UPDATE The White House just responded to Tucker's possible 20208 bid: "This photo represents an embarrassing collection of mostly whiny turncoats who dramatically overestimate their influence and relevance.” www.wired.com/story/maga-i...

NEW A group of anti-Trump MAGA figures are prepping to run a third-party candidate for president in 2028. The name at the top of their list: Tucker Carlson www.wired.com/story/maga-i...

MAGA Is In Turmoil Over Tucker Carlson's Possible 2028 Presidential Bid

Joe Kent says that he and other anti-Donald Trump MAGA figures have formed a new movement. They want Tucker Carlson to run for the presidency in 2028.

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Russia attacked Ukraine with 35 missiles, including 27 ballistic missiles, and 185 drones overnight. In Kyiv, nine people were killed and 28 more were injured. Seven districts of the capital were affected.

This week MAGA figures were baying for blood, demanding that Fauci be arrested and jailed. Steve Bannon even said: "He should die in prison." So, the question is, can Republicans really jail Fauci? I asked legal experts... www.wired.com/story/can-re...

Can Republicans Actually Send Anthony Fauci to Jail?

MAGA is loudly calling for the former White House chief medical advisor to end up in prison. WIRED asked legal experts to weigh in on whether that’s even possible.

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A week after ICE agents shot and killed two people earlier this month, Republicans were asked if they had heard, seen or read about the news. Only 51% of them had. MAGA Republican approval of ICE's actions meanwhile stands at over 70% www.wired.com/story/it-loo...

It Looks Like Nothing Can Dent MAGA's Support for ICE

Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by the agency no matter what.

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The Group Behind 2000 Mules Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film www.wired.com/story/the-gr... by @davidgilbert.bsky.social

The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film

True the Vote is working with a Detroit pastor to produce a new documentary called Trapped, based on claims that have already been thrown out in court.

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NEW A month ago, Candace Owens travelled to Moscow to praise Russia. Last week, Laura Loomer's arrive in Kyiv to praise Ukraine. This is just the latest front in the MAGA Civil War www.wired.com/story/laura-...

Laura Loomer’s Reversal on Ukraine Stirs Up the MAGA Civil War

Donald Trump’s base has been increasingly spilt. Laura Loomer’s sudden embrace of Ukraine has only widened that divide.

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The film's director directly appealed to the far-right as part of his media tour for the film as well.

Alex Kaplan@alkapdc.bsky.social · last wk.

As part of a media tour for his new film "Citizen Vigilante," director Uwe Boll earlier this month went on white nationalist Kevin DeAnna's podcast to promote the film, where Boll claimed that “Islamistic migrants … don't adjust” and “want to take over.” My latest:

Mike Lindell, endorsed by Trump, told me he doesn't know why the Minnesota GOP is attacking him "They're just afraid because I'm friends with Donald Trump? I don't know, it's just kind of crazy, but that's their choice. The Minnesota GOP should be ashamed.” www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Trump Endorsed the MyPillow Guy as Minnesota Governor. The State GOP Isn’t Buying It

After Trump publicly backed pillow salesman turned election denier Mike Lindell for governor of Minnesota, the local GOP pushed back strongly.

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NEW Mike Lindell spent years pushing wild conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being stolen Trump rewarded him by endorsing his run for governor of Minnesota The Minnesota GOP is pissed, believing Lindell has zero chance of defeating Amy Klobuchar in November www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Trump Endorsed the MyPillow Guy as Minnesota Governor. The State GOP Isn’t Buying It

After Trump publicly backed pillow salesman turned election denier Mike Lindell for governor of Minnesota, the local GOP pushed back strongly.

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My latest: Clavicular went on Sean Hannity's new podcast and it was nothing short of romantic. Subscribe ➡️ numbertwopencil.substack.com/p/bi-curious...

During the 2022 midterms, Trump promoted True the Vote's 2000 Mules film as "evidence" that the 2020 election was stolen. Now the group is back with a new documentary, Trapped, which will once again claim the 2020 election was stolen Here's the trailer: www.wired.com/story/the-gr...

If you're a current or former employee at CDC or FDA in a food safety role, I'm interested in speaking with you for a story for @wired.com. You can reach me securely at emullin.06 on Signal.

Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.

I knew WIRED had great sourcing but I didn't know they could talk to people in Hell who recently popped like a balloon.

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NEW "The deep state is shitting a brick right now" - Alex Jones Election deniers are ignoring the lack of proof released during Trump's speech last night and claiming instead it paves the way for him to declare the Insurrection Act www.wired.com/story/conspi...

