Meg
@lameige.bsky.social
New Books Network host, interested in the study of belief and the intersection of economics, religion, and society.
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Although Tom Ragsdale’s oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.
www.propublica.org
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Although Tom Ragsdale’s oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
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Woman on red sofa, w/ impressive tall comb in her hair, painted in 1810 by Joshua Johnson of Baltimore. Today was his day.
December 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Woman on red sofa, w/ impressive tall comb in her hair, painted in 1810 by Joshua Johnson of Baltimore. Today was his day.
Hundreds of Swimmers and Surfers Honor Bondi Beach Victims www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: Hundreds of Swimmers and Surfers Honor Bondi Beach Victims
Hundreds of swimmers and surfers paddled out and held a moment of silence for the 15 victims killed and dozens injured during a Hanukkah festival at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Hundreds of Swimmers and Surfers Honor Bondi Beach Victims www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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Must-listen, must-share — This podcast explains our moment - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
How Bad Is It?: Three Political Scientists Say America Is No Longer a Democracy
Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 12/11/2025 · 49m
podcasts.apple.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Must-listen, must-share — This podcast explains our moment - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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ICE are thug scum.
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
ICE are thug scum.
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getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
Fighting for ‘The Right to Night’ Under Starry, Rural Skies www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
Fighting for ‘The Right to Night’ Under Starry, Rural Skies
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Fighting for ‘The Right to Night’ Under Starry, Rural Skies www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
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I interviewed Paulina Borsook, who warned of tech culture's toxic underbelly over 30 years ago.
She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."
It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...
She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."
It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...
October 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I interviewed Paulina Borsook, who warned of tech culture's toxic underbelly over 30 years ago.
She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."
It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...
She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."
It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...
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What a wonderful interview with the woman who described techno-fascism as it emerged, and who was pretty much cancelled for it. Thanks Paulina Borsook and @gilduran.com ↘️
I interviewed Paulina Borsook, who warned of tech culture's toxic underbelly over 30 years ago.
She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."
It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...
She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."
It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...
October 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
What a wonderful interview with the woman who described techno-fascism as it emerged, and who was pretty much cancelled for it. Thanks Paulina Borsook and @gilduran.com ↘️
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Paulina Borsook "warned that tech libertarians wanted an anti-human world that worked more like a computer. From Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through The Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech, a book based on her 1990s writing" www.thenerdreich.com/she-warned-a...
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Paulina Borsook "warned that tech libertarians wanted an anti-human world that worked more like a computer. From Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through The Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech, a book based on her 1990s writing" www.thenerdreich.com/she-warned-a...
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This was really good: „The woman who predicted Tech Fascism- Paulina Borsook was right“ 👩💻 @gilduran.com
youtu.be/DL-kwZdkiOA?...
youtu.be/DL-kwZdkiOA?...
The Woman Who Predicted Tech Fascism — Paulina Borsook Was Right
YouTube video by The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This was really good: „The woman who predicted Tech Fascism- Paulina Borsook was right“ 👩💻 @gilduran.com
youtu.be/DL-kwZdkiOA?...
youtu.be/DL-kwZdkiOA?...
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Kind of crazy that there’s been all this talk about AGI and it took until now (seemingly?) to get “A tool that will fill in PDF forms for you.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Kind of crazy that there’s been all this talk about AGI and it took until now (seemingly?) to get “A tool that will fill in PDF forms for you.”
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The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against leaders of defeated Nazi Germany for invading other countries & committing atrocities of the worst kind.
Some tried to defend themselves saying they were following orders. That defense was not accepted. They were found guilty & most were executed
Some tried to defend themselves saying they were following orders. That defense was not accepted. They were found guilty & most were executed
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against leaders of defeated Nazi Germany for invading other countries & committing atrocities of the worst kind.
Some tried to defend themselves saying they were following orders. That defense was not accepted. They were found guilty & most were executed
Some tried to defend themselves saying they were following orders. That defense was not accepted. They were found guilty & most were executed
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The House has voted unanimously to repeal the provisions in the shutdown package which allow GOP Senators to sue the federal government and get as much as $1 million in damages - because the feds looked at their phone records in the Jan. 6 investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The House has voted unanimously to repeal the provisions in the shutdown package which allow GOP Senators to sue the federal government and get as much as $1 million in damages - because the feds looked at their phone records in the Jan. 6 investigation.
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It may be repeating the obvious, but Mary Bruce is a first-rate reporter. In the face of a presidential tirade aimed at silencing her, she calmly and professionally demonstrated why a free and independent media remains essential, asking questions that people in power don't want to answer
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It may be repeating the obvious, but Mary Bruce is a first-rate reporter. In the face of a presidential tirade aimed at silencing her, she calmly and professionally demonstrated why a free and independent media remains essential, asking questions that people in power don't want to answer
It’s almost like Trump thought that looking good on TV makes you competent… www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
It’s almost like Trump thought that looking good on TV makes you competent… www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading.
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading.
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
Incredible implications in this story for science, psychology, self-help/wellness … The Mystery Of Inner Monologues one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5607...
🔊 Listen Now: The Mystery Of Inner Monologues
Short Wave on NPR One | 14:17
one.npr.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Incredible implications in this story for science, psychology, self-help/wellness … The Mystery Of Inner Monologues one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5607...
The Lesson We Teach Schoolchildren About the Holocaust Is Wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Opinion | The Lesson We Teach Schoolchildren About the Holocaust Is Wrong
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The Lesson We Teach Schoolchildren About the Holocaust Is Wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. Lady Florence Norman, a suffragette, on her motor-scooter in London (1916). 📷 Paul Thompson
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Lady Florence Norman, a suffragette, on her motor-scooter in London (1916). 📷 Paul Thompson
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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Hundreds of American millionaires say the FAA should have grounded private jets before cutting flights for commercial airliners.
FAA Bans Most Private Jets At 12 Major Airports—But Some Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Hundreds of American millionaires say the FAA should have grounded private jets before cutting flights for commercial airliners.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hundreds of American millionaires say the FAA should have grounded private jets before cutting flights for commercial airliners.