Eileen Guo
@eileenguo.bsky.social
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Eileen Guo
@eileenguo.bsky.social
· Jan 31
So many of my best stories have come from tips.
I investigate sketchy technology, very broadly defined: privacy, tech entrepreneurs, surveillance, intersections w/ govt.
Read 👇🏽 + then get in touch.
I investigate sketchy technology, very broadly defined: privacy, tech entrepreneurs, surveillance, intersections w/ govt.
Read 👇🏽 + then get in touch.
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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We live in an episode of Veep
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We live in an episode of Veep
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Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is set to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis.
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Who Fired Tear Gas at Little Village Crowd, Set to Face Federal Judge
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino to appear in her courtroom at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
news.wttw.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is set to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis.
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
Thread on Border Patrol chief Bovino’s appearance in federal court over federal immigration raids in Chicago is wild 👇🏽
Quite a world when a federal judge has to call in a federal official to specifically tell him he can't use tear gas on children in Halloween costumes
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Thread on Border Patrol chief Bovino’s appearance in federal court over federal immigration raids in Chicago is wild 👇🏽
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there's an entire joke online about how everyone thinks their culture specifically does this (that and "we really value big gatherings and food")
Wait, are people really upset that Mamdani spoke about his “aunt,” and it was actually his father’s cousin and not his father’s sibling?
Because that is an extremely normal thing a lot of cultures do. Including a lot of large Jewish families!
Because that is an extremely normal thing a lot of cultures do. Including a lot of large Jewish families!
In a bit of a tense moment, one of the La Mega co-hosts presses Mamdani on why he "lied" about his "aunt" having been scared to ride the subway after 9/11 while wearing a hijab.
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
October 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
there's an entire joke online about how everyone thinks their culture specifically does this (that and "we really value big gatherings and food")
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Ninth journalist I'm aware of ICE has targeted in apparent retaliation for exercising Constitutionally protected rights.
Nothing damages American more than being so small/weak/petty that you abuse government resources to target speech.
Hard to imagine something more unpatriotic and un-American.
Nothing damages American more than being so small/weak/petty that you abuse government resources to target speech.
Hard to imagine something more unpatriotic and un-American.
ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour
Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi’s detainment in move denounced as ‘affront to free speech’
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ninth journalist I'm aware of ICE has targeted in apparent retaliation for exercising Constitutionally protected rights.
Nothing damages American more than being so small/weak/petty that you abuse government resources to target speech.
Hard to imagine something more unpatriotic and un-American.
Nothing damages American more than being so small/weak/petty that you abuse government resources to target speech.
Hard to imagine something more unpatriotic and un-American.
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SCOOP: I obtained internal documents showing Amazon has been selling cloud computing and AI services to the state-owned Israeli weapons manufacturers whose bombs and missiles have ravaged Gaza.
theintercept.com/2025/10/24/a...
theintercept.com/2025/10/24/a...
As Israel Bombed Gaza, Amazon Did Business With Its Bomb-Makers
The Intercept has learned that Amazon sold cloud services to Israeli weapons firms at the height of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
theintercept.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
SCOOP: I obtained internal documents showing Amazon has been selling cloud computing and AI services to the state-owned Israeli weapons manufacturers whose bombs and missiles have ravaged Gaza.
theintercept.com/2025/10/24/a...
theintercept.com/2025/10/24/a...
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Feds revoke Dallas activist’s DACA status, detain him over social media posts: Yaa’kub Ira Vijandre was a fixture at Dallas-area pro-Palestine protests, filming with his camera. Now, he faces deportation over social media posts the govt claims glorify terrorism.
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
Feds revoke Dallas activist’s DACA status, detain him over social media posts
Earlier this month, Yaa’kub Vijandre was detained by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents. Despite his clean record, the government said his legal...
www.dallasnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Feds revoke Dallas activist’s DACA status, detain him over social media posts: Yaa’kub Ira Vijandre was a fixture at Dallas-area pro-Palestine protests, filming with his camera. Now, he faces deportation over social media posts the govt claims glorify terrorism.
