Breaking Down: Collapse

Sources:Judge Ends Asylum Claims for Liam Ramos and His FamilyStephen Miller is pushing states to stop educating undocumented children | The IndependentTom Homan confirms ICE to be at airports starting Monday - POLITICOBushehr nuclear plant hit again as Pentagon deploys 82nd Airborne — Day 25 of Iran war escalatesChris Murphy accuses Trump administration of insider tradingTrump says he's 'glad' Robert Mueller is dead | Advocate.comTrump has damaged democracy at remarkable speed, reports find : NPRDonald Trump links shutdown end to SAVE America Act passageTrump casts mail ballot in Florida even as he calls the method 'cheating'US Supreme Court conservatives lean toward Republican bid to limit mail-in voting | ReutersGeorgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce abortion | Georgia | The GuardianA page out of ‘The Handmaid's Tale’: Ohio Republicans propose bill to track all pregnanciesWe have 5 articles of impeachment for AG Bondi: defying a subpoena for the full & unredacted Epstein files, violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act, weaponizing the DOJ for President Trump, consistently defying Court Orders (herself & DOJ), and perjuring herself to Congress. - Rep. Summer Lee : r/lawAll of DOGE’s work could be undone as lawsuit against Musk proceeds - Ars TechnicaThree Tennessee teenagers are suing Elon Musk's xAI for creating sexually explicit images of them | FortuneWashington state bans all law enforcement - including ICE agents - from wearing masks while on duty | The IndependentFired FBI agents who worked on Trump 2020 election probe sue for wrongful termination - CBS NewsPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discussion of humanity's material growth overtaking Earth's biomass. Exploration of how pharmaceutical waste reaches rivers and persists. Accounts of endocrine disruption in wildlife and species declines tied to drugs. Concerns about antibiotics in waterways promoting resistance and contaminated fish affecting food safety.

Coverage of a new $1 billion climate-driven disaster and how such events are tracked as collapse indicators. Detailed look at Hawaii flooding, evacuations, dam risks, and corporate neglect. Discussion of Earth’s growing energy imbalance, the oceans buffering heat, and WMO findings on record warmth and red-flag climate indicators.

It's been a while since we broached the topic of H5N1. Let's talk about its status, and the ways it effects the world beyond just the fear of impending human to human transmission.H5N1 in marine mammals is spreading: Research tallies over 50,000 seals and sea lions killed along South America's coastMore animals die from H5N1 avian flu at Ano Nuevo State Park in California | CIDRAPHong Kong bans poultry imports from five nations after fresh H5N1 alertsPhilippines halts poultry imports from Indiana over H5N1 outbreakBird flu rampant among black vultures: Study points to year-round H5N1 circulationGovt makes registration mandatory for all poultry farms across country amid H5N1 spread - Healthcare News | The Financial ExpressA(H5) Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDCPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This weeks heat dome in the US West would be virtually impossible without climate change, according to scientists. What does it mean for the rest of the summer, when you factor in a potentially Super El Nino, catastrophically dry conditions in some areas, and other destabilizing conditions?The US is on the verge of an all-time heat record for March | CNNHeatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists | US weather | The GuardianThere’s No Way the West Will Have a Normal Summer - The AtlanticGet Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US | 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:Red Flag Alert - Anti-Trans Genocide in the USA - #3 | Lemkin InstituteU.S. court allows state bans on gender-affirming care for adults in unprecedented ruling | Advocate.comAnti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas | US news | The GuardianICE Accused Of Detaining 14-Year-Old Girl In Massachusetts As 'Bait' To Snare Her Father — Judge Orders Her Immediate Return | IBTimes UKTrump Melts Down at Supreme Court Justices in Unhinged Truth Social RampageFederal judge blocks RFK Jr.'s childhood vaccine cuts, says he likely broke the law | FortuneJudge permanently blocks Ten Commandments displays at several Arkansas school districtsHegseth Vows Lethal Day in Iran as Air War Intensifies - The New York TimesTrump faces impeachment calls after massive TikTok deal fee revealedTrump Presidential Library Fund Paid by Companies He Sued Has Dissolved With No Public Accounting, Lawmakers Allege | IBTimes UKIn latest blunder, Trump DOJ spent months emailing the wrong address demanding Oklahoma’s voter rolls - Democracy DocketDemocrats Formally Request an Investigation Into Kristi Noem’s Lies | The New RepublicPlease 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 rate of climate news and research should be alarming... are you as desensitized to it as I am?US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at onceThe most extreme March heatwave in US history is coming : r/collapseStripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on | Marine life | The GuardianMangrove waters are losing oxygen, putting fish nurseries at risk - Earth.comExperts warn of ‘dramatic development’ as all but two of Austria’s 96 glaciers have retreated | 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.

A deep dive into how rising CO2 could be altering human blood chemistry and straining physiology. Discussion of data showing changing bicarbonate, calcium, and phosphorus levels over decades. Exploration of possible links between higher CO2 and weakened bones, metabolic disorders, anxiety, and cognitive decline. Examination of timeframes, uncertainties, and other health stressors that might amplify these effects.

A look at how a Strait of Hormuz closure ripples through global trade, insurance and shipping routes. Coverage of maritime postures, naval constraints and the geopolitical calculations at play. Exploration of fertilizer bottlenecks, planting risks and the potential for delayed food price shocks. Notes on environmental damage from spills and how those harms unfold over months.

Anecdotes about rising anti-intellectualism and how conspiratorial thinking seems increasingly normalized. Discussion of possible causes like COVID, media influence, lead exposure, and denial as coping. Tales of climate skepticism tied to strange weather and claims of weather manipulation. Reflections on how ignorance, inequality, and political capture block collective solutions.