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Tom Cox is rank 1 on Substack for October 8, 2026, snapshot 2026-10-08T08:01:40.888189. All 10 names are new versus September 28. The Sweep With Tom Pelissero, Josh Appelbaum, and AI Investment Brief by Exponential View dropped off. Lincoln Project sits at rank 7. Food and home titles occupy ranks 9 and 10 (Nats Nourishments, Homemade Revival). The board rotated completely across the 10-day gap.
Top trending newsletters on Substack: October 8
Tom Cox
Independent writer newsletter, new at rank 1. No widely reported Substack ranking note identified for October 8, 2026 beyond the first appearance versus September 28.
hanapee
Newsletter, new at rank 2. No widely reported trigger identified for October 8, 2026.
Fragmente
Newsletter, new at rank 3. No widely reported trigger identified for October 8, 2026.
Subject to Change
Newsletter, new at rank 4. No widely reported trigger identified for October 8, 2026.
Tracy Schorn
Writer newsletter, new at rank 5. No widely reported trigger identified for October 8, 2026.
Behind the Suite
Newsletter, new at rank 6. No widely reported trigger identified for October 8, 2026.
Lincoln Project
Anti-Trump PAC newsletter, new at rank 7. Same-week Google News ranks 7, 9, and 10 are Trump rally, DNC suit, and adviser rows; that political week is the nearest dated context, not a confirmed issue title.
Fitness Fundamentals
Workout newsletter, new at rank 8. No widely reported trigger identified for October 8, 2026.
Nats Nourishments
Food newsletter, new at rank 9. No widely reported trigger identified for October 8, 2026.
Homemade Revival
Home-cooking newsletter, new at rank 10. No widely reported trigger identified for October 8, 2026.
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What changed on Substack since September 28
New entrants: all 10 (Tom Cox through Homemade Revival). Drop-offs: The Sweep With Tom Pelissero, Josh Appelbaum, Intentional Luxury Bish, AI Investment Brief by Exponential View, Vanessa's Stitch Club, Signal, Not Noise! By AJ Signal, Steve Kim - Korean Cosell, A Delicate Reader, Michael Lombardi, Imperialist Realism. as_of 2026-10-08T08:01:40.888189 versus 2026-09-28T08:01:35.772891. Count 10 on both pulls.
What today's Substack newsletters reveal
The October 8 Substack ten is a lifestyle-and-politics mix after an NFL-and-investing board vanished. Pelissero's football sweep at September 28 rank 1 is gone. Exponential View's AI brief is gone. Lincoln Project at 7 is the only named political org. Food and fitness fill 8, 9, and 10. Writer-name titles (Tom Cox, Tracy Schorn) occupy 1 and 5. With a 10-day gap and zero shared names, this file is a full rotation, not a 5-rank mover list.
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