Anti-Russia narrative

McDonald's choice to exit from Russia should be applauded. The Golden Arches used to symbolize that Western values had penetrated the Iron Curtain; the company's wise exit is now a symbol of democracy curdling under Putin.

Pro-Russia narrative

The sale of McDonald's will provide an opportunity for Russian businesses to come in and fill the void. This will not only provide the Russian people with a replacement eatery but also a chance to strengthen the national economy.

Democratic narrative

The Biden administration is making every effort to ensure there's an adequate supply of baby formula during this crisis which is hitting the most vulnerable hardest. The FDA is working with manufacturers to make a desperately needed supply available and to help mitigate the suffering of low-income Americans enduring this shortfall.

Narrative B

Despite the White House's proactivity on mitigating the formula shortage, the flexibility of the FDA and negotiations between officials and manufacturers are not providing immediate relief from the shortfall. Imported products could take weeks to hit the American market and the administrations website, supposedly designed to provide resources to families in need, is a totally ineffective platform.

Establishment-critical narrative

The formula shortage exemplifies the failures of US health and child care systems and its roots lie not only in short-term breakdowns, but in the concentration of industry power. Pres. Biden should be seeking to suspend tariffs, streamline approvals and invoke the Defense Production Act to force private industry to produce more formula and play their part in alleviating the crisis.

Pro-establishment narrative

Former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa was a beloved figure who has devoted his entire adult life to public service; he just wasn't equipped to handle Sri Lanka's unprecedented economic turmoil. With his resignation, Pres. Gotabaya Rajapaksa can bring new blood into his administration in the form of Wickremesinghe to solve this crisis.

Establishment-critical narrative

Wickremesinghe is not the band-aid that Pres. Gotabaya Rajapaksa thinks he will be. Sri Lankans see him as just another connected and corrupt career politician being brought in to replace Mahinda without challenging Rajapaksa's control. The move will not quell the anger of anti-government protests.

Nerd narrative

There is a 50% chance that Gotabaya Rajapaksa will no longer be president of Sri Lanka by 2023, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Anti-Russia narrative

This invasion is an egregious violation of international law. Putin's ultimate aim is to restore the Soviet empire, even if it takes massive bloodshed and false pretexts such as calling the 2014 Ukrainian revolution after a fraudulent election a "coup". This unprovoked attack is the latest chapter in Putin's Orwellian attempt to rewrite history.

Pro-Russia narrative

NATO and the US have ignored Russia's security concerns by breaking its promise not to expand eastward in return for German reunification. These concerns are legitimate and taking them seriously would have avoided the Ukraine tragedy.

Nerd narrative

There is a 4% chance that Putin and Zelenskyy will meet to discuss the peaceful resolution of the Russian-Ukraine conflict before 2023, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Conservative narrative

The decision by Starbucks could be bad for their business, with a Trafalgar Group study showing that 87.1% of people would likely stop using a service with a political agenda they disagreed with. As the majority of Americans don't agree with Roe, it is possible they won't agree with Starbucks either.

Progressive narrative

Starbucks are joining the growing list of major companies and celebrities responding to the potential overturning of Roe by supporting their employees and helping the fight to maintain abortion rights in the US. Rights are being unconstitutionally eroded and Starbucks should be celebrated for taking a moral stand.

Nerd narrative

There is a 90% chance that Roe v. Wade will be overturned during 2022, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Left narrative

Durham's investigation is a clear example of political prosecution. Regardless of whether or not he is successful in bringing convictions, he has already convinced right-wing media pundits and politicians that there was a wide-ranging conspiracy to bring down Trump using false information. This is simply untrue, and Durham's charges are overstated.

Right narrative

Durham is a career Dept. of Justice prosecutor whose convictions include that of the notorious Boston criminal Whitey Bulger. This trial is just the tip of the iceberg in showing how Clinton and her operatives were willing to lie to law enforcement to falsely paint Trump as a Russian agent ahead of the US presidential election.

Nerd narrative

There's a 2% chance that Hillary Clinton will run for president of the US in 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

Republican narrative

This discovery should be a wake-up call for DC lawmakers to pass legislation to combat the urgent crisis at the US southern border. Democrats are dragging their feet and have consistently refused to address this major problem, and until they do, the crime wave will continue.

Democratic narrative

Though Republicans may have you believe that border protection policies will increase security, they simply won't. This tunnel was built in one of the most fortified stretches of the border, and policies are no match for sophisticated passages that smugglers have been using for years. More effective approaches are required.

Pro-establishment narrative

Although the effectiveness of hypersonic weapons must be analyzed soberly, the US can no longer afford to be held back by scientific and political debates while leaving supremacy in this area to China and Russia. Washington must finance advancements with this technology, and this is only the first step in developing sound hypersonic capabilities.

Establishment-critical narrative

The US should reconsider its approach. Despite the hype, hypersonic weapons aren't an actual and effective revolution in weapons technology. They are threatening primarily because of the arms race they trigger - a development that the US has only encouraged by withdrawing from crucial arms control treaties.

Democratic narrative

Fetterman has the everyman aesthetic appeal - and the right platform - to reach voters Democrats wouldn't normally be able to convince. He'll have a strong shot to turn this seat blue against the GOP candidate.

Republican narrative

The Democrats are taking a risk trying to win a statewide election with Fetterman, who comes from the Bernie Sanders wing of the party. He also has major baggage through his refusal to apologize for a 2013 incident when he held an unarmed Black jogger at gunpoint.

Left narrative

Unfortunately, anti-Asian sentiment has always been part of American society, and it will continue to be unless people speak up. Attacks against Asians are all too frequent, but non-Asians are quick to ignorantly disregard the role of race. America's white supremacist structure has historically fueled tensions in Asian communities, and it's time this changes.

Right narrative

The driving force behind urban crime is not racism, but rather the malevolence of thugs like Jeremy Smith. The Asian community faces violence from an ethnically diverse group of criminals - most of them non-whites - who need to be held accountable. The state must be tough on crime to solve this problem.