Breaking Down: Collapse

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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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 | Patreon

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Well would you look at that... fascism happened again this week.

‘Schumer is no longer effective’: Dems outraged over shutdown deal - POLITICO

Why 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/law

Government shutdown impasse stretches on as Senate Republicans reject Democrats' health care offer

Exclusive: Trump administration holds Situation Room meeting over House effort to force release of all of DOJ’s Epstein files | CNN Politics

Ghislaine Maxwell plans to ask Trump to commute prison sentence, House Democrats say - CBS News

2025-11-09-raskin-to-trump-wh-re-maxwell.pdf

Trump issues pardons for Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and others involved in 2020 fake elector scheme | The Independent

The Bombshell Inside Trump’s $1.3 Billion Pardon Market | by Chris Armitage | Nov, 2025 | Medium

Conservative Warning To Judges: Get On Board With Trump's Agenda Or Get Impeached - Above the Law

Prominent conservative Judge resigns, calling Trump 'uniquely dangerous' - PBS NewsHour : r/law

Confirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It | The New Republic

Lawrence 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/law

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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 Reports

Elon Musk Wants to Block Out the Sun

Company's plan to launch 4,000 massive space mirrors alarms scientists | Space

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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 : collapse

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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 i

Mamdani tells Trump that New York is ready to fight after president’s threats fail to thwart voters

Zohran 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 Updates

Amid rising violence, Nigeria rejects Trump’s claim of targeted Christian persecution

Inside Trump's Fight With Venezuela - The Atlantic

Q: 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 Him

Major cases involving Trump before the US Supreme Court | Reuters

When does President Donald Trump’s defiance of courts in deportation case

Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way - The Atlantic

A reporter outlines Trump's options to subvert the 2026 midterm elections : NPR

Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce passport restrictions targeting transgender people

Trump’s Orders Targeting Anti-Fascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition | Brennan Center for Justice

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