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Kelcie Pegher

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social strategy @wsj.com. @latimes.com alum. Capital Gazette forever. I want you to read the news — not picky about the medium.

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Paul Kiernan @pkwsj.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
“I’m fucked,” Larry Summers told Jeffrey Epstein in a 2018 email. www.wsj.com/us-news/larr...
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How Larry Summers’s Power Delayed the Reckoning Over His Epstein Ties
The former Treasury Secretary and Harvard president’s enormous network and clout kept him immune from past Jeffrey Epstein revelations. But this time was just too much.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Harrowing read, stunning narrative www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
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Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Treasury’s headquarters is located next door to the East Wing, giving employees there a front-row seat to the construction of President Trump’s $250 million ballroom. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction
Treasury’s headquarters is located next door to the East Wing, giving employees there a front-row seat to the construction of President Trump’s $250 million ballroom.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Cancellations doubled for Disney+ and Hulu during the Kimmel suspension www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Customers Ditched Disney+, Hulu After Kimmel Suspension
Cancellation rates for both streaming services doubled in September from a month earlier.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
This back and forth between whether it’s okay to fire live ammunition over an operating highway??? www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
latimes.com
Interstate 5 closes through Camp Pendleton, traffic backs up in Southern California as military set to fire artillery
California will close part of Interstate 5 today after military officials confirmed Saturday that live-fire artillery rounds will be shot over the freeway during a Marine Corps event.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Beyond this story being the kind of horrifying that will keep me up for many times contemplating how to protect my own children, I’m shocked by the cruelty to target children deemed “weak” www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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‘It broke me’: Inside the FBI hunt for the online predators who persuaded a 13-year-old to die
The suicide of a 13-year-old from Washington state set off a years-long global investigation to find an elusive online user called “White Tiger.”
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
this build is so freaking fun www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
wsj.com
Buying Blind-Box Toys Is All the Rage. Our Simulation Shows How Addictive It Is.
Getting hold of Labubus and other blind-box toys is a game of odds; the thrill of the surprise keeps young consumers coming back for more.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Ready to declare Hayley Williams best album of the year
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
“Trump was used to having absolute control over his base. The Epstein issue was an anomaly: a negative story on which many of his supporters didn’t seem inclined to follow his lead.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Inside the White House Struggle to Tame the Epstein Crisis
Finger-pointing, disorganization and unforced errors by Trump advisers made the problem worse. “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” the president said.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
“Trump was used to having absolute control over his base. The Epstein issue was an anomaly: a negative story on which many of his supporters didn’t seem inclined to follow his lead.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Inside the White House Struggle to Tame the Epstein Crisis
Finger-pointing, disorganization and unforced errors by Trump advisers made the problem worse. “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” the president said.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Page One. @wsj.com
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
As always, read Garbage Day for incredibly good takes. www.garbageday.email/p/charlie-ki...
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein’s estate have given Congress a copy of the birthday book put together for the financier’s 50th birthday, which includes a letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Epstein Birthday Letter With Trump’s Signature Revealed
Lawyers for Epstein’s estate have given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
What a read www.thecut.com/article/what...
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Won’t Someone Think of the Men?
We already know women hate dating them. Turns out they’re miserable too.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Love reads like this www.thecut.com/article/zosi...
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Axl Rose Stole My Coat
Zosia Mamet on her wayward years as a New York club kid.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
“About a quarter of the billionaires in the list have known donations of less than $1 million in the past decade.” www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
wsj.com
What We Know About America’s Billionaires: 1,135 and Counting
An exclusive, up-close look at the richest people in the U.S. from celebrities like Taylor Swift and Elon Musk to the founder of a roofing supplier in Wisconsin.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
It’s a beautiful September day — not too hot, not too cold, not a cloud in the sky. So naturally the 7:33 NJTransit train has been cancelled for mechanical issues and the train after has been delayed for mechanical issues as well
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
“Psychosis thrives when reality stops pushing back, and AI can really just soften that wall.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...
wsj.com
A Troubled Man, His Chatbot and a Murder-Suicide in Old Greenwich
“Erik, you’re not crazy.” ChatGPT fueled a 56-year-old tech industry veteran’s paranoia, encouraging his suspicions that his mother was plotting against him.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Truly insane story www.wsj.com/us-news/los-...
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I suspect first time home buyers are willing to keep waiting rather than buy a condo at present moment www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
wsj.com
The Condo Market Is Floundering: Four Charts That Explain the Downturn
More condos are on the market, and units are taking longer to sell.
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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
A new study claims AI summaries can cause up to 80% fewer clickthroughs for publishers that would have otherwise been in the top search results. It comes after the Pew report showing users only clicked a link in an AI summary once every 100 times www.theguardian.com/...
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AI summaries cause ‘devastating’ drop in audiences, online news media told
Exclusive: Study claims sites previously ranked first can lose 79% of traffic if results appear below Google Overview
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
“May every day be another wonderful secret.”
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
One consequence of the lightening of federal staffing www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 13/06/2025
JUST IN: Judge Charles Breyer finds that President Trump exceeded the scope of his authority and violated the 10th Amendment by federalizing the California National Guard and orders him to return control to Governor Newsom. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
On June 6, 2025, the federal government initiated immigration raids across the City of Los Angeles. Protests swiftly followed, and some individuals involved in those protests were unruly and even violent. State and local law enforcement responded. The following day, President Trump ordered that members of the California National Guard be federalized, and thereupon assumed control of those forces.
