# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
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# Usage:
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/users View list of users and latest twt date.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/twt View all twts.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/mentions?uri=:uri View all mentions for uri.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/conv/:hash View all twts for a conversation subject.
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# Options:
# uri Filter to show a specific users twts.
# offset Start index for quey.
# limit Count of items to return (going back in time).
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# twt range = 1 1
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/h2vazba
It’s Time to Stop Living the American Scam**
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_Stephan: This, I think, is sadly true. It is part of the oligarch takeover trend that has happened in the United States._
_Illustration by Sebastian Koenig_
Ten years ago, I wrote an essay called “ [The Busy Trap](https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/30/the- ... ⌘ Read more