Good morning fellow doomers. My ongoing battle with the DWP and it's affect on my mental health is somewhat overwhelming ATM. I'm initiating a mandatory reconsideration today, after that it'll be a tribunal... It's incredibly stressful 😫 Apologies for my ongoing disappearance 🫂.

Expect to see a lot more sleeping peers in the coming days

South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to #flooding - Residents of 16 houses on Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl express relief after repeated floods caused by #climatecrisis 1/2 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The UK government has finally issued a plan for tackling "forever chemicals". Except the PFAS plan isn't much of a plan — it's a promise of more tests and more consultations later down the line. Doc here lnkd.in/enArqKPs

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 🤮

Disabled people have a poverty rate 8 percentage points higher than people with no disability. 🗣️ Hear Lead Analyst @datataha.bsky.social set out some of the additional structural barriers that disabled people face, and why the government must increase their support. 👇

"delay in publishing its national security assessment on biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse – which was finally issued last week, more than three months later than planned – is inexcusable, not least because much of the content is already out of date" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I listened to a comedian on Instagram and have to share: "Do you ever eat popcorn at a friend's house and wonder if it's also their sick bowl"...

A third of international travellers say they are less likely to visit the US if proposals to scrutinise social media accounts are brought in, according to a survey news.sky.com/story/us-pla...

The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota's attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's neck of murder. https://to.pbs.org/3ZA2HfU

#HealthyDiets have different foods & flavours, but share the same principles: adequacy, balance, moderation & diversity. Eat a variety of minimally processed & unprocessed foods to ensure you get enough essential micronutrients while reducing unhealthy fats, sugars & salt. More info 👉bit.ly/4pXCsux

Water bills to rise again in England, well above the rate of inflation. 90% of water industry is foreign owned. Shareholders count the returns, have no contact with leaks, water shortages or sewage dumping. Customers fleeced. Privatisation is a scam.

BREAKING: Facial recognition technology is to be rolled out across England and Wales, under sweeping reforms announced by the home secretary

Parts of England + Ireland are reaching the point of water stress - perilously close to not having enough water resources to meet demand, yet water firms have to be pushed, year after year, to take steps to address this. Explore water stress where you live on our map: share.google/DqfdTVWSPXMU...

Guys I gotta tell you all to stop putting personal information into active portal wifi. I keep seeing you do it. Don’t do it. I never have in my entire life. You can generally just farm any old bullshit into those forms and it’ll work just fine.

'Of the days to come, Mr O'Reilly has said there is still "uncertainty on weather models for low system on Fri. Most models were keeping it S of Ireland but latest high res HARMONIE model brings it into SE Ireland with risk of more heavy rainfall. This needs careful watching over next 48 hrs."'

Dramatic rise in water-related violence recorded since 2022 | Water | The Guardian share.google/40H2EkbNzdTG...

Having my favourite peasant lunch today, a can of cheap soup with half a can of new potatoes (yes, from a can). Jazzed up with a little garlic and worcestershire sauce... Cheap, tasty, filling. #broke #fuckyouworld #trumpisacunt

I’m so sad for a my US friends. This is gut-wrenching.

I hate this decision.

What’s that oily puddle on the floor? And where’s Anne gone?

Oh look, one of Scotland's largest egg producers has been hit by a third bird flu outbreak in a fortnight. #collapse

‼️ Latest labour market figures published this morning show: - 33k fewer payrolled employees in November - Estimated fall of further 43k employees in December - Unemployment stays at 5.1% This adds further pressure to the 1.8 million people currently unemployed. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Poverty is deepening. 🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning. People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people. This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.

Read our full #UKPoverty2026 report here: www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2...

Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

Cartoon by Adam Zyglis

'Arctic seas are getting louder as ice melts, posing risks… The Arctic is experiencing a steady rise in human-generated underwater noise as melting ice & increasing activity open the region to greater vessel traffic, w' major implications for wildlife & local communities.' phys.org/news/2026-01...

