Hi there! This is Isaac Saul from Tangle.

You've been receiving my newsletter for over six months now. I know everyone's time is precious and there are a lot of places to get the news. I'm so grateful you share some of your day with me by reading my work, and I'm going to keep sending you the most informative and balanced political news I can. I believe we are truly building something special with Tangle.

Since you've been around for a while, I have a quick favor to ask you (it will only take 30 seconds of your time...)

The ask...

I'd like you to please consider becoming a Tangle member.

You can do that by clicking here.

As you know, our Monday through Thursday newsletter is 100% free and I don't use advertisements. We have no investors and only make money when readers support us — that is how we stay 100% independent.

Even though we ask people to subscribe in most newsletters, I know the callouts are easy to ignore or skim over (trust me, I do it all the time!)

So, every now and then, we send a dedicated email asking people to make the jump and subscribe. We haven't done it in a while. We're doing it today.

What you get in return!

We're not just asking for a donation. As a thank you to subscribers, we produce one extra newsletter edition every week. These are our "Friday editions."

For many of the nearly 6,000 Tangle members, this is their favorite edition of the week. They include interviews with people in the political world, deep dives, reader-requested content and personal essays from me. As a result, over 99% of Tangle subscribers stay subscribers every month once they join (that means just 1 in 100 decide it isn't worth it).

On top of Friday editions, subscribers get access to our comments section, offers from our partners (like discounts to other services) and full access to every piece we've ever published (that's over 600 posts). Plus, once you subscribe you go "ad-free," which for Tangle means you'll never see us ask you to subscribe again (callouts to subscribe are only visible to people on our free mailing list).

Even if you don't want any of the perks, though, your subscription is the only way we make money and keep running. Again: Since we are ad-free and investor-free, subscriptions are the only way we make money.

Your question, answered...

I know what you're thinking: "How much is it?" The answer: It's pretty cheap!

When you sign up for the year, our subscriptions cost just $4.16 a month. In most cities that is cheaper than a single beer. If you're really enjoying our work and want to show a little extra love, you can select the "Thank You" tier when you subscribe.

Still, I know these are hard times for some. If you want to be a member but can't afford it right now, reach out and let me know. I give out free one year subscriptions to anyone who asks. That means your subscriptions also help support gift subscriptions for others in the Tangle community who can't afford it this year.

You can easily become a member by clicking here.

That's it! Thanks for reading, and thank you in advance for thinking about supporting our work. Now, back to our regular programming...

All the best,

Isaac & the Tangle team