Courtsilius, Raysho, Hosnian, Cardota, and Hosnian Prime were the five planets mercilessly destroyed by a phantom energy beam from the First Order's Starkiller base. These heavily citified worlds were not only the base of the Galaxy's Republic, but home for billions of innocent people who had their lives ended for no reason beyond quest for domination sought by the First Order.
These people who died the same damn way my father - who you profess to be friends with - the same way as every soul on Alderaan - and the Republic that We fought and our friends died over, and over, and over to protect was disregards, disrespected and quite fucking frankly betrayed by your actions Mon Mothma.
So yeah, "Does anyone have any clue as to what's actually been happening lately" is a great fucking question. Maybe you can answer if for me.