At this early stage of the proceedings, the Court must determine whether the President followed the congressionally mandated procedure for his actions. He did not.
His actions were illegal-both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. He must therefore return control of the California National Guard to the Governor of the State of California forthwith.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Breaking: California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he has formally requested the Trump admin rescind their "unlawful deployment" of troops in Los Angeles and "return them to my command."
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Was the $400 savings per ticket worth it to fly out of Newark instead of Philly next month? Will follow up in Final Destination: Flight 🫠 www.wsj.com/business/air...
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Exclusive | This Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He’s Speaking Out.
Jonathan Stewart was badly shaken by a recent close call in airspace around Newark, N.J. “I don’t want to be responsible for killing 400 people,” he said in an interview.
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Brian Fitzgerald @bryfitz.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
He asks: Who do you want guiding the plane with your family on board: A well-paid, well-rested controller, or someone is is tired, overworked, and can't pay bills. www.wsj.com/business/air...
wsj.com
Exclusive | This Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He’s Speaking Out.
Jonathan Stewart was badly shaken by a recent close call in airspace around Newark, N.J. “I don’t want to be responsible for killing 400 people,” he said in an interview.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Great read www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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How an American Cardinal Beat the Odds to Become Pope
Cardinal Prevost overtook the favorite, Italian Cardinal Parolin, during a historic conclave.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
70% of the tomatoes sold in the US are imported from Mexico www.wsj.com/economy/toma...
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Tomatoes Become One of the First Everyday Casualties of Trade War
New fees will hit fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico starting in July unless a new bilateral agreement is reached.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
“The expulsion of hundreds of migrants without hearings sparked legal battles that have gone to the Supreme Court twice in less than a month.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Supreme Court Halts New Trump Deportations Under Wartime Law
The early-morning order temporarily blocks the administration’s attempt to remove a group of Venezuelan migrants using the Alien Enemies Act.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Annual listen to Jesus Christ Superstar weekend
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
“Setting up a factory is one thing, but actually being able to make the product beautiful is another. It would take an incredible amount of money and investment and people and time.” nymag.com/strategist/a...
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How 13 Brands Are Dealing With Tariffs (in Real Time)
“Should you expect prices to go up across the board some amount? Yeah.”
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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a man in a suit and tie is shaking hands with another man in an elevator and saying `` not great , bob ! ''
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is shaking hands with another man in an elevator and saying `` not great , bob ! ''
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
👀👀👀 www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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GOP Senator Asks: ‘Whose Throat Do I Get to Choke’ If Tariffs Backfire?
Senate Republicans on the Finance Committee expressed concern and skepticism over President Trump’s tariff agenda at a hearing with trade chief Jamieson Greer, ratcheting up their rhetoric over global...
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Incredible lede www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Politico @politico.com · 02/04/2025
Breaking: National security adviser Mike Waltz's team set up at least 20 Signal chats to discuss official work on issues including Ukraine, China, Gaza and more, according to sources who've been personally added to the chats.
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Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world
It’s a more extensive use of the app than previously reported and sheds new light on how commonly the Trump administration’s national security team relies on Signal.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Have been watching folks on X take down roughly one female celebrity per q for sport and it looks like it’s Rachel Zegler’s turn
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I just really wouldn’t play a game of chicken with the editor in chief of a legacy news organization
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
“I had very strong doubts that this text group was real, because I could not believe that the national-security leadership of the United States would communicate on Signal about imminent war plans.” apple.news/Ay8ft1edESzS...
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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans — The Atlantic
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
I am so sick of watching cartoons that I just suggested March Madness
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The way Mythic Quest is a secret back door for Danny Pudi to continue to play Abed is the best
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 05/03/2025
As President Trump speaks, House Democrats have revealed that they are holding round black signs with phrases that include "Musk Steals" and "Protect Veterans." Follow live updates.
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House Democrats Hold Signs That Say ‘Musk Steals’ and ‘Protect Veterans’
As president Trump begins to speak, House Democrats have revealed that they are holding round black signs with phrases that include Musk Steals and Protect Veterans. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.)…
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The 'Los Angeles Times' has removed its new AI-powered “insights” feature from a column after the tool tried to defend the Ku Klux Klan.
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MAGA Newspaper Owner’s AI Bot Defends KKK
An AI-generated summary tried to offer “different views” on the hate group.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
What an interesting day to write about super-billionaires
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Exclusive | Meet the World’s 24 Superbillionaires
The ultrarich are growing in numbers, and changing wealth as we know it.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
“Trump’s victory was historically slim, with the smallest margin of victory in the national popular vote of any president who won the popular vote since Richard M. Nixon in 1968.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump again raises idea of running for an unconstitutional third term
The suggestion followed a stretch of days in which Trump referred to himself as a king and quoted a dictator in suggesting that he was immune from following laws.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
"I learned so many new words. An entire vocabulary existed, and I believed that if you somehow used them correctly, any bad feeling could be made to evaporate." www.thecut.com/article/open...
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I Opened My Marriage. Maybe I Should Have Tried an Affair.
When an engaged friend told me she had a boyfriend, I thought, I want that, too.
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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Report on Musk long enough and you start to see him say the same things over and over. He agreed to buy Twitter then made sweeping accusations about fraud and bots to try to break the deal. He also accused Twitter of harboring "ghost employees" who took paychecks. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
New York Times excerpt that reads: 

