User:RobertPlausible

RobertPlausible
— Wikipedian ♂ —
	Not actually me (obviously).
Pronouns	he/him
Nationality	American
Languages	English
Hobbies, favourites and beliefs
Hobbies	Editing Wikipedia; Collecting flags
Politics	Centre; Pirate politics
Interests
	Elections, politics, history, flags, and more.

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George Constanza

About me

"I must study Politicks and War that my sons may have the liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy. My sons ought to study Geography, natural History, Naval Architecture, navigation, Commerce and Agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study Painting, Poetry, Musick, Architecture, Statuary, Tapestry, and Porcelaine."

—John Adams, 1780

I’m American and proud of it, but love and appreciate the world around me, and am always eager to learn about it. I do by best to stay unbiased when editing Wikipedia.

Interest

Elections
Politics
Systems of government
History
Military history
Screenwriting
Filmmaking
Flags
Official portraits

Quick Links

Fun Pages

Pages I made for experiments.

Event Tracker (2024)

William Lai

Pita Limjaroenrat

January

January 1: 2024 Noto earthquake strikes in Japan.
January 2:
- Lee Jae-myung survives a stabbing during an assassination attempt.
- Two planes collide at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.
January 9: President Daniel Noboa declares a state of emergency in Ecuador.
January 10: Chris Christie drops out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary.
January 13: William Lai of the Democratic Progressive Party is elected President of Taiwan in the 2024 election.
January 15:
- Donald Trump wins the Iowa Republican caucus to no one's surprise; Nimrata wins a single county by one vote (because why not).
- Better Call Saul is snubbed from the Emmys for the last time.
January 23:
- Trump wins the New Hampshire Republican primary, with a 10 point lead over Haley, his only opponent.
- Biden wins the New Hampshire Democratic primary, despite not actually running, after a major write-in campaign
January 24:
- Pita Limjaroenrat is cleared of wrongdoing relating to his media shares by the Thai Constitutional Court, securing his status as an MP in the Parliament
- Jon Stewart announces he will return as host of The Daily Show once a week for the 2024 election.
January 31: The Thai Constitutional Court rules that the Move Forward Party’s campaign to amend the lèse-majesté law is unlawful as a threat to the monarchy, and orders the party to cease.

February

Jon Stewart

Tom Suozzi

February 6:
- Former President of Chile Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash at the age of 74.
- Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of a school shooter, becomes the first person in American legal history to be found guilty of manslaughter over a school shooting as a parent of the shooter, after her son killed four students at an Oxford, Michigan, high school in 2021.

February 8:
- The 2024 Pakistani general election.
- Special counsel Robert K. Hur releases his report on the Joe Biden classified documents incident.
February 11: Super Bowl LVIII is hosted in Las Vegas; Usher performs and Nickelodeon airs live coverage featuring SpongeBob characters.
February 12: Jon Stewart returned as host of the Daily Show every Monday in Season 29 to cover the 2024 presidential election.
February 13:
- Tom Suozzi wins a special election in New York's 3rd federal congressional district, giving the Democrats 213 seats in the United States House of Representatives compared to the Republicans' 219.
- twomad is reportedly found dead in his home at the age of 32.
February 15: Japan slips into a recession and loses its spot as the world's third-largest economy
February 16: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is murdered during his prison sentence.
February 21: Arguments at the High Court of Justice in Julian Assange's extradition hearing ends after two days in the London.
February 24:
- Two year anniversary of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Trump wins the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, defeating Nikki Haley in her home state; she continues to run.
February 29: Brian Mulroney, former Canadian Prime Minister from 1984 to 1993, passes away at the age 84.

