Rod Schoonover-Rey
@rodschoonover.bsky.social
Scientist. Professor. Former Senior Intelligence Official. Public Speaker. Passionate about redefining security in the face of planetary change. Proudly Native.
Clear-eyed about our trajectory. Focused on radically changing course. Anti-fascist.
Clear-eyed about our trajectory. Focused on radically changing course. Anti-fascist.
I want to live in a universe where Devo is about to embark on an 8-day residency at the Sphere.
October 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I want to live in a universe where Devo is about to embark on an 8-day residency at the Sphere.
Of millions of potential birds, 22 at most killed. Probably far fewer. A stat to keep in your back pocket when pro-fossil fuel voices claim that bad wind turbines are terrible for biological systems.
www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/h...
www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/h...
New cameras show how many birds are killed by offshore wind turbines
A year-long study has observed millions of birds migrating across the North Sea to measure the threat of offshore wind farms.
www.euronews.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Of millions of potential birds, 22 at most killed. Probably far fewer. A stat to keep in your back pocket when pro-fossil fuel voices claim that bad wind turbines are terrible for biological systems.
www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/h...
www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/h...
Great news! Congratulations to my friend and former colleague @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social!
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
Holly Jean Buck
Investigating the social, ethical, and political dimensions of climate and energy policies and emerging technologies.
www.macfound.org
September 30, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Great news! Congratulations to my friend and former colleague @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social!
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
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Want to conserve #birds, #mammals and other vertebrates? Then don’t forget their #insects. Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity paper explores the many ways vertebrates depend on insects — for food, shelter, protection and much more. I’ve written about it here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/09/30/w...
Want to conserve birds and mammals? Then conserve their insects – our new paper in Nature Reviews Biodiversity sets out the details
It’s sometimes easy to forget quite how much of the living world depends upon insects. That might seem an odd thing for someone who has spent much of his career studying insects and their relations…
jeffollerton.co.uk
September 30, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Want to conserve #birds, #mammals and other vertebrates? Then don’t forget their #insects. Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity paper explores the many ways vertebrates depend on insects — for food, shelter, protection and much more. I’ve written about it here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/09/30/w...
Dang where to even begin on this story. So many threads to pull on.
But targeting water infrastructure anywhere in our current era should be understood as a war crime.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
But targeting water infrastructure anywhere in our current era should be understood as a war crime.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Israel facing water shortages caused by destruction of Gaza’s treatment plants
Five desalination plants shut down for days, while Gaza remains in grip of severe water and sanitation crisis
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Dang where to even begin on this story. So many threads to pull on.
But targeting water infrastructure anywhere in our current era should be understood as a war crime.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
But targeting water infrastructure anywhere in our current era should be understood as a war crime.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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NEW – Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ reaches ‘remarkable’ all-time record
✍️ Written by @zekehausfather.com
Read here: buff.ly/4a9XUAK
✍️ Written by @zekehausfather.com
Read here: buff.ly/4a9XUAK
September 21, 2026 at 3:46 PM
NEW – Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ reaches ‘remarkable’ all-time record
✍️ Written by @zekehausfather.com
Read here: buff.ly/4a9XUAK
✍️ Written by @zekehausfather.com
Read here: buff.ly/4a9XUAK
Is it any wonder many complain that the IPCC and UNFCCC processes have been co-opted by fossil fuel interests?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Is it any wonder many complain that the IPCC and UNFCCC processes have been co-opted by fossil fuel interests?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Seeing those Mitch McConnell pictures brings to mind this Metallica video.
September 17, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Seeing those Mitch McConnell pictures brings to mind this Metallica video.
As a Kansan myself, this is pretty remarkable. This wasn’t filmed in Overland Park or Lawrence, but in the middle of the state (Hutchinson). And Kansans are typically polite to a fault, so them booing their incumbent Senator is kinda wild to see.
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WATCH: GOP Senator Gets Pelted With Boos Over Trump’s Tariffs
Incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) was relentlessly booed during a senatorial debate Saturday when he tried to defend President Donald Trump's tariffs.
www.yahoo.com
September 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
As a Kansan myself, this is pretty remarkable. This wasn’t filmed in Overland Park or Lawrence, but in the middle of the state (Hutchinson). And Kansans are typically polite to a fault, so them booing their incumbent Senator is kinda wild to see.