Musk makes sweeping claims about federal corruption, without evidence.
The billionaire Elon Musk said in an extraordinary Oval Office appearance Tuesday that he was providing maximum transparency, while offering no evidence for his sweeping claims that the federal bureaucracy is corrupted by cheats and officials who have approved money for “fraudsters.”

Answering questions from the media for the first time since his arrival in Washington to run the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, Mr. Musk stood next to the Resolute Desk and asserted that his work was in the interest of the public and democracy. President Trump sat behind the desk, chiming in with approval as he let the world’s richest man expound for roughly 30 minutes on the rationale for the administration’s overhaul of the federal bureaucracy.

Among Mr. Musk’s claims, offered without evidence, was that some officials at the now-gutted U.S.A.I.D. were taking “kickbacks.” He said that “quite a few people” in the bureaucracy somehow had “managed to accrue tens of millions of dollars in net worth while they are in that position.” He later claimed that some recipients of Social Security checks were as old as 150.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
it really does make me sick nymag.com/intelligence...
It wasn’t always this way. Longtime real-estate agent Louise Phillips Forbes says her first transaction, in 1989, was a one-bedroom on the Upper West Side for $63,000 — the equivalent of about $157,000 today. (A similar unit in that building sold recently for $730,000.)
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I think it is just a side effect of growing up on the internet in the age of Wikipedia and being told not to trust it but….I just can’t imagine using gpt for school. My most old headed belief www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-h...
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Why Do AI Chatbots Have Such a Hard Time Admitting ‘I Don’t Know’?
Hallucinations are the hottest problem in artificial intelligence, spurring companies and researchers to look for new solutions.
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Kelcie Pegher @klcpegher.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
I can’t say I knew this: “As the NFL’s ‘live music entertainment strategist,’ Jay-Z plays perhaps the biggest role in deciding who performs at the halftime show.” www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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The Making of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
How the rapper pulled off one of the riskiest performances in recent history, delivering a diss track to Drake for an audience of millions.
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