Meanwhile in Hawai'i

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/utter-devastation-lala-turns-hawaii-upside-down-spares-some/

‘Utter Devastation’: Lala Turns Hawaiʻi Upside Down, Spares Some

Even as the hurricane settled into a tropical storm, it bore down across the island chain, hitting rural Big Island harder than other areas.

Oh, and how and why?

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/how-is-climate-change-shaping-tropical-storm-lala/

How Is Climate Change Shaping Tropical Storm Lala?

Warmer ocean temperatures play a role in the strength of storms.

Hurricanes get their energy from convection, or latent heat. “When you go from a high-energy state of vapor to a lower energy state of liquid, you release heat, and that heat is what fuels hurricanes,” she said. “With climate change, you have warmer oceans, and therefore the potential to get stronger storms.” 

Three of the five named storms that have made landfall in Hawai‘i over the last 67 years — Hurricane Dot in 1959, Hurricane Iniki in 1992, Tropical Storm Iselle in 2014, Tropical Storm Darby in 2016 and Tropical Storm Olivia in 2018 — have occurred in the last decade. Climate modeling done in 2016 predicted a significant rise in the number of hurricanes near Hawaiʻi in the coming decades.

Another reality that runs counter to the propaganda narratives spread by the US Empire and its media?

https://www.mintpressnews.com/iran-eliminates-us-strategic-targets-as-yemens-shock-offensive-dismantles-israeli-scheme/291085/

Iran Eliminates US Strategic Targets As Yemen’s Shock Offensive Dismantles Israeli Scheme

And to think, I was on this airline and in this area just a couple of weeks back.

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/2-american-airlines-jets-nearly-collide-after-flight-number-mix-up-controller-prevents-disaster/ar-AA2afk1B

2 American Airlines jets nearly collide after flight number mix-up, controller prevents disaster

If you live in middle white America - still don't believe in Climate Change?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/general/hundreds-evacuated-states-of-emergency-and-expanding-concern-as-central-indiana-flood-disaster-continues-weather-impact-updates/ar-AA2a2zYf

Hundreds evacuated, states of emergency and expanding concern as central Indiana flood disaster continues | Weather impact updates

A FRAYING EMPIRE

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Social Movements, and 'social media'.

Yes there is a connection. And one could even suggest, there's a relationship.

https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/15/its-time-for-movements-to-rethink-social-media/

I'd argue that as long as such media is in the control of the American Empire (and its owners), it will be extremely hard for any movement (be is socialist, progressive, environmental, anti-capitalist, some or all or others), to really do what is necessary past connection. 

Namely organization and movement.

Probably the two best summaries about where we as a species have been, and needs to happen before it's too late.

By too late, I mean the coming climate collapse. You know, things like this.

https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/13/a-dying-west-is-eating-its-children-yet-we-still-cant-imagine-life-without-capitalism/

Note that's it's from a largely 'Western' point of view.

https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/08/11/where-is-the-left-jordanian-communist-leader-reflects-on-the-challenges-facing-the-progressive-camp/

Perhaps coincidentally, not a largely 'Western' point of view.