Self-Sufficiency — You said, “You need land and tools to be self-sufficient, besides animals. Storing some food whether in cans or bags isn’t a bad idea, but you can only keep that type of food for so long. Storing water is a good idea, and I also think generators are good...” I…

I'm afraid there isn't time for mitigation for a couple of reasons. One reason is that the damage was already done some time ago. So much damage happened to Earth's ecosystems that it would take hundreds of years of evolution before a healthy ecosystem could even begin to form. But…

All of humankind’s missteps are rising toward the sixth mass extinction event. — I’m taking great liberties with Flannery O’Connor’s writing. You’d think that rising things would separate, not converge. But I find a strange convergence of opinion that the human race is hurtling toward mass extinction and that it’s happening right now, right in our faces. And who has noticed this convergence…

Well, let me put it this way. You aren’t confused about who I’m talking about or why he doesn’t give a fuck, regardless of what Mark Manson may have ever said… right? (Never mind the Mark Manson comment. I mean, he’s the expert on giving fucks, but he’s even more expert at giving personal advice, which cuts into my earnings.) Well, if I had earnings anyway. … Fred

If all viruses suddenly disappeared, the world would be a wonderful place for about a day and a half, and then we’d all die. I’m hoping you already know this, but I fear that you don’t. — The colorful Covid-19 particles you see on websites is actually a fake created by industrial artists at the request of the U.S. CDC. They wanted to scare the people. They succeeded. But let me repeat, and the New York Times said the same thing: Those sharp and colorful portraits of…

A beautiful rendering of the glacier. It looks soft and benevolent except for some ominous dark areas. Still, a wonderful way to start a story. Thank you for the artwork and for an informative story about the Thwaites Glacier. I hope Ron Desantis has a boat in his back yard. (Or maybe I hope he doesn't.)

It's all magical thinking, which once was the realm of small children and the religious. It means thinking that something will happen makes it happen. Another train of thought goes along the lines of "they should do something!" The problem being that the "they" are the people and entities who…

'fraid so... The die is cast.

Never underestimate the knowledge hiding in poo. Sounds so funny but it's also true.