...
read @sepinwall.bsky.social's take on HBO's Mad Men barf blunder—and why we should leave beautiful TV shows alone! www.wired.com/story/hbo-ma...
HBO Max’s 'Mad Men' Barf Scene Proves ‘Remastered’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Better’
The errors in one of the most beautiful shows ever made continue a modern tradition of reformatting things that are better off left alone.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
read @sepinwall.bsky.social's take on HBO's Mad Men barf blunder—and why we should leave beautiful TV shows alone! www.wired.com/story/hbo-ma...
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Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content. www.wired.com/story/sex-wo...
Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content. www.wired.com/story/sex-wo...
any other journos feel like a naive fool after reading these Nuzzilizza drops? I'm always telling people this gig is way more boring and tedious than it seems, but apparently it is literally a House of Cards plot. It's done wonders for my cynicism levels though so that's cool
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
any other journos feel like a naive fool after reading these Nuzzilizza drops? I'm always telling people this gig is way more boring and tedious than it seems, but apparently it is literally a House of Cards plot. It's done wonders for my cynicism levels though so that's cool
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I am one of those coworkers. Grok called me something like a "garbage bin lumberjack" (fair) and criticized my (perfectly normal) posture. Hilarious. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I am one of those coworkers. Grok called me something like a "garbage bin lumberjack" (fair) and criticized my (perfectly normal) posture. Hilarious. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
You may have heard of the "DoorDash girl"—a driver who alleged a customer exposed himself and filmed it. Afterwards, many Black content creators saw AI-generated versions of themselves defending the customer on TikTok, though they'd said nothing about it: www.wired.com/story/the-vi...
The Viral ‘DoorDash Girl’ Saga Unearthed a Nightmare for Black Creators
A delivery driver posted a TikTok alleging she had been sexually assaulted by a customer. The deepfakes that followed reveal a growing digital blackface problem.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
You may have heard of the "DoorDash girl"—a driver who alleged a customer exposed himself and filmed it. Afterwards, many Black content creators saw AI-generated versions of themselves defending the customer on TikTok, though they'd said nothing about it: www.wired.com/story/the-vi...
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“It is comforting to know that money still can’t buy some things, including being a cool and funny human being“ —@manishakrishnan.bsky.social
Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“It is comforting to know that money still can’t buy some things, including being a cool and funny human being“ —@manishakrishnan.bsky.social
I don’t recommend yelling “more vulgar” repeatedly in your boss’ office
Let the record show: Shortly after Manisha attempted to “roast” me using Grok, I asked her to leave my office:
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I don’t recommend yelling “more vulgar” repeatedly in your boss’ office
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WIRED's @manishakrishnan.bsky.social has done the lord's work and tried this out at the office. It went ... about how you'd expect.
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
WIRED's @manishakrishnan.bsky.social has done the lord's work and tried this out at the office. It went ... about how you'd expect.
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SCOOP: I was one of the guinea pigs.
Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
SCOOP: I was one of the guinea pigs.
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Manisha doing God's work here to show just how desperate Musk is to be seen as funny....
Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Manisha doing God's work here to show just how desperate Musk is to be seen as funny....