And you should have those concerns Second Twin. I am VERY SORRY this happened. This snuck thru our vetting process. We've grown quickly and the workload has with it, and we're trying to add some new folks to the mix. I'm sure you've had moments--as we all have--when there are just so many things to do, you miss something.
Just know WE'RE TAKING IT DOWN. We will keep fighting billionaires killing our economy. Today we also started simulcasting Matt McNeil's independent Minneapolis-based radio show. That, like hundreds of Substacks we've sent out, truly represents who we are. And you'll see it, b/c this is making me want to rip the snake Bezos yet again. One more time: I APOLOGIZE. We'll do everything it take to prevent this from happening again. I promise. Thank you for taking the time to comment on this. We get it, and agree with you - Cliff
Absolutely my pleasure. It is very important to me that we take responsibility when we screw up, and make it clear what it is we stand for. I appreciate your response, my friend. Cliff
Hi Kathryn, I am VERY SORRY. This was a mistake that snuck thru our vetting process. We've we've grown quite quickly and have been trying to add the staff for the workload. Think of moments when this may have happened in your life when there have just been so many things to do. I also have refrained from buying from Amazon whenever it's possible, and made my feelings clear about Bezos The Gross dozens of times here at BAM.
WE ARE TAKING IT DOWN. We will keep fighting the billionaires who are wrecking our economy. We will keep working to bring in more people to help an overworked staff. WE di something else today. We started simulcasting Matt McNeil's independent radio show from Minneapolis. That, like virtually every other Substack we've sent out, is what is truly representative of who we are. Again, I APOLOGIZE. I'm CEO, this is ON ME. We shall do better, I promise. Thank you for taking the time to reach out on something this important. Know that we get it, and we agree with you - Cliff
Hi! Just chiming in to emphasize how important it is to boycott amazon. I like Blue Amp & have been a paid subscriber for months, but this is really disappointing. I just can't understand liberals and progressives who, for instance, hype their liberal books with links to Amazon. It's one thing for the NYTimes to plug amazon on wirecutter - we know they're not serious about fighting the oligarchy - but another for Blue Amp to do so. (One of the most pointed examples of this dangerous, self-defeating hypocrisy is Anand Giridharadas , who literally writes about the rich & powerful and then wants us to buy his book on amazon. Andy Borowitz on the other hand is a wonderful example of people who put their money (& ours) where their mouth is - he promotes books with links to bookshop.org.) Please, Blue Amp, take down these plugs for Amazon!
Hi Emma, I am deeply sorry, IT WAS AN ERROR. It snuck thru our vetting process, as we've grown quite quickly and have been trying to add the staff to match the workload. Think of moments when you've been overwhelmed, and even with that, this is the first time we've done this. Oh and I agree with your take on Andy Borowitz, which is why I always send people to indy bookstores for my book (and we've talked to Andy, and hopefully will be having him on soon!).
So, how do we fix it? We will TAKE THIS DOWN. We will keep fighting the billionaires who are wrecking our economy. We'll keep calling out the snake Bezos. And we're gonna tighten the ship. Again, I hope you find grace for us and the good we do. Today we started simulcasting Matt McNeil's independent radio show from Minneapolis. Again, I'M SORRY, and as the captain of the ship, it is on me. We'll do better. Keep fighting for democracy, affordability & the Constitution. Thank you for your comment. I appreciate your taking the time to reach out and let us know we screwed up. We will make it right - Cliff
Thank you Cliff! I can't imagine a better or more meaningful response. Thank you so much for responding so quickly and directly. I really appreciate your speedy and super thoughtful reply. I'm with you 100%. Thank you again. Best, Emma
My pleasure, Emma. I was as upset as you all were. We need to be very clear about what we stand for--and Bezos is everything we are fighting. Thank you for believing in us and the body of our work. All my best, Cliff
You need to completely divest from Amazon, bro. Just lost all respect. Isn’t there any other advertising retailer, maybe a B corp, that can provide capital?? Come ON!!
