Breaking Down: Collapse

Sources:Appeals Court Rules USPS Will Suffer 'Irreparable Harm' if Prevented From Blocking Ballots | IBTimes UKICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’Trump setting stage to declare emergency around midterms, former White House attorney says | PBS NewsFederal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations - The New York TimesICE's Largest Detention Centre Described as 'Graveyard for Living People' in New Human Rights Report | IBTimes UK'Many More Coming': Trump's DOJ Begins Quietly Stripping Citizenship from Naturalised Americans | IBTimes UKWhite House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources - ABC NewsBeshear says McConnell health updates needed as questions continue over senator’s communication | whas11.comTrump Pauses $1 Billion in Medicaid Funds From Two States (3)

A research paper projects nearly 2 million deaths by 2055 in the US directly from wildfire smoke, and that it will be more costly than all other climate change consequences. US raises wildfire preparedness to highest level as fires strain national resourcesEthical and safety concerns abound as wildfire prediction betting heats up - OPBWildfire Smoke Alert Over Canada, U.S. – "Doomsday Skies"Wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the USA under climate change | Nature

The kids are becoming doomers, and it's no surprise with weekly articles coming out like this:Overwhelming majority of young Americans worry about climate crisis | Climate crisis | The GuardianShocking Revelations Out of West Antarctica | CountercurrentsMassive chunk of sea ice has not refrozen in West Antarctica, satellite images show - ABC NewsFor 37 years researchers heated a patch of forest floor to see what climate change would do to the soil — and the carbon everyone assumed was locked away started leaking out on schedule - ScienceBlog.comEU proposes slowing down cuts to carbon emissions for businesses

So sorry about the audio - this happens time-to-time and maybe one day I'll afford a producer... (probably not)There's been a lot of talk recently about the potential for food shocks. Are we on the verge of empty grocery stores?The US Grocery Slowdown Is Real | Get Ready — Get ReadyThe US Grocery Slowdown Is Real | Bain & CompanyThe Global Food Crisis - CounterPunch.org‘Super’ El Niño could cause global food price shock lasting into 2028, analysts say | Global economy | The GuardianWhy insect pollinators are vanishing worldwide | Psyll

The world looks a little closer to 1984 every day. Marco Rubio is trying to speed run it.Leak: Rubio’s WMD Scandal Is “Far-Left Terrorism”

Sources:ICE Targeted Wrong Person in Fatal Maine Shooting | The New RepublicEvery Witness to ICE Killing in Houston Says the Same Thing: ICE Lied | The New RepublicTexas ICE Killing Takes Damning Turn as Even MAGA Judges Abandon Trump | The New RepublicAfter Pushing Anti-Trans Laws to ‘Protect Women’s Sports’, Project 2025’s Heritage Foundation Now Wants Women’s Sports Gone to ‘Assist Fertility’Trump Allows Habitat Destruction in Endangered Species RollbackPentagon to keep National Guard activated in D.C. through Inauguration Day 2029Marco Rubio vows diplomatic campaign to 'dismantle' ICC in escalating row

I review a Substack that puts the blame on scientists for much of our current and future situation, going so far as to claim it's genocidal. Is that a fair assessment?Move Over Oppenheimer - The genocidal consequences of climate scientists still minimizing how bad things really are. : r/collapseMove Over Oppenheimer

As things keep getting hotter, those in charge of running and maintaining infrastructure are faced with increasingly difficult decisions. I can say I'm glad not to be in charge of managing catabolic collapse...Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show - Sight MagazineEnergy Department Wants Data Centers to Stop Draining the Grid During Brutal Heat WaveCon Edison Temporarily Shuts Off Electric Service To 9,800 Customers in Southwest Queens | Con EdisonData Center Exhaust Plumes Ashburn : r/novaNew Jersey’s Hell Week Is a Warning for Everyone - BloombergOops, scientists may have miscalculated our global warming timelineAnother ‘Super El Niño’ is brewing. Scientists are looking at a controversial solution to squash them

Secretive reports declare that the UK will have "no future" in a world where ecosystems fail, including food shortages in as short as 5 years. UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security | Food security | The GuardianMPs call on UK government to host televised emergency briefing on climate crisis | Climate crisis | The GuardianScientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security | Climate crisis | The Guardian