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First of all, I’d just like to thank and welcome all the new subscribers. I recently decided to do this as largely paid-only and people seem to have been very receptive to my appeal for subscriptions: Unpopular Front gained more than 100 new sign ups! Unlike some big Substacks that got a deal from the co…