Breaking Down: Collapse

Wildlife is collapsing, and time is running low to make the changes we must in order to protect them.

Gray whales are washing up dead on the West Coast. The reason is alarming | Scientific American
France's wildlife suffers severe blow from intense heat: 'The entire food chain is disrupted'
Bears, coyotes spotted in unexpected SoCal places during scorching heat wave - ABC7 Los Angeles
One effect of climate change: More rats, ticks and mosquitoes — and more disease - Evanston RoundTable
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Sources:

Judge blocks Trump’s new USPS rules for mail-in ballots with just weeks before midterm elections | The Independent
2026 midterms: Trump is getting the mail-ballot chaos he wants.
US House passes bill penalizing universities that participate in boycott of Israel | House of Representatives | The Guardian
Jimmy Kimmel Says James Talarico Interview Won't Air After FCC Threats
Meagan Morris Speaks From Jail After Being Sentenced to 50 Years by the Trump Administration for an Alleged Terrorist Attack [WATCH]
ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted - The New York Times
Trump Pushes to Rename New Mexico ‘New America,’ but He Can’t Do It by Executive Order | Law Commentary
Donald Trump pledges $5K dividend if GOP wins Congress
Judge reinforces order banning immediate work on Trump’s 250-foot arch
Constitution Doesn’t Cover Right to Clean Water, Court Rules (1)

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Am I alone in imagining a better future? A whole bunch of data says no:

Support for changing the current economic system | Pew Research Center
Americans stand out internationally for their pessimism about the nation’s political system | Pew Research Center
AP-NORC America 250 Poll - AP-NORC
Harvard Youth Poll Finds a Generation Under Pressure — and Losing Faith in the System | The Institute of Politics at Harvard University
51st Edition - Fall 2025 | The Institute of Politics at Harvard University
Americans End Year in Gloomy Mood
New poll: Just 13% of youth feel America is headed in the right direction | Harvard Kennedy School
Young Voters Have Growing Power, but Broken Politics Leave Them ‘Fatalistic,’ Studies Find | Research UC Berkeley
The State of Public Trust in Government 2025 - Partnership for Public Service
New Low in U.S. 'Very Satisfied' With Personal Life
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If collapse is inevitable, is there a point to trying?

FYI the episode contains spoilers for the musical "Hadestown".

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Renewables have made massive strides in the 2020s. I answer the question that still comes up from time to time: Can a successful rollout of renewables save society from collapse?

Tracking the energy transition: Where are we now? | McKinsey
So, where exactly does the US energy transition stand? | Canary Media
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