Quarex Development Chronology

May 2026

May 30 — Candidate Profile launch

• Candidate Profile feature shipped — one-click Create Full Profile button on candidate pages: 11 parallel Claude calls with web search produce a self-contained HTML research report download. ~$0.30–0.50 per fresh profile, 7-day cache. Nationwide expansion planned before November.

May 28 — Evaluate subscriber update

• “Quarex Evaluate: 9 new books, sharper AI retrieval, and 8,000 chapters” — reports on the Loop 1 follow-through: 9 new books filling thin+settled gaps, retrieval tuning landed, the corpus is now ~8,000 chapters. subscriber-update-evaluate-2026-05-28.html

May 24 — Evaluate to core users

• “A new way to use Quarex: Evaluate” — friend-tier introduction to Evaluate, framed as a new way to interact with the library. email-evaluate-core-users-may-24-2026.html

May 23 — Weekly candidate update

• Weekly Candidate Update — May 23, 2026 — routine scrape diff. email-candidate-update-may-23-2026.html

May 22 — Cuba trilogy + Rubio blog

• “Cuba 2026: Three New Books and a Blog Post” — three Cuba-related books and a companion blog post on Marco Rubio. email-cuba-trilogy-and-rubio-blog-may-22-2026.html

May 21 — Evaluate introduction

• “Introducing Quarex Evaluate” — public launch of the Evaluate feature — structured claim/question evaluation against the library. email-evaluate-intro-may-21-2026.html

May 18 — Weekly candidate update

• Weekly Candidate Update — May 18, 2026 — routine scrape diff. email-candidate-update-may-18-2026.html

May 16 — The thousand-year Quarex

• “What if Lilly Quinn was right?” — long-arc memory-at-scale framing, the Lilly Quinn parable as positioning. email-thousand-year-quarex-may-16-2026.html

May 14 — Climate curriculum + California primary

• “A Climate Change Curriculum — and a New Way to Build” — new curriculum launch + a meta-note on how it was built. email-climate-curriculum-may-14-2026.html
• “Who ARE these people anyway?” — California primary candidate-research push. email-california-primary-may-14-2026.html · stripped variant

May 12 — Explore bridges to Compose

• “Explore Now Bridges to Compose” — the Explore surface now hands off into the Compose research workflow. email-explore-bridge-may-12-2026.html

May 11 — Research promoted, data paused

• “Research Promoted, Data Paused” — prioritization decision: research surfaces get the headline; QuarexData is paused. email-research-promoted-may-11-2026.html

May 10 — Homepage redesign

• “New Quarex Homepage” — homepage refresh ships. email-homepage-redesign-may-10-2026.html

May 9 — Candidate update + zip lookup

• Weekly Candidate Update — May 9, 2026 — routine scrape diff. email-candidate-update-may-09-2026.html
• “What's My District, Anyway?” — realization that voters don't know their district — spec for a zip-to-district lookup. email-zip-lookup-realization-may-09-2026.html

May 7 — QuarexNews pivot

• “QuarexNews Update” — strategic pivot on the QuarexNews product. email-quarexnews-pivot-may-07-2026.html

May 2 — Weekly candidate update

• Weekly Candidate Update — May 2, 2026 — routine scrape diff. email-candidate-update-may-02-2026.html

May 1 — Pickpocket's Return + 8 books

• “The Pickpocket's Return” — new blog post + eight new books shipped. email-pickpockets-return-may-01-2026.html

April 2026

Apr 30 — QuarexData 8 states live

• “QuarexData — 8 States Live + Federal Coverage” — QuarexData expansion: eight states plus federal layer online. email-quarexdata-states-update-apr-30-2026.html

Apr 26 — QuarexData launch + candidate update

• “Introducing QuarexData” — launch of the QuarexData property. email-quarexdata-launch-apr-26-2026.html
• Weekly Candidate Update — April 26, 2026 — routine scrape diff. email-candidate-update-apr-26-2026.html

Apr 22 — Operations update

• “Quarex Operations Update — Leaner & Smarter” — operations and tooling update. email-operations-update-apr-22-2026.html
• “Addendum — Quarex Operations Update” — addendum to the operations note. email-operations-addendum-apr-22-2026.html

Apr 12 — Weekly candidate update

• Weekly Candidate Update — April 12, 2026 — routine scrape diff. email-candidate-update-apr-12-2026.html

Apr 10 — Constitution / Explore launch

• “Three Big Things” — Constitution explorer and Explore feature launch bundled with two other items. email-constitution-explore-launch-apr-10-2026.html

Apr 8 — Trump cabinet data updated

• “Trump Cabinet Data Updated” — refresh of the cabinet dataset. email-cabinet-update-apr-08-2026.html

Apr 7 — Candidate data + DazzleCam patent

• “2026 Candidate Data Updated” — candidate scrape refresh. email-candidate-update-apr-07-2026.html
• “DazzleCam is Patent Pending!” — DazzleCam patent application filed. email-dazzlecam-patent-apr-07-2026.html

March 2026

Mar 29 — QuarexNews daily editions

• “QuarexNews Daily Editions — Five Cities, Thirteen Languages” — daily edition format rolled out across five cities and thirteen languages. email-quarexnews-daily-editions-mar-29-2026.html

Mar 28 — QuarexRadio on every platform

• “QuarexRadio — Now on Every Major Platform” — distribution expansion across podcast/audio platforms. email-quarexradio-all-platforms-mar-28-2026.html

