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Tesla owners targeted and subjected to attacks

Published 20 March 2025
– By Editorial Staff
In a short period of time, dealers and owners of Tesla cars have been fired upon and attacked with firebombs.
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American Tesla owners are being targeted, along with personal information and home addresses, on the “Dogequest” website, which encourages visitors to commit attacks and vandalism against Tesla cars and stores.

A large number of attacks have also taken place, including firebombs, and the US Attorney General considers that the attacks should be classified as “domestic terrorism”.

Yesterday, a number of Tesla owners confirmed that the online map decorated with an image of a Molotov cocktail, which has been widely circulated on social media, contains accurate personal information about them – including contact details and residential addresses.

Visitors are encouraged to use spray paint to “unleash your artistic flair” on the nearest Tesla car or use other forms of “creative expressions of protest” against the vehicles.

Opponents of Donald Trump’s advisor Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are believed to be behind the site. It is believed that the calls for vandalism are a kind of “revenge” against Musk because he has promised to implement extensive cuts or to completely close several US agencies – with the aim of streamlining the government apparatus and reducing runaway costs.

Notably, there have also been a number of high-profile attacks on Tesla cars in recent weeks, with cars set on fire, dealers firebombed or attacked, and owners reporting vandalism and harassment to the police.

“Serious consequences”

FBI Assistant Director Dan Bongino confirms that they are actively investigating the incidents, and Attorney General Pamela Bondi goes even further, saying the attacks should be classified as “domestic terrorism”.

The swarm of violent attacks on Tesla property is nothing short of domestic terrorism. The Department of Justice has already charged several perpetrators with that in mind, including in cases that involve charges with five-year mandatory minimum sentences”, she writes in a press release.

“We will continue investigations that impose severe consequences on those involved in these attacks, including those operating behind the scenes to coordinate and fund these crimes”, she further promises.

Attacks on Swedish Tesla cars

Not surprisingly, Elon Musk himself has drawn attention to the attacks, and he too believes that they are “extreme domestic terrorism”.

Having our personal addresses out there is not something that I think is cool”, Tesla owner Scott told NBC, arguing that there are far more effective ways to protest than attacking individuals’ property.

Others say that they bought their cars several years ago, long before Elon Musk became politically involved, and that they themselves have no major political interest, but that they are nevertheless singled out as political enemies who risk being attacked.

The Nordic Times has previously reported how Tesla cars in Sweden have been sabotaged and how four vehicles in a short time were set on fire in the Gothenburg area.

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Moscow: Zelensky has no mandate to conclude peace

The war in Ukraine

Published today 13:18
– By Editorial Staff
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov once again points out that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's presidential term actually expired long ago.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov opens the door to talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. At the same time, he states that any peace agreements require a legally legitimate signatory – something Zelensky is not since his presidential mandate has formally expired.

In the interview, which was broadcast on NBC on Sunday, Lavrov leaves the door open for direct negotiations between President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky – “provided this meeting is really going to decide something”. At the same time, he points out that the necessary groundwork for such a summit is still lacking.

The Russian foreign minister argues that Zelensky functions as Ukraine’s “de facto leader of the regime,” but simultaneously highlights what Moscow sees as a decisive problem.

— The issue of who is going to sign the deal on the Ukrainian side is a very serious.

— We would need a very clear understanding by everybody that the person who is signing is legitimate, Lavrov explains further.

No new elections during war

The core of Moscow’s criticism lies in the fact that Zelensky’s presidential mandate formally expired over a year ago. The Ukrainian president has not called new elections, citing the current state of emergency due to the war. This has led Moscow to officially declare him “illegitimate”.

Lavrov goes so far as to dismiss Zelensky’s recurring requests for a meeting with Putin as “basically a game” – and an attempt to strengthen his own questioned position.

— A game he is very good at playing because he wants theatrics in everything he is doing. He does not care about substance, says the Russian foreign minister.

“Zelensky said no to everything”

Regarding prospects for meaningful negotiations, Lavrov points to what he describes as Kiev’s unwillingness to compromise. As an example, he mentions how Zelensky previously allegedly defied then-US President Donald Trump.

