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- 2 days ago1h 34m
PU 61: Trump Tanks His Party
Did Amelia Earhart crash at sea in 1937 or did she land on a tiny atoll in the middle of the Pacific? A recent expedition didn’t bring clarity, but instead the mystery remains as tantalising as ever.Punching Upwards, Episode 61 for 8 November 2026Topics: Politics / Trumpism🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* PU 51: Why Did the CIA Director Fly to Moscow?* PU 37: How Not to Report an Aviation Accident* PU 26: Trump Falls Into the Smart Bomb Trap* PU 21: The Death of Alex Pretti* PU 19: The Death of Renee Good* PU 11: What Happened to UPS Flight 2976?Sources* Well That Was a Disaster…, Tucker Carlson, 5 November 2026* Decision 2026: House Results, Senate Results, Governor Results, NBC News, 7 November 2026* Trump on midterm losses: “We would have won, if I was on the ballot”, Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, 4 November 2026* Propaganda, Edward L. Bernays, Horace Liveright, 1928The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe
- 1 weeks ago2h 26m
PU 60: The Amelia Earhart Mystery
Did Amelia Earhart crash at sea in 1937 or did she land on a tiny atoll in the middle of the Pacific? A recent expedition didn’t bring clarity, but instead the mystery remains as tantalising as ever.Punching Upwards, Episode 60 for 1 November 2026Topics: Aviation / Amelia Earhart🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!Sources* Searching for Amelia Earhart / Expedition Amelia, National Geographic, 20 October 2019* Amelia Earhart Expert Explains Why We’ll NEVER Find Her Plane, Facts Verse, 23 December 2025* The latest Amelia Earhart expedition and the mysterious object that sparked it, CBS News, 19 October 2026* New Earhart expedition planned, WTHR, 20 October 2026* Amelia Earhart’s letter to George Palmer Putnam on the day of their marriage, Amelia Earhart to George Palmer Putnam, Purdue University Archives, 7 February 1931* A New Attempt to Solve the Amelia Earhart Mystery, Fabian A. Scherschel, FAB INDUSTRIES, 4 July 2025* Is it a plane or a tree? Amelia Earhart expedition aims to solve mystery of disappearance, Oliver Holmes, The Guardian, 12 October 2026* Museum releases historical photos of island where Amelia Earhart may have crashed, Oliver Holmes, The Guardian, 16 October 2026* Is it her plane? Update expected on Amelia Earhart expedition, Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 October 2026* Search for Amelia Earhart’s plane continues after Taraia Object expedition on Nikumaroro rules out latest hypothesis, Purdue University, 18 October 2026* Amelia Earhart: Does photo show she died a Japanese prisoner?, The BBC, 6 July 2017* The Earhart Project, TIGHAR, 26 February 2024* The Bevington Object: What’s Past is Prologue, TIGHAR, 2 June 2017* Photo sleuthing by Seattle man backs up new Amelia Earhart search, Tom Banse, KUOW, 17 August 2019* One More Good Flight: The Amelia Earhart Tragedy, Ric Gillespie, U.S. Naval Institute Press, 17 September 2024* The Taraia Object: Amelia Earhart’s Aircraft?, Archaeological Legacy Institute, undated* Finding Amelia Earhart, Brian Dunning, Skeptoid Podcast, 31 January 2012* More Amelia Earhart Nonsense, Brian Dunning, Skeptoid Podcast, 20 March 2012* <a t
- 2 weeks ago1h 32m
PU 59: PHP2Shell
AI has found a very serious vulnerability in 70% of websites. Are we lucky here? Or will the world end because of it? In fact, AI has almost nothing to do with this story. Humans do, however.Punching Upwards, Episode 59 for 25 October 2026Topics: Infosec / Artificial Intelligence🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!Sources* A tale of two PHP remote vulnerabilities, Ryan Austin, Calif, 21 October 2026* PHP2Shell: AI uncovers critical RCE vulnerabilities affecting 70% of the Internet, Sagi Tzadik et al., Wiz, 21 October 2026* Today’s PHP Security Release, and How We’re Strengthening PHP Security, The PHP Foundation, 21 October 2026* Finding and Exploiting a 21-Year-Old Vulnerability in PHP, Ryan Austin, Calif, 1 May 2026* PHP Audit Complete!, OSTIF, 10 April 2025* PHP memory_limit remote vulnerability, Stefan Esser, Bugtraq, 13 July 2004* Exploiting the php , Bas Alberts, 18 August 2004 (archived copy)* Sicherheitsspezialist verlässt resigniert PHP-Security-Team, Daniel Bachfeld, heise online, 13 December 2006* PHP Security Specialist (Stefan Esser) Resigns, Darknet, 18 January 2007* Long variables in multipart/form-data cause OOM and temp files are not cleaned, jr@coredu.mp, PHP Bug Tracker, 28 November 2019* AI tools discovered the