March

Nikki Haley

Princess Kate

March 4
- The first living lung and liver transplant is performed at Kyoto University Hospital in Japan.
- Shehbaz Sharif is elected as the next Prime Minister of Pakistan, after weeks of speculation and questions over the legitimacy of the 2024 election.
- In Trump v. Anderson, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rules that states can not keep presidential candidates off the ballot, overturning the Colorado Supreme Court's decision in Anderson v. Griswold.
- 2022–2023 Pentagon document leaks: Jack Teixeira, a 22-year-old former member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, pleads guilty to linking classified Defense Department documents on his Discord server and is sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison.
March 5
- The Haitian government declares a state of emergency after gangs storm two prisons and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who is stranded abroad in Puerto Rico.
- Super Tuesday in the 2024 Republican and Democratic primaries across the country for multiple offices.
March 6
- One day after Super Tuesday, Nikki Haley drops out of the 2024 presidential election, but refuses to endorse Donald Trump, who becomes the presumptive nominee.
- Later that day Congressman Dean Philips suspends his presidential campaign and endorses Joe Biden. A 2020 rematch between Trump and Biden is set for 2024.
- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nearly escapes being killed by a Russian missile strike in the Odesa during his visit to Ukraine.

March 7
- Sweden officially becomes a member state of NATO, two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- The 2024 State of the Union is delivered by President Biden to the 118th Congress.
March 8: Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is found guilty in a Manhattan Federal court of conspiring with drug traffickers and enabling the transportation of over 400 tons of cocaine from Honduras to the US
March 12:
- The Thai Election Commission asks the Constitutional Court to disband the Move Forward Party
- Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announces he will resign amidst an escalating gang war
- Joe Biden and Donald Trump become their respective parties' presumptive nominees for the Presidency in the 2024 election.
March 14: Vaughan Gething of the Labour Party becomes the Welsh First Minister, and is dubbed 'Europe's first Black national leader'.
March 14: In an evening interview, President Emmanuel Macron of France does not rule out sending French troops to Ukraine.
March 21: Tennessee passes a law that protects artists' voices from AI impersonation
March 22:
- A motion is filed in the US House of Representatives to oust Speaker Mike Johnson
- A terrorist attack takes place in Moscow, killing 140 people
- Princess Kate of the British Royal Family announces she has cancer, amidst speculation on her whereabouts
March 24
- Tammy Murphy drops out of the Democratic primary for the Federal New Jersey Senate election, making Andy Kim the de facto presumptive nominee.
- Opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye wins Senegal's presidential election, after various delays by outgoing President Macky Sall. He is sworn in on 2 April as 'Africa's youngest president'.
March 26: The Francis Scott-Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland collapses after a cargo ship collides with one of it's support beams.

April

Fumio Kishida

Larry David

April 2: An earthquake strikes in Taiwan and parts of northern Japan.
April 3: Another earthquake strikes in New Jersey, and is also felt in New York.
April 5: The National Police of Ecuador raid the Mexican embassy to a arrest a former Vice President accused of corruption, causing Mexico to sever all diplomatic ties.
April 7: Larry David's comedy show Curb Your Enthusiasm ends after 12 seasons.
April 8: A total solar eclipse is observed across North America.
April 11: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed a joint-session of the United States Congress as part of a state visit, the first since Shinzo Abe in 2015.
April 13: Iran launches retaliatory strikes against Israel after an Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus earlier in the month.
April 19:
- Maxwell Azzarello, a 37-year-old man from Florida , commits self-immolation in front of the New York Supreme Court in New York City where the New York state criminal trial against Donald Trump took place.
- Israel conducts airstrikes against Iran, in response to Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel earlier on April 13.
April 25:
- Following the resignation of Haiti's acting President and Prime Minister Ariel Henry, a Transitional Presidential Council takes power as the new head of state of Haiti.
- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) votes to restore net neutrality rules implemented by the Obama administration after their repeal in 2017.

May

Rishi Sunak

Julian Assange

May 14: Seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster announces it will close 99 locations across the country. The chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy the next week.
May 15:
- Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Fico survives an assassination attempt.
- Lawrence Wong becomes Prime Minister of Singapore, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong after 20 years in power.
May 16: The Dow Jones index surpasses 40,000 points for the first time.
May 20:
- William Lai of the DPP if inaugurated as the 8th President of Taiwan.
- Judges grant Julian Assange permission to appeal his extradition order from the United Kingdom to the United States.
May 22
- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls for a general election to be held on July 4, 2024.
- Nikki Haley endorses Donald Trump and says she will vote for him despite past criticism
May 23: During a state visit with President of Kenya William Ruto, President Biden announces his intention to designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally.
May 29: The African National Congress (ANC), which freed South Africa from Apartheid under Nelson Mandela in the 1990s, looses its majority for the first time since democratic elections, in the 2024 South African general election, leading to government formation talks.
May 30:
- The United States gives Ukraine permission to strike Russian territory near Kharkiv Oblast with U.S.-provided weapons, excluding long-range missiles.
- Former American President Donald Trump is found guilty on 34 counts in his hush money trial, the first time any American president (sitting or former) has been found guilty of a crime.

June

Andy Kim

Mark Rutte

June 2: Claudia Sheinbaum becomes Mexico's first woman and first Jewish President after winning the 2024 general election.
June 4:
- The results of the 2024 Indian general election are released; the BJP looses its own majority, but the greater NDA maintains one, allowing Narendra Modi to assume office for a third consecutive term as Prime Minister of India; Rahul Gandhi becomes Leader of the Opposition after the I.N.D.I.A. block receives enough seats.
- In the UK, Rishi Sunak of the Conservatives and Keir Starmer of Labour participate in an ITV debate for the UK election. Various debates continue throughout the month.
- Andy Kim wins the 2024 New Jersey Democratic Party Federal Senate primary election.
June 7:
- Team USA beats Pakistan in the T20 Cricket World Cup.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is assaulted in Copenhagen, two days before the 2024 European Parliament elections.
June 13:
- The 50th G7 Summit in Italy; Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is invited as new plans to support Ukraine are unveiled, with some skydiving and other meetings between the leaders. The leaders meet as lot of them may no longer be leaders by the next G7 summit. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are down in the polls at the time of summit in their home countries. Rishi Sunak faces an imminent election loss in the UK, while French President Emmanuel Macron has called legislative election after his party lost recent EU elections. President Biden of the US and (most likely) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are going into elections unpopular as well.
- One year anniversary of me joining Wikipedia!
June 15: As the 50th G7 summit raps up, the Ukraine Peace Summit begins in Switzerland.
June 17: The Boston Celtics win their 18th World Championship in the 2024 NBA Finals.
June 18:
- Thailand's Senate passes same-sex marriage, making it the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, and the third overall in Asia after Taiwan and Bhutan.
- Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is announced as the next NATO Secretary-General, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg.
June 24: Julian Assange agrees to a plea deal with the US Justice Department to avoid incarceration in the United States. He leaves Belmarsh after 5 years and departs the UK for Australia. He enters a U.S. Federal court in Saipan the following day to certify the plea deal, before returning home.
June 25:
- Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is approved to be the next Foreign Minister of the European Union.
- Negotiations for Moldova and Ukraine's accession to membership in the European Union are launched.
- Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are honored at a state dinner at Buckingham Palace, as part of state tour of the United Kingdom by the Imperial Family on the invitation of King Charles III.
- Primary elections are held in New York, Utah, and other states, setting the stage further for the 2024 general election.
June 26:
- Kenyan National Police forces arrive in Haiti as part of a peacekeeping mission, one day after riots broke out in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte officially resigns after 14 years to become NATO Secretary-General later this year.

June 27: First Presidential debate between incumbent Democrat Joe Biden and former president Republican Donald Trump in Atlanta, Georgia. It does not go well for Biden and Trump lies.

