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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

The world’s attention is led by Streaming and screen culture (17.9%). The news sounds brighter than usual.

Football 22Wars and security 18AI everywhere 10Another theme 84
  1. Streaming and screen culture1 17.9%
  2. Celebrity and creator culture2 12.8%
  3. Leaders and great powers3 11.8%
  4. Crime and justice4 6.1%
  5. Music and live events5 5.8%
  6. Wars and security6 4.3%
  7. Big sports moments7 3.9%
  8. History and heritage8 3.5%
  9. AI everywhere9 3.1%
  10. Travel and getting away10 3.0%
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The world’s zeitgeist, by theme

Its Wikipedia reading this week, each page counted once, in its main theme · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

The world · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories this week, worldwide.

People

  1. Donald Trump

    15,235 stories

  2. Vladimir Putin

    6,852 stories

  3. The White House, Public domain

    Jensen Huang

    New

    4,421 stories

  4. Alice Huang

    New

    4,205 stories

  5. The White House, Public domain

    Stephen Miller

    4.5× last week

    2,320 stories

  6. Benjamin Netanyahu

    2,263 stories

  7. Jared Kushner

    3.8× last week

    2,144 stories

  8. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Russell Brand

    2.7× last week

    2,138 stories

  9. Elon Musk

    1,563 stories

  10. יהב טרודלר (Yahav Trudler - Yahav Studio‬‏), CC BY-SA 3.0

    Gadi Eisenkot

    1,533 stories

Organizations

  1. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    4,167 stories

  2. Supreme Court

    4,030 stories

  3. European Union

    2,846 stories

  4. United Nations

    1,990 stories

  5. Republican Party

    1,767 stories

  6. Democratic Party

    1,682 stories

  7. Securities and Exchange Commission

    1,674 stories

  8. Federal Reserve

    1,505 stories

  9. Justice Department

    1,393 stories

  10. City Council

    1,258 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

The world · The week of 30 Oct to 5 Nov

On social media

Social →

The TikTok videos, Instagram posts and YouTube videos the most-liked Bluesky posts shared this week.

Shared from Instagram

  1. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund and Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resource...

    Patrick Stewart

    Shared in 4 posts · 573 likes and reposts

  2. Doctor who owns a penthouse in a building in Barra, Rio de Janeiro, draws attention by spending the day playing Lula songs and giving speeches with a microphone at night in...

    Translated from Portuguese

    Além do óbvio: fatos e curiosidades 🌎

    Shared in 1 post · 252 likes and reposts

  3. HUGE!!! Let’s get the biggest petition in history and bury the betting sites once and for all in Brazil!!! Sign now, we don’t get a second chance: www.betsnuncamais.com.br E...

    Translated from Portuguese

    Eduardo Moreira

    Shared in 1 post · 184 likes and reposts

  4. Susan Collins denies allegations of pay-to-play involving a campaign donor. But what did she know, and when did she know it? @weissmann11 tells @sarahlongwell25 why Collins...

    The Bulwark

    Shared in 1 post · 157 likes and reposts

  5. If you haven’t voted already, thank you for voting today! And you can keep supporting democracy by taking the Oath to the Constitution yourself at oathproject.org

    Bruce Springsteen

    Shared in 1 post · 122 likes and reposts

  6. In this week’s “Answers with Andrew Weissmann,” MS NOW Legal Analyst @weissmann11 sits down with special guest Stephen Richer, Former Maricopa County, AZ Recorder and election ad...

    MS NOW

    Shared in 1 post · 103 likes and reposts

  7. In their new report Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee set out in exacting detail how Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epst*in’s relationship progressed over seven years ...

    Jessica Craven

    Shared in 1 post · 88 likes and reposts

  8. Sesame Workshop mourns the loss of Sir Patrick Stewart. Thank you for being our friend and for sharing your brilliance, joy, and kindness with the world. 💛💚

    Sesame Street

    Shared in 1 post · 81 likes and reposts

  9. Look at all these souls to the polls! We’ve got the power! My @majortaylorlosangeles team riding for the blue TSUNAMI on Election Day! #votebluetosaveamerica🇺🇸💙

    Stephanie Miller Show

    Shared in 1 post · 80 likes and reposts

  10. Abdul El-Sayed had a pointed message for Donald Trump and JD Vance after his victory. In a fiery speech, El-Sayed highlighted the irony that JD Vance would be constitutional...

