Edition No. 52 · Thu 13 Aug 2026 · Story 3 of 33
"Why progressives are backing off Woke 1"
Vox
Progressives including Mamdani, El-Sayed and AOC are openly walking back the strident Woke 1 vocabulary that peaked after 2020.
Interest score
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- 1.50Interest score16 of 33 in this edition
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- 1.50On this siteWhat it touches: places, clubs, leagues
- 1.00MovementNew this week
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- 05 · Puck"A.O.C. Engagement Questions & 'Woke 1' Blowback"
- 06 · The Washington Post"Are data centers enough to flip a key House race?"
- 07 · The Washington Post"Rural Texas data center opposition is scrambling conservative orthodoxy"
- 08 · The Washington Post"How utility and tech firms 'educate' regulators with big donations, secret retreats"
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