#89 seconds

[art-eat3r]

We are 89 seconds to midnight, and yet I log on my computer and do my algebra two homework and then I'll crawl into bed and scroll Instagram because the world won't stop tomorrow and I have a test on Thursday.

[mause-is-a-mess]

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has officially declared it 89 seconds to midnight, the closest the doomsday clock has ever been. If you are capable, I would recommend reading this article for more information:

2025 Doomsday Clock Statement - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

It is 89 seconds to midnight.

My understanding and thoughts are under the cut.

So, for anyone who doesn't know, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists was originally founded to monitor the nuclear threat (mostly people formerly from the Manhatten project) and the clock was set to 3 minutes during world war 2 and I think 100 seconds during the cold war.

In 2022 it was set to 90 seconds.

Also they now have added climate change, biological threats, and disruptive technology to the list of threats to human civilization (along with the original nuclear risk).

89 seconds to midnight on the Doomsday clock is fucking terrifying. The Bulletin has said that it is not beyond saving and they sincerely hope that by next year they will be able to move the clock back and not forwards, however this will require significant change in the world. It will rely on those in power making merciful decisions and choosing to sit down and discuss things peacefully.

As Nelson Mandela, one of the founders, said: "The most powerful weapon in the world is to sit down and talk".

I'm scared. Truly and honestly I am scared. But there is nothing I can do other than keep living. Keep supporting those around me however I can and never shut up about the injustice in the world. We have got to just keep going.

[bi-disaster-bookworm]

Is anyone else feeling the existential dread over the doomsday clock? 89 seconds to midnight :/

[inc-immigrationnewscanada]

Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Global Catastrophe: 89 Seconds Until Midnight

In a chilling announcement that sends shockwaves through the global community, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its symbolic ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer than ever before to midnight – now standing at a mere 89 seconds away. This annual assessment signals an unprecedented level of danger to human civilization from a mix of existential threats including climate change, nuclear warfare,…

Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Global Catastrophe: 89 Seconds Until Midnight