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Grover Zinn's avatar

Thank you. You are made for this time. Proud to be a reader and supporter. Truth. Courage. Freedom. 🇺🇸🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈

D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

Damn straight, Grover.

Constance Tavares's avatar

Agree…what Grover said! Carry on. We will prevail

Steve Frass's avatar

Thank you for fighting the good fight, my friend! If you don’t mind, I want to take this opportunity to share my mantra for November and possibly beyond. VOTE💙BLUE, no matter who, VOTE💙BLUE for your freedom and democracy!

D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

Strongly endorsed, Steve.

Susitrav's avatar

🇺🇲❤️🤍💙🇺🇲‼️

Mr. D.'s avatar

Good to know we got the juices flowing. Please do not let doubt over your place in this universe creep in. For each reader there are many more that you have not connected to. YET. You have your place firmly established among us and we eagerly await each column. You do not just have readers. You have followers. Remember that.

D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

I have friends. Best thing of all ...

Susan Rose's avatar

That is great to hear! Thanks to everyone who was able to become a paid subscriber and made the decision to do so. We need Earl and our community - it is a lifeline in these dark times. Keep doing what you do so well, Earl, and we'll keep doing what we're doing. And together we will keep kicking ass, because we will not give up the fight!

Sher''s avatar

You're awesome. Don't ever sell yourself short!

Mercedes's avatar

I can't contribute monetarily, but I share you everywhere - hopefully, that helps!

D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

You are an important part of this community, and I appreciate you.

Tizzy Woman's avatar

Always a joy to ride with you.

Beverly's avatar

You always call it as you see it...the BEST !!!

D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

Well, I am among the best, Bev.

Carol's avatar

Thank you! Always proud to be among the badasses!💙💙

D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

Not the least bit surprised ...

LINDA MCQUARRIE-BOWERMAN's avatar

Congratulations 👏...your work is worth the paid subscription and here's hoping more put their money where YOUR mouth is...

Mary C. Sadler's avatar

We all love you like a brother me an uncle or a father Earl. This is your best piece ever and with the National Guard and the cops at the reflecting pool arresting and intimidating innocent bystanders it is another day of outrage that needs to be discussed. Thank you Earl I have been with you since the beginning. I found you back on Twitter and then dumped Twitter when Elmo bought it and lo and behold you showed up on my email feed and I could not believe it. Also you follow me on Bluesky. You are our heart and soul Earl. You may be the best writer on Substack.

D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

We've been through a lot, Mary, and we're STILL here, and still going.

(That's because we can't be stopped.)

Teri Gelini's avatar

You are one that I decided to become a paid subscriber because I believed in you. I also have a family military history going back to WW II so your Stars and Stripes connection was the final hook. My thoughts are the same with regards to drumpf desecrating Arlington, the troops in Europe, and all his other disgusting things he has done along with his very criminal activity.

D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

A true patriot. Thanks for everything, Teri.

Lou Kinsey 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇺🇸's avatar

Absolutely! That background with the Stars and Stripes made the difference of how I initially read Earl. Between him, Lucian Truscott and the Wedt Point Professor? True patriots all- service matters. My father in law traveled the world as an electrician who was running wires for all the damn silos we had in the strangest places. I miss that man.

Sam Ray's avatar

Well deserved Earl. It sure is nice to get proof of concept by people voting with hard earned $

Sandra Diesel's avatar

Earl, your prose caught my eye when I first stumbled on Substack & have been a fan ever since. I am grateful for your insight & dedication, thank you.

D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

I sure do appreciate you, Sandra. Always.

kdsherpa's avatar

And may this just be the start. Your work is invaluable to me.

D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.

David L McBurnett's avatar

Why I supported you from the beginning. Keep on....

D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

Thanks, David. You are a stalwart around here.