Shield of the Republic
@shieldpod · Shield of the Republic · Substack profile · World Politics
Shield of the Republic has 11,361 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #31 on Substack's World Politics Rising board. 39 publications recommend them, 7 of them new in the last 30 days.
Last read Nov 1, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 11,361
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 8.9K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 39
- +7 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #31, World Politics
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 11,361 | −17 | 8.9K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 11,378 | 8.9K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Rising | #31 | #31 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Rising | 67 | 45 | 45 | 31 | ▲36 |
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Recommendations
39 publications recommend Shield of the Republic; 7 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 22 |
| 2026-09 | 9 |
| 2026-10 | 8 |
Recommended by
Mick Ryan70k followers · started Aug 24, 2026- George's Substackstarted Oct 19, 2026new
- The Bellfoundrystarted Oct 18, 2026new
- Solano Sessions started Oct 13, 2026new
- Karl Fickenscherstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- Richard Perliczstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- Bob Lehmanstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- Boerum Housestarted Oct 12, 2026new
- JohnCitizen’s Substackstarted Oct 6, 2026
- DeborahGiovannettone’s Substackstarted Sep 27, 2026
- Lorie Bstarted Sep 21, 2026
- Scott’s Substackstarted Sep 16, 2026
- djrobbins’s Newsletterstarted Sep 16, 2026
- kangombe lindastarted Sep 13, 2026
- Kathleen Frankstarted Sep 8, 2026
- Herb's Substackstarted Sep 7, 2026
- Bob Kawaratanistarted Sep 3, 2026
- Michael Dillerstarted Sep 2, 2026
- Jessica Elsener יסכהstarted Aug 31, 2026
- Mikestarted Aug 29, 2026
- marina.galisova@gmail.comstarted Aug 26, 2026
- James Wechslerstarted Aug 25, 2026
- Anne Bstarted Aug 25, 2026
- Dennisstarted Aug 24, 2026
All 39
- Philip Hammstarted Aug 24, 2026
- Robin Kstarted Aug 24, 2026
- Andy Saavedrastarted Aug 24, 2026
- Tricia Simpsonstarted Aug 24, 2026
- Marsha Studerstarted Aug 23, 2026
- KellCostarted Aug 23, 2026
- Vital Center Networkstarted Aug 20, 2026
- Lisa Frenettestarted Aug 19, 2026
- jake’s Newsletterstarted Aug 17, 2026
- Chuck Aurorastarted Aug 17, 2026
- Judy Guentherstarted Aug 17, 2026
- Victoria Feraugestarted Aug 17, 2026
- Stephen’s Substackstarted Aug 7, 2026
- Evelyn Zielkestarted Aug 4, 2026
- Michaelstarted Aug 3, 2026
Recommends
Shield of the Republic doesn't recommend anyone.
Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
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