This week 1252 Kosmopolitan authors posted 1909 diaries of which 1781 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 5103 recommending readers; 746 diaries were recommended by 10 or more readers, 202 by 30 or more, and 107 by 100 or more. From 5516 commenters 1866 diaries collected any comments; 878 had 10 or more, 236 had 30 or more, and 49 had 100 or more.
Links to on site search for yesterday, a year ago, and the last 6 hours are also included.
Active Kosmopolitans: 7331 (writes a diary, recommends a diary, or comments on a diary)
write & recommend:720; write & comment:1086; recommend & comment:3433; write & recommend & comment: 697
Diaries: posted 1909, remaining: 1909, recommended {1: 1781, 10: 746, 100: 107, 30: 202}.
rank |
nrec |
ncom |
impact |
Diary |
Author |
Date |
1 |
571 |
345 |
5.100 |
Incompetence is simply a byproduct of something far more sinister |
Bob Johnson |
2006-05-15 |
2 |
501 |
356 |
4.486 |
'Shut up & listen. Maybe you'll learn something' |
VetGrl |
2006-05-17 |
3 |
497 |
379 |
4.456 |
A Data Miner's perspective on the NSA Database |
Sorceress Sarah |
2006-05-16 |
4 |
433 |
166 |
3.852 |
a HUGE story that got missed: the end of the 5th Amendment? |
Magorn |
2006-05-15 |
5 |
410 |
320 |
3.678 |
Breaking! NSA tracking ABC News, NYT, WaPo calls |
Dittoz |
2006-05-15 |
6 |
409 |
165 |
3.639 |
Rumsfeld got his ass kicked, then retaliated |
Dburn |
2006-05-17 |
7 |
396 |
206 |
3.531 |
Al Gore Lights up Boston: Transcript |
lale |
2006-05-15 |
8 |
388 |
254 |
3.469 |
Defending Chairman Dean, Let's do it! |
TeresaInPa |
2006-05-17 |
9 |
363 |
141 |
3.229 |
UPDATED: Deep in the Bowels of Texas is where the rot began |
TXsharon |
2006-05-19 |
10 |
360 |
243 |
3.221 |
blockbuster's open letter to Al Gore. |
blockbuster |
2006-05-18 |
11 |
327 |
204 |
2.922 |
Fitzgerald Collecting Cheney's Smoking Guns |
emptywheel |
2006-05-13 |
12 |
326 |
349 |
2.953 |
Now I Am Become Death |
Maryscott OConnor |
2006-05-15 |
13 |
321 |
248 |
2.879 |
Domestic Spying: They're Not Getting Data, They're Getting the Switches |
emptywheel |
2006-05-16 |
14 |
318 |
383 |
2.896 |
Gore Recovering, Worries about Relapse (w/ Poll) |
skywriter |
2006-05-16 |
15 |
318 |
217 |
2.845 |
Depth of Cheney's Deceit Exposed |
BooMan23 |
2006-05-14 |
16 |
313 |
110 |
2.783 |
Whistleblower Victory: (UPDATED) Judge rules AT&T docs to be aired in court |
Valtin |
2006-05-17 |
17 |
312 |
164 |
2.782 |
A personal story: I am the GOP's new boogeyman.......(Updated) |
stay the course |
2006-05-17 |
18 |
306 |
355 |
2.782 |
More Americans Want Bush Impeached Than Did Clinton....BY FAR |
tlh lib |
2006-05-16 |
19 |
304 |
143 |
2.708 |
Way to go Barney Frank!! |
docangel |
2006-05-18 |
20 |
302 |
246 |
2.712 |
