Realizing I don't even want a sequel to New Vegas, I just want @jesawyer.bsky.social to start a book club

Another day in our boring overshoot dystopia

People keep asking me today if I'm going anywhere for the 4th of July Yes, going into a spiral 💫

"No nation ever constituted so great a judicial power as the Americans—Extent of its prerogative—Its political influence—The tranquility and the very existence of the Union depend on the discretion of the seven Federal Judges." - Alexis de Tocqueville

I always wondered what would have happened if Nixon fought back, dug in and refused to leave, then his party rallied around him? It seems the Trump admin. is curious too.

New, from me: The stakes of the Reflecting Pool debacle seem simultaneously low enough to laugh about, but significant enough to gin up outrage. The mismanagement reflects seven broader themes of the Trump administration: 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-the-r...

Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating

Good morning team. Community is the counter to fascism.

the past is just one second ago and the future is an eternity away

When you see the story about how the world now has its first trillionaire, and when you see the story about how laboratories in Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, it is important to understand that in many ways these are the same story.

But, what's the point? Is 'life' the point? Is life for the sake of life a goal? Is biodiverse life the goal? Is a sustainable human population the goal? Objectively, this universe is either ordered and this is all happening for an unknown reason, or nothing fucking matters but loving each other.

“But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer. And I’m going against the grain here. I’m climbing a mountain they say you can’t climb.” Here's the thing about that there Pandora's Box... I'm a pioneer. They say, don't open that. I'm going against the grain here.

accelerationist garbage people

Somewhere growing from a cliffside is a single ripe strawberry and a traveler discovering it's delicious

Yes, things really are as bad as you think they are... acceptingcollapse.com

'How nuclear war would impact global food system… The disruption to food system in a nuclear war scenario would happen through direct destruction, a colder climate, & cascading disruptions of food trade system… simulations predict a food prod. decline of up to 90%' thebulletin.org/2026/05/how-...

Alt headline: "energy analyst promotes carbon cost accounting and nuclear deproliferation"

Among the first agencies President Donald Trump gutted after taking office for his second term was a Department of Homeland Security team that had repeatedly disproved his stolen election claims.

Everyone make sure to read books this weekend, preferably old ones.

This man never experienced love and is making the world suffer for his trauma.

From where you're kneeling it must seem like an 18-carat run of bad luck. But, truth is... the game was rigged from the start.

How can people critically evaluate disinformation and misinformation if they literally don't know how to read at an adult level?

Caffeine made ants work systematically harder and accelerate their own ecological destruction? *glances around at humanity

The zero-accountability admin... Unaccountable to land use changes, unaccountable to the cost of carbon, unaccountable to polluted water and air. All marketing, no substance.

Mini-nuke lore? Mini-nuke lore.

I realize that the formal and legal mechanisms, designed as they to arrest the malfeasance of mere gunpowder kings, are too slow and clunky for the mad dreams of a thermonuclear monarch with a globe-spanning petroleum empire, but I'd still rather see them tried than resign myself to nothing.

The Herodotus Trap, if you will.

No offense history will not be kind to anyone in government from either party. You all fucking suck.

The funny thing about war crimes, if the court condemning said crimes has no authority to judge or mechanism to enforce them, then the crimes become hot air.

doomers are unsurpassed

Happy Easter, everyone.

Somebody send Guido the "hey friend listen" meme

Fellow doomers, thank you for sharing your unique and valuable perspectives on collapse. These moments are precious. Don't forget to log off and touch grass✌️

Only 23% of government workers believe they “can report a suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation without experiencing retaliation.” That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...

How the episode ends: 99: Oh Max, what a terrible weapon of destruction! Max: Yes. You know, China, Russia, and France should outlaw all nuclear weapons. We should insist upon it. 99: What if they won’t, Max? Max: Then we may have to blast them. It’s the only way to keep peace in the world.

It's also profoundly unfair to Americans (and the world) for their elected representatives to abdicate their duty considering war powers. "According to the form of this constitution, the assent of every citizen is necessary to decide the question, Whether war shall be declared or not." - Kant

Electricity isn't real, the world is secretly powered by the hypocrisy generated by our elected representatives

Evergreen skeet

A gentle reminder: It's very important that we try to have a nice day at this time. #collapse

Studying Kant's recommended path for perpetual peace and holy shit are we far from it

"Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

Nice, a pop-up bar where every single person you'd meet is a screaming red flag

Look at how they all talk about a singularity, how they've so eagerly and pathetically recreated evangelical Christianity from libertarian first principles and classic golden age science fiction written by sexual predators.

the overshoot doomers have always been right about the destination, just not everyone agrees on the timeline

We'll meet again... don't know where, don't know when, but I know we'll meet again some sunny day ☢️

I think it's cool that every day one of these guys asserts something ludicrous about history and there's someone sitting across from them who nods and smiles as a trough full of horseshit washes over them.