Hi Susan, I'm divested, the ad's been removed, we made a mistake bc we've been growing quickly and haven't been able to add all the staff we need--it snuck thru our vetting process, and we rectified it as quickly as possible. Think of moments when you've been overwhelmed with too much to do, and errors you may have made. That happened here (after hundreds of Substacks, this is the first time). I am the CEO, I take full responsibility. But to be clear: I LOATHE BEZOS AND AMAZON...to quote what I said in other responses:
"So, how do we fix it? We TAKE THIS DOWN. We keep fighting the billionaires who are wrecking our economy. We keep calling out the snake Bezos. And we tighten things up. I hope you find grace for us, the good we do. Today we started simulcasting Matt McNeil's independent radio show from Minneapolis. Again, I'M SORRY. We'll do better. And keep fighting for democracy, affordability & the Constitution."
Thanks for your comment, Susan. For caring. I hope I've won back a bit of your respect. OTW, we'll keep doing what we do every day, and hopefully that'll show you again who we are, so we're defined by the body of our work, not one mistake - Cliff
Was planning to upgrade to paid. But not for someone thinking it's okay to steer business to Amazon. Bezos is full-on fascist these days, cruising in his climate-killing ship.
Hi WHit, I APOLOGIZE. We're figuring the whole Substack thing out still. BAM has grown quickly, and we've rejected anything smelling of MAGA/oligarch along the way. This one snuck thru vetting. It was just a mistake, for which I hope you forgive us. Think of times you've made an error b/c you were doing 50 things and something snuck by you.
Also, WE'RE PULLING DOWN THE AD. We've railed vs billionaires who kiss Trump's ass and WILL CONTINUE. We've sent a few hundred of these in 10+ mos, this is the first time this happened. Again, I hope you find grace for us, the good we do, and know it was just an error by an overworked staff. I hope you stick around, and still consider becoming paid. I think we've made clear who we are--and did again today by starting to simulcast Matt McNeil's independent radio show from Minneapolis. I'm the captain of the ship, so this is on me. I'M SORRY and we'll do better. We'll keep fighting for democracy, affordability, & the Constitution. AGAINST schmucks like Bezos. Thank you for your comment. It is appreciated. As you are as a member of the BAM community - Cliff
Sorry, but I have many ethical concerns about all things Amazon.
And you should have those concerns Second Twin. I am VERY SORRY this happened. This snuck thru our vetting process. We've grown quickly and the workload has with it, and we're trying to add some new folks to the mix. I'm sure you've had moments--as we all have--when there are just so many things to do, you miss something.
Just know WE'RE TAKING IT DOWN. We will keep fighting billionaires killing our economy. Today we also started simulcasting Matt McNeil's independent Minneapolis-based radio show. That, like hundreds of Substacks we've sent out, truly represents who we are. And you'll see it, b/c this is making me want to rip the snake Bezos yet again. One more time: I APOLOGIZE. We'll do everything it take to prevent this from happening again. I promise. Thank you for taking the time to comment on this. We get it, and agree with you - Cliff
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Absolutely my pleasure. It is very important to me that we take responsibility when we screw up, and make it clear what it is we stand for. I appreciate your response, my friend. Cliff
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Just to be clear for my own personal interests:
Are you recommending that people support Amazon Prime and mr bezos??
Most of have cancelled our subscription because of his naked support and fealty to the trump regime.
WTH?!?
Hi Kathryn, I am VERY SORRY. This was a mistake that snuck thru our vetting process. We've we've grown quite quickly and have been trying to add the staff for the workload. Think of moments when this may have happened in your life when there have just been so many things to do. I also have refrained from buying from Amazon whenever it's possible, and made my feelings clear about Bezos The Gross dozens of times here at BAM.
WE ARE TAKING IT DOWN. We will keep fighting the billionaires who are wrecking our economy. We will keep working to bring in more people to help an overworked staff. WE di something else today. We started simulcasting Matt McNeil's independent radio show from Minneapolis. That, like virtually every other Substack we've sent out, is what is truly representative of who we are. Again, I APOLOGIZE. I'm CEO, this is ON ME. We shall do better, I promise. Thank you for taking the time to reach out on something this important. Know that we get it, and we agree with you - Cliff
Hi! Just chiming in to emphasize how important it is to boycott amazon. I like Blue Amp & have been a paid subscriber for months, but this is really disappointing. I just can't understand liberals and progressives who, for instance, hype their liberal books with links to Amazon. It's one thing for the NYTimes to plug amazon on wirecutter - we know they're not serious about fighting the oligarchy - but another for Blue Amp to do so. (One of the most pointed examples of this dangerous, self-defeating hypocrisy is Anand Giridharadas , who literally writes about the rich & powerful and then wants us to buy his book on amazon. Andy Borowitz on the other hand is a wonderful example of people who put their money (& ours) where their mouth is - he promotes books with links to bookshop.org.) Please, Blue Amp, take down these plugs for Amazon!
