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
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Your Favorite Porn Stars Are Sick of Being Censored. But They’re Not Going Away
We spent the Pornhub Awards with some of the site’s biggest stars to talk censorship, making money, and the popularity of trans porn—all while the site is blocked in more than a third of US states.
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NEW: I spent a day in West Hollywood with some of Pornhub's biggest stars to talk censorship, money, the right-wing anti-porn agenda, online dating (they hate it too), parenting, and so much more, all leading up to the western-themed Pornhub awards: www.wired.com/story/pornhu...
Super excited that we're hiring a senior writer to join @wired.com's culture team! If you're obsessed with internet culture and like our vibe, apply! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
Senior Writer, Culture
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Super excited that we're hiring a senior writer to join @wired.com's culture team! If you're obsessed with internet culture and like our vibe, apply! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
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In this past decade of mass death, there were timid steps in the right direction - at first. But the most coherent, passionate response from the state (and its various apparatus) has been to smash DULF, hire more cops & roll back what little harm reduction we had won.
Breaking: the founders of DULF have been found guilty of three counts of drug trafficking. @michellegamage.bsky.social will have the full story later today thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Safe Drugs on Trial: DULF’s Trafficking Case Begins | The Tyee
The founders are charged with trafficking. Their lawyers argue they had a legal exemption from drug laws.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In this past decade of mass death, there were timid steps in the right direction - at first. But the most coherent, passionate response from the state (and its various apparatus) has been to smash DULF, hire more cops & roll back what little harm reduction we had won.
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SSA employees grilled management during a tense meeting about the government shutdown yesterday. “People are coming to me saying they cannot put gas in their car and they cannot afford to come to work anymore," one employee said. Scoop w/ @leahfeiger.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/social...
Social Security Employees Grill Management During Tense Shutdown Meeting
WIRED obtained notes from a Social Security Administration management meeting, where employees pressed leadership on plans for the agency.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
SSA employees grilled management during a tense meeting about the government shutdown yesterday. “People are coming to me saying they cannot put gas in their car and they cannot afford to come to work anymore," one employee said. Scoop w/ @leahfeiger.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/social...
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Palo Alto neighbors complained about the noise, the presence of security and the hordes of traffic. Then, neighbors noticed that an unlicensed school appeared to be operating out of the Zuckerberg compound. They began a crusade to shut it down that did not end until summer 2025.
Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted
Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Mark Zuckerberg’s Palo Alto neighbors complained about the noise, the presence of security and the hordes of traffic. Then, neighbors noticed that an unlicensed school appeared to be operating out of the Zuckerberg compound. They began a crusade to shut it down that did not end until summer 2025.
being fired suddenly in NYC is a nightmare — if you can help out Jake, please consider it!
Hey everyone, thank you so much for the outpouring of support.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
being fired suddenly in NYC is a nightmare — if you can help out Jake, please consider it!
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A statement from Wired's Conde Union Members
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A statement from Wired's Conde Union Members
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But if you have some spare income, give what you can here or sign up for one of the paid tiers. I think the founding member thing lets you put in whatever you want straightfromthehut.substack.com
StraightFromThe Hut | Jake Lahut | Substack
A campaign and communications strategy newsletter, plus a home for Jake Lahut's freelance feature reporting and other notebook items (no paywalls, but pay to support). Click to read StraightFromThe Hu...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
But if you have some spare income, give what you can here or sign up for one of the paid tiers. I think the founding member thing lets you put in whatever you want straightfromthehut.substack.com
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As my general two cents: don't cancel your WIRED subscriptions.
Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.
Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.
November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
As my general two cents: don't cancel your WIRED subscriptions.
Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.
Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.
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This is a really hard day and I want to just add as WIRED's politics editor -- WIRED's politics reporting isn't going anywhere. We are very much here and won't stop.
Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
The key thing to watch here: they fired a Wired political reporter. That’s the title doing the most effective, pointed work. Teen Vogue’s stuff was culturally impactful, but less focused on investigating the administration. Within the Condé portfolio, Wired and the New Yorker are the canaries.
