As geo-engineering becomes more of an inevitable reality, we look at the results of one war-gamed scenario:They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think | WIREDPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources:FCC Threatens Broadcasters Over Polls Predicting Disaster for GOP | The New RepublicIf Democrats Win Congress, Could the G.O.P. Refuse to Seat Them? - The New York TimesHow the Trump Administration Politicized the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — ProPublica'Don’t let them rig this' | Dolly Parton’s sister claims she had to correct her ballot selection while voting in Tennessee | wbir.comTexas Sued After Glitch Delays 600,000 Voter Registrations | The New RepublicExclusive: Thousands of North Carolina ballots set to be rejected after GOP imposed strict new rules, data shows - Democracy DocketArmed federal agents knock on doors looking for noncitizen votersDOJ accuses California of facilitating 'unlawful voting'‘They will all go to jail’: Trump threatens California officials amid push to reject 20,000 ballots - Democracy DocketTrump DOJ’s California crackdown rests on 25 potentially illegal votes out of 45 million ballots cast - Democracy DocketTodd Blanche must confirm DOJ won’t seize ballots, senators demand - Democracy Dockethttps://www.reddit.com/r/EyesOnIce/s/z2671NMevRPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things can change quickly in a collapsing world. We often think of what the future will be like, and forget that collapse is being experienced today, in a million different little ways:French supermarkets targeted by massive defrost cyberattack‘We are suffocating’: protests spread to Lisbon and Milan as housing and living cost tensions intensify | Protest | The GuardianFEMA tells states to handle disasters on their own - POLITICOTap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian village as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals | Norway | The GuardianPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The way that we measure the economy is deeply flawed, as is manifest by the fact that the government says the economy is currently healthy. Do you feel confident in our current economy?US families are behind on bills at rate not seen since Great Recession of 2008 | The IndependentIMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’ | International Monetary Fund (IMF) | The GuardianGlobal Oil Tanker Shortage is Getting Worse By the DayAmerica Is Measuring Its Economy WrongPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New papers have come out emphasizing the increase in the rate of change, when it comes to the warming of the planetA recent doubling of global warming rate signals a 1.5 °C breach by 2028 | npj Climate and Atmospheric ScienceClimate Change Is Accelerating Faster Than We Can Respond, Scientists WarnGlobal Warming Rate Has Recently Doubled Meaning We Pass 1.5C By 2028 and 2.0C by as Early as 2038 : r/collapseScientists say Doomsday Glacier melting ‘aggressively’ | CNNPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new report analyses the 17 biggest threats that humanity faces, including a couple of possibilities for extinction:Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment | Global health | The GuardianThe Lancet Commission on 21st century global threats to healthRethinking threats to human survival - The LancetPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources:Ilhan Omar investigation seeks to denaturalize member: ReportICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American ProspectPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Species are declining at an accelerating rate. Here, a glimpse into some of them:‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record | Birds | The GuardianPopulations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, WWF says - The Japan TimesWorld's largest penguin colony hit by climate-driven declinePuffin island Lundy on cusp of closure as it runs out of waterRedwoods are iconic ecosystems. But now they’re overheating. | VoxVegetables are now half as nutritious than 60 years ago. Experts have worked out why | The IndependentPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just because we don't talk about it often doesn't mean it isn't happening... Methan emission are growing and aren't accounted for in the models:Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey | Greenhouse gas emissions | The GuardianUS will rescind policy targeting oil and gas industry methane leaks | ReutersHeat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planetDecadal doubling of Siberian methane emissions due to warming-induced fires and methanogenesis | ScienceSiberian methane emissions have doubled in a decade, study co-led by UK scientists finds | EurekAlert!Siberia's growing methane threat could offset 20% of global methane reduction targets by 2050Extreme weather likely to increase methane emissions from landfills | Research | Chemistry WorldPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As pressure builds on the nations first (and most severely) impacted by Climate Change and collapse, a Substack article considers the force that will be used against migrants fleeing the chaos. Comments - The Massacres are Coming - by Sarah ConnorPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.