A CALL FOR HELP!

Hey Mediumers,

I am looking for a little bit of help and I am hoping someone here knows the remedy.

I used to always use the embed feature on Medium.

It’s working fine for external links e.g. Twitter.

But every time I try embed a Medium link e.g. a previous Medium story it doesn't come out properly. Instead I get this:

I used to get this:

WRITING

I did it! I’ve had my first viral article on Medium. Let’s be clear ‘viral’ is a relative term, and to me its 7.4k views and $176.64. This is amazing, my next most successful story has just over 1k views. So this one is by far the best performing.

This story did more than provide me with a pocket full of cash. It taught me a lot about this platform and I think it can really help me grow here in general.

FREELANCING | WRITING

In my time I’ve seen some high paying competitions, but none offering so much for so little. This really is an incredible opportunity and I see no reason not to have a go.

The César Egido Serrano Foundation is a museum based in the beautiful city of Madrid, Spain. The motto on their website says,

“The César Egido Serrano Foundation was created to propose that the word be the tool of coexistence between cultures and religions and against all violence.”

The late president of the museum said,

“The power of words is the only thing that can lead us to…

GLOBAL WARMING

I’m writing this whilst looking out from my balcony. I cast my eyes upon the flowing river below and lush green orange groves stretching across the hillside. Birds are singing songs of splendour and flowers are blooming in the summer sun. Everything I can see tells me this planet is thriving. Meanwhile, others speak of a hot hell. A furnace which is spreading across the globe. They claim that our expansion and use of fossil fuels will lead to the destruction of this world. I beg to differ; I say no. This planet will be just fine. She will continue…

MEDIUM

If you have been writing on Medium for a while then it’s likely that you are familiar with the term top writer. If you’re not, basically it is an indication that you have written popular stories on a certain topic. It’s a badge of honour for any aspiring Medium writer. It lets you know that you’re doing well, and the algorithm isn’t fighting against you!

I have been a top writer since June but I was completely oblivious to it. …

BITCOIN | INVESTING

I know it sounds entirely ludicrous that I am proclaiming my mum is a financial indicator, but her accuracy is too good to ignore. She has given me three PERFECT buy and sell signals since 2017. She just chucked me another one yesterday, and it’s already looking like another winner.

How do maternal Bitcoin signals work?

My mother messages me or rings me to tell me what an awful investment Bitcoin is or how amazing it is. When she says she’s really worried about my Bitcoin purchases and proposes I sell it all, these are the buy signals. When she tells me she wants to buy…

HEALTH

I've smoked for over a decade, I started super young, too young, when I was still in school. The cliché image of naughty teens behind the bike sheds having a sneaky smoke was my reality. After my first puff, I was entirely hooked. I loved it, I couldn’t get enough of it and, similar to most ignorant teenagers, I had no concern for the damage that it was inflicting on my body. I blindly carried on smoking for another 5 years until I even considered the harm.

My quitting journey began with many failures

When I first tried to quit, I went to my doctor and asked…

RACISM

The moment Bukayo Saka missed the final penalty a sense of doom came over me, not because we lost (well maybe a little bit), but because black players lost their penalties (Saka, Sancho and Rashford). I knew racist abuse was coming their way. Regrettably, I was correct.

I had not predicted the speed that these bottom feeders would begin their abusive tirade. Within just a few minutes, Saka’s Instagram was filled with vile comments.

Others tweeted their abuse. Despite Twitter removing over 1000 racist comments many slipped through the net. Including one Tweet from a man known as Andrew Bone…