Angela Watercutter
@waterslicer.bsky.social
Senior Editor, Special Projects @ WIRED
Signal: AngelaWatercutter.95
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Pausing your daily doomscroll to provide the explainer so many of us ‘Pluribus’ fans need
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How Does the Hive Mind Work in ‘Pluribus’?
The “Joining” seems to connect people via radio waves. Let’s dig into the physics at play.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Pausing your daily doomscroll to provide the explainer so many of us ‘Pluribus’ fans need
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Arizona is now investigating X over the creation and distribution of "potentially illegal and harmful content, including child sexual abuse imagery"
The AG's announcement links to WIRED's reporting about Grok Imagine videos, by me and @regret.bsky.social
WIRED story: www.wired.com/story/grok-i...
The AG's announcement links to WIRED's reporting about Grok Imagine videos, by me and @regret.bsky.social
WIRED story: www.wired.com/story/grok-i...
Attorney General Mayes Announces Investigation into X’s AI Chatbot | Attorney General's Office
PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that the Arizona Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into reports that X’s artificial int
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January 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Arizona is now investigating X over the creation and distribution of "potentially illegal and harmful content, including child sexual abuse imagery"
The AG's announcement links to WIRED's reporting about Grok Imagine videos, by me and @regret.bsky.social
WIRED story: www.wired.com/story/grok-i...
The AG's announcement links to WIRED's reporting about Grok Imagine videos, by me and @regret.bsky.social
WIRED story: www.wired.com/story/grok-i...
An important guide from @lhn.bsky.social @regret.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social
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What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood
With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there's no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
An important guide from @lhn.bsky.social @regret.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/what-t...
www.wired.com/story/what-t...
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MacKenzie Scott continues to rule the billionaire ex-wives club.
She just announced a donation of $45M to The Trevor Project -- a non-profit that serves LGBTQ+ youth:
She just announced a donation of $45M to The Trevor Project -- a non-profit that serves LGBTQ+ youth:
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
MacKenzie Scott continues to rule the billionaire ex-wives club.
She just announced a donation of $45M to The Trevor Project -- a non-profit that serves LGBTQ+ youth:
She just announced a donation of $45M to The Trevor Project -- a non-profit that serves LGBTQ+ youth:
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The state of Minnesota, along with the Twin Cities, have sued the US government and several officials to halt the flood of agents carrying out an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation. www.wired.com/story/minnes...
Minnesota Sues to Stop ICE ‘Invasion’
The state of Minnesota, along with the Twin Cities, have sued the US government and several officials to halt the flood of agents carrying out an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation.
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The state of Minnesota, along with the Twin Cities, have sued the US government and several officials to halt the flood of agents carrying out an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation. www.wired.com/story/minnes...
This is major.
MacKenzie Scott just donated $45 million to the Trevor Project.
www.wired.com/story/macken...
MacKenzie Scott just donated $45 million to the Trevor Project.
www.wired.com/story/macken...
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This is major.
MacKenzie Scott just donated $45 million to the Trevor Project.
www.wired.com/story/macken...
MacKenzie Scott just donated $45 million to the Trevor Project.
www.wired.com/story/macken...
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NEW: GoFundMe strictly bans fundraisers for “the legal defense of financial and violent crimes,” yet is currently running one “to help pay for any legal services” for the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good. Its conflict is not even the least bit contestable.
GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
NEW: GoFundMe strictly bans fundraisers for “the legal defense of financial and violent crimes,” yet is currently running one “to help pay for any legal services” for the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good. Its conflict is not even the least bit contestable.
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BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.
My latest for @wired.com:
My latest for @wired.com:
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.
My latest for @wired.com:
My latest for @wired.com:
I always enjoy the Globes but I am especially in this headspace right now.
May watch the Golden Globes for the first time in forever just for the distraction.
January 12, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I always enjoy the Globes but I am especially in this headspace right now.
