Oct
11
The Energy Crisis in Europe and Why It Sucks
It doesn't just suck for Europe.
Sorry for missing a week. COVID finally struck our household. We'
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Eric Shonkwiler
Sep
27
Signs of the Times
Every so often I think it's worthwhile to take the metaphorical temperature of world events–or, perhaps, to
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Sep
20
An Intermediate Lesson in Community Defense
We're going to be discussing violent situations and firearms today. If that's not your bag, duck
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Sep
13
An Intermediate Lesson on Surviving the Rise of Christo-Fascism
Grim in a different way this week, but with perhaps a thin glimmer of actionable hope?
In the olden times
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Sep
06
An Intermediate Lesson on Surviving the Climate Crisis
Thus begins a series of grounded newsletters that deal with some of the realities of the crumbling world. Today we&
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Aug
23
Climate Interlude: The Scoreboard
Yesterday, I was struck by the number of disasters we've seen this summer–it seems like every day,
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Jul
26
Historical Collapse and Today's Parallels
I'm stepping back for a few weeks to work on other projects. In the meantime, here is a
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Jul
19
The Clarity of Lost Options
Content warning: This is gonna be one of those real frank talks about our situation. I'm going to
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Jul
12
Breaking Down: The UN's Global Assessment Report
In late April, the United Nations released their Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. This is not related to
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Jul
05
Utopia: Degrowth in Maturity
I know nobody is thinking about this right now, but I'm tapped out on energy and I'
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