Elliot Ackerman ✓

@elliotackerman · joined 25 May 2011

Writer: @TheAtlantic; Books: 2054; Halcyon; Fifth Act; 2034; Red Dress in Black & White; Places & Names; Waiting for Eden; Dark at the Crossing; Green on Blue

11 037Followers

97Following

5 047Posts total

14.6KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

5 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views431this account3 383median for 10K–100K

Reach, %3.91%this account10.96%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.39%this account1.40%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	431	3 383	0.13×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	3.91%	10.96%	0.36×
Engagement rate	0.39%	1.40%	0.28×

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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

12K21 Jun

43120 Aug

1K22 Aug

686

365

1183 Sep

Last 6 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.28%21 Jun

0.93%20 Aug

0.39%22 Aug

0.29%

0.55%

0.00%3 Sep

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

What the audience does

Likes62.3%33 in total

Reposts18.9%10 in total

Replies3.8%2 in total

Quotes1.9%1 in total

Bookmarks13.2%7 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

I joined @CBSNews to discuss the latest U.S. strikes against Iran, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, and why the current cycle of pressure may be the new normal without bringing the war any closer to an end. We also discussed leadership instability at the Pentagon during 118 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 Yesterday, I joined @TakeoutPodcast with @MajorCBS to discuss the war with Iran, economic pressure, and why the editorial independence of Stars and Stripes matters. Listen here: https://t.co/7HKLNu0LVj 365 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 22 Aug 2026 Loved hanging out with @oldgravypodcast this morning! 686 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 22 Aug 2026 In the past few days, news about the USS Abraham Lincoln made national headlines and it may have been turned it a political football. NY Times best selling author, @elliotackerman joined @oldgravypodcast on "The Tom Azelby Show" to talk about his article "The Cynical Coverage of 1K views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 22 Aug 2026 Yesterday, I joined @BBC World Service to discuss conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, the strain of extended deployments, and the broader war with Iran. We also discussed the civil-military divide and how the approaching midterms could shape the conflict. Listen: 431 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 20 Aug 2026 “A riotous entertainment” ⭐️ review by @PublishersWkly “Sheepdogs”, out Aug 5 with @AAKnopf https://t.co/0oDIl4aO55 12K views · 23 likes · 9 reposts · 2 replies 21 Jun 2025