July

July 1: The Supreme Court rules in a 6–3 decision that former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity from prosecution for official acts taken while in office, but have no immunity for unofficial acts.
July 4/5: The 2024 United Kingdom general election results in the Labour Party winning a supermajority and Sir Keir Starmer becoming Prime Minister. This is the first transition of power between two political parties in Britain since 2010.
July 7:
- Yuriko Koike wins the 2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election, beating independent Shinji Ishimaru who comes in an upset second place over opposition backed Renho.
- The far right is defeated in the 2024 French legislative election, after centrists partner with left wing parties.
July 8: Russia bombs a Ukrainian Children's Hospital in Kyiv during air strikes that kill at least 37 people, of which 3 were children.
July 9: The newly elected British Parliament meets after the 2024 election.
July 10-11: At the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., Ukraine is promised F-16s, €40 billion, and 'irreversible' NATO membership. This video sums it all up pretty well.

Upcoming events

Some future major events in the world the politics.

Near Future

2024 NATO Summit in Washington, D.C.: July 9-11, 2024
2024 Republican National Convention: July 15-18, 2024

Future

The State Opening of the British Parliament: July 17, 2024
The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris: July 26, 2024

Title text

Far Future

2024 Democratic National Convention: August 19-22, 2024
Presidential debate between incumbent Democrat Joe Biden and former president Republican Donald Trump: September 2024
2025 United States Electoral College vote count: January 6, 2025

Upcoming elections

I've always been really interested in politics and elections, both in the US and abroad. In the second half of 2023 I got interested in Indian and Canadian politics.

Near Future

2024 Missouri Democratic Party Federal Senate primary election: August 6, 2024

Future

2024 Japanese Liberal Democratic Party leadership election: September 2024
2024 Botswana general election: October 2024
2024 Georgian parliamentary election: October 26, 2024
2024 United States general election: November 5, 2024
- 2024 United States presidential election: November 5, 2024
- 2024 United States Federal Congressional election: November 5, 2024
- 2024 New Jersey Federal Senate election: November 5, 2024
- 2024 Texas Federal Senate election: November 5, 2024
- 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election: November 5, 2024

Far Future

Next Trinidad and Tobago general election: No later than 2025, subject to change
2025 Norwegian parliamentary election: September 2025
Next Canadian election: No later than October 20, 2025, subject to change
Next Japanese general election: No later than October 31, 2025, subject to change
Next Singaporean general election: No later than November 23, 2025
Next Scottish Parliament election: No later than May 7, 2026

Elections I've Watched

Place	Year	Election		Result
Taiwan	2024	Taiwan presidential election (January 13)	William Lai (DPP) Hsiao Bi-khim (DPP)	VICTORY: Template:DPP/logo Democratic Progressive Party Lai Ching-te of the DPP becomes the 8th President of Taiwan; Hsiao Bi-khim becomes Vice President.	40.05% Y 40.05 / 100
Maryland	2024	2024 Maryland Democratic Party 3rd federal congressional district primary election (May 14)	Harry Dunn (D)	DEFEAT: Democratic Party Harry Dunn is defeated in the MD-3 Democratic primary election.	~25% N 25 / 100
New Jersey	2024	2024 New Jersey Democratic Party Federal Senate primary election (June 4)	Andy Kim (D)	VICTORY: Democratic Party Andy Kim wins the New Jersey Democratic Party Senate primary.	75% Y 75 / 100
India	2024	2024 Indian general election (April-June)	Shashi Tharoor (INC)	Inconclusive/Other Result: Congress Party The BJP looses it's majority; Modi relies on smaller parties to continue as Prime Minister. The INC officially become the Opposition Party; Tharoor and Gandhi win their own seats.	234 alliance seats 234 / 543
United Kingdom	2024	2024 United Kingdom general election (July 4/5)	Alex Cole-Hamilton (Lib Dem)	Mixed Result: Liberal Democrats The Conservative Party looses it's majority. The SNP looses seats, as the Lib Dems make historic gains. Keir Starmer of Labour becomes Prime Minister.	71 Lib Dem seats 71 / 650
France	2024	2024 French legislative election (July 7)	Emmanuel Macron (President)	Mixed Result: Renaissance and Together The left wins the most seats, and the far right is defeated. Macron avoids a right wing government.	159 alliance seats 159 / 577

Beliefs and politics

This user is proud to be an
American !

