{"id":69144,"date":"2025-03-26T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=69144"},"modified":"2025-03-25T19:14:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T00:14:03","slug":"the-bulletin-march-20-26-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=69144","title":{"rendered":"The Bulletin: March 20-26, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b><i>Bull<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">etin: March 20-26, 2025<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/510kQnLP7lL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1135\" src=\"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/510kQnLP7lL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/510kQnLP7lL._SL500_AA300_.jpg 300w, https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/510kQnLP7lL._SL500_AA300_-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screen-Shot-2025-02-10-at-7.04.56-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-69089\" src=\"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screen-Shot-2025-02-10-at-7.04.56-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/natehagens.substack.com\/p\/threats-to-us-security-aging-infrastructure\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Threats to U.S. Security: Aging Infrastructure, Fragile Systems, and Information Warfare<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kollibri.substack.com\/p\/the-planet-cant-afford-ai\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Planet Can\u2019t Afford AI &#8211; by Kollibri terre Sonnenblume<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surviving-tomorrow.com\/p\/the-market-will-crash-heres-when\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Market Will Crash &#8211; Here&#8217;s When<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.councilestatemedia.uk\/p\/here-is-how-the-government-will-force\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is how the government will force you to enlist in the army<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2025-03-sahara-amazon-tributaries-drying-15c.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahara flooding, Amazon tributaries drying, warming tipping over 1.5\u00b0C\u20142024 broke all the wrong records<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collapselife.com\/p\/infrastructure-collapse-indicator\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infrastructure is the collapse indicator no one is talking about<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetcritical.com\/p\/jean-baptiste-fressoz\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The &#8220;Energy Transition&#8221; is a Pipe Dream | Jean-Baptiste Fressoz<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rubino.substack.com\/p\/health-prepping-stop-poisoning-yourself\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health Prepping: Stop Poisoning Yourself, Part 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gavinmounsey.substack.com\/p\/true-wealth\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">True Wealth<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collapse2050.com\/americans-see-the-risks-but-still-do-nothing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Americans See the Risks but Still Do Nothing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenklippenstein.com\/p\/the-nuclear-war-plan-for-iran\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Nuclear War Plan for Iran &#8211; Ken Klippenstein<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/energy\/energy-ceos-ask-canadian-party-leaders-declare-energy-crisis-reduce-oil-and-gas-regulations\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Energy CEOs Ask Canadian Party Leaders To Declare &#8216;Energy Crisis&#8217;, Reduce Oil And Gas Regulations | ZeroHedge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/mar\/21\/australia-independent-national-intelligence-review-2024\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major-power conflict \u2018no longer unimaginable\u2019, Australian intelligence review finds<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livingearth.substack.com\/p\/forests-the-impossible-mitigation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forests: The Impossible Mitigation Task &#8211; by Ugo Bardi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Latest-Energy-News\/World-News\/Trump-Invokes-Wartime-Powers-to-Boost-US-Critical-Minerals-Output.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump Invokes Wartime Powers to Boost U.S. Critical Minerals Output | OilPrice.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaronmate.net\/p\/how-nato-provoked-russia-in-ukraine\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How NATO provoked Russia in Ukraine and prevented peace<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/charleshughsmith.substack.com\/p\/the-eternal-present-the-good-thats\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Eternal Present: The Good That&#8217;s Been Forgotten Has Been Lost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/middle-climate-apocalypse-we-really-care-9890542\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are in the middle of a climate apocalypse. But do we really care? | The Indian Express<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2025-03-andean-glaciers-threaten-million-people.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andean Glaciers Threaten Million People<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/stories\/2025-03-21\/the-evolution-of-modernity\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Evolution of Modernity &#8211; resilience<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebureauinvestigates.com\/stories\/2025-03-13\/how-decades-of-factory-farming-paved-the-way-for-todays-superbugs-crisis\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Decades Of Factory Farming Paved the Way For Today\u2019s Superbugs Crisis<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropocenemagazine.org\/2025\/03\/is-the-ai-juice-worth-the-carbon-squeeze\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is the AI juice worth the carbon squeeze?