Ian@collapseaphorisms
@collapseaphorisms.bsky.social
Thinking out loud about overshoot, doom, & the pointlessness of being
January 25, 2026 at 10:33 PM
January 25, 2026 at 9:21 PM
January 25, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"More than 670,000 customers in the US as far west as New Mexico were without electricity and almost 10,000 flights were cancelled ahead of a monster winter storm that threatened to paralyse eastern states with heavy snowfall."
(RTE News)
#collapse
(RTE News)
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January 25, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"More than 670,000 customers in the US as far west as New Mexico were without electricity and almost 10,000 flights were cancelled ahead of a monster winter storm that threatened to paralyse eastern states with heavy snowfall."
(RTE News)
#collapse
(RTE News)
#collapse
January 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM
January 25, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Personal doomer update: Lots of peeps seem to be trying their best to walk into me today, and if any of the pricks manage to succeed, I'm going to lose my fucking shit.
#collapse
#collapse
January 24, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Personal doomer update: Lots of peeps seem to be trying their best to walk into me today, and if any of the pricks manage to succeed, I'm going to lose my fucking shit.
#collapse
#collapse
“The river levels are rising and are reaching urban areas or heavily populated areas (in Mozambique)…so the crocodiles that are in the Limpopo river... are able to get into populated areas that are now submerged under water and that is the concern.””
(Paola Emerson, U.N.)
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(Paola Emerson, U.N.)
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January 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM
“The river levels are rising and are reaching urban areas or heavily populated areas (in Mozambique)…so the crocodiles that are in the Limpopo river... are able to get into populated areas that are now submerged under water and that is the concern.””
(Paola Emerson, U.N.)
#collapse
(Paola Emerson, U.N.)
#collapse
January 24, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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January 24, 2026 at 10:30 AM
"US margin debt surged +$11.3 billion in December, to a record $1.23 trillion.
This marks the 8th consecutive monthly increase.
Over this period, margin debt has risen +$375 billion, or +44%."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
This marks the 8th consecutive monthly increase.
Over this period, margin debt has risen +$375 billion, or +44%."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
January 24, 2026 at 10:21 AM
"US margin debt surged +$11.3 billion in December, to a record $1.23 trillion.
This marks the 8th consecutive monthly increase.
Over this period, margin debt has risen +$375 billion, or +44%."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
This marks the 8th consecutive monthly increase.
Over this period, margin debt has risen +$375 billion, or +44%."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
"However mighty in the olden time;
Nor all that heralds rake from coffined clay,
Nor florid prose, nor honeyed lines of rhyme,
Can blazon evil deeds, or consecrate a crime."
(Lord Byron)
#collapse
Nor all that heralds rake from coffined clay,
Nor florid prose, nor honeyed lines of rhyme,
Can blazon evil deeds, or consecrate a crime."
(Lord Byron)
#collapse
January 23, 2026 at 11:27 PM
"However mighty in the olden time;
Nor all that heralds rake from coffined clay,
Nor florid prose, nor honeyed lines of rhyme,
Can blazon evil deeds, or consecrate a crime."
(Lord Byron)
#collapse
Nor all that heralds rake from coffined clay,
Nor florid prose, nor honeyed lines of rhyme,
Can blazon evil deeds, or consecrate a crime."
(Lord Byron)
#collapse
Same region since 1854.
Global average temperatures don't show the regional extreme rates of warming.
Global average temperatures don't show the regional extreme rates of warming.
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Oh look, according to Taliban officials, more than 2.5 million Afghans have been expelled from Pakistan and Iran since the beginning of the current solar year.
#collapse
#collapse
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Oh look, according to Taliban officials, more than 2.5 million Afghans have been expelled from Pakistan and Iran since the beginning of the current solar year.
#collapse
#collapse
January 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM
"Margin financing in China is up to a record $390 billion.
This has officially surpassed the 2015 stock market bubble peak of ~$380 billion.
Margin debt has nearly DOUBLED since the end of 2024, driven by risk appetite from retail investors."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
This has officially surpassed the 2015 stock market bubble peak of ~$380 billion.
Margin debt has nearly DOUBLED since the end of 2024, driven by risk appetite from retail investors."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
January 23, 2026 at 9:25 PM
"Margin financing in China is up to a record $390 billion.
This has officially surpassed the 2015 stock market bubble peak of ~$380 billion.
Margin debt has nearly DOUBLED since the end of 2024, driven by risk appetite from retail investors."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
This has officially surpassed the 2015 stock market bubble peak of ~$380 billion.
Margin debt has nearly DOUBLED since the end of 2024, driven by risk appetite from retail investors."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
Oh look, Trump says Canada is against the Golden Dome being built over Greenland and they have "voted in favor of doing business with China."
#collapse
#collapse
January 23, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Oh look, Trump says Canada is against the Golden Dome being built over Greenland and they have "voted in favor of doing business with China."
#collapse
#collapse
"Below-average winter temperatures are driving the fastest pace of withdrawals from natural gas storage in Europe in five years, as heating demand is rising."
(oilprice.com)
#collapse
(oilprice.com)
#collapse
January 23, 2026 at 8:38 PM
"Below-average winter temperatures are driving the fastest pace of withdrawals from natural gas storage in Europe in five years, as heating demand is rising."
(oilprice.com)
#collapse
(oilprice.com)
#collapse