Michael C Moynihan

@mcmoynihan · New York / East Egg · joined 26 Feb 2009

The Fifth Column podcast. The Moynihan Report. Ex-Vice on HBO / Vice News Tonight. Ex-Daily Beast. Various other things. ETH: 0xe06F55Addf1948e58959ffA3C3D92567

59 348Followers

2 011Following

1 369Posts total

3.7MViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Michael C Moynihan@mcmoynihan27 Aug

And we’re back… 40.1K views · 334 likes · 24 reposts · 22 replies Open on X →

Michael C Moynihan@mcmoynihan27 Aug

At 95, William Shatner has formed a metal band, booked Riot Fest and begun recording with dozens of genre legends. These things happen. From Michael's new interview with @williamshatner, out now. https://t.co/upiZeiNU7S 379.5K views · 523 likes · 54 reposts · 31 replies Open on X →

Michael C Moynihan@mcmoynihan15 May

Next Tuesday in DC. A sort of homecoming. @wethefifth live! Will we have surprise guests!? Show you embarrassing/offensive video outtakes? Answer your stupid questions? Only one way to find out! Link to grab tickets: https://t.co/EjxqT1qQml 8.5K views · 13 likes · 5 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Michael C Moynihan@mcmoynihan3 Jan

From a Venezuelan friend: “The view from My friends beach apartment this morning” https://t.co/6sAiV0ffSJ 22.8K views · 138 likes · 10 reposts · 13 replies Open on X →

Michael C Moynihan@mcmoynihan19 Nov 2025

One of my favorite interviews of the year: with the brilliant media mogul Tom Freston, who indulges my theory that Jimmy Carter's stupid tariff policies ultimately helped create MTV and Comedy Central https://t.co/wzjIe1Xyle 26.1K views · 46 likes · 7 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

Michael C Moynihan@mcmoynihan16 Nov 2025

“The most hurtful thing [Trump] said...is he called me a ‘traitor'...those are the type of words used that can radicalize people against me and put my life in danger.” -MTG on CNN https://t.co/2vIUbZEorB 57.1K views · 159 likes · 35 reposts · 14 replies Open on X →

Michael C Moynihan@mcmoynihan16 Nov 2025

BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the ht 3.2M views · 26.9K likes · 2.8K reposts · 1.6K replies Open on X →

Against accounts of the same size

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

Median views209 798this account924median for 10K–100K

Reach, %353.50%this account3.62%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.56%this account1.52%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	209 798	924	227×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	3.5× audience	3.62%	97.7×
Engagement rate	0.56%	1.52%	0.37×

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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

3.2M16 Nov

57.1K

26.1K19 Nov

22.8K3 Jan

8.5K15 May

379.5K27 Aug

40.1K

Last 7 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.03%16 Nov

0.37%

0.22%19 Nov

0.71%3 Jan

0.26%15 May

0.17%27 Aug

0.95%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.52%.

What the audience does

Likes75.7%28 118 in total

Reposts7.9%2 938 in total

Replies4.5%1 655 in total

Quotes3.6%1 345 in total

Bookmarks8.3%3 086 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.