Breaking Down: Collapse

The world is suffering the consequences of Trump and Israel's war on Iran. How long will our oil woes last?Israeli chief of staff warns army on verge of 'collapse' amid troop shortageFrance confirms oil crisis, says 30-40 percent of Gulf energy infrastructure destroyed - Business - France 24Cuban health-care workers struggle to support the sick amid U.S. oil embargo | CBC AccessibilityPhilippines declares ‘national energy emergency’ and boosts coal power as Iran war grinds on | Philippines | The GuardianReliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge | Pacific islands | The Guardian

Donald Trump hates women. Here's some ways he's showing it:US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say | US immigration | The GuardianA Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an AbortionTexas passes bill banning abortion pills from being mailed to the state - The 19thAny Texas resident could sue over abortion pills under bill OK'd by lawmakers and headed to governor | AP NewsTrump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement | American Civil Liberties UnionSeven Ways the Trump Administration Is Hurting Women - Common Cause

3 brand new reports highlight the various ways that superbugs are proliferating around the world. Are we heading into a post-antibiotic world?The Cost of War We Aren’t Talking About: Superbugs • The Austin ChronicleDrought could fuel the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs as climate change worsens, new research suggests | Live ScienceEXPERT REACTION: Soils exposed to glyphosate might also be harbouring hospital superbugs - ScimexPipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs is ‘worryingly thin’, experts warn | Pharmaceuticals industry | The GuardianToxic herbicides: Map showing how high use is by state

Sources:Judge Ends Asylum Claims for Liam Ramos and His FamilyStephen Miller is pushing states to stop educating undocumented children | The IndependentTom Homan confirms ICE to be at airports starting Monday - POLITICOBushehr nuclear plant hit again as Pentagon deploys 82nd Airborne — Day 25 of Iran war escalatesChris Murphy accuses Trump administration of insider tradingTrump says he's 'glad' Robert Mueller is dead | Advocate.comTrump has damaged democracy at remarkable speed, reports find : NPRDonald Trump links shutdown end to SAVE America Act passageTrump casts mail ballot in Florida even as he calls the method 'cheating'US Supreme Court conservatives lean toward Republican bid to limit mail-in voting | ReutersGeorgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce abortion | Georgia | The GuardianA page out of ‘The Handmaid's Tale’: Ohio Republicans propose bill to track all pregnanciesWe have 5 articles of impeachment for AG Bondi: defying a subpoena for the full & unredacted Epstein files, violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act, weaponizing the DOJ for President Trump, consistently defying Court Orders (herself & DOJ), and perjuring herself to Congress. - Rep. Summer Lee : r/lawAll of DOGE’s work could be undone as lawsuit against Musk proceeds - Ars TechnicaThree Tennessee teenagers are suing Elon Musk's xAI for creating sexually explicit images of them | FortuneWashington state bans all law enforcement - including ICE agents - from wearing masks while on duty | The IndependentFired FBI agents who worked on Trump 2020 election probe sue for wrongful termination - CBS News

Anthropogenic mass is overtaking natural biomass. Such hubris from humanity leads to collapse. In this episode we discuss recent findings in pharmaceutical waste and how it hurts local aquatic ecosystems.Global human-made mass exceeds all living biomass | NatureThe Hidden Environmental Impact of Pharmaceutical WasteAntibiotics found in rivers raise new concerns about water safety - Earth.com

A new $1billion disaster in the US unfolds thanks to climate change, and the WMO's report on the State of the Climate goes into detail on the growing energy imbalance.Thousands urged to evacuate as Hawaii flooding anticipated to cause widespread damage | CBC NewsEarth’s climate swings increasingly out of balanceEarth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high | Oceans | The Guardian

It's been a while since we broached the topic of H5N1. Let's talk about its status, and the ways it effects the world beyond just the fear of impending human to human transmission.H5N1 in marine mammals is spreading: Research tallies over 50,000 seals and sea lions killed along South America's coastMore animals die from H5N1 avian flu at Ano Nuevo State Park in California | CIDRAPHong Kong bans poultry imports from five nations after fresh H5N1 alertsPhilippines halts poultry imports from Indiana over H5N1 outbreakBird flu rampant among black vultures: Study points to year-round H5N1 circulationGovt makes registration mandatory for all poultry farms across country amid H5N1 spread - Healthcare News | The Financial ExpressA(H5) Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC

This weeks heat dome in the US West would be virtually impossible without climate change, according to scientists. What does it mean for the rest of the summer, when you factor in a potentially Super El Nino, catastrophically dry conditions in some areas, and other destabilizing conditions?The US is on the verge of an all-time heat record for March | CNNHeatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists | US weather | The GuardianThere’s No Way the West Will Have a Normal Summer - The AtlanticGet Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US | WIRED

Sources:Red Flag Alert - Anti-Trans Genocide in the USA - #3 | Lemkin InstituteU.S. court allows state bans on gender-affirming care for adults in unprecedented ruling | Advocate.comAnti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas | US news | The GuardianICE Accused Of Detaining 14-Year-Old Girl In Massachusetts As 'Bait' To Snare Her Father — Judge Orders Her Immediate Return | IBTimes UKTrump Melts Down at Supreme Court Justices in Unhinged Truth Social RampageFederal judge blocks RFK Jr.'s childhood vaccine cuts, says he likely broke the law | FortuneJudge permanently blocks Ten Commandments displays at several Arkansas school districtsHegseth Vows Lethal Day in Iran as Air War Intensifies - The New York TimesTrump faces impeachment calls after massive TikTok deal fee revealedTrump Presidential Library Fund Paid by Companies He Sued Has Dissolved With No Public Accounting, Lawmakers Allege | IBTimes UKIn latest blunder, Trump DOJ spent months emailing the wrong address demanding Oklahoma’s voter rolls - Democracy DocketDemocrats Formally Request an Investigation Into Kristi Noem’s Lies | The New Republic