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NEW A month ago, Candace Owens travelled to Moscow to praise Russia. Last week, Laura Loomer's arrive in Kyiv to praise Ukraine. This is just the latest front in the MAGA Civil War www.wired.com/story/laura-...
Laura Loomer’s Reversal on Ukraine Stirs Up the MAGA Civil WarDonald Trump’s base has been increasingly spilt. Laura Loomer’s sudden embrace of Ukraine has only widened that divide.www.wired.com
The film's director directly appealed to the far-right as part of his media tour for the film as well.
Alex KaplanAs part of a media tour for his new film "Citizen Vigilante," director Uwe Boll earlier this month went on white nationalist Kevin DeAnna's podcast to promote the film, where Boll claimed that “Islamistic migrants … don't adjust” and “want to take over.” My latest:
Mike Lindell, endorsed by Trump, told me he doesn't know why the Minnesota GOP is attacking him "They're just afraid because I'm friends with Donald Trump? I don't know, it's just kind of crazy, but that's their choice. The Minnesota GOP should be ashamed.” www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Endorsed the MyPillow Guy as Minnesota Governor. The State GOP Isn’t Buying ItAfter Trump publicly backed pillow salesman turned election denier Mike Lindell for governor of Minnesota, the local GOP pushed back strongly.www.wired.comNEW Mike Lindell spent years pushing wild conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being stolen Trump rewarded him by endorsing his run for governor of Minnesota The Minnesota GOP is pissed, believing Lindell has zero chance of defeating Amy Klobuchar in November www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Endorsed the MyPillow Guy as Minnesota Governor. The State GOP Isn’t Buying ItAfter Trump publicly backed pillow salesman turned election denier Mike Lindell for governor of Minnesota, the local GOP pushed back strongly.www.wired.com
I knew WIRED had great sourcing but I didn't know they could talk to people in Hell who recently popped like a balloon.
David GilbertNEW "The deep state is shitting a brick right now" - Alex Jones Election deniers are ignoring the lack of proof released during Trump's speech last night and claiming instead it paves the way for him to declare the Insurrection Act www.wired.com/story/conspi...
NEW: The group behind the crackpot election denial pseudo-documentary 2000 Mules is back with a new one that sounds every bit as addlepated; @davidgilbert.bsky.social has the scoop!
The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy FilmTrue the Vote is working with a Detroit pastor to produce a new documentary called Trap, based on claims that have already been thrown out in court.www.wired.com
NEW: Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act "He will invoke the Insurrection Act and save the Republic." read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection ActElection deniers have spent years promoting the idea that the 2020 election was stolen. They believe Donald Trump’s speech finally proves them right.www.wired.comNEW "The deep state is shitting a brick right now" - Alex Jones Election deniers are ignoring the lack of proof released during Trump's speech last night and claiming instead it paves the way for him to declare the Insurrection Act www.wired.com/story/conspi...
Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection ActElection deniers have spent years promoting the idea that the 2020 election was stolen. They believe Donald Trump’s speech finally proves them right.www.wired.comSCOOP True the Vote, the election denial group behind the debunked 2000 Mules "documentary"—that questioned the 2020 election results—are coming out with a new documentary next month called Trap that will make more baseless allegations about voter fraud www.wired.com/story/the-gr...
The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy FilmTrue the Vote is working with a Detroit pastor to produce a new documentary called Trap, based on claims that have already been thrown out in court.www.wired.comLooking at the response to the Trump speech on elections last night and to all of those shouting about "revelations" about China's plans to influence the 2020 election, I'd like to remind them that China is TERRIBLE at online influence operations www.wired.com/story/china-...
Why China Is So Bad at DisinformationChina’s state-sponsored disinformation campaign has been running at a massive scale for seven years—but no one is looking at it.www.wired.comRead our reporting that led to this lawsuit www.wired.com/story/madiso...
Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay CelebritiesAn MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”www.wired.comWIREDA statement from WIRED leadership.
The Government is sending officials to a summit in Washington on Thursday organised by US secretary of state Marco Rubio to address “antifa” and “far-left terrorism”. Various other countries seem to be giving it a wide berth www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Irish diplomats to attend Trump’s ‘antifa terrorism’ summit in WashingtonUnclear how many countries will send foreign ministers to summit aimed at addressing ‘far-left terrorism’www.irishtimes.com
Step 1: Quietly put face recognition code on millions of phones Step 2: Insist that you could not possibly answer any questions about that face recognition feature because it "doesn't exist" Step 3: Have your CTO describe the face recognition in great detail on a podcast. from @couts.bsky.social
Here’s the Truth About Whether Meta’s NameTag Face Recognition Tech ‘Exists’Since WIRED reported on Meta’s NameTag face recognition system, company executives have made confusing and conflicting remarks about its very existence.www.wired.com
A movie depicting a vigilante murdering migrants has become a hit with white supremacists. Extremists have praised the film's anti-migrant violence, urged followers to see it as a blueprint, and celebrated it as the "feel-good movie of white-boy summer." From @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
White Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New MovieDescribed as the “feel-good movie of white-boy summer” by one extremist, the movie ‘Citizen Vigilante’ has been hailed by the far right as a way to convert moderates to their cause.www.wired.com