    Hook Global

    Shared in 1 post · 74 likes and reposts

  11. Minnesota voters have started placing their "I Voted" stickers at the memorial sites for Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Hundreds of Texans have repor...

    City Cast Twin Cities

    Shared in 1 post · 73 likes and reposts

  12. My heart is burden'd heavy, true - but not from 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘳'𝘴 guilt..." I *need* more people to play the Detective Grimoire games, especially The Mermaid Mask. Please. I will buy it...

    Lexx

    Shared in 1 post · 61 likes and reposts

Shared from YouTube

  1. Could This Actually End Citizens United?

    Robert Reich

    Shared in 2 posts · 12,541 likes and reposts

  2. LIVE: 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS

    Shared in 9 posts · 10,539 likes and reposts

  3. We're just normal men, we're just innocent men (Lauren and Hacker: full clip)

    Antigone Journal

    Shared in 1 post · 8,384 likes and reposts

  4. Investigating Jared Kushner's Empire of Fraud & Corruption

    Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan

    Shared in 2 posts · 8,106 likes and reposts

  5. Mystery Skulls Animated - When I'm With You

    MysteryBen27

    Shared in 1 post · 6,960 likes and reposts

  6. NYC is Suffering from Halalflation

    Zohran Mamdani for NYC

    Shared in 1 post · 5,973 likes and reposts

  7. Why Hasn't Abdul El-Sayed Accomplished Any Of His Campaign Goals Since Winning 2 Minutes Ago?

    The Onion

    Shared in 2 posts · 5,893 likes and reposts

  8. 🚨BREAKING: AG Blanche FINALLY Begins COURT-ORDERED REVIEW In MY EPSTEIN Lawsuit!!

    Katie Phang

    Shared in 1 post · 5,623 likes and reposts

  9. The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills

    Robert Reich

    Shared in 1 post · 5,033 likes and reposts

  10. AG Blanche’s DELAY Attempt REJECTED BY APPEALS Court In My EPSTEIN Lawsuit!!

    Katie Phang

    Shared in 1 post · 4,515 likes and reposts

  11. creature girl

    James Baxter

    Shared in 1 post · 4,507 likes and reposts

  12. Patrick Stewart Gives Passionate Response to Question At Comicpalooza 2013

    Heather Skye

    Shared in 2 posts · 4,432 likes and reposts

Trending on Bluesky

Topics Bluesky lists as trending this week (worldwide, mostly in English)

  1. Playing DeadlockEntertainment · 11,928 posts · trending 4 days
  2. Washington votes on trans sports banPolitics · 2,323 posts · trending 1 day
  3. Right-wing Anakin Skywalker postingCulture · 1,921 posts · trending 4 days
  4. Ocarina of Time remake reviewsEntertainment · 1,343 posts · trending 1 day
  5. Onion headline on Abdul El-SayedPolitics · 1,163 posts · trending 1 day
  6. Speculation Trump allies will fleePolitics · 1,044 posts · trending 1 day
  7. Godzilla Minus Zero opensEntertainment · 994 posts · trending 2 days
  8. Bluesky's first cultural decreeCulture · 906 posts · trending 1 day
  9. Ukraine reportedly hits Russian bot farmsPolitics · 483 posts · trending 1 day
  10. Bluesky traffic surges to doubleScience and tech · 402 posts · trending 1 day
  11. New Zealand general election campaignPolitics · 342 posts · trending 1 day
  12. Early 2028 election speculationPolitics · 211 posts · trending 1 day
  13. First College Football Playoff rankingsSports · 201 posts · trending 1 day
  14. Southern states voting dataPolitics · 168 posts · trending 1 day
  15. Golden State Valkyries paradeSports · 142 posts · trending 1 day

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The world

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