Conservatives scrambling for the lifeboats |
Carnacki |
2006-05-17 |
21 |
290 |
285 |
2.619 |
Where are all of Bush's supporters? Did the rapture come? |
MrHinkyDink |
2006-05-17 |
22 |
285 |
268 |
2.570 |
Supercute Summer Fashion Guide for Good Girls |
righteousbabe |
2006-05-15 |
23 |
283 |
275 |
2.554 |
UPDATED: Student slams McCain at commencement |
The Wife of Bath |
2006-05-19 |
24 |
274 |
132 |
2.441 |
Preserving Net Neutrality |
Congressman John Conyers |
2006-05-18 |
25 |
270 |
147 |
2.408 |
Presidential Memorandum Permits Verizon, Et Al to Lie About Phone Records |
Unabogie |
2006-05-17 |
26 |
267 |
108 |
2.376 |
Bush Retaliates Against Qwest For Saying No To Spying |
Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse |
2006-05-13 |
27 |
266 |
133 |
2.371 |
Hostile Takeover: Supreme Court Helps Corporate America Emasculate Taxpayers |
davidsirota |
2006-05-15 |
28 |
266 |
125 |
2.369 |
Forever War and The New American Police State |
Steven D |
2006-05-17 |
29 |
256 |
289 |
2.324 |
Action Update: The COLBERT Effect: Al Gore Gets It |
MadCasey |
2006-05-14 |
30 |
253 |
194 |
2.269 |
How Republicans Lie About the Economy UPDATED |
bonddad |
2006-05-19 |
31 |
243 |
210 |
2.185 |
Shame on you, Paul Begala |
Zack Exley |
2006-05-16 |
32 |
233 |
63 |
2.070 |
The War Against Whistleblowers: Tice to testify on Hayden wrongdoing |
Valtin |
2006-05-15 |
33 |
231 |
679 |
2.356 |
Truthout reporting Karl Rove HAS BEEN INDICTED. |
Scout Finch |
2006-05-13 |
34 |
228 |
375 |
2.122 |
States forced to change their official mottos to English |
quaoar |
2006-05-19 |
35 |
225 |
331 |
2.075 |
Paul Begala's Night of Long Knives |
Red Wind |
2006-05-19 |
36 |
225 |
91 |
2.002 |
UPDATED: DOD Served by Sen. Boxer, GAO, Hartford Courant |
ilona |
2006-05-14 |
37 |
224 |
675 |
2.299 |
Why? |
OrangeClouds115 |
2006-05-16 |
38 |
223 |
426 |
2.109 |
Senate Makes White the National Skin Color |
bink |
2006-05-19 |
39 |
223 |
88 |
1.984 |
General Zinni on Rumsfeld and Bush cowardice |
Cogitator |
2006-05-18 |
40 |
222 |
144 |
1.985 |
Untying my tongue: Thanks to Daily Kos. |
MissLaura |
2006-05-16 |
41 |
221 |
279 |
2.018 |
Energize America - Achieving U.S. Energy Security by 2020 - Executive Summary |
Jerome a Paris |
2006-05-17 |
42 |
214 |
585 |
2.147 |
Question about 50 State Strategy |
edsall |
2006-05-13 |
43 |
211 |
131 |
1.885 |
Frameshop: 3 Lies Bush Will Tell, And What To Say Back |
Jeffrey Feldman |
2006-05-15 |
44 |
207 |
206 |
1.870 |
Link to 'President' Al Gore SNL skit |
brian77 |
2006-05-14 |
45 |
207 |
192 |
1.866 |
NYT's Bombshell: Senators Are Piqued |
BarbinMD |
2006-05-19 |
46 |
205 |
305 |
1.892 |
It's time for President Bush to LISTEN |
Rep Jane Harman |
2006-05-15 |
47 |
204 |
66 |
1.813 |
Bush Budget Scraps 9,790 Border Patrol Agents... Feb. 9, 2005 |