Hi Emma, I am deeply sorry, IT WAS AN ERROR. It snuck thru our vetting process, as we've grown quite quickly and have been trying to add the staff to match the workload. Think of moments when you've been overwhelmed, and even with that, this is the first time we've done this. Oh and I agree with your take on Andy Borowitz, which is why I always send people to indy bookstores for my book (and we've talked to Andy, and hopefully will be having him on soon!).
So, how do we fix it? We will TAKE THIS DOWN. We will keep fighting the billionaires who are wrecking our economy. We'll keep calling out the snake Bezos. And we're gonna tighten the ship. Again, I hope you find grace for us and the good we do. Today we started simulcasting Matt McNeil's independent radio show from Minneapolis. Again, I'M SORRY, and as the captain of the ship, it is on me. We'll do better. Keep fighting for democracy, affordability & the Constitution. Thank you for your comment. I appreciate your taking the time to reach out and let us know we screwed up. We will make it right - Cliff
Thank you Cliff! I can't imagine a better or more meaningful response. Thank you so much for responding so quickly and directly. I really appreciate your speedy and super thoughtful reply. I'm with you 100%. Thank you again. Best, Emma
My pleasure, Emma. I was as upset as you all were. We need to be very clear about what we stand for--and Bezos is everything we are fighting. Thank you for believing in us and the body of our work. All my best, Cliff
You need to completely divest from Amazon, bro. Just lost all respect. Isn’t there any other advertising retailer, maybe a B corp, that can provide capital?? Come ON!!
Hi Susan, I'm divested, the ad's been removed, we made a mistake bc we've been growing quickly and haven't been able to add all the staff we need--it snuck thru our vetting process, and we rectified it as quickly as possible. Think of moments when you've been overwhelmed with too much to do, and errors you may have made. That happened here (after hundreds of Substacks, this is the first time). I am the CEO, I take full responsibility. But to be clear: I LOATHE BEZOS AND AMAZON...to quote what I said in other responses:
"So, how do we fix it? We TAKE THIS DOWN. We keep fighting the billionaires who are wrecking our economy. We keep calling out the snake Bezos. And we tighten things up. I hope you find grace for us, the good we do. Today we started simulcasting Matt McNeil's independent radio show from Minneapolis. Again, I'M SORRY. We'll do better. And keep fighting for democracy, affordability & the Constitution."
Thanks for your comment, Susan. For caring. I hope I've won back a bit of your respect. OTW, we'll keep doing what we do every day, and hopefully that'll show you again who we are, so we're defined by the body of our work, not one mistake - Cliff
Was planning to upgrade to paid. But not for someone thinking it's okay to steer business to Amazon. Bezos is full-on fascist these days, cruising in his climate-killing ship.
Hi WHit, I APOLOGIZE. We're figuring the whole Substack thing out still. BAM has grown quickly, and we've rejected anything smelling of MAGA/oligarch along the way. This one snuck thru vetting. It was just a mistake, for which I hope you forgive us. Think of times you've made an error b/c you were doing 50 things and something snuck by you.
Also, WE'RE PULLING DOWN THE AD. We've railed vs billionaires who kiss Trump's ass and WILL CONTINUE. We've sent a few hundred of these in 10+ mos, this is the first time this happened. Again, I hope you find grace for us, the good we do, and know it was just an error by an overworked staff. I hope you stick around, and still consider becoming paid. I think we've made clear who we are--and did again today by starting to simulcast Matt McNeil's independent radio show from Minneapolis. I'm the captain of the ship, so this is on me. I'M SORRY and we'll do better. We'll keep fighting for democracy, affordability, & the Constitution. AGAINST schmucks like Bezos. Thank you for your comment. It is appreciated. As you are as a member of the BAM community - Cliff