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Climate Disaster Is Here—and the State Will Never Save Us
Climate Disaster Is Here—and the State Will Never Save Us “States demonstrate, again and again, that not only do they not protect the Earth, they facilitate its destruction.” Dean Spade on the promise of speculative fiction and a review of The Ministry for the Future and The Deluge. The Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana […]
What Are GeoDestinies?
What Are GeoDestinies? Lover’s Leap Overlook, Virginia How are you doing? Are you feeling alright? If you answered in a positive fashion, then great! If not, then I’m sorry to hear that things aren’t going so well for you and that you aren’t feeling good right now. Why do I ask? Well, because I’ve […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXIII–Keep Calm and Carry On
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXIII Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Keep Calm and Carry On Today’s Contemplation is my comment on a recent post by Allan Urban that speaks to his experiences attempting to share his learnings on ‘collapse’. For those that have read it, you can likely recognise similar reactions from others; I certainly did. After […]
The Apocalypse Is Not What I Expected
The Apocalypse Is Not What I Expected Hollywood movies gave me the idea that if the apocalypse were imminent, people would spring into action. The reality is much more grim. “What looks like apocalypse in prospect often feels more like grim normality when it arrives in the present.” – David Wallace Wells When I was […]
Our Energy “Needs” Are Driving a Mass Extinction
Our Energy “Needs” Are Driving a Mass Extinction Nuclear, fossil fuels, and renewable energy all cause major harm to ecosystems. Are we willing to accept these limits? Clouds of smoke from record wildfires rise above the Russian Arctic in summer 2010 — at that time, the hottest on record in the region. Photo by the […]
White (Hydrogen) Lies
White (Hydrogen) Lies Photo by Carlos Torres on Unsplash Geologists, while searching for oil and gas in France, have found the biggest deposit of pure naturally occurring hydrogen yet. A source of fuel which “burns clean” and hot, and thus can “replace” fossil fuels in “hard to decarbonize” areas of the industry like steel, glass or cement manufacturing, not […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXII–Reality is an Inconvenience to Beliefs
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXII Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Reality is an Inconvenience to Beliefs Today’s brief Contemplation was prompted by The Honest Sorcerer’s latest article that looks at the latest energy ‘breakthrough’ (seems there is one every other week) and how it’s going to save modern civilisation, our species, and the planet. In this […]
The Globalist Vision: “15 Minute” Prison Cities And The End Of Private Property
As a general rule I find that whenever the public scrutinizes any particular agenda being promoted by governments and globalists their first response is to act indignant, much like a narcissist would do when they are up to no good and they get caught. “How dare you” question their intentions and suggest they might be […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CII–That Uncertain Road, Part 1.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CII February 20, 2023 Monte Alban, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. That Uncertain Road, Part 1 “I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of uncertainty about different things, but I am […]
Snarled Supply Chain? Drought Prompts U-Turn Of Two Gas Tankers At Panama Canal
Snarled Supply Chain? Drought Prompts U-Turn Of Two Gas Tankers At Panama Canal The El Niño weather pattern has sparked a drought this year across Central America that is creating extreme congestion at the Panama Canal, prompting some ships to turn around and seek alternative routes. New shipping data from Bloomberg shows two liquefied petroleum […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXI–A Self-Sufficient Community — Better Than Precious Metals or Fiat/Digital Currencies
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXI Mexico (1988). Photo by author. A Self-Sufficient Community — Better Than Precious Metals or Fiat/Digital Currencies Today I’m sharing a conversation with others via the Comments section for a post on the website Zerohedge — as well as a preamble to the conversation to set the context for my part in the conversation. The article […]
Today’s Contemplation: CLX–Solace Will Not Be Found Within Our Sociopolitical Systems — Biogeophysical Limitations Cannot Be Overcome By Way Of Policy
Today’s Contemplation: CLX Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Solace Will Not Be Found Within Our Sociopolitical Systems — Biogeophysical Limitations Cannot Be Overcome By Way Of Policy The following Contemplation is composed of some thoughts I had as I read through and reflected upon an article that was posted on the website Zerohedge. It argues that the policies […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXVI–Is it Too Late For Pessimism?
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXVI Knossos, Greece (1993), Photo by author Is it Too Late For Pessimism? Today’s ‘contemplation’ has been prompted by a question posed to me by a fellow commenter, puppyg, via an article we were both commenting upon. Taking advantage of a rainy day, I have prepared a rather extensive answer. Question: Tonight […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLIX–Ruling Elite Rackets Everywhere…
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLIX Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Ruling Elite Rackets Everywhere… My very brief comment on The Honest Sorcerer’s latest article: Throw on top of our energy predicament the overarching predicament of ecological overshoot and the situation is even more explosive. And I can’t help but think that since everything in our world has […]
