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America Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: MAGA built a fantasy world in their online echo chambers, and then they just assumed that that fantasy world was real and that the rest of the country lived there too. MAGA built a fantasy world in their online echo chambers, and then they just assumed that that fantasy world was real and that the rest of the country lived there too. Last stated today
5 Nov 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Real-world voters are often systematically ignorant, perform poorly when evaluating information, and sometimes hold deeply illiberal values. — tap to centre the map on it Real-world voters are often systematically ignorant, perform poorly when evaluating information, and sometimes hold deeply illiberal values. Last stated a month ago
4 Oct 2026
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Ilya Somin — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The MAGA political movement is falling apart, and Trump is resorting to propaganda to convince voters he is winning anyway. — tap to centre the map on it The MAGA political movement is falling apart, and Trump is resorting to propaganda to convince voters he is winning anyway. Last stated a month ago
25 Sept 2026
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Heather Cox Richardson — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Instead of a collective consciousness, the internet splintered into angry echo chambers. — tap to centre the map on it Instead of a collective consciousness, the internet splintered into angry echo chambers. Last stated 7 years ago
25 Jan 2020
DC
Douglas Crockford — holds since 2020-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: MAGA media's stories of widespread left-wing violence keep turning out to be hoaxes. — tap to centre the map on it MAGA media's stories of widespread left-wing violence keep turning out to be hoaxes. Last stated a year ago
23 Oct 2025
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Will Sommer — holds since 2025-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trump says the polls are wrong not because he believes it but to set up narratives for claiming mass voter fraud on Election Day. — tap to centre the map on it Trump says the polls are wrong not because he believes it but to set up narratives for claiming mass voter fraud on Election Day. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Oct 2026
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G. Elliott Morris — holds since 2026-10-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Oct 2024
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A food’s value should not be set by the attention it gets on social media. — tap to centre the map on it A food’s value should not be set by the attention it gets on social media. Last stated 2 years ago
12 Dec 2024
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Yotam Ottolenghi — holds since 2024-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech — tap to centre the map on it America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech Last stated 2 years ago
7 Jan 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-01-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America's slide into a post-literate society is reversible; quitting social media restores focus and reading. — tap to centre the map on it America's slide into a post-literate society is reversible; quitting social media restores focus and reading. Last stated 4 months ago
10 Jul 2026
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Spencer Cox — holds since 2026-07-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Regulating harmful social media design features for teens should be decided by legislatures, not left to industry agreements. — tap to centre the map on it Regulating harmful social media design features for teens should be decided by legislatures, not left to industry agreements. Last stated 2 months ago
27 Aug 2026
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Casey Newton — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The democratic conversation is breaking down all over the world because algorithms are hijacking it — tap to centre the map on it The democratic conversation is breaking down all over the world because algorithms are hijacking it Last stated 11 months ago
11 Dec 2025
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2025-12-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens — tap to centre the map on it A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens
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Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are