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What the picker changes
  • Top topics digest — the cards score the selected period against the prior 4 weeks.
  • 12-week heatmap & outlet matrix — show the 12 weeks ending at the selected week (they slide back with the picker, they aren’t a fixed snapshot).
  • Per-topic volume / alias drift — same 12-week trailing window, anchored on the selected period.
  • Coverage gap quadrant — scores the selected period against the 12 weeks before it (not including it).
  • Anomaly cards — only show alerts the detector fired during the selected period. Quiet weeks legitimately show none.
What stays as-is
  • Outlet orientation strip / lean colours — context-only, drawn from the last 12 weeks of activity regardless.
  • Co-occurrence graph — recent-activity anchored, not picker-driven.
  • Source & topic profiles — all-time data for the topic; the picker doesn’t affect them.
Rolling 7 days is a sliding live window for “current vibes”; switch to Weekly to compare specific weeks side-by-side.
Week of 25 May 2026
This week
Topic · social

National Tax Policy

101 posts · 48,276 engagement · first seen 12 Dec 2022 · last seen 6 Jun 2026

A Labour party release criticises Christopher Luxon's government for worsening the cost of living and job market, leading to mass emigration, and advocates for stronger public services, affordable housing, and economic reform.

Platform mix

Where the conversation is happening. Engagement is volume-weighted (likes + 2×shares + 3×replies); a small number of high-impact posts can outrank a high-volume but low-engagement platform.

  • facebook
    10 posts · 18,836 engagement
    18,836
  • twitter
    24 posts · 4,792 engagement
    4,792
  • reddit
    3 posts · 2,713 engagement
    2,713
  • youtube
    45 posts · 85 engagement
    85

Top posts by engagement

The most-engaged posts referencing this topic. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies; the order matches the digest ranking on /social.