Bill Haneberg
@haneberg.bsky.social
Geologist at the geohazard•climate•policy nexus. Hazard + risk. GIS, lidar, landslides, debris flows, floods. Kentucky Colonel in New Mexico. He/him.
More: www.linkedin.com/in/billhaneberg & https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0mCybjIAAAAJ&hl=en
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Bill Haneberg
@haneberg.bsky.social
· Jun 25
Nota bene: Bsky is filled with great images but I don't "love" or repost any that don't include alt-text.
It's easy to add alt-text—just click on ALT in the corner before you post—and it takes less time than adding a copyright notice or details about the camera body, lens, and exposure!
It's easy to add alt-text—just click on ALT in the corner before you post—and it takes less time than adding a copyright notice or details about the camera body, lens, and exposure!
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Nixon insisted the bombing of Cambodia was just targeting Viet Cong outposts there and not meant to undermine its government, but the bombings destabilized the Lon Nol government and paved the way for the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields and the massacre of more than a million people.
NBC's sources said that "the potential mission in Mexico is not designed to undermine the Mexican government." But that's what it will do if the US is doing CIA drone strikes on Mexican soil over the objections of the president.
January 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Nixon insisted the bombing of Cambodia was just targeting Viet Cong outposts there and not meant to undermine its government, but the bombings destabilized the Lon Nol government and paved the way for the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields and the massacre of more than a million people.
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Beef and cocaine lozenges for cycling endurance. And here I've been all this time just hydrating and the occasional so-called "power bar."
#19thC #steampunk
#19thC #steampunk
Advert, Cyclists’ Touring Club Gazette, May 1882: “Cyclists ride 100 miles ... without fatigue by the use of
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
January 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Beef and cocaine lozenges for cycling endurance. And here I've been all this time just hydrating and the occasional so-called "power bar."
#19thC #steampunk
#19thC #steampunk
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The truly wild thing is this isn’t even true, a shit-ton of their oil reserves on paper are heavy tar sands and every US oil company will take one look at that at $80/bbl and walk away because it isn’t close to economically viable.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The truly wild thing is this isn’t even true, a shit-ton of their oil reserves on paper are heavy tar sands and every US oil company will take one look at that at $80/bbl and walk away because it isn’t close to economically viable.
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OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
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After reviewing nearly 200 applications from prospective grad students and postdocs over the past few months for a couple different 🧪⚒️ postings, here are some tips, at least as they apply to North American positions. I hope they help future applicants. Share with your networks. 🧵
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
After reviewing nearly 200 applications from prospective grad students and postdocs over the past few months for a couple different 🧪⚒️ postings, here are some tips, at least as they apply to North American positions. I hope they help future applicants. Share with your networks. 🧵
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To repeat: this has never been about his concern for birds.
January 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
To repeat: this has never been about his concern for birds.
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Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
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How can machine learning transform our understanding of Earth’s systems? If this is a focus of your work, consider submitting your research via the PNAS Nexus Call for Papers! You'll share your work with a broad, interdisciplinary audience. @pnasnexus.org
🔗 oxford.ly/457sOhh
🔗 oxford.ly/457sOhh
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
How can machine learning transform our understanding of Earth’s systems? If this is a focus of your work, consider submitting your research via the PNAS Nexus Call for Papers! You'll share your work with a broad, interdisciplinary audience. @pnasnexus.org
🔗 oxford.ly/457sOhh
🔗 oxford.ly/457sOhh
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Anyone who conflates "academic" with "elite" hasn't seen the academics' apartments I have
January 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Anyone who conflates "academic" with "elite" hasn't seen the academics' apartments I have
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This Upton Sinclair quote never misses
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
But can anyone tell me what this bit means? “For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty.”
January 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
This Upton Sinclair quote never misses
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
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Your ability to take paid time off to recover from illness or injury or childbirth shouldn't depend on where you live.
Minnesota just launched our statewide paid leave program.
Starting today new parents, small business owners, and people recovering from illness or injury will have the security to take needed time off work without risking their paycheck.
Starting today new parents, small business owners, and people recovering from illness or injury will have the security to take needed time off work without risking their paycheck.
January 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Your ability to take paid time off to recover from illness or injury or childbirth shouldn't depend on where you live.
