Trump, AI drive global turmoil

Scholar power: 22.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Patrick Dunleavy	33%	46	22.4%

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46.0%

9.1 h

1946

22.4%

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0.28

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Reposted by Steve Peers, Bessma Momani

23%

Scholar power: 23.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	29%	27	15.1%
🎓 Bessma Momani	18%	24	8.8%
Total			23.9%

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52.0%

5.6 h

71

23.9%

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0.234

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John Sipher

@johnsipher.bsky.social

“The year 2025 was a setback for humanity — and unfortunately, the United States is a reason for the retreat…for the first time in this century, the number of children worldwide dying before the age of 5 is believed to have risen, by about 200,000.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...

Opinion | In Which I Try Valiantly to Cheer You Up

www.nytimes.com

December 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM

by Justin Lewis

25%

Scholar power: 25.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Justin Lewis	21%	16	25.2%

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56.0%

1.4 h

3

25.2%

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0.218

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Justin Lewis

@whenisbirths.bsky.social

It has been very hard to concentrate at times in 2025.

December 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin

14%

Scholar power: 14.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Joe R. Feagin	18%	62	14.2%

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54.0%

11.8 h

642

14.2%

Ranking score

0.161

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Jan Rosenow

@janrosenow.bsky.social

2025 comes to an end.

It’s been a strong year for deployment and innovation, but a worrying one for energy politics.

Moves like the US pause on offshore wind show how quickly progress can be undermined by polarised debate.

Here’s hoping 2026 brings calmer, more evidence-based energy policymaking.

December 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM

by Seth Masket Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe

48%

Scholar power: 48.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Seth Masket	27%	24	39.7%
🎓 Nathan P. Kalmoe	22%	17	9.1%
Total			48.8%

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47.0%

5.4 h

3

48.8%

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0.122

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🦃 Seth Masket 🦃

@smotus.bsky.social

New at Tusk: What 2025 taught us about the health of US democracy, elections, and whatever the hell the economy is

What did we learn about US politics in 2025?

On the health of US democracy, elections, and whatever the hell the economy is

open.substack.com

December 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Reposted by Michael E. Mann

7%

Scholar power: 7.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael E. Mann	7%	111	7.4%

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Scholar power

55.0%

23.7 h

3527

7.4%

Ranking score

0.087

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Reposted by Nina Jankowicz

5%

Scholar power: 5.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Nina Jankowicz	32%	3	5.5%

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59.0%

5.5 h

64

5.5%

Ranking score

0.076

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Philip Bump

@pbump.com

2025 has been a year of tumult and uncertainty and a year in which the president of the U.S. has spent at least part of one in three days at his private businesses and one in four days playing golf.

President Hobbies closes out year five

I am pleased to report that we have reached, as of writing, the 361st day of 2025, a year that includes only 365 days despite feeling as though it has included 36,500. This has been the longest year s...

www.howtoreadthisch.art

December 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM

by Joe R. Feagin

42%

Scholar power: 42.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Joe R. Feagin	18%	62	42.5%

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Scholar power

45.0%

6.1 h

0

42.5%

Ranking score

0.055

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Joe Feagin

@profjoefeagin.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2025/12/27/p...

Amazingly long list......lying is just like regular breathing for him

Analysis: Donald Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025 | CNN Politics

It was hard to pick only 25. But it was easier than it used to be.

www.cnn.com

December 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM

by Elizabeth Saunders Reposted by David Darmofal

6%

Scholar power: 6.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Elizabeth Saunders	-	33	-
🎓 David Darmofal	18%	11	6.0%
Total			6.0%

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Scholar power

51.0%

6.0 h

15

6.0%

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0.055

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Elizabeth N. Saunders

@profsaunders.bsky.social

An honor to be in the company of so many of these great authors on @foreignaffairs.com's list. But wishing most of these pieces, including my own, hadn't needed to be written. www.foreignaffairs.com/lists/best-2...

The Best of 2025

We’ve compiled our favorite articles covering the United States’ slide into authoritarianism, China’s economic strategy, the future of Iran, and more. Start reading—or rereading—below.

www.foreignaffairs.com

December 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Robert C. Richards, David R. Miller

27%

Scholar power: 27.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Brendan Nyhan	21%	51	15.0%
🎓 Robert C. Richards	13%	30	7.1%
🎓 David R. Miller	12%	21	5.5%
Total			27.6%

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Scholar power

45.0%

23.6 h

87

27.6%

Ranking score

0.046

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Bobby Allyn

@bobbyallyn.bsky.social

The Trump administration is rolling out the red carpet for once-besieged prediction apps like Polymarket and Kalshi, with millions pouring into bets on the midterms. The companies wave away concerns about foreign influence and partisan meddling www.npr.org/2025/12/23/n...

