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A Florida state judge was lobbying for a seat on the federal bench. After he sided with the president in a defamation case, Donald Trump gave him one.
A Florida state judge was lobbying for a seat on the federal bench. After he sided with the president in a defamation case, Donald Trump gave him one.
A judge sided with Trump. Behind the scenes, he was lobbying for a nomination.
Ed Artau was already meeting with Senate staff about securing a nomination to the federal bench when he sided with Trump in a case, according to a new Senate disclosure obtained by POLITICO.
www.politico.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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A Florida state judge was lobbying for a seat on the federal bench. After he sided with the president in a defamation case, Donald Trump gave him one.
A Florida state judge was lobbying for a seat on the federal bench. After he sided with the president in a defamation case, Donald Trump gave him one.
www.wired.com/story/9-urge...
Can you get a refund?
Actually we know the answer to this one, again compliments of the Trump Mobile terms of use: No, you absolutely cannot.
Can you get a refund?
Actually we know the answer to this one, again compliments of the Trump Mobile terms of use: No, you absolutely cannot.
9 Urgent Questions About Trump Mobile and the Gold T1 Smartphone
We don’t know much about the new Trump Mobile phone or the company’s data plan, but we sure do have a lot of questions.
www.wired.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
www.wired.com/story/9-urge...
Can you get a refund?
Actually we know the answer to this one, again compliments of the Trump Mobile terms of use: No, you absolutely cannot.
Can you get a refund?
Actually we know the answer to this one, again compliments of the Trump Mobile terms of use: No, you absolutely cannot.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
"Trump, who returned to office in January, reported $57.35 million from token sales at crypto firm World Liberty Financial. He also reported holding 15.75 billion governance tokens in the venture."
"Trump, who returned to office in January, reported $57.35 million from token sales at crypto firm World Liberty Financial. He also reported holding 15.75 billion governance tokens in the venture."
Trump reports tens of millions in income from crypto ventures
U.S. President Donald Trump filed his first public financial disclosure report of his term on Friday, providing what he said was the latest information about his holdings, including income from his family's foray into cryptocurrencies.
www.reuters.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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"Trump, who returned to office in January, reported $57.35 million from token sales at crypto firm World Liberty Financial. He also reported holding 15.75 billion governance tokens in the venture."
"Trump, who returned to office in January, reported $57.35 million from token sales at crypto firm World Liberty Financial. He also reported holding 15.75 billion governance tokens in the venture."
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WIRED readers can have a little update, as a treat
June 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
WIRED readers can have a little update, as a treat
Hat tip to Bruce Schneier (www.schneier.com)
"Researchers have discovered a new way to covertly track Android users. Both Meta and Yandex were using it, but
have suddenly stopped now that they have been caught."
localmess.github.io
"Researchers have discovered a new way to covertly track Android users. Both Meta and Yandex were using it, but
have suddenly stopped now that they have been caught."
localmess.github.io
Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android
localmess.github.io
June 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hat tip to Bruce Schneier (www.schneier.com)
"Researchers have discovered a new way to covertly track Android users. Both Meta and Yandex were using it, but
have suddenly stopped now that they have been caught."
localmess.github.io
"Researchers have discovered a new way to covertly track Android users. Both Meta and Yandex were using it, but
have suddenly stopped now that they have been caught."
localmess.github.io
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NEW: AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse
Users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what's real and what's not at the LA protests—and getting inaccurate information.
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
Users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what's real and what's not at the LA protests—and getting inaccurate information.
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse
Amid fast-moving events in Los Angeles, users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what's real and what's not—and getting inaccurate information.
www.wired.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NEW: AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse
Users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what's real and what's not at the LA protests—and getting inaccurate information.
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
Users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what's real and what's not at the LA protests—and getting inaccurate information.
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
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NEW: A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). www.wired.com/story/airlin...
Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
www.wired.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
NEW: A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). www.wired.com/story/airlin...
