Author Archives: juscoll

When collapse becomes mainstream

When collapse becomes mainstream – what do we learn? One, French collapsologists are sexy. Two, teach your kids to light fires (but not wildfires!). Three, there will be gifts(?).  But, seriously, #TalkCollapse because everyone has the right to know! Best-selling author, journalist and TV presenter, Sarah Wilson is interviewed on The Project (video embedded). https://substack.com/home/post/p-162855788?source=queue

States of Fragility 2025 – new report

This new OECD report doesn’t use the word COLLAPSE but provides an astute analysis of how collapse is playing out differently in different places: “…in many other contexts with extreme fragility, longstanding development gaps, high levels of poverty, and political vacuums persist. This has geopolitical consequences: competing national and international actors are often quick toContinue reading “States of Fragility 2025 – new report”

‘Leftie preppers are taking a different approach…’

Whilst prepping on the left is not a preoccupation of the US liberal classes, in North America extensive #MutualAid networks are responding to natural disasters, bigotry, and hatred. All around the world, people experiencing marginalisation and dispossession are asserting their rights for shelter, sustanance, and safety. What’s happening for a #JustCollapse where you are? MustContinue reading “‘Leftie preppers are taking a different approach…’”

Street medics for a #JustCollapse

“Riot medicine is the practice of medicine in an adversarial environment. It exists outside of formal and State sanctioned medical services. Practitioners of riot medicine go by many names, but at the end of the day, their goals are the same – they take to the streets as part of the diverse system of #MutualAid.”Continue reading “Street medics for a #JustCollapse”

Solidarity is a fight – new research paper

New paper: “…there is no guarantee that we can adapt to all the cascading effects of a collapse aggravated by climate change. The scale of the current crisis surpasses any historical precedent, and the path forward is uncertain. Nonetheless, by understanding the dynamics of past collapses and applying those lessons with a focus on rapidContinue reading “Solidarity is a fight – new research paper”

‘…we have adapted to the point of extinction’

“But what happens when adaptation is no longer possible? When the air is not just bad but unbreathable? When the water is not just rising but drowning cities? When heat is not just uncomfortable but unsurvivable? … We tell ourselves we have time, that the worst is always just ahead, that we will act whenContinue reading “‘…we have adapted to the point of extinction’”