Uli Hellmann
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NEW: Palantir is helping DOGE with a massive IRS data project.
@makenakelly.bsky.social has the scoop:
@makenakelly.bsky.social has the scoop:
Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project
For the last three days, DOGE and a handful of Palantir representatives, along with dozens of career IRS engineers, have been collaborating to build a "mega API," WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
NEW: Palantir is helping DOGE with a massive IRS data project.
@makenakelly.bsky.social has the scoop:
@makenakelly.bsky.social has the scoop:
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Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
www.wired.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Even though we've already spoken to >150 sources for this story and others, I would still love to connect with any federal workers or folks with insight into DOGE.
You can be anonymous.
Signal: makenakelly.32
You can be anonymous.
Signal: makenakelly.32
NEW: The WIRED crew takes you inside the first 6 weeks of DOGE, laying out in great detail how Elon Musk installed loyalists across government who gained access to our country's most sensitive computer systems.
“This is a digital coup,” one USAID source told me.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
“This is a digital coup,” one USAID source told me.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Even though we've already spoken to >150 sources for this story and others, I would still love to connect with any federal workers or folks with insight into DOGE.
You can be anonymous.
Signal: makenakelly.32
You can be anonymous.
Signal: makenakelly.32
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Protesting is a right of all Americans under the first amendment. That said, If you're thinking about joining a protest near you, there are some crucial factors to consider in order to stay safe. Our guide from 2022:
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning on hitting the streets, this guide may be of some assistance.
wrd.cm
March 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Protesting is a right of all Americans under the first amendment. That said, If you're thinking about joining a protest near you, there are some crucial factors to consider in order to stay safe. Our guide from 2022:
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How to protect democracies from falsehoods?
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
How to protect democracies from falsehoods? By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills
“If anyone with a smartphone can publish, they should also be able to verify,” argue Bellingcat’s founder Eliot Higgins and Dr Natalie Martin in this piece.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
March 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
How to protect democracies from falsehoods?
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
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Naturally…
Trump is asked who his favourite Irish person is and names Conor McGregor, who was found by the Irish High Court to have assaulted and raped a woman in December 2018.
March 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Naturally…
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Just updated our guide to using Signal. If you aren't already on Signal, this will get you up to speed. Also, you should be using Signal—there's no time like this very second! www.wired.com/story/signal...
How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging
The best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about.
www.wired.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Just updated our guide to using Signal. If you aren't already on Signal, this will get you up to speed. Also, you should be using Signal—there's no time like this very second! www.wired.com/story/signal...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social On billionaires polluting our politics, we need more scrutiny of Peter Thiel/Palantir's infiltration of UK govt departments and public services, especially as government set to 'mainline AI into the veins of the nation.
March 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social On billionaires polluting our politics, we need more scrutiny of Peter Thiel/Palantir's infiltration of UK govt departments and public services, especially as government set to 'mainline AI into the veins of the nation.