All writers

Makena Kelly

www.wired.com
8
articles (90 days)

Recent articles

DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir
"If you are interested in helping shape and deliver the next chapter of Palantir’s work across DHS, please reach out,” a Palantir executive wrote to employees about the massive purchasing agreement.
www.wired.com
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company’s products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
www.wired.com
Republicans Are All In on Boosting Fraud Allegations in California
Right-wing influencers who were instrumental in spreading allegations of fraud in Minnesota ahead of ICE’s surge are now going after a number of California’s social welfare programs.
www.wired.com
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
MAGA’s ‘Manifest Destiny’ Coalition Has Arrived
Warring factions of right-wing influencers and MAGA pundits can finally agree on something: American imperialism.
www.wired.com
Right-Wing Influencers Have Flooded Minneapolis
Clips from creators in Minnesota have become primary evidence in attempts from the right-wing to justify ICE's surge on American cities.
www.wired.com
Venezuela Is the First Big Test for the Pentagon's Influencer Press Corps—and It's Failing
Mainstream reporters are out at the Pentagon, and right-wing influencers are in. The results are predictable, and oddly reminiscent of Iraq War-era warblogging.
www.wired.com
Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic
From Zohran Mamdani’s campaign to the US government’s Halo memes, fandom has become the defining language of US politics.
www.wired.com