Heather Kelly
@heatherkelly.bsky.social
Washington Post technology reporter, hopscotch enthusiast. heather.kelly@washpost.com.
Signal: @hkelly.11
Signal: @hkelly.11
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
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.
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May 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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
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
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.
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May 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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
Hi Pete. I’m here to help. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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.
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April 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Hi Pete. I’m here to help. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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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
April 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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
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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.”
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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.
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April 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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.”
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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...
Opinion | All the splinters we cannot see
Regardless of the thorns in any of our feet, we all just have to carry on.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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...
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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...
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.
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February 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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...
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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
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 ...
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February 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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.
Amazon removed the merchandise after being reached for comment by The Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
December 10, 2024 at 1:15 AM
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.
May 6, 2023 at 6:57 PM
Bluesky is cool and all but my local Buy Nothing group is still the best internet.
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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/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/29/truth-social-wilkerson-starbucks/
April 29, 2023 at 11:13 AM
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/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/29/truth-social-wilkerson-starbucks/
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.
April 28, 2023 at 5:12 PM
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.