Substack
Jake's Take is new at 1 on Substack dated 2026-09-23T08:01:40.298933. Substack's about page for Jake's Takes lists Jake Kaplan, a lawyer and supervising producer at Stay Tuned with Preet Bharara, writing on law and pop culture. Josh Appelbaum falls 1 to 2. Imperialist Realism is new at 10. Jingles Labs (yesterday 6) and TriziaZu STORIES (yesterday 10) drop off.
Top trending newsletters on Substack: September 23
Jake's Take: Law and pop-culture newsletter. New at 1. The matching Substack profile is Jake's Takes (jakestakes5.substack.com).
Josh Appelbaum: Newsletter that held 1 on September 22. Falls 1 to 2.
Intentional Luxury Bish: Climbs 4 to 3. No dated issue title was confirmed for September 23, 2026.
Seedy19 | Biotech Investing: Biotech investing letter. Climbs 7 to 4.
Signal, Not Noise! By AJ Signal: Falls 2 to 5.
The Sweep With Tom Pelissero: NFL reporting letter. Falls 3 to 6.
Vanessa's Stitch Club: Craft letter. Falls 5 to 7.
Shield of the Republic: Holds 8.
RiffPost: Holds 9.
Imperialist Realism: New at 10. No widely reported issue trigger identified for September 23, 2026 beyond the live rank.
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What changed on Substack since yesterday
- New: Jake's Take (1), Imperialist Realism (10).
- Movers: Josh Appelbaum 1 to 2. Intentional Luxury Bish 4 to 3. Seedy19 7 to 4. Signal, Not Noise 2 to 5. The Sweep 3 to 6. Vanessa's Stitch Club 5 to 7.
- Unchanged rank: Shield of the Republic at 8, RiffPost at 9.
- Dropped: Jingles Labs (6), TriziaZu STORIES (10).
What today's Substack newsletters reveal
The top slot flipped. Jake's Take at 1 is a new name, not a climb from yesterday's 10. Appelbaum, luxury, biotech, and NFL reporting still fill 2 through 6.
Jingles Labs leaving 6 is the cleanest drop. The Substack Trending API snapshot at 2026-09-23T08:01:40.298933 is a two-name swap at 1 and 10 with a biotech climb into 4. Public ranks: Jake's Take 1, Josh Appelbaum 2, Intentional Luxury Bish 3, Seedy19 4, Signal Not Noise 5, The Sweep 6, Vanessa's Stitch Club 7, Shield of the Republic 8, RiffPost 9, Imperialist Realism 10. Seedy19's 7-to-4 climb is a 3-rank move. Shield and RiffPost held 8 and 9. 298,933 microseconds after 08:01:40 matches the other 08:01:40 cores. Intentional Luxury Bish moved 4 to 3. Signal Not Noise fell 2 to 5. The Sweep fell 3 to 6. Vanessa's Stitch Club fell 5 to 7. Two names left: Jingles Labs from 6 and TriziaZu STORIES from 10.
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