🧩 Told for the first time
32 new shapes in what people told
- Just following orders 2 tellings
- Shadow docket 2 tellings
- Ancient aliens 1 telling
- Antisemitic right 1 telling
- Barometer of a sick society 1 telling
- Bent bananas 1 telling
🗞️ What's new
Everything new on the site, newest first: the news as we count it (stories moving fast, headlines rewritten, what was on screen), new sagas, story shapes told for the first time, and new issues of our maps. 152 things in the last 14 days. The same posts go to our Bluesky account once it's live; the ones that read the news (🧵 our reads) go up only after a person has checked them.
📅 Today
📈 Today's risers
📈 Today's risers, Wednesday 5:05 pm ET. Front pages since 6 am:
1. Senate Republicans re-elect John Thune as leader (0 → 30)
2. White House warns of criminal charges against Democrats over… (0 → 28)
+2 more in the chart
🧪 Headline test caught
🧪 Headline test caught: Slate tried 4 headlines on one story.
🏆 The Greatest Self-Own in Recent Business History Has Arrived
• Maybe. This Is the Worst Slogan of All Time. Maybe. It’s Genius.
• I Blame Hailey Bieber for This
+1 more
(🏆 the one they kept)
🚨 Moving fast
Defense secretary's group reprimanded for laughing at Tomb of Unknown Soldier
0 → 15 front pages in an hour.
First seen on The Independent, 3 pm ET.
🫏 11 left · ⚖️ 4 center · 🐘 0 right
🧪 Headline test caught
🧪 Headline test caught: Slate tried 4 headlines on one story.
🏆 This Is a New Way of Doing Impeachment. The Framers Would Have Loved It.
• The Pete Hegseth Impeachment Charges Are Totally Novel—and Completely Legitimate
+2 more
(🏆 the one they kept)
🚨 Moving fast
Former NFL coach charged after alleged hit-and-run with pedestrians
0 → 17 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on The Guardian, 1 pm ET.
🫏 8 left · ⚖️ 2 center · 🐘 7 right
✏️ Rewrite caught
✏️ Rewrite caught. NPR changed a headline after publishing:
Before: Spain's first general strike in 14 years demands solutions to housing crisis
After: Spain's workers hold a general strike over housing costs before national election
🧵 A new saga
Los Angeles minivan crash
2 stories in it so far
🚨 Moving fast
Russian ambassador to the US dies at age 66
6 → 20 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on ABC News, 12 pm ET.
🫏 7 left · ⚖️ 3 center · 🐘 10 right
🧪 Headline test caught
🧪 Headline test caught: Slate tried 5 headlines on one story.
🏆 Katie Miller’s MAGA Podcast Officially Too Embarrassing to Continue
• Stephen Miller’s New Chief of Staff Job Comes With Exactly One Bit of Good News
+3 more
(🏆 the one they kept)
🧪 Headline test caught
🧪 Headline test caught: Slate tried 4 headlines on one story.
🏆 It Won Big at the Ballot Box in 2024. The Midterms Absolutely Devastated It. No, I’m Not Talking About the GOP.
+3 more
(🏆 the one they kept)
🧪 Headline test caught
🧪 Headline test caught: Slate tried 8 headlines on one story.
🏆 The GOP’s Gender Wars Are a Smoke Screen for a Much Bigger Issue—One That Affects All of Us. It’s Time Dems Take Note.
+7 more
(🏆 the one they kept)
🌌 This week in Motif space
Motif space, the issue of Nov 11
Kept as it stood, at its own address: what you share stays what you saw.
↔️ This week in The aisle
The aisle, the issue of Nov 11
Kept as it stood, at its own address: what you share stays what you saw.
🗺️ This week in The outlet map
The outlet map, the issue of Nov 11
Kept as it stood, at its own address: what you share stays what you saw.
😱 This week in Emotions
Emotions, the issue of Nov 11
Kept as it stood, at its own address: what you share stays what you saw.
🚨 Moving fast
Trump delivers Veterans day speech at Arlington National Cemetery
0 → 10 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Just the News, 10 am ET.
🫏 2 left · ⚖️ 2 center · 🐘 6 right
🧪 Headline test caught
🧪 Headline test caught: Slate tried 6 headlines on one story.
🏆 I Have a Hunch About Trump’s Next Two Years. It’s Gonna Sound Absurd.
