Breaking Down: Collapse

The summer continues to heat up and with it is coming thousands of death out of Europe, and intensifying fires in North America. How much worse will it get?

About 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave – POLITICO
Europe heatwave: France records 2,025 excess deaths as Europe braces for more extreme weather
Heat wave: European countries report 3,700 excess deaths
Utah under historic ‘red flag’ weather warning amid dangerous wildfires | Utah | The Guardian
Pretty much all of Northern Canada is on fire as of the last week : r/collapse
Germany 'insufficiently prepared’ for extreme heat as transport and roads closed by 41C temperatures | Euronews
Our Climate Models Are Missing Something Crucial – Mother Jones

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Trump Pulled In About $1.4 Billion From Crypto Ventures, Financial Disclosure Shows - The New York Times
Trump threatens lawsuits against ABC network for reporting on Reflecting Pool
Kash Patel Failed to Disclose Massive Stock Purchase | The New Republic
Trump’s Board of Peace plans to grant itself sweeping immunity, documents show | International law | The Guardian
Trump Approves Toxic Cancer-Linked Forever Chemical Pesticides On Major Food Crops Never Before Used In America | IBTimes UK
Texas Approves Bible Readings For 5 Million Students
"Arrest Him!" The Moment Police Handcuffed A Farmer For Going 5 Seconds Over His Time Limit at Data Center Meeting - Gadget Review
Mike Johnson vows to protect Republicans from investigations if the GOP loses the 2026 midterms: "I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you. " : r/law
Dan Patrick: "Separation of Church and state is not in the Constitution" : r/law
25-365 Trump v. Barbara (06/30/2026) - 25-365_4hdj.pdf
Trump Threatens to Break the Law Over Birthright Citizenship | The New Republic
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power | SCOTUSblog
WATCH: Stephen Miller says 'America's doors are closed fully to asylum seekers' after SCOTUS ruling : r/law
24-1260 Watson v. Republican National Committee (06/29/2026) - 24-1260_g3cn.pdf
Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling 'a tremendous betrayal' says Heritage chief
Court blocks USPS from implementing Trump’s anti-mail voting order - Democracy Docket
Pennsylvania Sheds DOJ’s Demand for Unredacted State Voter Rolls
24-621 National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm'n (06/30/2026) - 24-621_h315.pdf
The Unfortunate Necessity of Court Packing to Stop America’s Authoritarian Drift
Professor awarded $1.9 million after being fired for criticizing Charlie Kirk - The Washington Post
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Being a criminal is becoming much easier thanks to AI technology. Every-day people are able to gain access to business and infrastructure systems. This can't be good, right?

AI cyber threat is 'months, not years' away, Western intelligence agencies warn | Euronews
Five Eyes Cyber Security Agencies Statement > National Security Agency/Central Security Service > Article
Amateur Hacker Used Claude And OpenAI Agents To Hack 14 Companies
Google Alarmed by Formidable AI-Powered Zero-Day Cyberattack
Anthrophic's Mythos: Experts warn cyber threat was already here
How big a cybersecurity threat are the latest AI models, really?
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We may think of the danger of heat being primarily heat stroke (which cannot be understated) but there are many physical ailments that go largely unnoticed as a consequence of long-term exposure to heat. One of those involves teeth dissolving rapidly due to highly acidic saliva.

Nearly half the world's children exposed to three or more climate risks: UNICEF | ABS-CBN News
When the Heat Steals Your Smile
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Geoengineering is becoming more normalized by the day, and it seems like it may be heading towards a "when" not an "if". With increasing arguments for using it, the arguments against it (and pleas for slowing down its progress) are being largely ignored. Will it result in "termination shock"?

IOM3 | Geoengineering study points to Amazon carbon gains
Solar geoengineering could shield up to 75% of oceans from heat waves
Recent Solar Geoengineering Developments Highlight Dangers of Normalization and Need to Advance Non-Use - Center for International Environmental Law
The US barely bothers to track geoengineering. What could go wrong? | Grist
‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte | The Guardian
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