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
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BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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NEW for @washingtonpost.com:
Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.
@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”
Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.
@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”
Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules
After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
NEW for @washingtonpost.com:
Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.
@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”
Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.
@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”
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A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.
This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD
He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.
www.houstonchronicle.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.
This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)
October 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)
Side note: really impressed that the UVa student newspaper also publishes in Chinese and Spanish.
More professional publications should do this to better serve their communities.
More professional publications should do this to better serve their communities.
The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
October 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Side note: really impressed that the UVa student newspaper also publishes in Chinese and Spanish.
More professional publications should do this to better serve their communities.
More professional publications should do this to better serve their communities.
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The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
October 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
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SCOOP: Spyware maker NSO Group confirmed to us that the company has been acquired by a U.S. investment group.
NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.
NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.
Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch
NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.
techcrunch.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
SCOOP: Spyware maker NSO Group confirmed to us that the company has been acquired by a U.S. investment group.
NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.
NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.
MIT Tech Review is editorially independent of the university, and TBH I don't give a lot of thought to technically being an MIT employee, but today I am SO proud to be working for an institution standing up for academic/general freedom.
links.mit.edu/nl3/N5Jy2cKq...
links.mit.edu/nl3/N5Jy2cKq...
Regarding the Compact
links.mit.edu
October 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
MIT Tech Review is editorially independent of the university, and TBH I don't give a lot of thought to technically being an MIT employee, but today I am SO proud to be working for an institution standing up for academic/general freedom.
links.mit.edu/nl3/N5Jy2cKq...
links.mit.edu/nl3/N5Jy2cKq...
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Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person.
Watch Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile today at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.
Only at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhSoGcQhWU.
Watch Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile today at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.
Only at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhSoGcQhWU.
October 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person.
Watch Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile today at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.
Only at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhSoGcQhWU.
Watch Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile today at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.
Only at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhSoGcQhWU.
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My first foray onto YouTube for @wired.com, doing a deep dive into the state of immigration enforcement and deportation under the Trump administration.
youtu.be/uD9ETC80HDA?...
youtu.be/uD9ETC80HDA?...
Where ICE Has Taken The Most People | On The Grid | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My first foray onto YouTube for @wired.com, doing a deep dive into the state of immigration enforcement and deportation under the Trump administration.
youtu.be/uD9ETC80HDA?...
youtu.be/uD9ETC80HDA?...
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Elon Musk once said he would pursue former Twitter execs to the ends of the earth. Instead, he just settled their $128 million lawsuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Elon Musk once said he would pursue former Twitter execs to the ends of the earth. Instead, he just settled their $128 million lawsuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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Identifying public officials isn't "doxing." People have the right to know who is working for their government. Nor, for that matter, is it "radical left-wing terrorism." So it's frustrating to see platforms caving to these bad faith characterizations. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...
Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline
People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.
www.technologyreview.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Identifying public officials isn't "doxing." People have the right to know who is working for their government. Nor, for that matter, is it "radical left-wing terrorism." So it's frustrating to see platforms caving to these bad faith characterizations. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...
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“The idea that law enforcement would be masked and and therefore unaccountable to the people they are serving is really anathema to American values,” EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social told @TechnologyReview.com. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/...
Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline
People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.
www.technologyreview.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“The idea that law enforcement would be masked and and therefore unaccountable to the people they are serving is really anathema to American values,” EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social told @TechnologyReview.com. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/...
I wrote about the removal of another ICE-tracking app from the tech platform it was based on, and what it says about the administration's efforts to re-categorize tracking ICE activity as violence against ICE. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...
Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline
People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.
www.technologyreview.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I wrote about the removal of another ICE-tracking app from the tech platform it was based on, and what it says about the administration's efforts to re-categorize tracking ICE activity as violence against ICE. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...