Stay Connected to the Past
The whole point of This Was News is that the scroll moves on — fast. These reminder channels are here so you don't have to remember to check back. Pick whichever fits how you already read the web, and the past will come to you.
Follow on Bluesky or Mastodon
This Was News posts the lead headline from one week, two weeks, one month, three months, six months, and one year ago — a small daily cascade of context about where the news has been.
Following is the lowest-friction way to keep This Was News in your feed alongside the news you're already reading.
Bluesky
Find us at @ThisWas.News — click to follow directly.
Mastodon and other ActivityPub apps
Our address is @ThisWasNews@ThisWas.News. You can search for that in your Mastodon app or server, or enter your server below to go straight to the follow screen:
Leave a comment
If you reply to any of our posts, your comment will appear on the corresponding date page on this site. It's a simple way to add context, share a memory, or note how a story turned out — right where future readers will find it.
Ask for a personal reminder
Reply to any of our posts with "remind me" and a time period — for example, "remind me in six months" — and our bot will reply to you then with a link back to that day's page. A quick way to leave a note for your future self.
RSS Feeds
If you use an RSS reader, This Was News offers several feeds — subscribe to one or all of them.
The full daily feed is updated each day with all six lead headlines at once. If you only want one subscription, this is the one to pick:
Prefer one or moer feeds that cover specific time horizons? Subscribe only to the slice of history that interests you:
Email Newsletter (coming soon)
A daily email newsletter is on the way. It will cover the same six lead headlines as the full RSS feed — one tidy message each morning, no account required.
Check back here to sign up when it launches.