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.
⚫ 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.
The tools I link to
When Currant points you somewhere to act, I'm sending you to vetted, effective platforms — not random donation buttons.
Oath routes your donations to the most strategically important candidates and races, so $20 actually moves the needle.
Mobilize is where the real volunteer events live — protests, phone banks, canvassing, town halls. Run by organizations doing the actual work.
No affiliate links. No kickbacks. I just believe in what they do.
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This is a tool I built for myself and figured I'd share. It's a work in progress, so if you've got helpful feedback, you know where to find me. Keep it chill though — I'm doing this for free.
— Maya May (aka @mayaonstage)