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The Washington Post

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washingtonpost.com

Profile data checked Aug 6, 2026, 12:26 PM

Report generated Sep 10, 2026, 1:42 PM

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Followers

864.7K

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Public follower count at check time.

Following

192

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Public following count at check time.

Posts

22.9K

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Public post count reported by the network.

Typical post

50

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Median interactions across 49 sampled original posts.

Category scores

Out of 100

Conversation response

Limited

34/100

Network discovery

Limited

46/100

Bio clarity

Limited

48/100

Topic consistency

Limited

48/100

Posting rhythm

Mixed

75/100

Identity and links

Mixed

75/100

Profile basics

Strong

100/100

Interaction mix

Strong

100/100

Post context

Strong

100/100

Peer position

42 Bluesky profiles · 100K to 1M · updated Sep 11, 26

Public engagement

4th percentile

4/100

Audit score

14th percentile

14/100

Bio and content

12 of 49 posts analyzed

The display name identifies a news publication, but the bio is a Bluesky-themed slogan that reveals no specific coverage or content.

Audience

Readers seeking national politics, government, health, technology, culture, sports, and Washington-area news.

Positioning

A broad news publisher sharing reporting, analysis, and columns, with emphasis on U.S. politics and Washington-area affairs.

Bio/content match

Mixed

Political and government reporting supports the democracy theme, but much of the sample covers unrelated health, culture, technology, food, and sports news.

Public interactions on posts published in the last 30 days

49 posts in window

Reply share

10%

Amplification

28%

Top vs typical

6.7x

Domain handle

Yes

Network signals

Response consistency

Uneven

71%

Sample: Median 50 / average 70.7

Top vs typical

Top-heavy

6.7x

Sample: Top 334 / median 50

Reply share

Some replies

10%

Sample: 363 replies / 3,463 interactions

Amplification share

High share

28%

Sample: 958 reposts + quotes

Category details

Conversation response

34/100

Typical public response is below the network baseline, sparse, or concentrated in a few posts.

  • 49 of 49 posts received interactions
  • 50 median interactions per post
  • 0.006% median interactions per follower

Network discovery

46/100

The profile has limited public discovery signals beyond its handle.

  • Recurring topics: trump
  • 0 of 49 posts used hashtags
  • 28 bio characters

Bio clarity

48/100

The display name identifies a news publication, but the bio is a Bluesky-themed slogan that reveals no specific coverage or content.

  • The display name is “The Washington Post.”
  • The bio contains only “Democracy Skies in Blueness.”
  • The bio provides no subjects, format, or editorial focus.

Topic consistency

48/100

Political and government reporting supports the democracy theme, but much of the sample covers unrelated health, culture, technology, food, and sports news.

  • Several posts cover elections, Congress, redistricting, and federal officials.
  • Other posts cover a flu vaccine, foie gras, horse racing, television, AI, and organ procurement.
  • The posts consistently use news-reporting, analysis, or column formats.

Posting rhythm

75/100

The captured sample shows frequent, current publishing.

  • Newest visible post is 35 days old
  • 49 posts published in the 30-day window
  • 11.4 visible posts per week

Identity and links

75/100

The profile connects its Bluesky identity to public destinations it controls.

  • No external profile link returned
  • Domain handle found

Profile basics

100/100

The public profile has enough identity detail to evaluate quickly.

  • Bio found
  • Avatar found
  • External profile link missing

Interaction mix

100/100

Sampled posts earn more than one kind of public response.

  • 49 of 49 posts received public interactions
  • 10% of interactions were replies
  • 28% came from reposts or quotes

Post context

100/100

Sampled original posts consistently provide visible text context.

  • 49 of 49 posts included text
  • 49 of 49 posts included at least 60 characters

Profile roast

Democracy Skies in Blueness is empty slogan bullshit atop a sampled news dump of foie gras, flu shots, and horse racing.

washingtonpost.com · C · 64/100

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