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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A perfect illustration of how Democrats have changed since November 2024. We are done. Republicans cannot rebrand after Trump. They cashed ALLLL those checks with the Tea Party after Bush. www.facebook.com/reel/2429938...
107K views · 77K reactions | Authoritarians hate being laughed at. And BTW, not enough MAGA are going to leave the cult to make a difference in elections. The people to think about are the non-voters....
Authoritarians hate being laughed at. And BTW, not enough MAGA are going to leave the cult to make a difference in elections. The people to think about are the non-voters. Normalizing or coddling...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A perfect illustration of how Democrats have changed since November 2024. We are done. Republicans cannot rebrand after Trump. They cashed ALLLL those checks with the Tea Party after Bush. www.facebook.com/reel/2429938...
Kushner, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia: The Conflict-of-Interest Story Everyone’s Ignoring
Kushner, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia: The Conflict-of-Interest Story Everyone’s Ignoring
If a Ukraine proposal was shaped to benefit a foreign power tied to Kushner’s money, that’s not diplomacy: it’s corruption…
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December 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Kushner, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia: The Conflict-of-Interest Story Everyone’s Ignoring
New episode!
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 AM
New episode!
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Admiral Holsey is to this serial murder in the Caribbean as Hugh Thompson was to the butchery at My Lai --
that is to say a great American and a lone, solitary credit to its armed forces in a moment when a great and unremovable stain was put upon the honor of the entire American military.
that is to say a great American and a lone, solitary credit to its armed forces in a moment when a great and unremovable stain was put upon the honor of the entire American military.
Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela
Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Admiral Holsey is to this serial murder in the Caribbean as Hugh Thompson was to the butchery at My Lai --
that is to say a great American and a lone, solitary credit to its armed forces in a moment when a great and unremovable stain was put upon the honor of the entire American military.
that is to say a great American and a lone, solitary credit to its armed forces in a moment when a great and unremovable stain was put upon the honor of the entire American military.
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Requiring people to pay to travel domestically because they don’t have a particular type of identity document that is difficult to get (particularly for married women with name changes) feels really ominous.
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Requiring people to pay to travel domestically because they don’t have a particular type of identity document that is difficult to get (particularly for married women with name changes) feels really ominous.
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Even with his umbrage, George Will still manages to come across as a complete ass. But even a complete ass can be right on something.
Gift link!
George Will: "Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war.
George Will: "Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war.
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Even with his umbrage, George Will still manages to come across as a complete ass. But even a complete ass can be right on something.
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America
Please help spread the word
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December 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America
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“A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science”🧪
December 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science”🧪
How Many Times Will the Morbidly Rich Crash America Before We Learn?
How Many Times Will the Morbidly Rich Crash America Before We Learn?
Why every era ruled by the morbidly rich ends the same way: corruption, collapse, and ordinary people paying the bill....
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December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
How Many Times Will the Morbidly Rich Crash America Before We Learn?
More B.S.
Hmm.
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
More B.S.
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Today the NYT finally reported on Donald's obvious decline. This is me with @driftglass.bsky.social and @bluegal.bsky.social rolling our eyes at the breaking news.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Today the NYT finally reported on Donald's obvious decline. This is me with @driftglass.bsky.social and @bluegal.bsky.social rolling our eyes at the breaking news.
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Oldest city in the Americas left a warning in clay 4,000 years ago, now we know what it says:
Oldest city in the Americas left a warning in clay 4,000 years ago, now we know what it says
4,000-year-old murals in the city of Caral, Peru reveal how ancient people coped with a mega-drought, leaving a climate message in clay walls
www.earth.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Oldest city in the Americas left a warning in clay 4,000 years ago, now we know what it says:
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t’s the evil of Republicans, the memory deficit of the voters, and complicity of the media that dictates how we must fight for ACA subsidies AGAIN when 2014 should have taught everyone their political lesson.
"While Republicans from swing districts are rightfully fearful of voter backlash, many other GOP lawmakers loathe the enhanced ACA subsidies. Trapped between conservative philosophy and political reality, the GOP would rather talk about almost any other issue."
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Opinion | Republicans' health care homework is due -- and they're panicking
"In the crunch moment, the administration and its supporters are scrambling," Paul Waldman writes.
www.ms.now
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
t’s the evil of Republicans, the memory deficit of the voters, and complicity of the media that dictates how we must fight for ACA subsidies AGAIN when 2014 should have taught everyone their political lesson.
Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare In Love,' dies at 88
Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare In Love,' dies at 88
British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died. He was 88.
apnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare In Love,' dies at 88
Pete Hegseth Confessed to a War Crime — And America Shrugs
Pete Hegseth Confessed to a War Crime — And America Shrugs
From Nuremberg to Trumpworld, Cliff Schecter dismantles the toxic normalization of atrocity — and demands the accountability our heroes fought for.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Pete Hegseth Confessed to a War Crime — And America Shrugs
Fossil vomit contains new species of pterosaur from Brazil | Science | AAAS
Fossil vomit contains new species of pterosaur from Brazil
Filter-feeding flying reptile was likely devoured by a dinosaur during the early Cretaceous
www.science.org
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Fossil vomit contains new species of pterosaur from Brazil | Science | AAAS
"Diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are on the rise in some places, partly because of greater awareness and improved detection, especially in women and girls.”
"ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on?"
"ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on?"
ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on?
More children and adults are being diagnosed with ADHD in some countries. Science is helping to understand why — and how best to provide support.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
"Diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are on the rise in some places, partly because of greater awareness and improved detection, especially in women and girls.”
"ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on?"
"ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on?"
New episode!
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 AM
New episode!
