Ian@collapseaphorisms
@collapseaphorisms.bsky.social
Thinking out loud about overshoot, doom, & the pointlessness of being
"Revelio estimates US nonfarm employment declined by -9,000 in October, the 2nd-biggest decline in 5 YEARS.
Notably, September was revised down from +60,100 to +33,000, bringing total revisions for June through September to -142,500."
(Global Markets Investor)
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Notably, September was revised down from +60,100 to +33,000, bringing total revisions for June through September to -142,500."
(Global Markets Investor)
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November 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
"Revelio estimates US nonfarm employment declined by -9,000 in October, the 2nd-biggest decline in 5 YEARS.
Notably, September was revised down from +60,100 to +33,000, bringing total revisions for June through September to -142,500."
(Global Markets Investor)
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Notably, September was revised down from +60,100 to +33,000, bringing total revisions for June through September to -142,500."
(Global Markets Investor)
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"US consumer delinquencies are surging:
3.0% of auto loans transitioned into 90+ days delinquency in Q3 2025, the highest in 15 years.
At the same time, 7.1% of credit card debt became seriously delinquent, near the highest in 14 years."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
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3.0% of auto loans transitioned into 90+ days delinquency in Q3 2025, the highest in 15 years.
At the same time, 7.1% of credit card debt became seriously delinquent, near the highest in 14 years."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
"US consumer delinquencies are surging:
3.0% of auto loans transitioned into 90+ days delinquency in Q3 2025, the highest in 15 years.
At the same time, 7.1% of credit card debt became seriously delinquent, near the highest in 14 years."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
3.0% of auto loans transitioned into 90+ days delinquency in Q3 2025, the highest in 15 years.
At the same time, 7.1% of credit card debt became seriously delinquent, near the highest in 14 years."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
Oh look, it's that awkward part of collapse where the era of doomers being proven wrong about such and such is well and truly fucking over.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Oh look, it's that awkward part of collapse where the era of doomers being proven wrong about such and such is well and truly fucking over.
#collapse
#collapse
“Our public sphere has turned into a place where you basically have no rules, no responsibility and where the most aggressive warlord wins. In the UK, in Italy, in Brazil, in South Korea, everywhere.”
(Giuliano da Empoli)
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(Giuliano da Empoli)
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November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Our public sphere has turned into a place where you basically have no rules, no responsibility and where the most aggressive warlord wins. In the UK, in Italy, in Brazil, in South Korea, everywhere.”
(Giuliano da Empoli)
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(Giuliano da Empoli)
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"75% of Tesla shareholders approved a $1 TRILLION pay package for Elon Musk.
$1,000,000,000,000.
Tesla only made $7.13 billion in net income in 2024.
This is so stupid it defies basic math and reality itself"
(Ben Norton)
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$1,000,000,000,000.
Tesla only made $7.13 billion in net income in 2024.
This is so stupid it defies basic math and reality itself"
(Ben Norton)
#collapse
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"75% of Tesla shareholders approved a $1 TRILLION pay package for Elon Musk.
$1,000,000,000,000.
Tesla only made $7.13 billion in net income in 2024.
This is so stupid it defies basic math and reality itself"
(Ben Norton)
#collapse
$1,000,000,000,000.
Tesla only made $7.13 billion in net income in 2024.
This is so stupid it defies basic math and reality itself"
(Ben Norton)
#collapse
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to move to the next phase of the digital euro project."
(marketsmedia.com)
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(marketsmedia.com)
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November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to move to the next phase of the digital euro project."
(marketsmedia.com)
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(marketsmedia.com)
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Oh look, it's that awkward part of collapse where the writing's on the wall and homo colossus is still pretending to be dyslexic.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Oh look, it's that awkward part of collapse where the writing's on the wall and homo colossus is still pretending to be dyslexic.
#collapse
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"By Monday morning, New Delhi’s air quality index stood at 344, a level considered “severe” and dangerous to breathe, according to the World Health Organization’s recommended exposure limits."
(Mongabay)
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(Mongabay)
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November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"By Monday morning, New Delhi’s air quality index stood at 344, a level considered “severe” and dangerous to breathe, according to the World Health Organization’s recommended exposure limits."
(Mongabay)
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(Mongabay)
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November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"The top 10 US stocks now have a combined market cap of $24.5 TRILLION.
This is 5 TIMES more than the total value of stocks in Europe’s broad Euro Stoxx 50 index."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
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This is 5 TIMES more than the total value of stocks in Europe’s broad Euro Stoxx 50 index."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
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November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"The top 10 US stocks now have a combined market cap of $24.5 TRILLION.
This is 5 TIMES more than the total value of stocks in Europe’s broad Euro Stoxx 50 index."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
This is 5 TIMES more than the total value of stocks in Europe’s broad Euro Stoxx 50 index."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
#collapse
"The three-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly now exceeds 1.50°C over the pre-industrial baseline, as of November 8, 2025."
(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
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(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
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November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"The three-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly now exceeds 1.50°C over the pre-industrial baseline, as of November 8, 2025."
(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
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(Prof Eliot Jacobson)
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (Official Lyric Video)
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November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Shell has ditched plans to build two wind farms offshore Scotland, days after announcing it is withdrawing from the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project in the United States."
(oilprice.com)
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(oilprice.com)
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November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Shell has ditched plans to build two wind farms offshore Scotland, days after announcing it is withdrawing from the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project in the United States."
(oilprice.com)
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(oilprice.com)
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November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"The median value of US consumers' stock market investments has surpassed $300,000 for the first time in history."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
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(The Kobeissi Letter)
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November 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"The median value of US consumers' stock market investments has surpassed $300,000 for the first time in history."
(The Kobeissi Letter)
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(The Kobeissi Letter)
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November 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM