This weekend 325 Kosmopolitan authors posted 371 diaries, of which 2 were later withdrawn, 347 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 2467 recommending readers, 133 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 44 by 30 or more.
Recommendations and comments were collected at 11:00 AM April 17; diaries posted less than 24 hours before that remained open for recommendation at that time.
Diaries: posted 371, withdrawn: 2, remaining: 369, recommended {1: 347, 10: 133, 30: 44}.
rank |
nrec |
ncom |
impact |
Diary |
Author |
Date |
1 |
442 |
914 |
4.222 |
I am Not the "Angry Left" |
wmtriallawyer |
04/15 |
2 |
424 |
323 |
3.802 |
My comments on Iran as a former Intelligence Analyst |
John Laesch |
04/15 |
3 |
404 |
275 |
3.615 |
WELCOME Washington Post readers! |
MissInformation |
04/15 |
4 |
385 |
1109 |
3.908 |
Wherein I Respond to the Response to the Post Article |
Maryscott OConnor |
04/16 |
5 |
282 |
139 |
2.513 |
Wake Up! The World is Burning |
Soj |
04/15 |
6 |
254 |
116 |
2.262 |
A War Against Truth |
teacherken |
04/16 |
7 |
237 |
74 |
2.106 |
THE MAIN EVENT: Bill vs. Ben |
Bill in Portland Maine |
04/16 |
8 |
236 |
166 |
2.113 |
MSOC: Profiles In Blogging |
BooMan23 |
04/15 |
9 |
232 |
76 |
2.062 |
The Slander That Launched Don Rumsfeld's Career |
Chris Floyd |
04/16 |
10 |
209 |
254 |
1.904 |
Rigging the 2008 Election |
gmoke |
04/16 |
11 |
195 |
124 |
1.743 |
Kucinich to Bu$h: evidence that US military is ALREADY in IRAN |
robelicit |
04/15 |
12 |
178 |
93 |
1.587 |
White House Egg Roll Delay for Gay Families |
TerranceDC |
04/15 |
13 |
158 |
102 |
1.412 |
Other Faces of the "Angry Left" |
BarbinMD |
04/15 |
14 |
144 |
112 |
1.292 |
Easter Bunny Tragically Slain by Vice President |
Dood Abides |
04/16 |
15 |
141 |
85 |
1.259 |
Why the Post is scared of blogs...and they should be |
8ackgr0und N015e |
04/16 |
16 |
130 |
76 |
1.161 |
History for Kossacks: The Third Crusade |
Unitary Moonbat |
04/16 |
17 |
120 |
291 |
1.176 |
Sunday Talk: Shock & Awe |
Al Rodgers |
04/15 |
18 |
119 |
58 |
1.060 |
Eyes I dare not meet in dreams |
exmearden |
04/15 |
19 |
117 |
308 |
1.164 |
Maryscott and the Swishy Queers (or Hyperbolic Diary Explosion) |
hyperbolic pants explosion |
04/15 |
20 |
111 |
460 |
1.261 |
What's Your Fucking Problem? Wake Up, Dead Man edition. (WYFP!) |
Elizabeth D |
04/15 |
21 |
107 |
132 |
0.976 |
Hating Jesus |
DeweyCounts |
04/16 |
22 |
89 |
59 |
0.796 |
GOP Leaders Pledge Allegiance to the Elephant. Literally! |
thereisnospoon |
04/15 |
23 |
88 |
241 |
0.883 |
Saturday Morning (Home And) Garden Blogging Vol. 2.8 |
Frankenoid |
04/15 |
24 |
82 |
62 |
0.735 |
Paranoia: hit piece on Blair in WaPo as he refuses war in Iran |
Jerome a Paris |
04/16 |
25 |
72 |
155 |
0.692 |
Brothers and Sisters, |
pastordan |
04/16 |
26 |
69 |
69 |
0.623 |
Vegetables of Mass Destruction - Springtime and Rebirth |
OrangeClouds115 |
04/16 |
27 |
56 |
24 |
0.498 |
Would You Live Here? |
