Pro-establishment narrative

The Trump-class battleship signals the return of American naval dominance through unmatched firepower and industrial revival. Armed with hypersonic and nuclear missiles — the first guided missile battleship with both — a single ship can strike targets at up to 80 times the range of current vessels, holding entire adversary coastlines at risk within minutes. Built quickly and reliably in American shipyards under the Golden Fleet initiative, the program restores U.S. shipbuilding capacity, creates jobs, and delivers the overwhelming deterrence that preserves peace through strength.

Establishment-critical narrative

The Trump-class battleships are a strategic and industrial misstep. Reviving massive, concentrated surface ships abandoned by the Navy decades ago diverts resources from the DDG(X) program and the undersea fleet. China now dominates global shipbuilding and fields 2,mile missiles that make such ships highly vulnerable in modern warfare. With only two U.S. yards able to build them, construction will likely depend on allied support and modular foreign components, undermining domestic shipbuilding, inflating costs and leaving national security goals uncertain.

Nerd narrative

There's a 65% chance that if China launches an invasion of Taiwan before 2035, and the U.S. intervenes, China will attack the U.S., according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Pro-government narrative

Mark Wiseman brings exactly the expertise needed to protect Canadian interests in this critical relationship. His deep understanding of both countries' economies, financial markets and institutions, along with his proven track record in negotiation, positions him perfectly to advance opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses as an ambassador.

Government-critical narrative

Appointing Mark Wiseman as U.S. ambassador exposes Carney's dangerous priorities that threaten Canada's sovereignty. Wiseman's irresponsible stance on immigration, from leading the Century Initiative to his careless remarks about screening immigrants, demonstrates his complete disregard for national security and the concerns of ordinary Canadians.

Nerd narrative

There's a 5% chance that a CANZUK Free Movement Treaty will be adopted before 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Right narrative

Recording non-crime hate incidents wastes police resources and criminalizes free speech, pulling officers away from real crime. It logs trivial disputes, harms innocent people's job prospects, and diverts officers from addressing real crime. Abolishing this Orwellian practice restores common sense and would allow police to focus on actual criminal behavior.

Left narrative

The non-crime hate incident system, established after the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, is crucial for tracking incidents of antisemitism and racism before they escalate to violence. Abandoning this framework risks leaving police unaware of dangerous community patterns and weakens protections that identify when hostility becomes criminal. Proper reform should refine, not dismantle, this important preventive tool.

Pro-SAF narrative

Sudan's government has put forward a serious, homegrown peace plan that demands the paramilitary RSF withdraw from occupied cities, disarm under international supervision and face accountability for mass atrocities including rape and ethnic violence. This isn't some externally imposed framework but a realistic roadmap that protects civilians, restores legitimate state authority and opens the door to national reconciliation and free elections after proper dialogue.

Pro-RSF narrative

The army-appointed prime minister speaks for nobody but the military regime that controls him, delivering empty promises to a nearly empty U.N. chamber. At the same time, his backers systematically bomb humanitarian convoys and block relief efforts. Excluding political parties and civilian forces from dialogue while demanding the RSF surrender all territory reveals this so-called peace plan as nothing more than a blueprint for military domination dressed up in democratic language.

Nerd narrative

There is a 62.5% chance that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) will come out as the victor in the Sudanese civil war, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Left narrative

Trusting Grok with Pentagon systems is reckless when the AI has praised Hitler, spread election misinformation and spouts far-right talking points trained on X's cesspool of radical content. The model provides inaccurate historical information and wrong dates, making it uniquely troubling for military use. This partnership feels more like a publicity stunt than a serious defense upgrade, especially given Musk's chaotic government track record with DOGE.

Right narrative

The Pentagon's xAI partnership is a pivotal shift toward leveraging cutting-edge commercial AI for national security in line with Impact Level 5 security standards. xAI's vertically integrated ecosystem — including the Colossus supercomputer and real-time X platform data — provides warfighters with frontier AI capabilities for mission-critical operations and decision superiority. This $200 million deal positions advanced agentic AI tools directly at the tactical edge where they're needed most.

Pro-Cambodia

Cambodia demonstrated a steadfast commitment to peace by promptly accepting all four ceasefire appeals, including three from Malaysia, while Thailand refused to halt hostilities, exposing Bangkok's unwillingness to pursue peace. Thailand's refusal to accept a ceasefire demonstrates a clear pattern of escalation rather than de-escalation. The evidence is undeniable — Cambodia stands ready for unconditional peace while Thailand sets impossible preconditions.

