Great News! Doomsday Clock Says We’re Closer Than Ever to Total Annihilation

As we discussed during our "Moment of Positivity" this morning, the Doomsday Clock has ticked the closest it has ever been to midnight, which is the predicted end of the world.

The Doomsday Clock, which is run by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, has been ticking away since 1947, when it analyzed world events to determine if humanity is in danger of wiping itself off the planet.

This week, the figurative clock struck 90 seconds to midnight, which is the closest it has ever been to "the end of the world." Researchers say several things prompted them to push the hands forward; for starters, the scientists are on edge because of "Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the increased risk of nuclear escalation."

They are also nervous about climate change, the likelihood of future infectious disease outbreaks and the "unabated" spread of disinformation.

The closest the hand was set to midnight was two minutes until 2020, when it was set to 100 seconds until midnight.

Climate change is also a factor. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists also says, ” The rise in emissions in 2022 accelerated the ongoing increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which will continue so long as emissions of carbon dioxide continue. Not only did weather extremes continue to plague diverse parts of the globe, but they were more evidently attributable to climate change.”

So, when was the clock the farthest from midnight? That was back in 1991 when the Cold War ended and the clock was set to 17 minutes to midnight. Ironically, the Bulletin noted that conditions today reflect "a time of nuclear danger not seen since the height of the Cold War."

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On Tuesday, Jan. 24, Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams announced the 23 nominees for the 95th Academy Awards at 8:30 a.m. ET. The presentation took place at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Tár and Top Gun: Maverick dominated nominations, with Everything Everywhere All at Once leading the nominations with 11.

The 95th Oscars will take place Sunday, March 12 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood with host Jimmy Kimmel. This will be Kimmel’s third time hosting, having hosted the Oscars in both 2017 and 2018. Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment are serving as executive producers and showrunners, with Weiss also directing the show for the eighth consecutive year. The awards can be watched live on ABC and televised in over 200 territories worldwide.

See the full list of nominations below:

Angela Bassett -- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Hong Chau -- The Whale

Kerry Condon -- The Banshees of Inisherin

Jamie Lee Curtis -- Everything Everywhere All At Once

Stephanie Hsu -- Everything Everywhere All At Once

Babylon

Black Panther

Elvis

Everything Everywhere

Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris

All Quiet On The Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Batman

Elvis

Top Gun: Marverick

All Quiet On The Western Front

Babylon

The Banshees of Inisherin

Everything Everywhere All At Once

The Fablemans

All Quiet On The Western Front

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Living

Top Gun: Maverick

Women Talking

The Banshees of Inisherin

Everything Everywhere All At Once

The Fablemans

Tar

Triangle of Sadness

An Irish Goodbye

Ivalu

Le Pupille

Night Ride

The Red Suitcase

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

The Sailor

Ice Merchants

My Year of Dicks

An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It

Brendan Gleeson -- The Banshees of Inisherin

Brian Tyree Henry -- Causeway

Judd Hirsh --The Fablemans

Barry Keoghan -- The Banshees of Inisherin

Ke Huy Quan -- Everything Everywhere All Once

"Applause"'

"Hold My Hand"

"Lift Me Up"

"Naatu Naatu"

"This Is A Life"

All That Breathes

All The Beauty And The Bloodshed

Fire of Love

House Made of Splinters

Navalny

The Elephant Whisperers

Haulout

How Do You Measure A Year?

The Martha Mitchell Effect

Stranger At The Gate

All Quiet On The Western Front

Argentina, 1985

Close

EO

The Quiet Girl

Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

Marcel The Shell With Shoes On

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

The Sea Beast

Turning Red

All Quiet On The Western Front

The Batman

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Elvis

The Whale

All Quiet On The Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

Babylon

Elvis

The Fablemans

The Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Tar

Top Gun: Maverick

All Quiet On The Western Front

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

Elvis

Empire of Light

Tar

All Quiet On The Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Batman

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Top Gun: Maverick

Austin Butler -- Elvis

Colin Farrell -- The Banshees of Inisherin

Brendan Fraser -- The Whale

Paul Mescal -- Aftersun

Bill Nighy -- Living

Cate Blanchett -- Tar

Ana de Armas -- Blonde

Andrea Riseborough --- To Leslie

Michelle Williams -- The Fablemans

Michelle Yeoh -- Everything Everywhere All At Once

The Banshees of Inisherin -- Martin McDonagh

Everything Everywhere All At Once -- Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

The Fablemans -- Steven Spielberg

Tar -- Todd Field

Triangle of Sadness -- Ruben Ostlund

All Quiet On The Western Front

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Banshees of Inisherin

Elvis

Everything Everywhere All At Once

The Fablemans

Tar

Top Gun: Maverick

Triangle of Sadness

Women Talking