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I write about billionaires and their impact on the world for The New York Times. MSNBC contributor. Proud Puck, Recode alum. Get my stories at this link: https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/theodore-schleifer
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!
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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...
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...
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 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.
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JD Vance's upcoming fundraising schedule —
July 7: San Diego
July 22: Nantucket
July 29: Jackson Hole
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
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.
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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...
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...
Can Anyone Replace Elon Musk? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
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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...
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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...
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
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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...
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...
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...
29.05.2025 01:49 — 👍 129 🔁 26 💬 10 📌 5
NEW —
Elon Musk still hasn't donated the $100 million he promised to fund Donald Trump's political work, per multiple sources.
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...
29.05.2025 01:21 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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.
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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...
NEWS:
Cuts at Laurene Powell Jobs’s philanthropy.
Emerson Collective has laid off 10% of its staff, per sources, in a strategic repositioning.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/t...
New F.E.C. filings tonight show the big financial difference right now between the Republican and Democratic National Committees.
The DNC has $18 million on hand.
The RNC has $67 million on hand.
Elon is not tweeting as much about Trump — or tweeting as much, period.
In March, he averaged 103 posts a day, but in April, he dropped to just 52 a day.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
"The Wisconsin race may have been a turning point: Mr. Musk appears aware that his public presence in the race backfired, according to a person who has spoken with him."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
NEWS:
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