— Zelensky said no to everything… He clearly stated that nobody can prohibit him from joining NATO… he publicly stated that he is not going to discuss any territories.

Russian demands for a peace solution stand in sharp contrast to Ukraine’s position. Moscow insists that Ukraine must remain neutral, undergo demilitarization and “denazification”, as well as “recognize the current territorial realities on the ground” – meaning giving up claims to areas now under Russian control.

From the Ukrainian side, there have been signals that Zelensky is indeed prepared to discuss the country’s territorial disputes with Russia – but without any intention of formally recognizing any territorial losses.

US increases military presence off Venezuela’s coast

Published yesterday 14:44
– By Editorial Staff
Parts of the US Navy have been heading toward Venezuela's coast in recent days.
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The US has deployed at least three warships to waters off Venezuela in what it claims is an operation against drug trafficking. However, Bolivian President Luis Arce argues that the real purpose is geopolitical control over Latin America and its natural resources.

The US has recently expanded its military presence in the Caribbean by positioning three Aegis-class destroyers – USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and USS Sampson – in waters off Venezuela’s coast, according to several media reports. The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima is also reportedly part of the force.

The operation reportedly involves approximately 4,000 American military personnel, including Marines, and is officially described by the US as part of the fight against drug trafficking to America. Specifically targeting drug trafficking originating from the Venezuelan drug cartel “Cartel de los Soles” (Cartel of the Suns).

The American administration emphasizes that preventing and limiting drug flows to the US are high-priority objectives. In addition to the destroyers, reconnaissance aircraft and an attack submarine are being used in the area to monitor and combat drug smuggling.

Meanwhile, Venezuela has responded by mobilizing more than 4.5 million members of the country’s militia forces to defend national sovereignty. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro calls the American presence a “provocation” and a threat to Venezuela’s territorial integrity.

Bolivian president: “A cover story”

Washington regards Nicolás Maduro as an illegitimate leader and has offered a $50 million bounty for his capture. The Venezuelan government dismisses US accusations as politically motivated and unfounded.

From Bolivia, President Luis Arce has criticized the US military escalation during a video address at the Bolivarian Alliance (ALBA) summit.

We know that behind this failed international war on drugs lies the real objective to geopolitically control Latin America for its natural resources and to dismantle organized peoples, so that we cannot follow our own sovereign path, says the Bolivian president.

He argues that the international “war on drugs” is actually a cover story for America’s ambition to geopolitically control Latin America and exploit the region’s natural resources, as well as to crush the peoples’ independence and sovereignty. Arce emphasized that Bolivia stands firm in its sovereignty and peaceful cooperation within the region.

The American military buildup has created concern in Latin America, as critics argue that the measure risks escalating tensions and contributing to destabilization in an already troubled region.

Merkel admits: Population replacement policy drove Germans to AfD

Population replacement in the West

Published yesterday 12:41
– By Editorial Staff
Today, the AfD is the largest party in large parts of eastern Germany - largely due to the policies pursued during Angela Merkel's tenure as German Chancellor.
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In a new documentary, Germany’s former Chancellor Angela Merkel admits that her borderless migration policy from 2015 onwards caused many Germans to abandon the establishment parties and instead turn to the nationalist Alternative for Germany.

Despite her migration policy having far-reaching negative consequences for the German people and society, Merkel emphasizes that she regrets nothing.

“Wir schaffen das” – we can do it. Angela Merkel’s words from August 2015 became the symbol of Germany’s borderless mass immigration policy when the country received nearly one million asylum seekers during a single autumn. The decision, which was made without broad political support, fundamentally changed German society according to many observers.

Now, nine years later, the former Chancellor is forced to admit in a documentary on the public service channel ARD that her policy also had major political consequences – and that many Germans abandoned the old established parties and instead sought alternatives that better represented their interests.

— Of course my decision caused people to join AfD. And in that way AfD definitely became stronger, says Merkel in the documentary.

