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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot</p>
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</div><p></p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Press" rel="tag">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/SocialMedia" rel="tag">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Amoc" rel="tag">#<span>Amoc</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Shutdown" rel="tag">#<span>Shutdown</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateCatastrophe</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/BillionaireClass" rel="tag">#<span>BillionaireClass</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/DeathCult" rel="tag">#<span>DeathCult</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/be1a32fe-d007-453b-b860-08501e0a273d/a-billionaire-death-cult-has-its-fingers-around-humanity-s-throat.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:17:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/be1a32fe-d007-453b-b860-08501e0a273d.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:39:48 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to “A billionaire death cult has its fingers around humanity’s throat. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:26:53 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gimulnautti%40mastodon.green">@<span>gimulnautti</span></a></span> </p><p>Yes! “Oh fuck” indeed! </p><p>Very scary <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f61f.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--worried" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😟" alt="😟" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://expressional.social/ap/users/116183188845777834/statuses/116466988687898140</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://expressional.social/ap/users/116183188845777834/statuses/116466988687898140</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[grumpyoldfart@expressional.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:26:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to “A billionaire death cult has its fingers around humanity’s throat. on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:04:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gimulnautti%40mastodon.green" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>gimulnautti</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/grumpyoldfart%40expressional.social" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>GrumpyOldFart</span></a></span> You’re going to want to migrate seasonally.  Big portions of southern Europe already broil in the summer with hundreds of heat-related deaths.  There will be a point in the near future where the heat and humidity will combine to create days that are literally incompatible with human life — sweating won’t save you, and the heat will cook you.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/JustinDerrick/statuses/116459351126042781</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/JustinDerrick/statuses/116459351126042781</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinderrick@mstdn.ca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:04:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to “A billionaire death cult has its fingers around humanity’s throat. on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:57:38 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/grumpyoldfart%40expressional.social">@<span>GrumpyOldFart</span></a></span> Oh, fuck.</p><p>I guess I have to start planning for retirement in southern Europe. Finland will become arctic tundra without <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AMOC" rel="tag">#<span>AMOC</span></a></p><p>Definitely should start directing the next generation towards moving to the south at least.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/amoc" rel="tag">#<span>amoc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Nordics" rel="tag">#<span>Nordics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ClimateChange" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116458616170019668</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116458616170019668</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[gimulnautti@mastodon.green]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:57:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to “A billionaire death cult has its fingers around humanity’s throat. on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:58:16 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/grumpyoldfart%40expressional.social">@<span>GrumpyOldFart</span></a></span> <br /> "billions v the billionaires"<br />A phrase that could go far.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/Andii/statuses/116458382751146133</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/Andii/statuses/116458382751146133</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[andii@mas.to]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:58:16 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>