A roundup of links on an “Almost-Apocalyptic Climate Future”, with contributions by The Honest Sorcerer, Peter Brannen, Ellyn Lapointe, Brian Ashley, Rachel Donald and Thea Riofrancos, Tiernan Cannon and William I. Robinson, Cal Revely-Calder, Tyler Austin Harper, and a book by Ed Simon.

A roundup of links on the “The End of Civilization”, with contributions by John-Baptiste Oduor at Jacobin, Nathan Pinkoski at Compact, David Lloyd Dusenbury and Philip Pilkington at American Affairs, David Runciman at the London Review of Books and Ted Gioia at The Honest Broker.

A roundup of links on the “The Future of AI Warfare”, with contributions by Michael Hersh at Politico, Sam Winter-Levy and Nikita Lalwani at Foreign Affairs, Ben Makuch at the New Republic, Ece Yildirim at Gizmodo, and a book by George M. Dougherty.

DECEMBER 19, 2025: Emergence of AI Self-Awareness
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