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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 7 Jun 2022 to 2 Nov 2026. Nearly all of them are about America .
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2 Nov 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-11-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap synthetic fuel made from sunlight and air would help China more than America, because it frees China from the oil it has to import. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap synthetic fuel made from sunlight and air would help China more than America, because it frees China from the oil it has to import. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The upcoming U.S. elections are the last real chance to shift fast enough from oil and gas to solar and wind to limit global warming. — tap to centre the map on it The upcoming U.S. elections are the last real chance to shift fast enough from oil and gas to solar and wind to limit global warming. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-30 — 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 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American politics is hardly a school for great minds — tap to centre the map on it American politics is hardly a school for great minds
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Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue — tap to centre the map on it Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue Last stated 4 years ago
7 Jun 2022
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Matthew McConaughey — holds since 2022-06-07 — 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: Americans' shared sense of abandonment fails to become solidarity because each side tells its story in a silo. — tap to centre the map on it Americans' shared sense of abandonment fails to become solidarity because each side tells its story in a silo. Last stated 4 days ago
29 Oct 2026
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Anand Giridharadas — holds since 2026-10-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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 own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee — tap to centre the map on it A city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee
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Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. Last stated 7 months ago
28 Mar 2026
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Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lack of immigration is economically and geopolitically lethal. — tap to centre the map on it A lack of immigration is economically and geopolitically lethal. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Edward Lucas — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
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The phenomenon of midterm backlash is not an actual law of physics
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Cheap synthetic fuel made from sunlight and air would help China more than America, because it frees China from the oil it has to import.
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Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that.
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The upcoming U.S. elections are the last real chance to shift fast enough from oil and gas to solar and wind to limit global warming.
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AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology
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American politics is hardly a school for great minds
Last stated c. 1892
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Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue
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Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics.
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Americans' shared sense of abandonment fails to become solidarity because each side tells its story in a silo.
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A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
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A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
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A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
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A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute.
Holds
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
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A city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee
Last stated c. 367–322 BCE
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A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed.
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A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
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A lack of immigration is economically and geopolitically lethal.
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