Leah Feiger

Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less “You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.

NEW: Ahead of the holidays, Dr. Oz is now giving dieting tips to his federal employees.

"You don’t have to try every cookie on the cookie table."

From @leahfeiger.bsky.social

Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less “You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.

NEW: As if it wasn't enough to be working for Dr. Oz, the nearly 7000 employees of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are now getting weekly emails from him hectoring them to eat less. This is from @leahfeiger.bsky.social

Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less “You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.

NEW: Dr. Oz is quite literally telling his federal employees to eat less.

“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.

Former DOGE Engineer Is Now Back in Government Sahil Lavingia, previously a DOGE operative at the Department of Veterans Affairs, is now a career employee at the IRS. He said at WIRED's Big Interview event that he expects to work there 10 years.

Sahil Lavingia, previously a DOGE operative at the Department of Veterans Affairs, is now a career employee at the IRS. He said at WIRED's Big Interview event that he expects to work there 10 years. www.wired.com/story/big-in...

David Hogg to Democratic Establishment: Get the Message or Get Voted Out At WIRED’s Big Interview event, the activist and organizer said he doesn’t “think the Chuck Schumers of the world understand” what’s coming for the party.

At WIRED’s Big Interview event, the activist and organizer said he doesn’t “think the Chuck Schumers of the world understand” what’s coming for the party. www.wired.com/story/big-in...

FBI Says DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Brian Cole Kept Buying Bomb Parts After January 6 The 30-year-old Virginia resident evaded capture for years after authorities discovered pipe bombs planted near buildings in Washington, DC, the day before the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

In January, as a podcaster, Dan Bongino called the J6 pipe bomber case an "inside job" by the FBI.

Today, as deputy director of the FBI, Bongino announced the arrest of the suspect without any mention of "inside job"

w/ @dell.bsky.social

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Mike Johnson works in secret to strip IVF health coverage from defense bill The speaker is working behind closed-doors to remove a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act that would mandate health coverage for in vitro fertilization for all active duty military.

🚨 My first SCOOP for @ms.now: Mike Johnson has secretly been working to tank a provision to mandate IVF coverage for active duty service members from the Defense Reauthorization Bill—even as Trump has pledged to expand access.

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The big takeaway from lawyers, volunteers, and advocates, is that the system has become tougher and more opaque than ever. If you're someone working to navigate these systems, or want to talk about how this moment in immigration policy is impacting you, you can find me on Signal at Vittoria89.82.

The Trump Administration Wants Immigrants to Self-Deport. It’s a Shit Show The Trump administration has been virtually begging immigrants in the US to self-deport, even offering money. But some immigrants say it’s been nearly impossible.

New from me for @wired.com's newsletter this week: The Trump administration has been pushing immigrants to leave. But even those who are trying--either via the CBP Home app or through what's known as "voluntary departure"--are finding it difficult to do so.

www.wired.com/story/trump-...

absolutely insane

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The Trump Administration Wants Immigrants to Self-Deport. It’s a Shit Show The Trump administration has been virtually begging immigrants in the US to self-deport, even offering money. But some immigrants say it’s been nearly impossible.

NEW: You've read a lot about immigrants kidnapped, forcibly detained, and held in ICE facilities -- what about the immigrants *trying* to leave the country? Turns out its wildly difficult for them too.

don't miss this from @telliotter.bsky.social:

this is so great!!! congrats andy!!!

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.

NEW: DOGE isn’t dead, despite recent reports.

Operatives are still rolling out coding tests, leading software pilots, and more.

w/ @telliotter.bsky.social
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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.

SCOOP from me + @makenakelly.bsky.social: despite recent reports, DOGE isn’t dead—it’s actually everywhere. @wired.com

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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.

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:

The WIRED Guide to Digital Opsec for Teens Practicing good “operations security” is essential to staying safe online. Here's a complete guide for teenagers (and anyone else) who wants to button up their digital lives.

ICYMI: This weekend, we published the @wired.com guide to digital opsec for teens (tho it applies to pretty much everyone!) We hope you and the kids in your life will read it and stay safe out there. No paywall! @lhn.bsky.social and JP Aumasson report: www.wired.com/story/digita...

The Hard-Left Shooters Leading a Gun Culture Revolution Earlier this year, I attended a shooting competition for queer, often trans, very online misfits. Then Charlie Kirk was killed.

NEW: After Donald Trump was elected again, I started talking to trans, leftist, and anarchist gun enthusiasts and YouTubers. I wanted to know how they felt about community defense when it feels like rights, particularly for trans folks, are being stripped away: www.wired.com/story/the-ha...

Screenshot of ProPublica article about ICE detaining immigrant kids that reads "In South Carolina, a Colombian family of five went to a government office for a fingerprinting appointment, only to have the parents detained while the children — ages 5, 11 and 15 — were sent into the shelter system for four months. In South Florida, a 17-year-old from Guatemala was taken into custody because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad after a traffic stop; his dad is deaf. In Maryland, a 17-year-old from Mexico ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn onto military property."

Since the start of this year, some 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE, according to government data — the highest number since recordkeeping began a decade ago. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

New Save Collective plans to continue holding future events and organizing gamers. The fight for these communities online is far from over. “Gaming wasn't kind of a random genre that we chose,” says Siggelkow. “We've been tracking anti-immigrant myths and disinformation digitally for years. We really grounded this campaign in a lot of data and research. This really is a space that is critical for immigration narrative.”

I spoke with people role-playing ICE raids in video games to help educate people on their rights and what to do in real-life situations. Tonight, they're holding an event in Fortnite www.wired.com/story/activi...

How Donald Trump Lost Control of the Epstein Spin Cycle Donald Trump has spent years benefiting from the QAnon's Jeffrey Epstein obsession. That’s all changing.

It is hard to overstate just how fringe QAnon was when Marjorie Taylor Greene began posting videos about it (it wasn't even called QAnon yet).

Now, eight years later, her anger at Trump over Epstein can be linked directly to her QAnon beliefs...

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Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.

NEW: For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.

read @telliotter.bsky.social:

NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.

The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.

The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.

Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.

A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro

www.propublica.org/article/andr...

We have to outlaw wildfire and invasive plant metaphors until someone can figure out what the hell is going on

would sell my kidney to get part 2 as fast as humanly possible

an even better outcome, in fact

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All MAGA Wanted Was the Epstein Files. Now They're Ignoring Them For years, MAGA influencers demanded the release of the Epstein files. Now that 20,000 documents have been released, many raising questions about Donald Trump, they're shrugging.

MAGA: "Release the Epstein files"

Trump: "No"

Congress: "Here are 20,000 documents with deeply troubling messages from Epstein about Trump."

MAGA: "It's a hoax"

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