State of the City News

Iran and Israel both sign (or publicly accept) a written cease-fire or peace agreement, and no lethal exchange of fire between their regular forces occurs for the following 30 consecutive days

Government official from Mexico attends the 2025 BRICS Summit

≥ 25 fatalities in Cambodia-Thailand border clashes

DRC & Rwanda sign USA-brokered peace agreement

≥ 1,500 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid hubs

Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash ends in ceasefire in 2025

Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash ends in ceasefire before October 1, 2025

Xi Jinping remains General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

Iran - Israel War ends in 2025 (ceasefire last at least 90 days (September 22, 2025) or peace deal is signed)

Kim Jong Un remains General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (or equivalent title)

Donald Trump remains President of USA

Vladimir Putin remains President of Russia

Russia remains a permanent member of UN Security Council

A cease-fire or peace deal is violated by Israel

Russia sells or scraps it's only aircraft carrier; the Admiral Kuznetsov

Algeria becomes a member of BRICS

China declares an air- or maritime-exclusion zone covering any part of Taiwan’s territorial sea or airspace

Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash ceasefire is broken

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resigns

North Korea conducts a nuclear weapons test

A new non-majority Muslim (according to CIA Factbook) state becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash reignites (fighting resumes)

A new ceasefire between Israel and Gaza is announced by Donald Trump

Min Aung Hlaing ceases to serve as either (a) Chairman of the State Administration Council or (b) Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces

Major terrorist attack (50+ killed) occurs in Europe

A 5th-generation fighter jet is confirmed to have been destroyed in air/shot down (not including being damaged from an airfield bombing)

Azerbaijan becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

A cyber-attack officially attributed to a foreign state actor causes ≥US $1 billion in insured losses to a single country

A cease-fire or peace deal is violated by Iran

A nation officially announces AGI has been achieved

Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains President of Ukraine

Saudi Arabia becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Any signatory of the CTBT tests a nuclear weapon

Yahya Sinwar is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

Bashar Al-Assad is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

Trump, Putin, & Zelensky meet together in the same room

Qatar becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

An armed non-state group captures and holds the capital city of a UN-recognised state for ≥72 hours

Japan launches a domestically-built intermediate-range ballistic missile (>3 000 km advertised range) test

At least 5,000 uniformed personnel belonging to a UN-Security-Council-authorized security or peace-keeping mission are physically deployed in Haiti

Uniformed armed forces in any G20 member state attempt to seize executive power from the constitutional head of government

A drone attacks a head of state (hits or lands within 30 meters)

Indonesia becomes a member of BRICS

Nigeria becomes a member of BRICS

Argentina becomes a member of BRICS

Venezuela becomes a member of BRICS

Kazakhstan becomes a member of BRICS

Bangladesh becomes a member of BRICS

Vladimir Putin is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

United States government arrests president Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela

Russian armed forces intentionally attack uniformed personnel or sovereign assets of any NATO member state, or vice-versa

Benjamin Netanyahu remains Prime Minister of Israel

Syria becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Israel annexes 100% of Gaza

A state shoot-down of a spacecraft or satellite in orbit is publicly confirmed

Autonomous lethal drones (no human on the kill-decision loop) are acknowledged by any state to have been used in combat

Major terrorist attack (50+ killed) occurs in United Kingdom

A peace treaty ending the Ethiopia–Tigray conflict is signed and remains unbroken for 90 days

World leader of 20m+ population country is assassinated

Turkey invokes NATO Article 4 consultations

Azerbaijani troops enter Iran

An armed clash between India and Pakistan results in ≥100 military fatalities in a 7-day period

At least three sovereign states outside NATO, EU, ANZUS, or the Quad sign a formal mutual-defence treaty deposited with the UN Treaty Series

Benjamin Netanyahu is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

Sudanese Civil War ends

A head of state from a G20 country is assassinated

Iraq becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

The Government of Denmark publicly acknowledges receipt of a formal written offer from Donald J. Trump or his officially empowered representatives to transfer sovereignty over Greenland to the United States

A country announces magnetic-fusion net-positive energy

China becomes militarily involved in Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash

Israel conducts military operation in Cyprus

Ukraine - Russia War ends with a peace treaty

Mexico becomes a member of BRICS

The U.S. suffers ≥50 combat fatalities in a single new overseas operation—defined as a country where no U.S. combat deaths occurred in 2024

United Nations Security Council adopts (i.e., passes without veto) a formal resolution that explicitly condemns Israel’s use of lethal force against civilians seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza or demands Israel cease such force

Major terrorist attack (50+ killed) occurs in United States

Any EU member invokes Article 42 (7) of the Treaty on European Union in response to an armed attack

