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Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
I hate the marketing by the 1440 newsletter
This example: "News without motives"
This does not exist and never has
News is not a collection of facts. The world is infinite with facts. News is chosen by someone because the writer or organization thinks it is important, because the hurricane report might save your life, or a council vote changes what your kid gets taught
And even worse, 1440 isn't a news org. It AGGREGATES journalism other orgs do
The view from nowhere does not exist
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
"Since the invasion of an apartment building at 7500 S. South Shore on September 30, in the same week that Trump sent notice to Congress ostensibly authorizing his murderboat strikes in the Caribbean, I haven’t stopped thinking about this John Yoo opinion from October 2001."
https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/21/john-yoos-old-trash-and-the-south-shore-apartment-invasion/
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
This is how to do journalism in the MAGA/MAHA era.
No fake equivalence.
Outstanding work by the AP
"More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law"
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Pic from AWS East going down
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
I can bribe 2 Trump officials for the same price as hiring an H1B employee
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Anyone else ever had an email in Gmail that makes it eat all your CPU and more and basically hang?
It took 5 mins for me to forward it and then make it someone else’s problem
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Friends don't let friends publish via Substack, which defends hosts Nazis and hate dealers
Lots of options:
Ghost (open source): self hosted or via Ghost(Pro) is the gold standard. The WordPress of membership-driven publishing. The co-op I founded, Outpost, adds power features for serious pubs.
Buttondown - Indie and great for smaller newsletters
Beehiiv - VC-funded, all-in-one. Beware VC incentives.
Patreon - don't do it. It's a trap
WordPress - Not a good idea. Spaghetti of plugins
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.
Building Outpost.pub to help build an indie publishing ecosystem. Also Contextly, Stanford and formerly journalist at Wired.