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Daily Episode 178 - This Week in Fascism #29
22 mei 2026 · 17 min
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Trump has created a slush fund of taxpayer money to give to his friends | Moira Donegan | The Guardian
💪Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): "Trump's corruption has reached an entirely new level. The $1.7B slush fund is just outright theft. And no Republican owes such bind allegiance to the president to defend this."🇺🇸 : r/law
Trump's top attorney quits hours after $1.8 billion slush fund to pay MAGA allies and J6 rioters sparks backlash | Daily Mail Online
WATCH: Corruption ‘has never been more blatant’ with new DOJ fund, Sen. Murray tells Blanche : r/law
Mike Johnson says we should have sympathy because Congress isn’t paid enough—so we should “allow” insider trading just so they can take care of their families(70% of Americans can’t afford a $1k emergency) : r/law
Man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement | AP News
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Daily Episode 177: What the Flock is Happening?
21 mei 2026 · 24 min
The world is becoming more of a surveillance state every day, and the growth is accelerating. Unfortunately, we don't always see the change happening so it's not front of mind. Let's talk about Flock and work towards eradicating it in our local communities. Lees meer
Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance | American Civil Liberties Union
House approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program | AP News
Find Nearby ALPRs | DeFlock
AI license plate cameras tore this town apart and led to a state of emergency - The Washington Post
Mission Creep: AI Surveillance at DHS Crosses Dangerous Line Into Tracking Americans - American Immigration Council
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Daily Episode 176: Catabolic Collapse and the Disaster Economy
20 mei 2026 · 15 min
$20 trillion spent globally on disaster cleanup and prevention in the last 20 or so years. This money could all have been spent in other places, and it begs the question: Will investment eventually move towards planet (or human) preserving endeavors? Lees meer
A $20 Trillion Wealth Transfer Is Happening Under Our Noses - Bloomberg
USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to Plains Drought - AgWeb
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Daily Episode 175: 95% of Wildlife lost in South America and the Caribbean
19 mei 2026 · 15 min
In the previous 35 years, we've experienced a whopping 95% loss of wildlife in South America and the Caribbean. What other impacts to biodiversity have we seen recently? Lees meer
New Study: 95% Decline in Wildlife in Latin America & Caribbean since 1970 | by IZY-Hosting | Medium
We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup – Mother Jones
Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find | Air pollution | The Guardian
Study finds microplastics in tadpoles in the Amazon for the first time
Pollution Contaminating Sea Food — Hive
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Daily Episode 174: India's Growing Collapse Risk
18 mei 2026 · 19 min
India faces multiple simultaneous challenges, that could prove overwhelming in the coming years and decades: Lees meer
Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging | Japan | The Guardian
Modi says Iran war poses severe risks to India, urges cuts in fuel use and gold purchases
India’s Oil Crisis Deepens as Hormuz Remains Shut | OilPrice.com
Foreign investors pull out of India at record pace
India warns over AI’s threat to youth population | Semafor
Wave of Suicides Hits as India's Economy Is Ravaged by AI
On one April day, all of the planet’s top 50 hottest cities were in India | CNN
India’s Power Grid Struggles as Extreme Heat Drives Record Electricity Demand - Bloomberg
India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies
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Daily Episode 173 - This week in Fascism #28
15 mei 2026 · 23 min
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The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans | Trump administration | The Guardian
Texas mother of 4 says "no one is safe" after spending more than 6 weeks in ICE custody - CBS News
Trump administration now classifies Antifa and left-wing networks among ‘major’ terror groups | CNN Politics
‘MAGA has rigged the system’: Democrats slam Virginia Supreme Court for overruling voters on redistricting - Democracy Docket
The glaring error in the Virginia Supreme Court’s gerrymandering decision, in Scott v. McDougle | Vox
In blow to direct democracy, Missouri Supreme Court upholds GOP gerrymander - Democracy Docket
Mississippi governor plans to redraw congressional map, eliminate majority-Black district after midterms - Democracy Docket
Republicans launch election monitoring operation in 17 states ahead of midterms - Democracy Docket
After Virginia Redistricting Map Is Tossed, Democrats Search Desperately for a Response - The New York Times
Court not impressed with Hegseth theory to punish Mark Kelly
Trump handed AG a stack of articles labeled 'treason' — and now DOJ is targeting reporters - Alternet.org
Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S. - The New York Times
There’s an Obvious Reason Why The Republican Justices Sound So Nervous
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Daily Episode 172: Super El Niño Now a 100% Certainty
13 mei 2026 · 15 min