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This weekend’s invasion was both a throwback to the last century and a new, uniquely Trumpian nightmare—one that’s just beginning.
The 3 Keys to Understanding Trump’s Retro Coup in Venezuela
This weekend’s invasion was both a throwback to the last century and a new, uniquely Trumpian nightmare—one that’s just beginning.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This weekend’s invasion was both a throwback to the last century and a new, uniquely Trumpian nightmare—one that’s just beginning.
GDT lost to PTA but it’s always a good time to share a Guillermo interview.
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Guillermo del Toro Hopes He’s Dead Before AI Art Goes Mainstream
The “Frankenstein” director tells WIRED the real Victor Frankensteins are tyrannical politicians and Silicon Valley tech bros.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
GDT lost to PTA but it’s always a good time to share a Guillermo interview.
www.wired.com/story/guille...
www.wired.com/story/guille...
January 12, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Now seems like a good time to reup @manishakrishnan.bsky.social’s interview with EJAE
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How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Star EJAE Topped the Charts
Kids everywhere know her voice—if not her name. WIRED talks to the former SM trainee about her rise to global superstardom with her hit song “Golden.”
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January 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Now seems like a good time to reup @manishakrishnan.bsky.social’s interview with EJAE
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WIRED has updated this guide in light of the protests happening in Minneapolis, NYC, and beyond.
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
WIRED has updated this guide in light of the protests happening in Minneapolis, NYC, and beyond.
Very important story from David here.
NEW
Social media is being flooded with AI-altered images claiming to "unmask" the ICE agent involved in yesterday's shooting in Minnesota.
AI cannot do this, but people are already sharing names of people they believe are the shooter.
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Social media is being flooded with AI-altered images claiming to "unmask" the ICE agent involved in yesterday's shooting in Minnesota.
AI cannot do this, but people are already sharing names of people they believe are the shooter.
www.wired.com/story/people...
People Are Using AI to Falsely Identify the Federal Agent Who Shot Renee Good
Online detectives are inaccurately claiming to have identified the federal agent who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota based on AI-manipulated images.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Very important story from David here.
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People are already in the streets after an ICE agent shot a woman in her vehicle in Minneapolis today. Here are some @wired.com tips for protecting yourself from your government. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:26 AM
People are already in the streets after an ICE agent shot a woman in her vehicle in Minneapolis today. Here are some @wired.com tips for protecting yourself from your government. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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for the new york times magazine, I wrote about people through objects that defined them: the recliner where Brian Wilson quieted his anxiety; the cross that Ozzy Osbourne’s welder dad made for him; how Kitty Dukakis defied convention through her wedding dress www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/m...
Beloved Objects Left Behind by Val Kilmer, Ozzy Osbourne and Others We Lost This Year
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January 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
for the new york times magazine, I wrote about people through objects that defined them: the recliner where Brian Wilson quieted his anxiety; the cross that Ozzy Osbourne’s welder dad made for him; how Kitty Dukakis defied convention through her wedding dress www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/m...
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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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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“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
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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-...
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NEW: Contrary to some recent news reports, DOGE isn’t dead. Far from it.
read @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social for more on what DOGE operatives are doing in government now:
read @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social for more on what DOGE operatives are doing in government now:
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
NEW: Contrary to some recent news reports, DOGE isn’t dead. Far from it.
read @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social for more on what DOGE operatives are doing in government now:
read @makenakelly.bsky.social and @telliotter.bsky.social for more on what DOGE operatives are doing in government now:
Now that the fifth season of ‘Stranger Things’ is coming out, I’m remembering my interview with Shawn Levy more than two years ago. The last installment of the show had been held up by the Hollywood strikes and the cast was aging—quickly. 🧵
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November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Now that the fifth season of ‘Stranger Things’ is coming out, I’m remembering my interview with Shawn Levy more than two years ago. The last installment of the show had been held up by the Hollywood strikes and the cast was aging—quickly. 🧵
www.wired.com/story/shawn-...
www.wired.com/story/shawn-...