sassy texan |
04/15 |
28 |
52 |
54 |
0.470 |
OMG! Sunday NYT Editorial (Poll) |
Miri |
04/15 |
29 |
50 |
413 |
0.835 |
You're Biased, I'm Not |
Armando |
04/16 |
30 |
47 |
292 |
0.651 |
10 Pony Questions W/NO Free Answers |
buhdydharma |
04/16 |
31 |
47 |
37 |
0.422 |
Pentagon Sends Retired Officers Rummy Defense Talking Points |
litigatormom |
04/16 |
32 |
44 |
365 |
0.737 |
A Conservative Says Thank You to DailyKos Website for New Powers |
chipmitchell |
04/16 |
33 |
44 |
34 |
0.395 |
I'm Not the "Angry Left," I'm an Angry American |
Patriot for Al Gore |
04/15 |
34 |
39 |
165 |
0.447 |
What's the Purpose of Blogging? |
DHinMI |
04/15 |
35 |
39 |
28 |
0.349 |
We still have it too good. |
Jerome a Paris |
04/15 |
36 |
36 |
179 |
0.443 |
I don't 'get' the Maryscott cult |
Land of Enchantment |
04/15 |
37 |
36 |
22 |
0.322 |
Hilton Hotel Decision Angers Wounded Veterans |
ilona |
04/16 |
38 |
35 |
23 |
0.313 |
The World Is Burning: Africa |
Soj |
04/15 |
39 |
34 |
130 |
0.375 |
Angry Liberal Limericks and more - please join in! |
Real History Lisa |
04/15 |
40 |
33 |
15 |
0.294 |
New Dubai takeover scandal brewing; worse than Ports fiasco! |
fordcomm |
04/15 |
41 |
31 |
38 |
0.283 |
The Abramoff Seven |
jorndorff |
04/15 |
42 |
31 |
21 |
0.277 |
Religious Freedom. More Important than a Flame War. |
Delaware Dem |
04/15 |
43 |
31 |
11 |
0.276 |
278 e-mails link Abramoff Quid Pro Quo to White House |
RegenerationMan |
04/15 |
44 |
30 |
21 |
0.269 |
Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photos) Day 428 |
RubDMC |
04/15 |
45 |
29 |
20 |
0.260 |
Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photos) Day 429 |
RubDMC |
04/16 |
46 |
28 |
48 |
0.262 |
Blair Refuses to Back Iran Strike |
suskind |
04/15 |
47 |
27 |
81 |
0.277 |
I am NOT Maryscott O'Connor!!!! |
Bob Johnson |
04/15 |
48 |
27 |
51 |
0.255 |
Open letter to MSOC: Be careful. They're using you. |
hekebolos |
04/15 |
49 |
24 |
55 |
0.233 |
House 1st Quarter Filings So Far. |
DemocraticLuntz |
04/16 |
50 |
23 |
86 |
0.252 |
On Eating Well: an Ayn Rand/MSOC-free diary - with pony! |
kate petersen |
04/15 |
51 |
23 |
38 |
0.214 |
Rasmussen= 39% Approval (First Time Below 40) |
flernk |
04/16 |
52 |
23 |
24 |
0.208 |
Witness |
melvin |
04/15 |
53 |
23 |
14 |
0.205 |
FIGHT BACK: Respond to Spanish GOP Radio Ads NOW |
Mister T in AZ |
04/16 |
54 |
23 |
10 |
0.205 |
Medicare D(isaster): Action Necessary NOW!!!! |
Street Kid |
04/16 |
55 |
22 |
44 |
0.209 |
Before You Speak with a Reporter (with Poll) |
Liberal Thinking |
04/15 |
56 |
22 |
22 |
0.199 |
Experts: Iraq War Increased Likelihood of Attack on U.S |
Dump Terry McAuliffe |
04/16 |
57 |
21 |
319 |
0.577 |
Ask a Kossak, W/Free Answers and NO ponies |
buhdydharma |
04/15 |
58 |
21 |
50 |
0.205 |
Conservative Calls the Six Generals A**wipes |
storiesinamerica |
04/15 |
59 |
21 |
45 |
0.202 |
Es Ist Genug |
teacherken |
04/15 |
60 |
21 |
41 |
0.199 |
Why Wal-Mart Is Toast |
JR Monsterfodder |
04/15 |
61 |
21 |
29 |
0.193 |
CONFIRMED: Cheney Declassified -- now, is it legal?!! |
STOP George |
04/15 |
62 |
21 |
21 |
0.190 |
Preparing for a CodePink Demonstration |
Damnit Janet |
04/16 |
63 |
21 |
12 |
0.187 |
IMPOSSIBLE MISSION FORCE: Help Kossak Hero Jim McDermott. POLL |
dinazina |
04/16 |
64 |
20 |
30 |
0.185 |
It's a shame you have to die in order to get this kind of medical care. |
Shadan7 |
04/15 |
65 |
19 |
235 |
0.437 |
Israel Hating: Why I Can't Sign Up... |
el ganador |
04/15 |
66 |
19 |
30 |
0.176 |
Why a U.S. Embassy in Iraq the Size of Vatican City? |
John Campanelli |
04/15 |
67 |
19 |
17 |
0.171 |
Watch for us on ABC...White House Egg Roll... |
wclathe |
04/15 |
68 |
19 |
14 |
0.170 |
Easter in Crawford |
jimstaro |
04/16 |
69 |
19 |
13 |
0.170 |
Twelve Reasons For Kossacks To Feel All Sorts of Powerful |
cskendrick |
04/16 |
70 |
19 |
7 |
0.169 |
To all of you pissed about the MaryScott Oconnor piece....... |
JackAshe |
04/15 |
71 |
17 |
14 |
0.153 |
Open Letter To Comedy Central |
Mash |
04/15 |
72 |
17 |
4 |
0.151 |
Barbell Jobs Market: A Few Get Rich, the Rest Tread Water |
bonddad |
04/15 |
73 |
17 |
2 |
0.151 |
High Impact diaries - April 14, 2006 |
jotter |
04/15 |
74 |
16 |
73 |
0.189 |
Mary Scott O'Connor meet Malcolm X meet Sam Adams |
kant |
04/16 |
75 |
16 |
64 |
0.179 |
Teacher's Lounge: Why teach math, indeed |
rserven |
04/15 |
76 |
16 |
22 |
0.147 |
The Passion of the Anti-Christ |
Dood Abides |
04/15 |
77 |
15 |
73 |
0.183 |
BREAKING: Tucker Carlson Ditches Bowtie |
KingOneEye |
04/15 |
78 |
15 |
23 |
0.139 |
What the fuck are you doing? |
Tomtech |
04/15 |
79 |
15 |
22 |
0.138 |
Why the WaPo hatchet job matters |
blue meme |
04/16 |
80 |
15 |
11 |
0.134 |
Halliburton, Dubai, and trading with the Enemy |
theyrereal |
04/16 |
81 |
15 |
10 |
0.134 |
Maybe Not the Angry Left, But I Feel Your Pain |
VirginiaBelle |
04/15 |
82 |
15 |
6 |
0.133 |
Deborah Howell sends me an email |
fromer |
04/16 |
83 |
15 |
2 |
0.133 |
Our severeley injured soldiers. |
vic ariel |
04/15 |
84 |
14 |
57 |
0.158 |
The Limiting Factor for the Libertarian Party |
thehim |
04/16 |
85 |
14 |
33 |
0.136 |
I am not angry anymore. |
DawnG |
04/16 |
86 |
14 |
28 |
0.133 |
The Republicans Will Impeach |
antifa |
04/16 |
87 |
14 |
22 |
0.130 |
The Iran solution: "the charm offensive" |
clammyc |
04/16 |
88 |
14 |
22 |
0.130 |
JOBS AMERICANS WON"T DO: Blaming the victims |
jimprues |
04/16 |
89 |
14 |
21 |
0.129 |
Senator Feinstein slams Bush's war threats against Iran |
grassroot |
04/16 |
90 |
14 |
18 |
0.128 |
We're Winning--The Idiocy of the WaPo |
thereisnospoon |
04/16 |
91 |
14 |
16 |
0.127 |
My Ex-Wife thinks that her phone was bugged |
motwor1 |
04/15 |
92 |
14 |
13 |
0.126 |
Weeks High Impact diaries - April 8-14, 2006 |
jotter |
04/16 |
93 |
14 |
12 |
0.126 |
George Orwell's trousers and the prevailing orthodoxy of our times |
d eyes |
04/16 |
94 |
14 |
9 |
0.125 |
