Punching Upwards

How did the Trump government manage to capture the Venezuelan head of state in Caracas? And where they allowed to do so? Your won’t hear the correct answer to that question from the legacy media. Punching Upwards , Episode 18 for 11 January 2026 Topics: Politics / Trumpism 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen , Fadi Mansour and Evgeny Kuznetsov for subscribi...

An overview of the background and the history of the War in Ukraine. Plus some analysis of what will happen next. Does peace between Russia and Ukraine have a chance at all? Punching Upwards , Episode 17 for 4 January 2026 Topics: Politics / War in Ukraine 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen , Fadi Mansour and Evgeny Kuznetsov for subscribing to the podcast...

After the Graham Linehan debacle, London’s Metropolitan Police is now set to stop arresting people for non-crime hate incidents. This policy obviously was a bad idea in the first place. Punching Upwards , Episode 16 for 28 December 2025 Topics: Politics / Free Speech 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen , Fadi Mansour and Evgeny Kuznetsov for subscribing to...

A recent patent application that made the news in Germany looks suspiciously like someone with chatbot delusion tried to vibe code a threat to NATO’s nuclear deterrence strategy. Punching Upwards , Episode 15 for 21 December 2025 Topic: Technology / Artificial Intelligence 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen , Fadi Mansour and Evgeny Kuznetsov for subscribi...

The EU still wants to read through every digital message every one of its citizens ever sends. After some pushback, the newest idea is that platforms should now do the dirty work for the police. Punching Upwards , Episode 14 for 14 December 2025 Topic: Privacy / Crypto Wars 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen , Fadi Mansour and Evgeny Kuznetsov for subscribing to the podcas...

How a programming mistake in an avionics software update combined with a stray neutron from outer space to take down the best-selling passenger jet in the world. And no, it wasn’t a solar flare! Punching Upwards , Episode 13 for 7 December 2025 Topic: Aviation 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen , Fadi Mansour and Evgeny Kuznetsov for subscribing to the podcast on Substack...

There is a big difference between the German freedom to have an opinion and actual freedom of speech in the American sense, as a new report on the German state’s speech crackdown clearly illuminates. Punching Upwards , Episode 12 for 30 November 2025 Topic: Politics / Free Speech 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen and Fadi Mansour for subscribing to the podcast on Substack...

On 4 November, an MD-11 cargo plane operated by UPS crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, killing fourteen people. We know that the airplane lost its left engine on take-off. But why did that happen? Punching Upwards , Episode 11 for 23 November 2025 Topic: Aviation / UPS Flight 2976 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen and Fadi Mansour for subscribing to the podcast on Substack...

Canadian officials killed over 300 ostriches, a full year after they recovered from the avian flu they had suffered from. Out of pure bureaucratic spite. And the media did its best to cover it up. Punching Upwards , Episode 10 for 16 November 2025 Topic: Science / H5N1 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen and Fadi Mansour for subscribing to the podcast on Substack and suppor...

Norwegian public transport authority Ruter has discovered undocumented cell modems in electric buses built by Chinese company Yutong, which enable the manufacturer to turn the buses off remotely. Punching Upwards , Episode 9 for 9 November 2025 Topic: Infosec 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen for being the first paying subscriber to the show! I appreciate this immensely....

According to the Wall Street Journal, the 1X NEO is a $20,000 robot that does your chores. The problem is that NEO is really bad at it. And the thing actually isn’t a robot, either. Punching Upwards , Episode 8 for 2 November 2025 Topic: Technology / Artificial Intelligence 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Sir Galteran for supporting the show via Fountain.fm Sources * I Tried the First Humano...

The story of how European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plane was allegedly attacked by GPS jamming is a particularly egregious example of journalists not doing their job properly. Punching Upwards , Episode 7, for 26 October 2025 Topic: Aviation / War in Ukraine 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Sir Galteran for supporting the show via Fountain.fm ! Sources * Russia accused of s...

For now, the EU’s Chat Control legislation has been halted by German opposition. What is this new law? And why is it so dangerous? Punching Upwards , Episode 6 for 19 October 2025 Topic: Privacy / Crypto Wars 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Sources * Why chat control is so dangerous , Netzpolitik.org, 2021 * Chat Control: The EU Wants to Break Encryption & Germany Is The Deciding Factor , Tuta, 24 September 2...

The story of an IT consultant turned unwitting security researcher, who found a security vulnerability, reported it to the software vendor and instead of getting a reward got prosecuted for hacking Punching Upwards , Episode 5 for 12 October 2025 Topic: Infosec 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Sources * Tagesthemen report featuring Hendrik Heinle * heise online — Datenleck bei Modern Solution: Sicherheitslücke...

Drones have been sighted over several Danish airports and the country is in turmoil, coincidentally days before an EU summit to discuss drone defence spending. And nobody is asking questions. Punching Upwards , Episode 4 for 5 October 2025 Topics: Politics / War in Ukraine 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Drones / War / Denmark / Poland / Ukraine / Russia / EU / NATO / War in Ukraine Sources * The Bureau of In...

Israel’s War in Gaza has escalated the Middle Eastern conflict after the Hamas terrorist attacks of 7 October 2023 and has hardened political fronts — what side should you take in this conflict? Punching Upwards , Episode 3 for 28 September 2025 Topic: Politics / War in Gaza 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Sources * NBC News – IDF shows journalists raw footage of the October 7 Hamas terror attack * NBC News –...

Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was murdered in Utah last week while debating his political opponents on a university campus – what the reactions to his death mean for our society at large Punching Upwards , Episode 2 for 21 September 2025 Topics: Politics / Free Speech 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Sources * FOX 10 Phoenix – Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah Valley University * Charlie Kirk G...

IT Crowd creator Graham Linehan was arrested in the UK on charges of inciting violence – a look at his run-ins with British law and transgender activism and the free speech implications of his arrest Punching Upwards , Episode 1, for 14 September 2025 Topics: Politics / Free Speech 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Sources * Sky News – Graham Linehan arrest: Met Police chief says officers “in impossible positio...