Current Status

[jducoeur]

No, not of me -- of the Washington Mess.

For those who like to keep up with it all, the folks behind The Daily WTF have taken the software that they've been using to manage the firehose, and turned it into a public website, Current Status.

It's pretty intriguing: basically a one-page listing of the major political articles from the past day or so, ranked based on a combination of actual newsworthiness (it sounds like there are some algorithms involved, but also a human in the loop) and how much it's all being talked about. It mostly draws from the conventional major sources like CNN, the networks, the major newspapers -- basically everybody Trump hates.

There's also a nice sidebar of very-recent stories (past two hours, it looks like) that are too new to rank but might be interesting.

Overall, it looks to be a good overview of the up-to-the-minute political news, complementing the Daily WTF's daily summary. Worth checking out if you're interested and sometimes like to see what's going on.

(And may I just say, I'm appalled that we now live in a world where a site like this is necessary...)

Comments

[desireearmfeldt]

Thanks for the lovely link!