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tech reporter for the NYT! co-author of CHARACTER LIMIT! signal: kateconger.11 buy our book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-by-kate-conger-and-ryan-mac/ tour dates & translations: https://linktr.ee/kateconger

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kate conger @kateconger.com · Feb 12

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

kate conger @kateconger.com · 14h

Elon Musk once said he would pursue former Twitter execs to the ends of the earth. Instead, he just settled their $128 million lawsuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

kate conger @kateconger.com · 15h

I did read this out loud for our audio section, I regret to report

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

“.. Oh, babe, you’re keeping it spicy,” Ani said in a low voice as she spun and then jumped on command.

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 1d

she did it. @kateconger.com got waifus into the gray lady.

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How Elon Musk Is Bringing Sexy A.I. Chatbots to the Mainstream

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 4d

looks like a velveeta slice to me

kate conger @kateconger.com · 7d

can you believe those libs are out there recommending tank tops

kate conger @kateconger.com · 7d

aghhh this is what I imagined tysm

kate conger @kateconger.com · 7d

okay yes but skinnier strap and croppier crop

kate conger @kateconger.com · 7d

help: I need a very specific white tank top. it needs to be (a) square neckline (b) very thin straps (c) slightly cropped and (d) preferably ribbed or textured in some way? where is the tank top can anyone find it

kate conger @kateconger.com · 7d

I think AI is acceptable right now because the underlying information is still discoverable, with people able to trace back to truth and discover AI's mistakes. but we're building towards an information ecosystem of liquefaction zones, where there is no foundation of truth under the slop.

kate conger @kateconger.com · 9d

I thought it was just Mamdani and Cuomo idk

kate conger @kateconger.com · 9d

I don’t live in New York so you can’t dunk on me for this, but I didn’t know he was in it?

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 9d

BREAKING: Mayor Eric Adams is dropping out of New York City's mayoral race. nypost.com/2025/09/28/u...

Exclusive | Eric Adams drops out of NYC mayoral race amid increasing pressure: ‘I know I cannot continue my campaign’

Adams — who repeatedly vowed to stay in the race despite being in a distant fourth place in the polls — dropping out now gives Cuomo a boost against his socialist rival.

kate conger @kateconger.com · 14d

Errol Musk's history of child abuse: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...

Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 14d

Isaac Chotiner interviews Cass Sunstein. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

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In terms of human rights, I've always found it a little bit puzzling, given what you write, and given who your wife is, that you two were so close to Henry Kissinger. Of all the pre-Trump political figures in America, he is the one I think of as in some ways the opposite of liberal, given his behavior toward the rest of the world.
I'll tell you a story. I wrote a book a few years ago on Star Wars. We invited Dr.
Kissinger to my Star Wars book party, and he said, "You wrote a book about Star Wars? Why'd you write a book about Star Wars?" He was puzzled and courteous, but really confused. And then he came to the book party, which was quite generous. He was a busy person.
But, despite his busyness, he came to the book party.
Yeah, and then I gave a talk on Star Wars, and he came up to me afterward and he said, "Oh, I see why you wrote a book on Star Wars. There's a lot there.
It's, like, about families and it's about governments and freedom." The amount of curiosity and generosity that he showed was incomparable. I don't know anyone who showed that level of curiosity and generosity. And we really got into Star Wars. He just wanted to think about it. I know there are strong views about his career, and I'm hardly an expert on his career.

But your wife is one of the great human-rights experts in the world. I asked you about him being anti-liberal, and your response was that he was very nice to you about your book.
About Star Wars.
It is certainly a touching story. But that's not totally an answer to the question.
Yeah. Well, I don't know. What he would think of this book I'd love to know.
But no second thoughts about being friends with him or anything?
I feel generally very grateful for friendship, and he was, when I knew him, a person of immense kindness.
Those who think of him as someone who was something horrible or worse, 1 don't know what to say about that.

But you could have an opinion on it.
You have an opinion on all kinds of things, right?
Well, on him and his role in
government, that's not something I've particularly studied, so I don't know. I know some people who think he was a horrible historic figure. They would say,
"Would you be friends with Genghis Khan? Would you be friends with Stalin?" And I wouldn't be friends with Stalin, so I concede that.
Well, the next time someone brings up a terrible anecdote about Cambodia or Vietnam, I will definitely drop the Star Wars story to show that people have two sides.
Yeah. And I get those who think you shouldn't be friends with someone who did terrible things. I hear that. I can just say that he was, as a very large number of people would say, though many fewer would say it publicly, an extraordinarily generous friend.
Professor, thank you so much for doing this.
Great, thanks. If we go light on the Kissinger part, I wouldn't complain, because it could dwarf everything else. *

kate conger @kateconger.com · 14d

I am genuinely curious if anyone who gets Choitened googles him beforehand? Do they just not know, or do they think they can win?

kate conger @kateconger.com · 15d

if you’re in line to get raptured, STAY IN LINE

kate conger @kateconger.com · 15d

we’re literally in the midst of record measles outbreaks www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Tracking U.S. Measles Outbreaks

As new cases are reported, our maps show the spread of the virus.

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 15d

lol okay I guess www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...

Jimmy Kimmel’s Show to Return to ABC on Tuesday Night

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 15d

quick question does being raptured count as PTO or sick leave

kate conger @kateconger.com · 16d

I’m shook……. get it

kate conger @kateconger.com · 16d

you’re onto something

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 16d

Nice post you got there, it'd be a shame if I deliberately missed your point so I could be tedious about it

kate conger @kateconger.com · 18d

context in our story from yesterday! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/t...

Since Leaving Washington, Elon Musk Has Been All In on His A.I. Company

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 18d

Macrohard trademark application filed by xAI on Aug. 1

Macrohard trademark application filed by xAI

kate conger @kateconger.com · 19d

unfortunately yes

kate conger @kateconger.com · 19d

lmao... both?

(joking, I actually do like my beat)