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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 17 Jun 2011 to 28 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about America and 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: 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 administrations have the power to disconnect any individual or foreign government from digital infrastructure provided by American Big Tech — tap to centre the map on it American administrations have the power to disconnect any individual or foreign government from digital infrastructure provided by American Big Tech 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: 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: 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: The American suburban pattern of development does not pay for itself: a city takes the cash from new growth and, with it, a maintenance bill it can never cover. — tap to centre the map on it The American suburban pattern of development does not pay for itself: a city takes the cash from new growth and, with it, a maintenance bill it can never cover. Last stated 15 years ago
17 Jun 2011
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Charles Marohn — holds since 2011-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Bundesrepublik Deutschland had superior public goods and infrastructure compared to the United States by the 1980s. — tap to centre the map on it The Bundesrepublik Deutschland had superior public goods and infrastructure compared to the United States by the 1980s. Last stated 4 days ago
28 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America is a vastly richer country than Europe — tap to centre the map on it America is a vastly richer country than Europe Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down. — tap to centre the map on it China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China now starts about a quarter of the world's new clinical trials, more than Europe does. — tap to centre the map on it China now starts about a quarter of the world's new clinical trials, more than Europe does. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Dec 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-12-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe's car industry is being overrun because of what has gone wrong inside Europe, not only because of what China did. — tap to centre the map on it Europe's car industry is being overrun because of what has gone wrong inside Europe, not only because of what China did. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. — tap to centre the map on it Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores. — tap to centre the map on it Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores. 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: Britain and France's refusal to negotiate seriously with the Soviet Union in the summer of 1939 was the great missed opportunity to snooker the Third Reich. — tap to centre the map on it Britain and France's refusal to negotiate seriously with the Soviet Union in the summer of 1939 was the great missed opportunity to snooker the Third Reich. Last stated a year ago
24 May 2025
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James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are
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Europe is hopelessly dependent on American Big Tech for digital infrastructure
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America's accumulated road, pipe and pavement is a bad investment, and no federal spending programme can make it a good one.
Holds
American administrations have the power to disconnect any individual or foreign government from digital infrastructure provided by American Big Tech
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
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
The American suburban pattern of development does not pay for itself: a city takes the cash from new growth and, with it, a maintenance bill it can never cover.
Holds
The Bundesrepublik Deutschland had superior public goods and infrastructure compared to the United States by the 1980s.
Holds
America is a vastly richer country than Europe
Holds
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds
A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done.
Holds
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down.
Holds
China now starts about a quarter of the world's new clinical trials, more than Europe does.
Holds
Europe's car industry is being overrun because of what has gone wrong inside Europe, not only because of what China did.
Holds
Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time.
Holds
Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores.
Holds
Britain and France's refusal to negotiate seriously with the Soviet Union in the summer of 1939 was the great missed opportunity to snooker the Third Reich.
Holds