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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 4h
When Guilfoyle flew to Athens in November to present her credentials as ambassador, it was on a private jet alongside Greek American businessman Eric Vassilatos. She also accompanied Vassilatos on a private aircraft in January between Athens and Paris. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Democrats Call for Probe Into Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Conduct
Lawmakers have raised concerns with the State Department about the ambassador to Greece’s dealings with a lobbyist.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 23h
The top Democrats on the Senate and House foreign affairs committees urged the State Department to review the conduct of Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, citing a WSJ investigation on.wsj.com/3TtGT6l
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The top Democrats on the Senate and House foreign affairs committees urged the State Department to review the conduct of Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, citing a WSJ investigation
Democrats raise concerns with State Department about the ambassador to Greece’s dealings with a lobbyist and private jet travels.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." www.wsj.com/articles/kim...
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The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe
Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“He has attended so many of her meetings that some foreign officials mistook him for her chief of staff. In fact, he is a top lobbyist for Aktor, whose CEO had flown Guilfoyle to the country on a private jet.”
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The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe
Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New: The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe www.wsj.com/articles/kim...
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The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe
Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
@rebeccaballhaus.bsky.social + Joe Palazzolo + @danamattioli.bsky.social + Josh Dawsey + Dave Michaels | The Trump Intervention That Got the DOJ Off Live Nation’s Back | @wsj.com (SubReq) www.wsj.com/business/med...
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The Trump Intervention That Got the DOJ Off Live Nation’s Back
Antitrust case started out aiming to force the concert giant to sell Ticketmaster. After two White House meetings, a deal kept the company intact.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. no sitting American president has ever raised these amounts for his pet projects. .. Trump has been demanding large checks .. telling executives and lobbyists that their companies should give $25 million or $50 million.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 31/07/2026
How Trump and his "princess of darkness" are persuading corporate America to donate hundreds of millions to fund his projects
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Exclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising Operation
Meredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Lotta scoops in this story: Meta recently gave an undisclosed $10M contribution to Trump's Securing American Greatness C4. Apple gave $25M to the ballroom, Microsoft gave $10M, and much more. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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Exclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising Operation
Meredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 16/07/2026
A complex web of funds and $781,948,878 in donations—that we know of. This is the mystery money powering Trump's second term.
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The Mystery Money Powering Trump’s Second Term
The president and his allies have built a network of groups financed by wealthy donors and businesses that is advancing his priorities with little public disclosure.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"He probably thinks I’m a left coast liberal, and I’m not" How Bezos Learned to Love Trump—and Win More Contracts for Blue Origin w/ josh dawsey & @shaneshifflett.bsky.social www.wsj.com/business/jef...
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How Bezos Learned to Love Trump—and Win More Contracts for Blue Origin
The space company has booked rapid growth under this administration, after the founder spent president’s first term being ‘hated.’
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Trump ripped up the walkway between the West Wing and the mansion to replace it with polished African granite carved in Italy. "Paid for by me," he claimed. Except that's not true. Taxpayers paid $689,232, per documents obtained by @michaelscherer.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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'Rush Project at Request of POTUS': Trump Is Draining the National Parks to Pay for His Projects
Money once used for crucial national-park repairs is now financing Trump’s redecorating projects.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
NEW: A top DOJ official told antitrust enforcers he prefers they stop taking cases to trial and instead settle them. Some lawyers at the DOJ interpreted the convo as a directive to only settle www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Top DOJ Official Tells Staff He Wants to Avoid Antitrust Trials
Trump appointee Stanley Woodward’s push for settlements upends how the government handles antitrust enforcement.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Some fun scenes inside this story, including this anecdote Inside Trump’s Takeover of the American Regulatory Machine www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Scoop: Amazon Discusses ‘Apprentice’ Reboot—With Don Jr. as a Potential Host www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Amazon Discusses ‘Apprentice’ Reboot—With Don Jr. as a Potential Host
Studio executives have held internal discussions about making new episodes of reality TV show.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/03/2026
NEW: Today, Congressional Democrats are spotlighting a particularly troubling part of Trump's immigration dragnet: the American kids — including some featured in ProPublica's reporting — who have been collateral damage in the deportation campaign.
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How American Kids Have Been Collateral Damage in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Democrats in the House and Senate are digging into the treatment, detention and sometimes even deportation of American children at the hands of immigration agents. Families featured in ProPublica’s re...
