Hamas reportedly used emojis, unconfirmed

Scholar power: 27.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 40%, Communication & Media Studies 35%, Sociology 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Trita Parsi	35%	7	27.8%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

47.0%

10.7 h

9

27.8%

Ranking score

0.311

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

by Glenn Greenwald

19%

Scholar power: 19.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 40%, Communication & Media Studies 35%, Sociology 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Glenn Greenwald	29%	5	19.5%

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Scholar power

46.0%

17.6 h

188

19.5%

Ranking score

0.063

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

by Simon Schama

14%

Scholar power: 14.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 40%, Communication & Media Studies 35%, Sociology 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Simon Schama	11%	19	14.4%

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Scholar power

55.0%

22.3 h

9

14.4%

Ranking score

0.049

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

Reposted by Matthew Søberg Shugart

28%

Scholar power: 28.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 40%, Communication & Media Studies 35%, Sociology 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Matthew Søberg Shugart	43%	43	28.2%

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Scholar power

46.0%

16.1 h

24

28.2%

Ranking score

0.046

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

Reposted by Naomi Wolf

4%

Scholar power: 4.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 40%, Communication & Media Studies 35%, Sociology 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Naomi Wolf	12%	11	4.0%

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Scholar power

46.0%

13.9 h

1748

4.0%

Ranking score

0.034

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

by Sara Hirschhorn

14%

Scholar power: 14.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 40%, Communication & Media Studies 35%, Sociology 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Sara Hirschhorn	28%	3	14.5%

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Scholar power

51.0%

9.2 h

5

14.5%

Ranking score

0.034

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

Reposted by Catherine Baker

9%

Scholar power: 9.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 40%, Communication & Media Studies 35%, Sociology 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Catherine Baker	20%	23	9.6%

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Scholar power

50.0%

16.6 h

35

9.6%

Ranking score

0.023

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

COYOTE

@coyotemedia.org

"It is an act of love for Palestinians to patiently counter myths while their loved ones are being killed."

@soleilho.com went to a dinner where Palestinian food and drink makers shared their history and their grief. Then came the Q&A.

Pass the Rice, and Please Explain Your Genocide

At a thoughtfully organized dinner in Oakland, Palestinian culinary activists shared more than just food — they offered their stories, their resilience, and their patience

www.coyotemedia.org

February 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM

by Marc Lynch

50%

Scholar power: 50.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 40%, Communication & Media Studies 35%, Sociology 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Marc Lynch	34%	24	50.0%

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Scholar power

45.0%

20.8 h

4

50.0%

Ranking score

0.022

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

Abu Aardvark

@abuaardvark.bsky.social

“the roots of the crisis go back…decades, to the multi-level failure of the Palestinian armed factions to make an effective political transition or develop new modes of confronting Israeli occupation and control in the wake of the Oslo Accords.” Yezid Sayigh

sayighyezid.substack.com/p/the-third-...

The third death of Palestinian politics

This is part of a series of occasional posts critically assessing Palestinian politics and 7 October

sayighyezid.substack.com

February 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM

Reposted by Jonas Dovern

0%

Scholar power: 0.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 40%, Communication & Media Studies 35%, Sociology 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Jonas Dovern	1%	20	0.4%

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Scholar power

47.0%

20.6 h

436

0.4%

Ranking score

0.008

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

Reposted by Sara Hirschhorn

4%

Scholar power: 4.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 40%, Communication & Media Studies 35%, Sociology 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Sara Hirschhorn	28%	3	4.8%

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Scholar power

47.0%

18.3 h

5

4.8%

Ranking score

0.005

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

Reposted by Halil D. Kaya

0%

Scholar power: 0.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 40%, Communication & Media Studies 35%, Sociology 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Halil D. Kaya	1%	7	0.3%

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Scholar power

49.0%

15.1 h

16

0.3%

Ranking score

0.002

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

Drop Site

@dropsitenews.com

🔴 In the past 24 hrs, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported 2 killed & 11 injured arriving at hospitals.

Since the “ceasefire” on Oct. 11, 2025:
➤ Total killed: 603
➤ Total injured: 1,618
➤ Bodies recovered from the rubble: 726

▪️This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to...

February 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM

Reposted by Nimrod Goren

3%

Scholar power: 3.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 40%, Communication & Media Studies 35%, Sociology 15%, History 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Nimrod Goren	33%	1	3.3%

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Scholar power

46.0%

22.3 h

2

3.3%

Ranking score

0.002

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

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