Makena Kelly

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Makena Kelly is a Senior Politics Reporter at WIRED who writes the influential Politics Lab newsletter examining how the internet shapes political reality. Formerly at The Verge, she covers the nexus of technology, politics, and power at the federal level.

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Makena Kelly has recently covered the intersection of internet culture and far-right politics, reporting on figures like Brendan Carr, a White House staffer's pro-Trump social media activity, and a billion-dollar DHS contract with Palantir.

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