Nota bene
The US vice-president, JD Vance, on Monday 31 August 2026 , predicted the end of the world!
Vance noted that he is “doing as much of God’s work as possible” and that he is OK “if that leads to the end times”, which “are coming”.
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‘End times fascism is a darkly festive fatalism – a final refuge for those who find it easier to celebrate destruction than imagine living without supremacy.’- Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
‘A blistering exposé of the new far-right apocalyptic alliance that's on the move around the globe - and how we resist’
‘The far right is on the march again – but this time it’s different from anything we’ve seen before. A new, apocalyptic alliance of religious fundamentalists, billionaire Silicon Valley tech kings and ethno-nationalists is on the move. They’re united in their belief that some kind of cleansing cataclysm is coming, and they welcome a future of shocks, scarcity and collapse, convinced they’ll be among the saved on the other side. This is the world of End Times Fascism. Around the globe, we’re investigating how those who are making our world unliveable through climate chaos and job-consuming AI are preparing to protect themselves from the fallout. We go deep into this man-made Armageddon complex – and show how to resist it.
This book, though harrowing in parts, is ultimately hopeful: our research confirms that whether we are fighting polluting data centres or opposing forever wars, most of us desperately want a future we can believe in, and leaders who believe in us. The more End Times Fascism is exposed to the light, the weaker its hold will become.’
Buy the book HERE
'The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them.' 
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'Inspired by a warped reading of the political philosopher Albert Hirschman, figures including Goff, Thiel and the investor and writer Balaji Srinivasan have been championing what they call “exit” – the principle that those with means have the right to walk away from the obligations of citizenship, especially taxes and burdensome regulation. Retooling and rebranding the old ambitions and privileges of empires, they dream of splintering governments and carving up the world into hyper-capitalist, democracy-free havens under the sole control of the supremely wealthy, protected by private mercenaries, serviced by AI robots and financed by cryptocurrencies.'- The rise of end times fascism
‘The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
‘Though it builds on enduring rightwing tendencies ... we simply have not faced such a powerful apocalyptic strain in government before.’
And in the meantime, the US vice-president is predicting the end of times.
JD Vance says he’s doing ‘God’s work – and if that leads to the end times, OK’
The pertinent question is: Shall we get worried and pack our bags ready to be finished for good, or should we feel sorry for ourselves and the world that people of such gullibility and folly are ruling over us?
How lucky he is that his boss, Mr. ‘Drill Baby Drill’ is granting his wish, so faithfully, so efficiently.
I woner if 'their Christ' approaves of the method they are using to bring about the end of the world?
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‘The El Niño climate phenomenon is “supersizing before our eyes”, the UN has said. The event is near certain to shatter temperature records, according to the latest forecasts.’’...’The climate crisis, caused by pollution from fossil fuels, is already supercharging extreme weather and killing people, with the most extreme heatwave ever recorded hitting Europe this summer and leading to at least 35,000 deaths. The El Niño will ratchet up the impacts even further, with the scale of the event having been described as “truly mind-blowing” and a “Godzilla-level” event.’...
‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching
‘We do not have any respect, let alone reverence, for the world of nature because we do not fundamentally have any respect, let alone reverence, for ourselves. It is because we have lost the sense of our own reality that we have lost the sense of every other reality as well.’- Philip Sherrard, The Rape of Nature
The Plundered World and the Rape of Nature
Hope, love, and reverence for Life to defeat end times fascists
‘To have a hope of combating the end times fascists, with their ever-constricting and asphyxiating concentric circles of “ordered love”, we will need to build an unruly open-hearted movement of the Earth-loving faithful: faithful to this planet, its people, its creatures and to the possibility of a livable future for us all.’
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: How to resist end times fascism
'The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. How do we build a movement strong enough to stop them?'
'The far right is rising at an alarming rate – and it’s different from anything we’ve seen before. Billionaire tech barons, ethno-nationalists and religious fundamentalists are uniting in their belief that some kind of cleansing cataclysm is coming, welcoming a future of catastrophe, and convinced they’ll be among the saved on the other side. But Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor reveal that these new survivalists are far from impregnable...
Read more HERE
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‘Civilizations die in familiar patterns. They exhaust natural resources. They spawn parasitic elites who plunder and loot the institutions and systems that make a complex society possible. They engage in futile and self-defeating wars. And then the rot sets in. The great urban centres die first, falling into irreversible decay. Central authority unravels. Artistic expression and intellectual inquiry are replaced by a new dark age, the triumph of tawdry spectacle and the celebration of crowd-pleasing imbecility.’ - Chris Hedges, in ScheerPost
Watch what they are destroying: Our Planet Earth, Our Mother Nature
Losing our Humanity: When Love and Life were Sold to the Highest Bidders
We are not the Masters, We are the Servants: Time to Reassess our Relationship with Nature
'Heaven is my father and earth is my mother,
and I, a small child, find myself placed intimately between them.
What fills the universe I regard as my body;
what directs the universe I regard as my nature.
All people are my brothers and sisters; all things are my companions.’- Zhang Zai (1020–1077)
Ten Love Letters to the Earth: “Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet”
Make Nature ‘Economics Teacher’ and Build a Better World
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