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$20 trillion spent globally on disaster cleanup and prevention in the last 20 or so years. This money could all have been spent in other places, and it begs the question: Will investment eventually move towards planet (or human) preserving endeavors? A $20 Trillion Wealth Transfer Is Happening Under Our Noses - Bloomberg USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to Plains Drought - AgWeb Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the previous 35 years, we've experienced a whopping 95% loss of wildlife in South America and the Caribbean. What other impacts to biodiversity have we seen recently? New Study: 95% Decline in Wildlife in Latin America & Caribbean since 1970 | by IZY-Hosting | Medium We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup – Mother Jones Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find | Air pollution | The Guardian Study finds microplastics in tadpoles in the Amazon for the first time Pollution Contaminating Sea Food — Hive Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

India faces multiple simultaneous challenges, that could prove overwhelming in the coming years and decades: Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging | Japan | The Guardian Modi says Iran war poses severe risks to India, urges cuts in fuel use and gold purchases India’s Oil Crisis Deepens as Hormuz Remains Shut | OilPrice.com Foreign investors pull out of India at record pace India warns over AI’s threat to youth population | Semafor Wave of Suicides Hits as India's Economy Is Ravaged by AI On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in India | CNN India’s Power Grid Struggles as Extreme Heat Drives Record Electricity Demand - Bloomberg India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans | Trump administration | The Guardian Texas mother of 4 says "no one is safe" after spending more than 6 weeks in ICE custody - CBS News Trump administration now classifies Antifa and left-wing networks among ‘major’ terror groups | CNN Politics ‘MAGA has rigged the system’: Democrats slam Virginia Supreme Court for overruling voters on redistricting - Democracy Docket The glaring error in the Virginia Supreme Court’s gerrymandering decision, in Scott v. McDougle | Vox In blow to direct democracy, Missouri Supreme Court upholds GOP gerrymander - Democracy Docket Mississippi governor plans to redraw congressional map, eliminate majority-Black district after midterms - Democracy Docket Republicans launch election monitoring operation in 17 states ahead of midterms - Democracy Docket After Virginia Redistricting Map Is Tossed, Democrats Search Desperately for a Response - The New York Times Court not impressed with Hegseth theory to punish Mark Kelly Trump handed AG a stack of articles labeled 'treason' — and now DOJ is targeting reporters - Alternet.org Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S. - The New York Times There’s an Obvious Reason Why The Republican Justices Sound So Nervous Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It took only 1 month for the probabilities to shift momentously. Here's an update on El Nino, and what it tells us about the future of the world in the coming decade. European forecast shows 100% chance of Super El Niño forming | Fox Weather New May 1 ECMWF El Nino forecast significantly worsens from previous month : r/collapse Brace yourselves. Strongest El Niño in over a century is coming. El Niño patterns are correlated with food shortages, water impacts and even civil conflict. : r/collapse nino3.4_may2026_plume_S2S.png (1689×1093) Opinion | The New El Niño Might Make 2027 the Hottest Year on Record - The New York Times Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Billionaire Kevin O'Leary wants to build the world's largest data center at the tippy toppy of the Great Salt Lake. People are (rightfully) not happy about it. Utah's data center could create a massive heat island that could devastate the Great Salt Lake, scientists say Box Elder County data center's projected daily heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs Stuart Adams PAC Received $135,000 From MIDA Donors After Data Center Approval Utah senator smacks ABC4 reporter's phone out of his hand amid Data Center controversy Data center approved in Utah despite community protests A giant OpenAI-Oracle data center was voted down by a Michigan farm town. Weeks later, construction began | Fortune Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Here's a few drivers behind it: What's Powering the K-Shaped Economy: Inflation, Stock Market Gains - Business Insider K-shaped economy hits the gas pump as lower-income Americans pull back, NY Fed finds The K-Shaped Economy Is Reshaping American Cities | Dame Magazine Americans owe a record $1.68 trillion in car loans | Fortune Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: Palantir CEO Says Legalizing War Crimes Would Be Good for Business Bill banning whites-only housing passes Pennsylvania House by 1 vote | ABC27 Judicial nominees don’t know if Trump can run for a 3rd term : r/law Louisiana Governor Tossed Thousands of Votes In Order to Help Trump | The New Republic Louisiana governor suspends active election to allow for gerrymander - Democracy Docket 'Lines are going to change': Trump DOJ confirms it will target minority voters nationwide after Supreme Court ruling - Democracy Docket Emergency Planning: The President Is Preparing to Challenge 2026 Midterms. The Country Can Still Act to Protect Them. | Washington Spectator Alabama House approves last-minute congressional gerrymander, despite votes already cast - Democracy Docket Trump issues ‘demand’ that states cancel elections and rig maps for GOP after Callais - Democracy Docket Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Western US is not the only region struggling with a terrible water decade. Corpus Christi, Texas is potentially one of the first cities to actually run dry. Climate Scientists Shake Their Heads as First US City Running Completely Out of Water Corpus Christi residents frustrated as water crisis makes national news Central Texas is running out of water, and we keep building like we have plenty : r/collapse The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn't Exceptional. It's Early. Day Zero approaches Iran | Ctech Complicating Long-Term Stability: Water Security and the Iran War | New Security Beat Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New news about Trump firing the entire National Science Board is one step closer to the death of science at his hand. Trump administration fires all members of US National Science Board | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera National Science Board members fired by Trump administration | AP News Delays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to change Science and Public Health in the Trump Era: The Dismantling of Evidence and Institutions, and Proposals for Reconstruction | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: DOJ aims to strip citizenship from hundreds of foreign-born Americans, sources say Trump Administration Says Green Cards Could Be Denied Over Political Opinions Canada Changes Law: Millions of Americans May Already Be Canadian Citizens — and Don't Know It Yet | IBTimes UK As expected, Supreme Court officially greenlights Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map for midterms - Democracy Docket Supreme Court limits key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map - Democracy Docket Senate Republicans push for White House ballroom funding Judge orders Trump, DOJ to justify why president's $10B IRS lawsuit should proceed - ABC News Corporate donors are sounding the alarm about Trump’s presidential library fund - Alternet.org U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren | Warren, Blumenthal, Stans... Trump Administration Wants Executions With Electric Chairs, Firing Squads | HuffPost Latest News FCC orders review of ABC licenses after Jimmy Kimmel’s Melania Trump joke | Trump administration | The Guardian Todd Blanche Sued Over Epstein Files Cover Up - Above the Law Trump Sued Over Alarming Memo Allowing Officials to Delete Records | The New Republic The Trump administration is withholding NY transportation funds, again. NY's suing, again. - Gothamist Judge Says Maurene Comey Can Sue the Trump Administration for Firing Her - The New York Times Atlantic writer sued by Kash Patel says she’s been ‘inundated’ with new sources corroborating her reporting Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another weeks of climate news from around the world: Experts warn climate change will make parts of Israel uninhabitable in decades Antarctic emperor penguins on the brink of extinction due to climate change and disease - Kuriozitete Wellington, New Zealand Just Shattered Its Rainfall Intensity Record — Over Half a Month’s Rain Fell in One Hour : r/collapse An ‘ordinary’ storm with extraordinary impacts: what made Wellington’s deluge so intense? Opinion | Extreme Weather Is Sending Home Insurance Rates Through the Roof; Big Oil Should Pay | Common Dreams Too hot for solar and too much wind for turbines: Can renewables withstand our worsening climate? | Euronews An intense marine heat wave has California in its crosshairs, with impacts set for land and sea | CNN Climate change eroding nighttime breaks in wildfire activity Ocean warming weakens the sea–land breeze in coastal megacities | Nature Climate Change In climate change fight, doomerism is out. Laughter is in | AP News Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AI is either a bubble, or it's going to take all the jobs. Which is it? Today's article leans towards a resounding "pop" of the bubble. The AI economy runs on helium. The Iran war just created a $650 billion problem | Fortune Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode highlights an example of how the wealthiest nations will leave impoverished nations to struggle. More than six million Haitians need urgent humanitarian aid: ‘The population is at breaking point’ | International | EL PAÍS English Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Declining accessibility of food doesn't mean that one day it's here and one day it's gone; it means who gets access to it will shift. In this episode we discuss multiple articles highlighting the crisis currently facing the food system. Food prices are rising again. Drought, war, and tariffs are to blame | Fortune World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns | Global food crisis | The Guardian 2026 Super El Niño Threatens Global Crops Already under pressure, Australia’s food system could now be in big trouble | SBS News Florida is about to lose its most famous symbol forever. What happened? Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: Southern Poverty Law Center indicted for fraud, money laundering - POLITICO Trump admin coerced removal of ICE trackers, court says ICE official behind warehouse detention camps quits after tense congressional hearing Leaked Memos Reveal Just How Much the Supreme Court Has Betrayed the Constitution Supreme Court Shadow Docket Tracker — Challenges to Trump Administration Actions | Brennan Center for Justice FBI Director Patel sues Atlantic, says story about his drinking false The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’ | WIRED Resolution to block the sale of 12,000 bombs to Israel (119_SJRES_138) Trump, IRS in talks to settle US president's $10 billion lawsuit | Reuters Rep. Roy Introduces MAMDANI Act to Denaturalize and Deport Marxists and Islamic Fundamentalists | Representative Chip Roy Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act | Truthout Exclusive: Trump administration blocking appointments to key panel overseeing voting machines, officials say - Democracy Docket Trump DOJ loses again, now 0 for 5 on voter roll cases, as court rejects Rhode Island lawsuit - Democracy Docket Viktor Orbán's defeat showed Democrats how to end Trump's rule. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A roundup of this week's climate news: Mosquitoes reach Iceland for the first time as the Arctic heats up Projected warming will exceed the long-term thermal limits of rice cultivation | Communications Earth & Environment Africa’s forests have flipped from carbon sink to carbon source | ScienceDaily Cities are leaking far more methane than previously thought - Earth.com Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought | Oceans | The Guardian Why people are working so hard?Does it makes sense : r/collapse Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A brief episode about beef. A beef brief, if you will. New World Screwworm detected about 90 miles from the United States Screwworm.gov | Unified Government Response To Protect the United States Beef Prices: Your Expensive Cheeseburger Is a Taste of What’s to Come - Bloomberg ‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country | US wildfires | The Guardian Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's hit again on some ways the models are a mess, but today in regards to Sea Level Rise... One Wrong Variable in a Climate Formula Could Mean Sea Levels Rise 35% Faster Than Current Models Show Saltwater is closing in on coastal groundwater, putting billions and food supplies at risk Long-term adaptation pathways for Venice and its lagoon under sea-level rise | Scientific Reports Venice is threatened by rising sea levels. Will the city be forced to relocate? | Euronews Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss 3 articles highlighting new research on methane emissions, showing that the models are undercounting their impacts and severity. Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change 100 Times Worse? Thawing Permafrost May Be More Dangerous Than Previously Thought Measurement of Gas Fraction and Gas Permeability of Thawing Permafrost Caused by Climate Change - Glover - 2026 - Earth's Future - Wiley Online Library Non-producing oil and gas wells may emit microbial methane at rates 1,000 times higher than previously estimated Why do we compare methane to carbon dioxide over a 100-year timeframe? Are we underrating the importance of methane emissions? | MIT Climate Portal Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: Poll: Americans worry Trump will seize ballots, voting machines in midterms Exclusive | Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office - WSJ Proposed Amendment: Congress Can Nullify Presidential Pardons. (119_HJRES_135) US edges closer to popular vote deciding winner of presidential elections | US politics | The Guardian Trump Says Israel And Lebanon’s Leaders Will Speak, Hegseth Gives Iran War Update: Live Updates | HuffPost Latest News ‘It’s absolutely wrong’: Vietnam vet sues to stop construction of ‘vain’ Trump arch in DC USPS suspends contributions to employee pensions after warning of "cash crisis" - CBS News Is Operation Epic Fury Illegal? Legal Experts Warn Donald Trump Could Face War Crime Violations | IBTimes UK Trump Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Student Activists Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi — “[The Trump administration is eroding] the concept of procedural due process, the idea that you get to have a hearing in the United States…” : r/law Trump Mostly Fired Black Agency Officials, New Lawsuit Says Trump says he’ll fire Powell next month if he stays in his role at the Fed | CNN Business ICE is now flagging people that protest against them for punishment e.g. by cancelling their Global Entry credentials. They are reportedly using facial recognition scanning software by Palantir to track and tag people exercising First Amendment rights to protest and congregate. : r/law Posts/Comments about recent ICE enforcement efforts are now prohibited : r/GlobalEntry The Tech Arsenal That ICE Has Deployed in Minneapolis - The New York Times Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act bans student walkouts, protects conservative speakers | WPLN News Feds Try Secret Grand Jury to Unmask Reddit ICE Critic Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: Greenland’s Ice Is Melting Faster Than Ever, and Scientists Are Alarmed Lakes forming next to Greenland's melting ice sheet are speeding up glacier flow AMOC collapse could turn Southern Ocean into carbon source, adding 0.2°C to global warming Shifting Gulf Stream may signal an ocean current collapse is next - Earth.com Record high ocean temperatures off southern California raise fears of prolonged marine heatwave | US news | The Guardian Wildfires are spreading into places that rarely burned before - Earth.com Summer is getting longer, and it's happening faster than we thought ‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds | Climate crisis | The Guardian Arctic ice at lowest in marcch ever : r/collapse Arctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent – Zachary Labe Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Philippines is a great example of a nation on the brink due to an externality, because of their heavy reliance on imported oil. Nation on brink: this oil crisis may destroy everything we built | Inquirer Opinion DOE: Philippines’ fuel supply can last up to 50.42 days Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Probabilities are increasing for a "Very Strong El Nino" this summer or fall. What are the potential impacts? To date, 2026 is averaging 1.48°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline. This is striking because we're still in ENSO-neutral conditions, with El Niño on its way. : r/collapse Super El Niño next year? Here's the probability of one | king5.com Buckle Up! Gonna be a wild 12 months coming up : r/collapse ECMWF | Charts Possible super El Niño could bring extreme heat, droughts, strong floods - The Washington Post A Super El Niño is coming. Here’s how a hotter ocean could change the weather near you | CNN Iran war: Why a super El Niño event poses fresh risks to food costs Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new paper suggests the carrying capacity of earth is 2.5 billion, just under a third of the current population. What say you? Realistic, or too high or low? Earth can no longer sustain the global human population - Earth.com Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: Democrats introduce impeachment articles against Trump and Hegseth as nearly 100 lawmakers call for 25th Amendment | The Independent Trump uses the language of annihilation to threaten Iran | AP News House Democrat announces impeachment push against Hegseth over Iran war Trump pulls back on Iran threats after warning a 'civilization will die tonight' if deal isn't reached | PBS News Trump threatens 'bigger and stronger' attacks if Iran doesn’t comply with 'real agreement' With Trump Threatening Genocide in Iran, Military Must Disobey His Orders, Former Pentagon Officials Say Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes | War crimes | The Guardian Pope says Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization is 'unacceptable' | AP News Pentagon, White House Push Back on Alleged Remarks Made to Pope, Vatican | Military.com Trump threatens CNN over its Iran coverage moments after announcing ceasefire plan | The Independent Florida can fund religious charter schools, ‘encourage’ religion, state AG says | firstcoastnews.com Supreme Court vacates Steve Bannon contempt-of-Congress charges - ABC News Trump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California | Donald Trump | The Guardian DeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supporters Exclusive: FBI’s New Political Pre-Crime Center Acting attorney general: Trump has ‘right’ to order investigations into his enemies - Democracy Docket Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a fun little game we play. Step 1: Scientific consensus is too conservative. Step 2: Something happens "shocking scientists". Step 3: Articles are released describing how it happened faster than expected, but don't worry because someone will fix it. Step 4: No changes are made, and the models remain conservative. Repeat. Earth is warming faster than previously estimated, new study shows - Los Angeles Times Uh-Oh—Global Warming Is Actually Speeding Up, Scientists Say Thawing permafrost becomes 25 to 100 times more permeable, experiments find ‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists | US weather | The Guardian Amazon wildfires have released far more carbon than we thought - Earth.com Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's not just the current geopolitical situation that's putting food supply under stress - it's been growing for a long time and is getting worse. ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding | Hawaii | The Guardian Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying | Farming | The Guardian From gas to grain: Fertilizer disruptions raise risks for food security and trade | UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) How the Iran war could shatter global food security Australia to Plant Less Wheat as Iran War Deepens Global Fertilizer Supplies - Bloomberg Palm oil, cocoa, coffee… Who's going to tend to tomorrow's large tropical plantations? Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Established and important US infrastructure is rapidly being demolished, not as a forced response to desperate need, but in the petulant outbursts of a grifting narcissist. The US government just used a dormant 48-year-old committee to strip endangered species protections from the entire Gulf of Mexico. : r/collapse Trump’s ‘God Squad’ chose oil drilling over endangered species in the Gulf. This whale could be in particular danger | CNN BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service White House seeks $1.5 tn defense budget as Iran war drives costs Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New updates to economists' thoughts on AI and job loss, and new research shows the "heat island" effect of data centers on more than 340 million people globally. Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNN States with the most data centers Economists Are Drawing Stronger Connections Between A.I. and Jobs - The New York Times Top leadership experts sound the alarm on the AI doomsday: bosses are choosing tech over people | Fortune Labor market impacts of AI: A new measure and early evidence \ Anthropic Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: Trump announces he is issuing an unconstitutional executive order to shut down mail-in voting nationwide and he will defund states if they do not comply with him : r/law Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections – The White House Trump Suffers His Fourth—and Worst—Legal Blow in Just Hours | The New Republic Humiliated Trump Storms Out of Catastrophic SCOTUS Hearing Judge orders Trump to halt $400 million White House ballroom project, for now | Reuters Donald Trump tells Pam Bondi she's fired over Epstein files fiasco after humiliating clash - The Mirror US Trump DOJ sues Idaho as even red states resist voter data demands - Democracy Docket Secret Chaos Exposed at Attorney General Pam Bondi’s DOJ Over Trump’s $10B Suit Arkansas’ Ten Commandments Monument Law Ruled Unconstitutional Judge says Trump not immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 words incited riot | AP News Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This was a wild week in the climate, and I fear every week will be this way moving forward. Here's some news from the around world. Also, please forgive the audio quality. I recorded it twice, and the second time I apparently had the wrong mic recording. I love you, but not enough to record it a 3rd time. Sorry! Limiting global warming to 2C would not ‘rule out’ extreme impacts - Carbon Brief UK food supply at risk of 'catastrophic failure' by 2030, report warns - FarmingUK News Malaysia dam levels on alert amid heatwave | The Straits Times 16 states with the highest March day temperature record. : r/collapse Extreme climate, our biggest"enemy" : r/collapse Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever this winter ‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds | Extreme heat | The Guardian Jakarta rapidly sinks as climate change and overdevelopment collide | PBS News Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The world is suffering the consequences of Trump and Israel's war on Iran. How long will our oil woes last? Israeli chief of staff warns army on verge of 'collapse' amid troop shortage France confirms oil crisis, says 30-40 percent of Gulf energy infrastructure destroyed - Business - France 24 Cuban health-care workers struggle to support the sick amid U.S. oil embargo | CBC Accessibility Philippines declares ‘national energy emergency’ and boosts coal power as Iran war grinds on | Philippines | The Guardian Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge | Pacific islands | The Guardian Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump hates women. Here's some ways he's showing it: US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say | US immigration | The Guardian A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion Texas passes bill banning abortion pills from being mailed to the state - The 19th Any Texas resident could sue over abortion pills under bill OK'd by lawmakers and headed to governor | AP News Trump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement | American Civil Liberties Union Seven Ways the Trump Administration Is Hurting Women - Common Cause Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 brand new reports highlight the various ways that superbugs are proliferating around the world. Are we heading into a post-antibiotic world? The Cost of War We Aren’t Talking About: Superbugs • The Austin Chronicle Drought could fuel the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs as climate change worsens, new research suggests | Live Science EXPERT REACTION: Soils exposed to glyphosate might also be harbouring hospital superbugs - Scimex Pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs is ‘worryingly thin’, experts warn | Pharmaceuticals industry | The Guardian Toxic herbicides: Map showing how high use is by state Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: Judge Ends Asylum Claims for Liam Ramos and His Family Stephen Miller is pushing states to stop educating undocumented children | The Independent Tom Homan confirms ICE to be at airports starting Monday - POLITICO Bushehr nuclear plant hit again as Pentagon deploys 82nd Airborne — Day 25 of Iran war escalates Chris Murphy accuses Trump administration of insider trading Trump says he's 'glad' Robert Mueller is dead | Advocate.com Trump has damaged democracy at remarkable speed, reports find : NPR Donald Trump links shutdown end to SAVE America Act passage Trump casts mail ballot in Florida even as he calls the method 'cheating' US Supreme Court conservatives lean toward Republican bid to limit mail-in voting | Reuters Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce abortion | Georgia | The Guardian A page out of ‘The Handmaid's Tale’: Ohio Republicans propose bill to track all pregnancies We have 5 articles of impeachment for AG Bondi: defying a subpoena for the full & unredacted Epstein files, violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act, weaponizing the DOJ for President Trump, consistently defying Court Orders (herself & DOJ), and perjuring herself to Congress. - Rep. Summer Lee : r/law All of DOGE’s work could be undone as lawsuit against Musk proceeds - Ars Technica Three Tennessee teenagers are suing Elon Musk's xAI for creating sexually explicit images of them | Fortune Washington state bans all law enforcement - including ICE agents - from wearing masks while on duty | The Independent Fired FBI agents who worked on Trump 2020 election probe sue for wrongful termination - CBS News Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthropogenic mass is overtaking natural biomass. Such hubris from humanity leads to collapse. In this episode we discuss recent findings in pharmaceutical waste and how it hurts local aquatic ecosystems. Global human-made mass exceeds all living biomass | Nature The Hidden Environmental Impact of Pharmaceutical Waste Antibiotics found in rivers raise new concerns about water safety - Earth.com Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new $1billion disaster in the US unfolds thanks to climate change, and the WMO's report on the State of the Climate goes into detail on the growing energy imbalance. Thousands urged to evacuate as Hawaii flooding anticipated to cause widespread damage | CBC News Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high | Oceans | The Guardian Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a while since we broached the topic of