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Alex Horton

@AlexHortonTX · alex.horton@washpost.com · joined 22 Jul 2010

Military reporter for @washingtonpost. Iraq veteran. Get in touch securely on Signal: alexhorton.85 // Email: alexhorton85@proton.me

27 856Followers
2 554Following
4 993Posts total
4.9MViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

7 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views37 302this account3 383median for 10K–100K
Reach, %133.91%this account10.96%median for 10K–100K
Engagement, %1.02%this account1.40%median for 10K–100K
MetricThis accountMedian for 10K–100KRatio
Median views per post37 3023 38311.0×
Reach (views ÷ followers)133.91%10.96%12.2×
Engagement rate1.02%1.40%0.73×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

4.4M19 Sep
46.3K
37.3K30 Aug
106.8K
31K
87.4K31 Aug
6.6K
140.8K2 Sep
12.6K

Last 9 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.21%19 Sep
0.31%
1.38%30 Aug
0.09%
0.48%
1.02%31 Aug
0.73%
1.32%2 Sep
1.65%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.40%.

What the audience does

Likes57.9%7 641 in total
Reposts26.2%3 463 in total
Replies7.3%970 in total
Quotes7.9%1 039 in total
Bookmarks0.7%89 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

We reported military leaders surfaced risks the Iran war creates for other missions, like homeland defense, in a classified document. In response, did the Pentagon: A) Rush to fix readiness issues B) Purge those documents from a secure system to prevent leaks Find out below 12.6K views · 157 likes · 48 reposts · 3 replies 02 Sep 2026 Breaking news: The Pentagon pulled decades of classified documents from a secret computer system, which is commonly used by defense officials and troops, after The Post published a story detailing senior military officers’ concerns about the Iran war. https://t.co/7FWO9muDLo 140.8K views · 1.2K likes · 567 reposts · 64 replies 02 Sep 2026 Traffickers have adapted. Big caveat: they’re using more commercial ships, relying on corrupt officials to spot military units and experimenting with new routes. The result: no decrease in cocaine reaching the U.S. It could even be more now. https://t.co/biZYgDubgj 6.6K views · 31 likes · 13 reposts · 2 replies 31 Aug 2026 Operation Southern Spear has disrupted trafficking networks, forced trafficker adaptations, removed dangerous narcoterrorists, and demonstrated that the United States will use EVERY lawful tool available to defend our Homeland and protect our communities https://t.co/pd0TPDOMsh 87.4K views · 725 likes · 132 reposts · 26 replies 31 Aug 2026 This is authentic https://t.co/vJ3KNm4hC9 31K views · 118 likes · 28 reposts · 4 replies 30 Aug 2026 82nd Airborne announces tour extensions for currently deployed elements. via /r/army https://t.co/cBcxVytyjJ #army #miltwitter 106.8K views · 57 likes · 16 reposts · 6 replies 30 Aug 2026 Pretty much every 4-star who provided forces for the Iran war voiced growing concerns to Hegseth of risk to their missions, including homeland defense, if the U.S. stays the course. Details from a recent assessment w/ @TaraCopp https://t.co/yODQUrOJhb 37.3K views · 337 likes · 152 reposts · 17 replies 30 Aug 2026 If you’re a uniformed service member or DOD civilian, I’d like to hear what’s on your mind. Confidentiality and your safety is my highest priority. Let’s talk on Signal here: https://t.co/bqU9227vjK 46.3K views · 82 likes · 27 reposts · 29 replies 19 Sep 2025 NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost https://t.co/8lmPMb553G 4.4M views · 4.9K likes · 2.5K reposts · 819 replies 19 Sep 2025

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