The author of the Popehat Report is moving their blog and newsletter from Substack to Beehiiv, with subscriptions transferring over to the new platform at www.popehat.com. The move is prompted by the author's desire for greater design flexibility and to adopt a more "bloggy" format. Approximately 12 times in the past, the author has changed platforms while writing under the Popehat name. The decision was made independently of recent controversy, with the author expressing frustration over what they perceive as unfair criticism from those who choose to stay on Substack.
Written by the local model on 2026-08-24,
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Story summary
The Popehat Report, a blog and newsletter written by Ken White, is moving to a new platform called Beehiiv. Subscribers will be able to access the report at www.popehat.com and will need to check their spam folder for the first email sent from the new platform. The move is due to various reasons, including controversy surrounding moderation stances on other platforms like Substack, where White also has a presence as a co-host of Serious Trouble. White emphasizes that he doesn't judge individuals for choosing different platforms and encourages readers to follow his work on multiple platforms, including Bluesky, Threads, and Facebook.
Written for “Popehat Report Moves Online” on 2026-08-31,
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As I mentioned before, the Popehat Report is moving to Beehiiv, a different platform for blogs and newsletters.
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Report → mention → blogs
You can find it at www.popehat.com.
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You → find → www.popehat.com
The next email you get from me should be from there.
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you → get → me
Everyone's subscriptions should transfer over.
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subscriptions → transfer → ?
The first time I sent an email from there, in a few minutes, it might go to your spam, so you may want to check that.
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you → send → that
I will be posting links to everything on Bluesky, Threads, and Facebook so you'll know if you're missing something.
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you → post → something
You'll be able to subscribe (or unsubscribe, if your time of tolerating me is coming to a middle) just as easily there.
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time → subscribe → middle
I made this decision for a number of reasons, only one of which is related to recent controversy.
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one → make → controversy
As I said before, I don't judge anyone for deciding to stay on Substack, and I think a preference for a hands-off moderation stance is one of many reasonable approaches to complex and intractable problems.
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preference → say → problems
To the contrary, I find the denunciations of people who stay here (or who leave) to be contrived and unreasonable.
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who → find → people
In fact, I will still be on Substack as a co-host on Serious Trouble, which is hosted here, and I'm fine with that.
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I → host → that
I've changed platforms a dozen times writing under the Popehat name and may live to change a dozen more.
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I → change → dozen
The new platform will let me make some design changes and be a little more "bloggy," for want of a better word.
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me → let → word
Watch for the first Beehiiv post to follow this one today in a short while.
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post → watch → while
