Breaking Down: Collapse

Don't let them tell the story. US courts sentence 15 Prairieland defendants to 556 years in Trump’s fascist campaign against left-wing opposition - World Socialist Web Site FEMA threatens to withhold terrorism prevention funds unless states adopt Trump’s anti-voting agenda - Democracy Docket Trump's ATF Floating Rule That Could Effectively Ban Trans People with Accurate IDs from Buying Guns Trump...

A delicate balance act is happening in the West. Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon dam are like two clowns navigating a wobbly see-saw on a collapsing cliffside. If drastic changes aren't made, this river serving 40 million people in the west will stop running. Lake Powell Water Level Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff - Inside Climate News Supercharged bubbles are threatening Lake Powell’s dam. Fe...

Thwaites is holding on for dear life. The shelf around the pinning point is crumbling, and the process of glacier sliding into sea may begin anytime in the next year. New research shows the glacier may move faster than previously expected. What new research will "shock scientists" as Thwaite's collapse unfolds? Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is weakening fast. What the loss means for the world Tw...

There has been a marked change in scientific consensus on the AMOC over the last 5-10 years. What was once hyperbole is now expectation. What other systems might this be true of? What is considered hyperbole today but will be scientifically proven tomorrow? Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening | New Scientist The best explanation of AMOC collapse I have ever seen :...

The summer continues to heat up and with it is coming thousands of death out of Europe, and intensifying fires in North America. How much worse will it get? About 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave – POLITICO Europe heatwave: France records 2,025 excess deaths as Europe braces for more extreme weather Heat wave: European countries report 3,700 excess deaths Utah under historic ‘red f...

Sources: Trump Pulled In About $1.4 Billion From Crypto Ventures, Financial Disclosure Shows - The New York Times Trump threatens lawsuits against ABC network for reporting on Reflecting Pool Kash Patel Failed to Disclose Massive Stock Purchase | The New Republic Trump’s Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show | International law | The Guardian Trump Approves Toxic C...

Being a criminal is becoming much easier thanks to AI technology. Every-day people are able to gain access to business and infrastructure systems. This can't be good, right? AI cyber threat is 'months, not years' away, Western intelligence agencies warn | Euronews Five Eyes Cyber Security Agencies Statement > National Security Agency/Central Security Service > Article Amateur Hacker Used Cla...

We may think of the danger of heat being primarily heat stroke (which cannot be understated) but there are many physical ailments that go largely unnoticed as a consequence of long-term exposure to heat. One of those involves teeth dissolving rapidly due to highly acidic saliva. Nearly half the world's children exposed to three or more climate risks: UNICEF | ABS-CBN News When the Heat Steals Your...

Geoengineering is becoming more normalized by the day, and it seems like it may be heading towards a "when" not an "if". With increasing arguments for using it, the arguments against it (and pleas for slowing down its progress) are being largely ignored. Will it result in "termination shock"? IOM3 | Geoengineering study points to Amazon carbon gains Solar geoengineering could shield up to 75% of o...

You might be surprised to find yourself in the top 10% of global income or wealth. What sort of distinction comes with that honor? Well, we carry the bulk of the responsibility when it comes to an outsized impact on the environment. World's richest 10% are costing Earth trillions, study finds World's Richest 10% Caused Two-Thirds of Global Heating, Study Finds : ScienceAlert At least 18 dead in Fr...

Heatwaves are thrashing Europe, and the numbers are staggering. 200,000 deaths in the last 4 years alone. Additionally, what happens when nations who rely on AC suddenly lose access? Statement – Europe lost 200 000 people to heat in 4 years yet nearly all of them were preventable All It Takes Is a Broken Car Air Conditioner for Climate Change to Kill You UK Met Office issues a rare red warning for...

This summer we take the next step down on the increasingly chaotic collapse staircase. This one could take us close to 2 degrees above the baseline this summer. Scientists Warn of Summer Heat Spikes as Global Warming Edges Toward 2C - Inside Climate News Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance Theory: El Nino releases excess heat originally created by humans. Each El Nino going forward...

