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The Diminishing Returns of ‘Victory’: Empire in the Age of Climate Tipping Points | naked capitalism All the US energy poured into imperial submission accelerates the gains of humanity’s greatest threat.

Imperialism has always come with a high body count. True today with US efforts to retain what's left of its hegemony. All the energy poured into imperial submission accelerates humanity’s greatest threat. The effects of growth pushes earth’s tipping points with the die-off of coral reefs.

Chapter 4: Exit Routes & Safe Havens — When Staying Isn’t Safe Planning go bags, escape lines, and the networks that catch you when you fall.

None of us want to think about this, but it is something to consider for the ones we love. What would make us leave our homes and flee? The first lesson of escape: survival isn’t just about running fast. It’s about knowing where to turn, who to trust, and how to read the signs.

The Collapse Chronicle October 30 How Bad Will It Get?

How Bad Will It Get? Is Humanity on A Self Terminating Path? Exit Routes & Safe Havens - When Staying Isn't Safe, Lobsters are Moving North, Diminishing Returns of 'Victory': Empire in the Age of Tipping Points, AI Pushing Climate Goals Out of Reach, Food Lines Growing… in The Collapse Chronicle!

Amazon to cut about 14,000 corporate jobs in AI push Amazon said on Tuesday it will reduce its global corporate workforce by about 14,000 people, with more cuts expected next year, in a major shakeup driven in part by adoption of artificial intelligence...

Amazon said on Tuesday it will reduce its global corporate workforce by about 14,000 people, with more cuts expected next year, in a major shakeup driven in part by adoption of artificial intelligence at the tech giant.

Recession risks grow if government shutdown stretches to December The risks of a recession swell if the government shutdown stretches into the December holiday season

The government shutdown is nearing the end of its first month with scarcely an end in sight. The risks of a recession swell if the government shutdown stretches into the December holiday season. The US sheds around $15 billion in lost economic activity for each week of the shutdown.

Here is the long and short of it.

Why Capitalism Is Unsustainable — And Headed for Collapse Capitalism works too well — and that’s the problem. Its drive for growth collides with planetary limits, making collapse inevitable.

Capitalism works too well — and that’s the problem. Success comes with a fatal weakness. Capitalism’s growth imperative collides head-on with planetary limits. It consumes resources, destabilizes the climate, and makes sustainability impossible without systemic collapse.

Study suggests a new reason for the rapid global temperature surge Low clouds matter most for albedo and sunlight reflection. They bounce a lot of sunlight back to space. Last year, low cloud cover decreased.

Heat records fell all around the world last year. Greenhouse gases were high, and El Niño was strong. Even so, the unexpected level of the temperature increase surprised researchers. Earth reflected less sunlight back to space than usual. Low cloud cover declined in key regions.

Just hours apart, 5 Outer Banks homes collapse into Atlantic, bringing total to 16 this year Five unoccupied Buxton homes collapsed into the Atlantic Tuesday.

Five unoccupied Outer Banks homes collapsed Tuesday into the Atlantic Ocean, increasing the tally to 16 that have tumbled this year. Forecasters issued hazardous weather advisories related to coastal flooding, high surf and wind. Beaches care losed on northern Rodanthe and the north end of Buxton.

Hurricane Melissa Hits Cuba with 115 MPH Winds as Jamaican PM Declares Island a 'Disaster Area' Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba on Oct. 29 with strong winds after the Jamaican Prime Minister declared the island a 'disaster area' after the storm made landfall there on Oct. 28.

Hurricane Melissa impacted Cuba on Oct 29 after ravaging Jamaica the day prior. The storm has downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane; it was a Category 5 storm as it caused devastation across Jamaica. Hurricane Melissa is believed to be the strongest storm of the year.

The Collapse Chronicle October 29 Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, New reason for rapid global temp surge, Faster sea level rise threatens China’s coastal megacities, Facing widespread death of coral reefs, Hurricane M...

Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, New reason for rapid global temp surge, Sea level rise threatens China’s coastal megacities, Facing widespread death of coral reefs, Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica, Climate storms threatens ‘vicious cycle'… in The Collapse Chronicle!

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Today’s lead story is about a topic that surfaces from time to time but which on the surface seems ludicrous. Scientists are questioning whether humanity can truly “dim the Sun” without causing chaos. Read about it in today’s edition of The Collapse Chronicle!

The 'Donroe Doctrine': This is Trump's neocolonial plan for Latin America - Geopolitical Economy Report Donald Trump administration seeks impose hegemony of US empire in Latin America. With war, reviving colonial Monroe Doctrine: Donroe Doctrine

The current regime seeks to forcibly impose the hegemony of the US empire in Latin America. Through war, the current president is reviving the colonial Monroe Doctrine, which top officials now proudly call the Donroe Doctrine.

It's Not a Ballroom. It's a Bunker. And there's a reason.

Jessica: “You don't spend hundreds of millions on a structure with a bunker underneath it simply because you're a paranoid loon with a big ego. Big military tech companies certainly don't foot the bill for it... They're watching the collapse take shape and all of the civil unrest it's inspiring.”