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehonestsorcerer.substack.com\/p\/the-nuclear-non-solution\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Nuclear Non-Solution &#8211; The Honest Sorcerer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/natehagens.substack.com\/p\/the-mad-scramble-for-power-global\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mad Scramble for Power: Global Superpowers\u2019 Strategies for Energy, Economics, and War<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/hegseth-orders-additional-carrier-middle-east-amid-yemen-escalation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hegseth Orders Additional Carrier To Middle East Amid Yemen Escalation | ZeroHedge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=FixVzxAitDY\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Coming Population Crash<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collapse2050.com\/a-hidden-risk-that-could-trigger-financial-collapse\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Hidden Risk That Could Trigger Financial Collapse<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/iran-crosshairs-mike-whitney\/5882543\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iran in the Crosshairs. Mike Whitney &#8211; Global Research<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dothemath.ucsd.edu\/2025\/03\/ishmael-overview\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ishmael Overview | Do the Math<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jason807.substack.com\/p\/a-modern-odyssey\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Die by Living: A User\u2019s Guide to Modern Collapse<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/melting-of-glaciers\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists Warn Major Glaciers Won&#8217;t &#8216;Survive This Century,&#8217; With Grave Impacts for Billions | Common Dreams<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/mar\/22\/cause-toxic-seaweed-florida-sargassum\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists identify \u2018tipping point\u2019 that caused clumps of toxic Florida seaweed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/20032025\/epa-oil-gas-wastewater-disposal-flexibility\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPA Considers Giving Oil and Gas Companies More \u2018Flexibility\u2019 to Dispose of Highly Toxic Wastewater &#8211; Inside Climate News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2025-03-deluges-drought-climate-triggers-extreme.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.medium.com\/microplastics-a-quick-beginners-guide-92c9a0d3fd05\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microplastics: a quick beginner\u2019s guide | by The Medium Newsletter | Mar, 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reclaimthenet.org\/elections-canada-social-media-censorship-2025\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada Pressures Social Media to Censor Election Content<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailydoom.com\/p\/americas-self-destruction-continues\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">America\u2019s Self-Destruction Continues<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have arrived here and get something out of my writing, <\/span><b>please consider ordering the trilogy of my \u2018fictional\u2019 novel series, Olduvai (PDF files; only $9.99 Canadian)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, via my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the link below \u2014 the \u2018profits\u2019 of which help me to keep my internet presence alive and first book available in print (and is available via various online retailers).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attempting a new payment system as I am contemplating shutting down my site in the future (given the ever-increasing costs to keep it running).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are interested in purchasing any of the 3 books individually or the trilogy, please try the link below indicating which book(s) you are purchasing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Costs (Canadian dollars):<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book 1: $2.99<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book 2: $3.89<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book 3: $3.89<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trilogy: $9.99<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Feel free to throw in a \u2018tip\u2019 on top of the base cost if you wish; perhaps by paying in U.S. dollars instead of Canadian. Every few cents\/dollars helps\u2026\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/paypal.me\/olduvaitrilogy?country.x=CA&amp;locale.x=en_US\"><b>https:\/\/paypal.me\/olduvaitrilogy?country.x=CA&amp;locale.x=en_US\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do not hear from me within 48 hours or you are having trouble with the system, please email me: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:olduvaitrilogy@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">olduvaitrilogy@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also find a variety of resources, particularly my summary notes for a handful of texts, especially William Catton\u2019s Overshoot and Joseph Tainter\u2019s Collapse of Complex Societies: see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?page_id=55981\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bulletin: March 20-26, 2025 Threats to U.S. Security: Aging Infrastructure, Fragile Systems, and Information Warfare The Planet Can\u2019t Afford AI &#8211; by Kollibri terre Sonnenblume The Market Will Crash &#8211; Here&#8217;s When Here is how the government will force you to enlist in the army Sahara flooding, Amazon tributaries drying, warming tipping over 1.5\u00b0C\u20142024 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,4,5,6,7],"tags":[141,22093,263,355,483,14221],"class_list":["post-69144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economics","category-energy-2","category-environment","category-geopolitics","category-liberty","category-survival-2","tag-climate-change","tag-ecological-overshoot","tag-energy","tag-geopolitics-2","tag-liberty-2","tag-societal-collapse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69145,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69144\/revisions\/69145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}