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Your weekly rhetorical assault on the news cycle, the people who make it, and occasionally ourselves.
Data updated Yesterday
Avg Comments
59.1
Avg Likes
91.4
Engagement Rate
0.22%· ~151 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Media
0.22% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
| Public |
| Firehose #196: NBA Fever—Catch it!Also: Happy Memorial Day!May 24, 2026 | Public |
| TFC LIVE in DC at w/ Lulu Garcia-Navarro & Robby Soave - Members Only #322Recorded at the Miracle Theatre on Capitol HillMay 24, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| Firehose #195: Will the Last Anti-Trump Republican Please Turn off the Lights?Also: See you in the nation’s crapital Tuesday night!May 17, 2026 | Public |
| Lulu Garcia-Navarro joins our DC show 5/19Get tickets quick!May 13, 2026 | Public |
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Start tracking — freeThe Fifth Column (A Podcast) reports a rounded subscriber count of 68K. The platform doesn't expose finer-grained numbers, so week-to-week changes below the rounding threshold aren't visible in a chart.
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68K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.22%
median: 0.00%
Posts per Week
3.5
median: 1.2
Publishing Consistency
75/100
median: 69/100
Subscribers
68K
median: 2K
Here's what we know about this newsletter's activity:
Publishing Pace
~3x per week
Consistent
Category Rank
#32 of 811
in Media
Engagement Trend
Rising
based on recent posts
Publishing Frequency
~3x per week
Last published May 27, 2026
Usually publishes Thu
3.5 posts/week avg
Media Pricing
$6/mo median
Above average(+67%)
Monetization Readiness
Already monetizing
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Start tracking — free68.0K subscribers and 0.22% engagement — past the threshold where Media newsletters typically attract sponsors.
Premium Pricing
Priced at $10/mo, 67% above the Media median of $6/mo.
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++1.5%/wk
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++3.8%/wk
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++2.0%/wk
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