Meghan Herbst
@megherbst.bsky.social
senior research editor, contributing writer @ WIRED, USAF vet and former weather forecaster, sf/f geek, mom of three humans and two cats, future hedge witch
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A statement from Wired's Conde Union Members
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A statement from Wired's Conde Union Members
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Jake is one of the best and I’ll really miss working with him — whoever gets to work with him next is very lucky!
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Jake is one of the best and I’ll really miss working with him — whoever gets to work with him next is very lucky!
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Actual Tolkien nerd @johnsemley3000.bsky.social went deep on how poorly Elon Musk, MAGA, and other right-wing tech bros understand the Lord of the Rings. And can we all just admire this art by @anjalinair.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Really Doesn't Get 'The Lord of the Rings'
Musk has recently used Tolkien references to push anti-immigration messaging, as has the Department of Homeland security. They've got it all backwards.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Actual Tolkien nerd @johnsemley3000.bsky.social went deep on how poorly Elon Musk, MAGA, and other right-wing tech bros understand the Lord of the Rings. And can we all just admire this art by @anjalinair.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Next week, 5 teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions.
The goal? To win—and teach STEM to their peers displaced by Israel's war and occupation of Palestine.
A special oral history for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/meet-t...
The goal? To win—and teach STEM to their peers displaced by Israel's war and occupation of Palestine.
A special oral history for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/meet-t...
Meet the Palestinian Teens Trying to Win Robotics Gold
Next week, five teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions. The goal? To win—and then teach STEM to their peers displaced by the Isra...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Next week, 5 teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions.
The goal? To win—and teach STEM to their peers displaced by Israel's war and occupation of Palestine.
A special oral history for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/meet-t...
The goal? To win—and teach STEM to their peers displaced by Israel's war and occupation of Palestine.
A special oral history for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/meet-t...
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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Not Jane!! 😢
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Not Jane!! 😢
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Saw Hegseth, and as a former service member, here's my two cents.
He sounded exactly like a dude who has a chip on his shoulder because of a few unsavory reports made against him during his time in. Now he has the reins, and he's trying to make it easier to fail up rather than facing consequences.
He sounded exactly like a dude who has a chip on his shoulder because of a few unsavory reports made against him during his time in. Now he has the reins, and he's trying to make it easier to fail up rather than facing consequences.
September 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Saw Hegseth, and as a former service member, here's my two cents.
He sounded exactly like a dude who has a chip on his shoulder because of a few unsavory reports made against him during his time in. Now he has the reins, and he's trying to make it easier to fail up rather than facing consequences.
He sounded exactly like a dude who has a chip on his shoulder because of a few unsavory reports made against him during his time in. Now he has the reins, and he's trying to make it easier to fail up rather than facing consequences.
Nothing in the parenting books prepared me for having my Sims' intricate little worlds devastated by the lawless vampire families my 14-year-old moved into MULTIPLE neighborhoods.
September 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Nothing in the parenting books prepared me for having my Sims' intricate little worlds devastated by the lawless vampire families my 14-year-old moved into MULTIPLE neighborhoods.
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How to wash yr hands
September 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
How to wash yr hands
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Something beautiful is happening in Brooklyn, New York this week.
today the @wired.com mural in bushwick they’re working on zuck dog leg and sam altman dog manicure so tag us if u see us
September 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Something beautiful is happening in Brooklyn, New York this week.
Anxiety flavor: pumpkin spice
September 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Anxiety flavor: pumpkin spice
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26-year-old @katmabu.bsky.social made her name swatting down right-wing talking points on social media. Now she’s hoping internet fame can propel her to Congress.
“I just couldn’t watch it anymore. I thought, fuck it, I’m going to run.”
From our politics issue:
“I just couldn’t watch it anymore. I thought, fuck it, I’m going to run.”
From our politics issue:
She Fought the Far Right Online for Years. Now She Wants to Do It in Congress
Kat Abughazaleh, 26, made her name swatting down right-wing talking points on social media. Now she’s hoping internet fame can propel her to Congress.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
26-year-old @katmabu.bsky.social made her name swatting down right-wing talking points on social media. Now she’s hoping internet fame can propel her to Congress.
“I just couldn’t watch it anymore. I thought, fuck it, I’m going to run.”
From our politics issue:
“I just couldn’t watch it anymore. I thought, fuck it, I’m going to run.”
