Current Events

News and commentary

T/F: Obama committed treason

"US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has released a previously classified report which she says points to a 'treasonous conspiracy' to undermine the results of the 2016 presidential election" -- bbc. Priority request.

T/F: Jeffrey Epstein was murdered

A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted shortly after his death in August 2019 found that only 29% of U.S. adults believed Epstein actually committed suicide, while 42% thought he was murdered to prevent him from testifying against powerful people with whom he associated -- wikipedia.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act

119th Congress (2025-2026) legislation, H.R.1, passed the Senate but has stalled in the House of Representatives.

Zohran Mamdani

"A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he is the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2025 election" -- wikipedia. By request.

Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities

Priority request. On June 22, 2025, Trump announced that the United States had successfully struck three key nuclear sites in Iran—Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan—with B-2 stealth bombers and Tomahawk missiles -- Brave AI.

viewpoint: the world has gone/is insane

Request: Sure seems that way more often than not.

T/F: WWIII has already begun (June 2025 update)

Calibrations dating back to August 2022.

Bitcoin as an official currency

Bitcoin became legal tender in El Salvador after 7 September 2021.

anti-ICE protests in LA

June 2025: "Thousands of protesters took to the streets... blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash bangs to control the crowd" -- apnews. ICE is USA's Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

T/F: Donald Trump was a participant in Jeffery Epstein's child exploitation

Request: Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025 : "Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public."

Trump derangement syndrome (TDS)

Is it an actual thing?

T/F: there is an attempted judicial coup in progress

According to Attorney General Pam Bondi, judges issued more than 14 injunctions against Trump administration actions in February alone, with 160 “resistance” lawsuits winding their way through the system -- nypost, March 2025.

Mohammed bin Salman

Crown prince and putative leader of Saudi Arabia known for controversy and reforms.

2025 Romanian presidential candidates

Simion, who won 40.96% of the vote, is set to face Dan, who garnered 20.99% of the vote, in the second round which is scheduled to be held on 18 May 2025 -- wikipedia.

Pope Leo XIV

By request. "The first pope born in the United States of America. Elected during the papal conclave on May 8, 2025, following the death and funeral of Pope Francis" -- wikipedia.