Panama blocks Machado, strands her

Scholar power: 197.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 61%, Law 17%, Sociology 13%, Communication & Media Studies 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	65%	27	33.8%
🎓 Andrew Kydd	60%	22	28.1%
🎓 Brendan Nyhan	35%	51	25.0%
🎓 Stella M. Rouse	42%	15	16.3%
🎓 Simon Lester	38%	16	15.2%
🎓 John Foot	35%	12	12.1%
🎓 David H. Kaye	20%	28	10.6%
🎓 Markus W. Gehring	37%	8	10.5%
🎓 Eric Goldman	25%	18	10.6%
🎓 Kevin Milligan	14%	40	8.9%
🎓 David Darmofal	24%	11	8.0%
🎓 Massimo Faggioli	26%	9	7.8%
🎓 David R. Miller	13%	21	6.0%
🎓 Nathan Richardson	7%	12	2.4%
🎓 Leigh Sparks	2%	40	1.3%
🎓 Dorothy Bishop	1%	114	1.1%
Total			197.5%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

52.0%

21.0 h

463

197.5%

Ranking score

1.057

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

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Trump: "In January, at my direction, the United States military conducted a massive military operation penetrating deep into the Venezuelan capital ... it was a war. To the victor belong the spoils."

September 22, 2026 at 2:53 PM

by David H. Kaye

31%

Scholar power: 31.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 61%, Law 17%, Sociology 13%, Communication & Media Studies 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David H. Kaye	20%	28	31.7%

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

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Scholar power

47.0%

19.4 h

32

31.7%

Ranking score

0.045

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

David Kaye

@davidakaye.bsky.social

it's quite a thing to see a confession to a war of aggression

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "In January, at my direction, the United States military conducted a massive military operation penetrating deep into the Venezuelan capital ... it was a war. To the victor belong the spoils."

September 22, 2026 at 4:34 PM

by Andrew Kydd

84%

Scholar power: 84.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 61%, Law 17%, Sociology 13%, Communication & Media Studies 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Andrew Kydd	60%	22	84.4%

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

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Scholar power

46.0%

20.2 h

1

84.4%

Ranking score

0.039

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

Andrew Kydd

@andrewkydd.bsky.social

Every article that advocatesa grand strategy for the US needs to start from the fact that we elected this man president twice.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "In January, at my direction, the United States military conducted a massive military operation penetrating deep into the Venezuelan capital ... it was a war. To the victor belong the spoils."

September 22, 2026 at 3:42 PM

by Stella M. Rouse

48%

Scholar power: 48.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 61%, Law 17%, Sociology 13%, Communication & Media Studies 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Stella M. Rouse	42%	15	48.8%

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

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Scholar power

47.0%

20.4 h

0

48.8%

Ranking score

0.024

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

Stella Rouse

@stellarouse.bsky.social

This man was robbed of the Nobel Peace Prize. Complete injustice.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "In January, at my direction, the United States military conducted a massive military operation penetrating deep into the Venezuelan capital ... it was a war. To the victor belong the spoils."

September 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM

by John Foot

36%

Scholar power: 36.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 61%, Law 17%, Sociology 13%, Communication & Media Studies 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 John Foot	35%	12	36.4%

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

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Reposts

Scholar power

48.0%

21.0 h

0

36.4%

Ranking score

0.019

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

John Foot

@footymac.bsky.social

He seems confused.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "In January, at my direction, the United States military conducted a massive military operation penetrating deep into the Venezuelan capital ... it was a war. To the victor belong the spoils."

September 22, 2026 at 2:54 PM

by David Darmofal

23%

Scholar power: 23.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 61%, Law 17%, Sociology 13%, Communication & Media Studies 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Darmofal	24%	11	23.9%

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

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Reposts

Scholar power

46.0%

21.0 h

6

23.9%

Ranking score

0.011

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

David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

The ugly American

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "In January, at my direction, the United States military conducted a massive military operation penetrating deep into the Venezuelan capital ... it was a war. To the victor belong the spoils."

September 22, 2026 at 2:54 PM

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