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Breaking Down: Collapse

Kory & Kellan

Apprehensive about the future? Like many, you likely have a gut feeling that things aren't quite right, but haven’t been able to place your finger on why. That feeling only grows with the increasing political tensions, economic uncertainty, natural disasters, and supply chain disruptions. What do all these challenges mean? And what will be the result of society’s current trajectory? “Breaking Down: Collapse” takes the complex concepts surrounding the ultimate collapse of modern industrial society and simplifies them so they’re easier to learn. The compelling evidence for our inevitable decline is introduced by collapse-aware Kory to his good friend, Kellan, who probably doesn’t realize what he signed up for! Skeptical? Gear up for a paradigm shift!

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S2 · E277
Yesterday · 19 min
Daily Episode 277 - We've hit 1.5c on the 4 year average
Analysis from Eliot Jacobsen show's we've hit 1.5c over the baseline on the 4-year year running average: Cryosphere faces permanent damage when world overshoots 1.5C, scientists warn | Climate science | The Guardian 4 Tear Global Mean Surface Temperature Just Hit 1.5C : r/collapse We've Entered Climate Overshoot - What Happens Now? Satellites show some of the strongest evidence the AMOC is weakening | New Scientist 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.
S2 · E276
Tuesday · 23 min
Daily Episode 276 - Research on the Impact of the Ultra Wealthy
A new analysis on the negative impact that the ultra wealthy have, compared to the average person: The Ultrawealthy Produce More Carbon Pollution Than Nearly Half of Humanity Disaster Divide | Oxfam U.S. is a big reason the world is losing ground in the fight against climate change, U.N. report says Everyone Is Buying Electric Cars—Except Americans - The Atlantic Musk ordered Starlink slowdown for Ukraine: WSJ | Just The News US inequality is getting worse in ways you might not expect 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.
S2 · E275
Monday · 18 min
Daily Episode 275 - Incoming Narcissistic Injury
Narcissists don't like losing, and they don't like being told that people don't like them. What often results is a "narcissistic injury" - an existential threat to their self-worth, and a resulting fit of rage or need to exert power or control, fueled by ego. When the person expressing that rage is one of the most powerful people in the world, it can have lasting and out weighted impacts. JD Vance cancels Minnesota visit to discuss fraud, officials say | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Trump Moves Natalie Harp Into Ultra-Private White House Hideaway Pentagon orders bases to plan for 90 days without the grid as Britain urges to stockpile supplies | Fortune US warns allies to prepare for potential Iran strikes after election | AP News US Army Starts Practicing Digging Mass Battlefield Graves - Newsweek What Is FORTRESS? Pentagon’s 90-Day Plan to Keep US Military Bases Running - Newsweek Senator Reveals Trump’s ‘Insane’ Plan for After the Election Hegseth Fires a Top General - The Atlantic Trump's 'no more elections' during wartime quip revives fears about American democracy | Fortune Pentagon Secretly Braces for Embarrassing Trump Defeat 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.
S2 · E274
Friday · 16 min
Daily Episode 274: This Week in Fascism #47
A look at two aspects of Trump corruption: Jared Kushner pushes back on report involving hacked phone, spies, billion-dollar transfer - CBS News White House Is Weighing Mass Pardons for Junior Staff - The Washington Sun 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.
S2 · E273
October 29 · 34 min
Daily Episode 273 - Revisiting episode 29: Our Dying Oceans
Apologies, as expected I didn't have time to record a new episode today, so we'll revisit an old classic on our oceans, which is more relevant today than ever. 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.
S2 · E272
October 28 · 12 min
Daily Episode 272 - Corporations are Destroying the Planet for Profit
Corporations are gaining more and more power to do as they please. As that translates to more profit, they will continue to do so at the expense of the planet and its citizens (both human and not). Woody Harrelson: "No one loves you more than Exxon" | New Exxon El Niño Commercial ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre | Environment | The Guardian Wolves roam into Finnish villages after Google destroys 1,300 acres of forest for AI data centers — forest where wolf packs used to live is now an expanse of mud | Tom's Hardware 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.
S2 · E271
October 27 · 15 min
Daily Episode 271: "Black October - AI Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities"
It's becoming evident very quickly that the advancement of AI will bring an increase in cybersecurity issues - making the internet an increasingly dangerous foundation to rely on. AI's 'Black October': PHP vulnerabilities trigger fresh wave of alarms Altman admits the cybersecurity crisis is going to get worse: "I no longer think we're gonna be able to patch all the bugs." : r/OpenAI Impact of AI on cyber threat from now to 2027 | National Cyber Security Centre AI-discovered bugs may soon trigger fresh disruptions, cyber experts say | Reuters 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.
S2 · E270
October 26 · 18 min
Daily Episode 270 - Wargaming the Dimming of the Sun
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 | WIRED 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.
S2 · E269
October 23 · 30 min
Daily Episode 269 - This Week in Fascism #46
Sources: FCC Threatens Broadcasters Over Polls Predicting Disaster for GOP | The New Republic If Democrats Win Congress, Could the G.O.P. Refuse to Seat Them? - The New York Times How 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.com Texas Sued After Glitch Delays 600,000 Voter Registrations | The New Republic Exclusive: Thousands of North Carolina ballots set to be rejected after GOP imposed strict new rules, data shows - Democracy Docket Armed federal agents knock on doors looking for noncitizen voters DOJ accuses California of facilitating 'unlawful voting' ‘They will all go to jail’: Trump threatens California officials amid push to reject 20,000 ballots - Democracy Docket Trump DOJ’s California crackdown rests on 25 potentially illegal votes out of 45 million ballots cast - Democracy Docket Todd Blanche must confirm DOJ won’t seize ballots, senators demand - Democracy Docket https://www.reddit.com/r/EyesOnIce/s/z2671NMevR 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.
