Marcel Dirsus

@marceldirsus · joined 22 Jan 2012

Political scientist and author of How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive. Hosting The Next Best, a politics podcast: https://t.co/MMIknJvmxq

34 854Followers

1 655Following

2 243Posts total

39KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

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

Median views985this account3 259median for 10K–100K

Reach, %2.83%this account10.24%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.49%this account1.40%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	985	3 259	0.30×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	2.83%	10.24%	0.28×
Engagement rate	0.49%	1.40%	0.35×

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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

9.9K9 Feb

26.4K31 Aug

1.1K2 Sep

839

7263 Sep

Last 5 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.17%9 Feb

0.38%31 Aug

0.09%2 Sep

0.60%

0.83%3 Sep

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

What the audience does

Likes68.4%106 in total

Reposts9.0%14 in total

Replies3.9%6 in total

Quotes2.6%4 in total

Bookmarks16.1%25 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

There's no "Magic Button" to Win Wars https://t.co/zjtZCvDDkq 726 views · 6 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 This conversation was supposed to be about blockades, but it explains much more. So much of the present mess relates to politicians who hope to score a quick victory if they only do this one easy thing. But in the end, it's rarely easy. Or quick! https://t.co/izLrV6ZEoa 839 views · 5 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 Politicians are addicted to the idea of a "magic button" they can push to win wars. But whether it's naval blockades or air power or drones: Wars are messy, wars are difficult. There is no substitute for boots on the ground and people will die. New podcast out now, link in bio. h 1.1K views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 Putin reportedly fears being "hanged" if he doesn't win in Ukraine. It's a common fear among dictators and it's completely rational. When dictators lose wars, they often lose power. And when they lose power, they often lose their freedom or even their life. Tyranny is hazardous! 26.4K views · 83 likes · 13 reposts · 4 replies 31 Aug 2026 I started a podcast named The Next Best with Marcel Dirsus. You can listen to it on YouTube, Spotify, Apple or wherever else you get your podcasts. It's about war and dictators and geopolitics and all that. Here's a list of all episodes so far: https://t.co/n0VTIx6jTL 9.9K views · 12 likes · 1 reposts · 2 replies 09 Feb 2026