From our politics issue:
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Huge week here @wired.com as we're rolling out our Politics Issue. First up, check out this cover, which we're also posting all over cities across the US.
September 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Huge week here @wired.com as we're rolling out our Politics Issue. First up, check out this cover, which we're also posting all over cities across the US.
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Reporting members of the UC Berkeley community to the government is reminiscent of the McCarthy era, when lives and careers were ruined merely because a person’s name showed up on a list.
UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe
UC Berkeley gave the Trump administration the names of 160 students, faculty and staff and details on their “potential connection to reports of alleged antisemitism” — sparking due-process...
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September 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reporting members of the UC Berkeley community to the government is reminiscent of the McCarthy era, when lives and careers were ruined merely because a person’s name showed up on a list.
It's so easy to get lost in despair right now. Big plug for angry exertion. Walking, running, lifting, punching the air. All fair game.
September 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It's so easy to get lost in despair right now. Big plug for angry exertion. Walking, running, lifting, punching the air. All fair game.
Screenshot since it won't embed. You can follow this Palestinian journalist on Instagram @nahed_hajjaj99.
This is a baby, whose leg was nearly severed in an explosion. There is a graphic video to this too. It's also horrific. It's also shocking and tragic.
We're living in a fucking nightmare.
This is a baby, whose leg was nearly severed in an explosion. There is a graphic video to this too. It's also horrific. It's also shocking and tragic.
We're living in a fucking nightmare.
September 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Screenshot since it won't embed. You can follow this Palestinian journalist on Instagram @nahed_hajjaj99.
This is a baby, whose leg was nearly severed in an explosion. There is a graphic video to this too. It's also horrific. It's also shocking and tragic.
We're living in a fucking nightmare.
This is a baby, whose leg was nearly severed in an explosion. There is a graphic video to this too. It's also horrific. It's also shocking and tragic.
We're living in a fucking nightmare.
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NEW: Right-wing extremists and an anonymously run website are targeting people for allegedly celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder - and posting identifying details about people accused online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Death
Extremists and an anonymously run website are posting identifying details about people accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.
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September 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
NEW: Right-wing extremists and an anonymously run website are targeting people for allegedly celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder - and posting identifying details about people accused online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
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Every time the Apple event cut back to Tim Cook, I couldn’t help but think about his recent visit to the White House and the utter sycophancy of his demeanor, as well as all the other tech CEOs.
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All the President’s Tech CEOs
At a White House dinner Thursday night, America’s tech executives put on an uncanny display of fealty to Donald Trump.
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September 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Every time the Apple event cut back to Tim Cook, I couldn’t help but think about his recent visit to the White House and the utter sycophancy of his demeanor, as well as all the other tech CEOs.
www.wired.com/story/tech-c...
www.wired.com/story/tech-c...
Sometimes you're just having a Monday morning and then Sam Cooke comes on and you're having a religious experience instead.
August 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Sometimes you're just having a Monday morning and then Sam Cooke comes on and you're having a religious experience instead.
Tried ChatGPT for the first time. Went in guns blazing with questions about energy usage and ethics. Came out with a new vegan cream cheese recipe to try.
We're probably all doomed.
We're probably all doomed.
August 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Tried ChatGPT for the first time. Went in guns blazing with questions about energy usage and ethics. Came out with a new vegan cream cheese recipe to try.
We're probably all doomed.
We're probably all doomed.
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going live on @wired.com in 45 minutes! come hang out and ask questions as we discuss the future of wellness 🩸
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We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.
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July 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
going live on @wired.com in 45 minutes! come hang out and ask questions as we discuss the future of wellness 🩸
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Today, we're launching a new, improved subscription to give our fans more of the @wired.com they love. It includes:
- Five exclusive, subscriber-only newsletters
- Livestreams to connect with our journalists
- A new commenting experience + more
It's been a remarkable year so far. A look back: 🧵
- Five exclusive, subscriber-only newsletters
- Livestreams to connect with our journalists
- A new commenting experience + more
It's been a remarkable year so far. A look back: 🧵
July 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Today, we're launching a new, improved subscription to give our fans more of the @wired.com they love. It includes:
- Five exclusive, subscriber-only newsletters
- Livestreams to connect with our journalists
- A new commenting experience + more
It's been a remarkable year so far. A look back: 🧵
- Five exclusive, subscriber-only newsletters
- Livestreams to connect with our journalists
- A new commenting experience + more
It's been a remarkable year so far. A look back: 🧵