reprehensor |
2006-05-15 |
48 |
202 |
128 |
1.805 |
Give up your Latte for Liberty-- (California looks bad in RED) |
ms in la |
2006-05-16 |
49 |
195 |
352 |
1.832 |
Fascist wingnut tries to defend himself (updated) |
dmsilev |
2006-05-17 |
50 |
195 |
188 |
1.760 |
HEO: "Can't Edwards just shut his wife up?" |
mbair |
2006-05-18 |
51 |
193 |
80 |
1.718 |
Action Alert: Web Braille Shut Down for "Security" Reasons |
homogenius |
2006-05-16 |
52 |
190 |
122 |
1.698 |
What Is The Real Purpose Of Bush's NSA Surveillance? |
Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse |
2006-05-18 |
53 |
189 |
227 |
1.721 |
Where was Silent Jane While Bush Was Spying? |
marcy winograd |
2006-05-15 |
54 |
184 |
223 |
1.676 |
Judy's Revenge: NSA warned Bush of 9/11 (w/o Access to Your Phone Records!) |
ksh01 |
2006-05-18 |
55 |
184 |
96 |
1.641 |
Conspiracy Theory Becomes Reality |
nowheredesign |
2006-05-13 |
56 |
183 |
115 |
1.635 |
Frank Rich: BUSHCO, NOT PRESS, ARE TRAITORS ! [UPDATED] |
seesdifferent |
2006-05-13 |
57 |
181 |
59 |
1.609 |
Impeachment By Internet |
suskind |
2006-05-19 |
58 |
180 |
138 |
1.614 |
Specter Caves (Again) |
MLDB |
2006-05-16 |
59 |
179 |
450 |
1.765 |
On Discussing Race Within A Progressive Community (w/poll) |
Colorado Luis |
2006-05-18 |
60 |
179 |
92 |
1.596 |
Why Al Gore should attend Yearly Kos |
PsiFighter37 |
2006-05-16 |
61 |
176 |
151 |
1.583 |
The Washington Post: Republicans brawling on Capitol Hill. |
Eternal Hope |
2006-05-15 |
62 |
176 |
99 |
1.570 |
A Marine "waiting around for chow" |
zoots dream gearle |
2006-05-19 |
63 |
174 |
125 |
1.558 |
Air marshals: DHS policies blew our cover, made us sitting ducks |
clammyc |
2006-05-19 |
64 |
172 |
203 |
1.565 |
National Strategy - Defeat Speaker Hastert? |
John Laesch |
2006-05-19 |
65 |
170 |
136 |
1.526 |
Breaking ABC News: FBI Acknowledges Spying On Journalists |
MediaFreeze |
2006-05-15 |
66 |
169 |
317 |
1.595 |
Energize America - Achieving U.S. Energy Security by 2020 (Draft Five) |
Jerome a Paris |
2006-05-18 |
67 |
169 |
207 |
1.541 |
Evolution of the Message |
Hunter |
2006-05-19 |
68 |
169 |
55 |
1.502 |
Government of the People Shall Not Perish |
LondonYank |
2006-05-13 |
69 |
168 |
200 |
1.529 |
UPDATED: Actual Police Video. Pepper Spray Abuse. Disturbing! |
TXsharon |
2006-05-14 |
70 |
161 |
136 |
1.447 |
Maps: US Has Bush Blues; Last Year Compared (Survey USA polls) |
dreaminonempty |
2006-05-18 |
71 |
156 |
316 |
1.486 |
Wind power - debunking the critics |
Jerome a Paris |
2006-05-14 |
72 |
156 |
108 |
1.396 |
Raw editor clarifies Iran: Concern, not imminent strike |
rawstory |
2006-05-13 |
73 |
155 |
165 |
1.404 |
David Brooks surrenders |
brooksfoe |
2006-05-15 |
74 |
151 |
112 |
