The moment citizens cease to believe in their institutions, those institutions become hollow shells masquerading as legitimate authority. When trust in government, media, courts, and scientific establishments evaporates, society loses its capacity to function as a unified entity. This is not mere political disagreement—it is the complete breakdown of the social contract that binds a civilisation together…
Extreme Economic Inequality
When wealth concentrates amongst a tiny elite whilst the masses struggle for basic necessities, society splits into warring classes. This is not about natural economic variation—it is about the systematic destruction of the middle class and the creation of a neo-feudal order where birth determines destiny…
Breakdown of Law and Order
A state that cannot maintain basic security has forfeited its primary reason for existence. When citizens fear for their safety in their own streets, when police forces become repressive, the state has failed in its most fundamental duty…
Erosion of Shared Reality
A society whose citizens cannot agree on basic facts cannot function as a democracy. When truth becomes tribal and reality becomes negotiable, rational discourse dies. Different factions retreat into isolated information bubbles, consuming only news and opinions that confirm their existing beliefs…
Decline in Civic Engagement
Mass apathy signals that citizens have abandoned hope in their society's future. When voter turnout plummets, when public discourse withers, and when people retreat into private concerns, the social fabric unravels. This withdrawal creates a vicious cycle: fewer people participate, so those who remain wield disproportionate power, which further alienates the disengaged, driving even more people away from civic life.…
These five indicators do not represent challenges to be managed—they are symptoms of terminal decline. When all five emerge simultaneously, a society has passed beyond the point of peaceful reform. History demonstrates that such societies face only three outcomes: revolutionary transformation, authoritarian restoration, or complete collapse.
Five Signs of a Crumbling Society Societies do not collapse overnight. They decay through predictable stages, marked by unmistakable warning signs that reveal the deterioration of their foundational …
The US has long fused politics and violence, often through firearms. To claim that such shootings betray ‘who we are’ is to forget that the US was founded on this form of political violence.
Officials issue warning amid concerning spread of toxic 'hammerhead worm': 'Don't squish or cut them'
Hammerhead worms feed primarily on earthworms. With few natural predators, hammerhead worms are able to entirely wipe out earthworm populations. Its toxic exterior can also be an irritant if humans or pets make contact with it. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said hammerhead worms can impact native plant growth.
"Don't squish or cut them. That's how they multiply!" warned the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Instead, they should be captured in a bag and frozen for 48 hours before being disposed of. They can also be drowned in soapy water. Witnesses are encouraged to report sightings to iNaturalist.
So I think I'm going to do a ½-wavelength metal stick, so 35cm to start, but I'm not sure about how much to space the gamma match rod from the radiating rod. :/
"I Left The US 15 Years Ago": Expats Are Revealing The "We're Being Scammed" Realizations They Had After Moving Abroad
19."We are being scammed. One of the biggest differences I noticed when living abroad was that even wealthy people were outspoken about prices. America's rising cost of living is vastly outpacing inflation — and we accept it without much protest. I've spent a fair amount of time in Germany, Czechia, and Argentina, where I have local friends and some family. People would tell the servers that the prices were too high, or they'd complain at the supermarket and leave items at the register saying, 'This is too expensive.' In America, we've been trained to accept things as they are because we are gaslit into thinking it's OUR fault that we suddenly can't afford to eat out or go to the hair salon."
"When setting up my appointment, I asked about the out-of-pocket cost, and the staff looked at me like I had grown two heads. There was no cost, of course."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told his staff to identify any members of the military mocking or condoning the assassination of the conservative activist.
I use YouTube and most sites that lose their shit over ad blockers in a fresh browser profile that's deleted as soon as I close the window. So much for your tracking! :P
Fox News host on mentally ill people who commit crimes: “Just kill them” | Media Matters for America
JONES But it's not our job — we shouldn't have to live in fear while they figure out what is going on right there.
EARHARDT: Right, right.
JONES: Put him in a mental institution, put him in a jail, and you guys figure it out. But people having to duck and dive on the trains and the buses, walking through the street, this is one case, but this is happening all across the country, and it's not a money issue. They have given billions of dollars to mental health and the homeless population. A lot of them don't want to take the programs, a lot of them don't want to get the help that is necessary. You can't give them a choice. Either you take the resources that we're going to give you and — or you decide that you are going to be locked up in jail. That's the way it has to be now.
BRIAN KILMEADE (FOX HOST): Or involuntary lethal injection.
The International Space Station has been in orbit around the Earth, at least in some form, since November of 1998 — but not without help. In the vacuum of space, an object in orbit can genera…
The Diné (aka Navajo) people have been using their weaving as trade goods at least since European contact, and probably long before. They’ve never shied from adopting innovation: churro sheep…
[Scott Baker] is at it again and this time he has built a 4-bit single board computer based on the Intel 4004 microprocessor. In the board design [Scott] covers the CPU (both the Intel 4004 and 404…
Last time, we built a case for a PCB that handles 100 W of USB-C power, an old project that I’ve long been aiming to revive. It went well, and I’d like to believe you that the article w…
A new report published by business consultancy Mov3ment has revealed that the total cost of ownership for light urban delivery trucks is already close to diesel, even without subsidies.
Mov3ment, a Brisbane based business consultancy, last week published what it believes to be a “first-of-its-kind resource” to help Australian fleet operators, suppliers, and policymakers, navigate the electric truck market.
The Electric Truck Report – produced in partnership with charging company Jet Charge and non-profit A2EP – provides a comprehensive but easily digestible analysis of model availability, suitability, financial viability, and charging considerations.
An analysis of total cost of ownership (TCO) for six example truck applications – including urban delivery, supermarket home delivery and distribution, regional, and waste collection – is simplified by an easy-to-use viability matrix.
For example, and representing one of the key findings from the report, light duty trucks and vans used for urban delivery and supermarket home delivery have come down in price enough that they are beginning to be competitive with diesel alternatives.
Keeping track of time is essential, even for microcontrollers, which is why a real-time clock (RTC) peripheral is a common feature in MCUs. In the case of the STM32 family there are three varieties…
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