• Might the Era of Liberal Trump Finally Be Upon Us? Let Me Present My Case.
+4 more
(🏆 the one they kept)
🚨 Moving fast
White House warns of criminal charges against Democrats over planned investigations
10 → 25 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on Punchbowl News, 8 am ET.
🫏 13 left · ⚖️ 3 center · 🐘 7 right
✏️ Rewrite caught
✏️ Rewrite caught. Star Tribune changed a headline after publishing:
Before: Minnesota’s nursing homes see declines in care, even as their numbers fall
After: The number of nursing homes in Minnesota is declining, and care is worsening
🧵 A new saga
Grizzly bear attack in Canada
2 stories in it so far
🚨 Moving fast
CoreWeave reports positive Q3 results, stock rises
0 → 8 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Newsmax, 5:02 pm ET.
🫏 3 left · ⚖️ 4 center · 🐘 1 right
🚨 Moving fast
Spain holds first general strike in 14 years over housing crisis
0 → 8 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on NBC News, 5 am ET.
🫏 4 left · ⚖️ 4 center · 🐘 0 right
✏️ Rewrite caught
✏️ Rewrite caught. Yahoo News changed a headline after publishing:
Before: Police contacted by 'several' people about Russell Brand after his rape conviction
After: Police confirm Russell Brand report after ex-girlfriend accuses him of abuse
🚨 Moving fast
Pro-Palestinian protesters throw milk at Joe Biden during Ireland visit
0 → 10 front pages in an hour.
First seen on The Gateway Pundit, 5:02 pm ET.
🫏 2 left · ⚖️ 1 center · 🐘 7 right
🚨 Moving fast
Missing baby found alive after 24 hours
0 → 10 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on NBC News, 7:02 pm ET.
🫏 5 left · ⚖️ 3 center · 🐘 2 right
🚨 Moving fast
Hundreds of schools in Italy evacuated after bomb threats
0 → 11 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on CNBC, 7 am ET.
🫏 4 left · ⚖️ 4 center · 🐘 3 right
🧪 Headline test caught
🧪 Headline test caught: Slate tried 3 headlines on one story.
🏆 Pete Hegseth Bet on the Wrong Side of History
• Hegseth Avoided an Impeachment Vote for Now. He’s Still a Goner.
• Hegseth Bet on the Wrong Side of History
(🏆 the one they kept)
✏️ Rewrite caught
✏️ Rewrite caught. Reuters changed a headline after publishing:
Before: Stocks rally as CoreWeave soothes, bonds reel on rate hike fears
After: Stocks gain as CoreWeave reignites AI trade
⏱️ Minutes on screen
⏱️ Minutes on screen, Tuesday:
• House blocks impeachment bid against Hegseth
CNN 16 min · Fox News 65 min · MSNOW 40 min
• Nvidia hires law firm to investigate CEO's alleged Chinese…
CNN 27 min · Fox News 18 min · MSNOW 5 min
+1 more in the chart
📅 Yesterday
🧩 Told for the first time
49 new shapes in what people told
- Absolute loyalty 5 tellings
- The rich will leave 4 tellings
- Accountability, not revenge 3 tellings
- Bait and switch 3 tellings
- Politics stops at the water's edge 3 tellings
- Tighten the leash 3 tellings
🧵 A new saga
Trump press secretary search
2 stories in it so far
📈 Today's risers
📈 Today's risers, Tuesday 11:05 pm ET. Front pages since 6 am:
1. House Republicans elect jim Jordan as minority leader (0 → 56)
2. US Army soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of espionage… (0 → 31)
3. US inflation rose more than expected in October (0 → 29)
+1 more in the chart
🚨 Moving fast
Vehicle strikes pedestrians in North Hollywood, killing three
8 → 17 front pages in the last 2 hours.
First seen on New York Post, 10 pm ET.
🫏 10 left · ⚖️ 2 center · 🐘 5 right
🚨 Moving fast
Treasury secretary moves to military base amid Iranian threats
0 → 11 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on New York Times, 8:03 pm ET.
🫏 4 left · ⚖️ 2 center · 🐘 5 right
🚨 Moving fast
Federal judge allows Trump's defamation case against BBC to proceed
0 → 10 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Bloomberg, 7:02 pm ET.
