David Gilbert

@davidgilbert.bsky.social

Reporter @WIRED covering disinformation, online extremism, and election hucksters. https://www.wired.com/author/david-gilbert/

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@timmarchman.bsky.socialReposted by @davidgilbert.bsky.social

A tranche of records released to Democracy Forward this week shows ICE looking into using the Palantir-supported ELITE app for voter fraud investigations; @davidgilbert.bsky.social has the details No paywall, per our policy on FOIA-based reporting:

wired.comICE Emails Discuss Using Palantir-Supported Tool to Investigate Voter FraudDocuments obtained by Democracy Forward show that ICE looked into feeding voter roll data into the ELITE tool, normally used to identify targets for deportation.
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NEW

The real threat to the #midterms does not come from fringe far-right and extremist groups like the Proud Boys or Patriot Front, it comes from the tens of millions of regular US citizens—on the left and right—who have accepted violence as a regular political tool.

www.wired.com/story/the-re...

wired.comThe Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the AnswerRobert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream.
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Hardly a surprise Hegseth is saying this stuff so publicly now, when one of the Pentagon influencers has:

• Called women a "pestilence"
• Praised dictators like Pinochet and Franco
• Said only people with children should be allowed vote

www.wired.com/story/a-pent...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hegseth: "It's worth saying again so the fake news understands it. We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that -- no fatties no trannies no beardos no weirdos no wimps no radicals. Just warriors."

wired.comA Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western CivilizationKurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
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SCOOP

A Pentagon influencer called liberal women a "pestilence" who will end western civilization.

He's also:

• Praised dictators like Franco and Pinochet
• Said people without kids should not be allowed vote
• Called immigrants "semihuman savages"

www.wired.com/story/a-pent...

wired.comA Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western CivilizationKurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
@davidgilbert.bsky.social

NEW:

Trump 2.0 has made extremist views acceptable.

In November, candidates will run for critical federal and state-level positions who have expressed racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views.

Many have been endorsed by Trump

www.wired.com/story/these-...

wired.comThese Extremists Are Running for Election in NovemberWith the threat of political violence at unprecedented levels, state and federal GOP candidates are openly sharing racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views.
@manishakrishnan.bsky.socialReposted by @davidgilbert.bsky.social

Having covered pedophile hunters extensively, I can attest that it's deeply creepy watching grown men engage in sexual conversations while pretending to be kids, night after night. Primetime exposes that ego—not public safety—is often what's motivating them: www.wired.com/story/primet...

wired.com‘Primetime’ Exposes the Ego-Driven Core of Vigilante Pedophile HuntingLance Oppenheim’s new film doesn’t paint Chris Hansen as a hero. The “To Catch a Predator” host's copycats are even more reckless.
@whiteroseafa.bsky.socialReposted by @davidgilbert.bsky.social

1. One of the more interesting donors to the Rawson campaign is Gerald J. Domitrovic. Gerald gave $245 to Rawson campaign in 3 payments, two checks and one, over the course of a year.

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EXCLUSIVE:

New data shared with @wired.com by @statesunited.org shows that 197 election deniers will contest congressional and statewide races in the midterms.

Critically, 33 of them will be in races for positions that will have oversight of the 2028 election...

www.wired.com/story/hundre...

wired.comHundreds of Election Deniers Will Be on the Ballot This November197 election deniers are running for Congress or statewide office in 43 states. Many of them are seeking roles that would put them in charge of voting for the 2028 presidential election.
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The Supreme Court last night blocked Trump's efforts to restrict mail-in voting for the midterms, but the reprieve may only be temporary as Justice Kavanaugh indicated the new rules could come into force for the 2028 elections...

www.wired.com/story/the-su...

wired.comThe Supreme Court Just Blocked Trump’s Efforts to Control Mail-In Voting for the MidtermsThe ruling bars the United States Postal Service from implementing restrictions that experts and election officials say would upend voting in November.
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