Breaking Down: Collapse

New news about Trump firing the entire National Science Board is one step closer to the death of science at his hand. Trump administration fires all members of US National Science Board | Donald Trump News | Al JazeeraNational Science Board members fired by Trump administration | AP NewsDelays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to changeScience and Public Health in the Trump Era: The Dismantling of Evidence and Institutions, and Proposals for Reconstruction | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University PressPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sources:Democrats introduce impeachment articles against Trump and Hegseth as nearly 100 lawmakers call for 25th Amendment | The IndependentTrump uses the language of annihilation to threaten Iran | AP NewsHouse Democrat announces impeachment push against Hegseth over Iran warTrump pulls back on Iran threats after warning a 'civilization will die tonight' if deal isn't reached | PBS NewsTrump threatens 'bigger and stronger' attacks if Iran doesn’t comply with 'real agreement'With Trump Threatening Genocide in Iran, Military Must Disobey His Orders, Former Pentagon Officials SayTrump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes | War crimes | The GuardianPope says Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization is 'unacceptable' | AP NewsPentagon, White House Push Back on Alleged Remarks Made to Pope, Vatican | Military.comTrump threatens CNN over its Iran coverage moments after announcing ceasefire plan | The IndependentFlorida can fund religious charter schools, ‘encourage’ religion, state AG says | firstcoastnews.comSupreme Court vacates Steve Bannon contempt-of-Congress charges - ABC NewsTrump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California | Donald Trump | The GuardianDeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supportersExclusive: FBI’s New Political Pre-Crime CenterActing attorney general: Trump has ‘right’ to order investigations into his enemies - Democracy DocketPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's not just the current geopolitical situation that's putting food supply under stress - it's been growing for a long time and is getting worse.‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding | Hawaii | The GuardianCouriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive storiesUK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying | Farming | The GuardianFrom gas to grain: Fertilizer disruptions raise risks for food security and trade | UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)How the Iran war could shatter global food securityAustralia to Plant Less Wheat as Iran War Deepens Global Fertilizer Supplies - BloombergPalm oil, cocoa, coffee… Who's going to tend to tomorrow's large tropical plantations?Please join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New updates to economists' thoughts on AI and job loss, and new research shows the "heat island" effect of data centers on more than 340 million people globally.Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNNStates with the most data centersEconomists Are Drawing Stronger Connections Between A.I. and Jobs - The New York TimesTop leadership experts sound the alarm on the AI doomsday: bosses are choosing tech over people | FortuneLabor market impacts of AI: A new measure and early evidence \ AnthropicPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This was a wild week in the climate, and I fear every week will be this way moving forward. Here's some news from the around world.Also, please forgive the audio quality. I recorded it twice, and the second time I apparently had the wrong mic recording. I love you, but not enough to record it a 3rd time. Sorry!Limiting global warming to 2C would not ‘rule out’ extreme impacts - Carbon BriefUK food supply at risk of 'catastrophic failure' by 2030, report warns - FarmingUK NewsMalaysia dam levels on alert amid heatwave | The Straits Times16 states with the highest March day temperature record. : r/collapseExtreme climate, our biggest"enemy" : r/collapseArctic sea ice at lowest level ever this winter‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds | Extreme heat | The GuardianJakarta rapidly sinks as climate change and overdevelopment collide | PBS NewsPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump hates women. Here's some ways he's showing it:US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say | US immigration | The GuardianA Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an AbortionTexas passes bill banning abortion pills from being mailed to the state - The 19thAny Texas resident could sue over abortion pills under bill OK'd by lawmakers and headed to governor | AP NewsTrump is Trying to Reverse Crucial Strides in Women’s Rights Movement | American Civil Liberties UnionSeven Ways the Trump Administration Is Hurting Women - Common CausePlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.