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is a really hard day and I want to just add as WIRED's politics editor -- WIRED's politics reporting isn't going anywhere. We are very much here and won't stop.
Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
Please continue to read and support us - canceling your subscription to WIRED is not standing in solidarity with our journalists.
Jake is a scoop machine and a gem of a human. Give him some support!!
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Jake is a scoop machine and a gem of a human. Give him some support!!
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Zohran Mamdani's Campaign Figured Out How to Channel Fandom
The Zohran Mamdani campaign ran a competent social media program, yes. But it's the fandom it fostered that transformed Mamdani into a digital (and IRL!) phenomenon.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/zohran...
The Zohran Mamdani campaign ran a competent social media program, yes. But it's the fandom it fostered that transformed Mamdani into a digital (and IRL!) phenomenon.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/zohran...
Zohran Mamdani's Campaign Figured Out How to Channel Fandom
Much of the content about Mamdani online hasn't come from his campaign, or the dozens of political influencers invited to cover it. It's also come from fans.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Zohran Mamdani's Campaign Figured Out How to Channel Fandom
The Zohran Mamdani campaign ran a competent social media program, yes. But it's the fandom it fostered that transformed Mamdani into a digital (and IRL!) phenomenon.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/zohran...
The Zohran Mamdani campaign ran a competent social media program, yes. But it's the fandom it fostered that transformed Mamdani into a digital (and IRL!) phenomenon.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/zohran...
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I can't believe I'm saying this but this Breitbart dude captures *a portion* of Mamdani's appeal in a way I haven't quite seen elsewhere.
www.commonplace.org/p/zohrans-pa...
www.commonplace.org/p/zohrans-pa...
Zohran’s Park Slope Populists
Conservatives shouldn’t write off the economic pain of New York City’s downwardly mobile professional class.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I can't believe I'm saying this but this Breitbart dude captures *a portion* of Mamdani's appeal in a way I haven't quite seen elsewhere.
www.commonplace.org/p/zohrans-pa...
www.commonplace.org/p/zohrans-pa...
Meanwhile the establishment Dems
“I can't, for the life of me, figure out why we are still so rigid and moderating everything when we have nothing to lose for the first time,” a Democratic digital strategist tells WIRED. www.wired.com/story/do-dem...
It's Been a Year Since Trump Was Elected. Democrats Still Don't Get the Internet
“I can't, for the life of me, figure out why we are still so rigid and moderating everything when we have nothing to lose for the first time,” a Democratic digital strategist tells WIRED.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Meanwhile the establishment Dems
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New York’s new mayor is also WIRED’s new cover.
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
New York’s new mayor is also WIRED’s new cover.
ZOHRAN WITH THE AUNTY JOKE!!!!!!
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
ZOHRAN WITH THE AUNTY JOKE!!!!!!
this crowd is booing Cuomo so hard — sometime tell me if he finally said Mamdani’s name right
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
this crowd is booing Cuomo so hard — sometime tell me if he finally said Mamdani’s name right
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ok what's next? let's just say after 10+ years in journalism this is the most excited and responsible i feel to contribute to something because i believe in it so much. beating out everyone else's coverage of ICE/tech/your privacy in this dystopia, @404media.co, its an honor to join your badass team
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
ok what's next? let's just say after 10+ years in journalism this is the most excited and responsible i feel to contribute to something because i believe in it so much. beating out everyone else's coverage of ICE/tech/your privacy in this dystopia, @404media.co, its an honor to join your badass team
happy halloween!!! banger scoop from @jakelahut.writes.news
SCOOP: At an airport in South Carolina on Thursday, representative Nancy Mace called police officers “fucking incompetent” and berated them repeatedly, according to an incident report. @jakelahut.writes.news reports:
Unpaywalled as per our FOIA policy:
Unpaywalled as per our FOIA policy:
Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report
At an airport in South Carolina on Thursday, representative Nancy Mace called police officers “fucking incompetent” and berated them repeatedly, according to an incident report.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
happy halloween!!! banger scoop from @jakelahut.writes.news
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social teams are so much more than the tired asf trope of pressing “post.” we listen and tell the newsroom what YOU care about for future stories, find inventive ways (threads, videos, memes) to parse down thousands of words, and we’re really fucking funny on the internet—and that you cannot teach.
