Manisha Krishnan
@manishakrishnan.bsky.social
Emmy-winning journalist and
senior culture editor @wired.com | VICE News final girl (RIP) | tips: [email protected] or mkrishnan.79 on Signal
senior culture editor @wired.com | VICE News final girl (RIP) | tips: [email protected] or mkrishnan.79 on Signal
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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.
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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...
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Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content. www.wired.com/story/sex-wo...
Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content. www.wired.com/story/sex-wo...
any other journos feel like a naive fool after reading these Nuzzilizza drops? I'm always telling people this gig is way more boring and tedious than it seems, but apparently it is literally a House of Cards plot. It's done wonders for my cynicism levels though so that's cool
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
any other journos feel like a naive fool after reading these Nuzzilizza drops? I'm always telling people this gig is way more boring and tedious than it seems, but apparently it is literally a House of Cards plot. It's done wonders for my cynicism levels though so that's cool
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I am one of those coworkers. Grok called me something like a "garbage bin lumberjack" (fair) and criticized my (perfectly normal) posture. Hilarious. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I am one of those coworkers. Grok called me something like a "garbage bin lumberjack" (fair) and criticized my (perfectly normal) posture. Hilarious. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
You may have heard of the "DoorDash girl"—a driver who alleged a customer exposed himself and filmed it. Afterwards, many Black content creators saw AI-generated versions of themselves defending the customer on TikTok, though they'd said nothing about it: www.wired.com/story/the-vi...
The Viral ‘DoorDash Girl’ Saga Unearthed a Nightmare for Black Creators
A delivery driver posted a TikTok alleging she had been sexually assaulted by a customer. The deepfakes that followed reveal a growing digital blackface problem.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
You may have heard of the "DoorDash girl"—a driver who alleged a customer exposed himself and filmed it. Afterwards, many Black content creators saw AI-generated versions of themselves defending the customer on TikTok, though they'd said nothing about it: www.wired.com/story/the-vi...
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“It is comforting to know that money still can’t buy some things, including being a cool and funny human being“ —@manishakrishnan.bsky.social
Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“It is comforting to know that money still can’t buy some things, including being a cool and funny human being“ —@manishakrishnan.bsky.social
I don’t recommend yelling “more vulgar” repeatedly in your boss’ office
Let the record show: Shortly after Manisha attempted to “roast” me using Grok, I asked her to leave my office:
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I don’t recommend yelling “more vulgar” repeatedly in your boss’ office
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WIRED's @manishakrishnan.bsky.social has done the lord's work and tried this out at the office. It went ... about how you'd expect.
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
WIRED's @manishakrishnan.bsky.social has done the lord's work and tried this out at the office. It went ... about how you'd expect.
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SCOOP: I was one of the guinea pigs.
Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
SCOOP: I was one of the guinea pigs.
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Manisha doing God's work here to show just how desperate Musk is to be seen as funny....
Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Manisha doing God's work here to show just how desperate Musk is to be seen as funny....
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At least one of these anonymous coworkers sounds strikingly intelligent and well-dressed.
Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
At least one of these anonymous coworkers sounds strikingly intelligent and well-dressed.
Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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A must-read from @manishakrishnan.bsky.social
What do you do when you’re a gun-loving leftist who doesn’t fit into mainstream American gun culture?
That's a question @manishakrishnan.bsky.social set out to answer this summer when she attended a Brutality match, an inclusive firearms competition in Idaho.
That's a question @manishakrishnan.bsky.social set out to answer this summer when she attended a Brutality match, an inclusive firearms competition in Idaho.
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.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A must-read from @manishakrishnan.bsky.social
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First of all, beyond how great the content of this story is. I also love the way this story was allowed to be written. I was engaged throughout, and felt like I was on a ride of discovery with @manishakrishnan.bsky.social. Very dope piece
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...
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.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
First of all, beyond how great the content of this story is. I also love the way this story was allowed to be written. I was engaged throughout, and felt like I was on a ride of discovery with @manishakrishnan.bsky.social. Very dope piece
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Then in September, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed and the nature of the story @manishakrishnan.bsky.social was writing completely changed. Despite the fact that the suspect in Kirk's shooting, Tyler Robinson, is not trans, trans communities got a lot of blame from the right-wing rage machine.
