Breaking Down: Collapse

I'm out of town this week, so episodes are prerecorded (no episodes Thursday 11th to Wednesday 17th). Enjoy another week of fascism...Former Trump lawyer: ‘The Constitution is not adequate to deal with a presidentWhite House Scraps DOGE: The Bizarre Subscriptions and Weird Overseas Contracts Draining Public FundsDOJ Staff Rip Donald Trump and Pam Bondi’s ‘Irreversible Damage’ Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order, DOJ acknowledgesSupreme Court blocks lower court order on Texas redistrictingGeorgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump and alliesEpstein Files: New FBI Emails Detail Review, 'Special Redaction ProjectTrump Guts Federal Protections for Whistleblowers | The New RepublicTrump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His FailuresTrump vows to freeze migration from ‘Third World Countries’ after D.C. attackRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation from CongressFederal judge dismisses indictments against Letitia James and James Comey, Trump goes on late-night social media rant demanding DemocratsPentagon launches 'thorough review' into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over video to troopsWhite House Declares All of Trump’s Orders to Military Are Lega

The EPA has just signed off on 10 new pesticides, which contain PFAS Forever Chemicals. This, after Trump campaigned on the promise to clamp down on polluting and harmful pesticides. Maybe it has something to do with the $70M+ spent in lobbying from PFAS companies this year?Trump Embraces Pesticides After Previously Promising Crackdown - NewsweekThe EPA Approved a New PFAS Pesticide — Will It Show Up in Your Produce? The EPA Approved a New PFAS Pesticide — Will It Show Up in Your Produce?As Trump Attacks PFAS Water Safety Rules, New Analysis Shows Massive Industry Lobbying Influence | Food & Water WatchCalifornia farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds | Pfas | The Guardian

Scientists are researching "Natural Geoengineering" - one method of which involves mutating algae en masse to convert and store more carbon. Nothing could go wrong, right?https://phys.org/news/2025-11-microbes-tackle-climate-safely.html

The Trump administration is on course to overextend use of the military in another messy war. Will he pull the trigger, and what's there to gain? Either way, it's yet another sign of a declining empire gasping for breath.Analysis: Trump’s threats bring war with Venezuela closer as contradictions and legal fears mount | CNN PoliticsUS lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike reportshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-venezuela-maduro-airspace.html

America is undergoing a rapid demographic shift, which also happens to be combining with a tumultuous tie in the home health industry. Will we be able to care for the soon-to-be tripled amount of population that requires health care at home?The U.S. Will Need 9.3 Million Home Healthcare Workers. Without Immigrants, Who’s Going To Care For Our Aging Parents?Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds | Ultra-processed foods | The GuardianCalifornia farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds | Pfas | The Guardian

Iceland officially declares AMOC collapse a national security threat, and the first human case of a different strain of bird flu in Washington state.A crucial system of ocean currents may be on course to collapse. This country just declared it a national security threat | CNN1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before - ABC News

The Colorado river is on a crash course, as the amount of water being used is much higher than it can sustain. After Winter Year 2026, it's expected that the reservoir levels could be so low that hydroelectric dams cease to function. Study looks at 'realistically available' water in Lake Mead, Lake Powell a year from nowColorado River deadline passes without an agreement

Find sources below for the week in fascism:Senate unanimously approves bill to force release of Jeffrey Epstein filesReporter: Mr. President, why wait for congress to release the Epstein files? Thomas Massie: They're part of the coverup. Speaker Johnson's press conference shows he's unrepentent. Trump says he’s asking Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s ties to slew of high-profile figures | CNN PoliticsHow the White House Intervened in an Investigation of Andrew Tate — ProPublica‘Americans Should Be Enraged’: Reports Expose Unprecedented Corruption at Trump DOJ | Common DreamsTrump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction - POLITICOTrump Diagnoses Seth Meyers With ‘Incurable Case’ of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ After Epstein BarbsTrump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI ContentOnly 16 of over 600 detained by ICE in Chicago area have criminal histories, records show - CBS ChicagoJudges block Texas from using new US House map in 2026 | AP NewsJudge scolds Justice Department in Comey case | AP NewsWhy it matters that Trump’s DOJ got caught by a judge blatantly lying—again.Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful | PBS News