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
social teams are so much more than the tired asf trope of pressing “post.” we listen and tell the newsroom what YOU care about for future stories, find inventive ways (threads, videos, memes) to parse down thousands of words, and we’re really fucking funny on the internet—and that you cannot teach.
cannot overstate how DEVASTATED I am to be losing this one. An absolute genius at getting people to read and care about journalism and a ride-or-die friend to boot. You're going to crush it wherever you end up—and whoever benefits from your talents is so lucky.
hi some news: here’s what im being for halloween and also this is my last day at @wired.com. thank u to everyone from the ed assistants to ops to the entire dogged editorial team for letting infiltrate and be a social maniac to make crucial information accessible to everyone. a mini thread:
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
cannot overstate how DEVASTATED I am to be losing this one. An absolute genius at getting people to read and care about journalism and a ride-or-die friend to boot. You're going to crush it wherever you end up—and whoever benefits from your talents is so lucky.
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a certain editor, who shall not be named, struck out an aside about the pewter goblet I own, which recounts the story of the Rings of Power in a series of embossed tableaus--a trinket which I believe qualifies ME as a Tolkien scholar.
Actual Tolkien nerd @johnsemley3000.bsky.social went deep on how poorly Elon Musk, MAGA, and other right-wing tech bros understand the Lord of the Rings. And can we all just admire this art by @anjalinair.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Really Doesn't Get 'The Lord of the Rings'
Musk has recently used Tolkien references to push anti-immigration messaging, as has the Department of Homeland security. They've got it all backwards.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
a certain editor, who shall not be named, struck out an aside about the pewter goblet I own, which recounts the story of the Rings of Power in a series of embossed tableaus--a trinket which I believe qualifies ME as a Tolkien scholar.
Actual Tolkien nerd @johnsemley3000.bsky.social went deep on how poorly Elon Musk, MAGA, and other right-wing tech bros understand the Lord of the Rings. And can we all just admire this art by @anjalinair.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Really Doesn't Get 'The Lord of the Rings'
Musk has recently used Tolkien references to push anti-immigration messaging, as has the Department of Homeland security. They've got it all backwards.
www.wired.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Actual Tolkien nerd @johnsemley3000.bsky.social went deep on how poorly Elon Musk, MAGA, and other right-wing tech bros understand the Lord of the Rings. And can we all just admire this art by @anjalinair.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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NEW: I had a very interesting talk with Guillermo del Toro about Frankenstein, AI, tech bros, and whether Mary Shelley really kept Percy Bysshe Shelley's charred heart after he died.
Also, GDT says he hopes to start shooting 'The Buried Giant' next year. (!!!)
www.wired.com/story/guille...
Also, GDT says he hopes to start shooting 'The Buried Giant' next year. (!!!)
www.wired.com/story/guille...
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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October 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
NEW: I had a very interesting talk with Guillermo del Toro about Frankenstein, AI, tech bros, and whether Mary Shelley really kept Percy Bysshe Shelley's charred heart after he died.
Also, GDT says he hopes to start shooting 'The Buried Giant' next year. (!!!)
www.wired.com/story/guille...
Also, GDT says he hopes to start shooting 'The Buried Giant' next year. (!!!)
www.wired.com/story/guille...
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The “Frankenstein” director tells WIRED the real Victor Frankensteins are tyrannical politicians and Silicon Valley tech bros. www.wired.com/story/guille...
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.
www.wired.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The “Frankenstein” director tells WIRED the real Victor Frankensteins are tyrannical politicians and Silicon Valley tech bros. www.wired.com/story/guille...
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EJAE is so cool. I love what she says here about Asian women superheroes who kick ass and “eat crazy”
My appreciation for KPop Demon Hunters increased by 1,000 percent after reading this smart, thoughtful @manishakrishnan.bsky.social interview with EJAE:
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.”
www.wired.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
EJAE is so cool. I love what she says here about Asian women superheroes who kick ass and “eat crazy”