Introducing: The Eclectic Substack
A twice-a-week publication about progressive politics and eclectic etceteras
I’ve been testing the waters on several social media sites recently and have finally decided on my plan going forward on Substack and other platforms. Drum roll, please…
Welcome to The Eclectic Substack. 🥳 Here’s all you need to know about this new free newsletter on Substack and my presence on other social media sites. I’m putting it in the form of the 5 W’s, because everyone knows from school that it’s the absolute best way to organize any piece writing, and can also come in handy for invites to a kids birthday party.
Who: Eclectic Miscellanea, the infamous TYT viewer who’s been lucky enough to have his comments read on air fairly frequently on The Young Turks and other shows in the TYT Network. Here’s more about me from my old blog in case you’re interested
What: A deep-ish dive — about 5 minutes or so read for each post — on topics from the news (like my take on AOC and progressives) and other miscellaneous things from online or general culture (like my recent ChatGPT post). If you like progressive news and the occasional dad joke, this is the newsletter for you!
When: Twice a week — Tuesdays and Thursdays. One big piece of advice I’ve seen is to make sure your audience knows when they can expect new content, so this should help!
Where: On my Substack (eclecticmisc.substack.com), and for now, also on my blog (eclecticmisc.org)
Why: Some subjects deserve more attention than a 280-character tweet. I love writing; it helps me think things through and helps when I’m discussing issues online and irl. Plus, to toot my own horn briefly, I average hundreds of thousands of monthly views between various social media platforms, and have had my comments read on air over a hundred times, so this is hopefully a chance for people to read more about topics they hopefully like.
So what does this mean for other platforms I’m on? (“What does it mean for other platforms” is not part of the 5 W’s, but bear with me.) In case you’re curious, this is where and when you can check me out on the web:
On my Twitter and Mastodon: I’ll still be posting regularly on these, including announcing when there’s a new post on Substack.
On Instagram: I’ll announce on IG whenever there’s a new post on Substack, and continue to do a few other posts here and there (cross-posts from Twitter or other pics).
On TikTok: I’ve only done two posts on TikTok so far, but will be doing more soon on a trial basis. If you’ll forgive the humblebrag, my second Tiktok vid ever (check it out here!) got over 800 views and 90 likes, which isn’t too shabby since I don’t know what the hell I’m doing on there yet, but I’m eager to learn!
On eclecticmisc.org: I’ll cross-post my Substacks on eclecticmisc.org, my website-slash-blog that started as a way for me to promote and give a monthly donation to different progressive-friendly causes. Now it has links to those causes and host previous blog posts (including 3 guest posts!).
I’m excited for this new adventure exploring progressive topics in the news and more. Before you leave, if you haven’t subscribed to this free newsletter yet, just hit subscribe button below to get the newsletter in your inbox Tuesdays and Thursday. You can also follow me on social media at @eclecticmisc almost everywhere (Twitter, Mastodon, TikTok, and Substack) and on Instagram at @eclecticmiscellanea. Thanks for reading, and hope to see you soon!
Very cool. Excited to read more in-depth posts from you!