The DSR Network has 5,625 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #37 on Substack's U.S. Politics Rising board. 31 publications recommend them, 6 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 4.
Last read Nov 1, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 5,625
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 31
- +6 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 4
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #37, U.S. Politics
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 5,625 | −3 | Thousands | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 5,628 | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Rising | #37 | #20 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Rising | 29 | 20 | 20 | 37 | ▼8 |
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Recommendations
31 publications recommend The DSR Network; 6 started in the last 30 days. The DSR Network recommends 4, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
Recommended by
The Daily Beast136k followers · started Aug 14, 2026 · mutual- M.D. Berdinestarted Oct 30, 2026new
- Egalitarian, Inclusive Democracystarted Oct 30, 2026new
- Really Free Speechstarted Oct 26, 2026new
- Mickeleh's Takestarted Oct 18, 2026new
- Rozstarted Oct 13, 2026new
- Bikracerstarted Oct 10, 2026new
- Julie’s Substackstarted Sep 27, 2026
- The New Republicstarted Sep 25, 2026 · mutual
- Martín’s Substackstarted Sep 15, 2026
- Elizabeth Bannisterstarted Sep 11, 2026
- Phillip's Substackstarted Sep 8, 2026
- Sally Coxstarted Aug 14, 2026
- David’s Substackstarted Aug 14, 2026
- Marie Pelletierstarted Aug 7, 2026
- Larry's Substackstarted Jul 25, 2026
- Christopher’s Substackstarted Jul 23, 2026
- Joe Bailey Colestarted Jul 23, 2026
- FamousAholesstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Mona Sigalstarted Jul 16, 2026
- Jack’s Substackstarted Jul 10, 2026
- Mark Saytherstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Florida For Jolly started Jun 19, 2026
- Learned Resiliencestarted Jun 19, 2026
All 31
- Dianne's Substackstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Steve in Manhattanstarted Jun 17, 2026
- Frank's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
- As Variously As Possiblestarted Jun 15, 2026
- Yveline Marconstarted Jun 15, 2026
- Jeff Tortorellistarted Jun 15, 2026
- Need to Know by David Rothkopfstarted Jun 15, 2026 · mutual
Recommends
THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali293k followers · started Jun 15, 2026- The Daily Beast136k followers · started Jun 15, 2026 · mutual
- The New Republicstarted Sep 25, 2026 · mutual
- Need to Know by David Rothkopfstarted Jun 15, 2026 · mutual
Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
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- 2 shared
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273k followers - 2 shared
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223k followers - 2 shared
G. Elliott MorrisStrength In Numbers
195k followers - 2 shared
Jonathan LarsenThe Fucking News
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other U.S. Politics writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (15 writers in that group), but not The DSR Network.
- recommends 2 of them
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- recommends 2 of themTia M. Kolbaba
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