Political Compass (model)
Plots socio-political orientation (libertarian vs. authoritarian) on the y-axis and economic orientation (collectivism vs. individual competition) on the x-axis -- wikipedia
World Politics
Leaders of the countries of the world and global issues.
Wagner Group (Russian private military)
It is widely speculated that the Wagner Group is used by the Russian government to allow for plausible deniability, and to obscure the true casualties and financial costs of Russia's foreign interventions -- wikpedia
T/F: Kakhovka dam was sabotaged by US / Ukraine
The collapse of the dam destroyed entire villages, flooded farmland, deprived tens of thousands of people of power and clean water -- cnn
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
King Charles III, formerly Prince Charles
Charles, Prince of Wales, at the age of 73 became King upon the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth on Sept. 8, 2022.
pacifist
Priority request: A pacifist rejects war and believes there are no moral grounds which can justify resorting to war. War, for the pacifist, is always wrong. In a sense the philosophy is based on the idea that the ends do not justify the means. The word pacific denotes conciliatory --wikipedia
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
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.
Yeonmi Park (North Korean escapee, YouTuber)
Park's memoir In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom was published in September 2015 --wikipedia. She' since graduated from Columbia University and written her second book.
Paul Joseph Watson (YouTuber)
Facebook-banned British, conservative commentator whose theme is "culture, controversy, contrarianism."
a woman as president
Was does Consciousness say?
universal basic services
Unconditional access to a range of free, basic public services, such as shelter, sustenance, health care and education, funded by taxes and provided by a government or public institution --wikipedia
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.