Ian@collapseaphorisms
@collapseaphorisms.bsky.social
Thinking out loud about overshoot, doom, & the pointlessness of being
"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
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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
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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)
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(oilprice.com)
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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)
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"We are living in dangerously weird times now. Smart people just shrug and admit they’re dazed and confused. The only ones left with any confidence at all are the New Dumb. It is the beginning of the end of our world as we knew it. Doom is the operative ethic.”
(Hunter S. Thompson)
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(Hunter S. Thompson)
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January 23, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"We are living in dangerously weird times now. Smart people just shrug and admit they’re dazed and confused. The only ones left with any confidence at all are the New Dumb. It is the beginning of the end of our world as we knew it. Doom is the operative ethic.”
(Hunter S. Thompson)
#collapse
(Hunter S. Thompson)
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"The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) reported that another commercial poultry flock has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)."
(wattagnet.com)
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(wattagnet.com)
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January 23, 2026 at 8:24 PM
"The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) reported that another commercial poultry flock has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)."
(wattagnet.com)
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(wattagnet.com)
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Oh look, copper advanced as much as 3.4% to $13,187.50 a ton on the London Metal Exchange on Friday, nearing all-time highs struck earlier this month, while nickel jumped nearly 5% and tin surged 9.7%.
#collapse
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January 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Oh look, copper advanced as much as 3.4% to $13,187.50 a ton on the London Metal Exchange on Friday, nearing all-time highs struck earlier this month, while nickel jumped nearly 5% and tin surged 9.7%.
#collapse
#collapse
METALLICA - Master of Puppets (DANCE WITH THE DEAD remix)
YouTube video by dancewiththedead
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Oh look, the US House has rejected a resolution that would have prevented Trump from sending US military forces to Venezuela, after a vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Oh look, the US House has rejected a resolution that would have prevented Trump from sending US military forces to Venezuela, after a vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage.
#collapse
#collapse
January 23, 2026 at 5:51 PM
January 23, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Oh look, Trump has said an American “armada” is heading towards the Middle East and that the US is monitoring Iran closely, as activists put the death toll from Tehran’s crackdown on protesters at 5,002.
#collapse
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January 23, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Oh look, Trump has said an American “armada” is heading towards the Middle East and that the US is monitoring Iran closely, as activists put the death toll from Tehran’s crackdown on protesters at 5,002.
#collapse
#collapse
January 23, 2026 at 12:48 PM
"The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday (after an ICE protest) ... to make it seem as if she was dramatically crying, a Guardian analysis of the image has found"
(The Guardian)
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(The Guardian)
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January 23, 2026 at 9:28 AM
"The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday (after an ICE protest) ... to make it seem as if she was dramatically crying, a Guardian analysis of the image has found"
(The Guardian)
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(The Guardian)
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"For the First Time in 40 Years, Panama’s Deep Waters Did Not Rise and the Ocean System May Be Collapsing"
(newsroompanama.com)
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(newsroompanama.com)
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January 23, 2026 at 9:08 AM
"For the First Time in 40 Years, Panama’s Deep Waters Did Not Rise and the Ocean System May Be Collapsing"
(newsroompanama.com)
#collapse
(newsroompanama.com)
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Reposted by Ian@collapseaphorisms
LIFE ON EARTH IS SO FUCKED
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
January 23, 2026 at 6:17 AM
LIFE ON EARTH IS SO FUCKED
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
"Silver surges to a record $98.50/oz, now up +38% this month.
$100/oz silver and $5,000/oz gold are imminent."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
$100/oz silver and $5,000/oz gold are imminent."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
January 23, 2026 at 7:56 AM
"Silver surges to a record $98.50/oz, now up +38% this month.
$100/oz silver and $5,000/oz gold are imminent."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
$100/oz silver and $5,000/oz gold are imminent."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
Oh look, damage from severe floods in South Africa's flagship game reserve Kruger National Park will take years to repair and cost millions of dollars, the environment minister said on Thursday.
#collapse
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January 23, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Oh look, damage from severe floods in South Africa's flagship game reserve Kruger National Park will take years to repair and cost millions of dollars, the environment minister said on Thursday.
#collapse
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Personal doomer update: It's one of those nights where I should likely just fuck off and listen to some Bulgarian Orthodox Chant.
#NightsEnlightenedOnes
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youtu.be/PwSTC3nPOTk?...
#NightsEnlightenedOnes
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youtu.be/PwSTC3nPOTk?...
Megaloschemos (Bulgarian Orthodox Chant)
YouTube video by Caelestis
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Personal doomer update: It's one of those nights where I should likely just fuck off and listen to some Bulgarian Orthodox Chant.
#NightsEnlightenedOnes
#collapse
youtu.be/PwSTC3nPOTk?...
#NightsEnlightenedOnes
#collapse
youtu.be/PwSTC3nPOTk?...