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1. Issue · Aug 21, 2026

   Thanks For All The Fish [Trenchant Edges] (opens the original)

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   If you’re reading this, you’ve been one of my subscribers.And for that I want to share with you my deepest thanks. Y’all have helped me survive the last 6 years and live comfortably enough in my own apartment through some gnarly personal and professional troubles.But I’m turning off substack monetization. This isn’t really because I don’t need the money… Read more

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2. Issue · Aug 10, 2026

   The Foundation of American Fringe [TE] (opens the original)

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   Welcome back to the Trenchant Edges, a newsletter about the limits and possibilities of fringe culture. I’m your host, Stephen and today we’re going to follow up on my recent (ish, lol) writing on conspiracy theories. But first, a bit of personal fluff: I’ve been doing a lot of deep inner work lately and thinking about how I want to run this thing. Also, I started a factory job last week. I’m going to be ending the monetization of this project once I get my first paycheck on August 14th. Doing s

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