H5N1. Let's talk about its status, and the ways it effects the world beyond just the fear of impending human to human transmission. H5N1 in marine mammals is spreading: Research tallies over 50,000 seals and sea lions killed along South America's coast More animals die from H5N1 avian flu at Ano Nuevo State Park in California | CIDRAP Hong Kong bans poultry imports from five nations after fresh H5N1 alerts Philippines halts poultry imports from Indiana over H5N1 outbreak Bird flu rampant among black vultures: Study points to year-round H5N1 circulation Govt makes registration mandatory for all poultry farms across country amid H5N1 spread - Healthcare News | The Financial Express A(H5) Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This weeks heat dome in the US West would be virtually impossible without climate change, according to scientists. What does it mean for the rest of the summer, when you factor in a potentially Super El Nino, catastrophically dry conditions in some areas, and other destabilizing conditions? The US is on the verge of an all-time heat record for March | CNN Heatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists | US weather | The Guardian There’s No Way the West Will Have a Normal Summer - The Atlantic Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US | WIRED Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: Red Flag Alert - Anti-Trans Genocide in the USA - #3 | Lemkin Institute U.S. court allows state bans on gender-affirming care for adults in unprecedented ruling | Advocate.com Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas | US news | The Guardian ICE Accused Of Detaining 14-Year-Old Girl In Massachusetts As 'Bait' To Snare Her Father — Judge Orders Her Immediate Return | IBTimes UK Trump Melts Down at Supreme Court Justices in Unhinged Truth Social Rampage Federal judge blocks RFK Jr.'s childhood vaccine cuts, says he likely broke the law | Fortune Judge permanently blocks Ten Commandments displays at several Arkansas school districts Hegseth Vows Lethal Day in Iran as Air War Intensifies - The New York Times Trump faces impeachment calls after massive TikTok deal fee revealed Trump Presidential Library Fund Paid by Companies He Sued Has Dissolved With No Public Accounting, Lawmakers Allege | IBTimes UK In latest blunder, Trump DOJ spent months emailing the wrong address demanding Oklahoma’s voter rolls - Democracy Docket Democrats Formally Request an Investigation Into Kristi Noem’s Lies | The New Republic Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rate of climate news and research should be alarming... are you as desensitized to it as I am? US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once The most extreme March heatwave in US history is coming : r/collapse Stripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on | Marine life | The Guardian Mangrove waters are losing oxygen, putting fish nurseries at risk - Earth.com Experts warn of ‘dramatic development’ as all but two of Austria’s 96 glaciers have retreated | The Independent Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk often of the effects of CO2 on our atmosphere and climate, but what about its effect on our bodies? New research shines the light. Carbon dioxide overload, detected in human blood, suggests a potentially toxic atmosphere within 50 years | Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health | Springer Nature Link Short-term exposure to indoor carbon dioxide and cognitive task performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis - ScienceDirect Atmospheric CO2 Getting So High That It's Weakening Human Skeletons Carbon dioxide emissions and change in prevalence of obesity and diabetes in the United States: An ecological study - ScienceDirect Rising carbon dioxide levels now detected in human blood Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A discussion on the various effects of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. I feel this is our last year : r/collapse On the Brink in Hormuz: Iran War and the Global Order The Global Costs of Instability in the Strait of Hormuz Fertilizer isn't getting through the Straight of Hormuz, which could lead to a global food crisis. | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace ‘A big burden for farmers’: Gulf shipping crisis threatens food price shock | Supply chain crisis | The Guardian Environmental Consequences Few Outlets Are Discussing : r/collapse Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some anecdotal experiences regarding the increasing anti-intellectualism in the age of collapse. So many Americans minds are completely rotted. : r/collapse With how insanely warm and dry this winter has been, have you seen people changing their perspectives on climate change? : r/collapse Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: Banning Islam, deporting Muslims discussed at Fort Worth church after primary elections | Fort Worth Report "Political suicide": Idaho Republicans vote no on overturning same-sex marriage - LGBTQ Nation Trump administration threatens eminent domain to seize warehouses for ICE detention Kids Online Safety Act: New Protections and Parental Controls. (119_HR_7757) SAVE Plan Blocked: Student-Loan Borrowers Kicked Off in Court Reversal - Business Insider Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say | CNN Politics Pete Hegseth evades question on whether U.S. is at "war" with Iran: "The lawyers will debate all of these things. We have great lawyers, and we'll make sure it's all buttoned up...call it what you want." : r/law Donald Trump threatens to veto all bills until SAVE Act passes Senate Donald Trump tells House Republicans: SAVE America Act will ‘guarantee the midterms’ Trump won't say if he'll send armed agents to the polls. So Dems are suing to find out - Democracy Docket Kristi Noem battered over $143M in no-bid contracts to operative-tied biz that doesn’t have a HQ or even website | The Independent Trump sets off GOP shockwave by contradicting testimony Noem made under penalty of perjury - Alternet.org DOGE Lead in deposition details how he emailed documents to his personal device to then send with Signal using auto delete : r/law DOGE staffer responsible for flagging grants for ‘DEI’ struggles to define DEI : r/law DOGE member took Social Security data on a thumb drive, whistleblower alleges - The Washington Post Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we discuss yet another war, waged by the US and Israel against Iran. The war is destabilizing conditions in the Middle East and threatens economic catastrophe throughout the rest of the world. The latest: Iran’s president says nation 'will not bow' to pressure from US and Israel Tehran indicates Khamenei's son will be named supreme leader as Israel expands Iran strikes Iran war's targets widen into civilian infrastructure and Saudi Arabia reports first deaths Iran Says Can Fight Intense War For 6 Months As Israel, US Step Up Strikes Trump’s demands for ending Iran war shift as US military works through its target list Qatar warns that oil could double to $150 a barrel and 'bring down the economies of the world' | This is Money Strait of Hormuz Shutdown : r/collapse Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Researchers stumbled upon the discovery of a glacier collapse in East Antarctica, which was determined to be the fastest glacial collapse every recorded. It spells trouble for other (larger) glaciers in similar situations. Antarctica just saw the fastest glacier collapse ever recorded | ScienceDaily Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the things I fear most about collapse is that there's so much we don't understand, and that inevitably means there will be consequences we can't predict. Today I go through a couple of recent findings that weren't necessarily expected by the scientific community, and therefore not accounted for in climate models. Antarctic warming is altering atmospheric stability: New evidence from the 1950s to the present Volcanism-induced collapse and recovery of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation under glacial conditions | Science Advances Reduced Vegetation Uptake During the Extreme 2023 Drought Turns the Amazon Into a Weak Carbon Source - Botía - 2026 - AGU Advances - Wiley Online Library Brazil’s growing water crisis Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some new research has come out showing that for every .1C rise in temperature, there's a 7.2% loss in marine life. Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds | Marine life | The Guardian Long-term warming reduces fish biomass, but heatwaves shift it | Nature Ecology & Evolution Climate Reanalyzer Scientists Thought Antarctic Ice Melt Helped Fight Climate Change. It Doesn’t Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Homeowners are faced with continually less options - and even when new options are presented, they're often traps Home Foreclosures Surge 38% in a Year: The U.S. Housing Market on the Brink Why This Tiny Apartment is Taking Over American Cities : r/collapse Trump pauses 50-year mortgage plan, drafts 401(k) down payment access Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Odds have risen sharply for a breach of the minimum power pool level as soon as July (worst case) and December (most probable) of this year. On top of that, it's been revealed that structural limitations to the dam itself might mean that MPP is the lowest level at which any water can be reliably delivered downstream. The coming failure of Glen Canyon Dam - High Country News No deal forces Colorado River crisis to continue | Western Colorado | gjsentinel.com The Colorado River rift abides - High Country News Lake Powell forecast plummets toward critical lows, study says Big Decisions Loom for a Rapidly Shrinking Lake Powell - Circle of Blue Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New research indicates that several tipping points may be officially crossed before we technically hit 1.5C. The paper also researched the impacts of duration above a benchmark vs highest temperature peak. Global warming must peak below 2°C to limit tipping point risks - University of Exeter News The implications of overshooting 1.5 °C on Earth system tipping elements—a review - IOPscience Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It seems that collapse is a weight, slowing pressing down making life harder for the every-day person. Home owners struggle as insurance premiums rise more than 50 per cent in five years - ABC News Job Searches Lengthen, Savings Dwindle for Americans - Business Insider Social Security trust fund could run dry earlier than expected, analysis finds - CBS News California's Housing Crisis Has Turned RVs Into Rental Properties : r/collapse Oil majors profit $467bn since Russia’s Ukraine invasion | Global Witness Maxing out your 401(k) or pouring money into index funds makes you complicit in the problem — you're literally funding the endless, exponential-growth doomsday machine of modern capitalism. : r/collapse Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: In an extraordinary and illegal move, Trump says he's transferring 10 billion dollars from the US government to his "Board of Peace," which he chairs and can therefore use the funds as he wishes : r/law Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk | The New Republic Trump: "The Supreme Court has given me the unquestioned right to ... destroy foreign countries." Oh? Is that correct? : r/law Can they actually do this? JD Vance: "We're announcing today that we have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that is going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people' : r/law Former ICE instructor testifies agents were trained to discard constitutional rights : r/law Musk's xAI, Pentagon reach deal to use Grok in classified systems Pentagon pressures Anthropic on AI access DOJ Withheld Epstein Files Including Allegations That Trump Sexually Abused a Minor: Report The Epstein files arrest of former ‘Prince’ Andrew makes Trump’s Justice Department look pathetic | The Independent Trump responds to question about Prince Andrew’s arrest: ‘I’m the expert… I’ve been totally exonerated.’ : r/law Supreme Court rules that Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal | CNN Politics President Trump imposes a 10% global tariff under Section 122 and says all existing tariffs will remain in place, despite the recent Supreme Court ruling. : r/law FedEx sues Trump administration for tariff refunds after ruling Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One area of collapse I find very intriguing is humanity's response. How do regular people react, and what do those in power do? Here are a few examples from news this week. Activist group Extinction Rebellion says it is under FBI investigation | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera Switzerland Will Vote on 10-Million Population Cap Proposal in June - Bloomberg Munich Security Conference 2026: Macron says Europe 'must act proudly, not be vilified' Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A recent cold snap in Florida did ~$1 billion in damage to agriculture. This is likely just the beginning of many such events, and could lead to widespread food insecurity and other catabolic collapse consequences. Florida nurseries face millions in losses from devastating freeze damage Florida suspends farm inspections after freeze and drought losses 'It's still early': South Florida farmers assess crop damage after hard freeze Damage to Florida's crops could top $1 billion due to freeze Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scientists are growing more concerned about the rise of privately funded geoengineering startups. The space is severely underregulated and may just lead us to a "Don't Look Up" situation. Why scientists warn of privately funded geoengineering Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A quick update on the Kessler Syndrome, based on new research showing how long it would take for a catastrophic collision to occur if communications were cut. Low-Earth orbit is just 2.8 days from disaster | ScienceDaily Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: Alex Pretti Died Defending an EMT. ICE Wouldn’t Let Her Treat Him. | The New Republic Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. | Reuters Kristi Noem Left Humiliated After ICE Director Admits Agents She Defended Lied Under Oath | IBTimes UK Wave of Arrests Hits ICE Officers Following Rising Claims of Sexual Abuse, Domestic Violence and Misconduct | IBTimes UK Trump: ‘There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!’ - Democracy Docket Almost a billion dollars in pro bono deals between the Trump Administration and these Big Law firms, yet nobody's seen these deals in writing. The word “bribery” has come up several times, so I sent a letter to the Chairs of these law firms, asking them to actually show their work. - Katie Phang : r/law FBI 'unlawfully withheld' tapes of Tom Homan's 'potentially corrupt actions' after bag of cash probe 'absurdly' ended, lawsuit alleges | Law & Crime Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says Fury as it emerges DOJ are tracking search history of lawmakers viewing unredacted Epstein files | Irish Star Epstein was invited to gatherings with a dozen members of Congress years after his initial arrest, documents reveal | The Independent Ro Khanna, on eve of Munich Security Conference, calls on world leaders to hold Epstein associates in their own governments accountable : r/law Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem—”Close Personal Friend” Of Epstein— Resigns As CEO Of DP World White House Scrambles to Rein in Felon Donald Trump’s Presidential Pardons Republican Joins With Dems on Constitutional Amendment to Give Congress Power to Reject Trump Pardons Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Economic doomsday has been preached week in and week out for decades. A broken clock is wrong twice a day - but are we actually on the edge of economic disaster this time? US debt forecast to hit $64T in a decade as Trump policies widen deficit - POLITICO US job cuts surge to highest January total since 2009 : r/economicCollapse Trump Is Reverse Engineering The Great Recession Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many say (and I tend to agree) that the only way to stop the current descent into fascism is for an effective general strike. Is it possible to carry such a strike out in the US? Non-participation as a strategy for social change : r/collapse What actually happens if everyone just… stops participating? : r/collapse Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta jumps further into the AI surveillance bandwagon, trying to release facial recognition into their meta glasses under the radar. Meta reportedly wants to add face recognition to smart glasses while privacy advocates are distracted | The Verge Palantir CEO defends surveillance tech as US government contracts boost sales | Reuters Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash | The Verge Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Hansen has come out with a new blog highlighting research that shows we'll likely officially hit 2c, in the long term, towards the mid/end 2030's, and in the short term in the early 2030's. We will likely hit 3c in the 2050's or 60's. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: Why the Tulsi Gabbard election raid is scarier than initially thought. GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls - Democracy Docket Democrats sound alarm about possible voter intimidation in midterms - POLITICO Intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard’s office obtained and tested voting machines in Puerto Rico | CNN Politics Full video of today when Ro Khanna revealed Epstein associate's names on the floor of the US House of Representatives, protected by the Speech and Debate Clause : r/law Pam Bondi hearing devolves into shouting matches with Democrats over Epstein and DOJ prosecutions Ghislaine Maxwell’s refusal to answer questions before Congress draws criticism: ‘Who is she protecting?’ | Ghislaine Maxwell | The Guardian Less than 14% of those ICE arrested had violent criminal records, data show ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers Trump administration declines judge’s request to return college student who was deported over Thanksgiving break - ABC News Elon Musk Will Be Deposed Over What He Did With DOGE | The New Republic Grand jury declines criminal charges against 6 Democrats who urged military to reject illegal orders - CBS News Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A few updates on geo-politics, including surprising casualty numbers in Russia/Ukraine, and the fate of the UN. 260127_Jones_War_Ukraine.pdf (PDF) UN risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary general warns Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New studies show that huge numbers of American's want to move, and climate concerns are a huge reason for it. Nearly half of American homeowners want to relocate in 2026 because of extreme weather and other climate concerns | The Independent Millennials are giving up the thought of ever buying a house and experts estimate fewer will become homeowners | The Independent Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leaked internal memos show the DHS believes they have found "Antifa's Leader", and they are building lists of civilians at protests. Feds Identify Leader of Antifa Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Great Salt Lake in Utah continues to dry up, it's creating toxic dust clouds that are poisoning nearby communities. Will Utah suffer the same result as Lake Owens? Will the western United States will be totally on fire this summer? : r/collapse Toxic Dust Hot Spots – College of Science Confronting Great Salt Lake’s dust dilemmas – Utah Division of Water Resources Tracking the Great Salt Lake Dust exposure Officials concerned by possible dust plumes from exposed lakebed from Great Salt Lake Great Salt Lake Water Level Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources: Trump: ‘We should take over the voting’ - Democracy Docket Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections - Democracy Docket Trump Sues IRS, Treasury for $10 Billion Over Tax-Return Leaks - Bloomberg Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba – The White House Kash Patel Sets Off Diplomatic Incident With FBI Operation in Mexico | The New Republic Former CNN anchor Don Lemon appears in court after being arrested over protest at Minnesota church service - CBS News Georgia Fort, independent journalist,VP of Minnesota NABJ chapter,was also arrested by federal agents.She filmed her arrest and stated: “I don’t feel like I have my First Amendment right as a member of the press because now federal agents are at my door arresting me for filming the church protest.” : r/law ICE Agents Alleged ly 'Stealing' During Arrests After Being Seen Wearing a Detainee's Gold Bracelet | IBTimes UK Texas governor calls for investigation into student-led protests against ICE | KXAN Austin Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country | The New Republic ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern LAPD chief McDonnell response to why he will not enforce the law banning ICE agents from wearing masks : r/law This is ICE agents coming into a Privately owned building and when a Elected City Council member asks them why they are there & if they have a warrant he says that they don’t need one & to stop wasting his time! He’s basically saying that they can do whatever they want to! : r/ProgressiveHQ Warrantless entry by ICE agents in West Valley City, UT (1/30/2026) : r/law Trump ‘compromised by Israel’, new Epstein files claim - Canary Rep. Lieu says Epstein files have allegations of Trump raping & threatening to kill children and says that Todd Blanche got the law wrong by saying it's not a crime to party with Epstein. DOJ also violated the privacy of the victims by releasing unredacted nude photos of them. : r/law Trump’s ICE occupation of Minneapolis broke the Justice Department | Vox Supreme Court rejects GOP, Trump request to block CA congressional map Judge appears likely to side with Mark Kelly in case challenging Pentagon’s efforts to punish him over ‘illegal orders’ video | CNN Politics Judge quotes Bible and Thomas Jefferson as he orders release of 5-year-old and father detained by ICE | The Independent Chicago Mayor just signed an executive order to hold ICE agents criminally liable for their unlawful behavior in preparation for Spring raids : r/law Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some interesting new research highlights the dangers of continued plastic production. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I take a look at an annual assessment done by actuaries on the future death toll of climate change induced collapse (spoiler alert, the number starts with a "B"). Joshua trees are flowering in the Calif. desert. That’s bad news. planetary-solvency-finding-our-balance-with-nature.pdf Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Australia has had multiple days at 50c+, and 5 days at 49c+. That's... pretty hot. Meteorologists are experiencing an increase in violent hate speech, and fires continue raging in Patagonia. Australia records consecutive 50C (122F) days : r/collapse Heat records tumble in Victoria as authorities warn against complacency amid significant blazes | Bushfires | The Guardian Spain’s meteorologists subjected to ‘alarming’ rise in hate speech, minister warns | Spain | The Guardian ‘The land will be left as ashes’: why Patagonia’s wildfires are almost impossible to stop | Argentina | The Guardian Deadly Chile fires trigger state of catastrophe in Ñuble and Biobío regions Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Research continues to show that there are long term effects of Covid 19 infections, especially as you get it more than once. You are probably getting brain damage from all those COVID infections. Is Covid-19 to blame for the post-pandemic surge in doctor visits? Rain, not snow: Extraordinary warmth leaves mountains less snowy across the West Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here ya go: Documents Prove The Trump Administration Arrested Students for Criticizing Israel – Mother Jones Sen Rand Paul: What if a foreign country indicts our president for violating a foreign law? Should we extradite our president? Or should we be okay if they come in and get him by force? Chris Murphy: Donald Trump's immigration move a bid for 2026 election control Walz responds to AG Pam Bondi making several demands: “I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those.” Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer): "What’s happening in Minnesota is appalling—and unacceptable in any American city. Democrats sought common sense reforms in the Department of Homeland Security spending bill, but because of Republicans’ refusal to stand up to President Trump, the DHS bill is woefully inadequate to rein in the abuses of ICE. I will vote no. Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included." | XCancel Minnesota National Guard arriving in Minneapolis!! : Kash Patel says the FBI is investigating Signal chats of Minnesotans tracking ICE New video of 1/24 ICE shooting shows victim had both hands on the ground when shot ICE Accused of Sexually Torturing Migrants at Former WWII Camp Fort Bliss, Among 80+ Reported Violations | IBTimes UK Screaming and sobbing can be heard from outside the ICE children's detention center in Dilley, TX Leaked footage from an ICE Black Site inside of 31 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD. More then 50 people in rooms with no beds or bathrooms, people laying on filthy floors, guard beatings and people with legal status being illegally held (1/25/26) He is basically saying if we call ICE names, there will be 'consequences' as we saw yesterday, aka we die, how is this legal? Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident." ICE agents boxing in and threatening Italian journalists in Minneapolis Agentes de ICE habrían intentado entrar al Consulado de Ecuador en Mineápolis, foco de redadas contra migrantes en Estados Unidos Greg Bovino Loses His Job - The Atlantic Minnesota judge summons ICE leader to court, threatens contempt sanctions - POLITICO Liam Conejo Ramos, 5-year-old detained by ICE in viral moment, is now sick and asking for his mom in detention center | The Independent Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking at an example of the oceans behaving in ways they shouldn't as a response to climate change. For the First Time in 40 Years, Panama’s Deep Waters Did Not Rise and the Ocean System May Be Collapsing - Newsroom Panama Upwelling Failure | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Witness in real time the "Commercial extinction" of Red King Crab... : r/collapse Yeah, Trump, whatever happened to GLOBAL WARMING and those pesky little Epstein Files? : r/collapse Reddit - https://preview.redd.it/yeah-trump-whatever-happened-to-global-warming-and-those-v0-jma8jbjyv4fg1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0ff0117842d78efcba336de38e2675cd28c803ca Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wow - 100 daily episodes already! That flew by... Anyway, research is dying. https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-00088-9/index.html Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The earth's albedo is declining and there are several mechanisms accelerating the process. This is perhaps a very under-talked-about tipping point that will have result in cascading failures moving forward. CERES data for Earth’s albedo came in for October 2025, and the 36-month running average for albedo is down to a record low 28.689% : r/collapse https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/19/scientists-seaweed-blooms-expand-worldwide-ocean-pollution Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This whole thing's got my head spinning... Iran and Greenland: it's absolutely insane how the climate apocalypse is driving international current affairs, and almost no news outlets will speak of it : r/collapse Norwegians told to prepare for wartime property seizures Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abolish ICE Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color.” : r/law Memo tells ICE officers they can enter homes without a warrant | AP News Feds Create Drone No Fly Zone That Would Stop People Filming ICE DHS claims its 'illegal' to film ICE agents, federal courts and First Amendment say otherwise - The Mirror US Lawyers allege Dept. of Homeland Security is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees - ABC News SCOTUS: “Speaking Spanish” and “Looking Latino” is enough to detain : r/law Judge orders federal agents to stop pepper spraying, retaliating against peaceful Minnesota protesters Trump threatens to use military over Minnesota anti-ICE protests | Reuters No, ICE Agents Do Not Have “Absolute Immunity” From State Prosecution Despite What JD Vance Would Have You Believe Mayes warns Arizona's Stand Your Ground law could clash with masked ICE raids - Axios Phoenix ICE says a man died in a suicide attempt. The medical examiner says it will likely be ruled a homicide - oregonlive.com Lawyers for Md. woman detained 25 days by ICE want case dropped - The Washington Post Top Trump Official Says FBI Won’t Investigate Killing by ICE Agent – Mother Jones A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach, FL. The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home : r/law Assistant Chief Counsel for ICE is a Hitler lover. Not in a “omg literally hitler” sense but has a literal admiration for Hitler. : r/law Trump DOJ Files Bonkers Motion to Keep Epstein Files Sealed WaPo: DOGE employee signed an agreement to share Social Security data with the aim of overturning election results in certain states. : r/law Trump Administration Reportedly Pushing ICC to Exempt Trump From War Crimes Prosecution | Truthout Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A heatwave in Australia is causing a rapid increase in bush fires, which has already killed at least one and burned hundreds of structures. New research shows the oceans are warming at an accelerated rate (confirming what we already knew). 'Hectic' bushfires threaten rural towns in Australian heat wave Combining Modern and Paleoceanographic Perspectives on Ocean Heat Uptake | Annual Reviews ‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows | Oceans | The Guardian Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The government continues to release concerning data on the climate and infrastructure but gaslight us into what is or isn't causing it. NASA reports record heat but omits reference to climate change Department of Energy Releases Report on Evaluating U.S. Grid Reliability and Security | Department of Energy Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is escalation inevitable - and where will it lead? Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

See sources below: US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals | Jeffrey Epstein | The Guardian Justice Department Opens Criminal Probe Into Jerome Powell — Powell Responds. : r/law Q: Do you see any checks on your power on the world stage? Is there anything that could stop you? Trump: Yeah there's one thing, my own morality, my own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me. Q: Not international law? Trump: I don't need international law. : r/law Cop Used Flock to Wrongfully Accuse a Woman Then Refused to Look at Evidence That Exonerated Her, Body Camera Shows Top DOJ Officials Resign After Being Cut Off From Renee Good Killing Probe | Common Dreams JD Vance on ICE agent who killed US citizen : “He is protected by absolute immunity. He was doing his job.” : r/law Please dissect the legality in this statement : r/law gov.uscourts.mnd.230268.1.0.pdf Anti-Trump US reporter says she was offered job at ICE after ‘minimal vetting’ | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian US military action in Iran may begin within 24 hours | The Jerusalem Post Trump Orders Top Army Officials to ‘Draw Up Plan’ to Invade Greenland: Report Greenland and Denmark say Trump set on ‘conquering’ territory after meeting | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera Court Rules Trump Can’t Force Citizenship Proof for Mail-In Registrations : r/law University to Pay $500,000 to Professor It Fired Over Charlie Kirk Post - The New York Times The Suicide Pact: What Happens the Moment We Touch Greenland… : r/complaints Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss 3 different current topics, from NOAA models predicting a 2026 BOE, to eco-terrorism in Germany, to growing concern over fungal infections. CFSv2 Climate model is forecasting a blue ocean event in September : r/collapse Arctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent – Zachary Labe Eco-sabotage in Berlin leaves tens of thousands without power : r/collapse Thousands in Berlin Go Days Without Power and Cell Service After Cables Are Set on Fire - The New York Times Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We frequently hear about the immediate disaster possibilities of the current US Imperialism on display. What happens if the US succeeds and is momentarily strengthened through the efforts? Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025 was marked with epic losses in the UK and worldwide - from dramatic numbers in certain species, to declared extinctions of others. Don't worry though, Donald Trump ensured it was a good year... for white collar criminals. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I reflect on the changes in weather since I was a kid, and the potential effects it has on the Western US. I read from a blog detailing some of the complaints of the lower basin states, and a quick update on the drought situation in Iran. Experts shed light on concerning phenomenon impacting half of US: 'Lowest level' January 1, 2026 – Coyote Gulch Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week in Fascism #11 Homan: “President Trump doesn’t have a limitation on his authority to make this country safe. There’s no limitation.” This is exactly how authoritarian regimes justify abuses of power. : r/law Trump says election should be canceled and warns there will be 'constitutional movement' - The Mirror US Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States – The White House Pentagon to cut Sen. Mark Kelly retirement pay over video: Hegseth Nervous Trump panics about impeachment if Republicans lose midterms - The Mirror US Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions - MeidasTouch News Jessica Plichta, a 22-year-old anti-war protester, was arrested live on camera in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on January 3, 2026. She was speaking to a local news outlet about her opposition to U.S. military action related to Venezuela when police detained her while the broadcast was still ongoing. : r/law Another angle of ICE shooting woman in MN (1/7/2025) : r/law Here ICE are telling everyone was ran over and recovering in hospital… : r/law Ro Khanna, one of the first Democrats in Congress to do so, says "That ICE agent needs to be arrested. He needs to be prosecuted. He needs to be put on trial". : r/law Jacob Frey: "To ICE, get the f--- out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here. Your stated reason for being in this city is to create some kind of safety and you're doing exactly the opposite." : r/law US discussing options to acquire Greenland including using military - White House Cubans 'scared and nervous' after U.S. attack on Venezuela | Financial Post Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Climate "optimism" hasn't worked. We're nowhere near net 0 targets, emissions are growing, and we're barreling towards a world above 2 and 3 degree Celsius. Optimism isn't hoping for the best - it's working towards the best for what's in our control. What is "ours to do"? Was 2025 the year that business retreated from net zero? | Energy industry | The Guardian Record fossil fuel emissions in 2025 despite renewables buildout, report says : r/collapse The end of 2025 must be the end of the inane rule of climate ‘optimism’ - resilience Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The final installment of the look-back on the first 8 episodes. It's been fun for me to go back through them, and I hope it was insightful for you as well. Back to normal episodes tomorrow! Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I take a minute to rant about one way in which my views of collapse have changed over time, and then a quick discussion on episode 7. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A couple of quick thoughts on the Trump administration's actions in Venezuela. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What has changed in the world of our financial system since 2020? I dig in and reflect on that episode here. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we get back to looking at the first 8 episodes, specifically episode 5 and my thoughts on Catabolic Collapse, 5 years later. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kellan joins to discuss what we might expect to see in 2026. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kellan joined again for Part 2 of reflecting on some of the happenings in 2025. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kellan joins me on the podcast for the first time in over a year to discuss some of the happenings from 2025. This will be a multi-part episode. Apologies for any audio inconsistencies - getting two people on again mixes things up and I'm still not trying to spend hours editing :p Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My insights from episode 4 Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we revisit episode 3, and discuss how it combines perfectly with episode 2 (Complex Society) to highlight vulnerabilities in our system. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing the exploration of the first 8 episodes, today we dive into episode 2. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we take a look back at the pilot episode of the podcast to talk about inspirations for the podcast, along with some regrets or changes I'd make if I could go back. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Replaying Episode 8: Climate Change Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Replaying episode 7: Political Turmoil Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Replaying episode 6: The Financial System Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Replaying Episode 71: Catabolic Collapse Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Replaying Episode 4: Limits to Growth Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Replaying Episode 3: "Energy" Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing the series started yesterday - replaying the first 8 episodes while I'm on vacation, and will give insights into each episode when I get back. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm out on vacation, but thought I'd try something new - we'll be replaying the first 8 episodes of the podcast over the next week, and then I'll go through one by one and revisit them - giving commentary on my thoughts on what's changed since. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A discussion on Christopher Ketcham's article describing the idea of Solastalgia, as we head towards a world that could lose 2-4 billion people, just from climate change by 2050 (according to actuarial scientists). Two Billion Dead at 2C Warming? - CounterPunch.org planetary-solvency-risks-and-recommendations.pdf (PDF Download) Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries | Climate crisis | The Guardian Letter: CCC letter to Minister Hardy - advice on the UK's adaptation objectives - Climate Change Committee Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first 15 minutes or so of my episode with Abbie, who spoke with me about their decision to move outside of the US with their partner. Join us Patreon to hear the full episode! Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What responsibilities do scientists have to be blunt about the reality of climate change? Is it better to keep society calm and not explore worst case scenarios, or is it their duty to scare people? I explore that question, and dive into new research done by two scientific societies that lies outside of socially acceptable scientific consensus. Why Isn't Everybody Panicking? Scientific Reticence and the Duty to Scare People - The Prindle Institute for Ethics Global Warming At 3 °C By 2050? What's Behind The New German Climate Warning - Worldcrunch Gemeinsamer Aufruf der DMG und der DPG — DPG (Translate to English on your browser) Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm out of town this week, so episodes are prerecorded (no episodes Thursday 11th to Wednesday 17th). Enjoy another week of fascism... Former Trump lawyer: ‘The Constitution is not adequate to deal with a president White House Scraps DOGE: The Bizarre Subscriptions and Weird Overseas Contracts Draining Public Funds DOJ Staff Rip Donald Trump and Pam Bondi’s ‘Irreversible Damage’ Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order, DOJ acknowledges Supreme Court blocks lower court order on Texas redistricting Georgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump and allies Epstein Files: New FBI Emails Detail Review, 'Special Redaction Project Trump Guts Federal Protections for Whistleblowers | The New Republic Trump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His Failures Trump vows to freeze migration from ‘Third World Countries’ after D.C. attack Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation from Congress Federal judge dismisses indictments against Letitia James and James Comey, Trump goes on late-night social media rant demanding Democrats Pentagon launches 'thorough review' into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over video to troops White House Declares All of Trump’s Orders to Military Are Lega Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The EPA has just signed off on 10 new pesticides, which contain PFAS Forever Chemicals. This, after Trump campaigned on the promise to clamp down on polluting and harmful pesticides. Maybe it has something to do with the $70M+ spent in lobbying from PFAS companies this year? Trump Embraces Pesticides After Previously Promising Crackdown - Newsweek The EPA Approved a New PFAS Pesticide — Will It Show Up in Your Produce? The EPA Approved a New PFAS Pesticide — Will It Show Up in Your Produce? As Trump Attacks PFAS Water Safety Rules, New Analysis Shows Massive Industry Lobbying Influence | Food & Water Watch California farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds | Pfas | The Guardian Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scientists are researching "Natural Geoengineering" - one method of which involves mutating algae en masse to convert and store more carbon. Nothing could go wrong, right? https://phys.org/news/2025-11-microbes-tackle-climate-safely.html Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump administration is on course to overextend use of the military in another messy war. Will he pull the trigger, and what's there to gain? Either way, it's yet another sign of a declining empire gasping for breath. Analysis: Trump’s threats bring war with Venezuela closer as contradictions and legal fears mount | CNN Politics US lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike reports https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-venezuela-maduro-airspace.html Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America is undergoing a rapid demographic shift, which also happens to be combining with a tumultuous tie in the home health industry. Will we be able to care for the soon-to-be tripled amount of population that requires health care at home? The U.S. Will Need 9.3 Million Home Healthcare Workers. Without Immigrants, Who’s Going To Care For Our Aging Parents? Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds | Ultra-processed foods | The Guardian California farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds | Pfas | The Guardian Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iceland officially declares AMOC collapse a national security threat, and the first human case of a different strain of bird flu in Washington state. A crucial system of ocean currents may be on course to collapse. This country just declared it a national security threat | CNN 1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before - ABC News Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Government data used to be the go-to for measuring the health of the economy. Now that we can't trust that data - where do we go for answers? A Weakening Economy, and a Drastically Cut Economic Support System | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Even if you can’t trust the data, these 13 warning signs will tell you the economy is in trouble | Fortune https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/business/economy-tense-nightcap Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Colorado river is on a crash course, as the amount of water being used is much higher than it can sustain. After Winter Year 2026, it's expected that the reservoir levels could be so low that hydroelectric dams cease to function. Study looks at 'realistically available' water in Lake Mead, Lake Powell a year from now Colorado River deadline passes without an agreement Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Find sources below for the week in fascism: Senate unanimously approves bill to force release of Jeffrey Epstein files Reporter: Mr. President, why wait for congress to release the Epstein files? Thomas Massie: They're part of the coverup. Speaker Johnson's press conference shows he's unrepentent. Trump says he’s asking Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s ties to slew of high-profile figures | CNN Politics How the White House Intervened in an Investigation of Andrew Tate — ProPublica ‘Americans Should Be Enraged’: Reports Expose Unprecedented Corruption at Trump DOJ | Common Dreams Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction - POLITICO Trump Diagnoses Seth Meyers With ‘Incurable Case’ of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ After Epstein Barbs Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content Only 16 of over 600 detained by ICE in Chicago area have criminal histories, records show - CBS Chicago Judges block Texas from using new US House map in 2026 | AP News Judge scolds Justice Department in Comey case | AP News Why it matters that Trump’s DOJ got caught by a judge blatantly lying—again. Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful | PBS News Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A follow up on the episode over a month ago regarding the water crisis in Tehran, which hits an unofficial day 0 this week. Tehran taps run dry as water crisis deepens across Iran | Reuters ‘We may have to evacuate Tehran’: The catastrophe threatening Iran How Cape Town Avoided Day Zero, and What We Can Learn Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A quick episode today to explore a video by Paul Beckwith, in which he explains a research paper that highlights the weakness of climate modeling. The Southern Ocean is outgassing Co2 at a rate 40% higher than previously believed. Unexpected Outgassing of C02 in Southern Ocean means Carbon Sink is LESS than we Thought… Substantially underestimated winter CO2 sources of the Southern Ocean Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catabolic collapse is often a mechanism of choices we make as a society to cut out parts of the system. In authoritarian regimes, this is accelerated, as the individuals in power to make those choices don't seek the input of society at large. The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands | The New Yorker The Strongman’s Folly: How Authoritarian Ambition Accelerates Civilizational Collapse | Collapse of Industrial Civilization Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of our Patrons - Kelly - made some dramatic changes in her life to help better align her actions with her beliefs regarding collapse. It was inspiring to hear where she's at on her journey to "find what is hers to do". This is the first 18 minutes or so of that interview, and the rest can be found on the Patreon channel: Kory | creating a podcast | Patreon Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well would you look at that... fascism happened again this week. ‘Schumer is no longer effective’: Dems outraged over shutdown deal - POLITICO Why did Democrats cave on the shutdown? New funding bill that will reopen the US government will specifically pay out 9 congressmembers over $1mil each : r/law Government shutdown impasse stretches on as Senate Republicans reject Democrats' health care offer Exclusive: Trump administration holds Situation Room meeting over House effort to force release of all of DOJ’s Epstein files | CNN Politics Ghislaine Maxwell plans to ask Trump to commute prison sentence, House Democrats say - CBS News 2025-11-09-raskin-to-trump-wh-re-maxwell.pdf Trump issues pardons for Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and others involved in 2020 fake elector scheme | The Independent The Bombshell Inside Trump’s $1.3 Billion Pardon Market | by Chris Armitage | Nov, 2025 | Medium Conservative Warning To Judges: Get On Board With Trump's Agenda Or Get Impeached - Above the Law Prominent conservative Judge resigns, calling Trump 'uniquely dangerous' - PBS NewsHour : r/law Confirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It | The New Republic Lawrence O’Donnell Quotes Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett to Highlight the Beating Trump’s Trade Policies Took at the Supreme Court: “The tariffs are a tax and that’s a core power of Congress.” : r/law Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The wealthy are continuing to advocate for radical geoengineering measures to "fix climate change". I talk about some new research that makes it less feasible. Engineering and logistical concerns add practical limitations to stratospheric aerosol injection strategies | Scientific Reports Elon Musk Wants to Block Out the Sun Company's plan to launch 4,000 massive space mirrors alarms scientists | Space Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discussion of a recent thread on r/collapse (Reddit) regarding what personality traits makes a person more likely to be collapse aware. On the personality traits and lived experiences of collapse-aware individuals : collapse Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every Friday we talk about what the Trump administration has done. Today, let's talk about what I really hope they don't do. Exclusive | House Republicans exploring ways to prevent Mamdani from being sworn i Mamdani tells Trump that New York is ready to fight after president’s threats fail to thwart voters Zohran Mamdani: Can Trump deport Zohran Mamdani? What Can Mayor-Elect Mamdani Do if Trump Sends… Senate sinks measure to block military action against Venezuela - Live Updates Amid rising violence, Nigeria rejects Trump’s claim of targeted Christian persecution Inside Trump's Fight With Venezuela - The Atlantic Q: Trump wrote that SNAP benefits will only be given when Democrats reopen the government. DOJ Gives Judge Heads Up They Have Zero Plan To Actually Listen To Him Major cases involving Trump before the US Supreme Court | Reuters When does President Donald Trump’s defiance of courts in deportation case Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way - The Atlantic A reporter outlines Trump's options to subvert the 2026 midterm elections : NPR Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce passport restrictions targeting transgender people Trump’s Orders Targeting Anti-Fascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition | Brennan Center for Justice Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The investment thus far in AI will not be without consequences - it's just a question of whether it will be due to the bubble popping and the economic fallout, or the successful creation of an AI monster. 75% of gains, 80% of profits, 90% of capex—AI’s grip on the S&P is total and Morgan Stanley's top analyst is 'very concerned' | Fortune Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta results overshadowed by growing fears of AI bubble | Science, Climate & Tech News | Sky News Are AI Stocks In A Bubble? Here's What The Data Says. | Investor's Business Daily Catch-22 While the AI bubble is currently supporting the US economy, economic destruction is guaranteed if the technology meets expectations. : r/collapse Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are we winning yet? Trump Administration Defies Court Orders FBI raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago uncovered Donald Trump Claims It’s ‘Illegal’ for Late-Night “Now if we do what I’m saying, they’ll never… (1) Aaron Rupar on X: "Trump on President Xi: Pentagon Admits It Has No Idea Who’s on “Drug Boats” Assessing the Facts and Legal Questions About the U.S. Strikes Trump tells military to plan for 'action' over his claim that Nigeria FBI Ousts Leader as Patel Fumes Over Attention to Agency Jet Use Michigan lawyer disputes that the FBI foiled a terror plot on Halloween San Jose Unanimously Passes Ordinance Requiring Federal FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves | WIRED ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Bounty Hunters to Locate Immigrants National Guard members train for civil unrest missions in U.S. cities Exclusive | House Republicans exploring ways to prevent Mamdani from Trump slams California redistricting vote, says votes under 'review' | Reuters White House is working on executive order on elections, press secretary says | Reuters Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There is a growing trend of apathy regarding Climate Change. From researchers to the media, from voters to politicians - people are not talking about it as much as they used to. Why Democrats aren't talking about climate change much anymore | Grist SoCA Report_Final_10.21.2025.pdf ‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head | Climate crisis | The Guardian Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Antonio Guterrez is perhaps the first relevant leader to admit the world can no longer avoid passing 1.5C. ‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head | Climate crisis | The Guardian Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump has stated his intent to keep power for a 3rd term. Today we revisit an old prediction Kellan and I made before the election on this very topic. Trump says he would be allowed to serve a third term by running as VP but says he wouldn’t do that because it’s too cute and the people wouldn’t like that. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

COP30 begins in a couple of weeks in Belem, Brazil, and it's off with a bang by causing environmental damage long before it ever started. Will Cop30 in Belém help or harm the Amazon? | Cop30 | The Guardian Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit Brazil greenlights oil drilling in Amazon as environmentalists raise alarm | Brazil | The Guardian Record-breaking carbon dioxide rise shows the Amazon is faltering, but satellite that spotted this may soon be shut down Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How long will tyranny reign in the US? Trump: I don't think we're gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people. Okay? Trump: "If I want to enact a certain act.. I’d be allowed to do that Federal agents told a US citizen "you have no rights." 10.27.2025 - West Chicago: ICE Agents Scan Driver's Biometrics Without Warrant ICE agents chased down these two kids on their bikes and asked them Guard Troops to Portland Paused as DOJ Admits to Fake Evidence House Republicans push to 'denaturalize' Mamdani over citizenship form Stephen Miller threatens to arrest JB Pritzker and state officials. GOP-led Oversight Committee says Biden pardons signed by autopen are ‘void’ in final report | CNN Politics AG Pam Bondi announces investigation into another Trump foe: Nancy Pelosi MSNBC: Senator, is it constitutional for President Trump to run for a third term? Steve Bannon saying they have a plan to give Trump a third term Trump Pardons Convicted Crypto Founder Who Helped President's Family Make Billions on Crypto Empire Billionaire Trump Supporter Timothy Mellon Revealed As Mystery Donor Helping Pay Military During Shutdown: Report Trump news: Judges are warning us we’re on the fast track to martial law. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first time, a massive cargo ship has gone from mainland China to the UK, through the Arctic. This new route cut nearly a month off of the trip, but is it a net a positive? Chinese freighter halves EU delivery time on maiden Arctic voyage to UK | Reuters Picture This: Northern Sea Route Charted as Alternative Trade Lane | S&P Global Frontiers | From melting ice to green shipping: navigating emission reduction challenges in Arctic shipping in the context of climate change Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I had the pleasure to meet quickly with Shaun Chamberlain to announce the start of a new forum hosted on his page, for listeners of this podcast. Hopefully it will become a great place to chat about the episodes or get to know each other a bit more. I also highly encourage you to engage with the other forums there, as well as all of Shaun's other material! Previous Interview with Shaun: Episode 114 - Interview with Shaun Chamberlin - Breaking Down: Collapse forum.darkoptimism.org survivingthefuture.org Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump administration is making big moves to increase the capability of governmental surveillance against its own citizens. The growing surveillance state in the U.S. is far worse than you imagined ALPR Map | DeFlock Cities Are Fighting Back Against The Law-Breaking Flock License Plate Cameras The Shocking Far-Right Agenda Behind the Facial Recognition Tech Used by ICE and the FBI – Mother Jones When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data Palantir’s tools pose an invisible danger we are just beginning to comprehend | Juan Sebastian Pinto | The Guardian Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are already fully aware that we'll blow through 1.5C and 2.0C above the baseline. New research shows the gap between Paris Climate Accord pledges and reality are growing. The Production Gap Report 2025 | SEI The Rest of the World Is Following America’s Retreat on EVs - WSJ 1 in 4 new cars sold in 2025 will be electric, new report says, and China is the undisputed EV leader | CBC News Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fascism this week in the US (10/17-10/23). Trump: "Don't forget I can use Donald Trump declares he has Judge tells Homeland Security Immigrants with no criminal record now largest group Officials Scrub Data Showing U.S. Citizens Swept Up Republican Governor Orders National Guard Deployed Justice Amy Coney Barrett Admits Supreme Court $300million-100% paid by trump-Military involved Trump says he has final say on paying himself $230m Noem Approves Spending $200 Million to Buy Trump: “Democrats didn’t realize the Pentagon Announces ‘Next Generation’ Reporter: John Bolton was just indicted Trump commutes prison sentence DOJ WHISTLEBLOWER: “I wouldn’t be 60 Minutes on Instagram: “We found 'I Have a Nazi Streak': Trump Arizona AG sues to force US Supreme Court to tackle gun rights Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New discovery in Antarctica shows that methane seeps are increasing - more research is needed (and currently underway) to determine the extent and effects. Scientists discover methane leaking out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN Massive methane leaks detected in Antarctica, posing potential risks for global warming | Climate | EL PAÍS English Leaking ‘fire ice’ is new threat to the planet Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to new research, we've officially crossed the coral reef death tipping point. Our temperature range above the preindustrial average is now higher than coral reefs can survive in the long term (and effects are already being seen). Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian Coral die-off marks Earth’s first climate ‘tipping point’, scientists say Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy an excerpt from my interview with Greg Nelson, as part of our Patreon bonus content. To finish this interview, and hear the others we've been doing with out listeners, please join us on Patreon! Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the last few years there has been a lot of conversation about AI taking jobs. Is it taking place, and will it be as bad as some say? 92 Million Jobs Lost to AI: Who’s Most at Risk? Why Is Job Growth So Slow When GDP Is So Strong? - Apollo Academy Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A fresh new week from hell in the USA. Enjoy? Supreme Court Signals Final Blow Trump administration revokes 6 visas Department of State on X: TN man arrested Insider Whales Made $100 Million US is working on doubling aid GOP’s Jim Jordan on judges: Heavily armed ICE agents illegally ICE Rams Civilian Car, Drags Woman WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman Trump calls Mamdani a ‘communist,’ Letitia James, the New York attorney general President Trump calls on Criminal charges against Bolton CBP Enforces Binary Capitol Police called JD Vance: "Because" Yet again, the U.S. has struck Trump’s Fantasy of Violent Nearly all members of Pentagon Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tehran (with a metro population of nearly 17 million) is experiencing a major water shortage, after 5 years of drought. Subsidence, as a result of groundwater removal, is simultaneously causing the land to sink and destroying infrastructure. Iran must move its capital from Tehran, says president as water crisis worsens | Iran | The Guardian ‘We must change’: how drought and overextraction of water has run Iran dry | Environment | The Guardian Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Counterintuitively, a collapsing world may just be resulting in people who are less likely to become collapse aware. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*Caveat: This was recorded on October 7th so may not be completely up to date in regards to recent happenings. An escalation in the battle for states' rights to defend against invading federal forces in the US (not a sentence I thought I'd write in my lifetime). Judge to block 'relocation, federalization, or deployment' of any National Guard to Oregon - ABC News Texas Gov. Abbott deploys National Guard to protect federal property | Fox News Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deutsche Bank now says that the AI bubble is all that's keeping the economy afloat. Meanwhile, several other indicators show how the economy is struggling for the everyday person. The AI bubble is the only thing keeping the US economy together, Deutsche Bank warns | TechSpot China Labor Market Struggles Deepen, Clouding Economic Outlook | FXEmpire Elizabeth Warren calls for Trump to release the jobs report despite shutdown Student Loan Borrowers Skipping Payments Face Credit Score Declines - Bloomberg Americans Are Getting Priced Out of Homeownership at Record Rates - Bloomberg Kent food banks warn demand has reached crisis point Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 3rd installment of the weekly segment I think I'll call "This Week in Fascism". 'Plenary Authority?' Chicago Pastor Sues Judge finds ICE violated consent decree, takes issue with some arrests Trump says JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson 'should be in jail' Gov. JB Pritzker on protecting his constituents "We took the freedom of speech away" UVA antifascist students plan American flag-burning protest Friday | Fox News Trump Touts His Administration's Ties to Project 2025 Trump just hosted an ‘Antifa roundtable’ at the White House Five takeaways from Pam Bondi's tense, partisan Senate testimony Trump Pardon For Sean Combs "Still Under Discussion"; Seeks Prison Move Senate votes down war powers resolution Suspend who? Habeus corpus? Never heard of him Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to cut funding to cities with rainbow crosswalks Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act Trump talks Diddy, Ghislaine Maxwell pardon requests. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Researchers discovered that bird flu and human influenza can simultaneously occupy the cells of cow udders, heightening the risk of future reassortment leading to human spread avian influenza. Bird Flu and Human Flu Viruses Could Mix in Cow Udders and Spark a Pandemic | Scientific American H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC Avian flu forces Jefferson County poultry farm to cull 3M birds - WPR More Than 400,000 SD Turkeys Killed In Response To Bird Flu Outbreak, Ducks Identified As Carriers | Aberdeen Insider Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New research indicates the planet has not crossed 7 of the 9 planetary boundaries described in the "Breaking Boundaries" documentary from 2021, an increase from 4 at the time it was released. Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached - Stockholm Resilience Centre Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet | Official Trailer | Netflix Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NSPM-7 is the Trump administration's newest effort to rip away free speech rights and suppress his dissenters. It is one of the most blatant acts of fascism to date in his presidency and will be a potentially disastrous tool in his effort to quiet those who push back. Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators” Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence – The White House Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Waters surrounding the UK have been so overfished that cod is down to just 1% of the population. If fishing doesn't stop immediately, it could collapse completely and permanently. UK could see fish and chips shortages as cod supply in ‘grave danger’ | The Independent Collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery - Wikipedia Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's make it a weekly thing.... I wasn't able to post all the links, as my podcast host only allows so many! Trump says he’s designating Antifa...Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels...Stephen Miller Claims...Trump administration to link Tylenol...Trump Orders US Troops...Fox News' Jesse Watters...In Pressuring ABC Over Kimmel...FCC Chair Brendan Carr's post...Why Trump’s directive to AG Bondi...James Comey reacts to his indictment...Trump declaring war on United States cities...‘Most Loser Shit I Have Ever Seen'...Keystone Kash Faces Backlash...FBI Director, Patel: "We have released...US AG Pam Bondi on the prosecution...What happens now that...Government agencies... Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luke Kemp addresses fatalism vs realism, and Australia's government released a 1,000 page report on expected climate impacts on the country. Climate risks report paints grim picture, but expert on societal collapse explains giving up is not the answer - ABC News How is Australia affected by climate change? The National Climate Risk Assessment models the future - ABC News National Climate Risk Assessment | Australian Climate Service Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Finnish government has put out a 163 page paper describing 4 potential scenarios between now and 2044, and how those scenarios would affect EU and Finland itself. One of those scenarios was global collapse. Part 1 of the Report on the Future: Strategic Analysis of the Operating Environment and Scenarios until 2045 - Valto (report in Finnish and Swedish) Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This research paper indicates that the US has surpassed "peak water security", and that people lose access to water from here. Beyond peak water security: Household-scale experiential metrics can offer new perspectives on contemporary water challenges in the United States | PLOS Water Global water crisis could cost trillions – DW – 08/25/2025 Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump administration is doing everything in its power to roll back regulatory protections that reduce emissions, along with restricting the collection of data. E.P.A. to Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters - The New York Times EPA aims to undo authority to regulate climate pollution : NPR Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new report from the IEA shows that 90% of investments in oil and gas go towards simply making up for declines in production. EROEI has gotten so poor that 100s of billions of dollars are being spent just to meet demand. What happens if investments falter? Oil 2025 – Analysis - IEA Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ICE has gained a new surveillance tool, thanks to Trump and, in part, Biden. I discuss the reality of the danger it poses, and some tips for staying safe. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump has issued an Executive Order classifying Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. Tell us Trump - where is their headquarter and who is their leader? Also, the Pacific heat blob is back and larger than ever. Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization – The White House The ‘blob’ is back — except this time it stretches across the entire North Pacific | CNN (1) Leon Simons (looking up) on X: "🌊🌡️📈 The warming rate over the North Pacific Ocean the past 25 years... Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New research argues that not only are dramatic geoengineering ideas too costly, ungovernable, and dangerous, but also they serve as a distraction from our true need, which is to reduce emissions. Scientists warn polar ice-fixing plans are ‘flawed and dangerous’ Frontiers | Safeguarding the polar regions from dangerous geoengineering: a critical assessment of proposed concepts and future prospects Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How much news is too much news? A recent article from The Guardian explores the rapidly increasing number of people who are avoiding the news for their mental health. Why more and more people are tuning the news out: ‘Now I don’t have that anxiety’ | Mental health | The Guardian Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A look at the overwhelming number of headlines from the last week, chronicling the erosion of constitutional rights in the US Leavitt confirms the DOJ officials have talked about banning trans... New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio Power to Revoke U.S. Passports Trump and his advisers plan for crackdown on left-wing groups... DHS Says Filming, Posting Videos of ICE Agents Is “Doxxing,”... Attorney General Pam Bondi says DOJ will be 'targeting' people... GLENN: They still have their 1st Amendment right, though... JD Vance threatens crackdown on ‘far-left’ groups... Trump Says He's Sending the National Guard... Miller: The power of law enforcement under... Fox’s Kilmeade suggests killing the homeless... Hegseth says Pentagon 'tracking' service members... Trump on DC: "We have actually more power in DC... Trump : "One thing I say is we have to have quick trials... Trump Sues The New York Times For Articles... US DOJ blocks access to their own... Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defends idea of... Trump wants to use the RICO act... The Trump Administration Says IUDs... Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roy Scranton, a researcher at Notre Dame, feels that "Ethical Pessimism" is the right attitude to take in regard to collapse. I think I agree... mostly? New research explores climate change and the limits of human progress Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I received a note from a friend who said that he had no idea I was doing daily episodes, because it was under a new season and he would have had to change the season option in the drop-down of his podcast player. That may be happening to some, so I'm releasing this episode under "Season 1" to catch that for anyone who might be experiencing the same. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More new research reveals that previously optimistic estimates for climate mitigation were... too optimistic. Feeding off of yesterday's episode, we discuss the direction that climate research is headed. Land availability and policy commitments limit global climate mitigation from forestation | Science Global methane footprints growth and drivers 1990-2023 | Nature Communications Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New research indicates that previously assumed levels of potential for carbon capture storage were overestimated by 10x. Worse, the area that is currently economically viable is relatively miniscule and, quite frankly, negligible in scope. A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage | Nature Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Newly revised jobs numbers were released and its not pretty. Almost a million jobs revised downwards. With leaders removing people who don't present the numbers they want, are we getting to a point where the data is meaningless? Jobs report revisions September 2025 Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I discuss the increasing amount of violence seen around the world, some of which is a direct reaction of people and governments to collapse. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we discuss a study which researched the downward shift in mood that correlates with upward shifts in temperature. Rising temperatures linked to declining moods around the world Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You'd think that coming off of an El Nino year and headed into La Nina, that there'd be a large decrease in average global surface temperature for the year. Unfortunately, we're not seeing the same relief that we used to in similar situations. The UK had the hottest summer on record, and drought worries are high. Global temperatures to remain above average despite return of La Niña, says UN | La Niña | The Guardian Summer 2025 was hottest on record in UK, says Met Office | UK weather | The Guardian How can England possibly be running out of water? | Water | The Guardian Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 2 of trying out a daily episode format. If you doubt whether climate change is real, just follow the money. The insurance industry isn't cutting people off or raising rates for nothing - the risks from climate change are just becoming too high. Mark Cuban Says, ‘The Insurance Industry Is Concerned About Melting Ice In Antarctica’ Home Insurance Rates to Rise 8% in 2025, After a 20% Increase in the Last Two Years Home Insurance Providers Have Dropped 1 in 4 US Homeowners Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're new to the podcast: Welcome! Please enjoy these daily episodes, and also go back and listen to at least the first 8 episodes of the podcast. This is a quick introduction to a new format for the podcast, which will now contain shorter daily episodes. Today's topic: a whole bunch of oil found in the sea near Antarctica - what does it mean? Russia uncovers 511 billion barrels of oil in the Wedell Sea Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I interviewed Rachel Frazin, co-author of Poisoning the Well, How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America. Bio: Rachel Frazin is one of the authors of Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America. She's also the energy and environment policy reporter for The Hill, where she covers politics and policy related to climate change, fossil fuels, renewable energy, toxic chemicals, national parks and more. Rachel is originally from South Florida and attended Northwestern University.  Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/p/books/poisoning-the-well-how-forever-chemicals-contaminated-america-sharon-udasin/22024123?ean=9781642833324 My author page at The Hill: https://thehill.com/author/rachel-frazin/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rachelfrazin.bsky.social Twitter/X: https://x.com/RachelFrazin Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can be done when "voting" stops working? When a corrupt or oppressive government rigs the game to win? Direct action has been used for centuries to apply pressure and make change, both violently and non-violently. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I give my review of the BBC series "Years and Years", which explores collapse in the 2020s UK. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doing something new with this episode - chatting with a friend who doesn't listen to Breaking Down: Collapse, or necessarily agree with its premise. The purpose here isn't to convince or debate him, but to hear his thoughts about the state of the world and its future. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I sat down with Cydian Kauffman to discuss the multi-faceted world of water. How safe is our water? What are the main threats that we face? How does water availability affect genders differently in 3rd world countries? Cydian Kauffman is the owner of Pure Water Northwest, dedicated to helping families and communities take control of their water quality. With a mission to demystify clean water, Cydian empowers people to make informed decisions without relying on hype or half-truths. He specializes in cutting through confusion to deliver real, science-backed solutions-and loves exploring fringe topics like structured or hydrogenated water to clarify what's fact and what's fiction. Social media links: https://purewaternorthwest.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/cydian-kauffman/ https://www.facebook.com/PureWaterNorthWest https://www.instagram.com/purewaternorthwest1/ https://www.tiktok.com/@purewaternorthwest https://twitter.com/AquaMasters12 https://www.youtube.com/@purewaternorthwest https://www.linkedin.com/company/pure-water-northwest/ https://nextdoor.com/pages/pure-water-northwest-bainbridge-island-wa/ Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No doubt, there are many dangers of AI. One of the most unexplored is simply the environmental impact of creating and running it. In this episode we take a look at impacts ranging from pollution, to waste, water usage, and more. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Baker is the co-founder and CEO of WriggleBrew, a regenerative agriculture company turning earthworms and microbes into high-performance organic fertilizers. With a background in chemistry and economics and a passion for sustainability, Sam is pioneering new ways to transform waste—like plastics and food scraps—into living soil solutions. His work bridges science, entrepreneurship, and environmental stewardship, and recently earned national recognition through innovation awards and public-private partnerships. https://www.wrigglebrew.com https://www.facebook.com/PRAGWriggleBrew/ https://www.instagram.com/wrigglebrew/ Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After speaking with Dr. Brahney a couple of weeks ago, I felt it was time to touch again on the health impacts of microplastics and what the state of the research is. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I was able to link up with Dr. Rob Meade to discuss his recent research on wet bulb temperatures. Taken from his bio on his Harvard profile: "Robert D. Meade, PhD, MPH completed his doctoral degree in thermal physiology at the Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit of the University of Ottawa. He also holds a Masters in Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Rob's research has been aimed at improving scientific understanding of the physiological impacts of extreme heat in vulnerable groups. He also designed and executed the first daylong laboratory based heat wave simulation trials to evaluate the efficacy of personal cooling strategies including cooling centers, foot immersion, and electric fans. His work has been published in leading scientific journals including JAMA and the Lancet Planetary Health. In 2024, Rob joined the Harvard School of Public Health and the Salata Institute South Asia cluster to apply his unique training in thermal physiology and public health to the development and evaluation of community led heat adaptation strategies in South Asia." Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I had the privilege this week of speaking with Dr. Janice Brahney, who is credited as being one of the first researchers to discover the severity of microplastic proliferation in the environment. From her website: "As an environmental biogeochemist, I work at the intersection of the ecological and geological sciences. I combine field, analytical laboratory, and quantitative modeling methods to establish fluxes, transformations, and the fate of elements and compounds in the environment. These techniques are a powerful means to determine the complex drivers of environmental change, quantify the ecological impacts of land use, and determine the mechanisms underpinning ecosystem processes. The three main themes in my research are 1) vectors of material transport to aquatic ecosystems, 2) climate change effects in mountain environments, and 3) the cause, mitigation, and effect of water quality impairment. I am driven to conduct research that tests fundamental theories but also has societal relevance and can be translated into management action." Enjoy the interview! Janice Brahney | Logan River Observatory | USU Janice Brahney Website Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode contains the audio from an interview I was invited to do with the amazing Sarah Wilson for her Substack. She was gracious enough to allow me to share the audio with you all here as well! Bio: Sarah Wilson is a multi-New York Times and Amazon bestselling author, social philosopher, international keynote speaker, minimalist and philanthropist. She edited Cosmopolitan magazine Australia at 29, founded the global I Quit Sugar movement, hosted the most-watched TV series in the nation’s history – Masterchef Australia – and wrote the bestseller First, We Make the Beast Beautiful, which Mark Manson described as “the best book on living with anxiety that I’ve ever read.” Her most recent book, This One Wild and Precious Life, won the US Gold Nautilus Prize, and she has ranked in the top 200 most influential authors in the world (two years in a row). Sarah leads dynamic, global conversations about modern philosophy, creativity, existential risk and climate change via her keynote speaking, Wild podcast, and her Substack and social communities (of 550,000 subscribers). She lives nomadically, but is based between Paris and Sydney, is a compulsive hiker and adventurer. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We know by now that collapse is happening and will continue - but who's fault is it? And is there any point in laying blame? Who should be held accountable, and how? Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a follow up to the previous episode "The end of the American Experiment", we take a look at The Butterfly Revolution, a blog article posted in 2022 by Curtis Yarvin, detailing the plan for how Donald Trump could seize power and dismantle democracy. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You may have heard by now about Curtis Yarvin and the tech billionaire plan to rule the world. In this episode I break down the relationships and motives behind the current breakdown of democracy being witnessed in the US. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing the series of frequently asked questions, Kory discusses the commonly heard optimistic take that "Technology will pull through and get us out of this mess". Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A continuation of our series of frequently asked questions about collapse. What will it actually look like and how will it affect individuals? A reminder that these episodes have not been published in the order they were recorded. Join us on Patreon for weekly bonus episodes here. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What the future will be like (and more importantly - when) is a total guess. Sometimes, it's fun to give it a shot - this episode is meant for fun and a look at what I think the future could look like. These predictions are not to be taken seriously, and please, don't make any changes to your life because "Kory said...". Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the 4th year we've done a year in review, looking back at the state of collapse through the year. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kory's back! With a new format and renewed energy. Let's do this! Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kellan and Kory discuss the role that conspiracy theories play in the social aspect of collapse. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The question has come up many times: What will happen to our nuclear sites in the event of a rapid collapse? Will it cause widespread meltdowns, which in turn end humanity and life on earth? Or is there absolutely nothing to worry about? We discuss the answer on today's episode. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Project 2025 is a nearly 1,000 page document explicitly stating the ways the GOP plans to disrupt democracy as we know it in the US. Kellan and Kory talk about the details of the paper and what it means for the US and the wider world. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Upon first hearing the supposed tenets of the Longtermism movement, you may think it sounds wonderfully thought-out and worthy of support. Think again. Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.