Monarchism
Advocacy of a monarch or monarchical rule
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| June 2025 | Traian Băsescu underwent planned heart surgery in Paris. |
| 2025 |
John Oliver
John Oliver voiced the character 'Thumb Bringer' in an episode titled 'The Other Large Thing' for the animated series Love, Death & Robots
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| 2025 |
Reichsbürger movement
Approximately 40 Reichsbürger groups were active in Germany, according to BfV monitoring.
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| May 18 2025 | Endorsed Nicușor Dan in the Romanian presidential election, who defeated George Simion in the second round with 53.6–46.4%. |
| 2025 |
Reichsbürger movement
Sybille Steinbacher and Jens-Christian Wagner edited 'Rechter Geschichtsrevisionismus in Deutschland' (Right-wing historical revisionism in Germany), a scholarly work examining forms and ideologies of right-wing historical revisionism.
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| May 13 2025 |
Reichsbürger movement
The German Federal government banned 'Königreich Deutschland' ('Kingdom of Germany'), a Wittenberg-based Reichsbürger movement founded in 2012. Four of its leaders were arrested, and searches were conducted across seven German states.
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| January 3 2025 | Bratislav Živković was killed by Ukrainian forces during the Kursk offensive. |
| 2024 | Concluded his term as Member of the European Parliament. |
| 2024 | Leadership position for Nippon Kaigi currently vacant as of 2024 |
| 2024 |
John Oliver
Oliver endorsed Kamala Harris for president in the 2024 election.
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| 2024 |
J. G. Ballard
The Met Gala's dress code was inspired by Ballard's 1962 short story 'The Garden of Time', highlighting his ongoing cultural influence.
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| January 26 2024 | Traian Băsescu was hospitalized after doctors diagnosed him with a lung virus. |
| 2023 |
Reichsbürger movement
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution estimated that approximately 25,000 people belong to the Reichsbürger movement, organized into around 40 groups.
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| 2023 |
John Oliver
During the Reddit API controversy, major subreddits protested by only allowing content containing Oliver.
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| 2023 |
J. G. Ballard
An anthology 'Reports From the Deep End' was planned but ultimately terminated due to opposition from the J. G. Ballard Estate, which would have included an expanded version of 'The Hardoon Labyrinth'.
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| August 30 2023 |
John Oliver
Oliver began hosting the comedy podcast Strike Force Five with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers to support staff members during the Writers Guild of America strike.
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| 2022 |
John Oliver
A study found that Oliver's 'calls for action' in seasons seven and eight of Last Week Tonight raised over $5 million for charities and other causes.
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| 2022 |
John Oliver
John Oliver appears as himself in 6 episodes of 'The Horne Section TV Show'
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| 2022 |
John Oliver
John Oliver appears as himself in 1 episode of 'Helpsters'
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| 2022 |
Reichsbürger movement
Large-scale anti-extremist raids were conducted across Germany, Austria, and Italy, involving over 3,000 police officers including GSG 9 unit, searching more than 130 sites.
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| December 2022 |
Reichsbürger movement
German authorities arrested 25 people for planning a coup against the German government, including Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss, who was intended to become the head of state if the coup succeeded.
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| December 7 2022 |
Reichsbürger movement
Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, a lawyer, judge, and former AfD Bundestag member, was arrested as part of the Reichsbürger movement investigation.
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| September 2022 |
John Oliver
On Late Night with Seth Meyers, Oliver publicly explained his refusal of an OBE (Order of the British Empire), stating he did not want his name associated with the words 'British Empire' and expressing his distaste for the British class system.
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| August 2022 |
Ruhollah Khomeini
Salman Rushdie survives a murder attempt related to the ongoing fatwa issued by Khomeini.
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| April 2022 |
Reichsbürger movement
Four members of a Reichsbürger group called United Patriots were detained for plotting to overthrow the government. Their plan included destroying electrical substations and power lines to cause a nationwide power outage, and allegedly kidnapping German health minister Karl Lauterbach.