There are many direct consequences of climate change that will have a devastating impact on humanity. Equally so, perhaps, will be the indirect consequences that come as people make choices about what to do about it. This episode focuses on one such conflict already taking place, and expecting to worsen in the coming years: India ensuring ‘not a single drop of water’ flows into Pakistan after susp...

Sources: FBI raid of Ohio voting rights group stokes fear of pre-midterm crackdown | Ohio | The Guardian The FBI’s raid on free and fair elections - Democracy Docket Arizona advances voter ID ballot measure for November - Democracy Docket Florida Reinstates Trump Lawyer Chesebro Despite Guilty Plea (2) California sues county that just eliminated mail and early voting - Democracy Docket In hopeful...

Here we discuss a few examples of the impact of climate change on the natural world, according to recent research. Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown | Polar regions | The Guardian Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average | Antarctica | The Guardian ‘Simply mind-boggling’: world rec...

Sea Level Rise numbers just got more intense for large coastal cities, thanks to the double whammy of rising oceans and sinking ground levels. Subsidence more than doubles sea-level rise today along densely populated coasts | Nature Communications Sea levels rising dramatically in some areas due to land subsidence Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community...

This week I speak again with Juan Pablo Quinonez, nearly 4 years after our first interview. Juan Pablo has written and released a book about navigating collapse. Find it here Books – Juan Pablo Quiñonez 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.

RCP 8.5 was removed as a potential emissions scenario. This is great news, right! Right? Right... The climate apocalypse is canceled. The merely terrible is not. | Vox 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 billionaires are heading towards becoming trillionaires, and the masses are struggling to get by. Why, and what are the mechanisms? Sources: Why Bezos and other oligarchs/kleptocrats and interest groups are trying to bankrupt the US federal government : r/collapse Bezos defends billionaires, hypes AI, praises Trump on CNBC What Are ‘Freedom Cities’? Billionaire CEOs’ Plan Could Reshape America...

Sources: Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll | CNN Politics Hawaii just found a way around Citizens United. Trump's midterm plot rejected as court blocks Alabama's new congressional map - The Mirror US California will impose a 100% tax on payments distributed from Trump’s Jan. 6th “slush fund.” : r/law gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.312.0_2....

A list of climate woes and research from the week: Something startling is happening in the Gulf of Mexico » Yale Climate Connections The next era of Atlantic hurricanes could be far more destructive » Yale Climate Connections Why an immense marine heatwave off the US west coast has alarmed scientists | West Coast | The Guardian Some seas may soon be trapped in near-permanent heatwaves - Earth...

As the title describes, we walk through the question: What will collapse first in a slow collapse? What infrastructure systems would realistically fail first in a slow maintenance collapse? : collapse Spirit Airlines collapse to benefit these airlines Another airline files for bankruptcy protection and cancels all flights Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord c...

A new outbreak of Ebola in DRC and Uganda is growing rapidly. Even from the time of recording this article to the day of releasing it, the death count has nearly doubled and known cases continue to climb, with some articles claiming that it's continually breaking containment. We take a look here at how catabolic collapse played a part in this outbreak and will likely continue to do in other diseas...

Sources: Trump has created a slush fund of taxpayer money to give to his friends | Moira Donegan | The Guardian 💪Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): "Trump's corruption has reached an entirely new level. The $1.7B slush fund is just outright theft. And no Republican owes such bind allegiance to the president to defend this."🇺🇸 : r/law Trump's top attorney quits hours after $1.8 billion slush fund to pay MA...

The world is becoming more of a surveillance state every day, and the growth is accelerating. Unfortunately, we don't always see the change happening so it's not front of mind. Let's talk about Flock and work towards eradicating it in our local communities. Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance | American Civil Liberties Union House approves bill to extend divisive...