It took only 1 month for the probabilities to shift momentously. Here's an update on El Nino, and what it tells us about the future of the world in the coming decade. Lees meer
European forecast shows 100% chance of Super El Niño forming | Fox Weather
New May 1 ECMWF El Nino forecast significantly worsens from previous month : r/collapse
Brace yourselves. Strongest El Niño in over a century is coming. El Niño patterns are correlated with food shortages, water impacts and even civil conflict. : r/collapse
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Opinion | The New El Niño Might Make 2027 the Hottest Year on Record - The New York Times
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Daily Episode 171 - The World's Largest Data Center is Causing an Uproar
12 mei 2026 · 17 min
Billionaire Kevin O'Leary wants to build the world's largest data center at the tippy toppy of the Great Salt Lake. People are (rightfully) not happy about it. Lees meer
Utah's data center could create a massive heat island that could devastate the Great Salt Lake, scientists say
Box Elder County data center's projected daily heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs
Stuart Adams PAC Received $135,000 From MIDA Donors After Data Center Approval
Utah senator smacks ABC4 reporter's phone out of his hand amid Data Center controversy
Data center approved in Utah despite community protests
A giant OpenAI-Oracle data center was voted down by a Michigan farm town. Weeks later, construction began | Fortune
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Daily Episode 170: The K-Shaped Collapse
11 mei 2026 · 23 min
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Here's a few drivers behind it: Lees meer
What's Powering the K-Shaped Economy: Inflation, Stock Market Gains - Business Insider
K-shaped economy hits the gas pump as lower-income Americans pull back, NY Fed finds
The K-Shaped Economy Is Reshaping American Cities | Dame Magazine
Americans owe a record $1.68 trillion in car loans | Fortune
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Daily Episode 169 - This Week in Fascism #27
8 mei 2026 · 22 min
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Palantir CEO Says Legalizing War Crimes Would Be Good for Business
Bill banning whites-only housing passes Pennsylvania House by 1 vote | ABC27
Judicial nominees don’t know if Trump can run for a 3rd term : r/law
Louisiana Governor Tossed Thousands of Votes In Order to Help Trump | The New Republic
Louisiana governor suspends active election to allow for gerrymander - Democracy Docket
'Lines are going to change': Trump DOJ confirms it will target minority voters nationwide after Supreme Court ruling - Democracy Docket
Emergency Planning: The President Is Preparing to Challenge 2026 Midterms. The Country Can Still Act to Protect Them. | Washington Spectator
Alabama House approves last-minute congressional gerrymander, despite votes already cast - Democracy Docket
Trump issues ‘demand’ that states cancel elections and rig maps for GOP after Callais - Democracy Docket
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Daily Episode 168 - The First US City to Run Out of Water?
5 mei 2026 · 13 min
The Western US is not the only region struggling with a terrible water decade. Corpus Christi, Texas is potentially one of the first cities to actually run dry. Lees meer
Climate Scientists Shake Their Heads as First US City Running Completely Out of Water
Corpus Christi residents frustrated as water crisis makes national news
Central Texas is running out of water, and we keep building like we have plenty : r/collapse
The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn't Exceptional. It's Early.
Day Zero approaches Iran | Ctech
Complicating Long-Term Stability: Water Security and the Iran War | New Security Beat
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Daily Episode 167 - Science is Being Murdered
4 mei 2026 · 14 min
New news about Trump firing the entire National Science Board is one step closer to the death of science at his hand. Lees meer
Trump administration fires all members of US National Science Board | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera
National Science Board members fired by Trump administration | AP News
Delays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to change
Science and Public Health in the Trump Era: The Dismantling of Evidence and Institutions, and Proposals for Reconstruction | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press
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Daily Episode 166 - This Week in Fascism #26
1 mei 2026 · 20 min
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DOJ aims to strip citizenship from hundreds of foreign-born Americans, sources say
Trump Administration Says Green Cards Could Be Denied Over Political Opinions
Canada Changes Law: Millions of Americans May Already Be Canadian Citizens — and Don't Know It Yet | IBTimes UK
As expected, Supreme Court officially greenlights Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map for midterms - Democracy Docket
Supreme Court limits key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act
Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map - Democracy Docket
Senate Republicans push for White House ballroom funding
Judge orders Trump, DOJ to justify why president's $10B IRS lawsuit should proceed - ABC News
Corporate donors are sounding the alarm about Trump’s presidential library fund - Alternet.org
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren | Warren, Blumenthal, Stans...
