Trump weighs press room pool

Scholar power: 41.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 59%, Communication & Media Studies 41%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ilya Somin	31%	20	41.6%

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75.0%

6.6 h

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41.6%

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0.247

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Ilya Somin

@ilyasomin.bsky.social

Maybe just hold briefings in the swimming pool? It can’t be any worse than the claptrap Trump
And his underlings peddle now.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

President Trump has pushed to move briefings out of the White House press room. Aides say he wants an indoor swimming pool instead. nyti.ms/4eoW3AV

October 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM

by Filip Reyntjens

66%

Scholar power: 66.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 59%, Communication & Media Studies 41%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Filip Reyntjens	40%	31	66.8%

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Scholar power

47.0%

12.9 h

0

66.8%

Ranking score

0.053

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by John L. Cotter

23%

Scholar power: 23.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 59%, Communication & Media Studies 41%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 John L. Cotter	20%	15	23.2%

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Scholar power

53.0%

12.4 h

2

23.2%

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0.026

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John Cotter

@drjohncotter.bsky.social

Executive Order to change name of Washington DC to New Versailles?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

President Trump has pushed to move briefings out of the White House press room. Aides say he wants an indoor swimming pool instead. nyti.ms/4eoW3AV

October 21, 2026 at 10:36 AM

by Timothy D. McBride

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 59%, Communication & Media Studies 41%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	0%	23	0.0%

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Scholar power

74.0%

19.3 h

2

0.0%

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0.015

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Trump Pushes to Evict White House Press Corps

Trump has talked about replacing the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

Trump Pushes to Evict White House Press Corps

President Trump has talked about replacing the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool.

www.nytimes.com

October 21, 2026 at 3:41 AM

by Peter Dorman

4%

Scholar power: 4.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 59%, Communication & Media Studies 41%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Peter Dorman	4%	13	4.3%

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Scholar power

51.0%

5.5 h

0

4.3%

Ranking score

0.012

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Peter Dorman

@pdorman.bsky.social

In the news: Donald Trump is turning the White House into the world's first gold-plated assisted living facility.

October 21, 2026 at 5:29 PM

by David R. Miller

13%

Scholar power: 13.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 59%, Communication & Media Studies 41%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David R. Miller	10%	21	13.7%

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Scholar power

58.0%

23.9 h

4

13.7%

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0.012

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David Ryan Miller

@davidryanmiller.com

Presidents might *think* they can do without the press because they can talk directly to the public, but they actually *need* the press to transmit their messages to the public

Without the press, presidents' messages do not reach nearly as far

This would be a "stepping on the rake" mistake

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

President Trump has pushed to move briefings out of the White House press room. Aides say he wants an indoor swimming pool instead. nyti.ms/4eoW3AV

October 20, 2026 at 10:52 PM

Reposted by Dean Baker

1%

Scholar power: 1.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 59%, Communication & Media Studies 41%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Dean Baker	4%	21	1.8%

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Scholar power

56.0%

23.5 h

246

1.8%

Ranking score

0.011

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Reposted by Dean Baker

1%

Scholar power: 1.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 59%, Communication & Media Studies 41%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Dean Baker	4%	21	1.8%

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Scholar power

62.0%

20.9 h

1

1.8%

Ranking score

0.003

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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