Breaking Down: Collapse

Sources:Ilhan Omar investigation seeks to denaturalize member: ReportICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect

Species are declining at an accelerating rate. Here, a glimpse into some of them:‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record | Birds | The GuardianPopulations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, WWF says - The Japan TimesWorld's largest penguin colony hit by climate-driven declinePuffin island Lundy on cusp of closure as it runs out of waterRedwoods are iconic ecosystems. But now they’re overheating. | VoxVegetables are now half as nutritious than 60 years ago. Experts have worked out why | The Independent

Just because we don't talk about it often doesn't mean it isn't happening... Methan emission are growing and aren't accounted for in the models:Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey | Greenhouse gas emissions | The GuardianUS will rescind policy targeting oil and gas industry methane leaks | ReutersHeat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planetDecadal doubling of Siberian methane emissions due to warming-induced fires and methanogenesis | ScienceSiberian methane emissions have doubled in a decade, study co-led by UK scientists finds | EurekAlert!Siberia's growing methane threat could offset 20% of global methane reduction targets by 2050Extreme weather likely to increase methane emissions from landfills | Research | Chemistry World

As pressure builds on the nations first (and most severely) impacted by Climate Change and collapse, a Substack article considers the force that will be used against migrants fleeing the chaos. Comments - The Massacres are Coming - by Sarah Connor

As the Super El Nino continues to grow, local governments are taking pre-emptive actions:We're gonna need a bigger chart : r/collapseWe have a bigger chart : r/collapseThe clocks are changing and so is the season - get ready for a summer of weather surprises Auckland - OurAuckland‘Like an earthquake’: El Niño is coming for California – is the state ready? | California | The GuardianHow California is bracing for a winter of floods, fires and extreme storms all at once | Environment | The GuardianEl Niño high tides will batter California Thanksgiving, ChristmasTen things to do right now to prepare for predicted severe El Niño impacts | ANR News ReleasesThe Godzilla El Niño Is a Rehearsal for the Rest of Our Lives - Bloomberg

Sources:This time, take Trump literally'Should Concern All Americans': Records Show ICE Has Gathered 50 Million Voter Records Ahead of Midterms | Common DreamsTrump plan to send 1,000 DOJ monitors to the polls could ‘jeopardize the election,’ NAACP lawsuit warns | The IndependentDOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms - Democracy DocketICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls - Democracy DocketTrump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says - Democracy DocketGOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal - Democracy DocketElection deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to regulate voting machines - Democracy DocketNew Jersey GOP operative, pardoned by Trump, accused of scheming to purge Democratic voters ahead of midterms - Democracy DocketCan Trump really pay for campaign ads with your tax dollars?Trump Calls for Media Outlets to Be Arrested Over Rally CoverageABC to federal judge: Trump’s FCC is holding our head on a ‘guillotine’ | CNN BusinessFBI Whistleblower: Trump Ordered Probe of Protesters Over a TikTok | The New RepublicPete Hegseth's New Religious Affairs Office Sparks a Legal Church-State FightVeterans at NYC Homeless Shelter Could Lose Funding; City Clashes With VA Over Trump OrdersCongress’ Watchdog Finds Trump Illegally Withheld More Than $1 Billion in Federal Funds - The Washington SunWhistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies by suicide - The Banker

Revisiting Episode 63: Why we're wrong or so they say - Resource Scarcity

Revisiting Episode 51: A conversation with Tom Murphy

Revisiting Episode 32: Overconsumption vs Overpopulation