This user believes in the right of every human being to have access to Wikipedia.

This user believes it is every citizen's duty to vote.

RobertPlausible thinks first-past-the-post is a flawed voting system and wants fairer votes.

This user supports the
Single Transferable Vote.

This user supports the direct participation of electorates by initiative, referendum, recall, and dissolution.

This user despises Gerrymandering.

This user believes in the separation of church and state.

This user supports freedom of speech.

This user ardently supports
Liberal Democracy
throughout the world.

This user supports universal basic income.

This user supports public transit.

This user promotes efforts to counter
climate change

This user is a monarchist.

This user believes that every nation has an inherent right of national sovereignty.

This user ardently opposes all forms of racial nationalism.

This user believes that communism, socialism, and Marxism are evil
and supports their elimination.

This user supports LGBTI rights.

This user supports the legalization of same-sex marriage.

This user supports immigration.

This user is very distressed by the increasing polarization in the United States.

This user believes that
White Nationalism
is Anti-American.

This user supports the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials.

This user is against the modern display of the Confederate battle flag.

This user supports Puerto Rico Statehood

NO DC-51!

RobertPlausible believes that the District of Columbia was intentionally created because no state should contain the federal capital and therefore does not support D.C. becoming a state.

This user believes that the Hawaiian Kingdom was illegally overthrown. Long live Queen Liliʻuokalani!

This user considers James K. Polk to be an overrated president.

This user vehemently despises John Tyler.

This user is a Bull Moose

This user opposes racism and admires Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.

This user supported Andrew Yang's campaign in the 2020 United States presidential race.

This user thinks some House Republicans are Russian assets.

SAY NO TO POLICE BRUTALITY

This user opposes police brutality

In Memoriam: 9/11
Lest we forget…

1/6/21 never forget

This US citizen appreciates
our good neighbor Canada.^‡

This wants America OUT
of the United Nations

NO
UN

This user supports the economic, political, and military ties between the United States and the European Union.

This user supports EU enlargement.

This user supports NATO.

This user supports NATO enlargement.

This user supports Ukraine's membership in NATO.

This user supports Sweden's membership in NATO

This user supports a free, independent, undivided,
and fully restored Ukraine.

This user supports
Ukrainian sovereignty.

This user supports democracy in Belarus.

This user supports union between Scotland and the United Kingdom.

This user supports Northern Ireland as apart of the United Kingdom.

This user supports devolution of powers to the nations of the UK.

This user supports the
British Monarchy

This user supports David Cameron

This user knows the
Falkland Islands are British.

This user likes Swiss direct democracy.

This user supports the secular identity of Turkey.

This user supports a secular democratic Iran.

This user believes that there is only one legitimate regime in Iran.

This user is a fan and admirer of
Dr. Shashi Tharoor.

This user supports the
Imperial House of Japan

This user likes Yoshimasa Hayashi

This user supports the Republic of China.

This user believes that the Republic of China is a legitimate nation.

This user is interested in US-Taiwan relations

P-G	This user supports the Pan-Green Coalition.

This user opposes the premiership of Srettha Thavisin.

This user dislikes the Pheu Thai Party, and other parties that associate with coup organizers.

This user thinks Pita Limjaroenrat is the rightful Prime Minister of Thailand.

This user supports the independence of Tibet.

This user supports a free and democratic Hong Kong.

Political parties

I tend to agree with George Washington, the 1st and in my opinion one of the best Presidents of the United States, that we should have no political parties or factions in the US. Nevertheless, I understand their importance, but prefer a multi-party system rather than our two-party system. Here are some political parties I would hypothetically support/vote for, or tend to agree with-from outside the US (I identify as a moderate independent on most issues). I find myself agreeing with aspects of a Pirate Party.

