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A newsletter dedicated to revealing how dark money and hidden influence threaten our democracy.
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Avg Comments
6.7
Avg Likes
111.7
Engagement Rate
0.23%· ~118 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Politics
0.23% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
| Public |
| It’s Elon Musk’s world - but we don’t have to live in itQuinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff on Musk, the far right, and the AI future being built without our consentMar 14, 2026 | Public |
| UK minister holds six-figure stake in Trump's AI chatbot builderJason Stockwood was also given his peerage and ministerial brief after donating £59,000 to LabourMar 12, 2026 | Public |
| ‘Mandelson is the political scandal of the century’Peter Oborne on money, power and how oligarchic politics took hold in BritainFeb 24, 2026 | Public |
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4.8K paid
Weekly Growth
~0%
Paid Subscriber Retention
Insufficient data
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vs 655 newsletters in Politics
51K places you in the top 25% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.23%
median: 0.01%
Posts per Week
1.0
median: 1.2
Publishing Consistency
68/100
median: 64/100
Subscribers
51K
median: 4K
Here's what we know about this newsletter's activity:
Publishing Pace
Weekly
Consistent
Category Rank
#112 of 1121
in Politics
Engagement Trend
Consistent
based on recent posts
Subscriber count is a platform estimate — actual growth not reflected in chart
Publishing Frequency
Weekly
Last published Mar 28, 2026
1.0 posts/week avg
Politics Pricing
$8.19/mo avg
Below average(-39%)
Monetization Readiness
Already monetizing
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Start tracking — freePriced Below Category Average
Priced at $5/mo, 39% below the Politics average of $8/mo.