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Thank you. I had no idea.

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So glad you've taken this on publicly - I've been seriously considering cancelling my Watch List subscription since reading that Atlantic article. Now I am standing and clapping, and look forward to results. Thank you!

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Thanks Ty! Just saw the reveal and was going to reach out to you. Looking for SubStack response… it’s reprehensible for sure.

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Ty, is there a way share with Nick Cohen who does “Writing from London?” And with Yascha Mounk, who does “Persuasion?”

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Kent, I believe the best way would be to reply to Nick and Yascha most recent email posts with a link to my or someone else's post of the letter.

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Wow! And this place was supposed to be a refuge from Twitter??

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Thank you!

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I too had no idea that Substack is publishing Nazi propaganda and earning from it. So thank you. But I am puzzled by your reference to journalist Casey Newton: whose platform is he referring to?

Thanks Ty

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Courtney -- I think taking his quote out of context makes it more vague than it should be. Basically he is saying "the correct number of white supremacist newsletters on Substack SHOULD be zero..."

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Ah…now it does make sense thank you. BTW I meant to thank you for the play list you came out with around May 2022; I drove around Ireland (prior to attending a wedding at the Adare Manor in Adare) listening to it: it was perfect listening!

Unfortunately I can’t find it now

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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! (And sounds like a perfect place to hear it.) Here's the link -- I'm pretty sure this is the one you were talking about. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jt6HYpizJC1WhYuCciI1L?si=9cbb4b39e99d4602

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Yes!!! Thank you so much 👍👍👍. A responsible engaged citizen of the world 🌎🌍🌎. Just thrilled.

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Totally in agreement with this letter.

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!!!! Wow. That's despicable behavior on the part of Substack. Thanks for the alert and please report their response. (wonder if they will make a meaningful one - I kind of suspect that they won't . . .)

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I’m with you - boot the jackboots!

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Just curious, Ty. Why don’t you get out of Substack and use a different platform? The despicable Nazi lovers are hiding behind the First Amendment

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Mike, I will wait to see the response from the Substack overlords and then make a decision. I confess that the platform makes things very easy for writers, and my biggest concern is losing subscribers if I make a jump to a new site. But trust that I am researching my options and will act according to my conscience.

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Thank you. It is difficult to change because of losing connections. That is why I don’t change my email address.

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I also had no idea. Please let us know as soon as you hear back on this, and where you can go from here if the answer is unsatisfactory. I somehow think the writing is on the wall or they would have responded to the Atlantic article. How sad that greed trumps morality.

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Thank you for being part of the resistance. I hope Substack rethinks its position (and rationale). Is there any way for readers to find out who the Substackers Against Nazis are, other than you? I presume the signatories are happy to be public about their condemnation of Substack's providing a welcome platform for Nazis.

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