Lora Kolodny
@lorak.bsky.social
reporter at cnbc.com. email: lora.kolodny@cnbc.com - ex-wsj, techcrunch & all over. i cover: elon musk cos. mostly tesla (some climate tech startups). my posts here are my own. optimistic on the inside. dm me on signal: lorakolodny.55
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Lora Kolodny
@lorak.bsky.social
· Nov 11
I report on Elon Musk & his companies at CNBC. If you work/ed for him and want to share your POV on his becoming "co-president," or anything else- let's talk on or off the record. Happy to answer q's about working w/ reporters. On signal: lorakolodny.55 (or DM me here and lmk how to get in touch.)
some of my favorite vibes of 2025
January 1, 2026 at 6:55 AM
some of my favorite vibes of 2025
rainy new year’s eve here. normally my neighborhood would sound like a shooting range, fireworks blazing all over. i actually like the chill quiet night (plus no fire risk & less anxiety, dogs happier). but i do miss the community all turning out & showing off their pyrotechnics.
January 1, 2026 at 6:51 AM
rainy new year’s eve here. normally my neighborhood would sound like a shooting range, fireworks blazing all over. i actually like the chill quiet night (plus no fire risk & less anxiety, dogs happier). but i do miss the community all turning out & showing off their pyrotechnics.
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🚨 Breaking: NYC no more
affordable than it was 53 minutes ago. An exclusive
on how it all went wrong for Mamdani.
affordable than it was 53 minutes ago. An exclusive
on how it all went wrong for Mamdani.
As Zohran Mamdani became the mayor of New York City at a small ceremony shortly after midnight Thursday, the clock started ticking on his pledges to make the city more affordable.
Mamdani Takes Office and Must Now Try to Deliver on His Boldest Promises
The clock is ticking on the new mayor’s pledges to make New York City more affordable, including expanded child care and free buses.
on.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:52 AM
🚨 Breaking: NYC no more
affordable than it was 53 minutes ago. An exclusive
on how it all went wrong for Mamdani.
affordable than it was 53 minutes ago. An exclusive
on how it all went wrong for Mamdani.
i’m too old for this. all of this. still luv ya, babies.
update
January 1, 2026 at 5:55 AM
i’m too old for this. all of this. still luv ya, babies.
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Happy New Year! 🍾🥂
January 1, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Happy New Year! 🍾🥂
lmk how it’s goin over there in 2026?
January 1, 2026 at 5:03 AM
lmk how it’s goin over there in 2026?
the east coast animated happy new year imessages are flooding in..,
January 1, 2026 at 5:03 AM
the east coast animated happy new year imessages are flooding in..,
maybe it’s just freakin cold & people took some days off for winter break though? (reminds me of political adversaries to leaders in SF, L.A. or CA trying to portray SF or L.A. or CA as a hell hole all the time.)
I'm not going to dignify this video with anything more than a screenshot, but for those of you not on the other site it may be of interest to know that the viral youtuber's mom flew in from Utah to spread her own brand of lies about our city to that audience.
January 1, 2026 at 4:48 AM
maybe it’s just freakin cold & people took some days off for winter break though? (reminds me of political adversaries to leaders in SF, L.A. or CA trying to portray SF or L.A. or CA as a hell hole all the time.)
oooo good frame
Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
oooo good frame
some 2025 songs i freakin loved: classified - molly nilsson open.spotify.com/track/4NfmMO...
Classified
open.spotify.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:09 AM
some 2025 songs i freakin loved: classified - molly nilsson open.spotify.com/track/4NfmMO...
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fuck
Chief Justice John Roberts says the Constitution remains "firm and unshaken" with major Supreme Court rulings ahead.
Chief Justice says Constitution remains 'firm and unshaken' with major Supreme Court rulings ahead
Chief Justice John Roberts says that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon.
bit.ly
January 1, 2026 at 3:47 AM
fuck
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For the past 15 years, the fact-checkers at PolitiFact have sorted through hundreds of statements by politicians to name the "Lie of the Year." This year, the editors dubbed 2025 the "Year of the Lies." https://to.pbs.org/4jhVQRk
Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the 'Year of the Lies'
For the past 15 years, the fact-checkers at PolitiFact have sorted through hundreds of statements by politicians to name the "Lie of the Year." This year, the editors dubbed 2025 the "Year of the Lies...
to.pbs.org
January 1, 2026 at 3:20 AM
For the past 15 years, the fact-checkers at PolitiFact have sorted through hundreds of statements by politicians to name the "Lie of the Year." This year, the editors dubbed 2025 the "Year of the Lies." https://to.pbs.org/4jhVQRk
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Amid biodiversity loss, some species are rebounding.
In 2025, Mongabay reported recoveries for the Cape vulture, green turtle, Campbell’s keeled glass-snail, Bali starling, and Siberian crane—stories of legal protection, community action, and habitat work paying off.
In 2025, Mongabay reported recoveries for the Cape vulture, green turtle, Campbell’s keeled glass-snail, Bali starling, and Siberian crane—stories of legal protection, community action, and habitat work paying off.
Road to recovery: Five stories of species staging a comeback
Amid accelerating biodiversity loss and shrinking ecological spaces, it’s easy to lose hope. But every year, there are stories of optimism: of species that are making a comeback after being nearly…
news.mongabay.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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i want a “spaces” like feature on bluesky in 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 2:47 AM
i want a “spaces” like feature on bluesky in 2026.
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We don’t talk about the RIFs much these days but they’re still impacting all of us. This post is so sad.
“I'm so grateful that I was able to serve the American people, even in the smallest of ways, for 21.5 years. I loved my job and my country. Sadly, America failed me.”
“I'm so grateful that I was able to serve the American people, even in the smallest of ways, for 21.5 years. I loved my job and my country. Sadly, America failed me.”
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January 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
We don’t talk about the RIFs much these days but they’re still impacting all of us. This post is so sad.
“I'm so grateful that I was able to serve the American people, even in the smallest of ways, for 21.5 years. I loved my job and my country. Sadly, America failed me.”
“I'm so grateful that I was able to serve the American people, even in the smallest of ways, for 21.5 years. I loved my job and my country. Sadly, America failed me.”
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sigh “full self brain surgery (supervised)”
Elon Musk says Neuralink plans to start "high-volume production" of brain-computer interface devices and move to a fully automated surgical procedure in 2026 (Reuters)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 1, 2026 at 2:21 AM
sigh “full self brain surgery (supervised)”
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Scott MacFarlane: Here's the Q-and-A between Republican House Judiciary Cmte interviewer and Jack Smith about Trump's role in US Capitol siege:
January 1, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Scott MacFarlane: Here's the Q-and-A between Republican House Judiciary Cmte interviewer and Jack Smith about Trump's role in US Capitol siege:
Capitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress - AP apnews.com/article/trum...
Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress
Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6. riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Capitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress - AP apnews.com/article/trum...
i do not like it but i’ll play
Just under the wire
January 1, 2026 at 2:06 AM
i do not like it but i’ll play
inspiring what people can do when they band together for the protection of one another’s liberty
Women in Iran—not just Tehran, not just students—have been openly flouting the hijab and other modesty laws (and notably regime has not cracked down) but now shopkeepers all over Iran have kicked off another front bsky.app/profile/pers...
"Don't be afraid, we are all together!" 📢 Shopkeepers in Tehran shut down in mass protest as the rial hits a record low of 1,450,000 to the dollar. Economic collapse meets a movement for change. 📉✊ #Tehran #IranProtests #Rial #EconomicCrisis #Iran
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
inspiring what people can do when they band together for the protection of one another’s liberty
the “for now” feels like the dread filled, suspenseful “to be continued…” caption at the end of some 80s or 90s network tv series.
BREAKING: After legal setbacks, President Trump says he's dropping push for the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now.
Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
bit.ly
January 1, 2026 at 2:03 AM
the “for now” feels like the dread filled, suspenseful “to be continued…” caption at the end of some 80s or 90s network tv series.
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I’ve been wondering for the last year when we’d get to the library destruction phase and here we are. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’ve been wondering for the last year when we’d get to the library destruction phase and here we are. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
this looks desolate and like that wave is coming to wash away whatever remains of so called civilization
DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
![@DHSgov on X: The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world.
[Image of a beach] America after 100 million deportations](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreiccvipzc5mayvbrzoo3cxhkp2iayuhphh4grk6lziqajuk7d2leee@jpeg)
January 1, 2026 at 12:43 AM
this looks desolate and like that wave is coming to wash away whatever remains of so called civilization
If you are going to clip, I strongly believe you should link to the news source you are clipping. www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/u...
December 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If you are going to clip, I strongly believe you should link to the news source you are clipping. www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/u...