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The Conservative Treehouse (Opinion)

U.S. right (pro-Trump, MAGA-aligned blog)

Owned byPrivately run blog written by a pseudonymous author known as "Sundance." News reports have linked the site to a Florida resident, Mark Bradman, but Sundance has not confirmed this. No parent company is identified.
FundingMainly reader donations and site-support appeals, and likely some advertising. The site does not publish audited financial details, so exact funding is not public.
On the administrationbroadly supportive

Background

The blog was launched in 2009 by an author who writes as "Sundance" and has kept their identity private, citing privacy and security concerns. It started as a small conservative politics blog and grew a large readership, especially around the Tea Party era and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. Reports (including the Daily Beast) have linked the site to a Florida man, Mark Bradman, but Sundance has not confirmed that. WordPress.com removed the site from its hosting platform in 2018, citing terms-of-service violations, after which it moved to self-hosting. The site has been criticized for promoting conspiracy theories about the Russia investigation, the FBI and the 'deep state,' and critics have described it as a source of misleading claims. Supporters see it as long-form, research-heavy analysis that mainstream outlets ignore. It has also rebranded in parts as "The Last Refuge," with a tagline about 'conservative misfits.' In 2026 it continues to publish daily posts that cover Trump rallies and policy, and that tend to present administration strategy, such as its Russia/Ukraine approach, in a favorable light.

Sources

  1. The Conservative Treehouse - Black Atlantic (UGA)
  2. Meet the Conservative Treehouse, The Blog That's Ground Zero for Insane Trump Shit (Daily Beast)
  3. WordPress.com Gives Conservative Treehouse the Boot, Citing TOS Violations (WP Tavern)
  4. Site Note - CTH Support (The Last Refuge)
  5. Mike Steger Interprets President Trump Ukraine and Russia Policy Objectives (The Last Refuge, Oct 18, 2026)
  6. The Last Refuge (homepage)

Profile compiled 2026-10-25; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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