🫏 3 left · ⚖️ 4 center · 🐘 3 right
🚨 Moving fast
Kennedy family joins lawsuit to block Trump's arch
11 → 20 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on CNN, 7:02 pm ET.
🫏 12 left · ⚖️ 3 center · 🐘 5 right
📺 Three chyrons, one moment
📺 8 pm ET, Tuesday. Three channels, one moment:
CNN: MISSISSIPPI senate race remains too close to call
Fox News: NEW EPSTEIN REPORT WATTERS
MSNOW: TRUMP'S PARTY REJECTS COURSE CORRECTION AFTER LOSSES
🧵 A new saga
Fed rate hike concerns
3 stories in it so far
🚨 Moving fast
Bernie Sanders and Elissa Slotkin reject support for Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader
7 → 16 front pages in the last 2 hours.
First seen on Townhall, 7:03 am ET.
🫏 6 left · ⚖️ 3 center · 🐘 6 right
🚨 Moving fast
Justice Department sues Lyft over alleged discrimination against disabled riders
0 → 9 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Reuters, 1:02 am ET.
🫏 3 left · ⚖️ 3 center · 🐘 3 right
🧵 A new saga
Vikings acquire Kirk Cousins
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Trump immigration policy
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Biden-Trump friendship claims
2 stories in it so far
🚨 Moving fast
US Army soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of espionage related to Russia
10 → 29 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on The Guardian, 3:02 pm ET.
🫏 12 left · ⚖️ 7 center · 🐘 10 right
🚨 Moving fast
Trump outlines potential pathway for some illegal immigrants
0 → 10 front pages in an hour.
First seen on The Western Journal, 9:02 am ET.
🫏 2 left · ⚖️ 0 center · 🐘 8 right
🚨 Moving fast
Trump reverses stance on immigration deportation policy
0 → 15 front pages in an hour.
First seen on Financial Times, 11:01 pm ET.
🫏 5 left · ⚖️ 1 center · 🐘 9 right
🚨 Moving fast
Police investigate after 27 runners seek medical care at California half marathon
0 → 9 front pages in an hour.
First seen on Los Angeles Times, 8:02 pm ET.
🫏 4 left · ⚖️ 2 center · 🐘 3 right
🚨 Moving fast
ExxonMobil signs preliminary agreement with Venezuela to assess oil opportunities
0 → 9 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Financial Times, 8:02 pm ET.
🫏 2 left · ⚖️ 3 center · 🐘 4 right
🚨 Moving fast
Trump participates in surprise C-SPAN call-in
0 → 11 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Mediaite, 11:02 pm ET.
🫏 6 left · ⚖️ 1 center · 🐘 3 right
🚨 Moving fast
US gasoline prices fall below $4 per gallon
0 → 8 front pages in an hour.
First seen on CNN, 9:02 am ET.
🫏 4 left · ⚖️ 2 center · 🐘 2 right
🚨 Moving fast
U.S. inflation rose more than expected in October
8 → 25 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on MarketWatch, 2:03 pm ET.
🫏 9 left · ⚖️ 9 center · 🐘 7 right
🧵 A new saga
House GOP leadership transition
3 stories in it so far
🚨 Moving fast
Anthropic sets IPO valuation target of up to $1.4 trillion
0 → 18 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Bloomberg, 4:02 pm ET.
🫏 10 left · ⚖️ 6 center · 🐘 2 right
🚨 Moving fast
House Republicans elect jim Jordan as minority leader
8 → 49 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on NBC News, 5:02 am ET.
🫏 20 left · ⚖️ 7 center · 🐘 21 right
🚨 Moving fast
U.S. moves aircraft from second UK base over Iran threat
7 → 20 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on Reuters, 2:02 am ET.
🫏 8 left · ⚖️ 5 center · 🐘 7 right
🚨 Moving fast
Senate advances bipartisan energy permitting reform bill
0 → 9 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Axios, 7:02 pm ET.
🫏 4 left · ⚖️ 2 center · 🐘 2 right
🚨 Moving fast
Trump says new Iran strikes unlikely if talks progress
0 → 13 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on The Hill, 7:01 pm ET.
