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Barry Carter

@barrtecforever.bsky.social

Retired Automations/IT Eng. Pragmatic Realist, Not a Political tribalist, Sustainable Tech's a myth, Not an AGW denier but an Ecological Doomist, Motorhomer ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

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Collapsing Now, Gone in 2030 A guide to how it's worse than you think. Full bibliography of 270 peer-reviewed publications or government alerts: https://archive.org/details/collapsing-now-300-documents-theory

As if proof were needed of Humanitโ€™s ecological and civilisational #collapse โ€˜Just Collapseโ€™ @justcollapse.bsky.social here it is in abundance๐Ÿ‘‡
open.substack.com/pub/johnnysi... ๐Ÿค”

12.08.2025 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Collapsing Now, Gone in 2030 A guide to how it's worse than you think. Full bibliography of 270 peer-reviewed publications or government alerts: https://archive.org/details/collapsing-now-300-documents-theory

How right you are Dobby @sonofscience.bsky.social and as if proof were needed here it is in abundance๐Ÿ‘‡
open.substack.com/pub/johnnysi... ๐Ÿค”

12.08.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Never going to give up making things right. #youtube #censorship #AI #socialmedia

11.08.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Collapsing Now, Gone in 2030 A guide to how it's worse than you think. Full bibliography of 270 peer-reviewed publications or government alerts: https://archive.org/details/collapsing-now-300-documents-theory

For those who want proof that humanity is heading for ecological and civilisational #collapse here it is๐Ÿ‘‡in spades, please pass it on
open.substack.com/pub/johnnysi... ๐Ÿค”

12.08.2025 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!

This year recorded the 3rd hottest peak temperature since daily records began in 1940 at 16.86ยฐC. This is likely the 3rd hottest peak temperature in the last 120,000 years.

By comparison, the pre-industrial baseline average yearly max was 15.48ยฐC.

12.08.2025 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 82    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Global sea-surface temperatures are continuing to be record hot compared to any pre-2023 year.

Over the last 3 years, the oceans have warmed on average by the equivalent of 870,000 Hiroshima bombs worth of heat per day.

12.08.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 110    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
What Everyone Must Know About Climate Sensitivity with James Hansen
YouTube video by Climate Chat What Everyone Must Know About Climate Sensitivity with James Hansen

Spoiler: aerosol cooling and greenhouse gas warming have both been greatly underestimated, so life on this planet is in for a world of hurt ... unless ...

I'll be watching this one:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5jS...

12.08.2025 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 112    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary species to UK waters The UK's seas have had their warmest first seven months of the year on average since records began.

Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today ~ Canary alert!

"It's a bit like the canary in the coal mine - the sorts of quite extraordinary changes we've seen over the last few years really do indicate an ecosystem under flux"

www.bbc.com/news/article...

12.08.2025 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become โ€˜more common and more seriousโ€™ as the planet warms

Your 'moment of doom' for Aug 12, 2025 ~ The sickness unto death.

"Rising temperatures, rainfall and increased humidity are creating ideal breeding conditions for Aedes mosquitoes, even in areas previously unsuitable for transmission."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

12.08.2025 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 90    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Honest thoughts from a climate scientist on what it means to exceed the 1.5ยฐC global warming target
YouTube video by Weather West Honest thoughts from a climate scientist on what it means to exceed the 1.5ยฐC global warming target

Must watch:

youtu.be/CVY2iJU4D6Y?...

11.08.2025 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 127    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Collapsing Now, Gone in 2030 A guide to how it's worse than you think. Full bibliography of 270 peer-reviewed publications or government alerts: https://archive.org/details/collapsing-now-300-documents-theory

to quote: โ€œElliot Jacobson that I've seen enough of this data. Okay? You know, you reach a saturation point with the dataโ€ฆโ€

And boy, did Sam opine about and link to some data:
Johnny Silverhands โ€œCollapsing Now, Gone in 2030โ€

Surly worth passing on๐Ÿ‘‡
open.substack.com/pub/johnnysi...

12.08.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You know Prof. Eliot your buddy Sam Mitchell in one of his latest videos โ€œSleepwalking Into Apocalypse: The Ultimate Guide to How Doomed We Areโ€, had this to say: ๐Ÿ‘‡

12.08.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
MAN
YouTube video by Steve Cutts MAN

No! Brad @iambradminoski.bsky , thatโ€™s the sort of thing thatโ€™s got us (Humanity) into the mess weโ€™re inโ€ฆ
youtu.be/WfGMYdalClU?... ๐Ÿค”

24.07.2025 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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YouTube video by Steve Cutts MAN

No! Sean @felan.bsky.social, thatโ€™s the sort of thing thatโ€™s got us (Humanity) into the mess weโ€™re inโ€ฆ
youtu.be/WfGMYdalClU?... ๐Ÿค”

24.07.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is it hopelessly naive to read these sad evaluations and still be able to think that even the smartest of us can still be wrong at times?

23.07.2025 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The sad thing is John johnhenry531.bsky.social, is to be aware of humanity heading towards the bottleneck of the poly and meta-crisis predicament, result of humanityโ€™s ecological overshoot, in the belief human exceptionalism will find a solutionโ€ฆ
youtu.be/KtQG9EiDr9k?... ๐Ÿค”

bsky.app/profile/john...

