Good morning, I have an exciting Rachel’s Notebook announcement.
The good people at Substack just announced a new feature today. From here on out, all emails I send will have the option for paid subscribers to leave comments and engage in discussion. While right now only I can see who subscribes to this list, I can assure you it’s a host of incredibly thoughtful and interesting people and I’m thrilled there will be a new way for you all to meet one another, and weigh in on issues if you so choose.
(Don’t worry, this won’t mean your inbox will suddenly now be clogged with more stuff, they are mindful of that concern.)
If you are a paid subscriber, I implore you to “Reply All” to this email and introduce yourself. Maybe where you live, what you do, and/or are interested in, and feel free to leave any other type of feedback. This will be a nice way for others to see who is already in this community. (And again, do not worry, this doesn’t work like regular reply-all, not everyone will get a new email; it’s just a way to send your comment to Substack.)
If you’re not already a paid subscriber, and want to join in, or at least to read what others have to say, consider signing up! You can do that here.
Comment sections have gotten a bad rep on the internet over the last few years due to harassment and internet trolls, but I think they still have lot of potential for good. And I have great confidence in the people on this list. Cheers!
Comments! Introduce yourself!
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V v excited to be connected with you all through Rachel Dot Com. I'm Jacob
Plitman, I'm executive editor of Jewish Currents, a leftwing Jewish
magazine. Know Rachel through lefty Jewish things and now through all of
her great work here. Yay!
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Sorry I'm late to the party! I'm Corey Payne; I'm a sociology PhD student at Johns Hopkins and a researcher with the Arrighi Center for Global Studies. Rachel and I met when she was the fantastic editor of our campus political magazine and I was a bad writer with lots of opinions! I think it's clear that Rachel is on her way to becoming one of the most essential journalists of our generation, and I'm so excited to read along the way.