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Biden warns of tech oligarchs’ power in farewell address

Published January 16, 2025 – By Editorial
Joe Biden says the “tech-industrial complex” threatens the future of the US.
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On Monday, Donald Trump will be sworn in as US president and yesterday Joe Biden gave his farewell address at the White House.

In his last public address to the nation, the 82-year-old Biden warned that a new oligarchy of tech moguls is taking over the United States, threatening democracy and the rights and freedoms of the American people.

– Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence, that literally threatens our entire democracy. Our basic rights and freedoms. And a fair shot for everyone to get ahead, the heavily criticized president proclaimed.

According to Biden, it is "a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people" that risks undermining the very foundation of the American way of life.

The speech was clearly inspired by then-President Dwight Eisenhower's 1961 address to the nation, but where he highlighted the dangers of an emerging "military-industrial complex", Biden instead warned of the "tech-industrial complex".

– Powerful forces want to wield their unchecked influence to eliminate the steps we've taken to tackle the climate crisis, to serve their own interest for power and profit. We must not be bullied to sacrifice in the future, the future of our children and our grandchildren, he continued.

"An avalanche of disinformation"

The Democrat further argued that Americans today are "buried under an avalanche of disinformation", that "the truth is smothered by lies told for power and for profit" and also warned that the development of artificial intelligence "risks creating new threats" to Americans, their rights and way of life.

The resignation speech has drawn mixed reactions. While many agree with the outgoing president that Silicon Valley has a huge influence on American politics, critics also point out that during his time as president, the Democrats and even Biden himself have shown a flexible approach to citizens' rights and freedoms, judging by the strict COVID-19 policies.

Against this background, others question Biden's criticism and argue that he is not fundamentally critical of the fact that power is in the hands of a few individuals – but rather that the conflict is about the fact that the tech billionaires who support Donald Trump belong to a different part of the power establishment and thus compete with the Democrats.

It also points out that while it is true that some of the world's richest people are funding Donald Trump and the Republicans, Biden and the Democrats have also frequently received donations from multi-billionaires with political ambitions, including perhaps most notably extensive support from the notorious ultra-globalist George Soros, and that it is unclear how the Democrats' billionaires are "better" than the Republicans'.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/massive-police-raid-in-rio-at-least-64-killed-in-bloody-confrontation/

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Massive police raid in Rio – at least 64 killed in bloody confrontation

organized crime

Published today 2:45 pm – By Editorial
Brazilian security forces in 2012. The country has for decades fought against organized crime and drug cartels in the favela areas of major cities.
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One of the deadliest police operations in modern Brazilian history ended in massive bloodshed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday.

At least 60 suspected gang members and four police officers were killed when 2,500 police and soldiers conducted a large-scale raid against the Comando Vermelho cartel in the favela areas of Complexo de Alemão and Penha.

The operation, which according to state governor Claudio Castro was the largest in Rio de Janeiro's history, involved police in helicopters and armored vehicles. During the violent shootouts, 81 suspects were arrested, while 93 rifles and over half a ton of drugs were seized.

Castro said in a video that around 60 criminal suspects were "neutralized" during the raid. According to the state government, "those killed resisted the police action" and an unknown number of people were injured.

The UN human rights office said it was "horrified" by the deadly police operation and reminded authorities of their obligations to comply with international law and human rights.

César Muñoz, head of Human Rights Watch in Brazil, called the events "a huge tragedy" and a "disaster".

— The public prosecutor's office must open its own investigations and clarify the circumstances of each death, Muñoz said.

"War-like numbers"

Luis Flavio Sapori, a sociologist and security expert, described the scale of the operation as completely unprecedented.

— What's different about today's operation is the magnitude of the victims. These are war numbers, he said.

Sapori also criticized the operation as ineffective because it did not lead to the arrest of leaders but rather foot soldiers who can easily be replaced.

The police and state government, for their part, defend the operation and point out that it was preceded by a year-long investigation of the criminal network. Comando Vermelho, which emerged from Rio de Janeiro's prisons, has in recent years expanded its control over more and more favela areas and, according to authorities, poses a growing threat to security in the city.

Rio has been the scene of deadly police raids for decades. In May 2021, for example, 28 people were killed in the Jacarezinho favela, but Tuesday's operation was significantly larger in scale.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/republicans-demand-bidens-pardons-be-invalidated/

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Republicans demand Biden’s pardons be invalidated

Published today 12:10 pm – By Editorial
A Republican committee now wants to invalidate several of President Biden's executive orders, concluding that his staff misused the automated signing device.
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A committee led by Republicans in the US House of Representatives accuses Joe Biden's inner circle of deliberately concealing the former president's mental decline during his time in the White House.

In a report presented on Tuesday, the legitimacy of several presidential decisions is questioned, including pardons, citing alleged misuse of the so-called autopen – a device that automatically reproduces the president's signature.

The report, bearing the telling title The Biden Autopen Presidency: Decline, Delusion, and Deception in the White House, was presented by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform under the leadership of Representative James Comer.

According to the committee, Biden's "inner circle of loyalists attempted to mislead the nationn" regarding the president's "diminishing mental and physical capabilities", and the congressional members are convinced that this involves a systematic cover-up.

The committee also directs sharp criticism at how the president's staff allegedly handled the automated signing device.

"As President Biden declined, his staff abused the autopen and a lax chain-of-command policy to effect executive actions that lack any documentation of whether they were in fact authorized", the report states.

Lawmakers are particularly critical of "clemency actions taken in the final days of the Biden presidency", which involved convicted violent offenders.

Based on these circumstances, the committee draws a far-reaching conclusion: "The Committee deems void all executive actions signed by the autopen without proper, corresponding, contemporaneous, written approval traceable to the president's own consent".

Doctor invoked right to remain silent

The committee is now urging the District of Columbia Board of Medicine to review Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor. The background is that O'Connor invoked his right under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – the right not to testify against oneself – when asked whether he had been ordered to lie about the former president's health condition.

Furthermore, the committee recommends that the Department of Justice initiate investigations against several other high-ranking members of the Biden administration.

A spokesperson for Biden dismisses the report's conclusions and assured that "there was no conspiracy, no cover-up and no wrongdoing".

President Donald Trump accused his predecessor's senior staff in May of committing "treason at the highest level" by carrying out unauthorized actions using Biden's autopen.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/two-us-military-aircraft-crash-in-south-china-sea/

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Two US military aircraft crash in South China Sea

The new cold war

Published yesterday 12:58 pm – By Editorial
The past six months have seen a number of losses of American fighter aircraft in connection with accidents.
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A US helicopter and a fighter jet crashed during separate routine missions in the South China Sea on Sunday. According to the US Navy, all crew members were rescued unharmed.

The incidents occurred within half an hour of each other, and preliminary reports point to technical failures.

The US Pacific Fleet reported on Sunday that an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter crashed at approximately 2:45 PM local time during a routine mission from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the South China Sea.

Three crew members were quickly rescued by nearby vessels and are in good condition, reports Associated Press.

Approximately thirty minutes later, the fleet also lost an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, which was also operating from the Nimitz. The two pilots ejected and were shortly thereafter picked up by rescue units.

The Navy has launched a formal investigation to determine the causes of both accidents, which occurred over one of the world's most strategic and contested maritime areas.

Trump: "Very unusual"

President Donald Trump commented on the incidents during his Asia tour, calling the two consecutive crashes "very unusual".

– They think it might be bad fuel. We’re gonna find out, Nothing to hide, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Malaysia to Japan.

According to the Navy, this is the fourth time this year that an F/A-18 aircraft, with an estimated cost of approximately €56 million each, has been lost in an accident.

Two losses occurred earlier in the year in the Red Sea, and one accident happened off the US East Coast in August.

The South China Sea has long been a geopolitical flashpoint where China claims nearly the entire area.

In recent years, Beijing has expanded military installations on disputed islands and reefs, prompting the US to maintain a constant military presence in the region to protect freedom of navigation, according to official statements.

The dual aircraft crashes occurred while Trump is on an extended diplomatic tour in Asia, where he is expected to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week for talks on trade and security.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/milei-celebrates-major-victory-promises-continued-reforms/

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Milei celebrates major victory – promises continued reforms

Published October 27, 2025 – By Editorial
Milei during the 2023 election campaign.
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Argentina's anarcho-capitalist-oriented President Javier Milei and his party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) won a surprisingly large victory in Sunday's midterm elections and now promises to push through further reforms to shrink the state and deregulate the economy.

Milei's party received 40.7 percent of the votes for Congress, a significant increase compared to previous mandates. According to preliminary figures, LLA won 101 seats in the lower house, up from 37, and 20 seats in the Senate, up from six. Final vote tallies are expected later this week.

At the election night event in Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital, hundreds of supporters celebrated with cheers, hugs and tears.

— Today we reached a turning point. Today begins the construction of a great Argentina, said the 55-year-old Milei to his supporters. He promised continued reform work and predicted that Congress would now become "the most reform-oriented in Argentina's history".

US President Donald Trump, who has a good relationship with Milei, congratulated him and called the support "very strong".

— That was a big win in Argentina. I gave him an endorsement, a very strong endorsement, said Trump about Milei's victory.

Opposition reacts

The traditional Peronist Party, which has governed large parts of Argentina's post-war history, came in second place with 31.7 percent. Axel Kicillof, governor of Buenos Aires Province and Milei's political opponent, argued that extra efforts are needed to protect citizens.

"Milei is wrong if he celebrates this election result where six out of 10 Argentines have said that they don't agree with the model he's proposing", wrote Kicillof on X.

Voter turnout was 67.9 percent, the lowest in forty years, reflecting voters' widespread dissatisfaction with the entire political class.

Reform agenda and economic concerns

Since taking office in December 2023, Milei has implemented extensive reforms: tens of thousands of public sector jobs have been eliminated, public construction projects have been frozen, and spending on health, education and pensions has been reduced. In addition to cuts in public spending, he has pushed through comprehensive deregulation.

The reforms have initially led to increased poverty, but have simultaneously reduced inflation by two-thirds, although growth and consumption have declined.

The Argentine peso has been under pressure and the US has intervened several times to stabilize the currency market. Before the election, there was speculation about a possible currency depreciation, but Economy Minister Luis Caputo dismissed this on election day.

Many voters supported Milei despite criticism of his leadership and corruption scandals in his inner circle. Retiree Adriana Cotoneo, 69, explained:

— I voted for Milei’s party not because I believe it’s the best option, but because I’m clear about who I want to be gone.

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