Substack
Babylon Burns is rank 1 on Substack at as_of 2026-09-09T08:01:30.097974+00:00 (microseconds 097974), up from 10, a 9-rank jump. Yesterday's notes tied Sam Kovacs's macro newsletter to a Labor Day $299 vs $399 annual offer with a live portfolio app. Callie Coles slips 1 to 2. this & that is new at 8. Conway's Case Notes left versus the September 8 Substack roundup.
Top trending newsletters on Substack: September 9
Babylon Burns: Global-macro newsletter, 10 to 1. The Labor Day $299 clock was the dated hook on September 8. No separate September 9 issue title was isolated; the rank is the post-holiday jump.
Callie Coles: Lifestyle newsletter, 1 to 2. No dated September 9 essay title was isolated.
The Neter: Holds 3.
Elsabratt: 6 to 4.
鈴音: Japanese-language title, 4 to 5. No widely reported English-language trigger identified for September 9, 2026.
The Style Edit: 5 to 6.
Sivan Ayla Richards: 2 to 7, a 5-rank drop. Led September 7, sat 2 on September 8.
this & that: New at 8. No dated issue title was isolated in the fetches.
Culpium, by Tim Culpan: 8 to 9. Culpan's September 6 note on a Taipei midnight price jump was yesterday's why-line. Rank 9 is the fade after that clock.
Shield of the Republic: 9 to 10. Eliot A. Cohen and Eric Edelman's security show moved off The Bulwark after an August 24 farewell, with a reminder that episodes continue at shieldoftherepublic.com. Hormuz coverage is adjacency, not a confirmed September 9 issue title.
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What changed on Substack since yesterday
One name is new: this & that at 8. One left: Conway's Case Notes from yesterday's 7.
Babylon Burns jumped 10 to 1. Sivan dropped 2 to 7. Callie Coles 1 to 2. Elsabratt 6 to 4. 鈴音 4 to 5. Style Edit 5 to 6. Culpium 8 to 9. Shield 9 to 10. The Neter holds 3.
What today's Substack trends reveal
The September 9 list is a paywall-clock aftershock: Babylon Burns, new at 10 yesterday on a Labor Day $299 offer, is 1. Culpium's Taipei price jump has already slipped 8 to 9.
Lifestyle names (Callie at 2, Neter at 3, Elsabratt at 4, Style Edit at 6, Sivan at 7) still fill half the 10 but Sivan's 5-rank drop is the rotation. this & that is an unexplained add at 8. Shield of the Republic remains the Iran-adjacent security leftover at 10 after an August 24 Bulwark farewell.
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