High Impact Posts: February 8, 2018

2018-02-08 00:00:04 - 2018-02-08 23:51:29 UTC
DailyKos stories = 179;  179 per day;  7.5 per hour
Yesterday 136 Kogs posted 179 stories of which 175 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 1948 recommending readers; 116 stories were recommended by 10 or more readers, 70 by 30 or more, and 27 by 100 or more. Commenters (1962) visited 179 stories; 94 had 10 or more commenters, 41 had 30 or more, and 6 had 100 or more.
Recommendations and comments were collected Fri Feb 9 08:00:03 2018 UTC .

IMPACT STATISTICS FROM ALL 179 POSTS

MINIMUM	0.01
MEDIAN	0.18
AVERAGE	0.55
MAX	5.97
TOTAL	97.83 bharns
50% of total impact	earned by top 22 diaries, the lowest receiving 1.20 bharns

Story Impact Distribution

Stories with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	179	175	116	70	27
commenters	179	179	94	41	6
connections	179	175	131	85	42

KOG ACTIVITY*

KOGS WHO...	COMMENT	RECOMMEND	WRITE A POST	ONLY	ALL
COMMENT	1962	787	134	1089	48
RECOMMEND	787	1948	48	1161	48
WRITE	134	48	136	2	48

* (writes a post, recommends a post, or comments on a post)

User Interaction Statistics (Network)

OBSERVED WRITER-(READER OR WRITER) PAIRS	10216
MAXIMUM POSSIBLE SUCH PAIRS	3125 x 136 = 425000
NETWORK DENSITY (OBSERVED/POSSIBLE)	2.4 %
AVERAGE DEGREE (LINKS/USER)	10216 / 3125 = 3.27

Graph Summary Data

• Up to 200 stories, those with impact > 0.15, are shown below.
• The stories are sorted by number of recommendations (nrec); those in bold were on the front page recommended list.
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• For a more complete description of the lists and statistics see this post.

HIGH IMPACT POSTS

RANK	nrec	ncom	impact	post	Author	time
1	535	524	5.97	Dear Hope Hicks	noweasels	10:13
2	467	194	4.99	Rob Reiner Interviews James Clapper and John Brennan on Russia - Video Will Terrify Putin	ericlewis0	19:08
3	300	232	3.36	Dow Drops 1033 More After Trump/GOP Budget Revealed. Investors Fear High Inflation, Low Growth.	FishOutofWater	03:06
4	275	173	3.04	Former Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden: Trump's military parade is 'third world b*llsh*t'	Jen Hayden	23:18
5	256	185	2.82	Brian Beutler: "Boycotting Republicans Isn't Enough" This, A Thousand Times.	pollwatcher	20:09
6	235	188	2.61	Revelation That Russia Breached Voter Rolls Explains Termination Of Trump's Voter Fraud Commission?	RETIII	16:15
7	222	87	2.41	The latest "Text BOMBSHELLS" Backfire on GOP Myth-makers	jamess	06:02
8	214	133	2.36	Why would McConnell "shiv Ryan and the dolt?" Here's why.	Murfster35	21:20
9	194	58	2.06	The Crosscheck Voter Database is a Security Threat	Russ Feingold	21:41
10	170	44	1.82	Kris Kobach's "Veterans in Defense of Liberty" non-profit is apparently a scam, according to BBB	Chris Reeves	04:31
11	167	83	1.83	MN GOP Caucus Turnout: 'Lowest in Recorded History'	Canid Micturate	09:12
12	150	135	1.72	When Even Fox & Friends Mocks Your Stupid Parade Idea, You Know You've Lost:Thursday's Good News	GoodNewsRoundup	17:00
13	137	156	1.68	Paul Ryan to Republicans: Vote for this deal so we can get to cutting entitlements	Joan McCarter	22:23
14	137	73	1.49	National Organization For Women Calls For John Kelly's Resignation, Says Kelly's Shown 'True Colors'	ursulafaw	03:51
15	131	50	1.39	Company fails to unload its coal-burner's costs and financial risks onto West Virginia ratepayers	Meteor Blades	02:07
16	127	154	1.47	Abbreviated pundit round-up: Hollowing out the CFPB; Trump's misguided attack on clean energy	Meteor Blades	17:30
17	123	188	1.63	'It's not going to be okay.' Former White House aide tears up recalling chaos of Trump's White House	Jen Hayden	22:41
18	120	134	1.42	As the White House smolders 45* is still angry enough to steam his pants	annieli	04:33
19	114	69	1.22	Open thread for night owls: ?We mean business or no washing??the Atlanta washerwomen strike of 1881	Meteor Blades	09:00
20	113	95	1.34	House Democratic leadership: No Dream Act deal, no spending bill votes	Joan McCarter	22:47
21	111	44	1.18	Down goes Andrew Jackson as Utah school changes name to honor NASA engineer instead	Walter Einenkel	21:26
22	110	77	1.29	House Intel Republicans plan to literally wall off aides from Democratic staffers and reason itself	Kerry Eleveld	22:07
23	104	240	1.10	PWB: Fursdai Furries and Feathers: Some days .	Crimson Quillfeather	23:45
24	102	76	1.18	Kelly knew about White House aide's history of abuse long before he was 'shocked' by it	Laura Clawson	22:13
25	102	37	1.10	76 Fascists Led the Big Parade! With 110 Klansmen Close at Hand!	ShowerCap	09:17
26	102	103	1.20	Shutdown watch: Ryan needs Democrats, so Democrats need to resist for the Dreamers	Joan McCarter	20:50
27	101	155	1.31	After a delay, Trump's chief of staff decides he's 'shocked' about White House wife beater	Laura Clawson	19:00
28	94	18	0.99	REPEAL *THIS!* Final 2018 ACA Open Enrollment Total: 11,760,533!	Brainwrap	05:18
29	94	45	1.02	Cartoon: Chagrin Falls - The Isle of Mansplaining	RubenBolling	17:50
30	92	76	1.07	Fox News exec complains about 'diversity' in our mostly white and straight Winter Olympic team	wagatwe	03:10
31	90	35	0.99	'I miss my wife, the kids, I miss Youngstown': Ohio dad deported to 'land he barely knows'	Gabe Ortiz	02:01
32	89	121	1.06	George W. Bush: Putin wants to make the USSR great again, 'clear evidence that the Russians meddled'	Jen Hayden	20:37
33	89	30	0.98	House Democrats press for 'immediate hearings' on 2018 election security	Kerry Eleveld	01:03
34	87	50	0.98	An emboldened ICE reportedly wants to become a part of the U.S. intelligence community	Gabe Ortiz	00:51
35	86	26	0.93	FBI report debunks Trump's suggestion that Mexicans attacked and killed a border patrol agent	Gabe Ortiz	21:11
36	86	18	0.92	Democrats push Grassley for public hearings on Russia's 2016 hacking?including Kushner, Trump Jr.	Kerry Eleveld	23:46
37	83	69	0.98	Holocaust denying anti-Semite dress-up Nazi Republican candidate tells CNN he's not a Nazi	Hunter	23:43
38	81	95	0.97	A few better ways to 'honor our troops' than by making them parade for Dear Leader	Laura Clawson	19:47
39	79	65	0.91	Trump vows to ignore public health needs, just get 'really mean' about opioid crisis	Laura Clawson	00:44
40	79	57	0.93	House Democrats are expanding the map in a big way	Laura Clawson	23:22
41	78	61	0.92	Shutdown watch: Rand Paul needs some attention, so it looks like they're shutting down	Joan McCarter	04:19
42	77	28	0.82	Maryland rape victims no longer forced to share parental rights with assailants	wagatwe	22:34
43	75	101	0.97	Powerful Senate Republican lavishes praise on White House wife beater	Laura Clawson	21:11
44	75	86	0.86	Cheers and Jeers: Thursday	Bill in Portland Maine	17:48
45	73	57	0.81	200 million Americans live in the 100-mile zone where Border Patrol can ask for papers	Gabe Ortiz	23:48
46	67	18	0.72	New York law is letting police officers get away with rape	Rebecca Pilar Buckwalter Poza	20:07
47	67	38	0.75	Midday open thread. Gallup shows drop in conservative-leaning states; Democrats competing everywhere	Meteor Blades	01:00
48	66	37	0.74	Pentagon can't account for nearly a billion dollars, but don't worry: Nobody thought they could	Hunter	06:05
49	63	19	0.69	Trump's pro-torture, anti-gay judicial nominee gets one step closer to a lifetime appointment	Rebecca Pilar Buckwalter Poza	02:57
50	61	43	0.70	Raj Shah gives his best Spicey impersonation in his first run at the White House podium	Kerry Eleveld	02:48
51	60	89	0.69	There's a Starman Waiting in the Sky	AKALib	05:52
52	53	47	0.62	FBI Informed White House In November About Domestic Abuse Allegations Against Porter	First Amendment	17:47
53	53	20	0.57	Eighth annual survey finds nearly 10,000 solar jobs shed in '17, but long-term trend remains strong	Meteor Blades	00:05
54	53	15	0.57	Paul Ryan: Never mind I thought a super committee was a crappy idea in 2011?let's do that now!	Joan McCarter	23:58
55	51	20	0.55	11 Year Old Cartoonist Hits The Bigly Time! anti.trump.cartoons Featured In Salon Magazine!	durrati	17:20
56	46	90	0.52	Top comments: Today in unnecessarily gendered products	Tara the Antisocial Social Worker	08:00
57	44	24	0.49	The bastardization of John Kelly is now complete.	Murfster35	00:41
58	42	37	0.49	GOP's New Star Arthur Jones Doubles Down: Holocaust Was A "Scam," Blames "Jew Party" System.	Dartagnan	23:16
59	39	77	0.42	PWB Peeps Wed Evening Open Thread: The Mud March	Dixiecollie	08:00
60	38	27	0.42	Fox's Shepard Smith Suggests Trump Play With Toy Tanks Instead of Military Parade	jsteve7	10:51
61	37	119	0.41	Bookflurries-Bookchat: Hitting a Snag	cfk	06:00
62	37	102	0.41	Kitchen Table Kibitzing 2.7.18: Hoarding stuff	ZenTrainer	06:30
63	35	24	0.38	Special Election Watch #2 ? Democrats flipped a seat in Missouri! 4 more next week?	SpecialElectionWatch	18:28
64	35	5	0.37	It seems that Republicans left bipartisan bill that would ease drug pricing, out of budget deal	Walter Einenkel	01:27
65	34	36	0.40	Mike Pence Denies Endorsing Gay Conversion Therapy, Calls It 'Fake News'	ursulafaw	00:01
66	34	21	0.38	Assaulted after catching him cheating in her home,	avalonbear	07:00
67	31	239	0.33	CUA Events: NYC?2/10; San Francisco?3/10! Miss Long Gone Businesses?	paradise50	20:29
68	31	22	0.36	Morning Digest: Ann Wagner not ruling out Senate bid, but special election in her backyard's a worry	Daily Kos Elections	18:00
69	30	19	0.33	John F-ing Kelly's "Non Apology Apology" For Defending Wife Beater Rob Porter (Updated)	dsnottselliott	08:26
70	30	18	0.33	John Kelly has proven himself to be an ignorant sexist bully bigot	Frank Vyan Walton	03:22
71	29	9	0.31	Here's How State-Run TV (aka FOX News) Frantically Covers Up for Trump's Repulsive Administration	News Corpse	01:41
72	29	8	0.31	This will probably not end well	rserven	00:40
73	29	7	0.31	It turns out the Missouri grassroots 'Stop City-Funded Internet' movement was a cable monopoly	Walter Einenkel	03:44
74	28	7	0.30	MUST-WATCH: Congressman Adam Smith sounds alarm about Trump's authoritarian musings	Christian Dem in NC	21:39
75	28	15	0.31	This Week in Statehouse Action: I Want To Know What Law Is edition	Carolyn Fiddler	03:18
76	27	62	0.29	The Daily Bucket - changes at the beach, Big Log edition	OceanDiver	20:00
77	26	7	0.28	Mercer-Funded Deniers Rush to Defend Mercer from Museum Board Seat Criticisms	ClimateDenierRoundup	19:50
78	24	24	0.27	RIP John Perry Barlow	pholkiephred	23:28
79	24	21	0.29	Rob Porter has been too concerned with company ink	annieli	07:38
80	24	11	0.27	The other	dogmah	20:25
81	23	23	0.26	The Russians didn't need to change votes to benefit from their hacks.	KMQ1	22:59
82	23	15	0.26	SHOCKER: Oldest Skeleton Discovered in Britain Belonged to Someone "Not White!"	SouthernLeveller	07:54
83	23	14	0.26	100 Evangelical Leaders Join Together to Protect Dreamers	SouthernLeveller	05:54
84	21	8	0.23	The First Amendment cases that could reshape the U.S., from gay rights to voting to abortion	Rebecca Pilar Buckwalter Poza	01:59
85	20	108	0.38	Tits Are Welcome on DKos, Women's Voices Not So Much	redwagon	07:05
86	20	23	0.22	PA-12 Campaigning with Aaron -- The Candidate Forum	NotNowNotEver	17:01
87	20	11	0.22	TSA Admits No Fault Roughly Handling Eagle Feather - Got Sued by Native American Church (Update)	Winter Rabbit	01:28
88	18	22	0.20	Newspaper kinda apologizes for editorial cartoon linking MS-13 and Dreamers	independent cuss	01:18
89	16	70	0.17	TheResistance #2018Mid-Terms-Live Blog Evening Edition - 02|07|18	SJohnson	05:00
90	16	62	0.18	Morning open thread	exlrrp	16:30
91	16	49	0.17	IAN:Thursday 2/8/2018 Slow day for writing	art ah zen	10:45
92	16	10	0.18	THIS is how Democrats Need to Frame Issues for 2018: Conor Lamb PA18 TV Ad on Entitlements	dweb8231	20:37
93	15	13	0.16	#MeToo: Domestic Abuse Counts Sisters: Come out of the shadows, Abusers: Time?s Up	rflctammt	07:57
94	15	7	0.18	The Tax Scam: A Real World Example	Sarkazein	10:00
95	15	7	0.16	Museum Pieces: The Seminole Wars	Lenny Flank	01:00
96	15	1	0.16	Southern Boy Taking Back his District	wendelforhouse	19:13
97	14	9	0.17	America Is On Pace To Eclipse the Kansas Trickle Down Disaster	Rmuse	00:07
98	13	18	0.17	War crimes loom Kissinger: nuclear first strike on North Korea 'tempting'	annieli	01:52
99	2	565	0.58	Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 2/8	Daily Kos Elections	19:00
100		160	0.24	Pelosi DOES NOT stand with DACA recipients.	AndyT	07:07

Impact total: 92.2

 nrec  - Number of recommendations.
 ncom  - Number of comments.
impact - Calculated currently using nrec and cnx.
  post - A hyperlink to the Daily Kos post displaying the title.
author - Hyperlink to the post authors Daily Kos home page.
  time - Post time shown as time of day for daily lists and date for weekly stories.

Please bring any errors to my attention -- jotter