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· Aug 20
FEMA Now Requires Disaster Victims to Have an Email Address
Workers at FEMA worry that demanding disaster survivors access services using email could shut out people without internet connectivity from receiving government aid.
www.wired.com
SCOOP: FEMA is now requiring disaster survivors to sign up to receive aid using an email address - a move that is already putting some of the country’s most vulnerable people at risk of missing out on federal help, employees told me:
had to explain who both clavicular and bari weiss are at a party last night, wouldn’t recommend that particular double header
February 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM
had to explain who both clavicular and bari weiss are at a party last night, wouldn’t recommend that particular double header
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Dominoes are falling, per @ruddock.bsky.social.
February 7, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Dominoes are falling, per @ruddock.bsky.social.
im not watching the opening ceremonies but gf keeps sending me contextlessscreenshots and……what is HAPPENING
February 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
im not watching the opening ceremonies but gf keeps sending me contextlessscreenshots and……what is HAPPENING
NEW: lawmakers in new york rolled out a proposed data center moratorium bill today, making NY at least the sixth state to introduce legislation pausing data center development in the past few *weeks*:
New York Is the Latest State to Consider a Data Center Pause
Red and blue states alike have introduced legislation in recent weeks that would halt data center development, citing concerns from climate to high energy prices.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
NEW: lawmakers in new york rolled out a proposed data center moratorium bill today, making NY at least the sixth state to introduce legislation pausing data center development in the past few *weeks*:
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You're laughing? Clavicular got brutally frame mogged and you're laughing?
February 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
You're laughing? Clavicular got brutally frame mogged and you're laughing?
god this sucks so hard. the team at the post is literally the best in the biz
I don't say this often but: I'm so proud to be a climate and environment reporter. We cover an issue that is vitally important to humanity and the natural world. 14 of my climate colleagues at the Post were laid off today and I'm devastated.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
god this sucks so hard. the team at the post is literally the best in the biz
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The SpaceX/xAI merger situation is actually pretty important and, I think, very bad. "Data centers in space" is a bit of a pipe dream, but SpaceX now dominates low-Earth orbit in a highly concerning way. Starlink is real and could monopolize a lot of things.Not Good!
www.404media.co/this-spacex-...
www.404media.co/this-spacex-...
This SpaceX Situation: Not Good!
Elon Musk's political projects are combining into a highly concerning megacompany.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The SpaceX/xAI merger situation is actually pretty important and, I think, very bad. "Data centers in space" is a bit of a pipe dream, but SpaceX now dominates low-Earth orbit in a highly concerning way. Starlink is real and could monopolize a lot of things.Not Good!
www.404media.co/this-spacex-...
www.404media.co/this-spacex-...
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Journalism is a great industry to go into if you want to become speedrun becoming a Marxist.
The big tech founder whose 417-foot, $500 million superyacht needs a 256-foot, $75 million superyacht to "shadow" it -- because the bigger yacht lacks a helipad -- had to cut his paper's newsroom almost in half, for reasons
NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning.
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
February 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Journalism is a great industry to go into if you want to become speedrun becoming a Marxist.
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individual newsletters also don’t have the infrastructure for the more investigative journalism that risks lawsuits so we lose that when we tell people essentially to start a blog instead of having a robust newsroom with resources!!!
February 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
individual newsletters also don’t have the infrastructure for the more investigative journalism that risks lawsuits so we lose that when we tell people essentially to start a blog instead of having a robust newsroom with resources!!!
i am biased but i do think the entire body of work from my many beautiful smart cool colleagues for $40 a year is quite a steal
when i give wired dot com $40 i get access to so many journalists‘ work, when i give my favorite writer $40 i only get that one person’s work AND i can only do that for like one person a year. it sucks!!!!
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
i am biased but i do think the entire body of work from my many beautiful smart cool colleagues for $40 a year is quite a steal
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when i give wired dot com $40 i get access to so many journalists‘ work, when i give my favorite writer $40 i only get that one person’s work AND i can only do that for like one person a year. it sucks!!!!
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
when i give wired dot com $40 i get access to so many journalists‘ work, when i give my favorite writer $40 i only get that one person’s work AND i can only do that for like one person a year. it sucks!!!!
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As Trump’s mass deportation program unfolds, immigration policy and enforcement is shifting fast.
That’s why we’re launching Tracker, a limited-series newsletter navigating what’s happening and what’s next. Sign up for free: www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
That’s why we’re launching Tracker, a limited-series newsletter navigating what’s happening and what’s next. Sign up for free: www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
Tracker Newsletter: ICE in Focus
As federal agents carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation, this limited-series newsletter will track what’s happening and what’s coming next.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
As Trump’s mass deportation program unfolds, immigration policy and enforcement is shifting fast.
