The origin gordian knot that was allegedly cut with a sword by Alexander (“the great”), is nothing compared to the total overshoot mess of human nations at loggerheads with each other, and all now dependent on fossil fuel supplies for day to day, year to year, for survival against invasion…

We, have evolved as a self-conscious, language and tool wielding mammal species. The ecologists call us a K-selected species. Our few young require prolonged, extensive parental care. Our huge overshoot of the biosphere carrying capacity, is a rare evolutionary mistake that is soon going to be rectified. By this I…

Western Civilization has always maltreated, killed, dispossessed and betrayed any trust given by indigenous peoples. Its a Mad, Cruel, Survival of the fittest world, and we human tribes strike against all others for power and glory. We also share our diseases, parasites and vices. …

After watching the USA handling of the latest failures of Ukraines counter-offensive war, that the visiting Mr Zelensky has earned his actual historical role, which is soon to be finalized. …

Voting age Australians are all to be asked in a referendum, held on 14th October, 2023, a simple question. Will Australian people allow this change to be made to the Australian Constitution? The question will pass, if an overall majority of people, and also a majority of people in a…

I am too dismayed to write in essay format. I am impressed by reading many other creative and informative essay communications here on Medium, as climate, civilization, collapse etc, are all happening together. I just watched a Nate Hagens small discussion group on the fate of our oceans. Those experts…

The facts never speak exactly for themselves, and must be carefully placed in a multidimensional context in our messy complex systems. In this Reuters article — https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/solar-power-due-overtake-oil-production-investment-first-time-iea-2023-05-25/ …

David Siegel keeps cranking out links to bullshit arguments from AGW deniers. (Anthropomorphic Global Warming). Latest is a published paper in “Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences” giving the climate world shaking title of - “Laws of Physics Define the Insignificant Warming of Earth by CO2 “. This is a…

No fast solutions exist for our global predicaments, only bad outcomes loom ahead, and so we trigger social instinct solutions, such as global war. This linked article by Alan Urban provides a comprehensive summary of reasons why our global food systems are rapidly failing, due to climate vulnerability, and our…