Mar 23 — Mission piece

• “Why I Do This Work” — mission/philosophy piece. email-why-i-do-this-work-mar-23-2026.html

Mar 22 — Core platform updates

• “Quarex Updates” — consolidated platform updates note. email-core-updates-mar-22-2026.html

Mar 17 — Media library + QuarexNews video

• “New Library: Media & Information” — launch of a new library type. email-media-information-library-launch-mar-17-2026.html
• “New Video: Introducing QuarexNews.org” — explainer video for QuarexNews. email-quarexnews-video-launch-mar-17-2026.html

Mar 11 — QuarexRadio launch

• “Introducing QuarexRadio — AI-Powered News Briefings” — public launch of QuarexRadio. email-quarexradio-launch-mar-11-2026.html

Mar 9 — QuarexNews follow-ups

• “QuarexNews Upgrade: Follow-Up Questions + Election Data” — Dig Deeper follow-ups go live on QuarexNews. email-quarexnews-followups-mar-09-2026.html

Mar 7 — QuarexNews launch tagline

• “No Billionaire Curation — Introducing QuarexNews” — QuarexNews public launch with the ‘no billionaire curation’ positioning. quarexnews-launch-no-billionaire-curation.html

Mar 6 — Red Pill video

• “Quarex: The Red Pill — Two Versions, You Decide” — marketing video with two variants for audience feedback. email-red-pill-video-mar-06-2026.html

Mar 4 — AI Weapons blog post

• “The Most Powerful Technology in History, and We Chose to Kill with It” — new blog post on AI weaponization. email-ai-weapons-blog-mar-04-2026.html

Mar 2 — Insight Panel + blog catalog

• “Let the Mountain Come to Mohammed...” — blog Insight Panel announcement — AI answers stream inline in blog posts. email-insight-panel-mar-02-2026.html
• Quarex Blog Catalog — comprehensive catalog of blog posts. quarex-blog-catalog-mar-02-2026.html

Mar 1 — Vegetables and dessert

• “Eat Your Vegetables... and Then Dessert” — friend-tier framing piece — settled-knowledge first, hot-takes second. email-vegetables-and-dessert-mar-01-2026.html

February 2026

Feb 27 — Biographies double-launch

• “Quarex Biographies — A New Way to Explore History's Most Consequential People” — major biographies shelf expansion. email-biographies-feb-27-2026.html
• “New on Quarex: Religious & Spiritual Figures” — new biography shelf for religious/spiritual figures. email-religious-biographies-feb-27-2026.html

Feb 26 — Research tool live

• “Research any topic with AI + 5 new deep-dive articles” — research tool (Compose precursor) goes live. email-update-feb-26-2026.html

Feb 21 — Candidate changes + territory coverage

• “Candidate Changes, Territory Coverage, and Ecosystem Enhancements” — multi-topic platform update. email-update-feb-21-2026.html

Feb 20 — Visual navigation

• “New Visual Navigation” — visual nav overhaul. email-update-feb-20-2026.html

Feb 19 — New bio, blog launch, AI upgrade

• “New Bio, Blog Launch, and AI Upgrade” — bundled launch. email-update-feb-19-2026.html

Feb 17 — Claude AI integration

• “Claude AI Integration & Hispanic Studies Spotlight” — Claude integration goes live; Hispanic Studies curriculum spotlight. email-update-feb-17-2026.html

Feb 16 — Spanish Women's Studies + smarter AI

• “Spanish Women's Studies + Smarter AI Answers” — Spanish translation of Women's Studies; AI answer-quality upgrade. email-update-feb-16-2026.html

Feb 14 — Public Studies into 8 schools

• “Public Studies Reorganized into 8 Schools” — structural reorganization of Public Studies. email-update-feb-14-2026.html

Feb 12 — Financial curricula + interactive maps

• “Two New Financial Curricula + Interactive Maps for Every Country” — curriculum expansion; per-country interactive maps. email-update-feb-12-2026.html

Feb 11 — Paige partnership, new book, polish

• “Marketing Partnership, New Book, and Platform Polish” — Paige marketing engagement announced; platform polish notes. email-update-feb-11-2026.html

Feb 6 — Reports Hub, election data, curricula

• “Reports Hub, AI Benchmark, and Election Data” — internal reports hub spec; AI benchmark; election dataset. email-update-feb-06-2026.html
• “Curricula, New Books, and the Solo Builder Model” — solo-builder framing of the work. email-curricula-update-feb-2026.html
• “Introducing Election 2026” — election2026.net property launch. email-election2026-announcement.html
• “Introducing Knowable Online University” — knowableonline.org launch. email-knowableonline-launch.html
• “Women's Studies: 15 Courses Now Live on PublicStudies” — Women's Studies curriculum complete. email-womens-studies-launch.html

Feb 1 — Two new sites

• “Two New Sites Join the Platform” — ecosystem expansion announcement. email-update-feb-01-2026.html

January 2026

Jan 30 — Weekly candidate update

• Weekly Candidate Update — January 30, 2026 — routine scrape diff. email-update-jan-30-2026.html

Jan 27 — World newspapers + passwords library

• “World Newspapers + Passwords & Identity” — two new library entries. email-update-jan-27-2026.html

Jan 25 — Geography library + zero-sum politics

• “New Geography Library + Zero-Sum Politics” — earliest email in the archive — new geography library; zero-sum politics framing. email-core-users-jan-25-2026.html