UPDATE ON NORDSTREAM PIPELINE SABOTAGE ARREST OF A UKRAINIAN CITIZEN:
"Nord Stream had long been controversial
for allowing Russian gas to bypass eastern European transit routes and
for leaving Germany overly reliant on cheap energy from Moscow. After
Russia launched its Ukraine invasion in February 2022, Western powers
imposed sanctions on Moscow, which then switched off the gas flow in
Nord Stream 1, while Nord Stream 2 never started operations.
Then,
in September 2022, seismic institutes reported underwater blasts and four
gas leaks were discovered off the Danish island of Bornholm, as gas
spewed to the surface. Two of the leaks were in Denmark's exclusive
economic zone and two in Sweden's.
A spokesman for the Warsaw district prosecutor's office, Piotr Antoni
Skiba, told the BBC that proceedings had begun against a suspect from
Pruszkow named as Volodymr Z.
Nord Stream 2 a 'dangerous geopolitical weapon'
August 22, 2021
Germany's
chancellor has met with the Ukrainian president as the completion of
the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline complicates relations. Ukraine currently
makes billions for allowing Russian gas to transit the country.
Ukrainian diver is hauled
into court in Poland over claims he took part in devastating undersea
bomb attack on Nord Stream gas pipeline
By ADAM POGRUND, TRAINEE REPORTER Ukrainian diver is hauled
into court in Poland over claims he took part in devastating undersea
bomb attack on Nord Stream gas pipeline
No one has ever taken responsibility for explosions that severely damaged pipelines carrying gas from Russia
to Europe in September 2022, marking a major escalation in the Ukraine
conflict and ramping up an energy supply crisis on the continent
MOSCOW
(Reuters) -Russia said on Monday that its military was analysing
whether or not the United States would supply Tomahawk cruise missiles
to Ukraine for strikes deep into Russia, a step that Russian officials
say could trigger a steep escalation. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said
on Sunday that Washington was considering a Ukrainian request to obtain
Tomahawks. President Donald Trump has not made a final decision, and
he has been wary of escalating the Ukraine war into a direct confrontat
The
American people have taken a not-so-chill view of the president
deploying the military to police the nation’s cities. “If Donald Trump
thinks that potentially sending in the National Guard into cities like
Portland is a winning political issue, the polling says you’re wrong,
Mr. President!” CNN data guru Harry Enten told viewers Monday. Trump has
railed against what he describes, without providing evidence, as
threats from “domestic terrorists” in Oregon’s largest city.
Pete
Hegseth is crumbling under the pressure of leading the Pentagon. The
defense secretary—who prefers the moniker “Secretary of War”—is being
described by staffers as “manic,” erupting into fits of rage and
tumultuous tirades, the Daily Mail reported on Monday. While he has
reportedly always been temperamental, two staffers claim the former Fox
News star’s mental state has reached new, frenzied heights after the
assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month.
TAIPEI
(Reuters) -Taiwan will not agree to a deal with the United States for
half of all semiconductor production to take place in the country, the
island's top tariff negotiator said on Wednesday after returning home.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick told U.S. television network
News Nation over the weekend that Washington's pitch to Taiwan would be a
50-50 split in making chips, the vast majority of which are now made on
the island. Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun, who is leading
When
a federal judge rebuked the Trump administration’s use of the military
in Los Angeles earlier this month, he included a little-noticed but
shocking footnote.
President
Trump has been using the Department of Defense and the Department of
Justice to pursue his political enemies, and the departments should be
renamed the Department of War and the Department of Revenge,
respectively.
MOSCOW
(Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that there were "many" people
living in Ukraine's southern regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv who wanted to
"link their fate to Russia" but were afraid to speak out. Kremlin
spokesman Dmitry Peskov, responding to a hypothetical question about
what would happen if people in those regions were allowed to vote on
whether to become part of Russia, provided no evidence in support of his
statement.
QAnon shaman sues Trump for $40 trillion and targets Musk, T-Mobile and Warner Bros in rambling lawsuit
The phrase "All Hail the Technocracy" is the cover title of a special issue of
WIRED
magazine published in late September 2025. The phrase uses a satirical,
ironic tone to critique the tech industry's relationship with the Trump
administration. It has also become a topic of discussion on related
news and video platforms.
Context of the WIRED article
The article focuses on the tech industry's alleged capitulation to or "embrace" of the Trump administration.
It
explores how the industry's alignment with a political figure it once
seemed to transcend raises questions about its ideological shift toward
"profit at all costs".
The
phrase "All Hail the Technocracy" is meant to be provocative,
suggesting a form of governance where unelected technical experts hold
power, a concept that critics fear would lead to an authoritarian state.
Historical and modern interpretations of technocracy
Beyond the WIRED cover, the term "technocracy" has a longer history and several modern interpretations.
Early 20th-century movement
During
the Great Depression, a social movement led by engineers like Howard
Scott briefly gained traction in the U.S. and Canada.
This
movement proposed that economic problems were too complex for
politicians and should be managed by technical experts. It advocated
replacing the "price system" with a system based on energy metrics.
The movement eventually faded but continued to exist in smaller organizations.
Modern political context
In
a broader sense, a technocracy is any system where decisions are
primarily made by individuals with specialized knowledge and data-based
evidence, rather than by elected officials.
Today,
the term is often used critically to describe governments that appoint
unelected experts to lead key departments, a practice seen in countries
like Singapore and, at times, in European nations facing economic
crises.
In
the current political climate, some argue that the rise of AI and big
data, combined with a decline in mainstream political engagement, is
renewing discussions about the role of technocracy in society.
The phrase as a contemporary criticism The
use of "All Hail the Technocracy" functions as a modern-day critique,
combining the concept of expert rule with an implied authoritarian
salute ("All Hail"). It reflects concerns about the growing influence of
tech companies and their leaders over government and society,
potentially at the expense of democratic accountability