Libya becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Palestine is granted full United Nations Membership

The IAEA publicly reports that Iran possesses uranium enriched to ≥90 % U-235

A vessel larger than 50,000 deadweight tons is damaged or sunk by a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz

Saudi Arabia signs a written, mutual-defence pact with China or Russia

1+ deaths attributed to a rogue AI

World Health Organization (WHO) declares a Chikungunya virus pandemic

Major terrorist attack (50+ killed) occurs in Canada

The Arctic Council is formally suspended or dissolved by unanimous vote

Any country leaves NATO

Armenia undergoes a regime change as the result of a military coup

Iran becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

China invades Taiwan

At least one nuclear explosive device is detonated with the intent to harm a state’s armed forces or civilian population

Kim Jong Un is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

Extraterrestrials making contact with earth is widely acknowledged

160 UN Nations simultaneously officially regonize Palestine's statehood.

Any current G-20 member state ceases to be listed as a United Nations Member State

USA leaves NATO

Jordan becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Major News sources consistently identify a conflict as WWIII

Lebanon becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Ukraine becomes a formal NATO member

Donald Trump is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

Any United States of America state formally states intent to begin process to secede

United Kingdom formally states intention to begin process to reverse "Brexit"

Two states engage in a nuclear exchange (both attempt to deliver a nuclear device within the borders of the other)

Any Canadian territory becomes part of US territory

Alberta begins process of becoming a USA state

pass 500 or more executive orders

explicitly conditions FEMA aid to a blue state on unrelated ideological issue

repeal or reform the dietary guidelines

sells 100 square miles or more of federal property to private owners or other countries

order the arrest of a governor by name even if it does not happen

Stays alive

Orders an agency under federal control to arrest a congressperson

A literal red line on the ground/floor

Remove tax exempt status from one or more universities

Take control of the army National Guard of a state (not just announcement)

Closes or makes radical ideological changes to The National Museum of African American History and Culture

Gets angry with Putin and renews (also indirect) nuclear threat.

breaks ground on a trump building in Russia

repeal the Federal Sugar program (USDA) as suggested by project 2025

have a journalist arrested

intervenes to stop a federal criminal investigation into a high ranking republican

refuse to accept results of 2026 midterms in at least one state

Sunset the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (Veteran Affairs)

Uses the US military or National Guard to prevent at least one legal voter from casting a ballot during 2028 election

put his name on a ship in the navy

Dep

Eliminate ACA's requirement to cover the morning after pill

forcibly shuts down a windmill farm power plant or revokes permits etc

Enforce the Comstock Act at least once

Ban construction of new windmills in the USA for power generation

Pardon ghislaine maxwell

Raise contribution limits (FEC)

Wind down and privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

call for twitter / x to ban account of a democrat politician

Pardon a convicted pedophile

declare he has officially undone a past presidential pardon

call someone a pedophile explicitely by name through text or speech

have the DOJ "classify educators and public librarians" who discuss "transgender ideology" with minors as "sex offenders." as per project 2025

revoke broadcasting licenses of a media company he does not like

new blockade of a country

call someone retarded through text or speech

Weaken regulations on baby formula as per project 2025

Add a citizenship question to the census

remove tax exempt from only certain religions

Actually privatizes at least part of the USPO

Revoke ten or more citizenships

closes 1 or more national parks (63 as of question creation)

Eliminate the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance (EPA)

ten or more protestors killed during term

request and successfully redraw 1 or more state districts

remove a major non NATO ally from the current list

Deports at least one Olympic athlete during the 2028 Summer Olympics

Announce he’s running for a third term

Prevent the VA from covering abortion services

add a new federal holiday in his honor

issue circulation coin or bill with his image or pass laws to do that in the near future

appoint a family member to lead any federal agency

repeal the federal mandate to label genetically engineered food (as per project 2025)

Pass a federal "Parents' Bill of Rights" with regard to Education

Eliminate the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis

Remove all unions in the Dept. of Homeland Security

give sell or otherwise transfer a part of Alaska to Russia

Eliminate the two-person train crew safety regulations (DoT request from Project 2025)

End congressional review of arms transfers to foreign countries (DoD)

Impose time-limits on how long low-income people can receive Medicaid in their lifetime

federalize a city or area currently under control of another state (not DC)

Privatize the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program

Call for the death penalty of any former president by name

enact special taxes or tariffs on a subset of states he does not like

Call for the end of gay marriage

Pardon p diddy

force a census to happen when it normally wouldnt

sends USA troops to enter Mexico without permission

Order the arrest of a sitting member of congress

Call for the default of the United States sovereign debt

Prohibit use of aborted fetal cells in research for new medical applications as per project 2025