Trump Administration Wants Executions With Electric Chairs, Firing Squads | HuffPost Latest News
FCC orders review of ABC licenses after Jimmy Kimmel’s Melania Trump joke | Trump administration | The Guardian
Todd Blanche Sued Over Epstein Files Cover Up - Above the Law
Trump Sued Over Alarming Memo Allowing Officials to Delete Records | The New Republic
The Trump administration is withholding NY transportation funds, again. NY's suing, again. - Gothamist
Judge Says Maurene Comey Can Sue the Trump Administration for Firing Her - The New York Times
Atlantic writer sued by Kash Patel says she’s been ‘inundated’ with new sources corroborating her reporting
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Daily Episode 165 - Weekly Climate News Roundup
30 april 2026 · 20 min
Another weeks of climate news from around the world: Lees meer
Experts warn climate change will make parts of Israel uninhabitable in decades
Antarctic emperor penguins on the brink of extinction due to climate change and disease - Kuriozitete
Wellington, New Zealand Just Shattered Its Rainfall Intensity Record — Over Half a Month’s Rain Fell in One Hour : r/collapse
An ‘ordinary’ storm with extraordinary impacts: what made Wellington’s deluge so intense?
Opinion | Extreme Weather Is Sending Home Insurance Rates Through the Roof; Big Oil Should Pay | Common Dreams
Too hot for solar and too much wind for turbines: Can renewables withstand our worsening climate? | Euronews
An intense marine heat wave has California in its crosshairs, with impacts set for land and sea | CNN
Climate change eroding nighttime breaks in wildfire activity
Ocean warming weakens the sea–land breeze in coastal megacities | Nature Climate Change
In climate change fight, doomerism is out. Laughter is in | AP News
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Daily Episode 164 - Helium May Pop the AI Bubble
29 april 2026 · 15 min
AI is either a bubble, or it's going to take all the jobs. Which is it? Today's article leans towards a resounding "pop" of the bubble. Lees meer
The AI economy runs on helium. The Iran war just created a $650 billion problem | Fortune
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Daily Episode 163 - The West Will Leave the Poor Behind
28 april 2026 · 13 min
This episode highlights an example of how the wealthiest nations will leave impoverished nations to struggle. Lees meer
More than six million Haitians need urgent humanitarian aid: ‘The population is at breaking point’ | International | EL PAÍS English
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Daily Episode 162 - The Wealthy Will Eat
27 april 2026 · 25 min
Declining accessibility of food doesn't mean that one day it's here and one day it's gone; it means who gets access to it will shift. In this episode we discuss multiple articles highlighting the crisis currently facing the food system. Lees meer
Food prices are rising again. Drought, war, and tariffs are to blame | Fortune
World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns | Global food crisis | The Guardian
2026 Super El Niño Threatens Global Crops
Already under pressure, Australia’s food system could now be in big trouble | SBS News
Florida is about to lose its most famous symbol forever. What happened?
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Daily Episode 161 - This Week in Fascism #25
24 april 2026 · 42 min
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Southern Poverty Law Center indicted for fraud, money laundering - POLITICO
Trump admin coerced removal of ICE trackers, court says
ICE official behind warehouse detention camps quits after tense congressional hearing
Leaked Memos Reveal Just How Much the Supreme Court Has Betrayed the Constitution
Supreme Court Shadow Docket Tracker — Challenges to Trump Administration Actions | Brennan Center for Justice
FBI Director Patel sues Atlantic, says story about his drinking false
The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’ | WIRED
Resolution to block the sale of 12,000 bombs to Israel (119_SJRES_138)
Trump, IRS in talks to settle US president's $10 billion lawsuit | Reuters
Rep. Roy Introduces MAMDANI Act to Denaturalize and Deport Marxists and Islamic Fundamentalists | Representative Chip Roy
Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act | Truthout
Exclusive: Trump administration blocking appointments to key panel overseeing voting machines, officials say - Democracy Docket
Trump DOJ loses again, now 0 for 5 on voter roll cases, as court rejects Rhode Island lawsuit - Democracy Docket
Viktor Orbán's defeat showed Democrats how to end Trump's rule.
