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Senior writer for WIRED covering the Trump White House & GOP. Author of the Inner Loop newsletter. Emergency backup hockey writer. FR/EN 🇫🇷 https://www.wired.com/author/jake-lahut/ (Signal: Leak2Lahut.26)

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · Jul 23

Introducing my new premium newsletter for
@wired.com, Inner Loop.

This inaugural edition is right in the wheelhouse of what you can expect — the intersection of Trumpworld and Silicon Valley billionaires — but if you'll indulge me in a thread on our new subscription.. www.wired.com/story/peter-...

The GOP's Message for Tech Billionaires: Be Like Peter Thiel

One lesson Republican insiders took away from Elon Musk's spectacular flameout? Be wary of billionaires who love the spotlight.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 31m

yeah, he's talked about spirituality and his very particular relationship with Christianity since the Butler assassination attempt, but the heaven and hell stuff is very new

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 34m

It's certainly one of the more interesting emergent ticks we've seen from the president in either this term or the first one

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 36m

Trump says a lot of weird and concerning stuff that people just kind of shrug at but right now I’m stuck on how he keeps insisting he’s going to hell

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 37m

Sometimes you come across the perfect tweet

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 2h

from the outside it definitely seems like the hardest one to alter in any shape or form. also, people love their CBS Mornings programming!!

Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 2h

"If we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr"
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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 2h

Save this one for later

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 3h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

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Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 3h

Just stumbled into a somewhat unexpected Fox News segment about Bari Weiss taking over at CBS.

Kayleigh McEneny says Weiss should "reduce 60 Minutes to zero minutes," and it got less serious from there

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 6h

On Platner's crowds, Maine journalist @aseitzwald.bsky.social says, "I talked to state senators and reps who’ve been around for a long time. They said that the closest they could think of is Bernie Sanders or Obama ...presidential level."

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 6h

If you wanna get your full Andy Greenberg fix this morning, I highly highly highly recommend checking out this video.

Did you know you can hack a poker card shuffling machine? It's a whole vibe www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ20...

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 6h

Look, the Afrikaners are ready to step up to the plate

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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 18h

Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users' phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: www.wired.com/story/satell... 🧵👇

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 6h

8. Bezos' ex-wife, McKenzie Scott, has donated more than 4x as much as Bezos since their divorce.

Jeff Bezos Can’t Give Away His Money

Maybe he should ask his ex-wife.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 17h

October Monday Night Football and MLB playoffs is something very American and something to cherish

Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 17h

This is the first time I can recall where I’ve opened up my chronological feed on here to find some robust sports posting 🥲

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 19h

Secretary Pete Hegseth's press policy will receive just one signatory according to my current tally—from OAN. For context, there are more than 100 journalists who are members of the Pentagon Press Association. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 21h

Some interesting comparable examples in this piece I worked on (where Talarico is also mentioned).

Talarico & McMorrow would definitely fit this, in terms of the Senate candidates mentioned here www.wired.com/story/wired-...

The 22 Very Online Upstarts Changing the Face of Politics

Introducing WIRED’s 2025 Political Power Users—the creators, podcasters, and pundits who will blow up the next electoral era.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jeffies on Marjorie Taylor Greene: "It does seem to many of us that she's had a surprisingly enlightened few weeks."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 1d

What to call the experience of seeing 60 Minutes lay out a Laura Loomer mega tweet, in side-by-side unfolding screenshots suitable for television, just to explain how Timothy Haugh got fired from the NSA and how that has serious implications for cybersecurity

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 1d

Should be a fun next couple of days to have nostrils if you live in Gowanus

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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 2d

For the latest @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with @jakelahut.writes.news about the Ellisons, who are gobbling up media and tech power at an astounding clip. They’re also likely to play a much larger role in shaping post-war Gaza than most people realize. Listen:

Authoritarianism, but Make It Look Normal. Plus, the Family Taking Over American Media. | On the Media | WNYC Studios

The Supreme Court has returned to the bench and is poised to hear major cases on tariffs and federal firings. On this week’s On the Media, how a century-old legal theory may help us u...

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 2d

Coming up for a couple of segments on MSNBC at the top of the hour

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 3d

I spoke with physicians who have treated presidents and VPs about Trump's return visit to Walter Reed — and they had questions.

“The answer that this was just part of his usual annual, or semi-annual visit, is disingenuous,” @jreinermd.bsky.social told me.

Trump is in ‘excellent’ health, White House says, amid questions about second exam

Outside physicians asked why the president was making a return trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, six months after undergoing medical tests.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 3d

I’ll be going on MSNBC for a couple of segments at the top of the hour

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 3d

But one thing I’ve noticed is that Trump’s travel has been shorter & generally diminished as the term has gone along. The Alaska summit, the pope’s funeral, and the UK trip have been the big ones