Quick note to subscribers (and would-be subscribers)
If you are paying with American Express, put the charge from BLUE DEEP through.
That’s my company name. I thought it was a clever play on Deep Blue, the IBM supercomputer that became the first computer to beat the best human player.
Once again, being clever has cost me. I don’t know why Amex is flagging it (it’s possible they think the site is porn - hah, it’s TRUTH porn). But they are, as I’ve heard from a bunch of you.
I apologize. I have asked for Substack’s help but haven’t heard back yet. So, please, don’t cancel your card, it’s not fraud… it’s the opposite!
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(And if you aren’t a subscriber, you can step up and support my work — from Vinay Prasad to keeping the New York Times honest — here, for pennies a day.)
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(Remember when the only thing computers were better at was chess?)
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My jeans are blue.
Too late. I was forced to cancel my card, as they started declining my purchases (great look at restaurants btw). Now I’m in AMEX hell. Can’t seem to get my new card (Platinum) to be authenticated thru any purchases, and Amex is in a formal review of my account. As such, you’ve lost a subscriber, and Amex most likely will lose a customer (if I can use my points accrued (in the millions accrued & unused) if they restore my card. Stupid name btw, considering “Act Blue” is what it is.