For WIRED, I wrote about how TikTok isn't the same app that Trump first tried to ban in 2020. The platform has completely transformed since then, and the implications of getting rid of it have changed too wired.com/story/senate-v…

Opening statements in the Trump criminal trial, sketched by Isabelle Brourman for New York Magazine:

like aww the girthmaster wants to buy his mom a house and help her retire

i hope the girthmaster knows his biggest fans are a group of lesbian roommates in los angeles. none of us are into him, we just find him endearing

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Kari Lake is endorsed by Jacob Hoffman, who has just been indicted as part of the fake elector scheme.

BREAKING: Arizona prosecutors have charged 11 fake electors for their roles in efforts to subvert the 2020 election. mcusercontent.com/cc1fad182b6d6f…

Be honest: Did tech companies just rebrand 'algorithm' as AI?

You can order Project Texas or Tide Pod Sour cocktails at the Federation for American Innovation event tonight

You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

And of course, TikTok swings back. Great story from Makena Kelly and Tori Elliott wired.com/story/tiktok-b…

Can the First Amendment Save TikTok?

Tori Elliott and I spoke to a bunch of experts to find out!
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Breaking! Biden just signed a law that gives TikTok an ultimatum: divest from its Chinese owner, or be banned in the US.
Makena Kelly
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TikTok CEO Shou Chew puts out a video response to Biden signing the divestiture bill.

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Breaking: The Senate passed a bill that will force divestment in TikTok

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