Heather Kelly

So you’re saying I’m your favorite, right

Thanks for being my last interview. It might not ever publish but we had fun.

If you need editing or writing or a personality hire, my email is hkellywork@gmail.com, Signal is hkelly.11, Insta/Tiktok are @heatherthereporter

I’m going to stare at a wall for the rest of the day. And by wall I mean TikTok. But then I’ll stand up and get back what I love: writing about the ways real humans use tech, for good and weird and yes, to disassociate after a bad day.

I was laid off from The Washington Post today. I know, real original sentence. My first plagiarism in 20 years of journalism.

My job was stupid fun and I loved every minute of it. I’m sad for my talented colleagues but sadder the world will not get to read, watch and listen to their amazing work.

My number one tip for setting a good example is actually hidden in here:

Ask your kids if you are on your phone too much. They will roast you and make you feel like the worst parent ever. That guilt is super helpful tbh.

The White House is worried about kids’ screen time. Here are five things parents can do. The White House’s “Making Our Children Healthy Again” report is heavy on the dangers of screen time. Experts say the issue is more nuanced, and recommend doing these five things now.

RFK Jr's MAHA report on making children health again had a lot to say about screen time! Just not what to do about it. wapo.st/44QXT9P

Also, the step-sibling trope is alive and well on the companion AI apps, including Meta's.

As a former teenage user of AOL chatrooms and reader of the occasional fanfic, much of this isn't new. Experts say to keep having open conversations with your kids about sex, and make sure they're not replacing in-person interactions with safer AI ones. Getting your heart broken is good, actually.

Teens are sexting with AI. Here’s what parents should know. Tweens and teens are having suggestive and sexual conversations with AI chatbots on the web and in apps. Here’s what parents and caregivers should know.

I spent two weeks getting chatbots to say the most unspeakable things to me, all while on the clock! Here's what parents and caregivers should know about teens and tweens sexting with AI chatbots. wapo.st/4587byz

Tech tips for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (and everyone else) From the proper way to use Signal to making sure you’re following security rules at work, here are tech tips for anyone with a sensitive job.

Hi Pete. I’m here to help. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Top 25 political & news accounts on X, dominated by conservatives

Acyn at home

New: Here's a chart of the top conservative / liberal accounts on X. See that small blue dot? That's @acyn.bsky.social. His fast-cut clips of political combat get hundreds of millions more views than major news sources - and basically no one knows who he is. So I profiled him. wapo.st/3RpEvJ7

Musk’s fury over a Tesla investigation foreshadowed his war on Washington The upcoming “Hubris Maximus” book details Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s disregard for the public and his contempt for regulators charged with overseeing his companies.

NEW: The first excerpt from my book HUBRIS MAXIMUS details how Elon Musk raged over a Tesla death investigation in a 27-minute phone call, threatening to sue, eventually hanging up on the chairman of the NTSB. When the line went dead, investigators were stunned: "He hung up on us.”
wapo.st/4jdONIx

Opinion | All the splinters we cannot see Regardless of the thorns in any of our feet, we all just have to carry on.

Good morning. I just started as a columnist in the Washington Post Opinions department. It is, ahem, a deeply weird week to start this job. But I have some thoughts on what it means to me. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Who’s working for Elon Musk’s DOGE? Here’s who is working with Elon Musk at the U.S. DOGE Service — also known as the Department of Government Efficiency — to makes changes across the federal government.

we just published a list of more than 30 people working for (or closely with) DOGE. message me on signal @rachellerman.55 with tips on the office www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Federal workers: Here’s how to lock down your communications Under the new administration there’s an increased need for digital security. Here’s how everyone, even you, can communicate and post safely, from using Signal to thinking twice about what you post on ...

If you work in the federal government, this guide to locking down your communications from @heatherkelly.bsky.social is a must-read. wapo.st/3CPSmEN

First came the shooting. Then the merch, crafts and songs.

Bluesky is cool and all but my local Buy Nothing group is still the best internet.

While you were skeeting, I went to North Carolina to hang out with a former top executive of Trump's media company, owner of Truth Social. He's now working at a Starbucks and cooperating with the feds

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/29/truth-social-wilkerson-starbucks/

Not if the cost is telling my editors what skeet means.

My mom agrees and looks forward to your DMs

I just want to take a boring screenshot for a story but every post here is unhinged, a joke about skeet, clowning on Matt or unprintable in The Washington Post.