Election betting on prediction markets apps is set to boom ahead of midterms

Online prediction markets, like Polymarket and Kalshi, were under intense scrutiny in the Biden administration. But Trump officials are embracing the controversial apps, raising new fears about electi...

www.npr.org

December 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM

Reposted by Naomi Klein

6%

Scholar power: 6.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Naomi Klein	16%	18	6.8%

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Scholar power

55.0%

17.9 h

282

6.8%

Ranking score

0.041

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Bruce Little

@brucedlittle.bsky.social

As the year draws to a close, a crowd-sourced effort, as well as trackers from advocacy organizations and labor unions, show that the Trump administration has implemented roughly half of the goals laid out in Project 2025.

Tracking how much of Project 2025 the Trump administration achieved this year

As the year ends, The 19th takes a look at how the conservative policy wishlist for President Donald Trump’s second term affected women and LGBTQ+ Americans.

www.pbs.org

December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM

by Kathleen Kennedy

16%

Scholar power: 16.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Kathleen Kennedy	13%	17	16.1%

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47.0%

4.0 h

10

16.1%

Ranking score

0.041

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Kathleen E. Kennedy

@themedievaldrk.bsky.social

(Yes, in 2026 using a paper planner is really trad-Ludditism in its formal, fully historical and political senses and I'm a-okay with that, but recog that not everyone can manage w/o digital. Not evangelical about it!)

December 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM

by Gerald Friedman

17%

Scholar power: 17.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gerald Friedman	16%	13	17.3%

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50.0%

5.9 h

0

17.3%

Ranking score

0.036

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Gerald Friedman

@gfriedma.bsky.social

Donald Trump’s Top 25 Lies of the Year politicalwire.com/2025/12/27/d...

Donald Trump’s Top 25 Lies of the Year

CNN: “Just like his first presidency, President Donald Trump’s first calendar year back in the White House was an unceasing parade of lies. In 2025, though, the variety of Trump’s false claims shrunk ...

politicalwire.com

December 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM

by Joe R. Feagin

42%

Scholar power: 42.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Joe R. Feagin	18%	62	42.5%

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Scholar power

54.0%

18.2 h

0

42.5%

Ranking score

0.035

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Joe Feagin

@profjoefeagin.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2025/12/27/p...

Analysis: Donald Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025 | CNN Politics

It was hard to pick only 25. But it was easier than it used to be.

www.cnn.com

December 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM

Reposted by Aric Rindfleisch

3%

Scholar power: 3.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Aric Rindfleisch	6%	38	3.7%

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50.0%

7.6 h

217

3.7%

Ranking score

0.032

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Reposted by Tariq Modood

15%

Scholar power: 15.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Tariq Modood	20%	57	15.1%

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Scholar power

58.0%

15.2 h

5

15.1%

Ranking score

0.031

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William Cooper, Author

@wcooperbooks.bsky.social

Analysis: Donald Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025

www.cnn.com/2025/12/27/p...

Analysis: Donald Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025 | CNN Politics

It was hard to pick only 25. But it was easier than it used to be.

www.cnn.com

December 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM

Reposted by Nicola Giocoli

3%

Scholar power: 3.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Nicola Giocoli	11%	12	3.8%

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Scholar power

50.0%

6.6 h

82

3.8%

Ranking score

0.03

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Fred

2%

Scholar power: 2.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Fred	9%	5	2.0%

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Scholar power

51.0%

5.2 h

303

2.0%

Ranking score

0.029

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lauren

@lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com

whatever 2026 holds i don't think anything next year will be funnier than Chicago Pope. 2025 was overall a huge stinker but Chicago Pope was an all time great B-plot

December 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM

by Daniel S. Goldberg

3%

Scholar power: 3.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Daniel S. Goldberg	3%	19	3.9%

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Scholar power

51.0%

2.3 h

9

3.9%

Ranking score

0.029

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Daniel S. Goldberg

@profgoldberg.bsky.social

How I’m walking out of 2025

December 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM

by Sarah Brouillette

10%

Scholar power: 10.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 30%, Communication & Media Studies 25%, Computer science 20%, Economics 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Sarah Brouillette	9%	14	10.1%

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Scholar power

46.0%

5.7 h

5

10.1%

Ranking score

0.025

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Sarah Brouillette

@sarahbrouillette.bsky.social

Ah, 2025. Not the greatest. TBQH what keeps me going are my little projects--the opportunity to read and write. I got to engage with some great and important books this year. On Immediacy (and being Very Online):

Autofiction Writers of the World, Unite! - Public Books

Immediacy, here, is an aesthetics of ambivalent aspiration, within a hierarchically ordered and immobilizing class- and race-based cultural system.

www.publicbooks.org

December 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM

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