Where everything is bipartisan until it is not.
The legal status protecting diplomats from prosecution in the host country, allowing them to conduct business without fear of arrest.
A retaliatory system configured to launch automatically if a nation is destroyed, ensuring mutually assured destruction.
A fancy British title for a woman who's done something impressive enough to earn royal recognition, or a pantomime staple where a man in drag steals the show. Definitely not your average dame.
Supreme control, sovereignty, or ownership over a territory or domain—the kind of power that gets historical empires to wake up sweating. It's dominance with a fancier medieval accent.
Coded language understood by a target audience while appearing innocuous to others, the art of saying offensive things without technically saying them.
Political rhetoric appealing to emotions, prejudices, and fears rather than reason or evidence. It's basically the default style of half the political universe.
Official orders handed down by authority figures who've decided democracy is exhausting. These are legally binding pronouncements that make something law whether you like it or not—think royal edicts but with more paperwork and legal citations.
Division of State Police—the law enforcement arm of New York State's executive branch, commonly known as State Troopers or NYSP.
An acronym for 'Democrat In Name Only'—a politician registered as Democratic whose voting record or beliefs align more with conservative principles, making them out of step with their party's base.