Political parties

Con

This user supports the
Conservative Party (UK).

SN

This user supports Servant of the People party

This user supports the Australian Labor Party.

This user supports the New Zealand Labour Party.

This user supports the Move Forward Party.

This user supports the Liberal Democratic Party

This user supports the Conservative Party of Canada.

This user supports the Democratic Progressive Party.

This user supports the Indian National Congress.

This user supports the Restoration Party.

This user supports the Liberal Democrats.

Politicians

Some politicians I think are cool (in no particular order).

Americans

U.S. Representatives

Spirit, Elections	Foreign Policy	Policy, Spirit	Policy, Elections	Policy, Elections	Policy, Elections

Andy Kim New Jersey	Mike Quigley Illinois	Brendan Boyle Pennsylvania	Grace Meng New York	Gabe Amo Rhode Island	Tom Suozzi New York

Senators

Spirit, Elections	Policy, Spirit	Policy, Elections	Policy, Leadership	Policy	Policy

Cory Booker New Jersey	Jon Ossoff Georgia	Raphael Warnock Georgia	Mitt Romney Utah	Dick Durbin Illinois	Angus King Maine

Governors

Spirit, Leadership	Spirit, Elections

J.B. Pritzker Illinois	Gretchen Whitmer Michigan

Others

Policy	Policy, Spirit	Policy, Personality	Policy, Spirit

Merrick Garland Illinois	Adam Kinzinger Illinois	Chris Christie New Jersey	Andrew Yang New York

International

Leadership	Leadership	Elections, Spirit	Leadership	Policy, Sprit	Leadership, Spirit

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukraine	Shinzo Abe (Rest In Peace) Japan	Pita Limjaroenrat Thailand	Kaja Kallas Estonia	Koizumi Jr. Japan	KONO Taro Japan

Foreign Policy	Leadership	Foreign Policy	Policy, Spirit	Policy, Spirit	Leadership, Spirit

Donald Tusk Poland	David Cameron UK	Hsiao Bi-khim Taiwan	Emmanuel Macron France	Shashi Tharoor India	Alex Cole-Hamilton Scotland

Honorable mentions

Americans

Ted Lieu
Ritchie Torres
Hakeem Jeffries
Gerry Connolly
United States: Kam Buckner
United States: Jared Polis

International

Canada Pierre Poilievre
Japan: Fumio Kishida
Norway: Jonas Gahr Støre
Argentina: Javier Milei
Taiwan: William Lai
Chile: Gabriel Boric
Philippines: Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
Czech Republic: Petr Pavel
South Korea: Yoon Suk Yeol
Australia: Albo Albanese
United Kingdom: Boris Johnson
Moldova: Maia Sandu
Georgia: Salome Zourabichvili
Paraguay: Santiago Peña
Poland: Robert Biedroń
Japan: Shinjirō Koizumi
United Kingdom: Theresa May
United Kingdom: Ed Davey

Cabinets Photos

The Trudeau cabinet upon their appointment in 2015.
The Shinzo Abe second cabinet in 2012.
The Arden cabinet of New Zealand in 2020.
The Reagan Cabinet in 1981.
The Reagan Cabinet in 1984.
The Reagan Cabinet in 1989.
The Muldoon Cabinet of New Zealand in 1981.
The Sunak Cabinet in 2024.

Historical figures

Some historical figures I like. Unlike Presidents of the United States (my home country), I think these leaders can/are admired on a global basis rather than a primarily domestic one. I still have some American Presidents here though, but not all my favorites.

Name	Picture
George Washington (POTUS)
John Adams (POTUS)
Napoleon Bonaparte
Winston Churchill
Sun Yat-sen
Seretse Khama
Simón Bolívar
Abraham Lincoln (POTUS)
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Ross Perot
John B. Anderson