Breaking Down: Collapse

Sources:Trump Pulled In About $1.4 Billion From Crypto Ventures, Financial Disclosure Shows - The New York TimesTrump threatens lawsuits against ABC network for reporting on Reflecting PoolKash Patel Failed to Disclose Massive Stock Purchase | The New RepublicTrump’s Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show | International law | The GuardianTrump Approves Toxic Cancer-Linked Forever Chemical Pesticides On Major Food Crops Never Before Used In America | IBTimes UKTexas Approves Bible Readings For 5 Million Students"Arrest Him!" The Moment Police Handcuffed A Farmer For Going 5 Seconds Over His Time Limit at Data Center Meeting - Gadget ReviewMike Johnson vows to protect Republicans from investigations if the GOP loses the 2026 midterms: "I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you. " : r/lawDan Patrick: "Separation of Church and state is not in the Constitution" : r/law25-365 Trump v. Barbara (06/30/2026) - 25-365_4hdj.pdfTrump Threatens to Break the Law Over Birthright Citizenship | The New RepublicSupreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power | SCOTUSblogWATCH: Stephen Miller says 'America's doors are closed fully to asylum seekers' after SCOTUS ruling : r/law24-1260 Watson v. Republican National Committee (06/29/2026) - 24-1260_g3cn.pdfSupreme Court birthright citizenship ruling 'a tremendous betrayal' says Heritage chiefCourt blocks USPS from implementing Trump’s anti-mail voting order - Democracy DocketPennsylvania Sheds DOJ’s Demand for Unredacted State Voter Rolls24-621 National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm'n (06/30/2026) - 24-621_h315.pdfThe Unfortunate Necessity of Court Packing to Stop America’s Authoritarian DriftProfessor awarded $1.9 million after being fired for criticizing Charlie Kirk - The Washington Post

Being a criminal is becoming much easier thanks to AI technology. Every-day people are able to gain access to business and infrastructure systems. This can't be good, right?AI cyber threat is 'months, not years' away, Western intelligence agencies warn | EuronewsFive Eyes Cyber Security Agencies Statement > National Security Agency/Central Security Service > ArticleAmateur Hacker Used Claude And OpenAI Agents To Hack 14 CompaniesGoogle Alarmed by Formidable AI-Powered Zero-Day CyberattackAnthrophic's Mythos: Experts warn cyber threat was already hereHow big a cybersecurity threat are the latest AI models, really?

We may think of the danger of heat being primarily heat stroke (which cannot be understated) but there are many physical ailments that go largely unnoticed as a consequence of long-term exposure to heat. One of those involves teeth dissolving rapidly due to highly acidic saliva. Nearly half the world's children exposed to three or more climate risks: UNICEF | ABS-CBN NewsWhen the Heat Steals Your Smile

Geoengineering is becoming more normalized by the day, and it seems like it may be heading towards a "when" not an "if". With increasing arguments for using it, the arguments against it (and pleas for slowing down its progress) are being largely ignored. Will it result in "termination shock"?IOM3 | Geoengineering study points to Amazon carbon gainsSolar geoengineering could shield up to 75% of oceans from heat wavesRecent Solar Geoengineering Developments Highlight Dangers of Normalization and Need to Advance Non-Use - Center for International Environmental LawThe US barely bothers to track geoengineering. What could go wrong? | Grist‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte | The Guardian

You might be surprised to find yourself in the top 10% of global income or wealth. What sort of distinction comes with that honor? Well, we carry the bulk of the responsibility when it comes to an outsized impact on the environment.World's richest 10% are costing Earth trillions, study findsWorld's Richest 10% Caused Two-Thirds of Global Heating, Study Finds : ScienceAlertAt least 18 dead in France, including two children in hot car, as Europe bakes | ReutersForty people have drowned in France over the past days as they sought to cool down to escape record heat, the prime minister said on Tuesday, as a heatwave swept across much of Europe. : r/collapse

Heatwaves are thrashing Europe, and the numbers are staggering. 200,000 deaths in the last 4 years alone. Additionally, what happens when nations who rely on AC suddenly lose access?Statement – Europe lost 200 000 people to heat in 4 years yet nearly all of them were preventableAll It Takes Is a Broken Car Air Conditioner for Climate Change to Kill YouUK Met Office issues a rare red warning for extreme heat in parts of England and Wales later this week : r/collapseJune, second heatwave in France, 2026 : r/collapse

This summer we take the next step down on the increasingly chaotic collapse staircase. This one could take us close to 2 degrees above the baseline this summer.Scientists Warn of Summer Heat Spikes as Global Warming Edges Toward 2C - Inside Climate NewsEarth’s climate swings increasingly out of balanceTheory: El Nino releases excess heat originally created by humans. Each El Nino going forward will be Super+ El Nino. : r/collapse

There are many direct consequences of climate change that will have a devastating impact on humanity. Equally so, perhaps, will be the indirect consequences that come as people make choices about what to do about it. This episode focuses on one such conflict already taking place, and expecting to worsen in the coming years:India ensuring ‘not a single drop of water’ flows into Pakistan after suspending major river-sharing treaty | The IndependentSwitzerland votes on plan to cap population at 10 million

Sources:FBI raid of Ohio voting rights group stokes fear of pre-midterm crackdown | Ohio | The GuardianThe FBI’s raid on free and fair elections - Democracy DocketArizona advances voter ID ballot measure for November - Democracy DocketFlorida Reinstates Trump Lawyer Chesebro Despite Guilty Plea (2)California sues county that just eliminated mail and early voting - Democracy DocketIn hopeful sign for mail-in voting, court fast tracks bid to block Trump order - Democracy DocketCourt tosses MAGA lawsuit seeking access to Georgia’s election operations center - Democracy DocketSurveillance footage shows election equipment being wheeled out of a Maricopa County facility in Phoenix in March 2026