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Daily Episode 160: Arctic Mosquitoes, Forest Carbon Flips, and The Day After Tomorrow
23 april 2026 · 24 min
A roundup of this week's climate news: Lees meer
Mosquitoes reach Iceland for the first time as the Arctic heats up
Projected warming will exceed the long-term thermal limits of rice cultivation | Communications Earth & Environment
Africa’s forests have flipped from carbon sink to carbon source | ScienceDaily
Cities are leaking far more methane than previously thought - Earth.com
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought | Oceans | The Guardian
Why people are working so hard?Does it makes sense : r/collapse
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Daily Episode 159: Screwworms and the End of Beef?
22 april 2026 · 11 min
A brief episode about beef. A beef brief, if you will. Lees meer
New World Screwworm detected about 90 miles from the United States
Screwworm.gov | Unified Government Response To Protect the United States
Beef Prices: Your Expensive Cheeseburger Is a Taste of What’s to Come - Bloomberg
‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country | US wildfires | The Guardian
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Daily Episode 158: The Models are a Mess - Sea Level Rise Version
21 april 2026 · 21 min
Let's hit again on some ways the models are a mess, but today in regards to Sea Level Rise... Lees meer
One Wrong Variable in a Climate Formula Could Mean Sea Levels Rise 35% Faster Than Current Models Show
Saltwater is closing in on coastal groundwater, putting billions and food supplies at risk
Long-term adaptation pathways for Venice and its lagoon under sea-level rise | Scientific Reports
Venice is threatened by rising sea levels. Will the city be forced to relocate? | Euronews
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Daily Episode 157 - The Models are a Mess - Methane Version
20 april 2026 · 17 min
I discuss 3 articles highlighting new research on methane emissions, showing that the models are undercounting their impacts and severity. Lees meer
Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change
100 Times Worse? Thawing Permafrost May Be More Dangerous Than Previously Thought
Measurement of Gas Fraction and Gas Permeability of Thawing Permafrost Caused by Climate Change - Glover - 2026 - Earth's Future - Wiley Online Library
Non-producing oil and gas wells may emit microbial methane at rates 1,000 times higher than previously estimated
Why do we compare methane to carbon dioxide over a 100-year timeframe? Are we underrating the importance of methane emissions? | MIT Climate Portal
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Daily Episode 156 - This Week in Fascism #24
17 april 2026 · 28 min
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Poll: Americans worry Trump will seize ballots, voting machines in midterms
Exclusive | Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office - WSJ
Proposed Amendment: Congress Can Nullify Presidential Pardons. (119_HJRES_135)
US edges closer to popular vote deciding winner of presidential elections | US politics | The Guardian
Trump Says Israel And Lebanon’s Leaders Will Speak, Hegseth Gives Iran War Update: Live Updates | HuffPost Latest News
‘It’s absolutely wrong’: Vietnam vet sues to stop construction of ‘vain’ Trump arch in DC
USPS suspends contributions to employee pensions after warning of "cash crisis" - CBS News
Is Operation Epic Fury Illegal? Legal Experts Warn Donald Trump Could Face War Crime Violations | IBTimes UK
Trump Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Student Activists Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi — “[The Trump administration is eroding] the concept of procedural due process, the idea that you get to have a hearing in the United States…” : r/law
Trump Mostly Fired Black Agency Officials, New Lawsuit Says
Trump says he’ll fire Powell next month if he stays in his role at the Fed | CNN Business
ICE is now flagging people that protest against them for punishment e.g. by cancelling their Global Entry credentials. They are reportedly using facial recognition scanning software by Palantir to track and tag people exercising First Amendment rights to protest and congregate. : r/law
Posts/Comments about recent ICE enforcement efforts are now prohibited : r/GlobalEntry
The Tech Arsenal That ICE Has Deployed in Minneapolis - The New York Times
Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act bans student walkouts, protects conservative speakers | WPLN News
Feds Try Secret Grand Jury to Unmask Reddit ICE Critic
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Daily Episode 155: Climate News Roundup for the Week
16 april 2026 · 22 min
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Greenland’s Ice Is Melting Faster Than Ever, and Scientists Are Alarmed
Lakes forming next to Greenland's melting ice sheet are speeding up glacier flow
AMOC collapse could turn Southern Ocean into carbon source, adding 0.2°C to global warming
Shifting Gulf Stream may signal an ocean current collapse is next - Earth.com
Record high ocean temperatures off southern California raise fears of prolonged marine heatwave | US news | The Guardian
Wildfires are spreading into places that rarely burned before - Earth.com
Summer is getting longer, and it's happening faster than we thought
‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Arctic ice at lowest in marcch ever : r/collapse
Arctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent – Zachary Labe
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Daily Episode 154 - Oil Shock in the Philippines
15 april 2026 · 13 min
The Philippines is a great example of a nation on the brink due to an externality, because of their heavy reliance on imported oil. Lees meer
Nation on brink: this oil crisis may destroy everything we built | Inquirer Opinion
DOE: Philippines’ fuel supply can last up to 50.42 days
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Daily Episode 153: Here Comes a Very Strong El Nino
14 april 2026 · 21 min
Probabilities are increasing for a "Very Strong El Nino" this summer or fall. What are the potential impacts? Lees meer
To date, 2026 is averaging 1.48°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline. This is striking because we're still in ENSO-neutral conditions, with El Niño on its way. : r/collapse
Super El Niño next year? Here's the probability of one | king5.com
Buckle Up! Gonna be a wild 12 months coming up : r/collapse
ECMWF | Charts
Possible super El Niño could bring extreme heat, droughts, strong floods - The Washington Post
A Super El Niño is coming. Here’s how a hotter ocean could change the weather near you | CNN
Iran war: Why a super El Niño event poses fresh risks to food costs
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Daily Episode 152 - Carrying Capacity: 2.5 Billion Population?
