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Followers
55.4K
Account age
2 yrs

Known for

📊 Post engagement

53
Avg engagement / post
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
Sep 2023
On Bluesky since

🔥 Top post: "Writers have been using me long before AI. I am the punctuation · 185 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
85.7 / week
A very active account — posts many times a day.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 11 text · 1 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
160×
Follows 346 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post "Writers have been using me long before AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actually cold, and worn year-round by screenwriters. I am not new here. I am not novel. I’m the cigarette you keep saying you’ll quit." ★ 185
When it’s constantly running ten minutes late. When it says “I’m fine,” but it really isn’t fine. When it reschedules dinner dates to watch old episodes of The O.C. ★ 51 "I’ve seen a ton of pictures of the camp dances, games, concerts, swim meets, and bunk follies. There are thousands of pictures, and my kids are only in three. If I’m being repetitive, it’s to prove a point: we pay a lot of money for this … ★ 19 One month ago today. #LestWeForgetTheHorrors ★ 62 "Our family has been FRYING UP CLAMS at the Clam 'n' Putt for more generations than we can remember. When it's summer, you can count on two things: HOT SUN, and us here making clams, because Neptune totally fucking cursed our family." ★ 26 "My stumbling upon your cart of treats just as you took them out of the toaster oven was a mere happenstance. I wasn’t loitering, watching you like a hungry lioness crouched in the grass, eyeing a decrepit gazelle straggling at the back of… ★ 48 Copilot will protect your data From outsiders; Your campus owns your private Questions. ★ 26 "Select a house with one fewer master suite than the number of couples. Don’t forget to unfairly resent the couple who didn’t get an ensuite bathroom because their stuff is all over the powder room, and, honestly, it’s annoying." ★ 39 "Childcare? I feel great about it. Three days a week, I leave my child with strangers, pay them as much as my mortgage, and resist the urge to call every 15 minutes to see if my baby has rolled over for the first time and I missed it becau… ★ 60 'Their dads and grandads did it, too." ★ 49 "I don’t have time to deal with these whisk-wielding cynics. I’m too busy bestowing five-star reviews all over the internet, scattering them like sprinkles on the dozen vanilla cupcake recipes I didn’t and will never make." ★ 21 "Your family trip will consist of three primary food groups: dairy-carbs, shellfish, and gin. By week six, you should be eating cheesy bread, shrimp cocktail, and espresso martinis for all nine meals." ★ 49

🦋 Handle & authenticity

✅ Domain-verified
@mcsweeneys.net
The handle is the domain mcsweeneys.net. On Bluesky a domain handle proves the owner controls that website — so this is verifiably the real mcsweeneys.net account, not an impersonator.
On Bluesky since
Sep 2023
An early adopter from the invite-only beta (before the Feb 2024 public launch) — an original, established account.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2023 — 2 years ago.
👁️Averages 53 views per post.
📤Posts about 85.7× per week.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.

🛡️ Audience credibility

53/100 Fair
  • Est. 76% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
  • Low engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
  • Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
  • Verified account.
Est. authentic audience
76%
Fake-follower risk
Medium
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

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