Breaking Down: Collapse

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  Daily Episode 249 - This Week In Fascism #42 25.09.2026 24min

  Sources:White House faces mounting legal backlash after barring journalists from CNN, MS NOW and PoliticoCNN, MS NOW and Politico go back to court after reporters were denied access to the White House despite judge’s order | CNN PoliticsMS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access : r/lawThe Source Behind The BanTrump cites national security, midterms coverage to defend press ban - POLITICOBorder agents can search cellphones without a warrant: CourtICE Just Made Thousands of Detainees Vanish From Its System | The New RepublicRevealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The GuardianICE accused of continuing warrantless arrests in Oregon despite injunction | Courthouse News ServiceICE is Quietly Firing Recruits, Including a Marine Reservist Who Died by SuicideFBI Security Breach: Hackers 'Steal Data' on Every Agent Under Kash PatelThe Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms - The AtlanticDemocrats sue Trump admin to keep armed agents from polls during midterms - Democracy DocketGovernor Newsom signs new laws to protect California elections from Trump interference | Governor of CaliforniaLawsuits seek to prevent federal officers at polls : NPRPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 248 - Record Moisture, Record Heat. El Nino is starting to show it's ugly head 24.09.2026 24min

  As El Nino starts to ramp up, we're seeing record breaking indicators of a rough next 12 months:‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak | El Niño southern oscillation | The GuardianHuge El Niño projected to cause more than 450,000 deaths by February | El Niño southern oscillation | The Guardiannews.mongabay.com/2026/09/global-ocean-breaks-records-with-100-days-of-heat-as-el-nino-adds-new-threat/amp/Sea dragon populations decimated in ‘mind-blowing’ mass mortality event caused by South Australian algal bloom | South Australian algal bloom | The GuardianWith millions of dead oysters and mounting debt, P.E.I. farmers fear they'll lose everything | CBC RadioHurricane Polo intensifies into Category 5 storm, fueling Southwest flood threat | Fox WeatherThe Atmosphere Just Set a Water Vapor RecordEl Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August | Environment | 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.
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  Daily Episode 247 - Hypocrisy of Leadership 23.09.2026 12min

  A short one today. I was angry and needed to take a break.E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants - The New York TimesPrime Minister Carney introduces new Productivity Mega Deduction to boost Canada’s advantage as the most competitive G7 country for new business investment | Prime Minister of CanadaCanada’s Changing Climate Report 2026: Headline statements - Canada.caExxon raises 2050 global emissions forecast, sees slower coal decline | ReutersPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 246 - Ongoing Oil Shock 22.09.2026 20min

  A deeper look at the oil/diesel availability crisis around the world:Some Gas Stations ‘Out of Diesel’ as Prices Surge - NewsweekOil: What next as Saudi Arabia scrambles to restore East-West pipelineSaudis tell European refiners they’ll get no crude next month | Financial PostThe Depletion Ledger — The Oil Supply CrisisCostco Is Rationing Oil And Doubling Its Price As Supply DwindlesSkyrocketing fuel prices spark protests around the globe | 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.
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  Daily Episode 245 - Winter is Coming 21.09.2026 16min

  Winter is coming, and with it many challenges.Winter is Coming for Diesel | Rigzone"There is no money." Russian farmers began to massively refuse to sow winter wheat - Russian Service of The Moscow Times61% of French groundwater monitoring points sit below normal, up from 44% a year ago. The autumn rain everyone is waiting for mostly will not reach the aquifer. : r/collapsePanama canal traffic facing further cuts as drought from El Niño worsens | Panama canal | The GuardianKelvin Waves: What they are, and why they pose a threat to Southern California : r/collapsePlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 244 - This Week in Fascism #41 18.09.2026 17min

  Sources:Trump erupts at Supreme Court for being ‘bullied by the Radical Left’ after mail-in ballot ruling | The IndependentTrump Makes Crowd Swear Pledge to “Cheat Like Hell” This Election | The New RepublicBush-Appointed Judge J. Michael Luttig Warns of ‘Another Jan. 6’ After MidtermsWATCH: Blumenthal asks Patel to commit to not sending FBI agents to polling places on Election Day | PBS News : r/lawThe IRS shared info it shouldn’t have with ICE. What now?Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges - Democracy DocketFormer US detention officer charged with 20 counts of felony forgery | North Carolina | The GuardianICE Attacks Two U.S. Citizen Minors on Their Way to Enlist in Marines | 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.
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  Daily Episode 243 - Heat is increasing... increasingly 17.09.2026 12min