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Small-business owners facing steep China tariffs are laying off staff and withdrawing personal savings, trying to hold on and hoping for a trade deal
How Tariffs Are Crushing Small Businesses: ‘Nobody in Power Seems to Care’
Owners are laying off staff and withdrawing personal savings, trying to hold on and hoping for a trade deal with China.
buff.ly
May 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Small-business owners facing steep China tariffs are laying off staff and withdrawing personal savings, trying to hold on and hoping for a trade deal
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The Trump administration aims to make fossil fuels cheap—so cheap they wouldn’t be worth extracting. “‘Drill, baby, drill’ is nothing short of a myth,” one oil executive has said. www.wired.com/story/trumps...
Trump’s Policies Are Creating Uncertainty for Fossil Fuel Companies
The Trump administration aims to make fossil fuels cheap—so cheap they wouldn’t be worth extracting. “‘Drill, baby, drill’ is nothing short of a myth,” one oil executive has said.
www.wired.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Trump administration aims to make fossil fuels cheap—so cheap they wouldn’t be worth extracting. “‘Drill, baby, drill’ is nothing short of a myth,” one oil executive has said. www.wired.com/story/trumps...
"... and to seek an exception from the 100 percent reimbursement requirement for the building.”
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www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"... and to seek an exception from the 100 percent reimbursement requirement for the building.”
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
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SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public
A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
www.wired.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
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March 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Again, we’re excited to be the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage. We hope other publications follow suit in this critical moment.
And if you want to support our journalism directly, you can do so by subscribing here. wrd.cm/3DKcKYD
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Access to journalism based on public records is more important than ever at this moment, with government websites and records disappearing, DOGE doing its best to operate outside the public’s view, and the National Archive in disarray.
March 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Access to journalism based on public records is more important than ever at this moment, with government websites and records disappearing, DOGE doing its best to operate outside the public’s view, and the National Archive in disarray.
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We commend @wired.com for dropping its paywall for FOIA-based reporting and hope other news outlets will follow its lead.
freedom.press/issues/wired...
freedom.press/issues/wired...
March 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We commend @wired.com for dropping its paywall for FOIA-based reporting and hope other news outlets will follow its lead.
freedom.press/issues/wired...
freedom.press/issues/wired...
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SCOOP: These are the 10 DOGE operatives inside the Social Security Administration. The team appears to be among the largest DOGE units deployed to any government agency. This includes a number of young engineers whose presence has not been reported. Read the full story:
These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration
The team working at the Social Security Administration appears to be among the largest DOGE units deployed to any government agency.
wrd.cm
March 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
SCOOP: These are the 10 DOGE operatives inside the Social Security Administration. The team appears to be among the largest DOGE units deployed to any government agency. This includes a number of young engineers whose presence has not been reported. Read the full story:
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NEW: Oversight Dems are demanding Trump agency chiefs reveal where DOGE is implementing AI and for what purposes -- as is legally required -- and also demonstrate that Musk is not abusing his access to sensitive government data to enrich his own companies' AI tools.
Democrats Demand Answers on DOGE’s Use of AI
Members of the House Oversight Committee sent dozens of requests to federal agencies on Wednesday about their use of AI software—and how Elon Musk could benefit.
www.wired.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
NEW: Oversight Dems are demanding Trump agency chiefs reveal where DOGE is implementing AI and for what purposes -- as is legally required -- and also demonstrate that Musk is not abusing his access to sensitive government data to enrich his own companies' AI tools.
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no like he spent the entire time yapping about “fREe sPeEch” only to create a deep state where no one understands anything
DOGE Is the Deep State
A shadowy group of unelected figures reshaping the federal government to their own benefit from the inside? Sounds familiar!
www.wired.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
no like he spent the entire time yapping about “fREe sPeEch” only to create a deep state where no one understands anything
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Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
wrd.cm
March 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
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Trying to wrap your mind around what's happened this week (it's Wednesday)? Same...
So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.
So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.
People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Business leaders are paying as much as $5 million to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1 million apiece to dine with him in a gro...
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trying to wrap your mind around what's happened this week (it's Wednesday)? Same...
So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.
So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.
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SCOOP: Some of the DOGE staffers are drawing salaries from the agencies they are cutting. We got some new details: www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
SCOOP: Some of the DOGE staffers are drawing salaries from the agencies they are cutting. We got some new details: www.wired.com/story/doge-g...