Russian speaking Minorities represent a significant share of the population in the Baltic States - about 25% in Estonia and Latvia, about 5% in Lithuania.

Since the start of the War in Ukraine, Baltic States implemented, among others, the following policies:

- Rapidly phasing out Russian Speaking/Instruction schools, even in majority Russian Speaking Areas

- Revoking Licenses of local Russian Broadcasting Channels

- Exclusion of previously voting-eligible Russian Minorities from local elections.

The Empathy Gun (tm) is a device which, while aimed at another person, causes that person to feel the exact emotions as the wielder of the gun. It can be used with or without the consent of the other person.

For the purposes of this debate, Donald Trump will complete his second Term in office and J.D. Vance has been nominated by the Republican Party to stand for the Presidency

The gold standard was a monetary system in which the value of a country's currency was directly tied to a specific quantity of gold. Under this system, governments agreed to convert currency into a fixed amount of gold on demand. Most major economies gradually abandoned the gold standard during the 20th century, particularly after the Great Depression and World War II.

Today, nearly all countries operate under fiat currency systems, where money is not backed by physical commodities but instead derives value from government regulation and public trust.

For the purpose of this debate, experimental adaptations are those which meaningfully deviate from core elements of the original story when a novel is adapted into a film, play, series, or other form of media. This includes changes to the message, plot, characters, and/or setting. Examples include "Wuthering Heights" (2026), Clueless (2026), The Bride! (2026), and Apocalypse Now (1979).

In recent years, influencers more frequently evoke physical health-based imagery in general content. Examples include a focus on protein and fiber consumption, discussions of avoiding excessive stress and "cortisol spikes", and gymfluencers.