Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
Top comments
In the past this kind of material would be collected and analyzed by state intelligence services. Combined by allies and used to gain leverage for individual or combined strategic priorities. Something like, “Here is how negligent you were. Install this person in power or we leak this and your people revolt and you won’t be able to walk away.” More recently, it seems, some news organizations have begun assembling reports using modeling and expert analysis. A good example is The…
The sordid story of how the ammonium nitrate ended up in that warehouse is also worth reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosion#MV_Rhosu...
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HN stats
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 1359
- Total comments
- 223
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-19 | Beirut Port ExplosionFirst breakout · Best thread | AliCollins | 1215 | 199 |
| 2022-06-18 | Forensic Architecture: The Beirut Port Explosion (2020) | davidbarker | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-01-23 | The Beirut Port Explosion Forensic Investigation (2020)Latest 20+ point return | throwup238 | 143 | 24 |