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Jake is one of the best and I’ll really miss working with him — whoever gets to work with him next is very lucky!

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.

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...

Meet the Palestinian Teens Trying to Win Robotics Gold Next week, five teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions. The goal? To win—and then teach STEM to their peers displaced by the Isra...

Next week, 5 teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions.

The goal? To win—and teach STEM to their peers displaced by Israel's war and occupation of Palestine.

A special oral history for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/meet-t...

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

Just want to note that 70 percent of soy and 40 percent of corn grown in the US is used for animal feed, so maybe we could think about possibly cutting back on eating animals? Just throwing that out there.

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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Not Jane!! 😢

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Saw Hegseth, and as a former service member, here's my two cents.
He sounded exactly like a dude who has a chip on his shoulder because of a few unsavory reports made against him during his time in. Now he has the reins, and he's trying to make it easier to fail up rather than facing consequences.

You can hear them being called to attention at the end there. No one is going to clap while standing at attention, but possibly after they were told 'at ease.'

Nothing in the parenting books prepared me for having my Sims' intricate little worlds devastated by the lawless vampire families my 14-year-old moved into MULTIPLE neighborhoods.

A 12-step illustrated guide to hand washing with text taken from Dune’s “fear is the mind killer” riff

How to wash yr hands

Honestly wishing hell was more hellfire and homies, less technofascism

Something beautiful is happening in Brooklyn, New York this week.

A blue Muppet mouse in a pumpkin costume

Anxiety flavor: pumpkin spice

She Fought the Far Right Online for Years. Now She Wants to Do It in Congress Kat Abughazaleh, 26, made her name swatting down right-wing talking points on social media. Now she’s hoping internet fame can propel her to Congress.

26-year-old @katmabu.bsky.social made her name swatting down right-wing talking points on social media. Now she’s hoping internet fame can propel her to Congress.

“I just couldn’t watch it anymore. I thought, fuck it, I’m going to run.”

From our politics issue:

Huge week here @wired.com as we're rolling out our Politics Issue. First up, check out this cover, which we're also posting all over cities across the US.

UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe UC Berkeley gave the Trump administration the names of 160 students, faculty and staff and details on their “potential connection to reports of alleged antisemitism” — sparking due-process...

Reporting members of the UC Berkeley community to the government is reminiscent of the McCarthy era, when lives and careers were ruined merely because a person’s name showed up on a list.

It's so easy to get lost in despair right now. Big plug for angry exertion. Walking, running, lifting, punching the air. All fair game.

Screenshot since it won't embed. You can follow this Palestinian journalist on Instagram @nahed_hajjaj99.

This is a baby, whose leg was nearly severed in an explosion. There is a graphic video to this too. It's also horrific. It's also shocking and tragic.

We're living in a fucking nightmare.

Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Death Extremists and an anonymously run website are posting identifying details about people accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.

NEW: Right-wing extremists and an anonymously run website are targeting people for allegedly celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder - and posting identifying details about people accused online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.

read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:

Charlie Kirk Shot at Utah Valley University Event Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk was shot at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. The suspect is in custody.

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All the President’s Tech CEOs At a White House dinner Thursday night, America’s tech executives put on an uncanny display of fealty to Donald Trump.

Every time the Apple event cut back to Tim Cook, I couldn’t help but think about his recent visit to the White House and the utter sycophancy of his demeanor, as well as all the other tech CEOs.

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Sometimes you're just having a Monday morning and then Sam Cooke comes on and you're having a religious experience instead.

Tried ChatGPT for the first time. Went in guns blazing with questions about energy usage and ethics. Came out with a new vegan cream cheese recipe to try.
We're probably all doomed.

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They get to just word salad all over people's rights while pretending like nothing is different.