Hal B Rager
@halrager.bsky.social
Father, husband, scientist, retired archaeologist, geek of several trades, maker, fandom, and real autistic adult.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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'Scientifically, COP30 has been nothing less than a failure,' researcher says
Perspective - 'Scientifically COP30 has been nothing less than a failure,' researcher says
A leading climate researcher has told FRANCE 24 that the conclusion of the COP30 summit at the weekend was scientifically nothing less than a failure. Johan Rockström is director of the Potsdam Instit...
f24.my
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
'Scientifically, COP30 has been nothing less than a failure,' researcher says
The purpose of the pre-Hispanic Monte Sierpe site in Peru has long baffled researchers.
Money and power underlie the mysterious Andean ‘band of holes’
Money and power underlie the mysterious Andean ‘band of holes’
Money and power underlie mysterious Andean ‘band of holes’
The purpose of the pre-Hispanic Monte Sierpe site in Peru has long baffled researchers.
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The purpose of the pre-Hispanic Monte Sierpe site in Peru has long baffled researchers.
Money and power underlie the mysterious Andean ‘band of holes’
Money and power underlie the mysterious Andean ‘band of holes’
COP30 negotiated efforts to protect forests and ramp up financial packages for climate action, but with one glaring omission: a roadmap to cut fossil fuels.
What happened at COP30? 4 science take-homes from the climate summit
What happened at COP30? 4 science take-homes from the climate summit
What happened at COP30? 4 science take-homes from the climate summit
COP30 negotiated efforts to protect forests and ramp up financial packages for climate action, but with one glaring omission: a roadmap to cut fossil fuels.
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
COP30 negotiated efforts to protect forests and ramp up financial packages for climate action, but with one glaring omission: a roadmap to cut fossil fuels.
What happened at COP30? 4 science take-homes from the climate summit
What happened at COP30? 4 science take-homes from the climate summit
This has always been my rationale.
My approach to social media in general, summarized in a single brilliant panel.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This has always been my rationale.
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For moments when you may need to change the subject.
5 Fun Ideas to Discuss at Your Thanksgiving Table
For moments when you may need to change the subject.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
For moments when you may need to change the subject.
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The 12-month running mean global temperature anomaly continues to fall from its peak (temporary), which is mostly in response to cooler conditions over the equatorial Pacific Ocean during the last year (weak La Niña state).
➡️ Graphic available by zacklabe.com/climate-chan... 🌊⚒️🧪
➡️ Graphic available by zacklabe.com/climate-chan... 🌊⚒️🧪
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The 12-month running mean global temperature anomaly continues to fall from its peak (temporary), which is mostly in response to cooler conditions over the equatorial Pacific Ocean during the last year (weak La Niña state).
➡️ Graphic available by zacklabe.com/climate-chan... 🌊⚒️🧪
➡️ Graphic available by zacklabe.com/climate-chan... 🌊⚒️🧪
Sunday thought
Sunday thought
The rot at the top
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Sunday thought
Fury as 'Shamefully Weak' COP30 Draft Drops All Mention of Fossil Fuels
Fury as 'Shamefully Weak' COP30 Draft Drops All Mention of Fossil Fuels | Common Dreams
"We can’t have a deal that fails to deliver what science and the law require on finance, fossil fuels, or forests and call that progress."
www.commondreams.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Fury as 'Shamefully Weak' COP30 Draft Drops All Mention of Fossil Fuels
The world is watching @cop30brazil.bsky.social. Show leadership and add the fossil fuel phase-out roadmap to the #COP30 agreement. Listen to @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social and follow the 80+ countries that want justice!
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The world is watching @cop30brazil.bsky.social. Show leadership and add the fossil fuel phase-out roadmap to the #COP30 agreement. Listen to @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social and follow the 80+ countries that want justice!
New episode!
🚢 NEW EP: Some Assembly Required
We're watching the lifeboat construction begin—again. Just like after Dubya, the worst people are already planning their escapes. Why do they always get away with it? Why are Liberals with receipts never invited to the shipyard? www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...
We're watching the lifeboat construction begin—again. Just like after Dubya, the worst people are already planning their escapes. Why do they always get away with it? Why are Liberals with receipts never invited to the shipyard? www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...
Ep 949: Some Assembly Required - The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal
In this week's episode, we dive deep into the infrastructure project nobody wants to talk about: the construction of political lifeboats.What are we witnessing as Trump's administration unfolds? We're...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
New episode!
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For the record, the @proleftpodcast.bsky.social will not be attending Dick Cheney's funeral. However we may drop by the gravesite in a few months for a little light tap dancing and micturition.
#bucketlist
#squadgoals
#bucketlist
#squadgoals
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
For the record, the @proleftpodcast.bsky.social will not be attending Dick Cheney's funeral. However we may drop by the gravesite in a few months for a little light tap dancing and micturition.
#bucketlist
#squadgoals
#bucketlist
#squadgoals
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🧵 Let’s be so effing for real right now. The Department of Education saying these jobs are no longer PROFESSIONAL is dumb as hell and insulting as fuck. It takes YEARS of post-graduate training, including passing certifying exams, to earn degrees in these fields. #fdt #momsky
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
“The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. ‘HANG THEM,’ he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side,” Sen. Chris Murphy wrote.
'Punishable by DEATH': Trump calls for Democrats to be killed
President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Democratic lawmakers of sedition and openly called for them to be put to death—employing some of the most vile and incendiary rhetoric he's used to date. "SE...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. ‘HANG THEM,’ he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side,” Sen. Chris Murphy wrote.
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Cool, seems part of why we're going to war with Venezuela is to provide yet another mechanism for funneling money to Wall Street. (gift link)
Trump’s Warships Trigger Rally in Venezuela’s Defaulted Bonds
As US President Donald Trump trains naval guns on the Venezuelan coastline, talk of regime change swirls in Caracas — and on Wall Street, where speculators are bidding up prices on the country’s defau...
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Cool, seems part of why we're going to war with Venezuela is to provide yet another mechanism for funneling money to Wall Street. (gift link)
A small clay figurine from Southwest Asia’s ancient Natufian culture could be one of the oldest documented depictions of a mythological scene. The approximately 12,000-year-old figure could depict a woman with a goose on her back.
www.reuters.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
A small clay figurine from Southwest Asia’s ancient Natufian culture could be one of the oldest documented depictions of a mythological scene. The approximately 12,000-year-old figure could depict a woman with a goose on her back.