  The rate at which the planet is heating is accelerating. Models haven't taken this into account, so when do we hit climate sensitivity, and how hot will that be?Post by @climatecasino.net — BlueskyClimate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds | Climate crisis | The GuardianThe Arctic melt season is now more than a month longer than it was in the 1980s, new research on sea ice trends showsThe U.S. just had its hottest summer on record, NOAA says - 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.
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  Daily Episode 242 - Take AI Development Seriously 16.09.2026 20min

  AI is an increasingly divisive topic, even (or especially) among collapse aware folk. How seriously should we take its development?Anthropic Researcher Quit, Says AI Labs Are 'Gambling With Our Lives' - Business InsiderFlock Wants a Closely Surveilled World with No Exit | The New YorkerPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 241 - And it starts at the bottom 15.09.2026 14min

  Today we take a look at the bottom of the marine food chain, where new research indicates things aren't looking to great:Climate change may erase 25 million hectares of kelp forests by 2050Seaweed carbon removal cannot keep up with climate-driven loss | PLOS BiologyProjected declines in zooplankton energy supporting Northwest European Shelf ecosystems | Communications Earth & Environments43247-026-03840-1_reference.pdf (PDF)Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 240 - Wildlife is running out of time 14.09.2026 17min

  Wildlife is collapsing, and time is running low to make the changes we must in order to protect them.Gray whales are washing up dead on the West Coast. The reason is alarming | Scientific AmericanFrance's wildlife suffers severe blow from intense heat: 'The entire food chain is disrupted'Bears, coyotes spotted in unexpected SoCal places during scorching heat wave - ABC7 Los AngelesOne effect of climate change: More rats, ticks and mosquitoes — and more disease - Evanston RoundTablePlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 239 - This Week in Fascism #40 11.09.2026 22min

  Sources:Judge blocks Trump’s new USPS rules for mail-in ballots with just weeks before midterm elections | The Independent2026 midterms: Trump is getting the mail-ballot chaos he wants.US House passes bill penalizing universities that participate in boycott of Israel | House of Representatives | The GuardianJimmy Kimmel Says James Talarico Interview Won't Air After FCC ThreatsMeagan Morris Speaks From Jail After Being Sentenced to 50 Years by the Trump Administration for an Alleged Terrorist Attack [WATCH]ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted - The New York TimesTrump Pushes to Rename New Mexico ‘New America,’ but He Can’t Do It by Executive Order | Law CommentaryDonald Trump pledges $5K dividend if GOP wins CongressJudge reinforces order banning immediate work on Trump’s 250-foot archConstitution Doesn’t Cover Right to Clean Water, Court Rules (1)Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 238 - Do people even want change? 10.09.2026 21min

  Am I alone in imagining a better future? A whole bunch of data says no:Support for changing the current economic system | Pew Research CenterAmericans stand out internationally for their pessimism about the nation’s political system | Pew Research CenterAP-NORC America 250 Poll - AP-NORCHarvard Youth Poll Finds a Generation Under Pressure — and Losing Faith in the System | The Institute of Politics at Harvard University51st Edition - Fall 2025 | The Institute of Politics at Harvard UniversityAmericans End Year in Gloomy MoodNew poll: Just 13% of youth feel America is headed in the right direction | Harvard Kennedy SchoolYoung Voters Have Growing Power, but Broken Politics Leave Them ‘Fatalistic,’ Studies Find | Research UC BerkeleyThe State of Public Trust in Government 2025 - Partnership for Public ServiceNew Low in U.S. 'Very Satisfied' With Personal LifePlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 237 - Is there a point to it all? 09.09.2026 25min

  If collapse is inevitable, is there a point to trying? FYI the episode contains spoilers for the musical "Hadestown".Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 236 - Renewables have made big strides: Can they save us now? 08.09.2026 22min

  Renewables have made massive strides in the 2020s. I answer the question that still comes up from time to time: Can a successful rollout of renewables save society from collapse?Tracking the energy transition: Where are we now? | McKinseySo, where exactly does the US energy transition stand? | Canary MediaPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 235 - +1.5C is Dead 07.09.2026 18min