Call for the banning of HRT (hormone replacement therapy)

request and successfully redraw 2 or more state districts

Remove all federal funding for SNAP/food stamps

expand the borders of the usa

federally mandate ten commandments or Bible in classrooms

debank a congressperson governor or mayor

declare war and send troops to aggressively enter any new country

resume buying oil from Russia

Eliminate the Office of Children’s Health Protection

Repeal the Global Change Research Act of 1990

Eliminate all administrative proceedings within the SEC

delete Juneteenth as a federal holiday

File lawsuit against a congressperson

Deports at least one athlete during the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Withdraw from NATO

expand the supreme Court and appoint someone new

Salute Putin

Threatening to attack a US defence pact ally (e.g. NATO, Rio Pact etc.) with nuclear weapons

Eliminate the U.S. Trade and Development Agency

stops all sanctions on Russia

Repeal of the Antiquities Act of 1906

Delist the grizzly bear AND gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act

Mandate time-and-a-half compensation on a Sabbath (project 2025 request)

Replace his Vice President

take control of a part of greenland

add a new state

Fully or partially privatize Social Security

Gets influence on Gaza strip to make investment deals with real estate or buys land.

have FBI DOJ or other agency charge a congressperson with treason

repeal Obamacare

make statements that are negative about labubu

Eliminate the Federal Reserve mission of full employment

Lessen child labor regulations to allow "teenage workers" to work "inherently dangerous jobs". (DoL)

ban trans people from holding federal offices

After the ballroom he starts building a palace for the future Trump-Monarchy

repeal an amendment

have a supreme court justice impeached and/or removed

enter a mutual defense partnership with russia or north korea

Call for the end of the Senate

force a former president to testify before Congress

Call for the end of the House of Reps

Implement a federal abortion ban

Raise the retirement age for social security

Eliminate the DOE Loan Program

orders arrests of any Biden family member

confiscate 1 million or more from an individual Congress person

Call for the assassination of the leader of an allied nation

Call for the abolition of the voting rights act or the 15th amendment

breaks ground on a trump building in Gaza

cause Fox, nbc CNN MSNBC or another main news channel to shut down

announce that a part of Canada belongs to the USA

all time high unemployment reached

change it so that presidents can serve 3 or more terms again

stop California from hosting the Olympics

take control of a part of ukraine

Wearing a white dress after labor day

Airstrikes or bombs Mexican territory (drone artillery etc count)

Implement a federal age of consent

Require all schools that receive federal funding to give students the military entrance test.

cancel the 2028 election / it doesnt happen for any reason

changes the logo or name of a previously offensive sport team (pressures until they actually do it)

confiscate 1 million or more from the Democratic party itself

Deports all the athletes of at least one nation during the 2028 Summer Olympics

Deports all the athletes of at least one nation during the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Abolish the Federal Reserve and move to a "free banking" system

change or add a face on Mount Rushmore

Annex any part of Mexico

change the borders of a state

Detonates a nuclear weapon as an act of war

fauci in jail at least one week

Dissolve/shut down/abolish NASA

Accept a gift of an airplane to *himself personally* (not a gift to the US government)

bans anime

Call for the end of interracial marriage

YES

YES

YES

Mass-movement political advocacy for AI regulation (like "PauseAI")

Preventing S-Risks

Wild-animal welfare

Mental-health / subjective wellbeing interventions in LMIC

Farmed-invertebrate welfare (shrimp, insects, octopi, etc)

Mitigation of AI propaganda / persuasion / "botpocalypse" impacts

Alcohol, tobacco, & sugar taxation

Research into digital sentience / the nature of consciousness

Climate geoengineeering

Preventing stable totalitarianism

Space governance / space colonization

Georgism (aka land value taxes)

Approval voting, quadratic funding, liquid democracy, etc

Cryonics & brain-emulation research

Human intelligence augmentation / embryo selection research

Charter cities / affinity cities / network states

Civilizational-preservation bunkers

Missouri

Kansas

YES

YES

China

Singapore

South Korea

Israel

USA

Other country, not in a semi-autonomous zone

Taiwan

Canada

Japan

Semi-autonomous charter city or network state (like Prospera)

Other

Roman Republic / Empire

Late renaissance Germany

Postclassic / Colonial period Mesoamerica (e.g. Mayan city states, Aztec Empire, Spanish Empire)

Qin Dynasty China

Late Horizon / Colonial period Andean America (e.g. Inca Empire, Spanish Empire)

Colonial period West Africa (e.g. Ashanti, Dahomey, Benin)

YES