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   Jeri Dansky (jeridansky@sfba.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 08:20:42 JST Jeri Dansky

   RE: https://werd.social/@ben/116030441751003396

   I've long refused to subscribe to any newsletter on Substack, and contacted a few folks encouraging them to move — unsuccessfully.

   Maybe this reporting from The Guardian will give some publishers the push they need to change platforms. And encourage some readers to drop any Substack subscriptions they have.

   #Substack

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     Jeri Dansky (jeridansky@sfba.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 13:37:47 JST Jeri Dansky

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     • ginger🫰... 🎶🌻

     @tc_morekindness An email address: heather.richardson@bc.edu

     Found here: https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/morrissey/departments/history/people/faculty-directory/heather-cox-richardson.html

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     ginger🫰... 🎶🌻 (tc_morekindness@c.im)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 13:37:49 JST ginger🫰... 🎶🌻

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     @jeridansky So shocking. I had heard the bare outline of what the Guardian reports, but did not realize the extent of it. Must cancel my subscription to Heather Cox Richardson's newsletter. I wonder if there's a way to communicate the reason why to her... (I'll look around, at her podcast page, etc.)

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     Jeri Dansky (jeridansky@sfba.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 15:13:19 JST Jeri Dansky

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     • ginger🫰... 🎶🌻

     @tc_morekindness And platforms like Ghost have ways to import all those subscribers.

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     ginger🫰... 🎶🌻 (tc_morekindness@c.im)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 15:13:20 JST ginger🫰... 🎶🌻

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     @jeridansky Oh that's great. Thank you! I went to her Substack page and noticed she has over 2 million subscribers. That would be a lot for her to give up, although a fair number would prob follow her wherever she goes. In any case, it can't hurt to let her know one subscriber's viewpoint.

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     soaproot (soaproot@sfba.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Feb-2026 02:01:40 JST soaproot

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     • ginger🫰... 🎶🌻

     @jeridansky @tc_morekindness Exactly! The whole newsletter boom is about handing control back to authors, so migrating from one host to another is very much built into the model (and/or should be).