'Why Britain’s crumbling canals are a ticking timebomb… …number of incidents where the embankment of a canal just collapses seems to be increasing… Climate change is also cited as a cause – drought creates cracks in the soil surrounding & underneath canal beds.' www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

'A red flood warning – meaning danger to life – has been issued for a river in south-west England as Storm Chandra brought heavy rain and strong winds to many areas of the UK… Sections of roads in Dorset, Somerset and east Devon were closed due to flooding.' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

'Pine trees record a surge in Mediterranean climate extremes. Pine forests in eastern Spain hold a quiet record of weather history… The results show rising instability in rainfall patterns during modern warming, with sharp increases in heavy rain and deep drought.' www.earth.com/news/pine-tr...

"A single person needs to earn £30,500 a year to reach a minimum acceptable standard of living in 2025. A couple with 2 children needs to earn £74,000 a year between them." #Costofliving #greenparty www.jrf.org.uk/a-minimum-in...

Oh look... #collapse

Anybody got £20k spare so I can take the DWP to fucking court... #FuckTheGovernment #Badfuckingday

The last three years have exceeded the 1.5°C global warming limit for the first time in history. en.ara.cat/environment/... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #GlobalWarming #Breach #1.5°C #Worldwide

Marine heat waves and raw sewage combine to put human health at risk www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/01/13/f... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #MarineHeatwave #Sewage #Pollution #HumanHealth #Worldwide

[South Africa] Devastation after Panthera Big Cat Sanctuary tiger dies due to smoke inhalation novanews.co.za/devastation-... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Wildfire #Wildlife #Panthera #Sanctuary #Overberg #SouthAfrica

There’s truly nothing too moronic for that regime to claim. The bigger and dumber the lie, the better it seems.

Prior to humans, nutrients were recycled and water was retained for long periods on terrestrial areas. Now, nutrients are mined and water retention is almost zilch. Both are unprecedented in the history of the planet. Water and nutrients are life. Physics and hydrology will always win in the end.

Comparing the rate of decarbonization since each nation's peak CO2 emissions. Among these six countries, Japan seems to have the fastest decarbonization, thus far... [though that probably reflects the CO2 surge that occurred in Japan in the wake of Fukushima after they took nuclear reactors offline]

oops! Ten days into 2026, and, already, the world’s richest 1% have exhausted their annual carbon budget. 😣 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

America’s military might, arms industry and global terrorism has finally boomeranged home to attack its own citizens. Because only a country of colonial assassins and gun hobbyists invests in homicidal cops and ICE-type Gestapos. This is such a violent place.

Explaining his decision to veto, Trump wrote of "ending the massive cost of taxpayer handouts". Some argue ensuring people have access to clean, safe drinking water is a responsible use of taxpayers' money. 2/5 coloradosun.com/2026/01/08/h...

The House of Representatives has declined to override Trump's veto on a bill to complete a pipeline that would deliver clean, safe drinking water to communities in Southeastern Colorado whose local supply is contaminated with salt, radium & selenium. 🧵 1/5 coloradosun.com/2026/01/08/h...

Ground sloths were not Ice Age curiosities. They were ecosystem engineers…..shaping vegetation, soils, disturbance, and fire across entire continents. This essay looks at what disappeared when they did — and why that absence still matters. open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...

DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.” (H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )

São Leopoldo - Cristo Rei | 10/01/26 às 16:00 Temperatura: 32.0°C (Sens. 37.2°C) 21.6°C às 05:52 | 33.4°C às 14:21 Umidade: 60% 55% às 14:24 | 94% às 01:02 Vento Direção: oeste Vel.: 12.9 km/h Raj. máx: 37 km/h Chuva Hoje: 1.4 mm Mês: 16.4 mm Pressão: 1004.9 hPa

“stop exhausting yourself with false hope. There is no reason to cry over spilt milk when the milk is already rancid”