S2 · E268
October 22 · 19 min
Daily Episode 268 - How quickly things can change
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 Guardian FEMA tells states to handle disasters on their own - POLITICO Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian village as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals | Norway | The Guardian 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.
S2 · E267
October 21 · 16 min
Daily Episode 267 - Asking the Right Economic Questions
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 Independent IMF warns global economy ‘could soon test the limits of resilience’ | International Monetary Fund (IMF) | The Guardian Global Oil Tanker Shortage is Getting Worse By the Day America Is Measuring Its Economy Wrong 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.
S2 · E266
October 20 · 15 min
Daily Episode 266 - An Accelerating Rate of the Rate of Accelaration
New papers have come out emphasizing the increase in the rate of change, when it comes to the warming of the planet A recent doubling of global warming rate signals a 1.5 °C breach by 2028 | npj Climate and Atmospheric Science Climate Change Is Accelerating Faster Than We Can Respond, Scientists Warn Global Warming Rate Has Recently Doubled Meaning We Pass 1.5C By 2028 and 2.0C by as Early as 2038 : r/collapse Scientists say Doomsday Glacier melting ‘aggressively’ | CNN 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.
S2 · E265
October 19 · 20 min
Daily Episode 265 - New Study on Humanity's Biggest Threats
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 Guardian The Lancet Commission on 21st century global threats to health Rethinking threats to human survival - The Lancet 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.
S2 · E264
October 16 · 15 min
Daily Episode 264 - This Week in Fascism #45
Sources: Ilhan Omar investigation seeks to denaturalize member: Report ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect 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.
S2 · E263
October 15 · 17 min
Daily Episode 263 - Continuing decline of ecosystems and biodiversity
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 Guardian Populations of wild species fell by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, WWF says - The Japan Times World's largest penguin colony hit by climate-driven decline Puffin island Lundy on cusp of closure as it runs out of water Redwoods are iconic ecosystems. But now they’re overheating. | Vox Vegetables are now half as nutritious than 60 years ago. Experts have worked out why | The Independent 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.
S2 · E262
October 14 · 15 min
Daily Episode 262 - Increasing Methane Emissions
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 Guardian US will rescind policy targeting oil and gas industry methane leaks | Reuters Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet Decadal doubling of Siberian methane emissions due to warming-induced fires and methanogenesis | Science Siberian 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 2050 Extreme weather likely to increase methane emissions from landfills | Research | Chemistry World 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.
S2 · E261
October 13 · 15 min
Daily Episode 261 - How nations will react to mass migration
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 Connor 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.
S2 · E260
October 12 · 17 min
Daily Episode 260 - Localized Impacts of Strengthening El Nino
As the Super El Nino continues to grow, local governments are taking pre-emptive actions: We're gonna need a bigger chart : r/collapse We have a bigger chart : r/collapse The clocks are changing and so is the season - get ready for a summer of weather surprises Auckland - OurAuckland ‘Like an earthquake’: El Niño is coming for California – is the state ready? | California | The Guardian How California is bracing for a winter of floods, fires and extreme storms all at once | Environment | The Guardian El Niño high tides will batter California Thanksgiving, Christmas Ten things to do right now to prepare for predicted severe El Niño impacts | ANR News Releases The Godzilla El Niño Is a Rehearsal for the Rest of Our Lives - Bloomberg 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.
S2 · E259
October 9 · 35 min
Daily Episode 259 - This Week in Fascism #44
Sources: This time, take Trump literally 'Should Concern All Americans': Records Show ICE Has Gathered 50 Million Voter Records Ahead of Midterms | Common Dreams Trump plan to send 1,000 DOJ monitors to the polls could ‘jeopardize the election,’ NAACP lawsuit warns | The Independent DOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms - Democracy Docket ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls - Democracy Docket Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says - Democracy Docket GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal - Democracy Docket Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to regulate voting machines - Democracy Docket New Jersey GOP operative, pardoned by Trump, accused of scheming to purge Democratic voters ahead of midterms - Democracy Docket Can Trump really pay for campaign ads with your tax dollars? Trump Calls for Media Outlets to Be Arrested Over Rally Coverage ABC to federal judge: Trump’s FCC is holding our head on a ‘guillotine’ | CNN Business FBI Whistleblower: Trump Ordered Probe of Protesters Over a TikTok | The New Republic Pete Hegseth's New Religious Affairs Office Sparks a Legal Church-State Fight Veterans at NYC Homeless Shelter Could Lose Funding; City Clashes With VA Over Trump Orders Congress’ Watchdog Finds Trump Illegally Withheld More Than $1 Billion in Federal Funds - The Washington Sun Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies by suicide - The Banker 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.
S2 · E258
October 8 · 50 min
Daily Episode 258 - Revisiting Episode 63
Revisiting Episode 63: Why we're wrong or so they say - Resource Scarcity 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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