13 april 2026 · 19 min
A new paper suggests the carrying capacity of earth is 2.5 billion, just under a third of the current population. What say you? Realistic, or too high or low? Lees meer
Earth can no longer sustain the global human population - Earth.com
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Daily Episode 151 - This Week in Fascism #23
10 april 2026 · 21 min
Sources: Lees meer
Democrats introduce impeachment articles against Trump and Hegseth as nearly 100 lawmakers call for 25th Amendment | The Independent
Trump uses the language of annihilation to threaten Iran | AP News
House Democrat announces impeachment push against Hegseth over Iran war
Trump pulls back on Iran threats after warning a 'civilization will die tonight' if deal isn't reached | PBS News
Trump threatens 'bigger and stronger' attacks if Iran doesn’t comply with 'real agreement'
With Trump Threatening Genocide in Iran, Military Must Disobey His Orders, Former Pentagon Officials Say
Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes | War crimes | The Guardian
Pope says Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization is 'unacceptable' | AP News
Pentagon, White House Push Back on Alleged Remarks Made to Pope, Vatican | Military.com
Trump threatens CNN over its Iran coverage moments after announcing ceasefire plan | The Independent
Florida can fund religious charter schools, ‘encourage’ religion, state AG says | firstcoastnews.com
Supreme Court vacates Steve Bannon contempt-of-Congress charges - ABC News
Trump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California | Donald Trump | The Guardian
DeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supporters
Exclusive: FBI’s New Political Pre-Crime Center
Acting attorney general: Trump has ‘right’ to order investigations into his enemies - Democracy Docket
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Daily Episode 150 - "Faster Than Expected" On Repeat
9 april 2026 · 11 min
What a fun little game we play. Step 1: Scientific consensus is too conservative. Step 2: Something happens "shocking scientists". Step 3: Articles are released describing how it happened faster than expected, but don't worry because someone will fix it. Step 4: No changes are made, and the models remain conservative. Repeat. Lees meer
Earth is warming faster than previously estimated, new study shows - Los Angeles Times
Uh-Oh—Global Warming Is Actually Speeding Up, Scientists Say
Thawing permafrost becomes 25 to 100 times more permeable, experiments find
‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists | US weather | The Guardian
Amazon wildfires have released far more carbon than we thought - Earth.com
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Daily Episode 149 - Growing Strain on Food Supply
8 april 2026 · 20 min
It's not just the current geopolitical situation that's putting food supply under stress - it's been growing for a long time and is getting worse. Lees meer
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding | Hawaii | The Guardian
Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories
UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying | Farming | The Guardian
From gas to grain: Fertilizer disruptions raise risks for food security and trade | UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
How the Iran war could shatter global food security
Australia to Plant Less Wheat as Iran War Deepens Global Fertilizer Supplies - Bloomberg
Palm oil, cocoa, coffee… Who's going to tend to tomorrow's large tropical plantations?
