Ian@collapseaphorisms
@collapseaphorisms.bsky.social
Thinking out loud about overshoot, doom, & the pointlessness of being
Personal doomer update: I should probably go and eat a pizza whilst watching a documentary about something terrible.
#NightsDoomers
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November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Personal doomer update: I should probably go and eat a pizza whilst watching a documentary about something terrible.
#NightsDoomers
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#NightsDoomers
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Oh look, there were 420 water-related conflicts across the world in 2024, far surpassing the 355 in 2023, according to the latest update of the Pacific Institute’s Water Conflict Chronology, a global database of water-related violence.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Oh look, there were 420 water-related conflicts across the world in 2024, far surpassing the 355 in 2023, according to the latest update of the Pacific Institute’s Water Conflict Chronology, a global database of water-related violence.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is delaying a regulation that would have required the oil and gas industry to limit its methane emissions, the New York Times reports."
(Carbon Brief)
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(Carbon Brief)
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November 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is delaying a regulation that would have required the oil and gas industry to limit its methane emissions, the New York Times reports."
(Carbon Brief)
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(Carbon Brief)
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Oh look, on November 22, a record temperature of 17.2° Celsius was recorded in the Ukrainian city of Chyhyryn — the highest figure in 75 years of meteorological observations.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Oh look, on November 22, a record temperature of 17.2° Celsius was recorded in the Ukrainian city of Chyhyryn — the highest figure in 75 years of meteorological observations.
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USC Trojan Marching Band | Kids Aren't Alright - Postgame @ ucla
YouTube video by Quinn L.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"In its latest report on bird flu, the WHO said there had been nearly 1,000 outbreaks in humans between 2003 and 2025 - mainly in Egypt, Indonesia and Vietnam, of which 48% had died."
(Reuters)
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(Reuters)
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November 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"In its latest report on bird flu, the WHO said there had been nearly 1,000 outbreaks in humans between 2003 and 2025 - mainly in Egypt, Indonesia and Vietnam, of which 48% had died."
(Reuters)
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(Reuters)
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"Nearly the entire Canadian Arctic Archipelago recorded temperatures warmer than 5°C above the 1981-2010 baseline in October 2025."
(Zack Labe)
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(Zack Labe)
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November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Nearly the entire Canadian Arctic Archipelago recorded temperatures warmer than 5°C above the 1981-2010 baseline in October 2025."
(Zack Labe)
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(Zack Labe)
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"A bird flu pandemic would probably be quite severe, potentially even more severe than the [Covid] pandemic we experienced."
(Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti, medical director at the Institut Pasteur's respiratory infections centre)
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(Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti, medical director at the Institut Pasteur's respiratory infections centre)
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November 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"A bird flu pandemic would probably be quite severe, potentially even more severe than the [Covid] pandemic we experienced."
(Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti, medical director at the Institut Pasteur's respiratory infections centre)
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(Marie-Anne Rameix-Welti, medical director at the Institut Pasteur's respiratory infections centre)
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Oh look, Australian government projections released on Thursday suggest under existing policies the country is on track to cut climate pollution by only 48% less than 2005 levels by 2035 – well below its target of a cut of between 62% and 70% by that date.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Oh look, Australian government projections released on Thursday suggest under existing policies the country is on track to cut climate pollution by only 48% less than 2005 levels by 2035 – well below its target of a cut of between 62% and 70% by that date.
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Oh look, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said in its most recent labor report that seasonal hiring plans in the US through October were at their lowest since the global outplacement firm began tracking them in 2012.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Oh look, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said in its most recent labor report that seasonal hiring plans in the US through October were at their lowest since the global outplacement firm began tracking them in 2012.
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"Production at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, one of the largest in the Kurdistan region, was shut after a rocket attack hit a storage facility prompting widespread power cuts, joint field operator Dana Gas said on Thursday."
(Reuters)
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(Reuters)
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November 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
"Production at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, one of the largest in the Kurdistan region, was shut after a rocket attack hit a storage facility prompting widespread power cuts, joint field operator Dana Gas said on Thursday."
(Reuters)
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Oh look, the UK government intends to “relax” the UK’s current moratorium on new drilling for oil and gas, according to the peeps at the BBC.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Oh look, the UK government intends to “relax” the UK’s current moratorium on new drilling for oil and gas, according to the peeps at the BBC.
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"Meanwhile, as international [oil] prices decline, the cost of drilling a well [in the US] has gone up by between 5% and 10% from last year, according to the boss of Latigo Petroleum."
(oilprice.com)
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(oilprice.com)
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November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Meanwhile, as international [oil] prices decline, the cost of drilling a well [in the US] has gone up by between 5% and 10% from last year, according to the boss of Latigo Petroleum."
(oilprice.com)
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(oilprice.com)
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"Arctic sea-ice extent current ranks 2nd lowest for the day since record began in 1979, and are on track to set a new daily record low in the next few days."
(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
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(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
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November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"Arctic sea-ice extent current ranks 2nd lowest for the day since record began in 1979, and are on track to set a new daily record low in the next few days."
(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
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(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
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Oh look, JPMorgan has set a year-end price target of 7,500 for the S&P 500 in 2026.
#GoodLuckWithThat
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November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Oh look, JPMorgan has set a year-end price target of 7,500 for the S&P 500 in 2026.
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Oh look, US margin debt jumped $57.2 billion in October, to a record $1.2 trillion, which marks the 6th consecutive monthly increase.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Oh look, US margin debt jumped $57.2 billion in October, to a record $1.2 trillion, which marks the 6th consecutive monthly increase.
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Master of Puppets (Remastered)
YouTube video by Metallica - Topic
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November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"Geopolitics is now the top economic threat to asset owners, according to a Natixis IM and CoreData survey of 515 super funds, insurers, foundations, endowments, central banks and sovereign wealth funds managing a collective AU$46 trillion."
(investmentmagazine.com.au)
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(investmentmagazine.com.au)
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November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"Geopolitics is now the top economic threat to asset owners, according to a Natixis IM and CoreData survey of 515 super funds, insurers, foundations, endowments, central banks and sovereign wealth funds managing a collective AU$46 trillion."
(investmentmagazine.com.au)
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(investmentmagazine.com.au)
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A gentle reminder: I'm the kind of doomer who hopes that no one lives long and prospers.
#FuckOffSpock
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November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A gentle reminder: I'm the kind of doomer who hopes that no one lives long and prospers.
#FuckOffSpock
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#FuckOffSpock
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"I am reclaiming my time by living my one wild and free life like it matters. Because it does. There is much life in the letting go…I won’t be dragged."
(Jordan Perry)
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(Jordan Perry)
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November 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM
"I am reclaiming my time by living my one wild and free life like it matters. Because it does. There is much life in the letting go…I won’t be dragged."
(Jordan Perry)
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(Jordan Perry)
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"Investment funds are going all-in on stocks:
Cash levels in US equity mutual funds have declined to 1.2% of total assets, the lowest in at least 20 years."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
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Cash levels in US equity mutual funds have declined to 1.2% of total assets, the lowest in at least 20 years."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#GoodLuckWithThat
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November 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
"Investment funds are going all-in on stocks:
Cash levels in US equity mutual funds have declined to 1.2% of total assets, the lowest in at least 20 years."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#GoodLuckWithThat
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Cash levels in US equity mutual funds have declined to 1.2% of total assets, the lowest in at least 20 years."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#GoodLuckWithThat
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