Breaking Down: Collapse

Taking a short break from the podcast to deal with some family matters - I will be back! In the meantime, here's a story highlighting institutional catabolic collapse from the perspective of the IRS. The IRS Is Imploding – Mother Jones 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 coming demographics shift is a catch-22. Having fewer young people means a sever imbalance in care of increasing number of elderly (among many other wide-reaching economic impacts) but adding more people means quicker destruction of the biosphere. The Demographic Challenge | IESE Insight U.S. Population Growth Slows Due to Historic Decline in Net International Migration Americans should work p...

A replay of Kellan and I's interview with Richard Heinberg 4 years ago, on news of his passing this week. 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: Appeals Court Rules USPS Will Suffer 'Irreparable Harm' if Prevented From Blocking Ballots | IBTimes UK ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’ Trump setting stage to declare emergency around midterms, former White House attorney says | PBS News Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations - The New York Times ICE's Largest Detention Cen...

A research paper projects nearly 2 million deaths by 2055 in the US directly from wildfire smoke, and that it will be more costly than all other climate change consequences. US raises wildfire preparedness to highest level as fires strain national resources Ethical and safety concerns abound as wildfire prediction betting heats up - OPB Wildfire Smoke Alert Over Canada, U.S. – "Doomsday Skies" Wil...

The kids are becoming doomers, and it's no surprise with weekly articles coming out like this: Overwhelming majority of young Americans worry about climate crisis | Climate crisis | The Guardian Shocking Revelations Out of West Antarctica | Countercurrents Massive chunk of sea ice has not refrozen in West Antarctica, satellite images show - ABC News For 37 years researchers heated a patch of fores...

So sorry about the audio - this happens time-to-time and maybe one day I'll afford a producer... (probably not) There's been a lot of talk recently about the potential for food shocks. Are we on the verge of empty grocery stores? The US Grocery Slowdown Is Real | Get Ready — Get Ready The US Grocery Slowdown Is Real | Bain & Company The Global Food Crisis - CounterPunch.org ‘Super’ El Niño cou...

The world looks a little closer to 1984 every day. Marco Rubio is trying to speed run it. Leak: Rubio’s WMD Scandal Is “Far-Left Terrorism” 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: ICE Targeted Wrong Person in Fatal Maine Shooting | The New Republic Every Witness to ICE Killing in Houston Says the Same Thing: ICE Lied | The New Republic Texas ICE Killing Takes Damning Turn as Even MAGA Judges Abandon Trump | The New Republic After Pushing Anti-Trans Laws to ‘Protect Women’s Sports’, Project 2025’s Heritage Foundation Now Wants Women’s Sports Gone to ‘Assist Fertilit...

I review a Substack that puts the blame on scientists for much of our current and future situation, going so far as to claim it's genocidal. Is that a fair assessment? Move Over Oppenheimer - The genocidal consequences of climate scientists still minimizing how bad things really are. : r/collapse Move Over Oppenheimer Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord commu...

As things keep getting hotter, those in charge of running and maintaining infrastructure are faced with increasingly difficult decisions. I can say I'm glad not to be in charge of managing catabolic collapse... Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show - Sight Magazine Energy Department Wants Data Centers to Stop Draining the Grid During Brutal Heat Wave Con Edison...

Secretive reports declare that the UK will have "no future" in a world where ecosystems fail, including food shortages in as short as 5 years. UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security | Food security | The Guardian MPs call on UK government to host televised emergency briefing on climate crisis | Climate crisis | The Guardian Scientists warn of seve...

Is there anywhere safe from Climate change? This article highlights the future of mass migration and this start reality: We either live in a place where we must flee, or a place where a large number of people will flee to. The geography of survival 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.

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...