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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 28 Feb 2022 to 12 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about Russia and war .
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Read this korrent: Public support galvanized by social media can expedite political action
Public support galvanized by social media can expedite political action
Last stated 5 years ago
28 Feb 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social media gives a direct voice to anyone around the world — tap to centre the map on it
Social media gives a direct voice to anyone around the world
Last stated 5 years ago
28 Feb 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-28 — 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
BM
Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it
A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted.
Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
JW
Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American talk of Canada not being a real country echoes the way the Kremlin spoke about Ukraine, and marks Canadian sovereignty as the real issue. — tap to centre the map on it
American talk of Canada not being a real country echoes the way the Kremlin spoke about Ukraine, and marks Canadian sovereignty as the real issue.
Last stated a month ago
30 Aug 2026
TS
Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time. — tap to centre the map on it
Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time.
Last stated a month ago
23 Aug 2026
PO
Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genghis Khan's army was the greatest military force in history, and no power will ever repeat what it did. — tap to centre the map on it
Genghis Khan's army was the greatest military force in history, and no power will ever repeat what it did.
Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
JW
Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border. — tap to centre the map on it
NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border.
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: Putin set out to demilitarise Ukraine and has achieved the opposite. — tap to centre the map on it
Putin set out to demilitarise Ukraine and has achieved the opposite.
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: 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
CD
Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
MW
Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — 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 a month ago
23 Aug 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism. — tap to centre the map on it
A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
BH
Byrne Hobart — holds since 2026-09-12 — 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
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-01-07 — 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 a month ago
27 Aug 2026
CN
Casey Newton — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated a month ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Society was better off before everyone's political opinions on every issue were widely known. — tap to centre the map on it
Society was better off before everyone's political opinions on every issue were widely known.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
MA
Marco Arment — holds since 2026-09-04 — 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
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2015 to today — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
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Public support galvanized by social media can expedite political action
Last stated 28 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
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Same subject: Russia, social media, war
Social media gives a direct voice to anyone around the world
Last stated 28 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: Russia, war
A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Branko Milanovic
Same subject: Russia, war
A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted.
Last stated 31 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jack Weatherford
Same subject: Russia, war
American talk of Canada not being a real country echoes the way the Kremlin spoke about Ukraine, and marks Canadian sovereignty as the real issue.
Last stated 30 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Timothy Snyder
Same subject: Russia, war
Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Phillips P. OBrien
Same subject: Russia, war
Genghis Khan's army was the greatest military force in history, and no power will ever repeat what it did.
Last stated 31 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jack Weatherford
Same subject: Russia, war
NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border.
Last stated 4 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Serhii Plokhy
Same subject: Russia, war
Putin set out to demilitarise Ukraine and has achieved the opposite.
Last stated 10 Oct 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds Lawrence Freedman
Same subject: social media
A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave.
Last stated 7 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Cory Doctorow Molly White
Same subject: social media
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 23 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds François Chollet
Same subject: social media
A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Byrne Hobart
Same subject: America
America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech
Last stated 7 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: America
Regulating harmful social media design features for teens should be decided by legislatures, not left to industry agreements.
Last stated 27 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Casey Newton
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka
Same subject: politics
Society was better off before everyone's political opinions on every issue were widely known.
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Marco Arment
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner