Reposted by Meredith Ogilvie-ThompsonRory Peck Trust @rorypecktrust.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Here it is again in case you missed it. 🎙️ #podcast #mediafreedom #democracy #trump 021
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 20/08/2026Out now on All That I Have Met. meredithogilviethompson.substack.com/p/holding-th... 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 19/08/2026Ex managing editor of @abcnewsbot.bsky.social News Jon Williams (now head of @rorypecktrust.bsky.social ) told me the network was wrong to pay $15M to make a Trump lawsuit disappear. Yesterday, ABC & Disney sued the FCC over exactly that. All That I Have Met, out now wherever you get your podcasts. 010
Reposted by Meredith Ogilvie-ThompsonRory Peck Trust @rorypecktrust.bsky.social · 19/08/2026🎙️RPT Exec Director Jon Williams discusses the fallout from the White House Correspodent's Dinner, the deliberate targeting of journalists and why he'd invest in frontline journalism, on 'All That I Have Met' hosted by @meredithogilviethompson.com podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...podcasts.apple.comHolding the LinePodcast Episode · All That I Have Met · 18 August · 39min 022
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 18/08/2026Jon Williams has led newsrooms at the @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social, @abcnewsbot.bsky.social and @news.rte.ie He now runs the @rorypecktrust.bsky.social supporting journalists reporting from the world's most dangerous places. We talked about why journalism matters podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...podcasts.apple.comHolding the LinePodcast Episode · All That I Have Met · August 18 · 39m 010
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 21/07/2026Twenty years ago I started writing a memoir. All That Fractures tracks a life between New York, London and Africa — a storied surface that belied a rather ruthless underbelly. First instalment out today. meredithogilviethompson.substack.com/p/flawlessmeredithogilviethompson.substack.comAll That FracturesPart One: Before the Rains 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 11/07/2026The number of conflicts around the world is rising. I sat down with Crisis Group head Comfort Ero to talk about what's driving today's wars, what policymakers are getting wrong, and why the consequences extend far beyond the battlefield. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...podcasts.apple.comWars RisingPodcast Episode · All That I Have Met · July 7 · 53m 001
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 01/07/2026Really good episode @edwardluce.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comBonus episode: Rahm Emanuel on how to fix AmericaPodcast Episode · The Rachman Review · June 28 · 28m 181
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 04/06/2026open.substack.com/pub/meredith...open.substack.comThe Trillion Dollar ConundrumWhat happens when a Mac Mini trolls the Magnificent Seven? 000
Reposted by Meredith Ogilvie-ThompsonAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Americans are hurting to afford groceries and gas while Donald Trump and his goons are focused on a ballroom, UFC fight, sending the DOJ after a woman he raped, and this: 74375161
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 26/05/2026My Brushes With Ebola In 1996 a doctor flew from Gabon to Johannesburg with undiagnosed Ebola. A nurse died. An outbreak was barely averted. I reported on it then. Thirty years later the systems that protected us are gone. New essay. open.substack.com/pub/meredith...open.substack.comMy Brushes With EbolaThe virus is back. The infrastructure that contained it has been dismantled 010
Reposted by Meredith Ogilvie-ThompsonAndys Theory 🦋⚡️💎 @andystheory.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Who will be the next Luigi that’s mad as hell and can’t take it anymore? 😱😂 01311
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 06/05/2026This has got to stop and we can stop it. Defund this government. 010
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 06/05/2026open.substack.com/pub/meredith...open.substack.comPower of the PurseRepublicans built the mechanism to defund the government. It's time to use it. 010
Reposted by Meredith Ogilvie-ThompsonHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Activists in NYC projected a message on the side of Jeff Bezos’ $120 million penthouse ahead of the Met Gala. “Shame on you, Jeff Bezos.” 19247581736
Reposted by Meredith Ogilvie-ThompsonMeredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 04/05/2026I have a note from Anna Wintour on my desk. Elegant if a relic. The Met Gala is tonight. I wrote about beauty when craft mattered more than money. Expensive things shaped what everyone could afford. That was fashion's democratic argument. It may still exist. Hard to see over Lauren's décolletage. 001
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 04/05/2026open.substack.com/pub/meredith...open.substack.comPower of the PurseRepublicans built the mechanisms to defund the government. It's time to use it. 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 04/05/2026I have a note from Anna Wintour on my desk. Elegant if a relic. The Met Gala is tonight. I wrote about beauty when craft mattered more than money. Expensive things shaped what everyone could afford. That was fashion's democratic argument. It may still exist. Hard to see over Lauren's décolletage. 001
Reposted by Meredith Ogilvie-ThompsonMeredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 03/05/2026Every significant federal tax escrow bill in American history was introduced by Republicans. My essay on why it’s time to use that against them @nealkatyal.bsky.social @tribelaw.bsky.social @marcelias.bsky.social @markruffalo.bsky.social @petercoyote.bsky.social @edwardluce.bsky.social 001
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 03/05/2026Every significant federal tax escrow bill in American history was introduced by Republicans. My essay on why it’s time to use that against them @nealkatyal.bsky.social @tribelaw.bsky.social @marcelias.bsky.social @markruffalo.bsky.social @petercoyote.bsky.social @edwardluce.bsky.social 001
