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Nov 21, 2025
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What has Charlie Kirk publicly said about Muslims and Islam?

Charlie Kirk repeatedly framed Islam and Muslims as a political and civilizational threat, using phrases such as “Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America” and asserting that...

Nov 8, 2025
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Did any state gain or lose seats after the 2020 Census and which ones changed for 2022 and 2024?

After the 2020 Census, the official apportionment shifted the 435 House seats: and . Those reapportionment changes were implemented beginning with the 2022 congressional elections and continued to sha...

Nov 20, 2025
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How do state-run grocery stores compare to private ones in terms of pricing and availability?

State-run (public) grocery stores are an emergent policy proposal but remain rare in the U.S.; most reporting frames them as a response to sharply higher grocery bills (national grocery inflation ~2.7...

Nov 7, 2025

How does the electoral college system affect the outcome of presidential elections?

The Electoral College can change who wins the presidency by translating nationwide votes into state-by-state electoral votes, enabling outcomes where the and concentrating power in a subset of states ...

Jan 17, 2026

What are the principal conservative arguments for maintaining the U.S.-Israel strategic relationship, and how do proponents rebut Carlson's claims?

Conservative defenses of the U.S.-Israel strategic relationship stress hard security returns—military cooperation, intelligence-sharing, and regional deterrence—alongside shared political values and d...

Jan 19, 2026

Did Putin declare war on the US?

There is no record of Vladimir Putin or the Russian state issuing an official, legally binding declaration of war on the United States; multiple fact‑checks and mainstream outlets report no such decla...

Jan 13, 2026

How are migration and population shifts changing the electoral balance between red and blue states?

Population flows since 2020—accelerated by remote work, housing costs and the pandemic—have moved many residents from dense, traditionally Democratic metros toward Sun Belt and suburban destinations, ...

Dec 6, 2025

How have law enforcement seizures and prosecution patterns for fentanyl smuggling changed in the last five years?

Over the last five years U.S. law enforcement seizures of fentanyl have risen dramatically in volume and shifted in form and geography: pill seizures and pill-making domestically have surged while tot...

Jan 19, 2026

Did putting declare on the US?

There is no record of Russia issuing a formal, legal declaration of war against the United States; multiple fact‑checks and mainstream reports conclude no overt declaration has been made . That said, ...

Feb 3, 2026

Are Christianity and its values necessary to keep the West alive, prosperous, and relevant?

clearly helped form many ern institutions, ideas and practices—education, charitable welfare, legal concepts of individual dignity, and cultural continuity are frequently traced to Christian influence...

Jan 7, 2026

What are the main economic failures of communist systems?

Communist systems repeatedly ran into economic failures rooted in centralized planning, weak incentives, and political priorities that distorted production and distribution, producing chronic shortage...

Jan 3, 2026

Collapse of Russian Federation

A rapid, state-level collapse of the Russian Federation is possible but not imminent; most expert reporting sees acute fiscal, personnel, and political stresses that could produce fragmentation or sys...

Dec 18, 2025

Depiction of Gorbachev in the Americans tv series

The Americans treats Mikhail Gorbachev less as a developed onscreen character and more as a historical force whose glasnost and perestroika catalyze late-series plotlines: his reforms create internal ...

Dec 4, 2025

Putin’s analysis of western encroachment on and antagonism towards Russian Federation is supported by independent evidence

Putin’s public narrative that the West is encroaching on and antagonistic toward Russia is corroborated by multiple independent analysts who document Russian claims of Western coercion, sanctions, inf...

Dec 1, 2025

Was Charlie Kirk the original source of the quote "Islam is not compatible with western civilization"?

Charlie Kirk publicly has repeatedly framed Islam as a threat to the West, using phrases such as “Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America” and calling Islam “a unique threat...

Nov 7, 2025

What estimates exist (Census, KFF, Urban Institute) for health coverage among noncitizens and undocumented populations in 2022–2023?

Federal and research estimates for 2022–2023 converge on a clear pattern: , and policy restrictions on eligibility for Medicaid, CHIP, and Marketplace subsidies are central drivers. Urban Institute, K...

Nov 4, 2025

How did Pope Leo IX influence the Catholic Church?

Pope Leo IX is presented across the sources as a pivotal 11th-century papal figure whose actions accelerated ecclesiastical reforms, confronted clerical abuses, and helped set the stage for both the G...