The Weaponization of DEI: From Civil Rights to Cultural Erasure How Trump’s rollback of diversity and inclusion is less about policy than about rewriting belonging, legitimacy, and citizenship itself

Here’s an article that reflects my own thoughts about the regime’s assault on language, meaning and history. Trump’s rollback of diversity and inclusion is less about policy than about rewriting belonging, legitimacy, and citizenship itself.

Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a...

Dept. of Whatthehell Is IN Those Pills? Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.

Once-rare Arctic extremes are now normal A new study says the region has shifted into a new climate state — and the transition began decades ago.

Heat waves, downpours and intense episodes of melting ice all used to be rare in the Arctic. Now, they’re happening at breakneck speed, according to scientists. A new study says the region has shifted into a new climate state — and the transition began decades ago.

How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast As the storm threatens Jamaica, "the role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."

Hurricane Melissa has spun up into an extraordinarily dangerous Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, and is set to strike Jamaica Monday night before marching toward Cuba. It’s been feeding on warm ocean temperatures made up to 800 times more likely by global heating.

Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff Drought is set to pose a greater risk to the $4 trillion municipal bond market than floods, hurricanes, and wildfires combined.

Here’s a sobering story: Drought is set to pose a greater risk to the $4 trillion municipal bond market than floods, hurricanes, and wildfires combined. Drought, hurricanes, floods, and fires are bankrupting cities across America.

Amazon cuts 14,000 jobs In largest corporate layoff of 2025 Amazon said in a statement the job cuts would help reduce bureaucracy.

Unemployment is at 4.3%, so Amazon, having greased the regime, determined to cash in: they cut 14k jobs. About 30k corporate jobs are also planned for elimination. They say AI has helped them innovate and people are expendable. This in the midst of SNAP benefits ending due to the shutdown.

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Jamaica braces for landfall, several dead Life-threatening Hurricane Melissa is hurtling towards Jamaica in the Caribbean. Follow Newsweek's live news coverage.

Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa is bearing down on Jamaica, bringing heavy rain, sustained winds of 175 mph, and storm surges of up to 15ft. It’s the worst in Jamaican history and the most powerful on Earth in 2025.

The Collapse Chronicle October 28 Why “dimming the sun” might be the most dangerous climate fix yet, Once-rare Arctic extremes are now normal, Drought quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff, Hurricane Melissa pounds Jam...

Why "dimming the sun" might be the most dangerous climate fix yet, Once-rare Arctic extremes are now normal, Drought quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff, Hurricane Melissa pounds Jamaica, UK blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices… in The Collapse Chronicle!

Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts - Inside Climate News Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for dam...

Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for damages linked to climate change.

How did U.S. 'energy dominance' turn into rising domestic natural gas prices? The natural gas industry promised Americans an endless abundance of gas. There's lots of gas (for now), but it's increasingly going elsewhere and that spells less gas and higher prices for Americans.

The natural gas industry promised Americans an endless abundance of gas. There's lots of gas (for now), but it's increasingly going elsewhere and that spells less gas and higher prices for Americans.

Climate change clears northern route for first container ... The melting ice sheet has opened up a north-east passage – which brings fresh political and environmental dangers along with it

For the first time, a container ship had travelled to Europe from China across the Arctic Sea in less than 21 days – about half the time the route normally takes via Suez. Melting ice sheet has opened up a north-east passage – which brings fresh political and environmental dangers along with it.

Arctic seals edge closer to extinction as sea ice vanishes Three Arctic seal species have moved closer to extinction, as rapid sea ice loss continues to erode their breeding and feeding grounds, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatene...

Three Arctic seal species have moved closer to extinction, as rapid sea ice loss continues to erode their breeding and feeding grounds, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

The Collapse Chronicle October 27 Climate change is ungreening the oceans, Whale, dolphin migrations disrupted by climate change, Arctic seals edge closer to extinction, Warming clears first northern route for container ship, Energy r...

Climate change ungreening the oceans, Whale, dolphin migrations disrupted, Arctic seals edge closer to extinction, Warming clears first northern route for container ship, Energy reality, Price spikes for beef, coffee, dairy, Central banks ditch US dollar for gold… in The Collapse Chronicle!

The Collapse Chronicle Review October 26 ICYMI: Best Stories of the Week

The Look of No Return, Antarctic Methane Sparks Fears of Climate Doom Loop, Overshooting 1.5C ‘Inevitable,’ Seas Rising Fastest in 4,000 Years, The World After American Unraveling, The Dominos are Falling, Mosquitos in Iceland, Energy: Real Wealth of Nations… in The Collapse Chronicle Review!

The Collapse Chronicle Review October 26 ICYMI: Best Stories of the Week

Assault on Poles:Look of No Return, Antarctic Methane Sparks Fears of Climate Doom Loop, Overshooting 1.5C Inevitable, Seas Rising Fastest in 4,000 Years, The World After American Unraveling, Dominos are Falling, Mosquitos in Iceland, Energy Is the Real Wealth of Nations… in The Collapse Chronicle!