Just figured out who what’s-her-name is. Texas Rep Sylvia Garcia, and yes, she also doesn’t “have the faintest clue who Bari Weiss is.”
Yes, this elected representative’s ignorance of the growing popularity of Substack, which provides a platform for independent journalists, was, for me, one of the takeaways from that session of the House Sub-Committee to investigate the Weaponization of Government where soft-spoken, always polite, Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger confronted vitriol and, in her case, ignorance, with gentle humor.
How could she not have known about Substack?
Well, likely that’s because, unlike me and millions of others, she has yet to give up on the MSM and turn to other sources. I am so very grateful, now, for the increasing popularity of the Substack platform, enabling independent journalists to compose long-form posts with no editor looking over their shoulders, rather than having to surreptitiously rely on longish 140 character twitter bullet threads.
I list here, a few of the Substackers to whom I subscribe, all but one free, unfortunately. You should know that I basically live on social security. Given that my aim, for decades, has been to “live below money,” I don’t mind. On the other hand, I offer here, by mentioning them, my gratitude. After each one, I include her or his latest post.
Celia Farber, who publishes often, sometimes on the fly, sometimes like this. She is unusual in that her critical capacities are immersed in an often excruciating emotional bath. As should be. As is all too rare.
https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/an-unnecessary-expression?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Dr. Robert Malone, who usually considers only one theme a time, offering perspectives at least partially new to me.
Mickey Z “post-woke”: This is a new subscription for me, trenchant and biting.
Sasha Stone: brand new, for me. Glad I found her. Incisive.
Dr. Peter McCullough: he and his videos are everywhere, thank goodness. One of the medical truth-tellers, well known in the pure blood world.
Burning Bright: I very much appreciate this author’s “bi-cameral” thinking, his deliberately expansive capacity to hold divergent perspectives in mind; plus, he aims to teach this sophisticated epistemology to the rest of us. Good! In fact, I’d say that not only is there not only one (official) “narrative;” no. There is, or can conceivably be, an infinite number of narratives branching off and out from any single point (dot, fact, factoid, pretend fact) in space.
https://burningbright.substack.com/p/the-bright-hours-776
Oh, and one more, the always curious, articulate, and hard-hitting Margaret Menge. And BTW, this one I do give $10 per month to. Why? She’s a neighbor.
https://crossroadsreport.substack.com/p/breaking-bioweapons-expert-working
BTW: if you haven’t yet seen this, our intrepid James O’Keefe is coming back, plans to equip and support a decentralized army of citizen journalists to report on state and local governmental goings on.
They have awakened a sleeping giant!
My brand new movement O’Keefe Media Group will not just be me – It will include you.
Let’s build this army and keep every statehouse, every city council, every school board and everywhere people are conspiring to keep power, proactive… https://t.co/ytXW7UTDrq— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) March 15, 2023
The Ides of March have come.
We launch today. #OMG
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) March 15, 2023
Thank you Ann, for listing these sub stacks. By the way, Sasha Stone is a man. Great speaker and super awake. He has been a great resource. Super well connected.
Actually, THIS Sasha Stone is a woman. There are two Sasha Stones.