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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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