kate conger
kateconger.com
kate conger
@kateconger.com
tech reporter for the NYT!
co-author of CHARACTER LIMIT!
signal: kateconger.11

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Hello! If you're new here, I write about Elon Musk, X, and recently, DOGE for the New York Times. I'm always interested in speaking to people who have worked with Musk, at X or in government, and I just verified my Signal on my NYT bio so you can contact me securely. www.nytimes.com/by/kate-conger
struck out at 2 grocery stores today in search of leeks. have leeks been cancelled by woke
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Lots of people are calling out the fact that X is filled with fake MAGA influencers from far away countries, but I wanted to point out that this, not "ideological censorship," is why companies have trust & safety teams that work on stopping inauthentic behavior.
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
After losing Penny, I think it’ll be a long while before I have another dog. But I did sign up to take shelter dogs out for field trips and did my first one today. Meet Parker, who is up for adoption with no fees at East Bay SPCA!
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
never gonna look at bamboo the same way again
The bamboo metaphor is back: Ryan Lizza has dropped Part 2.

Below are the opening paragraphs, but most of it is behind a paywall.

(My apologies in advance.)
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
men are so emotional www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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JD Vance: "I'm a Grok guy. I think it's the best. It's also the least woke."
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
yeahhhh buddy!!!
I'm extremely freaking thrilled to have been named one of two runners-up in the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing's Best in Business Book Awards. (The fact that the other is the great @kateconger.com / @rmac.bsky.social duo makes it even cooler.) sabew.org/2025/11/winn...
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I said goodbye to my little girl Penny on Sunday. I shared a lot of her online over the years and so I’d like to share a few thoughts about her now that she is gone.
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"sandwich hurler" is up there for me with "aloof wife"
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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new bluesky growth strategy: hold an election in the United States weekly
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
@theferocity.bsky.social have you been made aware you’re in the Sunday crossword!?
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
tfw new stuffy acquired
November 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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It's no coincidence that the only two hobbies men have (gaming and sports) include being constantly pissed off
September 8, 2023 at 10:27 PM
She’s so sassy??
October 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
One of Elon Musk's big gripes with Wikipedia is that his entry there has a whole section on his salute during his inauguration speech earlier this year. His Grokipedia entry doesn't mention it at all, but the "Nazi salute" Grokipedia entry says this:
October 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Today marks 3 years since the Twitter acquisition! Still so honored and proud to have told this story with @rmac.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Dell and I did literally everything together at Gizmodo, including what I still think was one of my most important scoops. This is so bizarre.
@gizmodo.com is deleting my bylines. that's awesome.
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
tbh AI makes me wish I was 61 and closer to escaping from it
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
"The Coast Guard said in a statement that its property would serve as a base for Department of Homeland Security agencies starting on Wednesday." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Federal Agents Plan a Crackdown in the San Francisco Bay Area
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Salesforce pitched ICE on tripling its staff www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Salesforce Offers Its Services to Boost Trump’s Immigration Force
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Venture Capitalist Resigns From Salesforce Foundation Over Benioff Comments
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.
October 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Business Insider wrote up a story on how some of their past investigative work led to a new California law. The story is strangely unbylined.

The reason perhaps? The publication recently laid off the reporter behind that investigation, Matt Drange.

www.businessinsider.com/california-e...
California enacts law to prevent sexual abuse in K-12 schools following Business Insider investigation
The new legislation comes after a 2023 Business Insider investigation into sexual misconduct at a California high school.
www.businessinsider.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM