#decimation

But what about a 6 year old little boy at the park with his parents, and all of the sudden, his parents are dusted, he's an orphan, and by the time they're back, hes already 11, and they might not even be able to find him?

Imagine turning into dust while watching your kid, coming back in a matter of seconds, disoriented, and you have no idea where he is, and people are telling you it's been five years. Where is your child?

Anyways. Here's the fic if you were curious. Go cry.

2 am angsty X-Men edit because Nightcrawler and Wolverine make me weep.

Endings

2005's X-Factor Vol.3 #1* (LGY : #150) cover by Ryan Sook an José Villarrubia.

Imagine if we were at war with a foreign power that bombed most of the federal buildings in Washington, destroying the records and functions of those departments and killing millions of federal workers – bombs falling on Health and Human Services, on the Justice Department, the Department of Interior, Veterans Affairs, incendiary devices burning down the servers on which great reams of valuable information, created with expertise at great expense (paid for by you and me) to serve the public with records of what has happened, how money has moved around, vital information on health, climate, science, education.

Imagine that this enemy regime had appointed its own soldiers to run these departments as part of the invasion and destruction, and they were clearly intent on running them into the ground, violating laws, abusing or eliminating skilled and experienced staff, on crashing the system. Like the Nazis in Paris circa 1940. The latest email I got from the Democrats declares, "They want to weaken Social Security piece by piece until it’s broken beyond repair — and they think no one will notice." Disinformation expert Renee DiResta writes: "Two weeks ago, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood in front of the press and declared victory. Not against any foreign adversary, but over the remnants of the Global Engagement Center (GEC), a small office within the State Department tasked with tracking foreign propaganda. In reality, Rubio’s act is more accurately viewed as yet another step in a broader campaign to dismantle America’s capacity to detect and respond to foreign influence operations." And although the press has largely stopped covering DOGE, its rampage continues--

According to a new report by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) in collaboration with the University of Exeter, global GDP could contract by 50% between 2070 and 2090 if climate change remains unchecked. This is not an abstract environmental warning; it is a projection based on rigorous financial risk assessments.

Actuaries are among the most conservative and data-driven financial professionals in the world. Their calculations underpin trillions of dollars in insurance pricing, pension fund allocations, and investment decisions. If they are warning of an impending financial catastrophe, why is the broader economic community not taking it seriously?

Actuaries: “Planetary Insolvency” Looms Without Urgent Action

actuaries.org.uk/document-library/thought-leadership/thought-leadership-campaigns/climate-papers/planetary-solvency-finding-our-balance-with-nature/

In the newly published report, Planetary Solvency – Finding Our Balance with Nature, the IFoA and the University of Exeter make a stark declaration:

“The risk of Planetary Insolvency looms unless we act decisively. Without immediate policy action to change course, catastrophic or extreme impacts are eminently plausible, which could threaten future prosperity.”

For decades, economic models have downplayed the risks of climate change, treating damages as incremental rather than systemic. But the severity and frequency of extreme events are already beyond model projections—threatening mass mortality, economic collapse, and widespread conflict if we fail to act.

These findings reinforce actuaries’ latest warnings: the global economy is not prepared for climate-driven shocks. The mainstream financial world still treats these risks as distant possibilities—but the data suggests otherwise. A 50% GDP collapse is not just a worst-case scenario; it's a plausible outcome unless we change course immediately.