Cutting Through: News and Analysis ✓

YouTube @cuttingthroughwithmitchell-l9n Politics 📍 United States

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Subscribers

306

🔥 Buzz rank

#75,700 ▲6057

Total Views

25.6K

Videos

122

Channel age

2 yrs

Est. monthly earnings

$3 – $7

How we estimate

~989 recent monthly views × an estimated ad RPM of $3.50–$6.75 per 1,000 views — adjusted for Politics content and a US audience. Yearly ≈ $36 – $84. Excludes sponsorships, memberships & merch. Full methodology →

Known for

730 views Iran is the Greatest Strategic Defeat in American History

505 views Graham Platner, Tattoos, and Terrible Democratic Strategy

299 views Can Trump leave NATO

299 views Trump Official Quits Over Iran War, With a Problematic Note

▶️ Featured Video

730 views

🎯 Reach quality

Subscriber activation · Exceptional

51%

Share of subscribers who watch a typical recent video (avg views ÷ subscribers) — the real reach behind the subscriber count, and a quick check on whether those subscribers are still active rather than a vanity number.

Recent vs all-time

-26%

Recent videos average 156 vs an all-time 210/video — recent uploads run below the all-time norm — much of the lifetime views sit in an older catalogue.

📈 Performance

Typical video

65–171 views

Median 107 — the reliable floor a brand can expect, not just the headline average.

Upload rhythm

1.5× / week

Most active on Fridays — consistent output keeps an engaged, sponsor-ready audience.

156

Avg views / video

Avg likes

Avg comments

3.17%

Engagement rate

1.5

Uploads / week

210

Lifetime avg / video

Views / subscriber

Engagement rate = (likes + comments) ÷ views across recent videos.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined YouTube in 2024 — 2 years ago.

🏆Ranked #33,082 among all influencers on SocialDB.

🎯Top Politics influencer — #182 in the niche.

👁️Averages 156 views per video.

📤Posts about 1.5× per week.

💬3.17% engagement rate.

🚀Gained 4 subscribers in the last 7 days.

📍Based in United States.

🛡️ Audience credibility

94/100 Excellent

Est. 96% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Healthy view-through — roughly 51% of subscribers watch each video.
Verified account.
Established account (2+ years old).
3.17% engagement — around average for this size.

Est. authentic audience

96%

Fake-follower risk

Low

Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

👥 Audience demographics

Estimated

Modeled from this creator's niche, platform & region — a planning estimate, not connected analytics.

Gender split

Male 48% Female 52%

Age · peak 25-34

13-175%

18-2424%

25-3432%

35-4424%

45+15%

Top geographies

United States46%
United Kingdom8%
Canada7%
Australia4%
India5%

Likely interests

EntertainmentLifestyleTrending

💚 Brand affinity

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Brands Cutting Through: News and Analysis's audience is most likely to respond to — from detected sponsorships in this niche.

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Robinhood

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About

Policy analysis, news, and commentary from Mitchell Plitnick, foreign policy professional for over 25 years, president of ReThinking Foreign Policy. Formerly Vice President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace; Director of the US Office of B'Tselem; and co-director of Jewish Voice for Peace. Co-author of except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics, winner of the Palestine Book Award, 2021. Mostly US foreign policy and mostly regarding the Middle East. Some domestic politics and other foreign affairs as well. The kind of progressive analysis you won't find anywhere else.