This afternoon, something changed on TikTok—and not in a subtle way. What I experienced today is part of a bigger shift, and I wanted to talk about it while also digging into something even deeper: why facts matter, and why this work matters.
One of the reasons I started doing this work in the first place was because I genuinely believed one of the most overlooked crises in our country is the lack of civics education in schools. I don’t mean knowing how many senators there are. I mean really understanding how government works, what rights you have, and how to think critically about the information coming at you from every direction.
Too many young Americans—and adults, too—were never given that foundation. And when you grow up without a strong understanding of truth, facts, and how to interpret media, you become incredibly vulnerable to manipulation.
And today, the platform we built is facing massive censorship. That’s why I need your help. Subscribe today or gift subscriptions to people you know. It goes a long way to help. We’ve grown with no outside investors. What’s happening right now on social media platforms makes it even more urgent to build spaces like this—independent, direct, and grounded in truth.
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I saw it all the time. I’d watch hours of cable news and see very little actual fact. Mostly opinion. Mostly noise. Most people my age won’t sit through it. Many older folks won’t either. And with more and more news locked behind paywalls, many turn to one of the only “free,” accessible space left: TikTok.
That’s what drew me to the platform. I launched my account originally to share what my family was experiencing in Ukraine when Russia was preparing to invade. It wasn’t a content strategy. It was just the truth. People responded. I quickly built a community—1.3 million followers—who were hungry for real-time, fact-based updates without the noise.
Then, just six months later, TikTok banned my account. No warning. No explanation. Despite multiple appeals, I never got it back.
Still, I didn’t stop. I started again. Over the past year, I’ve once again built an audience on TikTok by doing what I’ve always done: sharing verified, sourced, timely news, especially about this Administration and the wild ride of 2024 and now 2025.
But lately, something has shifted. And today, it became too blatant to ignore.
Posts about Jeffrey Epstein—regardless of how factual, documented, and important—simply don’t make it to the For You page. They get buried. I’ve tested it, tracked it, and confirmed it over and over. The platform clearly doesn’t want users to engage with that story, especially when it includes figures like Ghislaine Maxwell or Donald Trump.
At the same time, my creator fund earnings dropped more than 60% overnight. That’s not a glitch. That’s a decision. One that directly impacts the ability of independent creators like me to do this work full-time. I reached out to TikTok. No response.
Even more troubling, I’ve heard from dozens of followers that they’ve been unfollowed from my account—without their knowledge. And now, even my most accurate, up-to-the-minute videos simply don’t get traction. They’re not reaching new audiences the way they used to. They’re being silenced by design.
All of this is happening while talks intensify about a potential deal between the Trump camp and TikTok’s future ownership. I don’t think it’s a coincidence. But I do think it’s a serious problem.
The truth is, I used TikTok as a way to reach more than 100 million unique Americans—most under the age of 40. I was doing 20 or more videos a day, every single day, just breaking down the facts. No agenda. No outrage bait. Just news that people were missing because they either couldn’t access it or didn’t know where to look.
If you care about facts—if you care about real reporting—I hope you’ll become a subscriber here. This space is my present and future, all rolled into one. Because no algorithm can erase an email in your inbox.
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I’m also getting ready to launch a full YouTube show—an expansion of what I’ve been doing, but better. And most importantly, in a place I can control. A place where your access to the truth doesn’t depend on how a platform feels about a particular story.
This is where the work begins again. Where we rebuild a space for people who want facts, not filters. Where we don’t have to speak in code just to get around platform censorship. Where the truth comes first, and everything else comes after.
Thank you for giving me the best job in the world. I don't take this lightly. Your trust means everything, and I’ll keep doing this as long as I can. Let’s build something here that lasts.
Because the truth deserves more than 60 seconds on an app. It deserves a home.