Monarchism
Advocacy of a monarch or monarchical rule
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| January 3 2025 | Bratislav Živković was killed by Ukrainian forces during the Kursk offensive. |
| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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. |
| March 2020 |
Reichsbürger movement
The antisemitic Reichsbürger organization was prohibited by German authorities.
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| 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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| 2019 |
John Oliver
Oliver worked as an executive producer for Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas.
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| 2019 |
Reichsbürger movement
Adrian Ursache was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 7 years in prison for the 2016 shooting incident.
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| December 13 2019 |
John Oliver
Naturalized as a US citizen.
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| January 21 2019 |
Orléanist
Henri d'Orléans, Count of Paris dies in Paris at the age of 85, ending his period of royal pretension.
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| 2018 |
John Oliver
John Oliver begins executive producing 'Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas', appearing in 20 episodes
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| 2018 |
John Oliver
Second son born.
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| 2018 | Bakov ran for President of Russia from the Monarchist Party, was registered, and then withdrew himself, citing legal concerns about dual citizenship. |
| 2018 |
Reichsbürger movement
The German magazine Focus reported that Reichsbürger adherents were attempting to build an armed militia in preparation for 'Day X', an imagined uprising against the German government.
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| 2018 | Serb paramilitary chief Bratislav Zivkovic was arrested in Serbia for joining the separatist movement in Ukraine. |
| June 2018 | Ukraine's General Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into 54 suspected members of a pro-Russian foreign legion, including six Serbs who had fought in Ukraine and later in Syria. |
| May 2018 |
John Oliver
Russell Crowe donated approximately $80,000 to the Australia Zoo wildlife hospital to create the 'John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward', inspired by a previous auction interaction with John Oliver involving Crowe's movie props.
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| 2017 |
John Oliver
Last Week Tonight received a second Peabody Award.
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| 2017 | Bratislav Zivkovic was banned from Romania for 15 years after spying on NATO bases. |
| November 2017 | Ukrainian ambassador in Serbia Oleksandr Aleksandrovych stated that approximately 300 Serbs were operating in Ukraine, warning that suspicious Serb tourists would be halted at the border and potentially arrested. |
| October 23 2017 |
Reichsbürger movement
Wolfgang P., the Reichsbürger activist responsible for the shooting of police officers in Georgensgmünd, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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| September 2017 |
John Oliver
Oliver's contract for Last Week Tonight was extended to 2020.
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| 2016 |
Reichsbürger movement
Adrian Ursache, a Reichsbürger activist and former Mister Germany winner, violently resisted eviction from his house in Reuden. He claimed the property was part of the self-proclaimed State of Ur and flew the old German Reich flag. During a police eviction attempt, he opened fire and injured two officers, resulting in him being shot and hospitalized.
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| 2016 |
Reichsbürger movement
In Georgensgmünd near Nuremberg, a Reichsbürger activist fired on a Bavarian Police special response unit during a firearms confiscation, injuring three police officers. One officer later died from his injuries, leading to increased concern about the movement's potential for violence.
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| 2015 |
John Oliver
Included in Time 100 list, described as a 'comedic agent of change'.
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| 2015 |
John Oliver
Oliver's initial two-year contract for Last Week Tonight was extended through to 2017.
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