Pro-Israel narrative

For Israelis, the Israeli diaspora, and the Jewish community, the Amsterdam pogrom paints a bleak picture of the escalating dangers worldwide — emphasizing a resurgence of antisemitism. Often concealed as anti-Zionism, this hatred fuels disruptions, attacks, and a climate of rising hostility. Members of the Jewish community are increasingly marginalized, excluded, and subjected to intimidation and violence, often with state sponsorship. Urgent action is needed to confront this.

Pro-Palestine narrative

Israeli provocation is heightening risks for Jewish and Israeli communities worldwide, as recent violence in Amsterdam tragically demonstrates. Israel's aggressive policies under Netanyahu — especially in Gaza and the West Bank — have stirred resentment, reducing global sympathy despite valid security concerns. Actions by some Israeli supporters abroad feed this backlash — increasing anti-Israeli sentiments and tensions. The resulting insecurity endangers Jewish and Israeli lives globally as Palestinians continue to suffer.

Nerd narrative

There is a 50% chance Benjamin Netanyahu will cease to be Prime Minister of Israel by June 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Narrative A

Thursday's sale marks a watershed moment in the history of modern art and demonstrates how the partnership between humans and machines opens up a whole new world of innovation and creativity. The fact that this sale transcended expectations by fetching an astounding $1M speaks for itself AI is the future.

Narrative B

AI "art" is an oxymoron. Humans make art with creativity and intent, not algorithms. AI-generated "art" not only negatively impacts professional artists, but also discourages those aspiring to pursue careers in the art field. From movies to TV series and music to paintings, it seems that no area of the creative community is safe.

Nerd narrative

There is a 7% chance Tesla will be able to mass-produce humanoid robots by the end of 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Pro-establishment narrative

Preying on Trump's well-documented fondness for flattery, these compliments from Putin are carefully calibrated statements in the hope that he can secure the deal he wants over Ukraine.

Pro-Russia narrative

As the Russian president said, the country is open to dialogue and is prepared to settle the conflict by peaceful means. However, Russia's goals over security concerns have not changed.

Nerd narrative

There's a 50% chance there will be a bilateral cease-fire or peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine by Jan. 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Pro-establishment narrative

This amendment flagrantly undermines women’s and girls’ rights by not only pushing nine-year-old children into marriages, but also by removing protections in divorce and weakening inheritance rights. If passed, Iraq will have breached its obligations under international human rights treaties, such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The government must reconsider this alarming idea.

Establishment-critical narrative

What makes this so tragic is that Iraq, while not perfect, was not like this before the 2003 US invasion neighborhoods were vibrant, families were together, and both boys and girls went to school. Unfortunately, in its arrogant pursuit of killing Saddam Hussein, the US government ripped Iraq apart, leaving it open for radical factions to take over the government.

Nerd narrative

There is a 42% chance that Iraq will experience a civil war before 2036, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Left narrative

Powell, a Blair era veteran, is an incredibly experienced political operative that will only benefit Starmer's premiership. He will not only provide stability on the international front but also bring wisdom to a Labour government that has faced criticism for its clumsy domestic policy strategy.

Right narrative

Starmer has appointed a man who willingly negotiated the surrender of the Chagos Islands—a piece of land integral to British strategic interests — as the country's national security advisor. The decision once again leaves the UK public lacking any confidence in Labour's foreign policy and is likely to only further damage the UK's international position.

Nerd narrative

There is a 70% chance that the UK will have a Labour prime minister on Jan. 1, 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Republican narrative

All it took was for Trump to get reelected to get America back on a positive roll. In addition to the Fed's interest rate cut, major manufacturers announced they're bringing jobs back to the US and China announced it wants to have better relations. In addition, numerous warring parties overseas have announced a desire for peace. This a strong start to what will be an even stronger term.

Democratic narrative

This announcement is being falsely accredited to Trump's reelection. This cut was made possible because inflation significantly cooled under the Biden administration. But there's a softening job market, and if Trump goes through with some of his promised economic policies another rate cut may not come, or worse, the economy could head in the opposite direction.

Nerd narrative

There's a 15% chance that the US will enter a recession before 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Democratic narrative

Jack Smith should have been able to prosecute this case months ago, and despite the urgency to address Trump's 2020 election interference, he faced unnecessary obstacles from both the Trump campaign and the courts. While Judge Chutkan approved his filing, these delays — which were based on ironic claims that Smith was interfering in an election — ultimately undermined the DOJ's pursuit of justice.

Republican narrative

Jack Smith's actions resulted in interfering with public perceptions in the election, which is why even anti-Trump news outlets were calling him out on it. Just before the election, Smith filed a page long shot filing aimed at smearing Trump — but it didn't work and the country voted for Trump nonetheless. Smith, as well as all the state prosecutors who attacked Trump, are finally ending their bad faith witch hunts.

Nerd narrative

There is a 3% chance that Donald Trump will be jailed or incarcerated before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Narrative A

This is a major legal victory for OpenAI and all companies training their large language models. It's also a warning against those who want to sue these companies, as the judge has made it clear plaintiffs better be able to show they've been injured and aren't just trying to get compensation for something that's not taking place. Moving forward, suing for violations of specific provisions of the DMCA may be unavailable to content creators.

Narrative B

OpenAI and its competitors aren't out of the woods yet. Even if suing for a violation of the DMCA may be a challenging path, there's still plenty of blatant copyright violation going on with these companies and several content creators — including large outlets like The New York Times. Eventually, these companies will have to compensate those whose work they're using to train their models while accumulating large sums of revenue.

Nerd narrative

There's a 50% chance that concern about artificial intelligence will go mainstream in the United States by January 2026, according to a Metaculus prediction community.

Left narrative

If Trump implements his desired policies, Canada will face negative consequences everywhere, from immigration and trade to currency devaluation and defense. Since Ottawa has already been through a Trump presidency, however, Trudeau has time to work with politicians in both countries to ensure Trump's most radical plans are thwarted. If he pre-emptively shores up support for NATO and free trade, among other things, Trump won't get to throw North America into chaos.

Right narrative

Trudeau's government is trying to project confidence right now because they know their policies have been subsidized by Joe Biden's America Last agenda. Once Trump is in office, he will actually expect Canada to pay its fair share on defense and clamp down on illegal immigration, the latter of which will put Canada's immigration system to the test. Once Trump begins making America great, Trudeau will be exposed for having made Canada weak.