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How Currant News Works

I built this because we're drowning in news. Currant is the life raft.

It's a dashboard that sorts the news into four categories so you can stay informed without losing the plot:

  • Urgent
  • Monitoring
  • Noise
  • Distraction

Categories:

🔴 Urgent

A bill is being voted on. A court ruling. A confirmation hearing. These are the rare moments where calling your rep or showing up somewhere isn't performative, it's the actual job. I link you straight to the tools. Go.

🔵 Monitoring

Real, developing, not yet ripe. Pending cases. Proposals mid-debate. Hearings on the calendar. I'm watching it. Set an alert if it's yours to track.

âš« Noise

Technically news, but not much you can do with it. A senator said something rude on a podcast. Two governors are beefing. It's good to be aware, but it's not actionable.

🟫 Distraction

Scandal! Outrage cycle! Amygdala hijacking! I show them to you so you can see the trick being played. Then I gently suggest you go drink a glass of water, hang out with a friend, touch grass, etc.

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— Maya May (aka @mayaonstage)