Sep
03
An 18-Month Blackout and Other Horrors
By now you might have seen the piece in the New York Times that resurfaced a warning from the Federal
5 min read
Eric Shonkwiler
Aug
25
The Creep: or, The Theft, Sale, and Abandonment of The United States
A thing that most of you–white, part of the vanishing, increasingly-meaningless middle class*–may need assistance getting your
7 min read
Aug
13
Midwest Storms
I and those in my home are quite lucky to be with power and without damage to our house, trees,
4 min read
Jul
29
Climate Collapse & The Absence of Normal
I don't know if you've looked outside lately, or on your phone, or the TV, but
5 min read
Jul
17
Smoke
Hey y'all, a quick and late note here to remind you of a few things you can do
1 min read
Jun
30
MOUs and Heat Domes
As happens every so often, I had started a letter about Trump and Iran's memorandum of understanding, which
4 min read
Jun
23
The Occupation of The United States
It is getting harder and harder to beat around the bush about the best thing we can do to survive
5 min read
Jun
04
On The Uneven Distribution of Collapse
I think it's worth taking the time to talk about some of the million things that have happened
5 min read
May
14
Summertime Blues (Super El Niño Redux)
We need to talk about El Niño.
You may recall, if you've been around the newsletter a while,
4 min read
Apr
30
Soft Strike for May 1st
Hey y'all, I meant to write a more substantive newsletter for this, but life got in the way.
1 min read