Signs of the Collapse of Western Civilization

We here at Puggling were perusing The Internets recently and found some very disturbing things.  The downfall of civilization as we know it is coming soon and these are some of the reasons why:

1. People actually care about Spencer and Heidi.  At least enough for MTV to film it.  We don't even know why we are mentioning it.  Oh yeah.  The apocalypse.
2. Glenn Beck.  The dude is crazy.  Like Jack Nicholson in The Shining crazy.  'Nuff said.
3. The Snuggie.  How are these selling? Seriously.  It's a freaking blanket with holes in it.  There is no way someone should ever pay for this.  Nobody ever thought "gee, I love my blanket, but I wish I could wear it like a muumuu."
4. Isiah Thomas got hired to run something basketball related.  He has managed to kill one basketball league, squander the Indiana Pacers best years in decades, made the New York Knicks waste lots of money, and lose a sexual harassment lawsuit.  Good going FIU.
5. Pirates are the number one threat to America.  They have just been laying low for the past 200 years.  The next threat no one will ever expect...