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| March 2022 | Traian Băsescu was hospitalized in Brussels due to several medical complications. |
| March 23 2022 | The High Court of Cassation and Justice rejected Băsescu's appeal, confirming his official collaboration with the Securitate. |
| 2021 |
Reichsbürger movement
Gabriele Keller published 'Bereit für den Untergang: Prepper' (Ready for destruction: prepper), a book that may explore preparedness ideologies potentially related to the Reichsbürger movement.
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| 2021 |
John Oliver
John Oliver received the Great Immigrants Award from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, recognizing his contributions as an immigrant to the United States.
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| 2021 |
Reichsbürger movement
The state office for the Protection of the Constitution in Lower Saxony published a study highlighting the dangerous radicalization resulting from the mixing of corona deniers, Reich citizens, and right-wing extremists during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| 2021 |
J. G. Ballard
Short story 'The Drowned Giant' adapted as the eighth episode of the second season of Netflix anthology series Love, Death & Robots
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| November 2021 |
Reichsbürger movement
The Patriotic Union began planning an armed attack on the Bundestag and plotting to publicly arrest politicians to incite widespread unrest, with the goal of overthrowing the government.
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| November 5 2021 | Băsescu's appeal against the collaboration ruling began at the High Court of Cassation and Justice. |
| June 2021 | Karl Emich (Nicholas III) gave his first interview in Russian, discussing his civil and political attitudes and family history. |
| 2020 | Traian Băsescu ran for mayor of Bucharest in the local elections, securing third place with approximately 11% of the total cast votes. |
| 2020 |
Reichsbürger movement
Gavriel D. Rosenfeld published 'Das Vierte Reich. Der lange Schatten des Nationalsozialismus' (The Fourth Reich. The long shadow of National Socialism), which likely discusses historical revisionism connected to the Reichsbürger ideology.
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| 2020 |
John Oliver
Oliver favoured Joe Biden in the presidential election and celebrated Biden's victory over Donald Trump, while also warning about the significant number of voters who supported Trump's political platform.
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| 2020 |
John Oliver
Russell Crowe visited the John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward, posing with the nameplate bearing John Oliver's name.
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| 2020 |
John Oliver
John Oliver voices the character Harry in 3 episodes of the animated series 'Big Mouth'
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| 2020 | The Iranian intelligence minister accused the Kingdom Assembly of Iran of planning 27 attacks against the regime. |
| 2020 | Bakov declared a new project called Arca Noë, planned to be based in neutral Mediterranean waters near Venice as part of the seasteading movement. |
| October 8 2020 |
John Oliver
John Oliver attended the unveiling ceremony of the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant in Danbury, Connecticut, wearing a hazmat suit, after the city council voted 18-1 in favor of the renaming.
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| August 1 2020 | Jamshid Sharmahd, spokesperson of the Kingdom Assembly of Iran, was detained by Iran's Ministry of Intelligence. Iranian state television accused him of involvement in the 2008 bombing of the Hosseynieh Seyed Al-Shohada Mosque in Shiraz and a 2010 bombing at Ruhollah Khomeini's mausoleum in Tehran. |
| June 10 2020 | Băsescu became a co-author of a controversial statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the European Parliament, despite his previously close relations with the Azerbaijani government. |
| April 2020 |
Lord Byron
The Royal Mail issued a series of commemorative postage stamps featuring Byron and other Romantic poets on the 250th anniversary of William Wordsworth's birth. Byron's stamp featured an extract from his poem 'She Walks in Beauty'.
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| March 2020 |
Reichsbürger movement
The antisemitic Reichsbürger organization was prohibited by German authorities.
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| 2019 | Began serving as Member of the European Parliament for Romania. |
| 2019 |
John Oliver
John Oliver voiced the character Steve in the animated film Wonder Park
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| 2019 |
John Oliver
Became an American citizen.
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| 2019 |
John Oliver
John Oliver voiced the character Zazu in the live-action remake of The Lion King
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