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ok, send me your Tokyo / Kyoto / Osaka / Hiroshima restaurant recs

NEW:

Here come the big Democratic and Republican donors in the California redistricting fight.

Lots of inside-the-room details on the $200 million campaign from billionaires.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...

Gates Foundation Quietly Cuts Ties With Firm Linked to Democrats

SCOOP from @teddyschleifer.bsky.social:

The Gates Foundation has decided to stop funding Arabella Advisors-managed nonprofits that are a major hub of Democratic dark money -- & an increasing subject of scrutiny from Trump allies.

Best place to stay for October hiking in Japan?

Matsumoto
Hakuba
Nagano
Takayama
Kamikochi

Advice please!

Larry Ellison Wants to Do Good, Do Research and Make a Profit

For all the Elon Musk coverage, it's kinda shocking how little scrutiny there is of the world's *second* richest person.

Larry Ellison is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on for-profit companies that he is calling his new charitable project.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/b...

Forget DOGE. Musk Is Suddenly All In on AI Podcast Episode · Elon, Inc. · 07/15/2025 · 35m

What's it like to cover Elon Musk?

I spoke to my good friend and tremendous reporter @teddyschleifer.bsky.social for our Elon Inc. podcast about how he's covering the world's richest man

Teddy's covers Musk as closely as anyone - great perspective!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin, Right-Wing Thinker, on Third Party

NEWS:

Elon Musk 🤝 Curtis Yarvin

The billionaire and right-wing thinker spoke late last week about Musk's third-party push, per sources briefed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/u...

Liberal Fund-Raising Drive Seeks $250 Million to Aid Pushback Against Trump

NEW exclusive from NYT:

Liberal Fund-Raising Drive Seeks $250 Million to Aid Pushback Against Trump

A group of progressive funders are quietly preparing a big-money effort to protest Trump's attacks on democratic values.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/u...

It’s Hard to Create a Third Party, Even for Elon Musk

NEW:

Some people who are friends with Mr. Musk’s Republican advisers privately worry about those advisers’ career prospects should they attach themselves to an anti-Trump effort.

The White House is watching.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Narrow CZI’s Focus to Science Efforts The tech titan and his wife once had sprawling ambitions for their Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Now their efforts in politics, education and housing have been cut back to focus on science.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan once pledged to fix American education, transform U.S. public policy and “cure all disease.” But now their aims have downsized, jarring some allies of their philanthropy.

Vance Keeps Aggressive Summer Fund-Raising Schedule for G.O.P.

JD Vance's upcoming fundraising schedule —

July 7: San Diego

July 22: Nantucket

July 29: Jackson Hole

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...

The Narrowing of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s Philanthropy

In 2015, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan wrote a beautiful letter to their new daughter, Max.

It was the foundational document for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

One problem: Five paragraphs of their letter disappeared until we told them last week.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/t...

Doing a big 🇯🇵 Japan 🇯🇵 trip later this year. Everything is on the table.

Please send recs!

Here's a fun thing that a top donor to Andrew Cuomo's super PAC just told me.

The Clintons and Kamala Harris Descend on a Hamptons Wedding of Liberal Royalty

This morning, we have the world's most important scoop in The New York Times.

The guest list for the Huma Abedin / Alex Soros wedding

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...

Musk Spoke to Trump Privately Before Posting Message of ‘Regret’ It remains to be seen how Mr. Trump will handle the attempted rapprochement and whether the two men’s relationship can be restored.

NEWS:

Elon Musk and Donald Trump very privately spoke on Monday night.

Musk called Trump, and that led to Musk's post overnight that he had "regrets."

Scoop from us

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...

Who Will Replace Elon Musk as the Leader of DOGE? Joe Gebbia, a close friend of Mr. Musk’s, is expected to be a part of a small council of advisers that will oversee the Department of Government Efficiency.

Can Anyone Replace Elon Musk? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

Can Anyone Replace Elon Musk? Joe Gebbia, a close friend of Mr. Musk’s, is expected to be a part of a small council of advisers that will oversee the Department of Government Efficiency.

Scoop: Even after Musk's public feud with Trump, his allies are poised to take over DOGE. Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb and board member of Tesla, and Anthony Armstrong, a former Morgan Stanley banker who worked on the Twitter deal, are in talks to lead the initiative nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

Can Anyone Replace Elon Musk? Joe Gebbia, a close friend of Mr. Musk’s, is expected to be a part of a small council of advisers that will oversee the Department of Government Efficiency.

NEWS:

Who is taking over for Elon Musk?

The billionaire Joe Gebbia?

The banker Anthony Armstrong?

Gebbia and Armstrong are likely on a small council of DOGE officials who oversee Musk's signature project, per sources.

With @kateconger.com + Nick Nehamas.

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

Trump and Musk take their feud public.

The Trump-Musk alliance dissolves into open acrimony as the two hurl personal attacks after the billionaire went after the tax and spending bill

Trump: "I’m very disappointed in Elon."

Musk: "Such ingratitude."

@tylerpager.bsky.social @teddyschleifer.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

Buildup to a Meltdown: How the Trump-Musk Alliance Collapsed

NEW:

Elon Musk was humiliated by Jared Isaacman's ouster — and the rest is history.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...

How did Elon Musk spend his first day after leaving the White House?

Going to a closed-doors conference with Sam Altman and spending hours with Peter Thiel.

@rmac.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...

Buildup to a Meltdown: How the Trump-Musk Alliance Collapsed

After leaving the White House last Friday, Elon Musk headed to Montana where he attended a private event with Peter Thiel's Founder Fund. Sam Altman was also in attendance. From there, Musk stewed over what he saw as the undoing of his influence in DC.

Our latest: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...

A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington

Musk says he's done with Washington. But it's more complicated — his lieutenants are running DOGE still, his X feed can upend the Republican agenda, and Trump world is still waiting on promised donations www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...

NEW —

Elon Musk still hasn't donated the $100 million he promised to fund Donald Trump's political work, per multiple sources.

A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington

New:

A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington

With the NYT team @rmac.bsky.social @tylerpager.bsky.social and more

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...

Fab Five Byline Banger Incoming @tylerpager.bsky.social #maggienyt @teddyschleifer.bsky.social #jonathanvswan @rmac.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...

New —

Some tech billionaires and spouses have just signed The Giving Pledge, the commitment to give away at least half of one's assets to charity.

Block founder Jim McKelvey.

Venture capitalist Jay Hoag.

Dropbox CEO Drew Houston.

Here are some of their letters.

Pelosi and Jeffries are doing a DCCC fundraiser at the home of Sandi and John Thompson next month, per invite.

Regulators Are Investigating Whether Media Matters Colluded With Advertisers

NEWS —

The Federal Trade Commisssion is investigating Media Matters, which is being targeted by Elon Musk.

FTC sent a letter to Media Matters on Wednesday and spoke of possible illegal collusion among advertisers vs. X.

With @kenvogel.bsky.social + @kateconger.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/t...