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Fahrenheit is a better temperature scale than Celsius. Why? Because 0˚F is the definition of F*** it's cold out, and 100˚F is It's so f***ing hot out, it's a perfect scale.
This is what I post when it is 0˚F where I am.
This is what I post when it is 0˚F where I am.
January 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Fahrenheit is a better temperature scale than Celsius. Why? Because 0˚F is the definition of F*** it's cold out, and 100˚F is It's so f***ing hot out, it's a perfect scale.
This is what I post when it is 0˚F where I am.
This is what I post when it is 0˚F where I am.
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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Reminder that free will exists and New Year’s resolutions don’t have to suck. Resolve to eat every kind of cheese, pet every dog you see, resolve to take pictures of clouds and look up what you see. No one needs to be a “better version of themselves” when they can visit every local brewery.
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Reminder that free will exists and New Year’s resolutions don’t have to suck. Resolve to eat every kind of cheese, pet every dog you see, resolve to take pictures of clouds and look up what you see. No one needs to be a “better version of themselves” when they can visit every local brewery.
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Scientists are supposed to be happy when their predictions are skillful, right?
Why do I not feel happy?
Why do I not feel happy?
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Scientists are supposed to be happy when their predictions are skillful, right?
Why do I not feel happy?
Why do I not feel happy?
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Geologic mapping in California began about 180 years ago. The first geologic mapping in the State was done by Lieutenant Edward Belcher, a British naval officer. Although Belcher did the surveying for the map in 1826, it was not published until 1839. www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/rgm/hist...
January 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Geologic mapping in California began about 180 years ago. The first geologic mapping in the State was done by Lieutenant Edward Belcher, a British naval officer. Although Belcher did the surveying for the map in 1826, it was not published until 1839. www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/rgm/hist...
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TIL that Japan has a museum called the Chinsekikan, which translates to “Hall of Curious Rocks”, that displays hundreds of naturally formed stones resembling human faces. ⚒️ #Geology
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/jap...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/jap...
January 1, 2026 at 3:02 PM
TIL that Japan has a museum called the Chinsekikan, which translates to “Hall of Curious Rocks”, that displays hundreds of naturally formed stones resembling human faces. ⚒️ #Geology
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/jap...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/jap...
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One of the most unforgettable images capturing the vibrant promise of the new year, by the great Bauhaus artist László Moholy-Nagy: 7 A.M. (New Year's Morning), c. 1930 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
January 1, 2026 at 11:59 AM
One of the most unforgettable images capturing the vibrant promise of the new year, by the great Bauhaus artist László Moholy-Nagy: 7 A.M. (New Year's Morning), c. 1930 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
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Seen a lot of people I like argue with idiots here this morning, so this is a Christmas message imploring you not to do that. The best outcome is that you win an argument with an idiot. That is a waste of time. The other outcomes are worse. Just block them, sing another carol, have a wee sherry 🎅🏻🎄🎁
December 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Seen a lot of people I like argue with idiots here this morning, so this is a Christmas message imploring you not to do that. The best outcome is that you win an argument with an idiot. That is a waste of time. The other outcomes are worse. Just block them, sing another carol, have a wee sherry 🎅🏻🎄🎁
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have i ever said how much i love Waffle House?
December 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
have i ever said how much i love Waffle House?
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Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
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This is beyond appalling.
And, yes, I fact checked it: this is the most recent post on the DHS Facebook page right now.
And, yes, I fact checked it: this is the most recent post on the DHS Facebook page right now.
This should not be shrugged aside. They have stopped with the fake 22 million illegal immigrants things and are flat out saying we want to deport 10's of millions of citizens and legal residents from "third world countries" Basically they are advocating removing 1/3 of the population on a gov site.
January 1, 2026 at 2:37 AM
This is beyond appalling.
And, yes, I fact checked it: this is the most recent post on the DHS Facebook page right now.
And, yes, I fact checked it: this is the most recent post on the DHS Facebook page right now.
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Just like every year, a friendly PSA:
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
December 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Just like every year, a friendly PSA:
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
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Resisting him almost always works, trying to bargain with him never ever works
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
December 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Resisting him almost always works, trying to bargain with him never ever works