1.353 |
Busby 47%, Bilbray 40%--front page this race (CA-50)!! |
anthonyLA |
2006-05-17 |
75 |
150 |
256 |
1.401 |
World Opinion Turning Against Americans Not Just President Bush |
HoundDog |
2006-05-18 |
76 |
149 |
196 |
1.364 |
China: US$ is "junk currency" - Updated |
zenbowl |
2006-05-19 |
77 |
149 |
140 |
1.343 |
Frameshop: The 5 Words Bush Didn't Say |
Jeffrey Feldman |
2006-05-16 |
78 |
143 |
422 |
1.460 |
Ladies, consider yourselves pre-pregnant! |
Tamifah |
2006-05-17 |
79 |
143 |
132 |
1.289 |
Have You Hugged Your Baby Killer Today? Mother's Day Blues |
Militarytracy |
2006-05-14 |
80 |
143 |
75 |
1.275 |
Frameshop: Let's Change the Story! |
Jeffrey Feldman |
2006-05-17 |
81 |
142 |
124 |
1.277 |
Mavens, Persuaders, Connectors and Us |
kid oakland |
2006-05-14 |
82 |
139 |
397 |
1.408 |
Daily Kos Diary Archetype #17 |
Bob Johnson |
2006-05-19 |
83 |
139 |
133 |
1.254 |
CEO stock options, chemotherapy & your 5 minute doctor appointment |
nyceve |
2006-05-17 |
84 |
135 |
74 |
1.204 |
Thank you! Update on TerriPAC. See you in Vegas! |
Michael Schiavo |
2006-05-14 |
85 |
135 |
45 |
1.200 |
Hayden admits Political Leaders trumped up Iraq Intel |
Vyan |
2006-05-18 |
86 |
132 |
106 |
1.185 |
My mother is a very angry senior citizen |
nyceve |
2006-05-16 |
87 |
129 |
154 |
1.174 |
[UPDATED] CA-11/Pombo: Jerry McNerney responds to Jerome a Paris |
McNerneyforCongress |
2006-05-14 |
88 |
129 |
124 |
1.164 |
Air America Coming to YearlyKos, With Wireless! |
Sam Seder |
2006-05-15 |
89 |
122 |
195 |
1.133 |
Brothers and Sisters (with poll), |
pastordan |
2006-05-14 |
90 |
122 |
106 |
1.097 |
A New Song... "Fitz Brings the Frog March Again!" |
Dood Abides |
2006-05-13 |
91 |
122 |
78 |
1.090 |
Bonddad v Rove's "Economy is Great" Speech |
bonddad |
2006-05-16 |
92 |
122 |
48 |
1.085 |
$5 billion more in tax giveaways to big oil. And it gets worse. |
clammyc |
2006-05-16 |
93 |
121 |
267 |
1.167 |
Governor Dean is Going to YearlyKos! |
Tracy Joan |
2006-05-16 |
94 |
120 |
207 |
1.122 |
When You've Lost Mel Gibson . . . |
Armando |
2006-05-15 |
95 |
119 |
383 |
1.243 |
"It's Never Too Early To Say: Run Wes Run!!! |
Tom Rinaldo |
2006-05-19 |
96 |
118 |
95 |
1.059 |
Voodoo Econ Returns -- They Still Don't Work |
bonddad |
2006-05-15 |
97 |
117 |
119 |
1.058 |
My notorious Karl Rove rant (warning profanity) |
Carnacki |
2006-05-13 |
98 |
115 |
150 |
1.052 |
CT-Sen: Ned Lamont is on the ballot! |
CA Pol Junkie |
2006-05-19 |
99 |
115 |
87 |
1.031 |
Soonergrunt Is In-Country - Afghanistan (with jokes) |
LondonYank |
2006-05-18 |
100 |
113 |
176 |
1.047 |
Countdown to Iran War: New Attack Plans & Euro Peace Effort |
goinsouth |
2006-05-17 |
101 |
112 |
356 |
1.166 |
Vegetables of Mass Destruction - Obesity Redux |
