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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 15d

Elon Musk's father Errol Musk has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a @nytimes investigation finds. Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help. @kirstengrind.bsky.social Jon Eligon www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...

Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · 15d

NEW: Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, has been accused by family members of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren. Elon has repeatedly had to intervene, a secret that’s spanned generations. Our months-long investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...

Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thanks so much for having me @danahull.bsky.social always fun!!

Dana Hull @danahull.bsky.social · Aug 19

Today's Elon Inc features the audio version of Businessweek's annual Jealousy List: I interview @kirstengrind.bsky.social of the NYT about her big story from this spring about Musk, the campaign trail and ketamine:

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In Elon's Silicon Valley, Drug Use Was Par for the Course

Podcast Episode · Elon, Inc. · 08/19/2025 · 25m

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Aug 15

NEW: Elon Musk gets billions of dollars in federal contracts for his rocket company SpaceX. But documents we saw shows the company - despite a $350 billion plus valuation - likely hasn’t paid federal taxes for years, and may never pay them! w/the great Susanne Craig www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...

SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes.

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Jun 20

Wow thanks so much!

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Jun 17

NYT response:

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Jun 17

Here’s our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Jun 17

Elon Musk just posted a drug test dated about two weeks after our investigation published (unverified so far). Reminder that our story covered the period leading up to the election and we also reported he was receiving advance warnings from SpaceX ahead of drug tests

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Jun 11

Remembering another time when Elon Musk got down on his knees to apologize www.wsj.com/business/elo...

WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair

Tesla chief’s liaison with Google co-founder’s wife led to couple’s divorce filing, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Jun 7

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On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Jun 7

“White House officials said that Trump’s concern about Musk’s drug use, stemming in part from media reports, was one factor driving the two men apart.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Inside the battles that shattered Trump and Musk’s alliance

Behind the scenes, what led up to the spectacular flame-out of the Trump-Musk relationship and public feud.

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Jun 6

Trump has been telling people that Musk’s crazy behavior is linked to his drug use. Our investigation, which Trump was briefed on, published last Friday before their falling out www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Jun 5

Elon Musk indeed has A LOT to lose if Trump actually cancels his gov contracts: more than 100 by our last count www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/u...

U.S. Agencies Fund, and Fight With, Elon Musk. A Trump Presidency Could Give Him Power Over Them.

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Jun 1

Musk is also contradicting his own statements from last year, when he said he was talking small amounts of “prescription” ketamine

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Jun 1

Elon Musk is now trying to claim he doesn’t do drugs. Here’s our response @nytimes.com

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · May 30

A reminder that Musk holds a “top secret” security clearance through SpaceX and is supposed to be reporting all drug use to the federal government…and he hasn’t www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/t...

Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · May 30

White House responds to our story: “The drugs that we’re concerned about are the drugs running across the southern border.” No comment on whether Musk’s been drug tested or if Trump was aware

Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · May 30

NEW: Megan Twohey and I went deep on Elon Musk’s intense drug use as he rose to political power alongside Trump last year. He was using so much ketamine that he told people it was affecting his bladder. At SpaceX, he is getting warnings ahead of drug tests www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · May 30

And of course this follows our reporting from last year at the @wsj that revealed for the first time that Musk was a drug user www.wsj.com/business/elo...

Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX

Some executives and board members fear the billionaire’s use of drugs—including LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, mushrooms and ketamine—could harm his companies.

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · May 30

This story also goes deep on all the family drama Musk has been dealing with in his push to procreate, including new details on how he is breaking a custody agreement by carrying his son X around everywhere

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · May 30

NEW: Megan Twohey and I went deep on Elon Musk’s intense drug use as he rose to political power alongside Trump last year. He was using so much ketamine that he told people it was affecting his bladder. At SpaceX, he is getting warnings ahead of drug tests www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Mar 24

Couldn’t have said it better myself, thanks @rmac.bsky.social

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · Mar 24

It's funny how these guys respond to coverage that holds them to account.

Yes, the story was about NDAs, but it was also about what those NDAs prevented people from saying: That trialists were getting sick on Bryan Johnson's products.

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Mar 22

Thank you @seanokane.bsky.social

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · Mar 22

“…Mr. Johnson said his biological age had reversed 5.1 years. But the results of a range of internal studies of his health between January 2022 and February 2024 showed it had increased by as much as 10 years, according to charts of the blood test results.”

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How Blueprint Founder Bryan Johnson Sought Control Via Confidentiality Agreements

That control is starting to fray as Mr. Johnson, a longevity guru known for performing experiments on his body, faces a backlash over the agreements.

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Mar 21

“Nothing to see here” is how Johnson is playing this to his millions of followers on X

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Mar 21

As part of this months long investigation, I learned that some of Johnson’s employees have now filed federal complaints against him about the NDAs, and his longtime longevity doctor has left his startup after concerns about the safety of the supplements Johnson sells to customers

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · Mar 21

NEW: Bryan Johnson has spent years curating his image as a longevity guru, including in a new Netflix doc. But behind the scenes, he has wielded NDAs to cover up the unfavorable results of his biohacking, side effects of the supplements he sells and escapades in his personal life. shorturl.at/BFe5w

How Blueprint Founder Bryan Johnson Sought Control Via Confidentiality Agreements

That control is starting to fray as Mr. Johnson, a longevity guru known for performing experiments on his body, faces a backlash over the agreements.

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