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LearnedHand

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2. Or, you know, read the news?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 08:11 PM

Mar 20

Many of the journalists from WaPo and NYT and CNN etc have gone to Substack. Many do both newsletters and vodcasts. This is a great opportunity to redefine what it means to consume news and who you consume it from.

An added benefit is causing these monster media companies to come to grips with the actual size of their audiences.

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Just a reminder that we have alternatives to right wing billionaire-owned news orgs. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 OP

I gave up on stockholder based news, a long time ago. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 20 #1

Or, you know, read the news? LearnedHand Mar 20 #2

I sure hope Lina Kahn has a role in the next Dem administration. Fiendish Thingy Mar 20 #3