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
“If you don’t approve this settlement, I will destroy you. I will destroy your job at the DOJ." Read our deep dive into what's going on at the DOJ antitrust division www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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The Threats and Bare-Knuckle Tactics of MAGA’s Top Antitrust Fixer
Mike Davis pushed DOJ officials to approve his deals—and went over their heads if they pushed back.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
@danamattioli.bsky.social + @rebeccaballhaus.bsky.social + Josh Dawsey | Mike Davis MAGA's Top Antitrust Fixer And Trump Enforcer Delivered The DOJ Settlement For Live Nation | @wsj.com (SubReq) www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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The Threats and Bare-Knuckle Tactics of MAGA’s Top Antitrust Fixer
Mike Davis pushed DOJ officials to approve his deals—and went over their heads if they pushed back.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
In the 5 months since President Trump announced sweeping tariffs, Amazon quietly raised prices on low-cost products such as deodorant, protein shakes and pet care items, a WSJ analysis of nearly 2,500 items found. www.wsj.com/business/ret...
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After Pledging to Keep Prices Low, Amazon Hiked Them on Hundreds of Essentials
While Walmart cut prices on low-cost goods, Amazon raised them.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
How Sam Altman Outfoxed Elon Musk to Become Trump’s AI Buddy www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-...
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How Sam Altman Outfoxed Elon Musk to Become Trump’s AI Buddy
With his rival out of the way, OpenAI’s CEO has a clear path to press for the company’s goals. He is leaving the Democratic Party.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Trump told WSJ he was preparing to file a lawsuit if it published an article. “I’m gonna sue The Wall Street Journal just like I sued everyone else,” he said. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
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Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.
The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Major story from @khadeejasafdar.bsky.social & Joe Palazzolo Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
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Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.
The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
In 2018, Kerr County debated installing flood sirens, but the $1 million pricetag was considered too high. “Trying not to raise taxes,” a commissioner said. And this year, the Texas Legislature didn’t pass a bill to help fund outdoor sirens. Free link: www.wsj.com/us-news/offi...
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Officials Pushed for Better Warning System for Years Before Deadly Floods
A sheriff in 2016 recalled pulling ‘kids out of trees’ in summer camps as leaders repeatedly discussed installing a siren system, but didn’t do so.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 07/07/2025
President Trump ridicules Elon Musk’s “America Party” plan, while the Tesla CEO claims it would restore “freedom” to voters.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
My newest: A DOGE Member Pitched an Investment Strategy to Keep Fund Solvent by Using S&P 500 equity. It Went Nowhere. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Former Social Security Official Pitched an Investment Strategy to Keep Fund Solvent. It Went Nowhere.
Scott Coulter got little traction on his idea to avert the trust fund’s insolvency, accelerated by the tax-and-spending bill.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin Try to Capitalize on Trump-Musk Split w/ Josh Dawsey & @micahmaidenberg.bsky.social www.wsj.com/business/jef...
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Exclusive | Bezos and Blue Origin Try to Capitalize on Trump-Musk Split
Jeff Bezos and his space company talked to Trump in recent weeks
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 26/06/2025
Exclusive: Jeff Bezos is emerging as a potential winner from President Trump and Elon Musk’s breakup.
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Bezos and Blue Origin Try to Capitalize on Trump-Musk Split
Jeff Bezos and his space company talked to Trump in recent weeks
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Scoop: JD Vance and Susie Wiles called Musk on Friday and encouraged him to repair his relationship with Trump -- after everything went South. www.wsj.com/politics/mus...
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Musk Retreats on Trump Attacks After Call from JD Vance, Susie Wiles
In a call last Friday, the vice president and the White House chief of staff urged Musk to put an end to the feud. Musk de-escalated early Wednesday.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
New: X’s Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We’ll Sue. How Elon Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform w/ Suzanne Vranica and Jessica Toonkel www.wsj.com/business/med...
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X’s Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We’ll Sue
Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 09/06/2025
UFO myths gripped America for decades, and the Pentagon finally figured out where a lot of them came from. It was the Pentagon. 🔗: on.wsj.com/4kz4Cdq
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Scoop: Homeland Security and the Justice Department kept tabs on foreign nationals visiting Musk’s properties in 2022 and 2023, reflecting concerns about influence w/ @mhackman.bsky.social‬ Josh Dawsey @emilyglazer.bsky.social & Aruna Viswanatha www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | U.S. Agencies Tracked Foreigners Traveling to See Musk
Homeland Security and the Justice Department kept tabs on foreign nationals visiting the billionaire’s properties in 2022 and 2023, reflecting concerns about influence.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
FTC Seeks Information From Top Advertising Agencies as Part of Ad-Boycott Probe www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Exclusive | FTC Seeks Information From Top Advertising Agencies as Part of Ad-Boycott Probe
Among firms that received requests are Omnicom, WPP, Dentsu, Interpublic and Publicis.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Some gems in this story. The Day That Trump and Musk Torched Their Partnership www.wsj.com/politics/elo...
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The Trump-Musk Relationship Ruptures in Real Time
The president says he is “very disappointed” in his former adviser.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
“Was it all bullshit?” Trump asked aides about Elon’s vow to cut $1 trillion. Inside Trump and Musk’s complicated relationship, w/lots of scenes inside the White House, w/ Josh Dawsey & Annie Linskey www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Inside Trump and Musk’s Complicated Relationship
The president and his aides have sometimes expressed frustration with Elon Musk, but his advisers say the two remain close.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Elon Musk wasn't happy about Stargate UAE. On a call w/ G42, Musk warned those assembled: Their plan had no chance of Trump signing off on it unless his company xAI was included in the deal. Scoop w/ @eliotwb.bsky.social + Josh Dawsey www.wsj.com/tech/elon-mu...
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Exclusive | Elon Musk Tried to Block Sam Altman’s Big AI Deal in the Middle East
Musk warned those involved that President Trump wouldn’t bless the OpenAI data-center project in Abu Dhabi unless his xAI company was included in the deal, according to people familiar with the matter...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 21/05/2025
Kohl’s CEO Ashley Buchanan and Chandra Holt lived together in Texas but kept their relationship quiet as their interests became intertwined at several retail chains
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How Two CEOs Mixed Romance and Business, Leading to Scandal
Kohl’s CEO Ashley Buchanan and Chandra Holt lived together in Texas but kept their relationship quiet as their interests became intertwined at retail chains.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
👀 “In terms of political spending, I’m going to do a lot less in the future,” Elon Musk said in a video interview at the Qatar Economic Forum. “I think I’ve done enough.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Elon Musk to Cut Back Political Spending
The world’s richest person, who spent a considerable fortune helping to elect President Trump in 2024, indicated he still could increase spending again if conditions change.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Walmart Plans to Raise Prices Because of Tariffs www.wsj.com/business/ret...
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Walmart Plans to Raise Prices Because of Tariffs
So far, the retailer has weathered the trade war with strong sales but said the full impact of tariffs on consumers has yet to come.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Apple Considers Raising iPhone Prices, Without Blaming Tariffs www.wsj.com/tech/apple-i...
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Exclusive | Apple Considers Raising iPhone Prices, Without Blaming Tariffs
The company wants to avoid appearing to attribute price increases to U.S. tariffs on goods from China, where most Apple devices are assembled.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 05/05/2025
“Musk Above the Law” examined Elon Musk’s use of drugs, his secret conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his deep ties with Tesla’s board of directors. The series won the WSJ the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. Read the series:
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Musk Above the Law
Elon Musk in 2024 became a singularly powerful force in U.S. politics, business and government. The Wall Street Journal showed how he operates.
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
WSJ Scoop: With Tesla’s profits sinking and some investors worried about Elon Musk’s White House focus, the company’s board got serious about looking for a CEO to succeed Musk www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Exclusive | Tesla Board Opened Search for a CEO to Succeed Elon Musk
With profits and the stock price sinking, board members told Musk he needed to spend more time at the company.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
WSJ fronts its Elon/“harem drama” piece: @wsj.com @danamattioli.bsky.social www.wsj.com/politics/elo...
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
"To reach legion-level before the apocalypse," Musk told one of the mothers in a text viewed by WSJ, "we will need to use surrogates." He also told her to have a C-section so that the baby would have a larger brain and not to circumcize the baby. www.wsj.com/politics/elo...
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The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers
The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump. He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over mone...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
“Musk has said he is concerned about what he called Third World countries having higher birthrates than the U.S. and Europe, a person familiar with the conversation said.”
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The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers
The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump. He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over mone...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
“Birchall was involved in acquiring the property for a compound in Austin where Musk imagined the women and his growing number of babies would all live among multiple residences, according to a person familiar with the matter.”
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The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers
The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump. He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over mone...
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 16/04/2025
Hell of a story here: To "reach legion-level before the apocalypse,” Musk has used his wealth to bully and buy the silence of women who have his kids
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
New from me: The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers www.wsj.com/politics/elo...
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The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers
The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump. He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over mone...
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
This is like Florida right before a hurricane hits, but instead of bottled water and AA batteries, it's yoga pants and avocados. Gift link ⤵️ www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
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Americans Rush to Buy TVs, Soy Sauce, Lululemon Workout Gear
Trump’s new tariffs are spurring some shoppers to stock up. “Now is the time to buy.”
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Dana Mattioli @danamattioli.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Law Firm Kirkland & Ellis in Talks With White House to Avoid Executive Order www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Exclusive | Law Firm Kirkland & Ellis in Talks With White House to Avoid Executive Order
The largest U.S. law firm by revenue is in talks with the White House to avoid an executive order similar to those levied against several of its rivals, people familiar with the matter said.
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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Today’s show: Bezos 2.0 in Trump 2.0. Special thanks to @danamattioli.bsky.social and @davidmaraniss.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/wha...
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Bezos 2.0
The Washington Post broke Watergate and the Pentagon Papers. Now it shares an owner with the company behind a Melania Trump documentary.
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