Breaking Down: Collapse

Sources:Democrats introduce impeachment articles against Trump and Hegseth as nearly 100 lawmakers call for 25th Amendment | The IndependentTrump uses the language of annihilation to threaten Iran | AP NewsHouse Democrat announces impeachment push against Hegseth over Iran warTrump pulls back on Iran threats after warning a 'civilization will die tonight' if deal isn't reached | PBS NewsTrump threatens 'bigger and stronger' attacks if Iran doesn’t comply with 'real agreement'With Trump Threatening Genocide in Iran, Military Must Disobey His Orders, Former Pentagon Officials SayTrump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes | War crimes | The GuardianPope says Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization is 'unacceptable' | AP NewsPentagon, White House Push Back on Alleged Remarks Made to Pope, Vatican | Military.comTrump threatens CNN over its Iran coverage moments after announcing ceasefire plan | The IndependentFlorida can fund religious charter schools, ‘encourage’ religion, state AG says | firstcoastnews.comSupreme Court vacates Steve Bannon contempt-of-Congress charges - ABC NewsTrump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California | Donald Trump | The GuardianDeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supportersExclusive: FBI’s New Political Pre-Crime CenterActing attorney general: Trump has ‘right’ to order investigations into his enemies - Democracy Docket

It's not just the current geopolitical situation that's putting food supply under stress - it's been growing for a long time and is getting worse.‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding | Hawaii | The GuardianCouriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive storiesUK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying | Farming | The GuardianFrom gas to grain: Fertilizer disruptions raise risks for food security and trade | UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)How the Iran war could shatter global food securityAustralia to Plant Less Wheat as Iran War Deepens Global Fertilizer Supplies - BloombergPalm oil, cocoa, coffee… Who's going to tend to tomorrow's large tropical plantations?

Established and important US infrastructure is rapidly being demolished, not as a forced response to desperate need, but in the petulant outbursts of a grifting narcissist. The US government just used a dormant 48-year-old committee to strip endangered species protections from the entire Gulf of Mexico. : r/collapseTrump’s ‘God Squad’ chose oil drilling over endangered species in the Gulf. This whale could be in particular danger | CNNBREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest ServiceWhite House seeks $1.5 tn defense budget as Iran war drives costs

New updates to economists' thoughts on AI and job loss, and new research shows the "heat island" effect of data centers on more than 340 million people globally.Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNNStates with the most data centersEconomists Are Drawing Stronger Connections Between A.I. and Jobs - The New York TimesTop leadership experts sound the alarm on the AI doomsday: bosses are choosing tech over people | FortuneLabor market impacts of AI: A new measure and early evidence \ Anthropic

Sources:Trump announces he is issuing an unconstitutional executive order to shut down mail-in voting nationwide and he will defund states if they do not comply with him : r/lawEnsuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections – The White HouseTrump Suffers His Fourth—and Worst—Legal Blow in Just Hours | The New RepublicHumiliated Trump Storms Out of Catastrophic SCOTUS HearingJudge orders Trump to halt $400 million White House ballroom project, for now | ReutersDonald Trump tells Pam Bondi she's fired over Epstein files fiasco after humiliating clash - The Mirror USTrump DOJ sues Idaho as even red states resist voter data demands - Democracy DocketSecret Chaos Exposed at Attorney General Pam Bondi’s DOJ Over Trump’s $10B SuitArkansas’ Ten Commandments Monument Law Ruled UnconstitutionalJudge says Trump not immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 words incited riot | AP News

This was a wild week in the climate, and I fear every week will be this way moving forward. Here's some news from the around world.Also, please forgive the audio quality. I recorded it twice, and the second time I apparently had the wrong mic recording. Sorry!Limiting global warming to 2C would not ‘rule out’ extreme impacts - Carbon BriefUK food supply at risk of 'catastrophic failure' by 2030, report warns - FarmingUK NewsMalaysia dam levels on alert amid heatwave | The Straits Times16 states with the highest March day temperature record. : r/collapseExtreme climate, our biggest"enemy" : r/collapseArctic sea ice at lowest level ever this winter‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds | Extreme heat | The GuardianJakarta rapidly sinks as climate change and overdevelopment collide | PBS News

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