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
It’s astounding how the $5K payout bait was pounced on like catnip by media/podcasters/etc as if they havent been falling for this exact trick for the past decade.
September 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
It’s astounding how the $5K payout bait was pounced on like catnip by media/podcasters/etc as if they havent been falling for this exact trick for the past decade.
I wish media outlets would, just occasionally, point out the pseudoscience that polygraphs are based on.
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www.commondreams.org/news/pentago...
Pentagon Launched 'Unprecedented' Polygraph Spree After Leaks Revealed Disastrous Truth About Iran War: NYT | Common Dreams
US military members forced to undergo polygraph exams to find leakers of classified info on Trump's Iran war. Pentagon atmosphere of distrust and paranoia.
www.commondreams.org
September 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I wish media outlets would, just occasionally, point out the pseudoscience that polygraphs are based on.
www.commondreams.org/news/pentago...
www.commondreams.org/news/pentago...
We collectively continue to overlook the changing oceanic biosphere and the risks it poses to infrastructure and security. And this is an “extremely rare event” only thus far in history.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/c...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/c...
Miles-long microalgae bloom knocks out most of Israel’s desalination plants | CNN
Microalgae in the Mediterranean has been blamed for temporarily shutting five of Israel’s six coastal desalination plants, threatening its main source of drinking water.
www.cnn.com
September 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
We collectively continue to overlook the changing oceanic biosphere and the risks it poses to infrastructure and security. And this is an “extremely rare event” only thus far in history.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/c...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/c...
Incredible find! That is an amazing and very human passage from the past.
Today I learned there's a website that can translate hieroglyphics from an image, and I'm amazed.
Words spoken by Osiris... He says: "O you who come into being, may I drink of the water of the river. May I be among those who follow Osiris... I may drink of the cool water of the lake...
Words spoken by Osiris... He says: "O you who come into being, may I drink of the water of the river. May I be among those who follow Osiris... I may drink of the cool water of the lake...
August 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Incredible find! That is an amazing and very human passage from the past.
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And trust in the institution will be lower as well.
We're heading into a decade of unprecedented climate disasters and one of the many unfortunate outcomes of this current civic unraveling is that no one is going to sign up to serve in the National Guard after this administration.
August 27, 2026 at 1:08 AM
And trust in the institution will be lower as well.
It seems that so many prognosticators are so traumatized by recent elections to even contemplate the increasingly probable, and sizable, Senate flip to the Democrats.
August 27, 2026 at 1:10 AM
It seems that so many prognosticators are so traumatized by recent elections to even contemplate the increasingly probable, and sizable, Senate flip to the Democrats.
I woke up this morning with a song in my head I hadn’t heard for several decades (July Morning by Uriah Heep). And it has been playing in my head all day.
Brains are weird.
Brains are weird.
July 8, 2026 at 3:34 AM
I woke up this morning with a song in my head I hadn’t heard for several decades (July Morning by Uriah Heep). And it has been playing in my head all day.
Brains are weird.
Brains are weird.
Seems clear there should be a fourth branch of government that is separate from the executive branch: DOJ, the intelligence community, many agencies that used to be considered independent
July 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Seems clear there should be a fourth branch of government that is separate from the executive branch: DOJ, the intelligence community, many agencies that used to be considered independent
It is really really hot in DC
July 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
It is really really hot in DC
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This is absolutely terrifying
The Nino 3.4 forecast temperature anomaly mean is now at 4C, when even the biggest historical super ninos have seen less than 3C
I really have no idea what this is going to bring over the next 12 months, but it will be very, very, grim
The Nino 3.4 forecast temperature anomaly mean is now at 4C, when even the biggest historical super ninos have seen less than 3C
I really have no idea what this is going to bring over the next 12 months, but it will be very, very, grim
July 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This is absolutely terrifying
The Nino 3.4 forecast temperature anomaly mean is now at 4C, when even the biggest historical super ninos have seen less than 3C
I really have no idea what this is going to bring over the next 12 months, but it will be very, very, grim
The Nino 3.4 forecast temperature anomaly mean is now at 4C, when even the biggest historical super ninos have seen less than 3C
I really have no idea what this is going to bring over the next 12 months, but it will be very, very, grim
Wow, there are a lot of racist fireworks in the MAGA-drenched megastore in WV.
July 3, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Wow, there are a lot of racist fireworks in the MAGA-drenched megastore in WV.