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Dec 6, 2025
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How many did bolsheviks kill

Estimates of how many people the Bolsheviks killed vary widely depending on period, method and definition: some accounts count millions in the Russian Civil War and famines, others count executions an...

Dec 6, 2025
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Bolsheviks killing 60 million

Claims that "the Bolsheviks killed 60 million" exceed most mainstream historical estimates. Scholarly and reference sources in the provided set put direct Bolshevik/Soviet executions and repression in...

Jan 17, 2026
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What did Tucker Carlson say about Israel and when did he make the remarks?

Tucker Carlson has repeatedly argued in 2025 that the United States has little strategic interest in Israel, portraying Israel as a net burden compared with Gulf states and accusing pro-Israel forces ...

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 17, 2026

why did Tucker Carlson change his mind about Israel

Tucker Carlson’s turn against Israel is a recent, measurable shift in his rhetoric that analysts date to spring–summer 2025 and that combines ideological, strategic and audience-driven motives: a pivo...

Dec 6, 2025

Which Obama-era officials have been alleged to have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and what evidence was cited?

Multiple investigations and commentators allege that Obama-era officials met or engaged with figures linked to the Muslim Brotherhood; critics cite White House visits and meetings, congressional lette...

Dec 6, 2025

How did major media outlets and fact-checkers evaluate and verify claims about officials' ties to the Muslim Brotherhood?

Major U.S. actions this month include an executive order starting a review to designate certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and related bills in Congress; the White ...

Nov 17, 2025

What motivates Fulani militants to target Nigerian Christians?

Reporting and advocacy groups offer several overlapping explanations for why some Fulani militants attack Christian communities in Nigeria: competition over land and pastoral routes, political impunit...

Nov 14, 2025

how has religion been abused in political advancements

Political actors have repeatedly co‑opted religion as a tool to mobilize followers, justify policies, and marginalize opponents; this phenomenon appears across contexts from the Balkans and Syria to c...

Dec 12, 2025

According to the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine and Article 80 of the UN Charter, isn't Jewish presence in all areas west of the Jordan River legal

The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine did recognize a “historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine” and applied to lands on both sides of the Jordan River (Transjordan) . But Brita...

Nov 25, 2025

What do Islamic sources say about religious freedom and treatment of non-Muslims under Muslim rule?

Islamic primary texts and many contemporary Islamic jurists and institutions affirm principles that protect non‑Muslims’ ritual life and civil rights under Muslim rule—e.g., “no compulsion in religion...

Jan 18, 2026

What is the MIND diet and what evidence links it to reduced cognitive decline?

The MIND diet—short for Mediterranean‑DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay—is a hybrid eating pattern that emphasizes leafy greens, berries, whole grains, fish, beans, nuts and olive oil whil...

Jan 14, 2026

What evidence exists of Hezbollah’s operational activities in Venezuela and the Tri‑Border Area since 2015?

Open-source reporting and government documents since 2015 consistently identify two geographic hubs—the Tri‑Border Area (TBA) of Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay and Venezuela—where Hezbollah-linked networks...

Jan 10, 2026

How have politicians and advocacy groups responded to or criticized the Podesta Plan?

The “Podesta Plan” — shorthand critics used for John Podesta’s Center for American Progress roadmap urging the executive branch to advance progressive change — prompted sharply divided reactions: cons...

Jan 8, 2026

Who is John Podesta and what role did he play in crafting the Podesta Plan?

John Podesta is a veteran Democratic operative, former White House chief of staff and founder of the Center for American Progress, who has repeatedly moved between government, campaign operations and ...

Jan 5, 2026

Which think tanks or organizations endorsed or influenced the Podesta Plan?

The “Podesta Plan” label most often refers to policy recommendations and strategy documents associated with John Podesta and the Center for American Progress (CAP); primary endorsement and influence c...

Jan 1, 2026

What are the best estimates of deaths caused by Bolshevik policies like the Red Terror and dekulakization?

Best scholarly estimates place direct deaths from the Red Terror in the tens to low hundreds of thousands and deaths directly attributable to dekulakization in the mid-hundreds of thousands, while bro...

Dec 12, 2025

Getting back to my previous question, why is Jewish presence west of the Jordan River called illegal when it has a legal basis in the Mandate for Palestine? Shouldn't it be "disputed" instead?

The label “illegal” for Jewish communities west of the Jordan River reflects disputed legal interpretations: many international bodies and human-rights organizations treat settlements in the West Bank...

Dec 11, 2025

How long trump and president melei have been friends

Donald J. Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni first met publicly at the Élysée Palace in early December 2024 and then at Mar‑a‑Lago on Jan. 4, 2025; by April 2025 they had held an official...

Dec 10, 2025

Which U.S. president presided over the largest GDP growth adjusted for population?

Available sources report different measures but converge on a clear leader when adjusting GDP for population: Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over the largest average real GDP (and real GDP per capita)...