That’s why we’re launching Tracker, a limited-series newsletter navigating what’s happening and what’s next. Sign up for free: www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
That’s why we’re launching Tracker, a limited-series newsletter navigating what’s happening and what’s next. Sign up for free: www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
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NEW: HHS is working on an AI tool to find patterns in VAERS—the national vaccine injury claims system that allows anyone to submit a report—and generate hypotheses.
RFK Jr. has repeatedly made calls to reform VAERS, including in his book.
My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/hhs-is...
RFK Jr. has repeatedly made calls to reform VAERS, including in his book.
My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/hhs-is...
HHS Is Making an AI Tool to Create Hypotheses About Vaccine Injury Claims
Experts worry Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health Department will use an internal AI tool to analyze vaccine injury claims in a way that furthers his anti-vaccine agenda.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
NEW: HHS is working on an AI tool to find patterns in VAERS—the national vaccine injury claims system that allows anyone to submit a report—and generate hypotheses.
RFK Jr. has repeatedly made calls to reform VAERS, including in his book.
My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/hhs-is...
RFK Jr. has repeatedly made calls to reform VAERS, including in his book.
My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/hhs-is...
insane that they seemingly can’t figure out a way to monetize the fucking sports section
February 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
insane that they seemingly can’t figure out a way to monetize the fucking sports section
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Unlike other publications, which often frame AI articles around hype and fear-mongering like, “should we be afraid?” or “is it secretly alive,” proud to work for @wired.com, which always tells it as it is.
No, the AI bots are not alive and posting on social media:
www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
No, the AI bots are not alive and posting on social media:
www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren’t Allowed
I went undercover on Moltbook and loved role-playing as a conscious bot. But rather than a novel breakthrough, the AI-only site is a crude rehashing of sci-fi fantasies.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Unlike other publications, which often frame AI articles around hype and fear-mongering like, “should we be afraid?” or “is it secretly alive,” proud to work for @wired.com, which always tells it as it is.
No, the AI bots are not alive and posting on social media:
www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
No, the AI bots are not alive and posting on social media:
www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
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anyway i am hopefully going to be doing some follow ups on gas expansion and data centers! if you have questions about this reporting (or just generally on data center power) i'd love to hear them. thannkskssss
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
anyway i am hopefully going to be doing some follow ups on gas expansion and data centers! if you have questions about this reporting (or just generally on data center power) i'd love to hear them. thannkskssss
wanted to follow up on this reporting from last week with a couple points on who is paying for all of this as well as methane emissions from natural gas:
i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
wanted to follow up on this reporting from last week with a couple points on who is paying for all of this as well as methane emissions from natural gas:
the peter attia stuff is GROSS and also validating the weird vibes i always got from that guy
February 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
the peter attia stuff is GROSS and also validating the weird vibes i always got from that guy
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ten years ago today no one clapped
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
ten years ago today no one clapped
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Former staffers say that Representative Nancy Mace’s behavior has gotten more erratic in the past year — and that it’s time for her step away from politics.
Nancy Mace Is Not Okay
Former staffers say that Representative Nancy Mace’s behavior has gotten more erratic in the past year — and that it’s time for her step away from politics.
nymag.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Former staffers say that Representative Nancy Mace’s behavior has gotten more erratic in the past year — and that it’s time for her step away from politics.
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100 gigawatts is FIFTY (50) Hoover Dams
i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:55 PM
100 gigawatts is FIFTY (50) Hoover Dams
god catherine ohara was the funniest person alive. id watch her in literally anything. this one hurts
January 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
god catherine ohara was the funniest person alive. id watch her in literally anything. this one hurts
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Building the wave of the future with an astronomical surge in planet-choking greenhouse gas
i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Building the wave of the future with an astronomical surge in planet-choking greenhouse gas
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data centers act as a sop for fossil too often
i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:42 PM
data centers act as a sop for fossil too often
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Much of the talk of powering AI data centers with next-gen nuclear & fusion is misdirection.
The sector will be past its hype scaling phase by the time any of those are operating. In the meanwhile, they're largely being powered by new gas plants, which can easily continue operating well past 2050.
The sector will be past its hype scaling phase by the time any of those are operating. In the meanwhile, they're largely being powered by new gas plants, which can easily continue operating well past 2050.
i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Much of the talk of powering AI data centers with next-gen nuclear & fusion is misdirection.
The sector will be past its hype scaling phase by the time any of those are operating. In the meanwhile, they're largely being powered by new gas plants, which can easily continue operating well past 2050.
The sector will be past its hype scaling phase by the time any of those are operating. In the meanwhile, they're largely being powered by new gas plants, which can easily continue operating well past 2050.