We know what’s coming and we are prepared.
Is it possible that NATO forces could become directly involved in the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine?
Until recently, such a question seemed very hypothetical given the high risks of escalation of the military confrontation between the US-led bloc and Russia into a large-scale armed conflict. But this scenario should be taken seriously now, writes Ivan Timofeev, programme director of the Valdai Club
“A significant escalation factor that would amplify the risk of a direct clash between Russia and NATO, could be the appearance of military contingents form bloc members on the territory of Ukraine. The prospect of such a scenario has already been mentioned by some Western politicians, although their view has not been supported by the US and isn’t an official NATO position.”
“Each of these scenarios involves a direct clash between Russian and NATO forces. Such a situation would inevitably raise the question of deeper bloc involvement and, in the longer term, the transfer of military conflict to other areas of contact with Russia, including the Baltic region. At this stage, it will be even more difficult to stop the escalation. The more losses both sides suffer, the more the maelstrom of hostilities will grow and the closer they will come to the threshold of using nuclear weapons. And there will be no winners.”
https://www.rt.com/russia/599286-russia-nato-ukraine-conflict/
"In Russia, you would be arrested", von der Leyen tells a protestor as he's being arrested.
We live in truly bizzaro times.
EDWARD DOWD
Meet the Unitree A2 — The 'Interstellar Hunter'
Weighing in at 37kg (70lbs), the Unitree A2 can carry a full-grown human, run at 5 meters per second (11.8mph), and climb 1-meter-high (3.3ft) obstacles like it’s nothing. With LiDAR-powered 3D vision, insane balance, and a 20km (12.4 miles) range—this thing is built for real industrial work, not just cool videos.
"Industrial work".... right.
The militarization of robot dogs is on the rise. Even more disturbing is that some of these robots are receiving OpenAI’s ChatGPT upgrades that make them all the more intelligent.
Trump even has some robo dogs at his Mar-a-Lago residence.
The Black Mirror 'Metalhead' episode also comes to mind, check out clip HERE.
The ‘Skynet moment’ is upon us.
https://www.claudiofantinuoli.org/2025/08/07/when-microsoft-ranked-us-first-and-it-wasnt-good-news/
“Not-Us Syndrome” is alive and well.
As Richard Susskind noted in 2025, many professionals suffer from what he called the “Not-Us Syndrome” — the belief that automation can and will affect every profession except their own. Among the reactions to the Microsoft paper, this mindset is palpable. A significant share of the responses downplays the data, misinterprets the concept of task alignment, or dismisses the paper outright as irrelevant to their experience.”
