NEW: The DNC Is Officially the Influencer Convention With yacht parties, free snacks, and multiple lounges, influencers are getting the VIP treatment at the DNC. wired.com/story/dnc-infl…

"Creators were invited to an exclusive yacht party. The bar onboard served “Midwest Margaritas” and the “I’m Speaking Spritz,” while they mingled with members of the Harris campaign and Gwen Walz." read Makena Kelly's DNC influencer dispatch-wired.com/story/dnc-infl…

For this week's #WIREDPoliticsLab newsletter, I wrote about how this year's DNC has become Vidcon for political influencers. PLUS: 📶 Dhruv Mehrotra on the pro-Palestine DNC protests 🚀 Trump considers Elon Musk for future cabinet position wired.com/story/hotties-…

SCOOP: The Kamala Harris campaign is launching an official Twitch channel where it will stream the VP's acceptance speech tonight wired.com/story/kamala-h…

is this how kamala's brat summer ends?? not with a bang but with abortion access Skee-Ball and feminist mini golf?! perfect dispatch from Makena Kelly on the "Hotties for Harris" DNC influencer after-party -- wired.com/story/hotties-…

At #DNC2024, influencers are a big deal. On today's #WIREDPoliticsLab, Leah Feiger and Makena Kelly talk about why Democrats are favoring creators over journalists, and whether it will help them win votes. Listen here: listen.wired.com/a7bNPtAg

Scoop: self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk and Twitter are sending subpoenas to public interest groups like FAIR and the Union of Concerned Scientists, demanding their communications with Media Matters motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

Having backed Trump in the wake of his shooting, some of Silicon Valley and Wall Street's biggest names—including Elon Musk, Bill Ackman & David Marcus—are now trying to rewrite history by claiming that Trump didn't calls Nazis "fine people" wired.com/story/trump-si…

For WIRED, I spoke with two of the women accusing anti-trafficking star Tim Ballard of sexual abuse. While he becomes increasingly prominent in Republican circles again, they say they are are deeply traumatized and can barely leave their houses. wired.com/story/tim-ball…

Two major wars. A rising China. Hackers everywhere. He’s the US secretary of state, and he says he’s here to help. wired.trib.al/a5PtPDs

NEW: Ginni Thomas is still at it, folks. She sent a private email to a group that opposes Supreme Court reform: “YOU GUYS HAVE FILLED THE SAILS OF MANY JUDGES. CAN I JUST TELL YOU, THANK YOU SO, SO, SO MUCH.” Andy Kroll & Nick Surgey have the scoop: propublica.org/article/ginni-…

The DOJ just seized 32 websites linked to Russian disinfo campaign known as Doppelganger, which sowed confusion about Ukraine and the 2024 election. The affidavit cites my reporting on Doppelganger pushing calls for cIvil war You can read it here: wired.com/story/russia-d…

HEY Y'ALL Votebeat HAS FREE STUFF FOR REPORTERS COVERING VOTING THIS SEASON. Most excitingly: A Slack channel open to journalists in local and non-profit newsrooms with *literally dozens* of experts who can answer instant questions on the record. accounts.muckrock.com/election-hub/r…

NEW from me: At last, election deniers have their very own app wired.com/story/election…

The DOJ yesterday announced the seizure of domains linked to the Russian disinfo campaign #Doppelganger. The 277-page indictment shows how Russia used racism, conspiracies and gamers to sway the US election for Trump Welcome to Project 'Good Old USA' wired.com/story/project-…

The Tim Pool/Tenet Media story is obviously fascinating. But... An FBI affidavit unsealed this week says the Russians are maintaining an active list of 2,800 influencers, 600 of whom are in the US The FBI has not released the list Who else is on it? wired.com/story/project-…

NEW: X used to reply to press requests with 💩 -- but this week, WIRED got a reply from a Targeted Victory, a GOP consulting firm whose largest client is the Republican National Committee. via Tori Elliott -- wired.com/story/x-elon-m…