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WIRED Politics Lab

Some Educated Guesses About Trump’s Second Term

In our final episode of WIRED Politics Lab, we make some predictions about the next four years with Donald Trump back in the White House.

Tim Marchman

Extremism

As the Mastermind of Far-Right ‘Active Clubs’ Goes to Prison, His Violent Movement Goes Global

Ali Winston

WIRED Politics Lab

TikTok's Future in the US Is Unclear. We Check Back in With the Billionaire Who Wants to Save It

Makena Kelly

Latest

Promises Made

US Meat, Milk Prices Should Spike if Donald Trump Carries Out Mass Deportation Schemes

Matt Reynolds

Horseshoe Theory

Meet the Conspiracy Filmmaker Who Claims to Have Red-Pilled Tulsi Gabbard

David Gilbert

WIRED World

More Humanitarian Organizations Will Harness AI’s Potential

David Miliband

WIRED Politics Lab

Keeping Your Personal Data Safe in the Age of Trump

Leah Feiger

Video Void

A Federal Appeals Court Just Upheld the TikTok Ban. Here’s What Could Happen Next

Zeyi Yang and Makena Kelly

WIRED Politics Lab

The Future of TikTok Is Being Decided This Week

Makena Kelly

Crossing a Line

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel

Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra

Imitation Game

Ireland Rejected the Far Right. The Election Conspiracy Theories Have Already Begun

David Gilbert

Q-Men

As FBI Director, Kash Patel Could Offer January 6 Rioters Retribution Against Their Enemies

Tess Owen

Bargain Bin

The Best Black Friday Deals for MAGA, Conspiracists, and Extremists

David Gilbert

Crypto Kingmakers

The Crypto Industry Is Helping Donald Trump Pick SEC Chair

Makena Kelly and Joel Khalili

WIRED World

Algorithms Are Coming for Democracy—but It's Not All Bad

Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders

gotcha

The US Is Calling Out Foreign Influence Campaigns Faster Than Ever

Lily Hay Newman

$.com

Elizabeth Warren Calls for Crackdown on Internet ‘Monopoly’ You’ve Never Heard Of

Joel Khalili

Digital Culture

You Too Can Hire an ‘Etsy Witch’ to Curse Elon Musk

Vittoria Elliott

WIRED Politics Lab

What Happens to X With No More Libs to Troll?

Leah Feiger

Extremism

Border Militias Prepare to Assist With Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans

Tess Owen

Uncanny Valley

Is Silicon Valley Actually Libertarian?

Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, and Zoë Schiffer

WIRED Politics Lab

News Influencers Have Eclipsed Traditional Media

Makena Kelly

moderation

Trump’s FCC Pick Wants to Be the Speech Police. That’s Not His Job

Makena Kelly