Certain Thoughts
Investor Due Diligence Report
substackPolitics
Certain thoughts on politics and culture: past, present, and future.
2K
200 paid
N/A
Pricing
$6/mo
$60/yr annual option
$954
200 paid subs
$954/mo – $954/mo(±0%)
1.5
8.0
0.47%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
~2x per week
2.0 posts/week
Score based on available components only.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| News from Underground by Mark Crispin Miller | 46K | N/A | Free | substack |
| Grace Blakeley | 40K | N/A | $5/mo | substack |
| Democracy Docket | 39K | N/A | Free | substack |
| CJ Hopkins | 33K | N/A | $5/mo | substack |
| Month | Subscribers | Est. Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 2K | $1,097.1 | — |
Revenue tracking starts with your first month of data. More data points will appear as snapshots accumulate.
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Revenue Model
Active paid subscription tier
Subscriber threshold
2K subscribers — below the 6K category median (based on 771 newsletters)
Has paid tier
Active paid subscription offering
Peer monetization
100% of 431 similar-size peers in Politics have paid tiers
Pricing position
$6/mo vs $6/mo category median (1268 newsletters)
| Date | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | $6 | $60 |
Disclaimer: This report is generated automatically based on publicly available data and proprietary estimation models. Estimated subscriber counts are derived from engagement patterns and should be verified through direct disclosure. Revenue estimates are based on known pricing and estimated paid subscriber counts. This report is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for investment decisions.
| Engagement Rate |
| 41/100 |
| 30% |
| Paid Subscriber Ratio | 90/100 | 25% |
| Discourse Blog |
| 23K |
| N/A |
| $8/mo |
| substack |