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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Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The fog of war has changed form: a shortage of reliable information has been replaced by information that is plentiful but contradictory, dated and manipulated. The fog of war has changed form: a shortage of reliable information has been replaced by information that is plentiful but contradictory, dated and manipulated. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Aug 2026
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better battlefield information pushes commanders towards the strategies that can exploit that clarity, even when those are not the strategies that meet the political objective. — tap to centre the map on it Better battlefield information pushes commanders towards the strategies that can exploit that clarity, even when those are not the strategies that meet the political objective. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Aug 2026
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard. — tap to centre the map on it Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Aug 2026
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When AI-assisted targeting goes wrong the failure lies in the strategic concept it is serving, not in the technology. — tap to centre the map on it When AI-assisted targeting goes wrong the failure lies in the strategic concept it is serving, not in the technology. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Aug 2026
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no such thing as an unbiased source of information; understanding the world means reading conflicting sources that hate each other. — tap to centre the map on it There is no such thing as an unbiased source of information; understanding the world means reading conflicting sources that hate each other. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — 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 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. Last stated a year ago
24 May 2025
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James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China and Russia have maritime ambitions without understanding what a maritime paradigm actually requires, and neither one has the prerequisites. — tap to centre the map on it China and Russia have maritime ambitions without understanding what a maritime paradigm actually requires, and neither one has the prerequisites. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In resisting Russia the Ukrainians are defending the most basic thing in decent political life: that people get to be who they choose to be. — tap to centre the map on it In resisting Russia the Ukrainians are defending the most basic thing in decent political life: that people get to be who they choose to be. Last stated 3 months ago
13 Jun 2026
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Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It was not the street fighting in Stalingrad that destroyed the German Sixth Army, it was the encirclement that followed. — tap to centre the map on it It was not the street fighting in Stalingrad that destroyed the German Sixth Army, it was the encirclement that followed. Last stated a year ago
24 May 2025
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James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — 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 a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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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 power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated 12 months ago
10 Sept 2025
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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 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. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. — tap to centre the map on it Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things. — tap to centre the map on it Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose. — tap to centre the map on it Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose. Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The fog of war has changed form: a shortage of reliable information has been replaced by information that is plentiful but contradictory, dated and manipulated.
Holds LF Lawrence FreedmanRead this korrent →
Better battlefield information pushes commanders towards the strategies that can exploit that clarity, even when those are not the strategies that meet the political objective.
Holds LF Lawrence Freedman
Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard.
Holds LF Lawrence Freedman
When AI-assisted targeting goes wrong the failure lies in the strategic concept it is serving, not in the technology.
Holds LF Lawrence Freedman
There is no such thing as an unbiased source of information; understanding the world means reading conflicting sources that hate each other.
Holds
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.
Holds JH James Holland
China and Russia have maritime ambitions without understanding what a maritime paradigm actually requires, and neither one has the prerequisites.
Holds SP Sarah Paine
In resisting Russia the Ukrainians are defending the most basic thing in decent political life: that people get to be who they choose to be.
Holds TS Timothy Snyder
It was not the street fighting in Stalingrad that destroyed the German Sixth Army, it was the encirclement that followed.
Holds JH James Holland
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 MH Max Hodak
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
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.
Holds DR David Reich
Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth.
Holds
Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things.
Holds
Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose.
Holds ER Eric Ries