Very odd occurrence when subscribing to annual. Bank called to verify transaction. Reason it's weird. Just spent large sum for car repairs this morning. No calls to verify that purchase. Have never had subscription purchase of any kind get a call from the bank to verify. Even with fraud prevention, not a single call for some considerable past purchases. Why now for an $80 substack subscription? Just piqued my curiosity receptors.
Thank you for telling me this. It's quite interesting to note when/if that payment will arrive in full. As you may or may not know, my OG blog was hacked by state actors back in October 2024 just before elections, and had to be rebuilt and moved to alternate hosting outside the USA for safety and legality. So if they are starting to throttle my substack too, especially given the much bigger fish they have to fry, that is an interesting data point too.
Yes, glad to share the oddities that occur. I did follow the hack on your OG blog. Increased a sense of urgency to share it with others. This is the first time I have ever subscribed to a paid substack, did not think it was standard but maybe. Nah. It's gotta be something else. As of this post the transaction is still pending. If something goes a miss I will send direct email.
Yes and as of this writing, no payment has come through. It's making me wonder if the attack is now reaching out to substack too, or if maybe you are on a list too. Heh. Well, it would be nice to find out soon either way. I wonder if a call to the bank might resolve it.
**update-processed successfully according to statement. If you do not receive it I am more than happy to provide proof of via screenshot. It was such an odd occurrence it seemed suspicious. Never considered that I could be on any kind of radar. Figured it was bc they are watching the growth of the Kurganates!
Thanks for the update. I will check, as it may be end of the month processing, but I will let you know.
As for the rest of your comment... oh, you, poor, poor, sweet innocent. I am so sorry, but if you ever logged onto my blog... well, let's just say you are now going to have to take precautions, build bunkers in various secret locations, always travel armed and trust no one. Have you ever played the RPG Paranoia? Welcome to the Kurgan Dystopia!
Very odd occurrence when subscribing to annual. Bank called to verify transaction. Reason it's weird. Just spent large sum for car repairs this morning. No calls to verify that purchase. Have never had subscription purchase of any kind get a call from the bank to verify. Even with fraud prevention, not a single call for some considerable past purchases. Why now for an $80 substack subscription? Just piqued my curiosity receptors.
Thank you for telling me this. It's quite interesting to note when/if that payment will arrive in full. As you may or may not know, my OG blog was hacked by state actors back in October 2024 just before elections, and had to be rebuilt and moved to alternate hosting outside the USA for safety and legality. So if they are starting to throttle my substack too, especially given the much bigger fish they have to fry, that is an interesting data point too.
Yes, glad to share the oddities that occur. I did follow the hack on your OG blog. Increased a sense of urgency to share it with others. This is the first time I have ever subscribed to a paid substack, did not think it was standard but maybe. Nah. It's gotta be something else. As of this post the transaction is still pending. If something goes a miss I will send direct email.
Yes and as of this writing, no payment has come through. It's making me wonder if the attack is now reaching out to substack too, or if maybe you are on a list too. Heh. Well, it would be nice to find out soon either way. I wonder if a call to the bank might resolve it.
**update-processed successfully according to statement. If you do not receive it I am more than happy to provide proof of via screenshot. It was such an odd occurrence it seemed suspicious. Never considered that I could be on any kind of radar. Figured it was bc they are watching the growth of the Kurganates!
Thanks for the update. I will check, as it may be end of the month processing, but I will let you know.
As for the rest of your comment... oh, you, poor, poor, sweet innocent. I am so sorry, but if you ever logged onto my blog... well, let's just say you are now going to have to take precautions, build bunkers in various secret locations, always travel armed and trust no one. Have you ever played the RPG Paranoia? Welcome to the Kurgan Dystopia!
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