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.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Then in September, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed and the nature of the story @manishakrishnan.bsky.social was writing completely changed. Despite the fact that the suspect in Kirk's shooting, Tyler Robinson, is not trans, trans communities got a lot of blame from the right-wing rage machine.
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Brutality matches are hosted by Karl Kasarda, who runs InRange TV, a YouTube channel that embraces the idea of the Second Amendment being for everybody, but especially minorities. Trans and queer people made up about a quarter of participants.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Brutality matches are hosted by Karl Kasarda, who runs InRange TV, a YouTube channel that embraces the idea of the Second Amendment being for everybody, but especially minorities. Trans and queer people made up about a quarter of participants.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
Reposted by Manisha Krishnan
What do you do when you’re a gun-loving leftist who doesn’t fit into mainstream American gun culture?
That's a question @manishakrishnan.bsky.social set out to answer this summer when she attended a Brutality match, an inclusive firearms competition in Idaho.
That's a question @manishakrishnan.bsky.social set out to answer this summer when she attended a Brutality match, an inclusive firearms competition in Idaho.
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.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
What do you do when you’re a gun-loving leftist who doesn’t fit into mainstream American gun culture?
That's a question @manishakrishnan.bsky.social set out to answer this summer when she attended a Brutality match, an inclusive firearms competition in Idaho.
That's a question @manishakrishnan.bsky.social set out to answer this summer when she attended a Brutality match, an inclusive firearms competition in Idaho.
Reposted by Manisha Krishnan
Incredible reporting and storytelling from @manishakrishnan.bsky.social, who started working on this story before Charlie Kirk was assassinated:
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.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Incredible reporting and storytelling from @manishakrishnan.bsky.social, who started working on this story before Charlie Kirk was assassinated:
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...
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.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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...
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my first time guest hosting @wired.com's Uncanny Valley Podcast this week with @manishakrishnan.bsky.social and @snackfight.bsky.social this week was a real trip (the good kind!)
open.spotify.com/episode/4O40...
open.spotify.com/episode/4O40...
Can Tech Get Rid of Bad Trips?
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November 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
my first time guest hosting @wired.com's Uncanny Valley Podcast this week with @manishakrishnan.bsky.social and @snackfight.bsky.social this week was a real trip (the good kind!)
open.spotify.com/episode/4O40...
open.spotify.com/episode/4O40...
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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...
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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...
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Incredible headline.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Incredible headline.
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I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
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The letter adds that site-based age verification methods have “failed to achieve their primary objective: protecting minors from accessing age-inappropriate material online.”
🔗 www.wired.com/story/pornhu...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/pornhu...
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The letter adds that site-based age verification methods have “failed to achieve their primary objective: protecting minors from accessing age-inappropriate material online.”
🔗 www.wired.com/story/pornhu...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/pornhu...
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EXCLUSIVE: In letters sent to Apple, Google, and Microsoft this week, Pornhub’s parent company urged the tech giants to support device-based age verification in their app stores and across their operating systems, WIRED has learned. www.wired.com/story/pornhu...
Pornhub Is Urging Tech Giants to Enact Device-Based Age Verification
The company sent letters to Apple, Google, and Microsoft pushing for an alternative way to keep minors from viewing porn, as US and UK laws have caused its traffic to plummet.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
EXCLUSIVE: In letters sent to Apple, Google, and Microsoft this week, Pornhub’s parent company urged the tech giants to support device-based age verification in their app stores and across their operating systems, WIRED has learned. www.wired.com/story/pornhu...
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An app founded by Mormon students is helping ‘gooners’ who use porn compulsively to turn off their screens. But porn advocates maintain that government controls on porn are part of an age-old war on self-pleasure
New for WIRED (h/t @manishakrishnan.bsky.social)
www.wired.com/story/young-...
New for WIRED (h/t @manishakrishnan.bsky.social)
www.wired.com/story/young-...
Young Mormons Built an App to Help Men Quit Gooning
The Relay app allows users to track their porn-free streaks and get group support. Its creators say they’re taking a stand against porn and AI erotica.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
An app founded by Mormon students is helping ‘gooners’ who use porn compulsively to turn off their screens. But porn advocates maintain that government controls on porn are part of an age-old war on self-pleasure
New for WIRED (h/t @manishakrishnan.bsky.social)
www.wired.com/story/young-...
New for WIRED (h/t @manishakrishnan.bsky.social)
www.wired.com/story/young-...