  A new UN report officially announced that limiting warming to +1.5C is no longer a viable goal:Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’ | Climate crisis | 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.
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  Daily Episode 234 - This week in Fascism #39 04.09.2026 27min

  Sources:Judge Tells RFK Jr. to Stop Using Fake AI Studies on Teen Pregnancy | The New RepublicJudge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Stanford Students Who Criticized Israel - The New York TimesThe U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”IRS Softens on Businesses in Wake of Agency Worker ExodusWyoming judge weighs transgender woman’s self-defense | Advocate.comThe Trump Administration is Now Claiming That Being a Trans Ally Makes You More Violent. Yes, Really.James Talarico: "Nothing terrifies them more, than people who show up to vote...Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring - The New York TimesICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database | WIREDDHS chief says ICE could make arrests at polling places — ignoring federal ban on armed agents at voting sites - Democracy DocketMail voting live updates: Judge weighs fate of Trump’s anti-voting executive order - Democracy DocketICE owes millions to hospitals and detainees can't get treatmentICE holds man with stage 4 cancer in detention despite permanent US residency | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian'Who is Profiting from ICE?' Texas mom's site sparks secret DHS notePlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 233 - Collapse and the US Military 03.09.2026 22min

  The US military is simultaneously contributing to collapse, as it also says it's working to fight against it (climate change and resulting instability). Meanwhile, it's also tying up its resources, firing all its best people, and opening the world to destabilization.Sources:West Point’s only climate scientist fired after insisting on human causes of climate change | US news | The GuardianDOD Preparing for Climate Change Impacts, Official Says > U.S. Department of War > Defense Department News | U.S. Department of WarThe US military’s fatal stance on climate change - Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsMission impossible? Quantifying military emissions - Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsExperts raise concerns of Army readiness amid Pentagon changes under HegsethDan Driscoll’s Parting Shot - The AtlanticMilitary leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations - The Washington PostPentagon furious over Washington Post’s Iran war scoopPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 232 - The US is a Mess 02.09.2026 20min

  A collection of articles highlighting the current mess that is the US. And we're just getting started:Gary, Indiana’s Suffering in a Blackout Brings a Global Crisis Home - BloombergUS kindergarten vaccination rates dip as exemptions hit record high | Vaccines and immunisation | The GuardianBaby goats had rabies at NC petting zoo, attendees urged to contact health officials | CNNNew Mexico’s largest reservoir shrinks to its lowest level in 55 yearsThe US has a plan to save the Colorado River. Experts say it won’t be enough to stop the crisis | Colorado river crisis | The GuardianICE purchasing Boston Dynamics robots to support operations - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7NewsNearly 300K California students are homeless, enough to fill 5 Dodger Stadiums: UCLA | KTLAPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 231 - Nepal's Disaster made more likely by Climate Change 01.09.2026 16min

  A look at stories across the world related to climate change, including the story of a landslide/flash flood along the Tibet/Nepal boarder that has resulted in the deaths of hundreds, and likely thousands.It's all gone. Flash Flood in Nepal sweeps away cities after cities. : r/collapsePanama Canal to cut daily ship traffic as drought worsens from El Nino - France 24Japan's farmers go nocturnal as deadly heat intensifies‘Like smoking a cigarette’: Indonesia chokes on haze as blazes intensify amid super ‘El Niño’ | Indonesia | The GuardianBrazil's President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon riverA melting glacier contributed to the deadly Nepal floods. We can expect more like this : NPRPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Daily Episode 230 - Climate Change News across Europe 31.08.2026 19min

  A look at several articles highlighting this summer of climate chaos in Europe:Lake Zurich sees water level hit record low amid droughtEuropean farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwaves | Farming | The GuardianFrance faces lowest potato yield in over 30 years as drought hits cropsHeat wave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths: First figuresEurope: Wildfire affected area could triple due to climate change | PreventionWebUK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states | Defence policy | The GuardianLast year’s output from Norway’s fossil-fuel giant ‘will kill up to 58,000 people’ – EUobserverFotograf dokumenterer hvordan norske breer forsvinner – NRK Innlandet – Lokale nyheter, TV og radioPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.