While the corporate media rolls over for Trump, we're fighting back

What you’ve helped us build at Lincoln Square in just two months is truly remarkable. This isn’t just a media outlet. It’s not just where you find on-target essays and interviews with the best political strategists around: Rick Wilson, Joe Trippi, and Stuart Stevens.

Lincoln Square is a community. Lincoln Square is YOU.

And we have consistently been one of the fastest-rising political Substacks because thousands of people care about fighting back against authoritarianism the nonstop firehouse of lies coming from the Trump regime. We are the Ferocious Opposition who refuse to let democracy die at the hands of dull, vicious broligarchs.

But we knew when we founded our pro-democracy, independent media network that there would be pushback.

What we do each and every day threatens Trump, Elon and all the billionaires who want us to bow down.

Our work threatens corporate media that have pitifully abdicated their responsibility to stand up for truth and the First Amendment because they’re obsessed with currying favor from Trump and his toadies in a desperate bid to stay relevant.

And so that’s why you see access journalists like Chris Cillizza attack independent media and dismiss us as merely the #resistance. Maybe they should take a moment to ask themselves why Lincoln Square and other independent outlets are so in demand on Substack — while newspapers and cable news channels keep shrinking.

It’s because people are getting news and information they value and are willing to pay for it. (That’s how the free market works, by the way).

And sure, Chris just might still be bitter that CNN fired him. But Washington is full of people who sneer at those of us who are alarmed by what’s happening to our country under Trump — those of us who try to do the right thing, who still believe in the promise of American democracy, and are willing to fight for it. They think we’re suckers and losers.

But there are more of us then there are of them. I truly believe that. You make me believe that every day — with the emails you write us, your thoughtful questions in our live chats and your comments on our social media channels. It’s so inspiring.

Let’s face it: Traditional newsrooms are shackled by shrinking budgets, corporate owners, and a smug culture that prizes “both‑sides” symmetry — even when everyone knows one side is trafficking in lies. Radical‑right outlets exploit that weakness, pumping conspiracies into America’s bloodstream around the clock.

But at Lincoln Square, we don’t answer to billionaires or corporate shareholders. We answer to you. Our editorial north star is courage, not access.

Orwell once said, “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” Those are the times we’re living in today.

We’re fighting every day, and we’re asking you to fight with us. We know it’s not always easy for people to afford a Lincoln Loyal subscription thanks to Trump’s tariffs and DOGE cutbacks. So if you can afford to support our work, please know that you are helping make sure that it stays accessible for everyone.

Thank you for being part of our community and helping us grow Lincoln Square. We’re just getting started.