Leah Feiger
@leahfeiger
director of politics and science @wired.com, co-host of Uncanny Valley (available wherever you get your podcasts!) -- signal leahfeiger.86 with tips
ok Trump's speech was serious and the fear mongering is nothing to laugh at, but as I'm perusing all the documents the White House released I love being reminded that the federal government's doc names resemble everyone's high school papers mybigplan_final_REALLYFINAL
It was a privilege to accept the Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism with @katie-drummond.bsky.social and @timmarchman.bsky.social for @wired.com’s DOGE coverage last night! Our team uncovered a government takeover in real-time, and our reporting was unparalleled-an honor to have that recognized!
there are so many details in here that I want to call your attention to (go read the piece!!) but this in particular gets me:
touched grass (water) this weekend and let me tell you it is good to log off sometimes and dive with sharks
Sam Altman’s statement on OpenAI’s agreement with the Department of Defense, *hours* before the US attacked Iran:
this is absolutely mind bogglingly horrific and also so so so predictable.
was your visa revoked? or do you know someone impacted by this decision? @wired.com wants to know -- feel free to signal me at leahfeiger.86
ok if you’ve made it this far in the thread please enjoy this RARE photo of me and @timmarchman.bsky.social in the office in February circa 11pm or so the night that we published one of our many ridiculous scoops of this year. there’s no one I’d rather do this with than Tim. endlessly grateful!!
this is from me and @timmarchman.bsky.social for @wired.com: these texts (and the context around them) are some of the wildest ones I've read from the House Oversight Committee drop.
we've updated this story with a statement from Nancy Mace's rep and you should read it:
The suspected shooter also appears to be the director of security patrols at a security company in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
With obituaries of DOGE and Elon Musk's political career circulating prematurely, @brbarrett.bsky.social is must read: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
I spoke with @maddow.msnbc.com last night about this story — and it really became a (very kind!) testament to the work that all of my brilliant colleagues have been doing at @wired.com over the last few months. Very proud to be part of this team, and we’re not going anywhere!
go check out our charts to really get why, if Elon Musk is America's CEO, DOGE is the Silicon Valley executive branch:
Inbox from the GSA press team: HHS, Dept of Ed, and GSA have ‘announced a comprehensive review of Columbia University’s federal contracts and grants in light of ongoing investigations for potential violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.’
there are so many things happening right now but I just wanted to call your attention to this really really cute hammerhead shark I saw this weekend I love it so much
fantastic conversation between @laurengoode.bsky.social and @mcuban.bsky.social at the @wired.com big interview event in SF— www.youtube.com/live/w81zSEs... (livestream here!)