Why one X user is microblogging history in real time
Podcast: Marketplace TechPublished On: Tue Sep 29 2026
Description: Content creator Manny Marotta has gone viral in recent weeks for his X feed recounting the news of 25 years ago as if it's happening now.His minute-by-minute account of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, attracted hundreds of thousands of new followers. And the 27-year old is posting day-by-day accounts from 50 and 100 years ago, as well.Marotta says it's become a time-consuming hobby alongside his job as a law clerk for a non-profit.
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