A self-described independent commentator claims a state hacked his phone after he publicly blamed the West (not Russia) for the Nord Stream pipeline bombing — a paranoid but newsworthy story about surveillance and dissent.

• After speaking to the UN Security Council on the Nord Stream bombing anniversary, Jimmy Dore says his iCloud and phone were taken over.
• He blames a "state actor," not an individual hacker, citing his own ex-military-intelligence IT contact.
• His speech argued Nord Stream was not Russia's doing, and slammed Germany for wrecking its own economy with high energy costs.
• He warns that if he is later arrested or hit by a scandal, it would be a setup because he became a "threat."

Outlook: No proof is offered, so expect this to fuel surveillance and free-speech debates rather than any confirmed legal fallout.