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BREAKING: ICE is preparing to deploy tactical units to five cities run by Democratic leaders, according to two sources familiar with the planning of future ICE operations.

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me: in cheers frasier said his dad was dead but then when sam visited him in seattle he had to explain that he was lying because their relationship was strained but to me the weirder thing is he never mentioned niles to anyone at cheers the federal soldier being unlawfully quartered in my home: ok

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BREAKING: The enforcement chief at America’s consumer watchdog is quitting, ProPublica has learned. Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/

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relevant: www.wired.com/story/what-t...

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Check out this excerpt of STUPID TV, BE MORE FUNNY on @Slate. In which the Fox censor tries to stop Mr. Burns from saying "genitalia." “Calling specific attention to a man’s sex organs in this way would be certain to offend and anger many viewers." slate.com/culture/2025...

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One of the greatest tragedies of the gutting of the federal government is the loss of dedicated scientists who chose to work in public service for the benefit of the American people. This letter is both incredibly brave and a testament to their integrity. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

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Happy Pub day to my friend @greenwell.bsky.social who I am forced to admit has written an incredible book that will make you hate private equity even more than you already do bookshop.org/a/1175/97800...

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It's a politically fraught time to launch a telehealth startup focused on coaching people to stop taking antidepressants—but Outro is doing it anyways: www.wired.com/story/taperi...

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one of the greatest to ever do it www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Over the weekend, Waymo vehicles were set on fire during the ICE protests, which saw officers deploying tear gas and shooting rubber bullets at protesters. Last year, we covered why EV battery fires can be more intense than traditional car fires. An explainer: www.wired.com/story/ev-bat...

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I wrote about how some tech bros aim to use tribal sovereignty to create a crypto-friendly economic zone—and the broader goals of the tech Network State movement to create new deregulated places with their own rules. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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We are actively reporting on multiple attacks against journalists covering protests in LA — including assaults, equipment damage, and other press freedom violations.

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Death is only a launching into the region of the strange Untried

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This is shocking. I directly worked on designing the integration and protections of CityKey. It was designed to provide an ID, be a transit card, library and discount card. It was to never create a digital record while being compatible with state and city laws. Subpoena-proof.

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New: A DOGE staffer developed an AI tool to review Veterans Affairs contracts. But there was a slight hitch. It hallucinated the size of those deals. For example, it concluded that more than a thousand contracts were each worth $34M, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.

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BREAKING: Judge Burroughs grants a temporary restraining order blocking Trump’s effort to block foreign students from attending Harvard. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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just leaving this here www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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Twitter right now

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everything is securities fraud www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake

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Okay, I love this so much, but please slow it down by like 10%

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NEW — Inside details on the Elon-Trump breakup currently unfolding: “If [Musk] actually successfully gets any votes switched to tank this bill and kills it,” a senior Trumpworld strategist tells WIRED, “then I think at that point he’s fucking dead to Donald Trump.” www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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FIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!! www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas? LUTNICK: Generally 10% DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8% LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America

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Immigrants detained at the Krome Detention Center in Florida are protesting being held in deplorable conditions by making a giant SOS sign that can be seen from above.

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Palantir is leading the charge to remake military contracting so newer tech companies get far more lucrative arms contracts. This week @sambiddle.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss the tech industry’s effort to become the new military industrial complex. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/279_...

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First in @semafor.com: UnitedHealth is suing the Guardian over its recent report claiming that the company “secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers.” www.semafor.com/article/06/0...

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NEWS The Trump admin must facilitate the ability of immigrants incarcerated in an El Salvador prison to seek habeas relief, Judge Boasberg ruled, denouncing the Kafka-esque dystopia into which the men were "plunged." Here's the introduction. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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fight! fight! fight! www.wired.com/story/trumpw...

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might have to get a britbox trial for this

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joining @majorityreport.bsky.social in a few to chat palantir, doge, etc. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW1U...

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Big Balls is here to stay :/ SCOOP from @makenakelly.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/big-ba...

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Today for @wired.com (!): You're not ready for the next generation of scammers. What happens when AI tools get so sophisticated that even real-time video calls can't be trusted? www.wired.com/story/youre-...

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the TACO strategy, while satisfying, strikes me as liberal accelerationism— goad the maniac into fully breaking the economy

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As part of @wired.com's YOU'RE NOT READY series, I put together a little primer about what a major cyberattack on the U.S. electric grid would look like. www.wired.com/story/youre-...

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Things aren't great right now... totally understand the impulse to seek out feel-good news... BUT if you're going the opposite route and want to read about the many, many ways things can get worse.... have we got a package for you! www.wired.com/youre-not-re...

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I spoke to Google Deepmind CEO and Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis on post-AGI, abundance, the future of search, and his lifelong quest to decode reality. www.wired.com/story/google...

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DOGE is now reviewing every NIH grant that goes out, I reported last week. That review is AI-driven and is screening for DEI, trans health, China, vaccine hesitancy, and the institutions to whom Trump has blocked funding, @hannahnatanson.bsky.social reports. Gift link: wapo.st/3HhnPSt

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I am now fascinated with the world of dark web psychedelics. If you've sold significant quantities on the dark web (or elsewhere) of LSD, psilocybin, DMT, MDMA, ketamine etc. (or know someone who did) and would be willing to talk, I'm Andy.01 on Signal. Anonymity granted on request!

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(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency's head said during a briefing that he hadn't been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/

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My “No People Will Not Literally Die From This Bill” T-Shirt has people asking questions …

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ever hear a more wretched phrase than "AI-powered political fanfiction"? www.semafor.com/article/05/2...

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