“Major task”

The EU- and immigration-critical Alternative for Germany (AfD) today runs almost neck-and-neck with Merkel’s own Christian Democratic CDU/CSU in opinion polls – a dramatic development that can be directly linked to the mass immigration wave of 2015 and the societal problems that followed.

Despite this, Merkel refuses to acknowledge any mistakes. In the documentary, she stubbornly defends both her policy and her controversial statement.

— It wasn’t meant to express anything other than that we face a major task, she says about the infamous words “Wir schaffen das” – a promise that many Germans today consider naive, deceptive and detached from reality.

Stifled debate during Merkel’s era

Under Merkel’s leadership, Germany pursued perhaps Europe’s most borderless immigration policy, while all criticism was systematically dismissed and opponents routinely labeled as “racists” and “Nazis” – a smear campaign strategy that remains common ten years later.

Germany also has some of the Western world’s harshest laws regarding opinion crimes. People who publicly criticize immigration policy in strong terms risk substantial fines and prison sentences – an arrangement that free speech activists say has created a culture of self-censorship and fear of expressing what one really thinks about the consequences of immigration.

Despite more than one in five Germans today voting for AfD – and the party being largest in large parts of eastern Germany – its opponents still try to criminalize it by claiming its policies violate the German constitution.

Alice Weidel AfD Alternative for Germany
AfD leader Alice Weidel is very popular in many parts of Germany. Photo: X/@Alice_Wiedel

Rhetorical shift

In recent years, Germany and several other European countries have drastically changed their rhetoric around migration. Talk of open hearts and boundless solidarity has been replaced by demands for stricter border controls and tougher asylum rules.

In practice, however, the tougher rhetoric has not resulted in any comprehensive change. Mass immigration continues, albeit at a somewhat lower pace, while promised large-scale deportation programs repeatedly get bogged down in bureaucratic processes without ever being realized.

In Sweden, for example, the current government often speaks of a migration policy “paradigm shift” – despite mass immigration continuing at historically high levels and Sweden receiving almost 100,000 migrants last year.

Russia demands UN meeting on Nord Stream attack

Nord Stream attacks

Published yesterday 10:03
– By Editorial Staff
The explosions destroyed pipelines that were intended to transport Russian gas directly to Germany,
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Following the arrest of a Ukrainian man in Italy, Moscow is now requesting an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council. Russia accuses Germany of lacking transparency in the investigation of the 2022 gas pipeline explosions.

Russia has requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council regarding the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. The request comes after Italian police on Thursday arrested a Ukrainian citizen suspected of being involved in the explosions in September 2022.

The arrested individual has been identified in media reports as Sergej Kuznetsov, a former military officer. According to prosecutors, he allegedly led a group that rented a yacht and placed explosives on the gas pipelines using commercial diving equipment.

Moscow has repeatedly criticized the German investigation and accused Germany and neighboring countries of both delaying the process and excluding Russia from the investigative work.

“We will highlight the delays in the German investigation and the absence of transparency”, wrote Russia’s Deputy UN Ambassador Dmitry Polyansky on Telegram. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday.

The explosions in September 2022 registered magnitudes of 2.1 and 2.3 on the Richter scale. The blasts destroyed pipelines that were intended to transport Russian gas directly to Germany, with one pipeline filled with gas at the time of the explosion.

German investigators reportedly suspect that a small group of Ukrainians was behind the attack – a theory that Moscow has dismissed as “ridiculous”.

USA and Norway pointed out

President Vladimir Putin has previously suggested that the United States most likely was behind the sabotage, and last year Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claimed they had “credible information” that American and British agents were involved in the plot.

The Nordic Times has previously highlighted how Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist Seymour Hersh in February 2023 published a report where he, using sources, reached the conclusion that the United States, with help from Norway, was behind the explosions.

According to Hersh’s sources, US Navy divers allegedly placed the explosives during the NATO exercise Baltops 2022 in June of the same year, only to remotely detonate them three months later.

Both the United States and Norway have categorically rejected Hersh’s claims as groundless, while Western establishment media have chosen not to closely examine his allegations but instead focused on the less politically sensitive narrative that the attack was carried out by an independent group of Ukrainian actors without any official support from Kiev.

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