PHP vulnerability that could take down 70% of the internet. Now, the race is on to patch it before AI-powered hackers attack, Emily Forlini, Fortune, 21 October 2026* AI Just Found a Bug That Puts up to 70% of the World’s Websites at Risk, Robert McMillan, The Wall Street Journal, 21 October 2026* A.I. Discovered a Critical Security Flaw Underpinning Websites, Dustin Volz, The New York Times, 21 October 2026* Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble, Raphael Satter et al., Reuters, 21 October 2026* Wichtige PHP-Updates am 21. Oktober beheben Codeeinschleusung-Schwachstellen, Dr. Christopher Kunz, heise online, 21 October 2026* php2shell: Kritische Sicherheitslücken erlauben Codeeinschleusung in PHP, Dr. Christopher Kunz, heise online, 21 October 2026* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cve.org/CV
- 3 weeks ago1h 29m
PU 58: The Saudi War in Yemen
Who are the Houthis? Why do they have cruise missiles? And what is Saudi Arabia’s involvement in Yemen?Punching Upwards, Episode 58 for 18 October 2026Topics: Politics / War in Iran🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* PU 45: The Iran Peace Deal is Over* PU 41: The Iran Peace Deal* PU 36: Dire Straits of Hormuz* PU 26: Trump Falls Into the Smart Bomb TrapSources* “No Agenda” Is Over, FAB INDUSTRIES, 17 October 2026* A besieged city could shift the outcome of Yemen’s war, Reuters, 17 October 2026* Deadly Houthi missile attack on Yemeni presidential palace, The BBC, 15 October 2026* Saudi Arabia’s Disastrous, US-Backed War in Yemen Explained, Glenn Greenwald, 14 October 2026* Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for fresh missile strike on Aden airport, France 24, 17 October 2026* Houthis “shoot down” Saudi Typhoon, The Telegraph, 15 October 2026* Houthis Launch Deadly Attack on Yemen’s Presidential Palace, Breitbart, 16 October 2026* Foreign policy expert and strategist speaks on Gaza, Cuba, Yemen, China and more, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, 28 August 2026The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe
- Oct 11, 20261h 14m
PU 57: The Hanning Affair
The amazing story of how helping plot a kidnapping for a steakhouse fortune heiress brought down the former head of the German foreign intelligence service BND.Punching Upwards, Episode 57 for 11 October 2026Topics: Politics / Intelligence Services🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* PU 53: The AfD Wins Bigly* PU 51: Why Did the CIA Director Fly to Moscow?* PU 4: Drones over DenmarkSources* German ex-spy chief arrested for suspected espionage, treason, France 24, 6 October 2026* Germany arrests former intelligence chief over alleged spying, The Guardian, 6 October 2026* Ex-BND-Chef August Hanning verhaftet, Der Spiegel, 6 October 2026* August Hanning, WikiSpooks, undated* Neue Kritik am geplanten Machtzuwachs, TAZ, 7 October 2026* ECB has assessed that AS PNB Banka in Latvia was failing or likely to fail, European Central Bank, 15 August 2019* US Officials Accuse German Intelligence of Pre-Iraq War Failures, Der Spiegel, 20 March 2008* Fall um Block-Kinder: Ex-BND-Chef Hanning soll an fehlgeschlagenem Entführungsversuch beteiligt gewesen sein, Tagesspiegel, 8 November 2025* Der Block-Komplex und der schwere Verdacht gegen den Ex-BND-Präsidenten, Welt, 11 November 2025* Unternehmer verweigert Aussage: Eugen Block wirft Richterin im Prozess um seine Tochter Befangenheit vor, Tagesspiegel, 4 November 2025* Block-Prozess: Welche Rolle spielte der Alpakahof-Besitzer?, NTV, 27 October 2025* Die Zeugin, die Christina Block am nächsten stand, Die Zeit, 16 January 2026* Dänische Polizei warnte Christina Blocks Ex-Mann vor Mordanschlag auf ihn, Der Stern, 24 May 2025* Block-Prozess: Israeli hatte immer wieder Erinnerungslücken, Hamburger Abendblatt, 29 August 2025
- Oct 4, 20261h 41m
PU 56: The Abandonment of Justice
Do we really want mob justice instead of a fair justice system? The Lindsey Clancy and Cornell Seven cases would suggest our society is going that way.Punching Upwards, Episode 56 for 4 October 2026Topics: Politics🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* PU 50: Ignore Our Stupid New Law, Says the EU* PU 46: The Rebellion Against Flock Cameras* PU 43: The Vehicle Kill Switch Law* PU 16: Met Police to Stop Non-Crime Arrests* PU 1: The Arrest of Graham LinehanSources* Dr. K’s Take on the Linsay Clancy Case, Alok Kanojia, 12 September 2026* Cornell Students Declared Guilty, Punished by Online Mob Justice, Glenn Greenwald, 30 September 2026* NYT Publishes More Contradictory Evidence on Cornell Case, Glenn Greenwald, 