Observatory

YOUPOL / Explore
29 September – 5 October 2026

The week in review.

The tracked channels published 114 videos in the last seven days; 106 are transcribed and 66 have their content synthesis. Each block below can be read for the three countries together or for one of them, and says which channels it comes from.

114videos detected
106transcribed
66content syntheses
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Far right 102Manosphere 3Conspiracism 3Culture 6
The synthesis

Seven days of content, in brief.

29 September – 5 October 2026 · 5 content syntheses read by our local model

The synthesis proposed by our local model · last 7 days

AI Security Agreement and US Employment Report

A voluntary agreement on the security of "superintelligence" has been reached between Donald Trump and AI leaders. Donald Trump and Elon Musk argue that self-regulation is preferable because industry actors are the most competent. Conversely, Breaking Points denounces this self-policing system and suggests that leaders should be prosecuted for illegal data extraction. Meanwhile, Representative Ro Khanna proposes legislation to ban recursive self-improvement in AI and create an independent security agency, asserting that tech billionaires cannot self-regulate. In a debate reported by Breaking Points, Bill Gates considers AI the most dangerous invention in history and rejects the idea that market incentives are sufficient, while Ezra Klein suggests that civil liability could limit risks. Breaking Points supports the need for strict regulations comparable to those in the pharmaceutical industry.

AI Consciousness and Socio-Economic Impacts

Anthropic co-founder Mr. Ola wishes to establish morality within the Claude model and suggests that AI could possess "personhood," opposing the position of the Pope. According to Breaking Points, this recourse to religious experts proves that creators no longer master their technology and that AI cannot be human because it is not mortal, although others view this spirituality as an extension of human nature. Bill Gates also likens AIs to "aliens." Economically, Bill Gates proposes taxing robots to fund pensions, a position relayed by Breaking Points to compensate for the loss of social security contributions. Additionally, Ro Khanna deplores the use of AI to maximize profits in healthcare and suggests that a single-payer system would limit billing abuses. Finally, total automation is presented by some as a risk of cognitive degradation, according to Breaking Points.

Political and Economic Situation of Donald Trump

The September 2026 employment report shows figures lower than expected. Breaking Points analyzes the impact of these data and reports that this economic degradation would make the public more sensitive to corruption allegations targeting the president. The channel also mentions a Donald Trump rally in Oklahoma and the organization of paid dinners for cryptocurrency investors, a practice described by one speaker as a lack of ethics.

Summary generated by our model on 5 October 2026 at 18:30 from the 5 following videos:
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The topics are those our local model noted in the content syntheses; they are not the themes measured by the classifiers. Each card says which channels and countries it comes from; open it to read the summary, the arguments and the claims, each linked to its video.

The videos

The ones that buzz.

The week’s videos ranked by views per day since publication. A video published yesterday with a hundred thousand views already comes before a six-day-old one with as many.

  1. 10/02 harryjsisson · 3 October 567k views per day · 1.7M in total
  2. 10/03 harryjsisson · 3 October 533k views per day · 1.6M in total
  3. Joe Rogan Experience #2560 - David Grusch PowerfulJRE · 30 September 401k views per day · 2.4M in total
  4. Commentary on text messages in the Cornell 7 case harryjsisson · 4 October 365k views per day · 729k in total
  5. Analysis of a Donald Trump speech in Dayton, Ohio MeidasTouch · 4 October 332k views per day · 664k in total
  6. 10/01 harryjsisson · 1 October 320k views per day · 1.6M in total
  7. Debate on the causes of the invasion of Poland and the role of the UK tuckercarlson · 2 October 300k views per day · 1.2M in total
  8. Analysis of Escalation Threats Between Ukraine and Russia and Oil Negotiations MeidasTouch · 4 October 294k views per day · 588k in total
  9. 🚨Trump FALLS APART in Oklahoma… MeidasTouch · 2 October 292k views per day · 1.2M in total
All the videos

The most viewed of the week.

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30:59
YouTube
Manosphere

Analysis of Women's Difficulties Regarding Dating and Celibacy

Camron Diffusion
13.9k 4 October 2026
Gender and family
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1:14:18
YouTube
Far right

J'Analyse Les propros de Julie St-Arnaud Drolet, porte-parole d'Élections Québec.

Président De L'Association De L’Union-Nationale
6.6k 29 September 2026
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1:45:46
YouTube
Far right

Debate on climate change and the political influence of climate

Theovox tv
4.9k 1 October 2026
Environment and energy
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19:09
YouTube
Far right

The video creator denounces a formal notice from Élections Québec

Président De L'Association De L’Union-Nationale
3k 30 September 2026
Security and justice
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1:20:22
YouTube
Conspiracism

Spécial Elections Qc

Daniel Pilon Chroniqueur Libre-Penseur
2.8k 2 October 2026
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28:31
YouTube
Culture

Homme ou femme? Le témoignage de Gabriel sur la dysphorie de genre

Le Verbe médias
2.6k 29 September 2026
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1:19:24
YouTube
Conspiracism

Discussion on rising fuel prices and tensions in the transport sector

Daniel Pilon Chroniqueur Libre-Penseur
2k 30 September 2026
Other
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3:33
YouTube
Far right

💉 She Got Vaccinated Under Mandate — Then Her Neurological Symptoms Were Called Menopause

Actualité Politique Du Québec
1.9k 29 September 2026
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9:53
YouTube
Far right