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Daily Episode 148 - Unnecessary Explosion of Catabolic Collapse in the US
7 april 2026 · 15 min
Established and important US infrastructure is rapidly being demolished, not as a forced response to desperate need, but in the petulant outbursts of a grifting narcissist. Lees meer
The US government just used a dormant 48-year-old committee to strip endangered species protections from the entire Gulf of Mexico. : r/collapse
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ chose oil drilling over endangered species in the Gulf. This whale could be in particular danger | CNN
BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
White House seeks $1.5 tn defense budget as Iran war drives costs
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Daily Episode 147 - The State of AI
6 april 2026 · 22 min
New updates to economists' thoughts on AI and job loss, and new research shows the "heat island" effect of data centers on more than 340 million people globally. Lees meer
Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNN
States with the most data centers
Economists Are Drawing Stronger Connections Between A.I. and Jobs - The New York Times
Top leadership experts sound the alarm on the AI doomsday: bosses are choosing tech over people | Fortune
Labor market impacts of AI: A new measure and early evidence \ Anthropic
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Daily Episode 146 - This Week in Fascism #22
3 april 2026 · 21 min
Sources: Lees meer
Trump announces he is issuing an unconstitutional executive order to shut down mail-in voting nationwide and he will defund states if they do not comply with him : r/law
Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections – The White House
Trump Suffers His Fourth—and Worst—Legal Blow in Just Hours | The New Republic
Humiliated Trump Storms Out of Catastrophic SCOTUS Hearing
Judge orders Trump to halt $400 million White House ballroom project, for now | Reuters
Donald Trump tells Pam Bondi she's fired over Epstein files fiasco after humiliating clash - The Mirror US
Trump DOJ sues Idaho as even red states resist voter data demands - Democracy Docket
Secret Chaos Exposed at Attorney General Pam Bondi’s DOJ Over Trump’s $10B Suit
Arkansas’ Ten Commandments Monument Law Ruled Unconstitutional
Judge says Trump not immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 words incited riot | AP News
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Daily Episode 145 - Another Wild Week in Climate News
2 april 2026 · 20 min
This was a wild week in the climate, and I fear every week will be this way moving forward. Here's some news from the around world. Lees meer
Also, please forgive the audio quality. I recorded it twice, and the second time I apparently had the wrong mic recording. I love you, but not enough to record it a 3rd time. Sorry!
Limiting global warming to 2C would not ‘rule out’ extreme impacts - Carbon Brief
UK food supply at risk of 'catastrophic failure' by 2030, report warns - FarmingUK News
Malaysia dam levels on alert amid heatwave | The Straits Times
16 states with the highest March day temperature record. : r/collapse
Extreme climate, our biggest"enemy" : r/collapse
Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever this winter
‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds | Extreme heat | The Guardian
Jakarta rapidly sinks as climate change and overdevelopment collide | PBS News
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Daily Episode 144 - Iran War: The Self Inflicted Oil Shortage
1 april 2026 · 15 min
The world is suffering the consequences of Trump and Israel's war on Iran. How long will our oil woes last? Lees meer
Israeli chief of staff warns army on verge of 'collapse' amid troop shortage
France confirms oil crisis, says 30-40 percent of Gulf energy infrastructure destroyed - Business - France 24
Cuban health-care workers struggle to support the sick amid U.S. oil embargo | CBC Accessibility
Philippines declares ‘national energy emergency’ and boosts coal power as Iran war grinds on | Philippines | The Guardian
Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge | Pacific islands | The Guardian
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Daily Episode 143 - Donald Trumps Hatred for Women
31 maart 2026 · 14 min
Donald Trump hates women. Here's some ways he's showing it: Lees meer
US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say | US immigration | The Guardian
A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion
Texas passes bill banning abortion pills from being mailed to the state - The 19th
Any Texas resident could sue over abortion pills under bill OK'd by lawmakers and headed to governor | AP News
Trump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement | American Civil Liberties Union
Seven Ways the Trump Administration Is Hurting Women - Common Cause
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Daily Episode 142 - Three New Converging Paths to Superbugs
30 maart 2026 · 16 min
3 brand new reports highlight the various ways that superbugs are proliferating around the world. Are we heading into a post-antibiotic world? Lees meer
The Cost of War We Aren’t Talking About: Superbugs • The Austin Chronicle
Drought could fuel the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs as climate change worsens, new research suggests | Live Science
EXPERT REACTION: Soils exposed to glyphosate might also be harbouring hospital superbugs - Scimex
Pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs is ‘worryingly thin’, experts warn | Pharmaceuticals industry | The Guardian
Toxic herbicides: Map showing how high use is by state
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Daily Episode 141 - This Week in Fascism #21
27 maart 2026 · 28 min
Sources: Lees meer
Judge Ends Asylum Claims for Liam Ramos and His Family
Stephen Miller is pushing states to stop educating undocumented children | The Independent
Tom Homan confirms ICE to be at airports starting Monday - POLITICO
Bushehr nuclear plant hit again as Pentagon deploys 82nd Airborne — Day 25 of Iran war escalates
Chris Murphy accuses Trump administration of insider trading
Trump says he's 'glad' Robert Mueller is dead | Advocate.com
Trump has damaged democracy at remarkable speed, reports find : NPR
Donald Trump links shutdown end to SAVE America Act passage
Trump 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 | Reuters
Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce abortion | Georgia | The Guardian
A page out of ‘The Handmaid's Tale’: Ohio Republicans propose bill to track all pregnancies
We 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/law
All of DOGE’s work could be undone as lawsuit against Musk proceeds - Ars Technica
Three Tennessee teenagers are suing Elon Musk's xAI for creating sexually explicit images of them | Fortune
Washington state bans all law enforcement - including ICE agents - from wearing masks while on duty | The Independent
Fired FBI agents who worked on Trump 2020 election probe sue for wrongful termination - CBS News
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Daily Episode 140 - Anthropogenic Mass to Overtake Biomass
26 maart 2026 · 13 min
Anthropogenic mass is overtaking natural biomass. Such hubris from humanity leads to collapse. In this episode we discuss recent findings in pharmaceutical waste and how it hurts local aquatic ecosystems. Lees meer
Global human-made mass exceeds all living biomass | Nature
The Hidden Environmental Impact of Pharmaceutical Waste
Antibiotics found in rivers raise new concerns about water safety - Earth.com
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Daily Episode 139 - $1B disasters, and the State of the Global Climate Report
25 maart 2026 · 16 min
A new $1billion disaster in the US unfolds thanks to climate change, and the WMO's report on the State of the Climate goes into detail on the growing energy imbalance. Lees meer
Thousands urged to evacuate as Hawaii flooding anticipated to cause widespread damage | CBC News
Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance
Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high | Oceans | The Guardian
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Daily Episode 138 - H5N1 Update
24 maart 2026 · 13 min
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. Lees meer
H5N1 in marine mammals is spreading: Research tallies over 50,000 seals and sea lions killed along South America's coast
More animals die from H5N1 avian flu at Ano Nuevo State Park in California | CIDRAP
Hong Kong bans poultry imports from five nations after fresh H5N1 alerts
Philippines halts poultry imports from Indiana over H5N1 outbreak
Bird flu rampant among black vultures: Study points to year-round H5N1 circulation
Govt makes registration mandatory for all poultry farms across country amid H5N1 spread - Healthcare News | The Financial Express
A(H5) Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC
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Daily Episode 137 - A Chaotic Summer to Come
23 maart 2026 · 13 min
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? Lees meer
The US is on the verge of an all-time heat record for March | CNN
Heatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists | US weather | The Guardian
There’s No Way the West Will Have a Normal Summer - The Atlantic
Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US | WIRED
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Daily Episode 136 - This Week in Fascism #20
20 maart 2026 · 22 min
Sources: Lees meer
Red Flag Alert - Anti-Trans Genocide in the USA - #3 | Lemkin Institute
U.S. court allows state bans on gender-affirming care for adults in unprecedented ruling | Advocate.com
Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas | US news | The Guardian
ICE Accused Of Detaining 14-Year-Old Girl In Massachusetts As 'Bait' To Snare Her Father — Judge Orders Her Immediate Return | IBTimes UK
Trump Melts Down at Supreme Court Justices in Unhinged Truth Social Rampage
Federal judge blocks RFK Jr.'s childhood vaccine cuts, says he likely broke the law | Fortune
Judge permanently blocks Ten Commandments displays at several Arkansas school districts
Hegseth Vows Lethal Day in Iran as Air War Intensifies - The New York Times
Trump faces impeachment calls after massive TikTok deal fee revealed
Trump Presidential Library Fund Paid by Companies He Sued Has Dissolved With No Public Accounting, Lawmakers Allege | IBTimes UK
In latest blunder, Trump DOJ spent months emailing the wrong address demanding Oklahoma’s voter rolls - Democracy Docket
Democrats Formally Request an Investigation Into Kristi Noem’s Lies | The New Republic
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Daily Episode 135 - Climate News Around the World
19 maart 2026 · 14 min
The rate of climate news and research should be alarming... are you as desensitized to it as I am? Lees meer
