First Ever: Just the Facts Subscriptions — 20% Off for Black Friday
Full archive + monthly AMA now available only to subscribers
Black Friday: 20% Off Full Access to the Archive + a Monthly AMA
I’ve been thinking carefully about how to make this publication sustainable without forcing a fixed publishing schedule that doesn’t suit the work. The solution is straightforward:
all new posts will remain free, and the complete archive—plus a monthly one-hour Ask Me Anything session for subscribers—will now be available to paid supporters.
To mark the rollout of this new model, I’m offering a 20% Black Friday discount on full access.
Why subscribe?
Paid subscribers unlock:
The full archive: years of investigations, deep dives, reporting, and analysis
The monthly AMA: a one-hour conversation where you can raise any topic—my current research, future stories, the issues you’re following, or anything else on your mind
Bonus materials: exclusive document drops, primary source excerpts, and additional context I don’t publish publicly
The ability to support independent journalism — no sponsors, no ads, no corporate filters
This isn’t a volume business. I don’t publish daily or even weekly. What you get here is time-intensive, deeply researched work—when it’s ready. The archive is the backbone of that work, and it’s now open to subscribers.
Why now?
Black Friday is as good a moment as any to offer a discounted doorway in. If you’ve been reading for free and want to go deeper, this is the time.
The discount applies to all annual and monthly memberships.
And it’s only available through the holiday weekend.
What doesn’t change?
Free readers still get every new post. Nothing is being taken away from the public side of this publication. But if you want access not just to the new pieces but also everything I’ve published here, along with direct monthly access through the AMA, this is the way in.
If you’ve valued this work…
Then please consider subscribing. Your support makes this possible, and it ensures that serious investigative reporting can continue without obligation to a click-driven news cycle.
Click here to become a paid subscriber at 20% off
I look forward to welcoming you inside and seeing many of you at the first AMA in December.
— Gerald
I would support you, but I didn't feel you've been an objective journalist in the spirit of Case Closed lately. You being your ideology first and your objectivity second. So, no.