Investor Due Diligence Report
Human rights. Philosophical fury. The impermissibility of the state. A way out of the darkness. The world has gone insane—we already know that. Now…where do we go from here?
3K
300 paid
0%
Insufficient data
11 of 30 days needed
Pricing
$5/mo
$50/yr annual option
$1K
300 paid subs
$1K/mo – $1K/mo(±0%)
22.7
37.5
2.01%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
~3x per week
3.3 posts/week
76/100
Consistent (~2.1d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump | 385K | +0.4% | $6/mo | substack |
| Public Notice | 274K | N/A | $6/mo | substack |
| Talking Feds Substack | 217K | -0.2% | $7/mo | substack |
| Why It Matters | 205K | N/A | $7/mo | substack |
| Month | Subscribers | Est. Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 3K | $1,371.38 | — |
| Mar 2026 | 3K | $1,371.38 | ~0% |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Publishing Consistency
Regular publishing schedule
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Some posts outperform significantly
Subscriber threshold
3K subscribers — below the 6K category median (based on 738 newsletters)
Has paid tier
Active paid subscription offering
Peer monetization
100% of 321 similar-size peers in Politics have paid tiers
Pricing position
$5/mo vs $7.68/mo category average (1160 newsletters)
| Date | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | $5 | $50 |
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.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Rate | 100/100 | 30% |
| Paid Subscriber Ratio | 90/100 | 25% |
| Growth Consistency | 100/100 | 15% |
| Publishing Consistency | 58/100 | 10% |
| Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum |
| 169K |
| +1.2% |
| $8/mo |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Active paid subscription tier