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NYT tech reporter Co-author of Character Limit Signal: rmac.18 [email protected] [email protected] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-by-kate-conger-and-ryan-mac/ https://linktr.ee/ryan_mac_

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · Nov 7

Hello to the new followers and folks here. I'm a tech reporter for the NYT. It's going to be an interesting time to report on tech, and more specifically Elon Musk as he extends his power into the White House.

If you work or have worked for him and want to reach me, hit me up on Signal at rmac.18.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 13h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 21h

let’s do the fucking news

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 1d

But sure let’s judge her based on her “business”.

If that’s the case, what are her business metrics? I haven’t seen anything about the FP’s underlying numbers and whether or not they justify a reported $150 million purchase price.

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yes let us not judge her based on the words that come out of her own mouth but rather whether or not she created shareholder value

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 1d

goolluting

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 1d

love to pollute a city and use up its water supply so that people can be horny online

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 1d

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

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/t...

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

www.nytimes.com

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 4d

It’s two sentences

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 4d

thank you!

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5d

Paramount is about to pay $150 million for this

New article from The Free Press

My Favorite Actress Is Not Human

“Not everyone is happy about this gorgeous innovation,” writes Tyler Cowen.

Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That’s because she’s AI.
By Tyler Cowen
10.02.25

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 8d

who voted for this www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/t...

‘Biometric Exit’ Quietly Expands Across U.S. Airports, Unnerving Some

www.nytimes.com

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 8d

On one hand, not smart of Harris to call Ulbricht this given fentanyl took off a few years after he was arrested in 2013.

At the same time, I don't think "I didn't help distribute fentanyl but actually it was other drugs" is a particularly effective argument for Ulbricht.

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 8d

how do you do fellow kids

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 8d

credit card reader takes american express

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 8d

Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 9d

Not to mention www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Newcastle face scrutiny after signing £25m-a-year Saudi sponsorship deal

Newcastle have agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with the Saudi Arabian events company Sela, majority-owned by the country’s Public Investment Fund

www.theguardian.com

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 9d

Love to play in a league that allows a nation state to purchase a team and then allows that nation state’s sovereign wealth fund to advertise at said team’s games allowing them to pad their books for the purposes of financial compliance.

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 9d

Letsfuckinggo

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 9d

FUCK YOUUUUU

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 10d

EDDDDDDIE

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 11d

All this to say: The revelation of another potential meeting between Thiel and Epstein in 2017 doesn't move the ball forward much.

The two had a longstanding relationship going back years and deep financial ties. And we'll keep trying to report on why that was the case.

bsky.app/profile/axio...

Axios @axios.com · 11d

NEW: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon are all named in Epstein docs released today by Democrats

Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon named in Epstein files released by Democrats

The three Trump allies are all mentioned in redacted copies of Epstein's daily schedules.

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 11d

The WSJ then followed that up and detailed a meeting between Thiel and Epstein in Oct. 2016, during a period in which Thiel publicly endorsed and campaigned for Trump.

How Jeffrey Epstein Tried to Tap Into Trump’s Circle

Before the 2016 election, the convicted sex offender invited Trump campaign backers Peter Thiel and Thomas Barrack to meetings with a Russian diplomat.

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 11d

And as @mattgoldstein26.bsky.social and I reported two years ago, Thiel was scheduled to have several meetings with Epstein in 2014, long after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostituion from a teen: www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/b...

Peter Thiel Is Latest Billionaire Said to Have Met With Jeffrey Epstein (Published 2023)

www.nytimes.com

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 11d

It speaks to the interest in Epstein that a detail from Dems today has created a frenzy about Peter Thiel. But anyone already following knows there are many ties between Thiel and the pedophile.

As my colleague @mattgoldstein26.bsky.social reported: Epstein invested w/ Thiel as recently as 2016.

Jeffrey Epstein Invested With Peter Thiel, and His Estate Is Reaping Millions

www.nytimes.com

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 12d

“Chat how do I make LeBron like me”

Jacob Rude @jacobrude.bsky.social · 12d

JJ Redick on ESPN LA on his desire to continue learning:

“Number one, I do have a general curiosity about stuff. I’m the type of person who spends an hour-and-a-half going down a deep, deep rabbit hole on ChatGPT. It used to be Wikipedia but now it’s my friend, Chat.”

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Tyler Kingkade @tktk.bsky.social · 12d

The first time I wrote about Ryan Walters was in 2023 -- he successfully pushed the Tulsa superintendent to resign, after the district told a far-right board member she couldn't lead a prayer at a graduation ceremony

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

How Oklahoma’s schools superintendent became the state’s top culture warrior

Ryan Walters, who called a teachers union a “terrorist organization” and pushed for prayer in public schools, offers a preview of what could be coming in other Republican-led states.

www.nbcnews.com