Pro-Thailand

Thailand rightfully demands proof over promises after Cambodia failed to explain eight landmine injuries to Thai soldiers, including incidents after peace declarations were signed. Cambodia talks ceasefire with everyone except Thailand directly, making implementation impossible, while simultaneously launching heavy weapons attacks on Thai civilian homes during diplomatic talks. Bangkok's insistence on verifiable conditions isn't an obstruction but necessary caution.

Nerd narrative

There's a 0.1% chance that conflict between Thailand and Cambodia will result in 500 deaths from March 28 to Dec. 31, 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Pro-Trump narrative

Two million immigrants have already left America during Trump's first year, proving the self-deportation strategy works brilliantly to reduce the massive fiscal burden illegal immigration creates. The tripled $3,000 incentive plus free flights represents a smart policy that costs taxpayers far less than the $65,000 lifetime fiscal drain each illegal immigrant generates through services used versus taxes paid. Voluntary departure avoids expensive detention and deportation while clearing out populations that overwhelm courts and drain public resources.

Left narrative

DHS' self-deportation program is a deceptive trap that pressures vulnerable immigrants into surrendering valuable legal rights for temporary cash. Those in removal proceedings or detention face coercive conditions that push them to abandon asylum claims, cancellation of removal or family-based pathways — often without clear disclosure that they may trigger permanent or year reentry bars. DHS is an enforcement agency, not a legal advisor, yet markets the program while immigrants forfeit court protections and humanitarian relief worth far more than any stipend.

Right narrative

Cash incentives alone won’t drive mass self-deportation. A $3,000 check and a plane ticket won’t outweigh U.S. wages or the reality that enforcement resources are limited. Real results require shrinking the jobs magnet — through aggressive worksite enforcement, mandatory E-Verify and employer accountability. Without cutting off illegal employment, voluntary departures will remain marginal, symbolic, and easily absorbed by a labor market that keeps pulling people back in.

Narrative A

This 3D implantation model is a major leap forward in reproductive medicine, offering real hope to patients suffering from recurrent implantation failure. The system successfully replicates human implantation and has already identified FDA-approved compounds that dramatically improve success rates for those who've endured repeated heartbreak. Years of rigorous research have finally produced a scalable platform that can transform clinical outcomes and help countless families achieve their dreams of parenthood.

Narrative B

Creating lab-grown wombs and cultivating embryos outside the body raises profound ethical questions that demand immediate public attention before science races ahead unchecked. These experiments involve deliberately creating human embryos only to manipulate, study and ultimately destroy them — treating potential human life as mere research material. The rapid push to extend embryo research beyond current limits, combined with the creation of increasingly sophisticated embryo models, threatens to normalize practices that violate deeply held values about human dignity and the sanctity of life.

Nerd narrative

There's a 50% chance that the first human baby, whose embryo was polygenically selected from a cohort of at least 50 simultaneously obtained ova, will be born by October 2033, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Pro-Trump narrative

Striking drug boats is the highest priority and best use of American military power after decades of prioritizing foreign interventions over threats in America's own hemisphere. Narco-terrorist organizations have killed tens of thousands of Americans through drug trafficking and operate as state-sponsored tools of asymmetric warfare against the U.S. Using military force against them is long overdue and reflects a necessary shift toward defending actual national interests rather than pursuing abstract global stability.

Anti-Trump narrative

U.S. boat strikes constitute extrajudicial killings with no credible legal basis, and have deliberately killed more than a hundred people without identifying victims or demonstrating any imminent threat justifying lethal force. Labeling drug traffickers as terrorists doesn't create an armed conflict or turn suspects into legitimate military targets, meaning that lethal force must be restricted to when strictly unavoidable to protect lives. The Trump administration has invented a war on drugs framework to justify summary executions with the goal of toppling Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.

Nerd narrative

There's a 45% chance that the U.S. will attack Venezuela in December 2025 or January 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Narrative A

Amazon has taken bold and decisive actions against North Korean schemes to ultimately funnel wages to North Korean weapons programs. Amazon's formidable detection capabilities provide valuable lessons learned to other companies attempting to monitor these unwelcome job applicants.

Narrative B

This issue extends far beyond Amazon; the threat posed by North Korean IT workers is a significant security crisis that requires urgent attention from the entire tech sector. Cybercriminals have stolen over $3 billion in just three years, infiltrating hundreds of Fortune 500 companies. This is a canary in the coal mine.