OrangeClouds115 |
2006-05-14 |
102 |
111 |
586 |
1.406 |
The Problem of Race |
Armando |
2006-05-17 |
103 |
111 |
147 |
1.016 |
Molly Ivins. Head. Nail (and she reads Kos!) UPDATE/poll |
MA Liberal |
2006-05-13 |
104 |
109 |
455 |
1.242 |
What's Your Fucking Problem? Plus: Madison WI Meetup (WYFP!) |
Elizabeth D |
2006-05-13 |
105 |
109 |
322 |
1.113 |
Wayne Madsen Report: Rove Indictment Friday (2nd Update) |
Steven D |
2006-05-18 |
106 |
107 |
237 |
1.032 |
Laura Bush sticks fingers in ears, hums loudly |
Bob Johnson |
2006-05-14 |
107 |
101 |
331 |
1.060 |
Alternative Energies: Wind power |
Jerome a Paris |
2006-05-13 |
108 |
98 |
344 |
1.050 |
Will Pitt speaks to Jason Leopold this afternoon. (Leopold offers clarification) |
Scout Finch |
2006-05-14 |
109 |
97 |
112 |
0.882 |
Americans "Drowning in Debt" |
bonddad |
2006-05-13 |
110 |
95 |
171 |
0.892 |
Top entertainer squeezes cancer charity for huge $$$$ |
nyceve |
2006-05-13 |
111 |
92 |
61 |
0.823 |
FRAMESHOP: 3 Words To Beat The GOP (YK ALERT!) |
Jeffrey Feldman |
2006-05-18 |
112 |
89 |
167 |
0.840 |
Meet My Next Car - Zero Polluting, Cheap & Cute |
LondonYank |
2006-05-14 |
113 |
81 |
71 |
0.729 |
A GOP candidate comes acallin' ... |
k2winters |
2006-05-14 |
114 |
80 |
198 |
0.787 |
Saturday Morning (Home And) Garden Blogging Vol. 2.12 (With Meetup Information) |
Frankenoid |
2006-05-13 |
115 |
75 |
129 |
0.701 |
Inflation rises 5.1% for First Four Months of 2006. |
bonddad |
2006-05-17 |
116 |
75 |
68 |
0.675 |
Ned Lamont World Premier Video |
La Resistance |
2006-05-14 |
117 |
73 |
84 |
0.663 |
THE SCOTTY SHOW with Tony Snow! "Confirm or Deny" Edition! |
karateexplosions |
2006-05-19 |
118 |
71 |
71 |
0.641 |
Meet The Press Is Meet The Newt |
BarbinMD |
2006-05-15 |
119 |
68 |
272 |
0.762 |
Sunday Talk - Muther's Day |
Al Rodgers |
2006-05-14 |
120 |
68 |
61 |
0.612 |
Cato Institute: OMG, Higher Taxes Results in Less Spending!!! |
goblue72 |
2006-05-15 |
121 |
67 |
200 |
0.686 |
Jason Leopold, Sockpuppet Extraordinaire |
DHinMI |
2006-05-15 |
122 |
63 |
182 |
0.640 |
Gore: 49% favorable |
NeuvoLiberal |
2006-05-15 |
123 |
58 |
208 |
0.626 |
Cheers and Jeers MONDAY! |
AAbshier |
2006-05-15 |
124 |
50 |
254 |
0.621 |
Whassup with Jason Leopold? (Was Rove Indicted Friday?) |
pontificator |
2006-05-14 |
125 |
27 |
496 |
0.883 |
Of Troll Hunters, their critics and Markos |
Rick Oliver |
2006-05-19 |
126 |
25 |
357 |
0.651 |
Ask A Kossak, W/Free Answers. And Even Freer! (pow!) Questions! |
buhdydharma |
2006-05-14 |
127 |
13 |
419 |
0.727 |
GBSK! goodbye silly kos! |
edrie |
2006-05-13 |
128 |
4 |
400 |
0.686 |
Congratulations to Israel |
Bob99839 |
2006-05-14 |
129 |
2 |
804 |
1.378 |
The 777 Comments of Bartholomew Cubbins |
phemme texxii |
2006-05-18 |