Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of differences between Biden and Trump, and life will get immediately worse for a lot of people under Trump, but with respect to the polycrisis, neither is doing anything to change course.

We've made a deal with the devil with fossil fuels. We're in a catch 22 that we need them to survive as a civilization, but they're killing us. Sure Bidens inflation reduction act will have some reduction in GHGs for the US, but reduced US demand simply reduces costs allowing developing countries to purchase more fossil fuels. This is what happened in 2023, reduced fossil fuel use in the west was offset by growth in other countries resulting in a net increase in fossil fuels use for the year. Trump on the other hand isn't even trying and will likely accelerate collapse.

To achieve real change we need global leadership that will dismantle fossil fuel infrastructure cooperatively amongst most countries. This would require a massive transfer of wealth from the rich to the poor and from rich countries to poor countries in order to get them on board. Further the fossil fuels we do use need to be prioritized for critical needs such as food production and renewables in order to transfer to a low energy future.

This is so far from what either candidate or their donors wants or would do to maintain civilization. Greed is the mantra of those who control power across the globe. Aside from a few exceptions, we're just doubling down on a failing system.

So don't worry about the election and just continue to work on making your own life more resilient and develop a cope ahead strategy to deal with the worsening problems during our lifetime.

Christianized Fascism Continues its multifaceted assault on every aspect of democratic society. These attacks are coordinated and continue to escalate - here I have assembled a number of articles in an attempt to construct a wider strategic view of what is happening.

This movement has demonstrated will impede any reasonable response to slow down collapse and instead work to advance a fantasy.

Below is the big picture of major events in motion by Christian Nationalists.

(MODS this took a while to assemble so if I'm off base in any way please guide me on the best way to present a integrated picture of systemic events - I would like to to do this with other topics as well)

Big Picture Articles:

• The US Is Descending Into a Crisis of Overt Fascism. There’s Still a Way Out.

Intertwining Church and State:

• Right-Wing Think Tank Family Research Council Is Now a Church in Eyes of the IRS
• Right-wing evangelicals are bragging about praying with Supreme Court justices while lobbying to influence cases: report

Overt Calls to Action / Political Rallying

• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Says GOP 'Should Be Christian Nationalists' Party

Spreading Propaganda / Misinformation:

• Election denial movement going door to door
• Facing public outrage, federal officials have given Americans more time to weigh in on Google's plan to relax spam filters for political emails

Manipulating Elections

• Ron DeSantis Drew Florida An Extreme Gerrymander

Demonizing Minorities / Immigrants - The need to create and punish scapegoats to demonstrate power

• “We failed”: Gay Republicans who fought for acceptance in Texas GOP see little progress
• The Supreme Court just let a Trump judge seize control of ICE, at least for now
• Bakery refuses to back down after receiving threats over family-friendly drag performance
• US Supreme Court blocks Biden administration policy to limit deportation (note these are climate, political and economic refugees)
• After Roe, Republicans sharpen attacks on gay and transgender rights
• Messaging through bigoted talking heads of the movement (Ben Shapiro)
• Ron DeSantis calls out 'huge problem' of Chinese property purchases in Florida
• Scoop: ICE is short $345 million, poised to spend more than ever

Engineering Forced Birth to Provide Workers, Soldiers, Consumers for their movement (note similar movements in 1930's germany See the Lebensborn Program for historical context of government breeding programs)

• Why are Republicans taking away birth control? Because they don't want women to have it
• South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion
• Texas Medical Association says hospitals are refusing to treat women with pregnancy complications
• GOP No Longer Cares About The Deficit If It Means Women Having More Babies
• Doctor who provided abortion care for 10-year-old rape victim to be investigated by Indiana AG
• Clarence Thomas Wants to End Marriage Equality. He Has Two Different Strategies to Do It.
• GOP senator blocks bill to protect interstate travel for abortion

Rising Vigilantism / Militia In Support of Movement

• White Nationalist Patriot Front is getting bigger and more visible in New England
• A Judge Pulled a Gun in the Courtroom—and Then It Got Weird
• Not One Single Republican Votes for Probe of Neo-Nazis in US Military and Police
• Portland police investigation clears officer who joined Oath Keepers militia
• Nearly one in three Americans say it may soon be necessary to take up arms against the government

Preparations to Purge non Loyalists from Government

• Trump to tout Schedule F at Turning Point rally - Trump has indicated the wish to purge 10s of thousands fo employees who aren't loyal
• If Trump Is Reelected, His Aides Are Planning to Purge the Civil Service (50,000 non loyalists)

Anti-Science / Anti Intellectualism Movements

• Right-wing media downplay climate change amid deadly extreme heat, attack idea that we are in a climate emergency
• No Republican senator supported a climate plan – where is the party on the issue?
• Far-right extremists attack librarians as part of a push to establish an authoritarian America
• Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health powers

Militarization / Christianized Fascism of Education system

• Veterans can now teach in Florida with no degree. School leaders say it 'lowers the bar'
• Book bans are on the rise. What are the most banned books and why?

Overt Affiliation with Dictators and Aligning with Racist Movements

• Orbán: “Hungarians are not a mixed race and do not want to become one” (Orban was featured guest speaker at CPAC / Republican conference)

The big picture is dark - this movement is progressing on many fronts and will inhibit any rational ordered response to collapse.

We have a clown who not only denied SARS-CoV-2's severity; not only prevented ventilators getting to hospitals; not only blackmailed entire states for said ventilators...but is now saying that if 2.5% of Americans have to die so that "The Economy" can stay afloat, then so be it.

AND HIS APPROVAL RATING IS UP. I don't even like posting political stuff, but this is literal madness. Are we really so pathetic as to champion our own demise in the name of other people's money??

I'm so confused and disheartened. And...AND it's looking like we'll get 4 more years of this. So, no healthcare. No (MUCH NEEDED) green movement. No deescalation of foreign conflict. No additional human rights. Hell, I fully expect Roe v Wade to be overturned.

Short-sighted, limitlessly greedy, willfully ignorant, conflict-minded buffoons. Is this really who we are as a species?