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17 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 3 Nov 2008 to 16 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about climate change .
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14 Sept 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming — tap to centre the map on it AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming Last stated 3 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. — tap to centre the map on it All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Carbon capture technology is worth continuing to research, even though it is not yet a solution to climate change. — tap to centre the map on it Carbon capture technology is worth continuing to research, even though it is not yet a solution to climate change. Last stated 2 weeks ago
7 Sept 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. — tap to centre the map on it China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. Last stated a week ago
14 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions. — tap to centre the map on it Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions. Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
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David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Climate change is intensifying wildfires such as Canada's boreal fires. — tap to centre the map on it Climate change is intensifying wildfires such as Canada's boreal fires. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Climate change is making wildfires significantly more severe. — tap to centre the map on it Climate change is making wildfires significantly more severe. Last stated a month ago
12 Aug 2026
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Andrew Dessler — holds since 2026-08-12 — 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 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A two-state solution is no longer possible; that boat has sailed. — tap to centre the map on it A two-state solution is no longer possible; that boat has sailed. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Nov 2023
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John Mearsheimer — holds since 2023-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Elon Musk's political backing of anti-EV, anti-clean-energy politics has undone far more good than his earlier advocacy for electric vehicles did. — tap to centre the map on it Elon Musk's political backing of anti-EV, anti-clean-energy politics has undone far more good than his earlier advocacy for electric vehicles did. Last stated 3 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hard-headed realists who wrote America's 2001 energy policy expected renewables to stay trivial, and were wrong by an enormous margin. — tap to centre the map on it The hard-headed realists who wrote America's 2001 energy policy expected renewables to stay trivial, and were wrong by an enormous margin. Last stated 11 months ago
26 Oct 2025
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2025-10-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology — tap to centre the map on it AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology Last stated 6 days ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. — tap to centre the map on it Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Dec 2024
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Around the time liberalism gave way to progressivism, people on the left started being wrong about a ton of stuff, with Democrats falling from being right about roughly 85% of things in 2010 to about 30% and Republicans at about 15%. — tap to centre the map on it Around the time liberalism gave way to progressivism, people on the left started being wrong about a ton of stuff, with Democrats falling from being right about roughly 85% of things in 2010 to about 30% and Republicans at about 15%. Last stated 5 days ago
16 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
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Progressive politics has a failure mode of treating hard technical and coordination problems as purely political fights to win.
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A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Holds
AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming
Holds
All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it.
Holds
Carbon capture technology is worth continuing to research, even though it is not yet a solution to climate change.
Holds
China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change.
Holds
Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions.
Holds
Climate change is intensifying wildfires such as Canada's boreal fires.
Holds
Climate change is making wildfires significantly more severe.
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 two-state solution is no longer possible; that boat has sailed.
Holds
Elon Musk's political backing of anti-EV, anti-clean-energy politics has undone far more good than his earlier advocacy for electric vehicles did.
Holds
The hard-headed realists who wrote America's 2001 energy policy expected renewables to stay trivial, and were wrong by an enormous margin.
Holds
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Holds
AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology
Holds
Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics.
Holds
Around the time liberalism gave way to progressivism, people on the left started being wrong about a ton of stuff, with Democrats falling from being right about roughly 85% of things in 2010 to about 30% and Republicans at about 15%.
Holds