ENGINES OF AMERICA · NO. 12 · THE COMPARISON ENGINE
Talking Points
The lines they push, and how far ours reach. One engine, two tabs.
Running nowv1.0 BetaFree
Every line that moves through the timeline gets a name. Talking Points finds who said it first, who repeats it word for word, and what breaks it. Its second tab, The Signal, tracks our own terms every day across YouTube, Wikipedia, Google, X and our own Library, Atlas and Community, and weighs them against the world stage. Their lines on one tab, our reach on the other.
Open Talking PointsRun it in the Engine RoomEvery Engine of America
Naming the narrativeBreaking it with receiptsGrowth over time
What it can do
- Searches each line's wording, who started it and what breaks it
- Puts a line on the table next to the receipts that break it
- The Signal: YouTube views on the top 30 videos for every one of our terms, every day
- Our own count: Library cards, Atlas points, reposts, News videos, against the world stage
Spec plate
- Fuel
- Videos and posts from the All Stars and the Watch list, plus YouTube, Wikipedia, Google Trends and X
- Tab 1
- Each line: its wording, who started it, what breaks it
- Tab 2
- The Signal: our terms against the world stage, every day
- Checks
- A person reviews every flagged clip
How it runs
- Name the lineEach talking point gets a name and its exact wording.
- Catch it everywhereEvery video and post that carries it, to the second.
- Break itThe record that breaks it, one tap away.
- Watch our signalFlip to The Signal tab: Treaties, Aboriginal, Black Indians, Moors and more, growing week by week.
Use it to
- Answer 'brought over on boats' with the record that breaks it
- See which lines a creator carries
- Pick the term with the most attention for your next video
- Show the movement growing
Straight up
- 9 lines named so far; more get named as they're caught.
- Signal views are counted on the top 30 videos per term.
Tested
On the live site, Nov 14, 2026
- boats: 1
- origin: 3
- 15 terms with today's numbers
- 'The treaties and the land': 10,982,409 views on the top 30
Found a bug?
This engine is in beta: working and in daily use, still being tested. If something broke, looked wrong or gave a bad answer, tell us. Every report gets read.