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RFK Jr. Has Assembled His Anti-Vax Conspiracy Squad
AM: RFK Jr.’s campaign, as you wrote about, has been very aware of sort of appealing to online spaces. One
Continue readingThe Real Reason Some Abortion Pill Patients Go to the ER
Today the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in a consequential case that threatens to curb access
Continue readingThe Mayor of London Enters the Bullshit Cinematic Universe
Political violence is returning to the UK, bursting out of the morass of conspiracy and extremism online. There is at
Continue readingTrump’s Truth Social Is Going Public
Former president Donald Trump’s Truth Social, a shameless Twitter clone, is set to become a publicly traded company as soon
Continue readingA Topsy-Turvy Online Election | WIRED
Hey, everyone! Welcome to the first edition of the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter. I’m Makena Kelly, a senior politics writer
Continue readingSinking Section 702 Wiretap Program Offered One Last Lifeboat
A bill introduced by senators Dick Durbin and Mike Lee to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance program is the fifth
Continue readingHow a TikTok Ban Would Play Out
Lauren Goode: Makena, as our guest of honor and in-house TikTok expert, what’s your recommendation? Makena Kelly: Oh, man. I
Continue readingRobert F. Kennedy Jr. Targets a Generation of Politically Disaffected, Extremely Online Men
In his continued quest to become either the president of the United States or else a very interesting footnote to
Continue readingThe House Passed the Bill That Could Ban TikTok—and It Wasn’t Close
This morning, the US House of Representatives voted to essentially ban TikTok, unless Chinese-owned Bytedance divests from the app entirely.
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