Israel Is Targeting Lebanese Paramedics. Here’s How Phones Keep Rescue Moving As ambulances and hospitals come under attack, Lebanon’s medics are relying on phones, local knowledge and fragile networks to keep rescue moving.

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The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden's Surveillance Machine Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

For @wired.com’s April cover, we take you inside Madison Square Garden’s surveillance machine — which has allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

Revelatory work from @noahshachtman.bsky.social & @robertsilverman.bsky.social that I’m proud to publish and urge you to read.

MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged Conspiracy theories about the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting have ramped up in recent weeks as once steadfast Trump supporters turn on the president.

NEW:

Much of MAGA is now convinced that the Trump assassination attempt in Butler, PA was staged

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AI Drafting My Stories? Over My Dead Body AI-assisted writing is creeping into newsrooms under the guise of efficiency. But the tradeoff may be more profound than publishers are willing to admit.

"A lot of people were unhappy to read about this development, particularly those like me whose keyboards are dripping with blood." @stevenlevy.bsky.social @wired.com

NEW: Here's the video @wired.com made of me and @awinston.bsky.social discussing this investigation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d73...

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history.

A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history. www.wired.com/story/border...

I Took RFK Jr.’s Advice and Ate Nothing but High-Protein Foods for a Week From forcing down chewy, bacon-flavored Man Cereal to vomiting at the office, buying into the MAHA protein craze was a challenging endeavor.

Praying for @milesklee.bsky.social post "bleak week of greasy meat and protein-infused seltzers". The bull shot would have finished me off. 🤢

The Ghosts of Al-Shifa Hospital Months into a supposed ceasefire in Gaza, doctors still have to smuggle in basic medical supplies—and treat new casualties of war.

“It started with gauze” 💔

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Our second, and might I add CHILLING, cover for the @wired.com WAR MACHINE issue. Plus, this terrifying report on a family who hid out from ICE for six months www.wired.com/story/get-do...

One of two covers for @wired.com's latest issue: THE WAR MACHINE.

Read the incredibly powerful reports from the front lines, at home and abroad here. We're publishing stories all week. www.wired.com/tag/war-mach...

Hassan Took a Bike Ride. Now He's One of the Thousands Missing in Gaza In a place denied access to basic forensic technology—and where people disappear into Israeli detention—the fate of thousands remains unknown. One of them is an autistic teenager.

"For the loved ones of the missing, this state of mass irresolution can amount to a lived experience of profound, frenetic, risky restlessness." @wired.com

War Is Here WIRED reports from the front lines, at home and abroad.

NEW digital special: THE WAR MACHINE

Read these incredibly powerful @wired.com reports from the front lines, at home and abroad.

If you're at an airport today, we'd LOVE to know what it's like interacting with ICE instead of TSA. You can DM me or find me on Signal at Vittoria89.82.

Iran War Puts Global Energy Markets on the Brink of a Worst-Case Scenario One expert says that the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be not recessionary, but depressionary.

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NEW @wired.it Eternal Life Project issue out in the wild 🫀

The Future of Iran’s Internet Is More Uncertain Than Ever Iran’s internet shutdown has reduced connectivity by 99 percent, with air strikes likely causing additional outages, and few workarounds remaining.

Iran’s internet shutdown has reduced connectivity by 99 percent, with air strikes likely causing additional outages, and few workarounds remaining. www.wired.com/story/the-fu...

How Each Gulf Country Is Intercepting Iranian Missiles and Drones As missiles and drones cross the region’s skies, the Gulf’s layered air-defense networks—from THAAD to Patriot batteries—are being tested in real time.

As missiles and drones cross the region’s skies, the Gulf’s layered air-defense networks—from THAAD to Patriot batteries—are being tested in real time. www.wired.com/story/how-ea...

The Controversies Finally Caught Up to Kristi Noem Donald Trump said he would replace the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Noem’s tenure was marked by aggressive anti-immigration tactics and ICE and CBP’s killing of two US protesters.

ICYMI: After a tenure marked by controversy and a contentious week of Congressional hearings, secretary Kristi Noem is out as head of the Department of Homeland Security. www.wired.com/story/the-co...

The 5 Big ‘Known Unknowns’ of Donald Trump’s New War With Iran The all-out air assault on the Islamic Republic might be the biggest gamble of the president’s career.

This is @vermontgmg.bsky.social on the “known unknowns” of Trump’s war with Iran for @wired.com. If you didn't know, now you know.

What Happens if Iran Shuts Down the Strait of Hormuz? The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most sensitive pressure points in the global economy. Conflict in Iran could put it at risk indefinitely.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most sensitive pressure points in the global economy. Conflict in Iran could put it at risk indefinitely.
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Hacked Prayer App Sends “Surrender” Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli Strikes As Israeli airstrikes hit Tehran this morning, millions of Iranians received mysterious push notifications saying that “help is on the way”, promising amnesty if they surrender.

"Shortly after the first set of explosions, Iranians received bursts of notifications on their phones, not from the government advising caution, but from a prayer timing app called ‘BadeSaba Calendar’ which has been downloaded 5 million times from the Google Play Store." - @wired.com Middle East

Inside the System That Intercepted Missiles Over the UAE Today As Iranian missiles targeted US-linked sites across the Gulf, the UAE’s missile shield was activated in real time.

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United States and Israeli forces have launched military strikes against Iran, with President Donald Trump calling the attacks a “major combat operation” against the Iranian regime.

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Plestia Alaqad: When the Internet Goes Dark, the Truth Goes With It Plestia Alaqad on bearing witness, the fragile power of social media and why documenting lived reality matters more than ever.

"Killing journalists means killing and silencing the truth."

Read this powerful interview with Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad, whose online dispatches from Gaza helped change public perception - especially in the west - about what was unfolding on the ground:

An FBI ‘Asset’ Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years A staffer of the Incognito dark web market was secretly controlled by the FBI—and still allegedly approved the sale of fentanyl-tainted pills, including those from a dealer linked to a confirmed death.

A staffer of the Incognito dark web market was secretly controlled by the FBI—and still allegedly approved the sale of fentanyl-tainted pills, including those from a dealer linked to a confirmed death. www.wired.com/story/an-fbi...

Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to CBP Agents Sparked a DOJ Probe Documents say customs officers in the US Virgin Islands had friendly relationships with Epstein years after his 2008 conviction, showing how the infamous sex offender tried to cultivate allies.

NEW: @regret.bsky.social spoke with one of the CBP agents who, among other things, revealed that he accidentally went on a blind date with the mother of one of the FBI agents who interviewed him. www.wired.com/story/jeffre...

DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform—after dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition.

NEW: DHS plans to build a giant, centralized biometrics platform that lets it search faces, fingerprints, and irises across all its agencies, including ICE, CBP, the Secret Service, and more. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/dhs-wa...

Plestia Alaqad: When the Internet Goes Dark, the Truth Goes With It Plestia Alaqad on bearing witness, the fragile power of social media and why documenting lived reality matters more than ever.

“Injustice is super loud. Justice needs to be louder.” - Plestia Alaqad

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