Breaking Down: Collapse

Sources:White House faces mounting legal backlash after barring journalists from CNN, MS NOW and PoliticoCNN, MS NOW and Politico go back to court after reporters were denied access to the White House despite judge’s order | CNN PoliticsMS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access : r/lawThe Source Behind The BanTrump cites national security, midterms coverage to defend press ban - POLITICOBorder agents can search cellphones without a warrant: CourtICE Just Made Thousands of Detainees Vanish From Its System | The New RepublicRevealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The GuardianICE accused of continuing warrantless arrests in Oregon despite injunction | Courthouse News ServiceICE is Quietly Firing Recruits, Including a Marine Reservist Who Died by SuicideFBI Security Breach: Hackers 'Steal Data' on Every Agent Under Kash PatelThe Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms - The AtlanticDemocrats sue Trump admin to keep armed agents from polls during midterms - Democracy DocketGovernor Newsom signs new laws to protect California elections from Trump interference | Governor of CaliforniaLawsuits seek to prevent federal officers at polls : NPR

As El Nino starts to ramp up, we're seeing record breaking indicators of a rough next 12 months:‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak | El Niño southern oscillation | The GuardianHuge El Niño projected to cause more than 450,000 deaths by February | El Niño southern oscillation | The Guardiannews.mongabay.com/2026/09/global-ocean-breaks-records-with-100-days-of-heat-as-el-nino-adds-new-threat/amp/Sea dragon populations decimated in ‘mind-blowing’ mass mortality event caused by South Australian algal bloom | South Australian algal bloom | The GuardianWith millions of dead oysters and mounting debt, P.E.I. farmers fear they'll lose everything | CBC RadioHurricane Polo intensifies into Category 5 storm, fueling Southwest flood threat | Fox WeatherThe Atmosphere Just Set a Water Vapor RecordEl Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August | Environment | The Guardian

A short one today. I was angry and needed to take a break.E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants - The New York TimesPrime Minister Carney introduces new Productivity Mega Deduction to boost Canada’s advantage as the most competitive G7 country for new business investment | Prime Minister of CanadaCanada’s Changing Climate Report 2026: Headline statements - Canada.caExxon raises 2050 global emissions forecast, sees slower coal decline | Reuters

A deeper look at the oil/diesel availability crisis around the world:Some Gas Stations ‘Out of Diesel’ as Prices Surge - NewsweekOil: What next as Saudi Arabia scrambles to restore East-West pipelineSaudis tell European refiners they’ll get no crude next month | Financial PostThe Depletion Ledger — The Oil Supply CrisisCostco Is Rationing Oil And Doubling Its Price As Supply DwindlesSkyrocketing fuel prices spark protests around the globe | CNN

Winter is coming, and with it many challenges.Winter is Coming for Diesel | Rigzone"There is no money." Russian farmers began to massively refuse to sow winter wheat - Russian Service of The Moscow Times61% of French groundwater monitoring points sit below normal, up from 44% a year ago. The autumn rain everyone is waiting for mostly will not reach the aquifer. : r/collapsePanama canal traffic facing further cuts as drought from El Niño worsens | Panama canal | The GuardianKelvin Waves: What they are, and why they pose a threat to Southern California : r/collapse

Sources:Trump erupts at Supreme Court for being ‘bullied by the Radical Left’ after mail-in ballot ruling | The IndependentTrump Makes Crowd Swear Pledge to “Cheat Like Hell” This Election | The New RepublicBush-Appointed Judge J. Michael Luttig Warns of ‘Another Jan. 6’ After MidtermsWATCH: Blumenthal asks Patel to commit to not sending FBI agents to polling places on Election Day | PBS News : r/lawThe IRS shared info it shouldn’t have with ICE. What now?Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges - Democracy DocketFormer US detention officer charged with 20 counts of felony forgery | North Carolina | The GuardianICE Attacks Two U.S. Citizen Minors on Their Way to Enlist in Marines | The New Republic

The rate at which the planet is heating is accelerating. Models haven't taken this into account, so when do we hit climate sensitivity, and how hot will that be?Post by @climatecasino.net — BlueskyClimate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds | Climate crisis | The GuardianThe Arctic melt season is now more than a month longer than it was in the 1980s, new research on sea ice trends showsThe U.S. just had its hottest summer on record, NOAA says - CBS News

AI is an increasingly divisive topic, even (or especially) among collapse aware folk. How seriously should we take its development?Anthropic Researcher Quit, Says AI Labs Are 'Gambling With Our Lives' - Business InsiderFlock Wants a Closely Surveilled World with No Exit | The New Yorker

Today we take a look at the bottom of the marine food chain, where new research indicates things aren't looking to great:Climate change may erase 25 million hectares of kelp forests by 2050Seaweed carbon removal cannot keep up with climate-driven loss | PLOS BiologyProjected declines in zooplankton energy supporting Northwest European Shelf ecosystems | Communications Earth & Environments43247-026-03840-1_reference.pdf (PDF)