OPUS
Investor Due Diligence Report
substackPolitics
Dark money, a secretive cult, and its mission to remake our world.
3K
300 paid
N/A
Pricing
$5/mo
$50/yr annual option
$1K
300 paid subs
$1K/mo – $1K/mo(±0%)
34.5
221.0
8.52%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Previously ~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 | $914.25 | — |
| Apr 2026 | 3K | $1,371.38 | +50.0% |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Revenue Model
Active paid subscription tier
Subscriber threshold
3K subscribers — below the 6K category median (based on 770 newsletters)
Has paid tier
Active paid subscription offering
Peer monetization
100% of 363 similar-size peers in Politics have paid tiers
Pricing position
$5/mo vs $6/mo category median (1264 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.
| Engagement Rate |
| 100/100 |
| 30% |
| Paid Subscriber Ratio | 90/100 | 25% |
| Discourse Blog |
| 23K |
| N/A |
| $8/mo |
| substack |