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 29/04/2026Charles’ speech in the capital was really only topped by his speech at the state dinner. From noticing the changes to the East Wing (he may as well have said I love what you’ve done with the place) to the bell from the conning tower. Charles should stay the week and host SNL. Just brilliant. 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 28/04/2026I lived in the UK for 20 years and this is by far the most political speech I've ever heard a sovereign give - from climate change to religious tolerance to the importance of an independent judiciary. Don't be fooled by the Saville Row suit. Charles just gave us a thrashing in front of the world. 030
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 27/04/2026They need a total ass kicking to remind them they work for us 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 26/04/2026Is he just a regular on 60 Minutes now? Really? 010
Reposted by Meredith Ogilvie-ThompsonAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/04/2026Trump and Elon Musk destroyed most of the global H.I.V. program that saved hundreds of thousands of lives in Zambia. Now the US is threatening to cut remaining support, unless Zambia gives access to the country’s mineral resources. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...nytimes.comAIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance 18434452008
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 25/04/2026Sometimes you just need a story about a great white shark, a hot lifeguard and questionable parenting momentopen.substack.comMother of the YearDon't Let Me Keep You · No. 2 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 25/04/2026But still no money for Snap or childcare or healthcare or increased social security. All with our money, none of it for us. 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 24/04/2026I am, for once, utterly speechless. 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 24/04/2026I nearly died in Cedars-Sinai, my surgeon told me I didn't have eight hours. I wrote about it. Then sat on it for 15 yrs. A memoir essay about illness, morphine, a handsome Brazilian nurse, and whether you can get a Brazilian wax in ICU. meredithogilviethompson.substack.com/p/the-bridge...meredithogilviethompson.substack.comThe Bridge to NowhereAnd the carrot on a luge. 000
Reposted by Meredith Ogilvie-ThompsonBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back. 616433477891
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 22/04/2026A small side project just went live. The Tax Strike design — Not One Cent Without Consent — is now available as stickers, t-shirts, and a few other things on Redbubble. If you've been following my column, you'll know where this came from. www.redbubble.com/people/MOT19... 010
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 22/04/2026My latest is live. A memoir essay about illness, survival, morphine, a handsome half-Brazilian nurse and whether you can get a Brazilian wax in a hospital isolation ward. The answer is no. If you're not yet a subscriber, today’s the day. meredithogilviethompson.substack.com/p/the-bridge...meredithogilviethompson.substack.comThe Bridge to NowhereAnd the carrot on a luge. 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 22/04/2026It was a vexing vote and I worried we wouldn't win. But we did it. Yay Virginia. 031
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 17/04/2026My boys grew up in the UK and are avid football fans. Nothing would’ve given me more pleasure than getting tickets for us to go to a few World Cup games. But that is not a reality for me. Or most Americans. 022
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 17/04/2026New column launched today. Don’t Let Me Keep You — short, personal, occasionally absurd. Weekly. First up: The Reluctant State Trooper. A cautionary tale about what happens when you decide the safest way to speed is to tail a police car. open.substack.com/pub/meredith... 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 16/04/2026New episode out today — Mark Mansour spent twenty-five years navigating the corridors of power in Washington. And then, he left. open.substack.com/pub/meredith... 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 13/04/2026In 2023, Hungary’s president pardoned an official who forced child abuse victims to withdraw their testimony. The Minister who countersigned it was Magyar’s ex-wife. Last night he ousted a 16-year autocrat. Americans still waiting on Epstein accountability take note. 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 12/04/2026Nobody move. Trump is blocking the Straight of Hormuz. 010
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 12/04/2026I'll bet the bank Orban is on a plane to Mar A Lago within a few hours. 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 12/04/2026I don’t think any public official should communicate by tweet (or similar) - its communication by baby monitor 000
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 12/04/2026I launched a Substack (essays and later a podcast) a year ago today with an email to a few close friends and held my breath. Today I wrote to say thank you — and to explain why I think paywalls are bad for democracy. meredithogilviethompson.substack.com/p/one-year-i...meredithogilviethompson.substack.comOne year in, here's where we areA note of thanks. And an ask. 000
Reposted by Meredith Ogilvie-ThompsonThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 12/04/2026The first generation of parents to have resorted, at least occasionally, to mollifying their children by putting digital screens in their hands has now seen those kids grow up. One of those kids just sued Meta and Google. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/7XhGx5newyorkermag.visitlink.meWhat the Verdict Against Meta and Google Says About the Way We Live NowServing as a signal of a taste in the courts and among the public to have tech companies bear some of the costs of harm that they have allegedly caused, the recent verdict against Meta and Google in California says a lot about the central anxieties of our time. 25313
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 12/04/2026The NYT just published re Orbán's gerrymander. Péter Dósa and I covered it three days ago. Yes, I scooped the NYT. But this isn't just a Hungary story — Trump openly called on Texas and others to redistrict ahead of the midterms. Same playbook. Link in bio 010
Reposted by Meredith Ogilvie-ThompsonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Here he is tonight. Working hard to end his War in Iran and make life more affordable for Americans like he promised. 83759741834
Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson @meredithogilviethompson.com · 11/04/2026All eyes on Hungary. And thank you to Péter Dósa for talking to me before the polls opened. 010