Jussi Pasanen
@jopas.bsky.social
A designer who would like to ensure that there remains a liveable world for our kids to enjoy
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Jussi Pasanen
@jopas.bsky.social
· Nov 22
(Thread) I have been trying to understand the root causes of human-induced ecological and climate breakdown, and have written several essays about the systemic problems and drivers. I am collecting them here:
‘Collapse is coming. Driven by AI, data centers, bitcoin, greed. All the devouring mining, the relentless toxic waste. And ‘great’ men’s fragile egos and insatiable need to dominate. What will we leave those who must come after us?’
gerrymcgovern.com/books/99th-d...
gerrymcgovern.com/books/99th-d...
January 31, 2026 at 8:20 PM
‘Collapse is coming. Driven by AI, data centers, bitcoin, greed. All the devouring mining, the relentless toxic waste. And ‘great’ men’s fragile egos and insatiable need to dominate. What will we leave those who must come after us?’
gerrymcgovern.com/books/99th-d...
gerrymcgovern.com/books/99th-d...
Your infrastructure under climate breakdown–
'An aerial view shows houses perched along the edge of a cliff after a landslide in Niscemi, Sicily, Italy, on January 27, 2026.' by Danilo Arnone / Reuters
'An aerial view shows houses perched along the edge of a cliff after a landslide in Niscemi, Sicily, Italy, on January 27, 2026.' by Danilo Arnone / Reuters
January 31, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Your infrastructure under climate breakdown–
'An aerial view shows houses perched along the edge of a cliff after a landslide in Niscemi, Sicily, Italy, on January 27, 2026.' by Danilo Arnone / Reuters
'An aerial view shows houses perched along the edge of a cliff after a landslide in Niscemi, Sicily, Italy, on January 27, 2026.' by Danilo Arnone / Reuters
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Adding fuel to the fires.
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Adding fuel to the fires.
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social
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January 29, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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handy article on how to season your food in America while democracy and the rule of law disintegrate around you
There have never been more options for customizing one’s food on the fly.
Sauce has become so indispensable to the modern diet that people are stashing them in bags and glove compartments, with brands adapting to high demand.
Sauce has become so indispensable to the modern diet that people are stashing them in bags and glove compartments, with brands adapting to high demand.
America has reached peak sauce, and some people won’t leave home without it
Just how much do we love our sauces and condiments? We’re stashing them in purses, backpacks and glove compartments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:34 AM
handy article on how to season your food in America while democracy and the rule of law disintegrate around you
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‼️EXTRAORDINARY 50 DEGREES AGAIN IN AUSTRALIA
NOTHING ever happened in Southern Hemisphere history remotely compares to this madness.
50.0C yesterday at Andamooka ,South Australia
with another deadly day expected on Friday.
More updates later...
NOTHING ever happened in Southern Hemisphere history remotely compares to this madness.
50.0C yesterday at Andamooka ,South Australia
with another deadly day expected on Friday.
More updates later...
ENDLESS HELL IN AUSTRALIA: NEARLY 50c AGAIN
Historic all time highs today
49.8 Marree
49.6 Roxby Downs
48.9 Smithville (NSW)
48.5 Woomera
48.2 Leigh Creek
🌡️Daily maxes in AUSTRALIA
20 January: 50.0* AFD station
24:48.2
25:48.5
26:49.5
27:49.7
28:49.2
29:49.8
And more to come!
Historic all time highs today
49.8 Marree
49.6 Roxby Downs
48.9 Smithville (NSW)
48.5 Woomera
48.2 Leigh Creek
🌡️Daily maxes in AUSTRALIA
20 January: 50.0* AFD station
24:48.2
25:48.5
26:49.5
27:49.7
28:49.2
29:49.8
And more to come!
January 30, 2026 at 1:41 AM
‼️EXTRAORDINARY 50 DEGREES AGAIN IN AUSTRALIA
NOTHING ever happened in Southern Hemisphere history remotely compares to this madness.
50.0C yesterday at Andamooka ,South Australia
with another deadly day expected on Friday.
More updates later...
NOTHING ever happened in Southern Hemisphere history remotely compares to this madness.
50.0C yesterday at Andamooka ,South Australia
with another deadly day expected on Friday.
More updates later...
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These are the anti-AI slop pin-badges I'll be sending out with all the chatGPT Magic 8 Ball pre-orders. Patches and stickers are on the way too.
If you'd like a badge by itself I've made a listing for them in my website shop www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/product-page...
If you'd like a badge by itself I've made a listing for them in my website shop www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/product-page...