🫏 2 left · ⚖️ 4 center · 🐘 6 right
⏱️ Minutes on screen
⏱️ Minutes on screen, Monday:
• Nvidia CEO faces FBI probe over alleged affair with…
CNN 17 min · Fox News 22 min · MSNOW 5 min
• Trump orders DOJ to investigate Democrats over alleged…
CNN 31 min · Fox News 4 min · MSNOW 3 min
+1 more in the chart
📅 Monday, November 9
🧩 Told for the first time
114 new shapes in what people told
- Confusion candidate 60 tellings
- Revenge tour 39 tellings
- Candidate quality 38 tellings
- If it were the other side 24 tellings
- Assumed identity 23 tellings
- They betrayed us 22 tellings
📈 Today's risers
📈 Today's risers, Monday 11:08 pm ET. Front pages since 6 am:
1. Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape and… (0 → 44)
2. House prepares for impeachment vote on defense Secretary (19 → 55)
+2 more in the chart
🧵 A new saga
California billionaire tax defeat
2 stories in it so far
🚨 Moving fast
California voters reject billionaire wealth tax
0 → 16 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Fox Business, 2:02 pm ET.
🫏 8 left · ⚖️ 3 center · 🐘 5 right
🚨 Moving fast
Federal investigators complete on-scene work at Florida Learjet crash site
0 → 8 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on The National Desk, 8:02 am ET.
🫏 3 left · ⚖️ 0 center · 🐘 5 right
🧵 A new saga
DOJ Civil Division exodus
2 stories in it so far
🚨 Moving fast
House Democrats reject working with Stephen Miller
0 → 9 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on New York Post, 11:02 am ET.
🫏 4 left · ⚖️ 1 center · 🐘 4 right
🚨 Moving fast
Trump meets Qatari PM as Iran conflict continues
9 → 19 front pages in the last 2 hours.
First seen on Axios, 10:02 pm ET.
🫏 4 left · ⚖️ 5 center · 🐘 9 right
🚨 Moving fast
Supreme Court allows Trump to resume border wall construction in Big Bend area of Texas
15 → 29 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on USA Today, 3:03 pm ET.
🫏 11 left · ⚖️ 7 center · 🐘 10 right
🚨 Moving fast
Utah Judge sets trial date for Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk murder case
0 → 20 front pages in 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on AP, 8:02 am ET.
🫏 6 left · ⚖️ 3 center · 🐘 11 right
🚨 Moving fast
House Democrats back impeachment of Pete Hegseth
0 → 29 front pages in an hour.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on Breitbart, 12:03 pm ET.
🫏 12 left · ⚖️ 5 center · 🐘 10 right
🚨 Moving fast
GOP Rep. Massie introduces articles of impeachment against defense secretary Pete Hegseth
0 → 25 front pages in 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on Just the News, 3:03 pm ET.
🫏 11 left · ⚖️ 6 center · 🐘 6 right
🧵 A new saga
French cyberattacks on blood banks and supermarkets
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Democrats vs. Trump investigations
3 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
White House staff changes
3 stories in it so far
🚨 Moving fast
White House placed on lockdown after car crash near Lafayette Park
0 → 23 front pages in 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on The Gateway Pundit, 11:02 am ET.
🫏 4 left · ⚖️ 1 center · 🐘 17 right
🧵 A new saga
Biden memoir health concerns
3 stories in it so far
🚨 Moving fast
Russell Brand sentenced to over 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault
27 → 43 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on NBC News, 10:02 am ET.
🫏 18 left · ⚖️ 9 center · 🐘 16 right
🚨 Moving fast
Trump supports Vance's Iran war comments but says many disliked them
0 → 10 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on The Independent, 11:02 am ET.
🫏 2 left · ⚖️ 1 center · 🐘 6 right
🚨 Moving fast
UN climate summit opens in Turkey after extreme weather year
0 → 9 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on The Christian Science Monitor, 5:02 am ET.
🫏 6 left · ⚖️ 2 center · 🐘 1 right
🚨 Moving fast
Ukraine and U.S. to hold peace talks in abu Dhabi
0 → 8 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Independent Journal Review, 11:02 am ET.
🫏 3 left · ⚖️ 1 center · 🐘 3 right
🧵 A new saga
Charlie Kirk joke controversy
2 stories in it so far
⏱️ Minutes on screen
⏱️ Minutes on screen, Sunday:
• Trump orders DOJ to investigate Democrats over alleged…
CNN 73 min · Fox News 6 min · MSNOW not read
+2 more in the chart
(MSNOW: too few captions read that day)
📅 Sunday, November 8
📈 Today's risers
📈 Today's risers, Sunday 11:04 pm ET. Front pages since 6 am:
1. Nvidia investigates CEO's relationship with alleged Chinese spy (0 → 41)
2. House Democrat supports impeachment of Defense Secretary Hegseth (0 → 19)
+2 more in the chart
🚨 Moving fast
Trump says deportation policy may have been too tough
9 → 21 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on Bloomberg, 8:01 pm ET.
🫏 10 left · ⚖️ 5 center · 🐘 6 right
🚨 Moving fast
Biden limits memoir promotion due to cancer
0 → 9 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Just the News, 7:01 pm ET.
🫏 4 left · ⚖️ 1 center · 🐘 4 right
🧵 A new saga
Nvidia CEO foreign intelligence probe
2 stories in it so far
🚨 Moving fast
Nvidia investigates CEO's relationship with alleged Chinese spy
16 → 34 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on CNBC, 2:02 pm ET.
🫏 18 left · ⚖️ 8 center · 🐘 8 right
🧵 A new saga
U.S. military actions against Iran
2 stories in it so far
🚨 Moving fast
U.S. military launches task force to disrupt Iranian land routes
0 → 8 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Bloomberg, 10:02 am ET.
🫏 2 left · ⚖️ 2 center · 🐘 4 right
🚨 Moving fast
Democratic leader supports impeachment of Hegseth
0 → 12 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on ABC News, 10:03 am ET.
🫏 5 left · ⚖️ 3 center · 🐘 4 right
🚨 Moving fast
Podcasters apologize after backlash over joke about Charlie Kirk
0 → 8 front pages in an hour.
First seen on Townhall, 3:01 pm ET.
🫏 3 left · ⚖️ 0 center · 🐘 5 right
🚨 Moving fast
Former NYPD officer arrested in fatal stabbing of jogger
0 → 9 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on The National Desk, 3:01 pm ET.
🫏 5 left · ⚖️ 0 center · 🐘 4 right
⏱️ Minutes on screen
⏱️ Minutes on screen, Saturday:
• Democrats win majority in house and senate
CNN 95 min · Fox News 6 min · MSNOW not read
+2 more in the chart
(MSNOW: too few captions read that day)
📅 Saturday, November 7
🧩 Told for the first time
50 new shapes in what people told
- Honey trap 16 tellings
- Doubling down 12 tellings
- Catch-22 4 tellings
- Just a volunteer 4 tellings
- Run left and win 4 tellings
- The people's lawyer 4 tellings
📓 How we measure, changed
Withdrawn claims stay out
The reranker went untaught for a month
📈 Today's risers
📈 Today's risers, Saturday 11:05 pm ET. Front pages since 6 am:
1. Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana… (0 → 46)
2. Shooting in Krakow leaves six dead, 15 injured (0 → 29)
+2 more in the chart
🚨 Moving fast
Two top DOJ officials resign, including national security Division head
0 → 8 front pages in an hour.
First seen on The Gateway Pundit, 12:02 pm ET.
🫏 5 left · ⚖️ 1 center · 🐘 2 right
🚨 Moving fast
First Lady and LSU announce foster care scholarship program
0 → 9 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on The Washington Post, 9:01 am ET.
🫏 3 left · ⚖️ 0 center · 🐘 6 right
🚨 Moving fast
Israel's president taps opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot to form government
13 → 22 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on The Guardian, 3:01 pm ET.
🫏 12 left · ⚖️ 5 center · 🐘 5 right
🧵 A new saga
Justice Department resignations
2 stories in it so far
🚨 Moving fast
Trump orders DOJ to investigate Democrats over alleged threats
0 → 17 front pages in 2 hours.
First seen on Raw Story, 1:01 pm ET.
🫏 4 left · ⚖️ 3 center · 🐘 9 right
🚨 Moving fast
Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana White
28 → 43 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on New York Post, 2:02 pm ET.
🫏 21 left · ⚖️ 7 center · 🐘 14 right
🚨 Moving fast
Shooting in Krakow leaves six dead, 15 injured
12 → 24 front pages in the last 2 hours.
Only about 1 story in 5 ever gets to 20.
First seen on NBC News, 11:02 am ET.
🫏 9 left · ⚖️ 6 center · 🐘 9 right
⏱️ Minutes on screen
⏱️ Minutes on screen, Friday:
• Trump names Stephen Miller as new White House chief of staff
CNN not read · Fox News 26 min · MSNOW 6 min
+2 more in the chart
(CNN: too few captions read that day)
📅 Friday, November 6
🧩 Told for the first time
43 new shapes in what people told
- Permanent majority 11 tellings
- Extinction-level event 9 tellings
- Voters don't care about corruption 9 tellings
- Not a wave, a tsunami 8 tellings
- Lost the race, won the issue 4 tellings
- The world cheers with us 4 tellings
📓 How we measure, changed
A recent check follows its claim through rewordings
🧵 A new saga
Senator Chris Murphy stroke
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Senate leadership challenge
4 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Democrat faces felony charge after flipping House seat
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Democrats gain Senate control
3 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Colorado House race investigation
3 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Florida redistricting outcome
2 stories in it so far
📅 Thursday, November 5
🧩 Told for the first time
53 new shapes in what people told
- Good riddance 12 tellings
- Rats leaving a sinking ship 8 tellings
- Misreading the mandate 6 tellings
- War of necessity 6 tellings
- The pendulum swings 5 tellings
- The stupid party 4 tellings
📓 How we measure, changed
The news over time
The news-day sticker shows its number
Story titles keep names whole
🧵 A new saga
Citibank campus shooting
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Stocks fall as AI concerns and midterms weigh on markets
3 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Market volatility surge
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Maine Senate race
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
House impeachment of Hegseth
8 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Marathoner dies from rhabdomyolysis
2 stories in it so far
📅 Wednesday, November 4
📓 How we measure, changed
🎯 A day's newsiness, by each outlet's newest headline
A shared name's rarity, counted outside the two stories
Look-alike stories carried on side by side fold together
🧵 A new saga
Republican midterm losses
4 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Ballot scanning issues in New York
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Elon Musk's election impact
3 stories in it so far
📅 Tuesday, November 3
🧩 Told for the first time
46 new shapes in what people told
- Political suicide 5 tellings
- Wounded animal 5 tellings
- As Maine goes 4 tellings
- Out-of-state money 4 tellings
- Small target 4 tellings
- They're not sending their best 4 tellings
🧵 A new saga
Florida jet crash mystery
6 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Russell Brand rape trial
7 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
North Korea Binance hack
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Powder sent to officials
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
DOJ election monitoring
2 stories in it so far
📅 Monday, November 2
🧩 Told for the first time
96 new shapes in what people told
- Passing the torch 11 tellings
- If they had the bomb 9 tellings
- Believe them when they say it 7 tellings
- Corporate Democrat 6 tellings
- Greater Israel 5 tellings
- Making America sicker 5 tellings
📓 How we measure, changed
Older headlines stay with the part they came out in
Each filing names the method that made it
How the model's filings hold up
A motif's 1896 echoes on its own page
🧵 A new saga
Flash floods trigger evacuations in Southwest
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Ukraine air raid app hacked
2 stories in it so far
📅 Sunday, November 1
🧩 Told for the first time
78 new shapes in what people told
- Blame America first 17 tellings
- Power of the purse 14 tellings
- Gripped by extremism 13 tellings
- Evil counsellors 12 tellings
- Crime family 9 tellings
- War criminal 9 tellings
📓 How we measure, changed
One telling makes a motif
🧵 A new saga
U.S.-Russia threat exchange
3 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
G20 tensions over Russia
2 stories in it so far
📅 Saturday, October 31
📓 How we measure, changed
National Post and Vanity Fair are read again
🧵 A new saga
Ebola outbreak in Congo
2 stories in it so far
🧵 A new saga
Spain train crash deaths
2 stories in it so far
📅 Friday, October 30
🧩 Told for the first time
39 new shapes in what people told
- Pack the court 20 tellings
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Trump criticizes Norway over Nobel Peace Prize snub
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Tech stocks decline after revenue miss
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21 new shapes in what people told
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Trump changes rally format
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U.S. and Cuban UN clash
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📅 Wednesday, October 28
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- The white man has it hard 4 tellings
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Comey charged again
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