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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 10 Jan 2017 to 24 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about infrastructure .
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3 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Platforms run by technically capable, well-intentioned people can preserve content more reliably over decades than typical government or corporate web infrastructure. — tap to centre the map on it Platforms run by technically capable, well-intentioned people can preserve content more reliably over decades than typical government or corporate web infrastructure. Last stated 5 months ago
30 Apr 2026
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Anil Dash — holds since 2026-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The US federal government has lost the capacity to build basic infrastructure, let alone advanced military hardware. — tap to centre the map on it The US federal government has lost the capacity to build basic infrastructure, let alone advanced military hardware. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America's accumulated road, pipe and pavement is a bad investment, and no federal spending programme can make it a good one. — tap to centre the map on it America's accumulated road, pipe and pavement is a bad investment, and no federal spending programme can make it a good one. Last stated 10 years ago
10 Jan 2017
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Charles Marohn — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American cities built roughly two dollars of public infrastructure for every dollar of private investment, and that ratio is what bankrupts them. — tap to centre the map on it American cities built roughly two dollars of public infrastructure for every dollar of private investment, and that ratio is what bankrupts them. Last stated 10 years ago
10 Jan 2017
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Charles Marohn — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe is hopelessly dependent on American Big Tech for digital infrastructure — tap to centre the map on it Europe is hopelessly dependent on American Big Tech for digital infrastructure Last stated a year ago
3 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nearly every American city is functionally insolvent, because replacing the infrastructure it has built would cost more than its entire private tax base is worth. — tap to centre the map on it Nearly every American city is functionally insolvent, because replacing the infrastructure it has built would cost more than its entire private tax base is worth. Last stated 10 years ago
10 Jan 2017
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Charles Marohn — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources. Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A crisis is defined not by how severe a problem is but by whether it hits people powerful enough to force change. — tap to centre the map on it A crisis is defined not by how severe a problem is but by whether it hits people powerful enough to force change. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. Last stated 12 months ago
10 Oct 2025
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. Last stated 3 weeks ago
11 Sept 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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American administrations have the power to disconnect any individual or foreign government from digital infrastructure provided by American Big Tech
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A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
Holds
Platforms run by technically capable, well-intentioned people can preserve content more reliably over decades than typical government or corporate web infrastructure.
Holds
The US federal government has lost the capacity to build basic infrastructure, let alone advanced military hardware.
Holds
America's accumulated road, pipe and pavement is a bad investment, and no federal spending programme can make it a good one.
Holds
American cities built roughly two dollars of public infrastructure for every dollar of private investment, and that ratio is what bankrupts them.
Holds
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Holds
Europe is hopelessly dependent on American Big Tech for digital infrastructure
Holds
Nearly every American city is functionally insolvent, because replacing the infrastructure it has built would cost more than its entire private tax base is worth.
Holds
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Holds
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds
A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources.
Holds
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Holds
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Holds
A crisis is defined not by how severe a problem is but by whether it hits people powerful enough to force change.
Holds
'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting.
Holds
9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today.
Holds
A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Holds