24.07.2025 10:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Insurance Coโ€™s actions reflect the reality of anthropogenic global heating (AGH), driven by hard data and financial necessity, not greed. Their withdrawals and premium hikes mirror the escalating risks of floods and fires, directly undermining AGH denialist claims๐Ÿค”

22.07.2025 11:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€˜Manuelโ€™, Trumpโ€™s just a reflection of unhappy USAโ€™s citizens, but itโ€™s by no means restricted to US. Many people are in search of mammon in the belief of a better life, so call upon someone, anyone, the ๐Ÿงžโ€โ™‚๏ธ of AI even, but have no idea of outcome.. youtu.be/0BnZMeFtoAM?... ๐Ÿค”

bsky.app/profile/barr...

22.07.2025 11:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m not into horses โ€˜Zuthalโ€™, though the skills of stable groom, farrier or blacksmith could well be priceless in the future.

โ€œWHY ARE WE STILL BURNING HYDROCARBONS?โ€

A good question, which this book goes a long way in answering ๐Ÿ‘‡, obtain yourself a copy, but not if youโ€™re into wishful thinking๐Ÿค”

20.07.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Climate, Risk, Insurance: The Future of Capitalism COโ‚‚ emissions directly increase the amount of energy trapped in the Earthโ€™s atmosphere. This is not a vague or future issueโ€”it is physical reality.

That may well be true โ€˜Manuelโ€™ but re-insurance companies are now becoming concerned, and theyโ€™re one of the largest institutional investors๐Ÿ‘‡

Whilst itโ€™s too late to do anything about global temperatures rising, carrying out climate adaptation is still an option.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat... ๐Ÿค”

20.07.2025 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Nuclear Canal: When Scientists Thought H-Bombs Would Make Awesome Earthmovers | KQED And how "geographical engineering" with atomic explosives almost became a thing. What could go wrong?

One wonders โ€˜Stephenโ€™ if those who cherish nuclear weapons are a little bit crazy. Iโ€™m thinking Edward Teller and wondering if his legacy will be the movie โ€œDr. Strangeloveโ€ or maybe some of the crazy ideas he advocated๐Ÿ‘‡
www.kqed.org/science/7109... ๐Ÿค”

20.07.2025 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m not into horses โ€˜Zuthalโ€™, though the skills of stable groom, farrier or blacksmith could well be priceless in the future.

โ€œWHY ARE WE STILL BURNING HYDROCARBONS?โ€

A good question, which this book goes a long way in answering ๐Ÿ‘‡, obtain yourself a copy, but not if youโ€™re into wishful thinking๐Ÿค”

20.07.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€ฆthese ideals could be limited to pockets of resilience, with broader society struggling against fear, scarcity, and division. The future would hinge on how effectively these principles are taught and practiced before and during the collapse.

Or through chaos and anarchy turn into this๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿค”

20.07.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€˜Midnight Sunโ€™ The statement's principles are a strong framework for humanity's survival and recovery, but their success would depend on small, organized groups maintaining knowledge and cooperation amidst chaos.
Without institutional support or widespread education,โ€ฆ (Contโ€™d๐Ÿ‘‡)

20.07.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ever wondered โ€˜Green Livingโ€™ what might to happen if lights go out, trucks stop running and mental institutionโ€™s and prisonโ€™s wardens and officers leave their duties in search of food and survival, leaving some of the worst of humanity to fend for themselves. โ€œHell is the truth seen too lateโ€๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿค”

20.07.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mitigation and Other Unspeakable Horrors In two recent posts (here and here) Iโ€™ve discussed the steaming mess of confusion, hypocrisy, and genuine trouble that goes under the label โ€œglobal climate change.โ€ As I pointed out in those essaysโ€ฆ

DOOMED, Yes โ€˜Green Livingโ€™, but short and (quick excluding thermonuclear annihilation), No, itโ€™ll be a long and drawn out collapse as humanity heads towards the bottleneck of ecological overshoot, with capitalism and industrial civilisation falling by the waysideโ€ฆ
www.ecosophia.net/mitigation-a... ๐Ÿค”

20.07.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Think youโ€™ll find Kythra itโ€™ll turn out to be nearer a renewed interest in Nuclear, rather than a Nuclear Renaissance.

So just a reminder of the Nuclear Energy mountain to climb๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿค”

20.07.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jem Bendell has the answer:
atkinsopht.wordpress.com/2019/12/30/d...

20.07.2025 14:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Jem Bendell paper "Deep Adaptation" Originally Published July 27th 2018. Revised 2nd Edition Released July 27th 2020 to which you refer Bill Atkinson, confirms my comment. Weโ€™re now c5 years on and Population, Energy, CO2 (pollution) have only continued going one way..
youtu.be/WfGMYdalClU?... ๐Ÿค”

20.07.2025 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Archdruid Report: Problems and Predicaments

Climate change is just one of a number of environmental and energy tipping points of the poly and meta-crisis of predicaments leading to the bottleneck of ecological overshoot, and the end of industrial civilisationโ€ฆ
thearchdruidreport-archive.200605.xyz/2006/08/prob... ๐Ÿค”

20.07.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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