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Everything filed under America America Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under China China Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The Few were Britain's first line of defence in 1940, not its last; the story that they alone stood between Britain and the Nazi hordes is rubbish. The Few were Britain's first line ofdefence in 1940, not its last; the storythat they alone stood between Britain andthe Nazi hordes is rubbish. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: The familiar narrative of the war — useless Britain, the world's best German army beaten only because Hitler was mad — is an artefact of how the world looked in the 1970s and 1980s, not of how it looked in 1939. — tap to centre the map on it The familiar narrative of the war —useless Britain, the world's bestGerman army beaten only becauseHitler was mad — is an artefact ofhow the world looked in the 1970sand 1980s, not of how it looked in1939. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — 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 tonegotiate seriously with the SovietUnion in the summer of 1939 was thegreat missed opportunity to snookerthe Third Reich. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — 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 nolarge standing army, because acompetent navy meant no army couldever reach its shores. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The fall of France in 1940 was half German operational brilliance and half French failure and incompetence. — tap to centre the map on it The fall of France in 1940 was halfGerman operational brilliance andhalf French failure andincompetence. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radicaltechnological breakthroughs and alsorefuse to tolerate uncomfortablyrich people, because the financialsystem it resents is what funds theinnovation. Last stated a year ago 13 Aug 2025 KJ Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large trade deficit inmanufactured goods reduces itsmanufacturing employment below whatit would be with balanced trade. Last stated today 7 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — 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 theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated a month ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — 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 poweris being drawn right now, and Europehas to fight for its place in it. Last stated 12 months ago 10 Sept 2025 UL Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny fraction of ancestry cancarry the most important thing abouta population: Yamnaya is only a fewpercent of DNA in India and yet itbrought the language. Last stated 4 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — 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 ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. — tap to centre the map on it A few square miles at the Moon'ssouth pole are the only lunar realestate that matters, and whoevergets there first sets the terms. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Aug 2026 EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. — tap to centre the map on it A large, sustained AI capabilitylead by either the US or China couldshift the global balance of powerbetween them. Last stated 2 days ago 5 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The Few were Britain's first line of defence in 1940, not its last; the story that they alone stood between Britain and the Nazi hordes is rubbish. Last stated 24 May 2025 · a year ago Holds James Holland Read this korrent →