DOOMATES 🧯 | February Edition ❄️

Hey there, Doomate!

Hey there, Doomate!

Love is in the air this month—or maybe that’s just excess CO₂ 🤔. Either way, February is serving up its usual mix of performative concern and outright climate betrayal.

This month, we bring you a love letter from Myron Ebell to his one true passion —climate denial— a peek inside the AI Summit’s empty promises, and a fresh round of Doom Bingo to track the latest disasters, corporate betrayals, and political gaslighting. Pour yourself a drink 🥃 —this love story doesn’t have a happy ending.

🪐 Astro-Doom

The Ebell Effect

As February rolls in, it’s hard not to feel the chill of Myron Ebell’s birthday on the 16th, a man whose denial of climate science continues to ripple through time. This month, you might feel the pull to bury your head in the snow (assuming it hasn’t all melted ⛄️), avoiding inconvenient truths in favour of comforting distractions —whether it's dismissing that odd noise your car makes or convincing yourself that single-use plastics are "basically recyclable"🥤.

But the stars have a different plan. February nudges you toward radical honesty, forcing you to look beyond comforting fictions and into the harsh light of reality. Let Ebell's legacy serve as a reminder: denial may be cozy, but it never lasts. So, this month, shed the denial, embrace the facts, and remember— truth, no matter how uncomfortable, is always in season 🌨️.

💌 Valentine’s Day

(Brought to you by Exxon)

Ah, Valentine’s Day. A time for love, devotion, and—if you’re Myron Ebell—an undying romance with rising temperatures 🌡️. You see, back in the day, Ebell wrote an actual article titled "Love Global Warming," proving that nothing fuels passion quite like an oil-soaked paycheck 💵. Backed by ExxonMobil and the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Ebell spent decades whispering sweet nothings about “scientific uncertainty” into policymakers' ears—stalling action, spreading doubt, and ensuring his bank account stayed as warm as the planet.

Inspired by his deep and lucrative love affair with climate denial, we might’ve taken the concept a little too far. So, in honor of the man who thinks melting ice caps are kinda sexy, here’s a love letter straight from Myron to his one true love:

My Dearest Global Warming,

From the moment CO₂ levels began to rise, I knew you were the one.

They say love is blind, and trust me, I see nothing wrong with what we have. Not the disappearing coastlines, not the biodiversity collapse, and certainly not the irrefutable science that I’ve been generously compensated to ignore.

Let them all panic—I’ll be here, fanning the flames of our eternal passion.

Forever yours (as long as the checks keep coming),

— Myron

🤖 The AI Summit: Ethics Optional

So, this month in Paris, the third global AI Summit took place—where political leaders, tech CEOs, and self-proclaimed experts gathered to talk about AI’s big impact on the world 🌎. A shiny group of 60 signatories even put their names on a “Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable AI for People and the Planet,” supposedly aligning AI with progress towards the SDGs. Sounds nice, right? Except for the US and the UK, who straight-up refused to sign. No surprises there—after all, US Vice-President Vance recently called for a "hands-off" approach. Which, coincidentally, is also how Big Tech approaches accountability 🤑.

Meanwhile, back in the real world, the same tech companies who claim to care about the future are cozying up with Big Oil and the military. 😲 TotalEnergies teamed up with Google to use AI for digging up more fossil fuels, and BP is using it to speed up their oil-hungry decisions. Oh, and let’s not forget—February also marked the month when Google quietly dropped its promise to avoid using AI for military and surveillance. So, let’s call it: these tech companies don’t give a damn about ethics.

🎲 Game On

Ready for a Bingo to track the year’s most predictable disasters? Let’s see how many squares we can check off this month ✅—though we’re really hoping we don’t complete the whole card. We’re rooting for a quieter month ahead (but not holding our breath).

What gives this month a 2025 feel?

🫵 Call to Action

Ready to hit the big corporations where it hurts? 🥾 On February 28, take a stand against the rollback of DEI initiatives by not buying a thing. No fast food, no gas, no Amazon (no matter how tempting that limited edition cat-themed waffle maker is). Just a full day of proving we, the people, have the real power when we stop buying stuff. Good luck!

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