Art of the Collapse, November 2024

It’s official: Deepfakes have made it impossible to trust anything we see online:

Meanwhile, there’s an election where both sides expect to be robbed:

Dad Decides It’s Time To Have 'The Talk' With Son About Rigged Elections

(Babylon Bee) - Local dad Dave Myers decided it was finally time to pull his teenage son aside this weekend and have "The Talk" with his son about the reality of rigged elections.

"Son, I need to talk to you about something serious and important. Do you…do you know where Presidents come from?" Myers asked his son Jordan. "Well, when a political party loves their candidate very much and wants to make that candidate the President of the United States, sometimes a near-omnipotent oligarchy with control of the media, entertainment industry, academia, the justice system, and billions of dollars will give the election a ‘special hug.' They close their eyes very tight, let the ballot harvesters do any leftover work that the brainwashing hasn't — and that's how Presidents are born!"

Jordan was seen groaning and covering his face with his hands. "DAAAAAAD. I already know where rigged elections come from. I watch TV, I don't need you to explain it to me, this is awkward."

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Adding to the ominous vibe, it rained a lot (I mean a lot) last month, and not all help was welcome:

FEMA Arrests Noah For Running Unauthorized Flood Rescue Operation

Babylon Bee - FEMA arrested Noah this week after they caught the prophet attempting to help rescue people afflicted by the floods.

"This is an unapproved rescue operation and we will not tolerate such behavior," FEMA Spokesman Randy Tarwater told the press. "We apprehended Noah and his so-called ‘ark' attempting to save human and animal lives. That's not what FEMA represents."

After Hurricane Helene annihilated entire communities, the Prophet Noah steered his ark into needy areas to help rescue stranded Americans. FEMA reportedly blocked the seer and told him his saving people was really getting in the way.

"I tried to bring a large shipment of food and water into Appalachia, but FEMA turned me back and told me if I tried to deliver any more supplies they'd arrest me," Noah said. "But I've never been one to take the directives of naysayers to heart so back I went! That's when a guy put me in handcuffs and hauled me away. FEMA even impounded my ark! I worked so hard on that thing."

As of publishing time, FEMA had confiscated all Noah's animals and auctioned them off to pay for another $50 billion to Ukraine.

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Now back to that shrinking trust horizon:

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Let’s end this post the way we started it, with AI: