Breaking Down: Collapse

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

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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!

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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)

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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

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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

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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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