Yevgeny Prigozhin (Russian oligarch)
Wagner group mercenary chief, and a close confidant of Russian president Vladimir Putin until launching an alleged coup -- wikipedia
Current Events
News and commentary
Bud Light's brand
The brand is not perceived as being worth the money. In fact, they can't even give it away for free.
Mexican drug cartels
Currently, the US is considering legislation to designate Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). Doing so would authorize US military involvement directly in Mexico, among other repercussions. Is it a good idea?
G7 leadership
Compared with the average calibration of the population for each G7 country.
T/F: Ukraine was behind the drone attack on Kremlin
As Moscow claims Ukraine – with help from the West – was behind what it called an “assassination attempt” on Russian President Vladimir Putin, US officials say the Kremlin claim is the stuff of make-believe --nypost.com, May 4, 2023
Sonia Sotomayor (US Supreme Court justice)
declined to recuse herself from multiple copyright infringement cases involving book publisher Penguin Random House despite having been paid millions by the firm for her books --dailywire.com
Trump accused of 1990s rape
Ms. Jean Carroll came forward with the allegation in 2019. She is presently suing Mr. Trump for battery and defamation. (Priority request)
Fox News' decision to fire Tucker Carlson
Fox News on April 24 confirmed that it “parted ways” with popular primetime host Tucker Carlson, offering no explanation why --theepochtimes.com
Alvin Bragg (37th Manhattan District Attorney)
Bragg issued a memo saying that he would not prosecute a list of crimes — including prostitution, trespassing, resisting arrest and most misdemeanors — in the interest of "safety and fairness" while noting racial disparities in incarceration --newsweek.com
2023 Pentagon document leaks
In April 2023, two sets of classified documents of the United States began circulating on Twitter, Telegram, and 4chan. The documents are primarily related to the Russo-Ukrainian War, but also included foreign intelligence assessments concerning [other] nations --wikipedia
Was the Dalai Lama 'suck my tongue' incident simply poor judgement or a fall in LoC?
April 10, 2023: "His Holiness wishes to apologize to the boy and his family... for the hurt his words may have caused. His Holiness often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way, even in public and before cameras. He regrets the incident." --dalailama.com
Poland's president awards Zelensky Order of the White Eagle
"It is difficult to hide the tears of emotion watching your service to your homeland," Duda told Zelensky... "You have not abandoned either Ukraine or your countrymen. You are an exemplary leader of the state and nation," Duda added.
34-count criminal indictment of Trump by NY district attorney
The full nature (and number) of the indictments are not yet clear, however it is presumed they have to do with business records falsification. Political pundits are calling this novel and unprecedented application of the law an abuse of prosecutorial power.
Trump: "our country is dead"
"I think our country is dead. We're a failing nations, and I think we're going to fail completely." March 29, 2023 on the Sean Hannity show.
Kishida's visit to Ukraine
Japan's Prime Minister recently made a surprise visit to Kyiv to meet with President Zelenskyy. There was, in fact, no good reason for it, according to the calibration result.