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GHOSTTICKERIntercepted headlines. Declassified every five minutes.
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About & Sources

Ghost Ticker is an independent headline index run by SushijoeKO. Every few minutes it sweeps the public RSS feeds listed below, removes near-duplicate stories, flags fresh breaking items, and links each headline straight to the publisher.

How it works

Clearance Levels

Every headline carries a clearance badge. It tells you how many of the outlets we watch are reporting the same story right now. Think of it as how loud the chatter is on the wire.

L1 · CONFIDENTIAL 1 outlet
A single intercept. One outlet has the story so far. It may be an exclusive, a niche beat, or just early.
L2 · SECRET 2–3 outlets
Corroborated chatter. A second or third outlet has picked it up, so the story is starting to travel.
L3 · TOP SECRET 4–6 outlets
Widely intercepted. Several newsrooms are working the same story at once.
L4 · COSMIC 7+ outlets
Every station is on it. The rare, biggest stories of the day, carried by seven or more of the outlets we watch.
  • Levels update automatically. As more outlets pick a story up, its badge climbs on the next sweep, about every 5 minutes. A story can start at L1 and reach L4 within the hour.
  • A level shows reach, not truth. A high level means a story is being widely reported. It does not mean we have checked it, and a low level does not mean it is wrong. Always read the outlet’s full report.
  • Tap, hover or focus any badge on the site for a one-line reminder of what it means.

Tags

The small yellow labels in front of some headlines, like SUSPICIOUS, BURN NOTICE, PLAYBOOK LEAKED or PAPARAZZI SIGINT, are jokes added automatically from keywords in the headline. They are not a judgment of the story. Stories about deaths, violence, disasters, abuse, serious injuries or other tragedies never get a joke tag. At most they get a neutral FLASH (fresh urgent news) or PRIORITY label.

Redaction bars

The black bars in agent notes hide real details from the story, like which other outlets are carrying it or where it happened. Hover over, focus or tap a bar to declassify it. Nothing secret is hidden there: it is just part of the game.

All headlines, summaries and trademarks belong to their publishers. Publishers who want a feed removed can email sushijoe6@gmail.com.

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Last sweep: 196 of 200 feeds answered.

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