RANK |
nrec |
ncom |
impact |
post |
Author |
time |
1 |
442 |
189 |
4.81 |
Legal Experts: White House NDAs Constitute Felony Bribery For Both Trump And The Signers |
MediaFreeze |
12:37 |
2 |
346 |
431 |
4.15 |
'He's gonna kill us,' says a Nebraska soybean farmer as Trump offers, 'Don't blame me' |
Kerry Eleveld |
06:24 |
3 |
297 |
206 |
3.30 |
Is kneeling for the anthem un-American? Texas Democrat goes all in on his response |
Walter Einenkel |
01:47 |
4 |
274 |
107 |
2.95 |
Australian Story: Trump casino bid rejected because of "mafia connections" |
Kitanogaijin |
09:59 |
5 |
272 |
87 |
2.93 |
Falling behind in the polls, Ted Cruz panders in the slimiest way possible |
SemDem |
23:35 |
6 |
271 |
221 |
3.09 |
John Dean to White House staffers: 'Get out!' |
Aldous J Pennyfarthing |
20:26 |
7 |
264 |
196 |
3.05 |
After nationwide sticker shock, Pentagon 'postpones' Trump's ridiculous $92 mil parade |
Jessica Sutherland |
05:49 |
8 |
252 |
175 |
2.83 |
Manafort Judge: "I can tell you there have" Been Specific Threats Against Jurors. 'Against Me Too' |
AlyoshaKaramazov |
00:09 |
9 |
247 |
165 |
2.75 |
Rachel Maddow: drumpf Not Flogging Critics by Taking Sec. Clearances, He's Hamstringing Witnesses. |
durrati |
16:18 |
10 |
246 |
105 |
2.66 |
Federal Prosecutor says revoking the security clearances of witnesses could be a Federal Crime |
Frank Vyan Walton |
19:17 |
11 |
238 |
210 |
2.67 |
The threat to our democracy is real: Trump wanted his Attorney General to arrest Omarosa |
First Amendment |
22:30 |
12 |
216 |
81 |
2.31 |
My stepdaughter spoke out against faith-based 'sex ed.' Her district just ensured it won't return. |
Adam B |
23:57 |
13 |
201 |
101 |
2.20 |
Democrats willing to sue over the documents proving that Trump's SCOTUS nominee lied to the Senate |
Joan McCarter |
21:10 |
14 |
196 |
83 |
2.14 |
Cohen's "Radio Silence" should be Deafening |
jamess |
09:19 |
15 |
194 |
248 |
2.33 |
Pentagon cancels Trump's stupid parade. Trump blames Democrats. |
Mark Sumner |
17:58 |
16 |
186 |
260 |
2.24 |
Lordy. Omarosa Has Video. |
durrati |
03:47 |
17 |
167 |
50 |
1.81 |
FBI investigation of Christopher Steele memos will spill to public thanks to Trump and Nunes |
Mark Sumner |
22:40 |
18 |
164 |
317 |
1.96 |
Abbreviated pundit roundup: Trump lashes out against free speech |
Georgia Logothetis |
16:35 |
19 |
161 |
97 |
1.79 |
Donald Trump doesn't know sh*t from Shinola either |
Meteor Blades |
00:46 |
20 |
148 |
100 |
1.56 |
Smokey & Tiger - They now own the place! |
Meowsker |
07:01 |
21 |
142 |
344 |
1.80 |
Mormons say Utah marijuana ballot initiative violates their religious freedom - file 2nd lawsuit |
Rmuse |
19:00 |
22 |
138 |
65 |
1.53 |
Intelligence sources: Russia totally attacked Florida's election systems |
Joan McCarter |
00:25 |
23 |
138 |
233 |
1.71 |
The jury is still out on Manafort, but Trump is offering him a sad, a very sad, a very very sad |
Mark Sumner |
20:31 |
24 |
122 |
72 |
1.40 |
Trump pulled Brennan's clearance because he thinks it made him look 'strong,' wants to do it again |
Mark Sumner |
19:48 |
25 |
122 |
67 |
1.37 |
LePage refusing to implement voter-passed Medicaid expansion because he's a bitter spiteful crank |