Why a NCO feels Rummy should go |
testvet6778 |
04/16 |
95 |
14 |
7 |
0.125 |
VT-Sen: Bribing Volunteers |
Jdellaro |
04/15 |
96 |
13 |
73 |
0.170 |
Time Magazine's Ten Best Senators |
muledriver |
04/16 |
97 |
13 |
61 |
0.156 |
About Existence |
ek hornbeck |
04/16 |
98 |
13 |
22 |
0.121 |
NUTS AND BOLTS SERIES-More on local organizing, something for all |
philinmaine |
04/16 |
99 |
13 |
17 |
0.119 |
Dear Democrats: It's okay to change your mind on Iraq. |
VirginiaDem |
04/16 |
100 |
13 |
16 |
0.119 |
Generals vs Rummy |
testvet6778 |
04/15 |
101 |
13 |
14 |
0.118 |
Grassroots In Action: Candidate Fair!! (w/ pix) |
bmaples |
04/15 |
102 |
13 |
13 |
0.117 |
The Way of the One-Eyed Man |
H2O Man |
04/16 |
103 |
13 |
11 |
0.117 |
US Conflict With Iran Would Be More Damaging To America's Interests Than Iraq Says Richard Clark |
Lolligolli |
04/15 |
104 |
13 |
10 |
0.117 |
U of Virginia Has Students Arrested, Pays Poverty Wages |
David Swanson |
04/16 |
105 |
13 |
9 |
0.116 |
ACTION ALERT: GOP group's Spanish radio ads target Dems |
Wynonie Harris |
04/15 |
106 |
12 |
33 |
0.121 |
Why SOMETIMES I make the Recommended List (a SHORT CSK Diary! Tell the world!) |
cskendrick |
04/15 |
107 |
12 |
32 |
0.120 |
Jane Harman's a' shakin' and a' quakin'! |
Ozzie |
04/15 |
108 |
12 |
15 |
0.110 |
The Tip Of The Spear |
Mash |
04/16 |
109 |
12 |
7 |
0.107 |
What's Right With Kansas |
NathanNewman |
04/15 |
110 |
12 |
6 |
0.107 |
The Last Throes of Credibility & HR 635 |
GreyHawk |
04/15 |
111 |
12 |
1 |
0.106 |
A Review of Unembedded |
WorldCantWait |
04/16 |
112 |
11 |
83 |
0.172 |
Allen VS Hillary: A Conversation with My Republican Friend |
claytonben |
04/16 |
113 |
11 |
63 |
0.146 |
Raise the Minimum Wage |
filmgeek83 |
04/16 |
114 |
11 |
44 |
0.123 |
Our Military, Part Two: A Military That Is Not Militarist. |
Frank Cocozzelli |
04/15 |
115 |
11 |
19 |
0.103 |
Neil Young New Song: 'Impeach the President' |
marieaey |
04/16 |
116 |
11 |
19 |
0.103 |
Desperate Military recruits using cell phone numbers |
Susan60 |
04/16 |
117 |
11 |
16 |
0.101 |
Daily Kos Read-Along: Wicked, Part One |
Mehitabel9 |
04/15 |
118 |
11 |
11 |
0.099 |
Two stories, a Marine and Armando |
Pacific John |
04/16 |
119 |
11 |
5 |
0.098 |
New New Kaloogian Picture Called |
londonbear |
04/16 |
120 |
11 |
5 |
0.098 |
Win friends, not just arguments |
Cecrops Tangaroa |
04/16 |
121 |
11 |
2 |
0.098 |
The Joe Lieberman of Southern California can be defeated |
Budlawman |
04/16 |
122 |
10 |
34 |
0.106 |
you're amando, i'm not |
skippy |
04/16 |
123 |
10 |
25 |
0.099 |
Feinstein Grows a Spine! (Finally) |
mungley |
04/15 |
124 |
10 |
24 |
0.098 |
Minimum Wage Needs to Be Significantly Raised |
DeaconBlue |
04/16 |
125 |
10 |
15 |
0.092 |
Maybe they can just drop dead in the street. |
leftymelz |
04/16 |
126 |
10 |
14 |
0.092 |
Blame Canada! Scathing article about Bush in our largest newsweekly |
Ilovehunter |
04/15 |
127 |
10 |
14 |
0.092 |
My NCLB Story |
flautist |
04/15 |
128 |
10 |
12 |
0.091 |
Washington Post Continues Its Ethical Slide |
What were you thinking |
04/16 |
129 |
10 |
12 |
0.091 |
America the Ugly |
rserven |
04/16 |
130 |
10 |
9 |
0.090 |
Global warming scientist/novelist stifled by Canadian gov't |
Karen Wehrstein |
04/15 |
131 |
10 |
8 |
0.090 |
The Beauty of the Rose Garden |
ommzms |
04/15 |
132 |
10 |
5 |
0.089 |
Equal Means Equal |
TerranceDC |
04/16 |
133 |
10 |
2 |
0.089 |
Wherein Malacandra responds to Swami Beyondananda |
Malacandra |
04/16 |
134 |
9 |
121 |
0.222 |
Kossacks are... [updated w/ samples] |
Karen Wehrstein |
04/16 |
135 |
9 |
54 |
0.122 |
Where does the word "fuck" go in the sentence, "I am going to Honolulu"? |
cova1 |
04/16 |
136 |
9 |
54 |
0.122 |
Thoughts on Immigration and US Citizenship |
liberalscum |
04/15 |
137 |
9 |
31 |
0.096 |
Black market employment ring busted up (with poll) |
Subversive |
04/15 |
138 |
9 |
24 |
0.090 |
Iran and the Sufis - a Call from Amnesty International |
hiddengnostic |
04/15 |
139 |
9 |
23 |
0.089 |
Flags, Fags, and Fetuses |
trifecta |
04/15 |
140 |
9 |
21 |
0.088 |
Good News From Rasmussen |
ArkDem14 |
04/15 |
141 |
9 |
19 |
0.086 |
You say I'm a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing |
paluxy1945 |
04/16 |
142 |
8 |
154 |
0.273 |
Something Going On Today? |
Armando |
04/15 |
143 |
8 |
123 |
0.222 |
Help Me! Why Ayn Rand? |
dlawbailey |
04/15 |
144 |
8 |
47 |
0.107 |
I Just Got Robo-Called for a California Abortion Initiative |
AnthonySF |
04/15 |
145 |
8 |
43 |
0.102 |
Bush's approval rating falling like a stone |
SF Bay |
04/16 |
146 |
8 |
40 |
0.099 |
Oh Doctor Jesus |
Miss Devore |
04/15 |
147 |
8 |
38 |
0.096 |
To be against censorship, you must be against ALL censorship |
dday |
04/15 |
148 |
7 |
230 |
0.399 |
Dump electoral college, make voting compuslory and add preferential voting. It works for Australia |
David Frenkel |
04/16 |
149 |
7 |
98 |
0.179 |
Here's why Ayn Rand |
Reviser |
04/15 |
150 |
7 |
80 |
0.150 |
Mexico |
mariachi mama |
04/15 |
151 |
7 |
60 |
0.120 |
Early Greenpeace Member in favor of Nuclear Energy |
BillyDean |
04/16 |
152 |
6 |
147 |
0.257 |
Did Your Prom Suck? |
Rimjob |
04/16 |
153 |
6 |
90 |
0.163 |
Sick of [DKos] pro-Serb propaganda |
DrReason |
04/16 |
154 |
6 |
89 |
0.162 |
That WAPO piece is an embarrassment |
Zackpunk |
04/15 |
155 |
5 |
122 |
0.214 |
Why is Emily's List Endorsing Peggy Lamm? |
ArkDem14 |
04/16 |
156 |
5 |
63 |
0.117 |
A Reasoned Discourse on Immigration |
voices |
04/15 |
157 |
5 |
60 |
0.112 |
best documentary? |
Lee |
04/15 |
158 |
4 |
101 |
0.177 |
My Right Wing; or, A Bird in Hand Is Worth G.W. Bush |
David Boyle |
04/16 |
159 |
4 |
48 |
0.090 |
A Soldier's Catch-22 |
Bad Cog |
04/15 |
160 |
3 |
103 |
0.178 |
Come To PA to Help Get Pennacchio on the Ballot Against Santorum |
robkallopednews |
04/16 |
161 |
1 |
89 |
0.153 |
Radical Secularism as a Losing Strategy |
elf owl |
04/16 |