Breaking Down: Collapse

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 EthicsGlobal Warming At 3 °C By 2050? What's Behind The New German Climate Warning - WorldcrunchGemeinsamer 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 presidentWhite House Scraps DOGE: The Bizarre Subscriptions and Weird Overseas Contracts Draining Public FundsDOJ 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 acknowledgesSupreme Court blocks lower court order on Texas redistrictingGeorgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump and alliesEpstein Files: New FBI Emails Detail Review, 'Special Redaction ProjectTrump Guts Federal Protections for Whistleblowers | The New RepublicTrump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His FailuresTrump vows to freeze migration from ‘Third World Countries’ after D.C. attackRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation from CongressFederal judge dismisses indictments against Letitia James and James Comey, Trump goes on late-night social media rant demanding DemocratsPentagon launches 'thorough review' into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over video to troopsWhite House Declares All of Trump’s Orders to Military Are LegaPlease 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 - NewsweekThe 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 WatchCalifornia farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds | Pfas | The GuardianPlease 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.htmlPlease 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 PoliticsUS lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike reportshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-venezuela-maduro-airspace.htmlPlease 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 GuardianCalifornia farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds | Pfas | The GuardianPlease 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 | CNN1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before - ABC NewsPlease 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 PrioritiesEven if you can’t trust the data, these 13 warning signs will tell you the economy is in trouble | Fortunehttps://www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/business/economy-tense-nightcapPlease 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 nowColorado River deadline passes without an agreementPlease 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 filesReporter: 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 PoliticsHow the White House Intervened in an Investigation of Andrew Tate — ProPublica‘Americans Should Be Enraged’: Reports Expose Unprecedented Corruption at Trump DOJ | Common DreamsTrump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction - POLITICOTrump Diagnoses Seth Meyers With ‘Incurable Case’ of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ After Epstein BarbsTrump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI ContentOnly 16 of over 600 detained by ICE in Chicago area have criminal histories, records show - CBS ChicagoJudges block Texas from using new US House map in 2026 | AP NewsJudge scolds Justice Department in Comey case | AP NewsWhy 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 NewsPlease 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 IranHow Cape Town Avoided Day Zero, and What We Can LearnPlease 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 OceanPlease 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 YorkerThe Strongman’s Folly: How Authoritarian Ambition Accelerates Civilizational Collapse | Collapse of Industrial CivilizationPlease 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 | PatreonPlease 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 - POLITICOWhy 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/lawGovernment shutdown impasse stretches on as Senate Republicans reject Democrats' health care offerExclusive: Trump administration holds Situation Room meeting over House effort to force release of all of DOJ’s Epstein files | CNN PoliticsGhislaine Maxwell plans to ask Trump to commute prison sentence, House Democrats say - CBS News2025-11-09-raskin-to-trump-wh-re-maxwell.pdfTrump issues pardons for Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and others involved in 2020 fake elector scheme | The IndependentThe Bombshell Inside Trump’s $1.3 Billion Pardon Market | by Chris Armitage | Nov, 2025 | MediumConservative Warning To Judges: Get On Board With Trump's Agenda Or Get Impeached - Above the LawProminent conservative Judge resigns, calling Trump 'uniquely dangerous' - PBS NewsHour : r/lawConfirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It | The New RepublicLawrence 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/lawPlease 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 ReportsElon Musk Wants to Block Out the SunCompany's plan to launch 4,000 massive space mirrors alarms scientists | SpacePlease 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 : collapsePlease 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 iMamdani tells Trump that New York is ready to fight after president’s threats fail to thwart votersZohran 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 UpdatesAmid rising violence, Nigeria rejects Trump’s claim of targeted Christian persecutionInside Trump's Fight With Venezuela - The AtlanticQ: 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 HimMajor cases involving Trump before the US Supreme Court | ReutersWhen does President Donald Trump’s defiance of courts in deportation case Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way - The AtlanticA reporter outlines Trump's options to subvert the 2026 midterm elections : NPRSupreme Court allows Trump to enforce passport restrictions targeting transgender peopleTrump’s Orders Targeting Anti-Fascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition | Brennan Center for JusticePlease 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' | FortuneMicrosoft, Alphabet and Meta results overshadowed by growing fears of AI bubble | Science, Climate & Tech News | Sky NewsAre AI Stocks In A Bubble? Here's What The Data Says. | Investor's Business DailyCatch-22 While the AI bubble is currently supporting the US economy, economic destruction is guaranteed if the technology meets expectations. : r/collapsePlease 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 NigeriaFBI Ousts Leader as Patel Fumes Over Attention to Agency Jet UseMichigan lawyer disputes that the FBI foiled a terror plot on Halloween San Jose Unanimously Passes Ordinance Requiring FederalFBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves | WIREDICE Plans Cash Rewards for Bounty Hunters to Locate ImmigrantsNational Guard members train for civil unrest missions in U.S. citiesExclusive | House Republicans exploring ways to prevent Mamdani fromTrump slams California redistricting vote, says votes under 'review' | ReutersWhite House is working on executive order on elections, press secretary says | ReutersPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.