Breaking Down: Collapse

Sea Level Rise numbers just got more intense for large coastal cities, thanks to the double whammy of rising oceans and sinking ground levels.

Subsidence more than doubles sea-level rise today along densely populated coasts | Nature Communications

Sea levels rising dramatically in some areas due to land subsidence

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This week I speak again with Juan Pablo Quinonez, nearly 4 years after our first interview. Juan Pablo has written and released a book about navigating collapse. Find it here

Books – Juan Pablo Quiñonez

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RCP 8.5 was removed as a potential emissions scenario. This is great news, right! Right? Right...

The climate apocalypse is canceled. The merely terrible is not. | Vox

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The billionaires are heading towards becoming trillionaires, and the masses are struggling to get by. Why, and what are the mechanisms?

Sources:

Why Bezos and other oligarchs/kleptocrats and interest groups are trying to bankrupt the US federal government : r/collapse

Bezos defends billionaires, hypes AI, praises Trump on CNBC

What Are ‘Freedom Cities’? Billionaire CEOs’ Plan Could Reshape America - Newsweek

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Sources:

Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll | CNN Politics

Hawaii just found a way around Citizens United.

Trump's midterm plot rejected as court blocks Alabama's new congressional map - The Mirror US

California will impose a 100% tax on payments distributed from Trump’s Jan. 6th “slush fund.” : r/law

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Jan. 6 officers sue over $1.8B pot they call ‘slush fund’ for ‘insurrectionists’

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Woman fired by Indiana university over Charlie Kirk post to receive $225,000 legal settlement

Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post after his death wins $485K settlement - ABC News

Congressman Cohen Introduces Six Articles of Impeachment Against Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts | Congressman Steve Cohen

Hawaii Governor Enacts 13% Tax Bracket on Million-Dollar Earners

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A list of climate woes and research from the week:

Something startling is happening in the Gulf of Mexico » Yale Climate Connections

The next era of Atlantic hurricanes could be far more destructive » Yale Climate Connections

Why an immense marine heatwave off the US west coast has alarmed scientists | West Coast | The Guardian

Some seas may soon be trapped in near-permanent heatwaves - Earth.com

The world’s enclosed seas highlight the need for urgent emission reductions and societal adaptation | Communications Earth & Environment

In shock decision, National Security Council stops work on climate change | The Times of Israel

Chesapeake blue crab population drops 50%. The question is: Why? | Fisheries | bayjournal.com

Antarctic ice-shelf basal melt shaped by competing feedbacks | Nature Geoscience

The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away | New Scientist

Prof. Eliot Jacobson on X

Extreme Temperatures Around The World on X

Extreme Temperatures Around The World on X

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As the title describes, we walk through the question: What will collapse first in a slow collapse?

What infrastructure systems would realistically fail first in a slow maintenance collapse? : collapse

Spirit Airlines collapse to benefit these airlines

Another airline files for bankruptcy protection and cancels all flights

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A new outbreak of Ebola in DRC and Uganda is growing rapidly. Even from the time of recording this article to the day of releasing it, the death count has nearly doubled and known cases continue to climb, with some articles claiming that it's continually breaking containment. We take a look here at how catabolic collapse played a part in this outbreak and will likely continue to do in other disease outbreaks to come.

Ebola outbreak live updates: WHO says deadly virus is spreading faster than they can stop it

As WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency, Did USAID Cuts Worsen the Crisis? | Democracy Now!

Former CDC Director Robert Redfield warns Ebola outbreak could become pandemic

Ebola epidemic spreading rapidly and outpacing containment efforts | UN News

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Sources:

Trump has created a slush fund of taxpayer money to give to his friends | Moira Donegan | The Guardian

💪Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): "Trump's corruption has reached an entirely new level. The $1.7B slush fund is just outright theft. And no Republican owes such bind allegiance to the president to defend this."🇺🇸 : r/law

Trump's top attorney quits hours after $1.8 billion slush fund to pay MAGA allies and J6 rioters sparks backlash | Daily Mail Online

WATCH: Corruption ‘has never been more blatant’ with new DOJ fund, Sen. Murray tells Blanche : r/law

Mike Johnson says we should have sympathy because Congress isn’t paid enough—so we should “allow” insider trading just so they can take care of their families(70% of Americans can’t afford a $1k emergency) : r/law

Man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement | AP News

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The world is becoming more of a surveillance state every day, and the growth is accelerating. Unfortunately, we don't always see the change happening so it's not front of mind. Let's talk about Flock and work towards eradicating it in our local communities.

Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance | American Civil Liberties Union

House approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program | AP News

Find Nearby ALPRs | DeFlock

AI license plate cameras tore this town apart and led to a state of emergency - The Washington Post

Mission Creep: AI Surveillance at DHS Crosses Dangerous Line Into Tracking Americans - American Immigration Council

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