Hunter |
06:30 |
26 |
120 |
86 |
1.32 |
If "Respect" and "Think" are the only Aretha songs you know here is a two hour playlist |
TrueBlueMajority |
06:21 |
27 |
117 |
70 |
1.33 |
Donald Trump's favorite lie: All my invisible friends think I am doing super-great |
Hunter |
05:40 |
28 |
108 |
95 |
1.25 |
Trump's $92million parade has been postponed |
MTmofo |
05:19 |
29 |
108 |
75 |
1.22 |
Only the best: Judge says Trump campaign mangled wording of confidentiality agreements |
Kerry Eleveld |
22:40 |
30 |
106 |
129 |
1.25 |
Manafort trial update: Judge reveals he was threatened |
Kerry Eleveld |
00:25 |
31 |
94 |
124 |
1.02 |
Good News Roundup for Friday, August 17, 2018 |
chloris creator |
16:00 |
32 |
93 |
70 |
1.03 |
Open thread for night owls: Climate science deniers still get reporters to quote them. No joke |
Meteor Blades |
08:00 |
33 |
92 |
41 |
1.01 |
BREAKING: Top former intelligence bosses speak out in favor of John Brennan |
teacherken |
08:36 |
34 |
87 |
37 |
0.94 |
Watch President Obama adjust Aretha's footstool |
hester |
07:58 |
35 |
85 |
41 |
0.92 |
Why're all these White Supremacists SO Y'know Sh*tty? |
ShowerCap |
07:24 |
36 |
82 |
31 |
0.88 |
Despite a court order, two dozen migrant kids aged five and under remain separated from parents |
Gabe Ortiz |
20:52 |
37 |
79 |
134 |
0.89 |
Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Resistance Friday |
Bill in Portland Maine |
04:30 |
38 |
70 |
159 |
0.75 |
PWB Friday Follies |
The Marti |
22:45 |
39 |
70 |
65 |
0.86 |
House Republicans threaten to subpoena Twitter CEO over 'discrimination' against conservatives |
Joan McCarter |
19:14 |
40 |
66 |
123 |
0.90 |
Catholic League 'debunks' molestation claims: it's not 'rape' if child was 'not penetrated' |
Walter Einenkel |
00:13 |
41 |
61 |
5 |
0.64 |
House Democrats visit California immigration detention facilities accused of poor conditions |
Gabe Ortiz |
22:38 |
42 |
61 |
75 |
0.78 |
Manafort update: Jury asks for four clarifications, deliberations to continue Friday |
Kerry Eleveld |
05:08 |
43 |
59 |
65 |
0.71 |
Florida man resists airport arrest; complains cops treated him 'like a f**king black person' |
Jessica Sutherland |
04:38 |
44 |
57 |
9 |
0.60 |
Trump administration readies Medicaid changes threatening coverage for tens of thousands |
Joan McCarter |
01:15 |
45 |
56 |
13 |
0.60 |
Cartoon: Trump's hate tape stash |
BrianMcFadden |
02:50 |
46 |
53 |
27 |
0.61 |
GOP counts on their base to be stupid enough to still believe they have a plan to replace Obamacare |
Joan McCarter |
23:24 |
47 |
52 |
7 |
0.55 |
As hundreds of separated migrant kids remain locked up, White House to honor ICE and CBP 'heroes' |
Gabe Ortiz |
00:18 |
48 |
50 |
26 |
0.55 |
New poll shows Mike Siegel close in the Texas 10th |
MikeSiegelTX10 |
17:39 |
49 |
48 |
72 |
0.58 |
A possible overlooked contributing cause of police shootings |
Daniel Case |
08:38 |
50 |
47 |
7 |
0.49 |
Under Trump, science funding is reviewed by Secretary of the Interior's high school football buddy |
Dartagnan |
23:18 |
51 |
46 |
65 |
0.57 |
Righting An Egregious Wrong: Black Americans Salute the King of Rock'n'Roll |
Marjani |
02:29 |
