How Federal Workers Became Political Pawns

In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Jake Lahut to run through five stories that you need to know about this week — from how satellites are leaking sensitive data to what Zoë learned after interviewing cybertruck owners. Then, Zoë and Jake dive into how federal workers ended up in the middle of a political fight that they didn’t sign themselves up for. 

Articles mentioned in this episode: 

• Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data | WIRED 
• A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved | WIRED 
• A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone | WIRED 
• Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck | WIRED 
• Federal Workers Are Being Used as Pawns in the Shutdown | WIRED  

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