Hal B Rager
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Hal B Rager
@halrager.bsky.social
Father, husband, scientist, retired archaeologist, geek of several trades, maker, fandom, and real autistic adult.
Trump Has Just Given What Might Be His Most Unstable Interview Yet
I’m now convinced that the president lives on an entirely different plane of reality from you and me.
Trump Has Just Given What Might Be His Most Unstable Interview Yet
I’m now convinced that the president lives on an entirely different plane of reality from you and me.
www.esquire.com
October 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Reposted by Hal B Rager
“Men who underestimate their peers’ discomfort with sexually aggressive behavior often fear the consequences of calling out problematic views or intervening in the face of inappropriate behavior,” Catherine A. Sanderson wrote for @us.theconversation.com. https://to.pbs.org/4zf9LhS
The misperception that keeps bystanders from intervening and how to short‑circuit it
People may accept bad behavior — even sexual assault — when they overestimate how acceptable their peers think it is. But there are ways to undermine this thinking and make intervention more likely.
www.pbs.org
October 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Nice, real nice…
Trump: "We're gonna win big, and we've gonna shove it up their ass"
October 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Reposted by Hal B Rager
Make it make sense.
October 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Republicans Are Hiding Their Agenda Until After You Vote
Trump claims Secret Service wanted to destroy Oval Office, DOJ delays abortion bans until after the midterms, USPS tests cameras on its trucks, and 3 billionaires bankroll a GOP governor candidate
Republicans Are Hiding Their Agenda Until After You Vote
Trump claims Secret Service wanted to destroy Oval Office, DOJ delays abortion bans until after the midterms, USPS tests cameras on its trucks, and 3 billionaires bankroll a GOP governor candidate
open.substack.com
October 4, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Reposted by Hal B Rager
'Don't trust the videos': Longevity expert breaks silence on Trump's health #AlterNet
www.alternet.org
'Don't trust the videos': Longevity expert breaks silence on Trump's health
twp.ai
September 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
This AI Panic Is Nothing New
In the 1940s, The Nation asked questions about the atomic bomb we’re asking of artificial intelligence today.
This AI Panic Is Nothing New
In the 1940s, The Nation asked questions about the atomic bomb we’re asking of artificial intelligence today.
www.thenation.com
September 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
REVEALED: Trump Wants to Start Another War This Year
Trump may invade Cuba, Republicans are panicking over a projected blue tsunami, DHS lied about noncitizens voting, and the Ellisons are using the Paramount merger to build a surveillance state
REVEALED: Trump Wants to Start Another War This Year
Trump may invade Cuba, Republicans are panicking over a projected blue tsunami, DHS lied about noncitizens voting, and the Ellisons are using the Paramount merger to build a surveillance state
open.substack.com
September 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The Rahm Bomb
He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates be warned: stay away from him
The Rahm Bomb
He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates be warned: stay away from him.
robertreich.substack.com
September 27, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back.
If they win in the midterms, the party must move quickly and aggressively to undo the harm Trump and his cronies have caused.
Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back.
If they win in the midterms, the party must move quickly and aggressively to undo the harm Trump and his cronies have caused.
www.thenation.com
September 26, 2026 at 2:30 AM
FUCK THAT SHIT: TAMMY DUCKWORTH JUST READ THE DEMOCRATS THE RIOT ACT
A Black Hawk pilot who left both legs in Iraq has told her own party's leadership to cut it out, on C-SPAN, in four words. Fumble it a second time and there won't be a third.
FUCK THAT SHIT: TAMMY DUCKWORTH JUST READ THE DEMOCRATS THE RIOT ACT
A Black Hawk pilot who left both legs in Iraq has told her own party's leadership to cut it out, on C-SPAN, in four words. Fumble it a second time and there won't be a third.
ifloz.substack.com
September 25, 2026 at 7:19 PM
"Trump is the imperfect figurehead of a corrupt cabal of plutocrats and ideological fanatics […] Collapse the democratic order globally, replace it with great power spheres, and subservient, corrupt courtier states. Collapse the democratic order domestically, replace it with a rightwing autocracy."
The Revolution Has Been Televised—It’s About To Fail
The task for Democrats now is to keep the wounded, zombie version of it from encroaching further or clawing its way back to power.
open.substack.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:55 PM
What to plan for in the U.S. if you’re a foreign leader?
Here’s what I’m hearing
What to plan for in the U.S. if you’re a foreign leader?
Here’s what I’m hearing
robertreich.substack.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:45 PM
BREAKING: Trump Urged to Declare Martial Law for Midterms
Trump allies are urging martial law for the midterms, McConnell can't speak, ICE attacked a U.S. citizen in Illinois, and a Missouri woman was arrested for speaking against Flock cameras
BREAKING: Trump Urged to Declare Martial Law for Midterms
Trump allies are urging martial law for the midterms, McConnell can't speak, ICE attacked a U.S. citizen in Illinois, and a Missouri woman was arrested for speaking against Flock cameras
open.substack.com
September 24, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Now, CNN
Democracy dies in the darkness
Now, CNN
Democracy dies in the darkness
robertreich.substack.com
September 23, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Reposted by Hal B Rager
“Kao laid out in devastating detail how his operation worked. He gave agents a 50-page document naming dozens of lobbyists, congressional staffers and members of Congress who he said helped him trade cash for contracts.”

www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
www.propublica.org
September 22, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Reposted by Hal B Rager
Trump says Iran must act ‘fast’ to ‘survive as a nation’
<article data-history-node-id="448144" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-iran-must-act-fast-survive-nation" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-iran-must-act-fast-survive-nation" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Trump says Iran must act ‘fast’ to ‘survive as a nation’</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Echoing his earlier remarks, the US president once again threatened Iran with annihilation in a meeting with GCC and Arab leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.</p> <p>“We’ve isolated Iran financially and hopefully they’ll do the right thing fast,” he said, warning that “there will be a time when it’s too late, and we won’t have the chance of letting them survive as a nation."</p> <p>Trump also said, not for the first time, that Iran’s navy has been “eliminated” and all 159 ships were destroyed by the US military, as well as over&nbsp;90 percent of Iran’s planes, 430 weapon storage facilities and 800 drone storage facilities.</p> <p>“We annihilated its air defence systems, completely decimated its terrorist leadership and destroyed its economy,” he said.</p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
September 22, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Reposted by Hal B Rager
This is by far the worst and stupidest timeline, we’re all covered in spatiotemporal cow waste 24/7
Trump tells the UN he is officially changing the name of Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence" and says all US government documents will now be changed to refer to "SI"
September 22, 2026 at 9:39 PM
UN delegates walked out on Trump.

Trump also bragged about a 65-billion-barrel oil deal with Venezuela, where his administration took over the oil industry after U.S. forces captured President Nicolás Maduro in January. He told delegates, “To the visitor belong the spoils.”
BREAKING: Trump Humiliated at UN as Delegates Walk Out During His Speech
UN delegates walked out on Trump, his FBI killed a Susan Collins bribery probe, his FCC Chair spent a decade in a cultlike AA group, and JD Vance cut hundreds of thousands from Obamacare
open.substack.com
September 22, 2026 at 9:39 PM
How to Arrest Benjamin Netanyahu
Make no mistake: The United States can seize Netanyahu for crimes under US law and prosecute him in US courts when he is in New York City this week.
How to Arrest Benjamin Netanyahu
Make no mistake: The United States can seize Netanyahu for crimes under US law and prosecute him in US courts when he is in New York City this week.
www.thenation.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:07 PM