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Jack posted an update: It feels hard to believe that an energy shock is […]

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:50:09 +0000

It feels hard to believe that an energy shock is imminent when things are still running relatively normally and there’s barely anything hitting the front pages.

However, from the local garage to the general store, I have heard first hand accounts from businesses here in Newcastle that highlight how the energy shock is already unravelling…

Jack posted an update: Tim Watkins makes some very good points in […]

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:51:44 +0000

Tim Watkins makes some very good points in this recent post.

For example:

“And so, the world is short around a fifth of its flow of oil and gas, along with much else (fertiliser, helium, sulphur, aluminium, etc.) aside. And this is not just any old oil. It is the high net energy stuff. So that, in energy terms the loss to the economy is far…

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The map is not the territory

The only viable responses are rationing and conservation. And this has to be done before fuel shortages begin… i.e., sometime last month

Jack posted an update: Hello one and all. While four peeps have undertaken a […]

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:48:06 +0000

Hello one and all. While four peeps have undertaken a lunar mission — perhaps the most exuberant repeat/rerun of all time — I’ve been on an altogether different kind of mission; helping a couple of friends take their heritage narrow boats to Ellesmere Port for the 50th anniversary Historic Boat Gathering.

It was a tremendous expedition,…

joethedoomer posted an update: https://youtube.com/shorts/koRzvWFs_ng?si=OrAXniVizCw64B4x

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:17:12 +0000

https://youtube.com/shorts/koRzvWFs_ng?si=OrAXniVizCw64B4x

joethedoomer: That's the end of EIM. Thanks @Jack for making it such […]

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:18:12 +0000

That’s the end of EIM.

Thanks @Jack for making it such a pleasurable experience. Well deserved hot bath.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1OLihqh3pVoD6b8Ie8CMwR?si=Xmr7onXoTI2qpwIU1WjkEw&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A6ZwMvNwG7S8Nv2l67ei40J

Jack posted an update: “It’s such a juxtaposition to see the wildlife and the […]

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:26:00 +0000

“It’s such a juxtaposition to see the wildlife and the wilderness, then there’s just industrialisation”

Sea Shepherd are now in the thick of their campaign to expose the mega industrial trawlers wiping out the base of the food chain in the Southern Ocean.

All I feel I can really do is observe this as yet another layer of runaway absurdity and…

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joethedoomer posted an update: Take that, straight of Hormuz. We won't need your […]

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:37:17 +0000

Take that, straight of Hormuz. We won’t need your stinkin’ oil soon enough 🤪

joethedoomer posted an update: A car free paradise perhaps?

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:27:56 +0000

A car free paradise perhaps?

https://youtu.be/XdgR5x7UGps?si=2TZtiAj1m27TpS52

Jack posted an update: “When the last of the tankers from the Gulf unloads its […]

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:29:48 +0000

“When the last of the tankers from the Gulf unloads its cargo – sometime in the next week – Europe will have just days before its worst ever fuel shortages occur.”

Tim Watkins’ latest missive paints a pretty grim and imminent picture:

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A Great Reset of sorts

The current shock is an order of magnitude greater than the shock caused by the 1979 Iranian revolution.

joethedoomer posted an update:

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:13:59 +0000

Jack posted an update: ...at last

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:14:40 +0000

…at last

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No way out

My recent conversation on the EIM podcast

Jack posted an update: James is back with another fascinating conversation […]

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:29:34 +0000

James is back with another fascinating conversation on matters spiritual and magickal as they pertain to the material plain to which we’re glued for whatever sliver of time. Joe learned the word “telos” and James entertained us with his Rider Waite Tarot deck. We all like Marmite. Somehow we didn’t talk about the war. This recording is…

Jack posted an update: Peeps really have no clue about the predicaments we’re in. […]

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:46:19 +0000

Peeps really have no clue about the predicaments we’re in. It feels like we’re about to get some stronger clues, yet it’ll still doubtless be denied…or perhaps it’ll all somehow limp on, just a lot more expensive.

Jack posted an update: "Since 2019, more than 11,596 Starlinks have been […]

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:21:41 +0000

“Since 2019, more than 11,596 Starlinks have been launched. Of those, more than 1,500 have already reentered the atmosphere as SpaceX retires older satellites to make room for newer models. Each re-entry deposits about 30 kg of aluminum oxide into the upper atmosphere–an uncontrolled chemistry experiment on a planetary scale.”

Yay humans!

From …

joethedoomer posted an update: Since I made a clip to share the funny beard man's […]

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:57:09 +0000

Since I made a clip to share the funny beard man’s comments about bum wiping, I noticed that made almost half my YouTube clips about matters fecal.

FYI 😂

https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx50hr2vDyQ9PDUkk-xT0FZfrYHsHVFIBX?si=PGv2sBXfYBBO3sXG

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joethedoomer posted an update: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxPg4XB5zbqoIncmCX1t1oYsXjd75nO2LT […]

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:48:36 +0000

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxPg4XB5zbqoIncmCX1t1oYsXjd75nO2LT?si=5T7Mo_4pJmMp_HRy

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joethedoomer posted an update: https://winteroak.org.uk/2026/03/11/the-demented-drive-to-ind […]

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:13:29 +0000

https://winteroak.org.uk/2026/03/11/the-demented-drive-to-industrial-lies/comment-page-1/#comments

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The demented drive to industrial lies

by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here It has now been eight years since I set out, in some detail, the utter absurdity of the oft-heard suggestion that there is something “fascist”…

Jack posted an update: James from Hermitix reviews Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:14:00 +0000

James from Hermitix reviews Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban

Jack posted an update: In which episode we have a brilliant conversation […]

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:40:55 +0000

In which episode we have a brilliant conversation with special guest Tim Watkins whose blog Consciousness of Sheep is essential reading. We cover the multiple absurdities of our collapsing industrial societies, common delusions about energy, lack of governance, the con job that is money, the long descent and all that good stuff.

Our…

joethedoomer posted an update: From Bogna Konior's The Dark Forest Theory of The […]

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:12:31 +0000

From Bogna Konior’s The Dark Forest Theory of The Internet, quoting Liu Cixin.

We cant stop the barp 😂

joethedoomer posted an update: 🤬🤬🤬

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:26:19 +0000

🤬🤬🤬

Jack posted an update: This is just the pits. The worst episode ever of […]

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:20:53 +0000

This is just the pits. The worst episode ever of any podcast. If you heard a worse one than this, please let us know by post.

You might at least enjoy the starling story in our latest barp though:

Jack posted an update: I’m just back from the outer suburbs to see a magnificent […]

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:25:24 +0000

I’m just back from the outer suburbs to see a magnificent murmuration.

This video doesn’t do it justice but it gives you an idea. There must’ve been tens of thousands of starlings. I wasn’t prepared for the scale or the proximity.

At the end, they all poured like liquid from a bucket into the reed beds towards the bottom left of the frame. The…

Jack posted an update: Book review by James from Hermitix of The Fire Sermon by Darren Allen:

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:14:09 +0000

Book review by James from Hermitix of The Fire Sermon by Darren Allen:

Jack posted an update: We were very privileged to host a very erudite […]

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:23:07 +0000

We were very privileged to host a very erudite and entertaining guest in the person of James, presenter of the Hermitix podcast and Metanomad Blog. Definitely barping above our weight.

Our latest barpathon:

joethedoomer posted an update: Teehee

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Teehee

Jack posted an update: In which episode we struggle to stay focused on the […]

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:50:11 +0000

In which episode we struggle to stay focused on the topic, as always. We digress to another topic, hauntology, about which we know nothing, as always, and then attempt to address the idea of nostalgia for the future which Joe may or may not have made up but which we’re both incapable of addressing head on, as usual.

Today’s barp:

Jack posted an update: Ugh

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:50:28 +0000

Ugh

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The age of slop

Folks sharing AI slop likely do so in good faith, since it fits their preexisting beliefs

Jack posted an update: The UK has been shrouded in a blanket of grey cloud and […]

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:17:53 +0000

The UK has been shrouded in a blanket of grey cloud and rain for weeks on end.

At last, we’ve had some direct sunshine over the last few days and reacquainted ourselves with the phenomenon of the shadow.

There’s also been another noticeable phenomenon, an extension of the Leon’s Sun discussions we’ve been having over recent years:

When I’ve been…

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Have You Clocked The White Hot Silvery Sunshine? – Jack Lowe

Jack posted an update: Cool mini series underway for Sea Shepherd’s latest […]

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:16:08 +0000

Cool mini series underway for Sea Shepherd’s latest campaign as they set off from Auckland to Antarctica. They’re very good at communicating their activities IMO.

Three episodes published so far (each one’s only 10-12 mins long)…

https://seashepherd.org/dac-exclusive/

…something I’d love to have done in another life, so I watch on…

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joethedoomer posted an update: Beckwith is a twit. https://youtu.be/LuVOM067OOo?si=4MEl1q15v0cYwA8o

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:15:18 +0000

Beckwith is a twit.

https://youtu.be/LuVOM067OOo?si=4MEl1q15v0cYwA8o

Jack posted an update: To be honest, I can't even find any meaningful […]

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:56:58 +0000

To be honest, I can’t even find any meaningful boundary between me, my mind, the mind, mind, body, world, consciousness, the sun, a Transit van, the universe.

It’s enough to drive anyone crazy. Who thinks this is fun?

Yesterday’s barp:

Jack posted an update: James Hermitix speaking to Bogna Konior and her book is

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:18:29 +0000

James Hermitix speaking to Bogna Konior and her book is here

A very interesting listen IMHO:

joethedoomer posted an update: https://consciousnessofsheep.co.uk/2026/02/05/more-thermodynamic-drag/

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:46:18 +0000

https://consciousnessofsheep.co.uk/2026/02/05/more-thermodynamic-drag/

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More thermodynamic drag

Even net zero is opening up new targets for criminal gangs

Jack posted an update: From spaceweather dot com: A new study just published in […]

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:32:14 +0000

From spaceweather dot com:

A new study just published in the journal Space Weather describes a “super plasma bubble” that appeared in Earth’s upper atmosphere during a minor geomagnetic storm. Normally, plasma bubbles stay near the equator. In this case, a surprising surge of electric fields lifted the ionosphere, allowing the bubble to grow…

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Just a moment...

Jack posted an update: What's The Matter With Men Part TwoWe had a guest on! […]

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:54:48 +0000

What’s The Matter With Men Part Two

We had a guest on!

Our mate Petra in Aus who’s a bona fide academic with a bit of a clue about feminism joined us to bring some perspective to our chat about patriarchy and the status of women. Or was it a bit of well needed couples therapy?

Apologies in advance for anyone hoping for more insights into the…

Jack posted an update: What's the common retort you hear from the average […]

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:41:37 +0000

What’s the common retort you hear from the average person who encounters any reality based discourse about the terrifying predicament of our beautiful (as was) planet and ecosystem? What’s the most common reply you hear from someone when you point out that solar power and windmills are just a continuation of ecocide by other means?

“Don’t you…

Jack posted an update: A particularly pertinent final 90 seconds in this episode […]

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:08:55 +0000

A particularly pertinent final 90 seconds in this episode of The Duran on a topic that’s getting harder to avoid mentioning:

Jack posted an update: My main concern about our first barp of the year is that […]

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:29:55 +0000

My main concern about our first barp of the year is that we didn’t mention MERCH or BAREFOOT SHOES enough:

Jack posted an update: How maddening is this?Ahead of our second season of […]

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:58:56 +0000

How maddening is this?

Ahead of our second season of Radio EIM we’ve been total sheeple and made a whole line of maddening merch just like all the other barpers!

joethedoomer posted an update: You just can't make this shit […]

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:28:29 +0000

You just can’t make this shit up

https://youtu.be/LVbXI3RTm9E?si=5aK_TN_VzdyA3TTZ

Jack posted an update: I stumbled across this by Laurie Anderson the other […]

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:09:52 +0000

I stumbled across this by Laurie Anderson the other day, which I found mesmerising:

Jack posted an update: I’m just learning that there’s a water emergency in […]

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:59:20 +0000

I’m just learning that there’s a water emergency in South East England at the mo where it’s been predicted for a long time that there will be a fresh water problem (which I’ve yet to see mentioned).

Reading through the reports from upset people is instructive. And one of the complainants is the owner of a cussing golf course, so will be a…

Jack posted an update: See what I mean? We just paused a programme on Channel 4 […]

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:52:28 +0000

See what I mean? We just paused a programme on Channel 4 and this came up as the splash screen:

Jack posted an update: Whether it’s on billboards or opening Spotify, the […]

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:29:20 +0000

Whether it’s on billboards or opening Spotify, the establishment really wants me to be the meat more than ever…

…it’s almost as if we’re preparing to go to war on a grander scale or something.

joethedoomer posted an update: And the sub heading thingmypoop

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:17:17 +0000

And the sub heading thingmypoop

Jack posted an update: On another (related) note, it’s been occurring to me that […]

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 16:19:40 +0000

On another (related) note, it’s been occurring to me that when I read Breaking Together by Jem Bendell (I know, I know) in 2023, he described all the reasons why full-on collapse would be underway by 2028.

It made a lot of sense at the time and I’m sure much of it still would if I were to reread it.

Even in 2023, it felt like there was still…

Jack posted an update: Watkins on the gathering gloom

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:10:21 +0000

Watkins on the gathering gloom

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Gathering gloom

2026 looks set to continue the negative trends that I identified this time last year

D posted an update: Wanted to wish our little clutch of humans around […]

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 02:13:14 +0000

Wanted to wish our little clutch of humans around this virtual campfire the best possible new years. Such a wish can seem fatuous, given who this group is and what we know, but I suppose there is still a window for growth, maybe revelation, given what we know is really happening, and what’s coming.

I turned 50 in 2020. That year and every…

joethedoomer posted an update: But in the meantime, this book looks good. Can't go […]

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 16:14:05 +0000

But in the meantime, this book looks good. Can’t go wrong with Morris Berman. Book review by Paul Cudenec.

https://winteroak.org.uk/2025/12/27/breaking-free-from-this-modern-hell/

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Breaking free from this modern hell

A book review by Paul Cudenec, who reads it here “I regard modern society as shabby, tawdry, and incredibly stupid; destructive and self-destructive beyond belief”. [1] So writes Mauric…