Substacks recommended by Terry Rankin

Recommended by Terry Rankin

Writer, songwriter, story teller, I write poems and songs and essays. I post them here and hope they find who they are supposed to find.

Arnold's Defiance13 delivers plain truth and sound wisdom about the realities of our times. Join me in following and subscribing --the sooner you better.

- Terry Rankin

CLOSER TO THE EDGE

By Closer to the Edge

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Commons with Lifesigns Earth on sociopolitical views, philosophical grounding, and practical perspective on truth about reality.

- Terry Rankin

Leonard Sweet

Visionary Christian existentialist, semiotician, theologian, prolific author, compelling speaker, and brilliant teacher.

- Terry Rankin

Nature Bats Last Substack

By Guy R McPherson

Nature Bats Last Substack focuses on the evidence underlying abrupt, irreversible climate change

21st century reality pioneer, ostracism & penury his reward

- Terry Rankin

Philosopher's Holler

By W.D. James

Remaining human as long as possible. Egalitarian Anti-Modernist philosophical ruminations on our contemporary conundrums. In my native dialect, a 'holler' can refer to a hollow (empty space), a yell, or a work song.

Fellow bluegrass native and hillbilly philosopher

- Terry Rankin

The Meeting Places

By Jennifer Holloran

Thoughts on faith, the arts, and the little quirks of everyday life.

Racket News

By Matt Taibbi

News and features by best-selling author and reporter Matt Taibbi, in an independent package molded after I.F. Stone's Weekly. The site contains investigative journalism, satirical commentary, and the America This Week podcast with novelist Walter Kirn.

Scott Ainslie: BluesNotes

With more than a half-century of work with traditional musicians on both sides of the color line, I'll be writing about that roots-oriented, mentor-driven life in music, the revelations, and adventures it has brought.

Bluesman of indigo proficiency; a man for all seasons.

- Terry Rankin

The Chris Hedges Report

By Chris Hedges

Covering US foreign policy, economic realities, and civil liberties in American society.

Pulitzer winner, investigative journalist, ardent peace activist. A truthsayer--a clarion voice in a world where the mendacity of global 21st century 4th Reich fascist oligarchy and warmongering corporatocracy is toxic, nonstop, and pervasive.

- Terry Rankin

THE INDEPENDENT INK

By Mr. Fish

Cultural criticism, political commentary, satirical snark, and indecent exposures of the naked truths that make us all blush, boast, sing, and swear!

Following in Chris Hedges footsteps, I draw from the extensive portfolio of stunning imagery created by Mr. Fish (aka Dwayne Booth) to illustrate much of my online content. We've been digital compatriots and occasional collaborators for several years (e.g., with Rev21), and he never ceases to amaze me with his genius for telling the truth with laser precision and gut-wrenching visuals.

- Terry Rankin

Robert Reich

Daily newsletter exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused

Prison Notebook

By Roger Hallam

Writings from the prison cell on collapse and revolution.

Chimeras

By Ugo Bardi

A blog on Myth, Literature, and Magic with a focus on classical times.

Surviving the 21st Century

By Julian Cribb

A blog by science author Julian Cribb on the existential emergency facing all humanity, the ten catastrophic threats that comprise it and what we can do about them.

Seeking clarity about reality? Dr. Cribb offers his Rx.

- Terry Rankin

Linda Costello

La Belle Vie de Ceci

By Cecilia Llompart

An Ongoing Photography & Writing Project

Author, poet, peacemaker, priestess.

- Terry Rankin

Happy Trails!

By Jennifer Holloran

Join the Hollorans on our journey of following God wherever He takes us.

Dear friend, missionary colleague, extraordinary musician.

- Terry Rankin

The Kingdom Within

By Jon Tijerina

Poems on emptiness and form.

The Crucial Years

By Bill McKibben

Working on Winning the Climate Fight

Truly rational scientist -- unburdened by positivist scientism.

- Terry Rankin

Lee Anne's Substack

By Lee Anne Rankin

Excerpts from my journal, 10 minute writing prompts & first drafts. Courage & curiosity from an open heart bleeding on the page. Seeds of hope, I plant a thousand syllables at a time, and cherish the occasional bloom.

Beloved daughter; empath, creative, photographer, writer.

- Terry Rankin

Collapse and Emergence

By Matthew Painton

Matthew Painton - Reflections on perception, and staying present in a world unravelling; coaching and photography as quiet practices of acceptance, resistance, and aliveness.

Matthew is one among several brothers-in-arms I've never met offline. We met in late 2019 in Jem Bendell's online group, Deep Adaptation. What I love most about him are his marvelous eye for photography, his humble and kind demeanor, and his selfless devotion to helping others cope with the reality of collapse.

- Terry Rankin