Analysis of La Cordee's bankruptcy and business relocation advice

Maxime Ouimet
1.7k 1 October 2026
Economy and labour
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1:47:19
YouTube
Far right

Analysis of trade tensions between the United States and Canada and miscellaneous news

NLB - FreedomNews
1.6k 30 September 2026
Technology
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2:06:38
YouTube
Far right

Analysis of an aerial attack and economic and political situation in Quebec and Canada

NLB - FreedomNews
1.5k 1 October 2026
Environment and energy
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1:06:19
YouTube
Far right

Comments on Political and Technological News in Canada and the United States

NLB - FreedomNews
1.3k 30 September 2026
Economy and labour
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0:54
YouTube · Short
Far right

Analysis by a speaker on the future situation in Canada

Maxime Ouimet
1.3k 1 October 2026
Other
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1:55:53
YouTube
Far right

Analysis of Quebec Elections, AI Risks, and Security Situation in France

NLB - FreedomNews
1.3k 3 October 2026
Economy and labour
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3:16
YouTube
Far right

Maxime Ouimet's analysis of Canada's economic situation in 2026

Maxime Ouimet
1.2k 29 September 2026
Economy and labour
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1:02:24
YouTube
Far right

Analysis of an attempted aerial attack and critique of the Quebec electoral system

NLB - FreedomNews
1.2k 1 October 2026
Security and justice
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0:56
YouTube · Short
Far right

1 000 salles de prière dans les bâtiments fédéraux

Québec FIER
1.1k 30 September 2026
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45:16
YouTube
Far right

Christine Fréchette and Éric Girard warn of the economic risks of a referendum

Actualité Politique Du Québec
1k 3 October 2026
Economy and labour
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YouTube
Culture

Nationalisme et foi sont-ils compatibles? | ON N'EST PAS DU MONDE - E434

Le Verbe médias
1k 2 October 2026
detected only
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0:43
YouTube · Short
Far right

Recherché pour meurtre : Ayoub Mohamed

Québec FIER
1k 2 October 2026
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4:23
YouTube
Far right

The creator's analysis of the risks of super intelligence and AI

Maxime Ouimet
994 3 October 2026
Technology
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0:53
YouTube · Short
Far right

Ottawa distribue des pailles en papier en prison pour encourager le « sniffage sécuritaire »👃

Québec FIER
973 1 October 2026
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3:04
YouTube
Far right

🛣️ Duhaime promet d'entretenir les routes plutôt que de construire un tramway à 7 G$

Actualité Politique Du Québec
828 29 September 2026
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10:57
YouTube
Conspiracism

Analysis of Existential Risks and Political Stakes of Artificial Intelligence

Daniel Pilon Chroniqueur Libre-Penseur
779 30 September 2026
Technology
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28:00
YouTube
Culture

Gen Z Sexual Habits, Quebec Secularism, and Muse AI Assistant

Le Verbe médias
758 1 October 2026
Gender and family
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0:36
YouTube
Far right

Marche pour la liberté - 10 Octobre 2026

Theovox tv
741 29 September 2026
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4:42
YouTube
Far right

Videoblogger's analysis of the political situation in Canada and France

Maxime Ouimet
675 3 October 2026
International affairs
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34:38
YouTube
Far right

Presentation of the Conservative Party of Quebec's justice and security plan

Actualité Politique Du Québec
619 29 September 2026
Security and justice
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1:59:25
YouTube
Far right

Spécial pré-élections Québec - Avec Luc Gervais et Daniel Brisson

NLB - FreedomNews
594 5 October 2026
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0:21
YouTube · Short
Far right

The video creator presents an interview with a man named Sébastien

Maxime Ouimet
484 2 October 2026
Other
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0:54
YouTube · Short
Far right

The departure of Canadian workers to the United States

Maxime Ouimet
481 29 September 2026
Immigration
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2:10
YouTube · Short
Culture

Analysis of Quebec political parties' electoral promises for families

Le Verbe médias
172 30 September 2026
Economy and labour
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2:18
YouTube · Short
Manosphere

Le 5 octobre, on vote #shorts

Hugo Lecavalier
88 5 October 2026
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1:33:44
YouTube
Manosphere

Testimonial on psychological coaching to overcome fitness obsession

Hugo Lecavalier
79 30 September 2026
Health
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2:01
YouTube · Short
Culture

Analysis of the decline in sexual activity among young Americans

Le Verbe médias
57 2 October 2026
Gender and family
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8:29
YouTube
Culture

La Gen-Z et le sexe

Le Verbe médias
11 5 October 2026
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Only the 24 most viewed videos of each orientation are shown. The full list is available as JSON (week.json) and, on request, in the data explorer.

People named

Who is named this week.

Number of sentences naming each public figure in this week’s transcribed videos. Each bar is divided by the orientation of the channels in which these sentences are spoken. Private individuals are never counted.

The podium and the rankings → · How names are counted →

Donald Trump 1,634 sentences
Jeffrey Epstein 112 sentences
Joe Biden 98 sentences
Benjamin Netanyahu 65 sentences
Vladimir Putin 63 sentences
Pete Hegseth 53 sentences
Volodymyr Zelensky 46 sentences
JD Vance 42 sentences
Ben Shapiro 41 sentences
Zohran Mamdani 38 sentences
Barack Obama 34 sentences
Marco Rubio 31 sentences
Day by day

The synthesis of each day.

One synthesis per day of publication, written by our local model from the day’s records. Open a day to read the whole text, with the videos it is drawn from.

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