Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Dan Gillmor @dangillmor@mastodon.social

3/12/2025, 12:00:37 AM

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You may not know that it was funded by Trump supporters and is run by people who have no problem helping right-wing extremists spread and monetize their bile.

If you're thinking of starting a newsletter, by the way, there are many fine alternatives including Ghost (what I use), Buttondown, Beehiv, WordPress Medium and more.

And please ask your friends who use Substack to look at the alternatives as well.
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Mastodon Migration @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online

3/12/2025, 12:05:50 AM

Public

@dangillmor

It is easy to migrate from Substack to Ghost. They will even help you do it.

https://ghost.org/docs/migration/substack/

You will keep more of you subscription revenue and not fund right wing extremists.

What's to lose?

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.online/users/mastodonmigration/statuses/114146538291802566 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)