NEW: The group behind the crackpot election denial pseudo-documentary 2000 Mules is back with a new one that sounds every bit as addlepated; @davidgilbert.bsky.social has the scoop!

The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film

True the Vote is working with a Detroit pastor to produce a new documentary called Trap, based on claims that have already been thrown out in court.

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NEW: Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act "He will invoke the Insurrection Act and save the Republic." read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:

Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act

Election deniers have spent years promoting the idea that the 2020 election was stolen. They believe Donald Trump’s speech finally proves them right.

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Hardly a surprise (and he had been very unsubtly teasing it all week) but election denial superstar Seth Keshel just revealed in his newsletter that he helped draft Trump's speech last night So the response really was to be expected www.wired.com/story/conspi...

NEW "The deep state is shitting a brick right now" - Alex Jones Election deniers are ignoring the lack of proof released during Trump's speech last night and claiming instead it paves the way for him to declare the Insurrection Act www.wired.com/story/conspi...

Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act

Election deniers have spent years promoting the idea that the 2020 election was stolen. They believe Donald Trump’s speech finally proves them right.

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SCOOP True the Vote, the election denial group behind the debunked 2000 Mules "documentary"—that questioned the 2020 election results—are coming out with a new documentary next month called Trap that will make more baseless allegations about voter fraud www.wired.com/story/the-gr...

The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film

True the Vote is working with a Detroit pastor to produce a new documentary called Trap, based on claims that have already been thrown out in court.

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Looking at the response to the Trump speech on elections last night and to all of those shouting about "revelations" about China's plans to influence the 2020 election, I'd like to remind them that China is TERRIBLE at online influence operations www.wired.com/story/china-...

Why China Is So Bad at Disinformation

China’s state-sponsored disinformation campaign has been running at a massive scale for seven years—but no one is looking at it.

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Read our reporting that led to this lawsuit www.wired.com/story/madiso...

Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities

An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”

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WIRED@wired.com · 3w ago

A statement from WIRED leadership.

The Government is sending officials to a summit in Washington on Thursday organised by US secretary of state Marco Rubio to address “antifa” and “far-left terrorism”. Various other countries seem to be giving it a wide berth www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Irish diplomats to attend Trump’s ‘antifa terrorism’ summit in Washington

Unclear how many countries will send foreign ministers to summit aimed at addressing ‘far-left terrorism’

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Step 1: Quietly put face recognition code on millions of phones Step 2: Insist that you could not possibly answer any questions about that face recognition feature because it "doesn't exist" Step 3: Have your CTO describe the face recognition in great detail on a podcast. from @couts.bsky.social

Here’s the Truth About Whether Meta’s NameTag Face Recognition Tech ‘Exists’

Since WIRED reported on Meta’s NameTag face recognition system, company executives have made confusing and conflicting remarks about its very existence.

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A movie depicting a vigilante murdering migrants has become a hit with white supremacists. Extremists have praised the film's anti-migrant violence, urged followers to see it as a blueprint, and celebrated it as the "feel-good movie of white-boy summer." From @davidgilbert.bsky.social:

White Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New Movie

Described as the “feel-good movie of white-boy summer” by one extremist, the movie ‘Citizen Vigilante’ has been hailed by the far right as a way to convert moderates to their cause.

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Trump thinks ICE killing people during traffic stops is just fine…..

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Become a member of Mike Rothschild on Patreon. Join for free or become a member for just $5/month. Writing about conspiracy theories, myths, hoaxes,…

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Hi! WIRED health reporter here. Looking to speak with people who got sick with cyclosporiasis and are willing to share the gruesome details. emily_mullin@wired.com

Uisce Eireann won't release up to date figures on how much mains water is going to data centres. Surely this is environmental information which should be accessible to the public? Who does this lack of transparency serve? www.dublininquirer.com/does-irish-w...

Does Irish Water even know how much water data centres are using?

Much of the debate around data centres has focused on electricity, but the gap in figures for their water use has started to draw more attention – and breed mistrust.

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Last night Donald Trump was asked on Newsmax if Russia was behind Lindsey Graham's death While he did say "a certain part of his body literally blew up" he actually pushed back against the conspiracy theory unlike many MAGA folks online.... www.wired.com/story/there-...

There Are Endless Conspiracy Theories About Lindsey Graham’s Death

Despite a complete lack of evidence, everyone from Russia to Israel and Iran is being blamed for Lindsey Graham’s death.

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