US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once
The most extreme March heatwave in US history is coming : r/collapse
Stripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on | Marine life | The Guardian
Mangrove waters are losing oxygen, putting fish nurseries at risk - Earth.com
Experts warn of ‘dramatic development’ as all but two of Austria’s 96 glaciers have retreated | The Independent
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Daily Episode 134 - "Toxic Atmosphere" for C02 Levels in our Blood
18 maart 2026 · 12 min
We talk often of the effects of CO2 on our atmosphere and climate, but what about its effect on our bodies? New research shines the light. Lees meer
Carbon dioxide overload, detected in human blood, suggests a potentially toxic atmosphere within 50 years | Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health | Springer Nature Link
Short-term exposure to indoor carbon dioxide and cognitive task performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis - ScienceDirect
Atmospheric CO2 Getting So High That It's Weakening Human Skeletons
Carbon dioxide emissions and change in prevalence of obesity and diabetes in the United States: An ecological study - ScienceDirect
Rising carbon dioxide levels now detected in human blood
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Daily Episode 133 - US Gamble on the Strait of Hormuz
17 maart 2026 · 19 min
A discussion on the various effects of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Lees meer
I feel this is our last year : r/collapse
On the Brink in Hormuz: Iran War and the Global Order
The Global Costs of Instability in the Strait of Hormuz
Fertilizer isn't getting through the Straight of Hormuz, which could lead to a global food crisis. | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
‘A big burden for farmers’: Gulf shipping crisis threatens food price shock | Supply chain crisis | The Guardian
Environmental Consequences Few Outlets Are Discussing : r/collapse
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Daily Episode 132 - Anti-Intellectualism in the Age of Colapse
16 maart 2026 · 16 min
Some anecdotal experiences regarding the increasing anti-intellectualism in the age of collapse. Lees meer
So many Americans minds are completely rotted. : r/collapse
With how insanely warm and dry this winter has been, have you seen people changing their perspectives on climate change? : r/collapse
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Daily Episode 131 - This Week in Fascism #19
13 maart 2026 · 20 min
Sources: Lees meer
Banning Islam, deporting Muslims discussed at Fort Worth church after primary elections | Fort Worth Report
"Political suicide": Idaho Republicans vote no on overturning same-sex marriage - LGBTQ Nation
Trump administration threatens eminent domain to seize warehouses for ICE detention
Kids Online Safety Act: New Protections and Parental Controls. (119_HR_7757)
SAVE Plan Blocked: Student-Loan Borrowers Kicked Off in Court Reversal - Business Insider
Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say | CNN Politics
Pete Hegseth evades question on whether U.S. is at "war" with Iran: "The lawyers will debate all of these things. We have great lawyers, and we'll make sure it's all buttoned up...call it what you want." : r/law
Donald Trump threatens to veto all bills until SAVE Act passes Senate
Donald Trump tells House Republicans: SAVE America Act will ‘guarantee the midterms’
Trump won't say if he'll send armed agents to the polls. So Dems are suing to find out - Democracy Docket
Kristi Noem battered over $143M in no-bid contracts to operative-tied biz that doesn’t have a HQ or even website | The Independent
Trump sets off GOP shockwave by contradicting testimony Noem made under penalty of perjury - Alternet.org
DOGE Lead in deposition details how he emailed documents to his personal device to then send with Signal using auto delete : r/law
DOGE staffer responsible for flagging grants for ‘DEI’ struggles to define DEI : r/law
DOGE member took Social Security data on a thumb drive, whistleblower alleges - The Washington Post
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Daily Episode 130 - Another Day, Another War
12 maart 2026 · 18 min
Today we discuss yet another war, waged by the US and Israel against Iran. The war is destabilizing conditions in the Middle East and threatens economic catastrophe throughout the rest of the world. Lees meer
The latest: Iran’s president says nation 'will not bow' to pressure from US and Israel
Tehran indicates Khamenei's son will be named supreme leader as Israel expands Iran strikes
Iran war's targets widen into civilian infrastructure and Saudi Arabia reports first deaths
Iran Says Can Fight Intense War For 6 Months As Israel, US Step Up Strikes
Trump’s demands for ending Iran war shift as US military works through its target list
Qatar warns that oil could double to $150 a barrel and 'bring down the economies of the world' | This is Money
Strait of Hormuz Shutdown : r/collapse
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Daily Episode 129 - "Fastest Glacier Collapse Ever Recorded"
11 maart 2026 · 15 min
Researchers stumbled upon the discovery of a glacier collapse in East Antarctica, which was determined to be the fastest glacial collapse every recorded. It spells trouble for other (larger) glaciers in similar situations. Lees meer
Antarctica just saw the fastest glacier collapse ever recorded | ScienceDaily
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