The app for independent voices

Jasmine Crockett's avatar

So are we still more upset about Diverse, but qualified, yet presumed unqualified hires, than DUI hires?

(Asking for anyone who cares about US National Security)

Pete Hegseth needs to go for the safety of the United States & the allies that we still have.

Steve Hofstetter's avatar

I don't know if JD Vance killed the Pope, but I think we should deport him to El Salvador just in case.

Pete Buttigieg's avatar

Of course advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.

The Secretary is unfit to lead.

You made it, you own it

You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.

Joe C.'s avatar
Bond set at $1M in Mill Valley murder case
Lesley's avatar

Great discussions

Join the most interesting and insightful discussions.

Jaime Tanna's avatar

Arches National Park in Utah 😍

Adam Kinzinger's avatar

I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period

Grow your publication on Substack

With recommendations, referrals, and a powerful growth network, Substack creators spend less time on marketing and more time on their craft.

Kika MacFarlane's avatar

I thought Substack might like to see this bench I painted

Mindful Wellness's avatar

You don't need more time, you need fewer distractions.

You don't need motivation, you need self-control.

You don't need more resources, you need resourcefulness.

You don't need luck, you need preparation.

You don't need to be busy, you need to be focused.

You don't need to know everything, you just need to start.

You have everything you need.

Agree?

You made it, you own it

You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.

MeidasTouch Network's avatar
The MeidasTouch Podcast Wins 2025 Webby Award for Podcast of the Year
daisy.'s avatar

only been on substack for a day and it already feels like this.

World-class writing

The best stories, ideas, and culture right at your fingertips.

Adam Parkhomenko's avatar

THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE FROM EVERY DEMOCRAT IN OFFICE. Thank you, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury

Pete Buttigieg's avatar

Pope Francis lifted the world as he led the Church with his profound moral voice. As he returns to God, may his call to humility and concern for the least among us continue to resound.

Grow your publication on Substack

With recommendations, referrals, and a powerful growth network, Substack creators spend less time on marketing and more time on their craft.

Lesley's avatar
liv jarrell's avatar

no one talks about how soul-affirming it is to get a “had so much fun with you” text after hanging out. not a meme. not a tiktok. not a link. just a plain little sentence saying “i like you. i like your company.” we live for that.

like when someone sends “still smiling from earlier” hours after the hang. or when they walk you to your car even though it’s 30 feet away. that’s the kind of stuff that ruins me.

Grow Your Audience

Marketing isn’t all on your shoulders. More than 50% of all new free subscriptions and 25% of paid subscriptions come from within our network.

Carleigh Bodrug's avatar
BIG Kitchenware Giveaway 🧑‍🍳
Adam Kinzinger's avatar

Serious question. Kristi Noem was pictured with a Rolex in El Salvador, and got 3k in cash stolen.

She has been on a govt salary for years.

Something aint right

You made it, you own it

You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.

ClaLaLo's avatar

Heartwarming and so lovely to see! So proud of this beautiful young man! #FightFascists

Jonathan V. Last's avatar
The Washington Post and Autocracy’s Asymmetric Advantage
Stacey Morris's avatar

Nailed the Ross Douhat bit. JVL is always insightful and engaging, and when he adds humor to the mix there's no writer I'd rather read.

What amuses me about Douthat is that if the Christian Nationalists get their way, Catholics will have no place in the New Order.

37 Likes
2 Replies
Feb 26
at
6:09 PM
Colleen Kochivar-Baker's avatar

Not so fast. Catholic Nationalists have Peter Theil, JD Vance, five justices on SCOTUS, the Federalist Society, and many other inroads into the Christian Nationalist movement. They have been the brains and money behind the movement from the beginning during it's early Reagan years. They knew Catholicism was too fractured to provide any kind of powerful political base, but the Southern Baptist Convention was a different story. The Christian Nationalist story is along way from it's last chapter.

mjdlight's avatar

I believe it is that very fractured nature of Catholicism that will allow southern evangelicals to ultimately triumph in a final Sunni/Shiite style internecine struggle for post-liberal power.

Colleen Kochivar-Baker's avatar

Catholicism has swung to the right. Most of the Vatican II social justice Catholics are gone now. Catholics are now a rightwing political block with some muscle.

Kathleen Weber's avatar

The group of Catholics who claim the Pope is illegitimate—that there hasn't been a legitimate poke since Pius XII—will be quite welcome.

Related notes

Jon Sneider's avatar

Thrilled to announce my first book, “Hacking Advertising” is now a Bestseller in Five Categories and the #1 New Release in Digital Video Production

Dozie Anyaegbunam's avatar

And further: much of the “creator economy” is a pyramid scheme

Log in for more
Or create an account
The Slow Down Club's avatar

Sometimes you just need to change the batteries.