Breaking Down: Collapse

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 hereBooks – Juan Pablo Quiñonez

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

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/collapseBezos defends billionaires, hypes AI, praises Trump on CNBCWhat Are ‘Freedom Cities’? Billionaire CEOs’ Plan Could Reshape America - Newsweek

Sources:Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll | CNN PoliticsHawaii just found a way around Citizens United. Trump's midterm plot rejected as court blocks Alabama's new congressional map - The Mirror USCalifornia will impose a 100% tax on payments distributed from Trump’s Jan. 6th “slush fund.” : r/lawgov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.312.0_2.pdfJan. 6 officers sue over $1.8B pot they call ‘slush fund’ for ‘insurrectionists’gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.63.0.pdfWoman fired by Indiana university over Charlie Kirk post to receive $225,000 legal settlementFlorida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post after his death wins $485K settlement - ABC NewsCongressman Cohen Introduces Six Articles of Impeachment Against Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts | Congressman Steve CohenHawaii Governor Enacts 13% Tax Bracket on Million-Dollar Earners

A list of climate woes and research from the week:Something startling is happening in the Gulf of Mexico » Yale Climate ConnectionsThe next era of Atlantic hurricanes could be far more destructive » Yale Climate ConnectionsWhy an immense marine heatwave off the US west coast has alarmed scientists | West Coast | The GuardianSome seas may soon be trapped in near-permanent heatwaves - Earth.comThe world’s enclosed seas highlight the need for urgent emission reductions and societal adaptation | Communications Earth & EnvironmentIn shock decision, National Security Council stops work on climate change | The Times of IsraelChesapeake blue crab population drops 50%. The question is: Why? | Fisheries | bayjournal.comAntarctic ice-shelf basal melt shaped by competing feedbacks | Nature GeoscienceThe ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away | New ScientistProf. Eliot Jacobson on XExtreme Temperatures Around The World on XExtreme Temperatures Around The World on X

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? : collapseSpirit Airlines collapse to benefit these airlinesAnother airline files for bankruptcy protection and cancels all flights

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 itAs 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 pandemicEbola epidemic spreading rapidly and outpacing containment efforts | UN News

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/lawTrump's top attorney quits hours after $1.8 billion slush fund to pay MAGA allies and J6 rioters sparks backlash | Daily Mail OnlineWATCH: Corruption ‘has never been more blatant’ with new DOJ fund, Sen. Murray tells Blanche : r/lawMike 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/lawMan jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement | AP News

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 UnionHouse approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program | AP NewsFind Nearby ALPRs | DeFlockAI license plate cameras tore this town apart and led to a state of emergency - The Washington PostMission Creep: AI Surveillance at DHS Crosses Dangerous Line Into Tracking Americans - American Immigration Council