The Bulletin: July 30-August 5, 2025
This past week’s articles of interest…
If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview.
Severe Drought Threatens 25% of Crops in Russia’s Agricultural Heartland – The Moscow Times
Green transition: sustainable for whom? | Meer
Nothing Can Stop This Train: Our Financial Predicament From a Systems Perspective
The Permian’s Dirty Secret Is Bubbling Over | OilPrice.com
7 Essential Skills To Master Before a Grid-Down Scenario
Can the Empire pass quietly? – by Kathleen McCroskey
Turkish city calls for help after heat tops 50C
Trump Threatens Russia’s ‘Failed Former President’ Medvedev Who Better ‘Watch His Words’ | ZeroHedge
Few in the Oil Patch Want To “Drill, Baby, Drill” Despite the President’s Urging
The Ghost of Dopamine Past – by Nate Hagens
Earths natural carbon sink nearly collapsed in 2024
Ecology at the end of the world
Why It’s So Hard to Build a Collapse Proof Community
Go Ahead and Rage at Boomers, But the Problem Is the Entire Economic Order
Discovering Your Systemic Rage – George Tsakraklides
Planetary boundaries – Stockholm Resilience Centre
Grocery bills are rising as the planet cooks
Donald Trump moves nuclear subs in response to Russian official’s remarks
Why Electric Vehicles Can’t Reduce Overall Oil Demand
What happens when the masses become collapse aware?
Livestock and climate change further explained | Chris Smaje
Environmental Crisis Signaled by Diminishing May Beetles
The End of Easy Oil: America’s Shale Engine Is Stalling – the World Isn’t Ready for What Comes Next
Gold Signals War – Martin Armstrong | Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog
Oil Jumps As Trump Threatens India With ‘Substantial’ Tariffs For Buying Russian Crude | ZeroHedge
DARPA’s Theory of Mind Warfare
The Next Inflationary Surge is About to Begin
The housing market is a rigged game – by Steve Keen
Twenty-Four Reasons Why We Are Hooped
How To Use the Internet Anonymously
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