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Zach Kahn

@zkahn.bsky.social

18 year old writer from NC. I like 70s music too. Future journalist, lawyer, or something else. My substack: https://zachkahn.substack.com/

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17.10.2025 02:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Realities of A First-Semester High School Senior A seniorโ€™s honest take on the frustrations, exhaustion, and realities of the final first semester of high school.

The Realities of A First-Semester High School Senior:

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17.10.2025 02:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Realities of A First-Semester High School Senior A seniorโ€™s honest take on the frustrations, exhaustion, and realities of the final first semester of high school.

open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

17.10.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Any Northwestern Alums on this platform that could answer a few questions I have about NU and Chicago? I am currently in the process of applying there and have some questions about the weather, j-school, etc. Thanks!

28.09.2025 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

THE SHARKS

07.09.2025 02:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just voted for the first time!

06.09.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 84    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

I just wrote a new article! Hooray!

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02.09.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

Everyoneโ€™s freaking out about politics. Me? Iโ€™m a high school senior freaking out about Moby-Dick.

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If you like it, repost and letโ€™s make Melville trend harder than Trump for once.

01.09.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

Hi, Iโ€™m Zach, a HS senior. Reading Moby-Dick this summer made me think about how unpredictable life and politics can be. I wrote an essay on Ishmaelโ€™s approach to uncertainty:

zachkahn.substack.com/the-worldwide-quest-for-certainty

Would love if you could read and share it!

01.09.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

Hi Mr. King, Iโ€™m Zach, a HS senior. Reading Moby-Dick this summer made me think about how unpredictable life and politics can be. I wrote an essay on Ishmaelโ€™s approach to uncertainty:

zachkahn.substack.com/the-worldwide-quest-for-certainty

Would love if you could read and share it!

01.09.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

Hi Mr. Cuban, Iโ€™m Zach, a HS senior. Reading Moby-Dick this summer made me think about how unpredictable life and politics can be. I wrote an essay on Ishmaelโ€™s approach to uncertainty:

zachkahn.substack.com/the-worldwide-quest-for-certainty

Would love if you could read and share it!

01.09.2025 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

Hi, Iโ€™m Zach, a HS senior. Reading Moby-Dick this summer made me think about how unpredictable life and politics can be. I wrote an essay on how Ishmaelโ€™s approach to uncertainty felt relevant to school, life, and the world today:

zachkahn.substack.com/the-worldwide-quest-for-certainty

01.09.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

Hello Mr. Hahn, Iโ€™m Zach, a HS senior. Reading Moby-Dick this summer made me think about how unpredictable life and politics can be. I wrote an essay on how Ishmaelโ€™s approach to uncertainty felt relevant to school, life, and the world today:

zachkahn.substack.com/the-worldwide-quest-for-certainty

01.09.2025 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

Hi Ms. Taub, Iโ€™m Zach, a HS senior. Reading Moby-Dick this summer made me think about how unpredictable life and politics can be. I wrote an essay on how Ishmaelโ€™s approach to uncertainty felt relevant to school, life, and the world today:

zachkahn.substack.com/the-worldwide-quest-for-certainty

01.09.2025 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m a high school senior juggling school, cross-country, college appsโ€ฆ and rejection stings. Like Ahab, itโ€™s easy to obsess over what we canโ€™t control.

01.09.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Captain Ahab? Obsessed with certainty and revenge. He dies trying to control the uncontrollable. Moral: chasing certainty can destroy you.

01.09.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ishmael, the narrator of Moby-Dick, tries to answer everythingโ€”why whales are white, why life is the way it is. But every answer just leads to more questions.

01.09.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

Unrelated to this post, but Iโ€™m a high school senior and wrote this article on uncertainty in Moby-Dick. Would love for you to check it out!

open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

01.09.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

Unrelated to this post, but Iโ€™m a high school senior and wrote this article on uncertainty in Moby-Dick. Would love for you to check it out!

open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

01.09.2025 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today:

open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

01.09.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today:

open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

01.09.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White Whale, Who Knows How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today:

open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

01.09.2025 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Worldwide Quest For Certainty How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today.

The lesson that I needed to hear, thanks to Moby Dick, a book I dreaded reading:

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01.09.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s been a while since my last article was published. New articles will be coming out in the future. Right now, I am busy with senior year of high school, cross country, and college applications. I should have much more time to write in November and next semester.

29.08.2025 22:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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26.08.2025 00:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today I spoke at Charlotte City Council about The Dillon Rule:

25.08.2025 23:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is the record for most preseason games played?

21.08.2025 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Powerful Zoo Story The Zoo Story: An absurdist play that I highly recommend for you to read.

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29.07.2025 22:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Big Oily Bill Oil and gas industry handouts in the big, beautiful bill will cost consumers an additional $170 billion in household energy costs.

A big thank you to the team @thelever.bsky.social and @davidsirota.com for sharing my article!

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Oil and gas industry handouts in the big, beautiful bill will cost consumers an additional $170 billion in household energy costs.

www.levernews.com/a-big-oily-b...

29.07.2025 02:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump's Second Favorite Island (With Another List) Republican donors funnel millions through Guam, spotlighting the need for campaign finance reform

Hello news sources, my name is Zach and I am a high school journalist from North Carolina. I recently wrote a piece exposing corruption in Guam that I think is important for many to read. I was wondering if any of you would be willing to republish the article:

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28.07.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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