Is the modern economic system just an updated version of colonialism?

Things I've accomplished today: 1.

I must stress how important it is to be aware of the impending el nino. Record temps and a dry monsoon season could be life changing event via prices or shortages. collapse2050.substack.com/p/how-the-20... collapse2050.substack.com/p/2026-super...

"Gardening is relaxing," I tell myself as I google 'How to stop squirrels from having sex on the Bok Choy.'

Earth overshoot day is on July 24th

Analysts at the RAND Corporation warn that in the event of a Taiwan conflict, nuclear escalation is highly plausible.

Aim for contentment. Happiness is unsustainable.

What is the point of life? It can’t be to work at some meaningless corporate job, or to prepare for impending doom. Tell me, is it still OK to be happy? open.substack.com/pub/collapse...

Few are alive to remember when oranges were a luxury. As a child I used to get an orange in my stocking. For my generation it was more symbolic, as fruit was plentiful, but the tradition has roots in scarcity.

Ask me about ammonia or why humans are BS. #AirPollution #WeWillDenyUntilWeDie

“A colossal food crisis is quietly building in the shadows.” collapse2050.substack.com/p/why-has-a-...

Like all technologies, SRM will cause more problems than it solves. How anyone who claims to care about the climate thinks this cockeyed scheme is advisable escapes me.

I'll leave this here for everyone to read.

Trail cams are nice, maybe a kind of netflix of nature. Spending time in nature, quietly and slowly, in rhythm with this beautiful planet is so much more rewarding 💚🖤🌿✨️ #gaia #myraisondetre #naturebatslast

How much money would you need to stop working tomorrow?

President Obama: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”

Sarah Connor has a tremendously clear breakdown of how this situation is gravely misunderstood by most: it’s about available energy & thermodynamics. @collapse2050.bsky.social substack.com/@collapse2050

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Malthus was right We did not permanently defeat the iron laws of ecology with our intellectual brilliance. We merely stumbled upon fossil fuels and mistook our staggering inheritance for our own genius. collapse2050.substack.com/p/malthus-wa...

Its the 9th inning, democrats are down by 5 points and they've only just realized what game theyre playing. Time to start swinging at the pitches folks. The game is almost over.

Are you making progress? I've learned a few important lessons about growing food from seed. Stored some non perishables. My health metrics are improving due to exercise and diet. I watched a live comedy show. Baby steps. www.collapse2050.com/3-action-ite...

BREAKING: Trump on Hantavirus: “It's very much, we hope, under control. It should be fine”… Sounds eerily familiar, doesn’t it?!

If you could trade, would you rather be alive now or sometime in the past (150+ years ago)?

I think you'd enjoy my latest book, Humans: The 300,000 Year Struggle for Equality. Here's a Substack report with some links: annajanemcintyre.substack.com/p/reading-hu... And a review by an historian/influencer with 427,000 followers. www.facebook.com/bodyforwife/...

What goes up must come down, but with modern civilisation, the depletion of the underlying ecology & resources is such that it might be impossible to rebuild an industrial society. Sarah Connor explains:

"Eventually, the society exhausts its most accessible solutions. Maintaining the status quo begins to consume the entirety of the system's energy budget. We have reached this state of complexity overreach."

Very worthy read. We are all both in hospice *and* hospice caregivers now.

"You are asking yourself how you can possibly keep doing this. You possess the leaden conviction that the systems sustaining our civilisation are in terminal decline, yet you must continue to feign enthusiasm for bullshit meetings with bullshit people about bullshit problems."

"The collision of a developing El Niño with this unmasked, hyper-energized atmosphere guarantees unprecedented extremes." "massive, multi-regional crop failures and severe spikes in global food prices" www.collapse2050.com/2026-super-e...

If ever there was a Wile E. Coyote moment for modern civilization, this is it. Humanity has sprinted off the edge of the cliff, our legs are spinning furiously in thin air, and we are simply refusing to look down. www.collapse2050.com/can-us-oil-r...

Science!

The President has absolute, unchecked power to order a nuclear strike. He doesn't need to ask Congress, the military, or his cabinet for permission. Basically, the only thing keeping us safe from a nuclear holocaust is the President's mental stability. www.collapse2050.com/yes-the-pres...

Despite the US admin's denial, it was 100% clear that Lebanon was part of the cease fire agreement. And that 10 point proposal was real as real can be. Ceasefire was broken on day 1. Absolutely nothing has changed since Monday, except for the spin.

NATO: "We're staying together for the kids"

“If they can automatically enroll men into the draft at 18, they can automatically register Americans to vote at 18. Ask yourself why they won’t” Josh H.

Iran retains a tight grip on the Strait. Nothing has really changed.

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez: “The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.” 🍿

The people of Iran aren’t free. Iran can now charge tolls. The nuclear material sits EXACTLY where it did, in the same amount, since June. The regime is still in place with a younger ayatollah. Iran still was launching missiles, now with more money to rebuild. Period

Today is a good day to decide what's important to you.

Fuck it. Trader Joe’s Chantilly Cream Vanilla Bean sheet cake for lunch.

"We know an “end”, whether individual mortality or collective civilizational collapse, is coming, but when and how is unknown. Today, the ambiguity of the end provides enough cognitive cover for us to live as if it weren’t real." Until 8pm, EDT collapse2050.substack.com/p/8pm-waitin...

If you are American, you have 7 hours to call every politician asking them to put an end to this nonsense. Tell them they must act before 8pm. America and the world should not be held hostage by a madman.