Ascendancy has had no politics this round at all (aside from some members with planet NAPs). 1up has had no NAPs to speak of this round (except for planet NAPs of course). Angels weren't really taken down by 1up so much as falling behind due to having high value and the other mid-range alliances being able to recruit past 55. ND had a big war with 1up, with some support on ND's side (Angels hit 1up for a while, among others.)
The EX-friendly alliances were never that strong. Subh sucks (and yet at least tried to dethrone 1up
), and got ****ed by 1up (plus lost members due to mismanagement). LCH had a week or two where they were not 'tag-worthy' (to adopt a new AD moniker), but their command appears to have gotten things a bit more together. HR would be higher if it weren't for the recruit limit and them not recruiting past 55.