52 |
46 |
25 |
0.51 |
Midday open thread: Twitter persona exposed as fake intel operative; beer lures a man off a ledge |
Meteor Blades |
00:00 |
53 |
44 |
50 |
0.54 |
Falling Wages: a Real-Life Story |
RUBonaTwinkie |
16:03 |
54 |
44 |
11 |
0.47 |
Morning Digest: Sherrod Brown ties opponent to convicted businessman accused of straw donations |
Daily Kos Elections |
17:00 |
55 |
41 |
7 |
0.44 |
In Texas, some migrant dads who were reunited with their kids were briefly re-separated, report says |
Gabe Ortiz |
03:08 |
56 |
40 |
27 |
0.44 |
CNBC talking heads explode over Sen. Warren's Accountable Capitalism Act |
Egberto Willies |
23:01 |
57 |
38 |
60 |
0.40 |
The Daily Bucket - the ravens of summer |
OceanDiver |
18:30 |
58 |
38 |
11 |
0.42 |
Cartoon: No guarantees |
Mark Fiore |
16:50 |
59 |
36 |
18 |
0.41 |
Any port in a storm: Trump and McConnell (em)brace for the midterms |
Kerry Eleveld |
23:52 |
60 |
36 |
8 |
0.39 |
Florida governor and wife invested millions into company behind the private railway system he backed |
Walter Einenkel |
03:25 |
61 |
36 |
2 |
0.37 |
Black colleges aren't worried about working with Trump; they're focused on Congress instead |
Kelly Macias |
00:27 |
62 |
36 |
1 |
0.38 |
New GoFundMe partnership to help DACA recipients raise their renewal fees |
Gabe Ortiz |
01:40 |
63 |
34 |
36 |
0.38 |
Boston Globe Faces Bomb Threats After Organizing National Initiative To Support Press Freedom |
Mark Taylor Canfield |
05:38 |
64 |
34 |
26 |
0.39 |
Florida teachers and lunchroom staff donate 100 sick days to teacher going through chemotherapy |
Walter Einenkel |
21:01 |
65 |
33 |
43 |
0.42 |
GNR Annex: As positive as 538's estimate of House races looks, it's almost certainly an undercount. |
Mrmuni12 |
16:38 |
66 |
32 |
69 |
0.45 |
Am I really that odd? |
BFSkinner |
06:28 |
67 |
32 |
16 |
0.37 |
POTUS*: "I love the smell of Agent Orange in the morning" the unhingery never stopped |
annieli |
00:00 |
68 |
31 |
14 |
0.33 |
Top Comments: Long Live the Queen (of Soul) |
John M Webb |
07:00 |
69 |
30 |
20 |
0.32 |
Fracking use of water has increased 770% over the last 5 years?and that's just the beginning |
Walter Einenkel |
21:23 |
70 |
29 |
136 |
0.32 |
New Day Cafe Friday, Finally! |
The Marti |
19:30 |
71 |
29 |
46 |
0.32 |
Black Kos, Week In Review |
Black Kos |
02:00 |
72 |
29 |
35 |
0.34 |
Red Tide? Bring On The Blue Wave! (With poll ) |
SninkyPoo |
22:57 |
73 |
29 |
18 |
0.34 |
Kris Kobach names his big issue if elected Governor: defunding schools |
Chris Reeves |
03:59 |
74 |
29 |
15 |
0.32 |
Trump rails against a free press because it's not his to own |
annieli |
07:51 |
75 |
29 |
11 |
0.32 |
Changing attitudes in the Midwest |
Tzalaran |
00:53 |
76 |
27 |
237 |
0.32 |
A Breath of Fresh Air for 8.17.18 ?Do we talk funny?? |
WYgalinCali |
17:00 |
77 |
27 |
21 |
0.31 |
Manafort Trial update No verdict today, Jury Deliberations continue Monday |
annieli |
22:47 |
78 |
27 |
20 |
0.32 |
Non-Voting Dems Lists - I didn't realize this was a thing |
wordmonkey |
00:24 |
79 |
27 |
10 |
0.30 |
Hey Marine Combat Veterans! Your Service Ain't Nuthin' Compared to the Hazards of a Congressman! |
Merlin1963 |
05:58 |
80 |
26 |
10 |
0.28 |
Planes of Fame: Foreign Airplanes (Photo Diary) |
Ojibwa |
20:30 |
81 |
26 |
8 |
0.27 |
Overnight News Digest: Is a CEO worth 312 times more than you? |
Magnifico |
08:52 |
82 |
25 |
118 |
0.29 |
Kitchen Table Kibitzing: Beto & The Black Tie Wedding |
boatsie |
05:30 |
83 |
25 |
11 |
0.28 |
Pentagon postpones military parade until collapse of democratic institutions is complete |
James Wells |
09:08 |
84 |
25 |
5 |
0.27 |
Size Matters, Whether You're Talking About Solar Panels or Green Waves. |
xaxnar |
19:01 |
85 |
24 |
9 |
0.26 |
A Ray of Hope From The Sunshine State |
aboutmri |
14:19 |
86 |
22 |
2 |
0.23 |
Cartoon: RESPECT for the Queen of Soul |
laloalcaraz |
00:35 |
87 |
21 |
64 |
0.28 |
Fair Redistricting - and Revisiting The Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929 |
Kalisiin |
21:01 |
88 |
21 |
38 |
0.23 |
Mojo Friday - Kaleidoscope. Aretha, Brennan, Mueller, Manafort, McRaven - Edition |
TexDem |
19:30 |
89 |
21 |
12 |
0.25 |
Erik Prince, the Viceroy of Afghanistan, may again be under consideration |
annieli |
02:37 |
90 |
21 |
6 |
0.22 |
You Want to WIN? Let's Do It As a TEAM! Look HERE!! And Check Out Our TARGET LIST! |
Yosef 52 |
22:53 |
91 |
20 |
132 |
0.22 |
TheResistance-2018-Midterm - Live Blog Evening Edition 08|17|18 - |
SJohnson |
04:00 |
92 |
19 |
1 |
0.20 |
New Jersey: Seema Verma helps push ACA into the water, now wants credit for pulling it out. |
Brainwrap |
19:44 |
93 |
18 |
56 |
0.21 |
From the Child of a Transgender Parent |
vodswyld |
21:35 |
94 |
18 |
9 |
0.20 |
Too Bad Kentucky Does Not Have Two Republican U.S. Senators To Fight Trump's Tariffs. |
Merlin1963 |
05:20 |
95 |
17 |
19 |
0.21 |
Dumbass Question: Kellyanne Conway Asks the Press 'Why is Everybody So Obsessed with the President?' |
News Corpse |
23:47 |
96 |
17 |
13 |
0.20 |
Another Poll Shows Walker Losing in Wisconsin; Cook Shifts South Carolina CD-1 to Lean Republican |
mastergardener2k |
04:51 |
97 |
17 |
7 |
0.19 |
Sarah Huckabee Sanders walks back one of her tall tales! |
Jim in Nebraska |
11:33 |
98 |
16 |
26 |
0.21 |
The Collapse of The American Education a Symptom of US Decline as a Global Powe |
Trenz Pruca |
09:18 |
99 |
14 |
102 |
0.17 |
Write On! What's your reward? |
SensibleShoes |
05:00 |
100 |
14 |
62 |
0.16 |
Morning Open Thread with Music by Dr. John, Taj Mahal, Woody Guthrie, John Prine, et al. |
P Carey |
15:05 |
101 |
14 |
19 |
0.15 |
IAN: August 17, 2018: Little Holidays Edition |
FloridaSNMOM |
09:55 |
102 |
14 |
5 |
0.15 |
Voter Suppression in South Georgia is More than Real |
KWiz |
04:39 |
103 |
13 |
11 |
0.16 |
Pentagon Rains on Trump's 100 Million Dollar Post Mid-Term Election Military Parade |
ARodinFan |
06:27 |
104 |
13 |
9 |
0.16 |
Severe flooding kills at least 324 in Kerala. Media ignore, pooh-pooh climate change. |
Lincoln green |
23:16 |
105 |
12 |
15 |
0.16 |
Sen. Sanders thrown curve ball on "All In". Here's my response. (Progressives are doing fine.) |
Davey1107 |
23:49 |
106 |
5 |
248 |
0.44 |
Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 8/17 |
Daily Kos Elections |
18:00 |
107 |
5 |
172 |
0.31 |
Daily Kos Elections weekly open thread |
James Lambert |
03:00 |