Sarah Longwell

I'll stop. I'll stop. But we've had a big growth year with 2024 was a big growth year for us. And I think that one of the things that has been the most alarming to me since Trump got elected and even just before the election has been the pre-surrender of the media. I don't know if you guys have been following the media defections, but, you know, the Atlantic picked up.

I'll stop. I'll stop. But we've had a big growth year with 2024 was a big growth year for us. And I think that one of the things that has been the most alarming to me since Trump got elected and even just before the election has been the pre-surrender of the media. I don't know if you guys have been following the media defections, but, you know, the Atlantic picked up.

I'll stop. I'll stop. But we've had a big growth year with 2024 was a big growth year for us. And I think that one of the things that has been the most alarming to me since Trump got elected and even just before the election has been the pre-surrender of the media. I don't know if you guys have been following the media defections, but, you know, the Atlantic picked up.

Ashley Parker and Michael Schur. And like, they're sort of poaching the Washington Post's top political people are leaving. I think that you can expect the Washington Post to be a very different publication. They've also had, you know, Mattia Gold, like big editors, like people are not getting their contracts renewed.

Ashley Parker and Michael Schur. And like, they're sort of poaching the Washington Post's top political people are leaving. I think that you can expect the Washington Post to be a very different publication. They've also had, you know, Mattia Gold, like big editors, like people are not getting their contracts renewed.

Ashley Parker and Michael Schur. And like, they're sort of poaching the Washington Post's top political people are leaving. I think that you can expect the Washington Post to be a very different publication. They've also had, you know, Mattia Gold, like big editors, like people are not getting their contracts renewed.

And so that of the big papers, right, we've seen the gutting of small papers, but I think you're going to see a massive shift in the media environment to be much more accommodating to Trump over these four years. And

And so that of the big papers, right, we've seen the gutting of small papers, but I think you're going to see a massive shift in the media environment to be much more accommodating to Trump over these four years. And

And so that of the big papers, right, we've seen the gutting of small papers, but I think you're going to see a massive shift in the media environment to be much more accommodating to Trump over these four years. And

because people are afraid, because Kash Patel and others have said they're going to specifically target the media, there's a lot of people, they may not even realize how they calibrate. I think a lot of the people in national review land or commentary land, I don't think they realize how much they started to calibrate because of their audiences and to Trump and how much it changed them.

because people are afraid, because Kash Patel and others have said they're going to specifically target the media, there's a lot of people, they may not even realize how they calibrate. I think a lot of the people in national review land or commentary land, I don't think they realize how much they started to calibrate because of their audiences and to Trump and how much it changed them.

because people are afraid, because Kash Patel and others have said they're going to specifically target the media, there's a lot of people, they may not even realize how they calibrate. I think a lot of the people in national review land or commentary land, I don't think they realize how much they started to calibrate because of their audiences and to Trump and how much it changed them.

And so I think that we will be sort of singular out there as a publication that will not calibrate at all. And what I want to ask people, because it's part of my resolution, is to, I want to be at a million free subscribers. I want to be a million free subscribers by the end of 2025. And I think we can get there, but you guys have to go tell everybody about the bulwark.

And so I think that we will be sort of singular out there as a publication that will not calibrate at all. And what I want to ask people, because it's part of my resolution, is to, I want to be at a million free subscribers. I want to be a million free subscribers by the end of 2025. And I think we can get there, but you guys have to go tell everybody about the bulwark.

And so I think that we will be sort of singular out there as a publication that will not calibrate at all. And what I want to ask people, because it's part of my resolution, is to, I want to be at a million free subscribers. I want to be a million free subscribers by the end of 2025. And I think we can get there, but you guys have to go tell everybody about the bulwark.

And here's the thing, I'm talking about free subscribers, I'm not talking about paid. Because one of the most interesting things about the bulwark is that we make most things free. And people who become paid subscribers typically do so for one of two reasons. One, they want to go deeper with us as a community member.

And here's the thing, I'm talking about free subscribers, I'm not talking about paid. Because one of the most interesting things about the bulwark is that we make most things free. And people who become paid subscribers typically do so for one of two reasons. One, they want to go deeper with us as a community member.

And here's the thing, I'm talking about free subscribers, I'm not talking about paid. Because one of the most interesting things about the bulwark is that we make most things free. And people who become paid subscribers typically do so for one of two reasons. One, they want to go deeper with us as a community member.

And so they get a lot out of being in the comments sections or doing the secret pod with me and JVL. And obviously JVL's triad is one of the, it's sort of the signature gated piece of content, right? There's still like all the YouTube stuff, it's all free.

And so they get a lot out of being in the comments sections or doing the secret pod with me and JVL. And obviously JVL's triad is one of the, it's sort of the signature gated piece of content, right? There's still like all the YouTube stuff, it's all free.