2 October 2026* Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder case, after jury deadlocks, The BBC, 4 September 2026* The Lindsay Clancy Trial: A Cruel, Insensitive, and Out-of-Touch Prosecution, Serpa Law Office, 9 September 2026* Lindsay Clancy murder trial has divided US on whether she’s victim or criminal, The BBC, 5 September 2026* Lindsay Clancy holdout juror says he had no doubt she deliberately killed her children, The BBC, 18 September 2026* Lindsay Clancy begged for help before her children’s killings, mother-in-law testifies, The BBC, 18 August 2026* Judge denies defense motion to declare Lindsay Clancy not guilty of murder, The Guardian, 1 October 2026* Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened, The New York Times, 28 September 2026* How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Action, The New York Times, 1 October 2026* Editorial: Cornell Won’t, We Will, The Cornell Daily Sun, 21 September 2026* The Cornell Rape Investigation: Five Takeaways, The New York Times, 1 October 2026* D.A. in Cornell Rape Inquiry Declined to Review Additional Evidence, The New York Times, 2 October 2026* New York’s governor removes DA in Cornell rape allegations, appoints AG Letitia James to take over, The Associated Press, 2 October 2026
- Sep 27, 20261h 4m
PU 55: The Ceuta Crisis is Continuing
If you get your news from the legacy media, you might be forgiven for thinking that the immigration crisis in Ceuta was solved months ago. That couldn’t be further from the truth, which is a disgrace.Punching Upwards, Episode 55 for 27 September 2026Topics: Politics / Immigration🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* PU 53: The AfD Wins Bigly* PU 49: The Ceuta InvasionSources* Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Madrid over Ceuta migrant crisis, Euronews, 26 September 2026* Humanitarian crisis worsens in Ceuta as thousands remain stranded, Al Jazeera, 25 September 2026* “Migrants have TAKEN OVER!” MP infiltrates camp as government “COLLUDES” to keep migrants in Ceuta, GB News, 26 September 2026* Spain’s Ceuta residents protest as thousands of migrants remain stranded, Al Jazeera, 21 September 2026* PP and Vox join a march in Madrid that demands immediate elections, support for Ceuta, and to bring Sánchez before Justice for treason, Demócrata, 25 September 2026* EU capitals eye changes to migration pact, Euractiv, 25 September 2026* Malaga city council debates whether Ceuta incident is product of invasion or humanitarian crisis, SUR in English, 25 September 2026* Thousands of migrants charge through Ceuta, The Telegraph, 18 September 2026* Shots ring out in Ceuta as thousands of illegal migrants charge through enclave, GB News, 19 September 2026* Weber warns Morocco of “obvious consequences” over Ceuta border crisis, Euronews, 22 September 2026* Thousands of migrants return to beaches in Ceuta after new port facility runs out of space, Euronews, 19 September 2026* Brussels releases emergency funds for Ceuta invaders as the city remains occupied, Brussels Signal, 10 September 2026* Police fire shots in the air as thousands of migrants moved to new facility in Ceuta, Euronews, 18 Septmeber 2026* Terrified Spanish woman breaks down over ongoing Moroccan invasion crisis in Ceuta, News24, 11 August 2026* Thousands of protesters march in Madrid after Ceuta migration crisis, Sky News, 26 Sep
- Sep 20, 20261h 39m
PU 54: The Actual Danger of AI
Experts from OpenAI and Anthropic are claiming humanity is in acute danger to be wiped out by artificial intelligence. How? Don’t know! Probably because it’s complete bullshit.Punching Upwards, Episode 54 for 20 September 2026Topics: Technology / Artificial Intelligence🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!Sources* Ex-Anthropic insider tells CNN how AI could kill all humans by 2030, CNN, 10 September 2026* Extended interview: Bernie Sanders on dangers of AI, CBS News, 16 September 2026* Google DeepMind researcher quits with chilling AI warning: It could “kill us all”, 15 September 2026* Der Ausbruch: Wie die Menschheit die Kontrolle über die KI verliert, Der Spiegel 39/2026, 17 September 2026* Forscher zur KI-Entwicklung: Risiken ernst nehmen, aber nicht dramatisieren, Tagesschau, 17 September 2026* „Das Potenzial, uns alle zu töten“: Nächste dramatische Warnung von KI-Forscher, heise online, 15 September 2026* Inside “Project Lily”: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats, 404 Media, 14 September 2026The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe
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