January 28, 2026 at 1:28 PM
These are the anti-AI slop pin-badges I'll be sending out with all the chatGPT Magic 8 Ball pre-orders. Patches and stickers are on the way too.
If you'd like a badge by itself I've made a listing for them in my website shop www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/product-page...
If you'd like a badge by itself I've made a listing for them in my website shop www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/product-page...
'Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection.'
A beautifully written defense of the non-quantifiable life, by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv...
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:45 AM
'Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection.'
The entire industrial civilisation is planned,built and run on statistics and averages.But statistics and averages do not hold well when the proportion of tail events explodes–
'The nature of discontinuity,though,is that what was true before becomes a poor guide for making decisions in the present'
'The nature of discontinuity,though,is that what was true before becomes a poor guide for making decisions in the present'
NEW: When it comes to climate foresight, the small stuff really adds up.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/things-fal...
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/things-fal...
Things fall apart; the maintenance schedule cannot hold.
Climate foresight at a small scale.
alexsteffen.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The entire industrial civilisation is planned,built and run on statistics and averages.But statistics and averages do not hold well when the proportion of tail events explodes–
'The nature of discontinuity,though,is that what was true before becomes a poor guide for making decisions in the present'
'The nature of discontinuity,though,is that what was true before becomes a poor guide for making decisions in the present'
'None of this is evenly (much less fairly¹) distributed. The risks of huge disasters differ from place to place, but so to does exposure to brittleness. Even in a world tumbling over planetary thresholds, some places and systems will do better than others.'
"Better" meaning "less worse"
"Better" meaning "less worse"
NEW: When it comes to climate foresight, the small stuff really adds up.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/things-fal...
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/things-fal...
Things fall apart; the maintenance schedule cannot hold.
Climate foresight at a small scale.
alexsteffen.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:09 PM
'None of this is evenly (much less fairly¹) distributed. The risks of huge disasters differ from place to place, but so to does exposure to brittleness. Even in a world tumbling over planetary thresholds, some places and systems will do better than others.'
"Better" meaning "less worse"
"Better" meaning "less worse"
'Climate chaos is already making us poorer.
We're just pretending it's not.'
We're just pretending it's not.'
People who never paid attention to climate before are now suddenly telling us "no place is safe" from climate chaos.
What they really mean is "don't compare the risks facing different places — because our brittle investments will lose value if you do."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/why-do-som...
What they really mean is "don't compare the risks facing different places — because our brittle investments will lose value if you do."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/why-do-som...
Why do some people want you to ignore climate threats?
Those who stand to benefit when climate risk is denied want you to believe no place is any safer than the worst places. Don't buy it.
alexsteffen.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:56 AM
'Climate chaos is already making us poorer.
We're just pretending it's not.'
We're just pretending it's not.'
‘So what, right? Of course, Australian summers can be brutal. We’ve been here many times over. Rinse and repeat.
Well, no. We know there is something bigger going on here.’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Well, no. We know there is something bigger going on here.’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Through the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australia’s fossil fuel policy shines bright | Clean Air
The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:53 PM
‘So what, right? Of course, Australian summers can be brutal. We’ve been here many times over. Rinse and repeat.
Well, no. We know there is something bigger going on here.’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Well, no. We know there is something bigger going on here.’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Our goal should not be to make fascist or Nazi apply to Trump’s movement..." But please read the whole text. A very good argument from @gruber.foo, and as always very well written (I've been a happy Daring Fireball reader since – shameless brag – at least 2004).
The Names They Call Themselves
*Fascist* and *Nazi* weren’t slurs that were applied to the Italians and Germans by their political or military opponents. That’s what they called themselves. The job won’t be done, this era of madnes...
daringfireball.net
January 27, 2026 at 6:32 PM
"Our goal should not be to make fascist or Nazi apply to Trump’s movement..." But please read the whole text. A very good argument from @gruber.foo, and as always very well written (I've been a happy Daring Fireball reader since – shameless brag – at least 2004).
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The Doomsday Clock is now 85 seconds to midnight.
In our response to the @thebulletin.org announcement, we reflect how new forms of global cooperation are essential for navigating today’s risks and how meaningful progress is still possible.
Read the full response below ⬇️
bit.ly/49KSNOC
In our response to the @thebulletin.org announcement, we reflect how new forms of global cooperation are essential for navigating today’s risks and how meaningful progress is still possible.
Read the full response below ⬇️
bit.ly/49KSNOC
Stop admiring the problem: let’s get to work on reducing catastrophic risk
A response to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 2026 Doomsday clock announcement from the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge In a year when the Doomsday Clock ...
www.linkedin.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The Doomsday Clock is now 85 seconds to midnight.
In our response to the @thebulletin.org announcement, we reflect how new forms of global cooperation are essential for navigating today’s risks and how meaningful progress is still possible.
Read the full response below ⬇️
bit.ly/49KSNOC
In our response to the @thebulletin.org announcement, we reflect how new forms of global cooperation are essential for navigating today’s risks and how meaningful progress is still possible.
Read the full response below ⬇️
bit.ly/49KSNOC
‘The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists … statement cited expiring nuclear treaties, climate change,and AI and disinformation as among the major threats which have worsened in the past year.’
news.uchicago.edu/story/doomsd...
news.uchicago.edu/story/doomsd...
Doomsday Clock ticks down to 85 seconds to midnight in 2026—closest ever to apocalypse
news.uchicago.edu
January 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM
‘The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists … statement cited expiring nuclear treaties, climate change,and AI and disinformation as among the major threats which have worsened in the past year.’
news.uchicago.edu/story/doomsd...
news.uchicago.edu/story/doomsd...
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Reminds me of something I painted a few years ago
January 27, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Reminds me of something I painted a few years ago
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now hold on just one minute. when I signed on to work for a creepy right-wing surveillance company named after seeing stones used by the dark lord Sauron to manipulate and control others in an attempt to enslave the free people of middle earth I had no idea we might do some evil.
More: “I’ve read stories of folks rounded up who were seeking asylum with no order to leave the country, no criminal record, and consistently check in with authorities. Literally no reason to be rounded up. Surely we aren’t helping do that?”
www.wired.com/story/palant...
www.wired.com/story/palant...
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 PM
now hold on just one minute. when I signed on to work for a creepy right-wing surveillance company named after seeing stones used by the dark lord Sauron to manipulate and control others in an attempt to enslave the free people of middle earth I had no idea we might do some evil.
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The purpose of a system is what it does.
A review of the app stores “found 55 nudify apps on Google Play and 47 in the Apple App Store…”
Apple, Google host dozens of AI ‘nudify’ apps like Grok, report finds
A tech watchdog organization found 55 nudify apps on Google Play and 47 in the Apple App Store.
www.cnbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 PM
The purpose of a system is what it does.
Good. But never trust pledges.
European leaders pledged Monday to build 100 gigawatts of offshore wind, enough to power more than 50 million households.
As Europe faces a hostile Russia and an increasingly bellicose U.S., experts see deepening risks in its reliance on imported fossil fuels.
As Europe faces a hostile Russia and an increasingly bellicose U.S., experts see deepening risks in its reliance on imported fossil fuels.
Europe to Ramp Up Offshore Wind in Push for Energy Independence
A group of European leaders pledged Monday to build 100 gigawatts of offshore wind, enough to power more than 50 million households. As Europe faces a hostile Russia and an increasingly bellicose U.S., experts see deepening risks in its reliance on imported fossil fuels.
e360.yale.edu
January 27, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Good. But never trust pledges.
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i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
‘It tells us that “ecosystem degradation is occurring across all regions. Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse (irreversible loss of function beyond repair).” This presents a threat to “UK national security and prosperity”.’
This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
‘It tells us that “ecosystem degradation is occurring across all regions. Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse (irreversible loss of function beyond repair).” This presents a threat to “UK national security and prosperity”.’
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Keep an eye on this. This is a full-blown attack on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and climate accountability.
www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/e...
www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/e...
After Decades of Deflection, ExxonMobil Moves to Reshape Global Climate Accounting
For decades, ExxonMobil argued consumers, not oil giants, should take responsibility for fossil fuel pollution. It’s now backing Carbon Measures’ accounting scheme, which moves pollution “liabilities”...
www.desmog.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Keep an eye on this. This is a full-blown attack on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and climate accountability.
www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/e...
www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/e...
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This photo, passed on by a friend, was taken in Denmark. It prompts me to resurrect the #extremecivilisation hashtag, used to describe the manufacture of things no one needs.
What are these?
Snowball makers.
What are these?
Snowball makers.
January 26, 2026 at 9:49 AM
This photo, passed on by a friend, was taken in Denmark. It prompts me to resurrect the #extremecivilisation hashtag, used to describe the manufacture of things no one needs.
What are these?
Snowball makers.
What are these?
Snowball makers.
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Peter Broelman Canberra Times
January 26, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Peter Broelman Canberra Times
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Ignorance is power.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Ignorance is power.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...