High Impact Stories: June 3, 2019

2019-06-03 00:00:04 - 2019-06-03 23:58:56 UTC; DailyKos stories = 144;  144 per day;  6.0 per hour

Yesterday 111 Kogs posted 144 stories of which 139 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 1990 recommending readers; 106 stories were recommended by 10 or more readers, 66 by 30 or more, and 32 by 100 or more. Commenters (1875) visited 143 stories; 92 had 10 or more commenters, 41 had 30 or more, and 5 had 100 or more.

Recommendations and comments were collected Tue Jun  4 08:00:04 2019 UTC.

IMPACT STATISTICS FROM ALL 144 POSTS

MINIMUM	0.01
MEDIAN	0.29
AVERAGE	0.66
MAX	5.44
TOTAL	94.58 bharns
50% of total impact	earned by top 20 diaries, the lowest receiving 1.46 bharns

Story Impact Distribution

Stories with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	144	139	106	66	32
commenters	144	143	92	41	5
connections	144	139	124	76	37

KOG ACTIVITY*

KOGS WHO...	COMMENT	RECOMMEND	WRITE A POST	ONLY	ALL
COMMENT	1875	796	102	1025	48
RECOMMEND	796	1990	51	1191	48
WRITE	102	51	111	6	48

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

User Interaction Statistics (Network)

OBSERVED WRITER-(READER OR WRITER) PAIRS	10160
MAXIMUM POSSIBLE SUCH PAIRS	3075 x 111 = 341325
NETWORK DENSITY (OBSERVED/POSSIBLE)	3.0 %
AVERAGE DEGREE (LINKS/USER)	10160 / 3075 = 3.3

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.
• The TableTools2 extension for the Firefox browser allows you to sort, copy and visualize tables.
• For a more complete description of the lists and statistics see this post.

HIGH IMPACT POSTS

RANK	nrec	ncom	impact	post	Author	time
1	511	223	5.44	It could make you fat or straighten your wings. After 100 years, we finally know what it does	skralyx	10:04
2	419	330	4.80	Five hugely visible British protest images that probably have Trump fuming in London	Walter Einenkel	20:39
3	345	218	3.83	Princeling Jared Kushner blows interview - ?I?m not here to be trusted? ???????	annieli	08:43
4	260	110	2.81	No Wonder He's So Damned Grumpy	Crashing Vor	22:34
5	211	148	2.33	Kirsten Gillibrand destroys Fox News' abortion coverage while doing a live town hall on the network	Marissa Higgins	22:14
6	205	102	2.27	Great Photo Thread About Those "Tremendous Crowds" in London.	durrati	04:28
7	195	178	2.17	LOL, HAHA and Tweets of the Week are going to be hilarious.	BOHICA	20:30
8	194	78	2.08	Bernie Tells It Like It Is, In A New York Times Editorial	Colorado Blue	06:20
9	186	88	2.06	Obama receives 'MVP' chant and standing ovation in Toronto, Trump gets protests in UK	Marissa Higgins	20:21
10	184	127	2.08	Jared Kushner can't say whether he'd alert the FBI if Russia secretly offered to help again	Jen Hayden	22:15
11	181	70	1.98	97 year old former Mayor of San Antonio turned away from polls under cumbersome voter ID law	Lefty Coaster	05:09
12	172	95	1.90	House Judiciary to Bring Mueller Report Alive	GoodNewsRoundup	00:23
13	167	109	1.95	Laziest president in history showed up in full golf attire so a megachurch pastor could pray for him	Jen Hayden	01:12
14	161	168	1.90	America is in a moral decline	Mark E Andersen	06:00
15	160	287	1.85	Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: The impeachment tide is coming in, not receding	Greg Dworkin	16:30
16	151	73	1.65	Former U.S. ethics chief warns not to 'underestimate the threat to our republic from within'	Dartagnan	18:02
17	145	98	1.61	How Impeaching Barr Would Be a Good Strategic Step Toward Getting to Trump	AndySchmookler	19:05
18	142	127	1.64	Breaking: George Nader Arrested	centerline	02:27
19	135	53	1.46	Cartoon: Mueller speaks	Tom Tomorrow	17:00
20	131	114	1.53	Trump attacks CNN, apparently missing Fox while in London	Laura Clawson	17:25
21	130	52	1.42	Surprise inspection finds 900 people crammed into Border Patrol facility meant to detain 125	Gabe Ortiz	00:19
22	127	194	1.56	Trump visits one of Britain's most revered cultural landmarks, asks what the flooring is made of	Aldous J Pennyfarthing	23:12
23	121	171	1.43	Only one Democratic candidate continues to refuse appearing at big-donor fundraisers	Walter Einenkel	23:32
24	120	67	1.35	Elaine Chao, Trump cabinet member and wife of McConnell, used her post to promote a family business	Kerry Eleveld	22:34
25	113	54	1.24	Iowa Democrat kicks off Senate bid by turning Republican infamous 'squeal' ad against her	Jeff Singer	22:32
26	111	256	1.45	Democratic Primary cattle call: Who's up, who's down this early in June	kos	00:08
27	110	159	1.36	Trump kicks off United Kingdom trip by insulting mayor of London	Barbara Morrill	16:49
28	108	80	1.24	Law enforcement, courts are grappling with the new wave of domestic terrorists radicalized online	David Neiwert	20:00
29	107	108	1.24	Open thread for night owls: Many progressive Democrats unhappy with DCCC blacklisting	Meteor Blades	07:30
30	101	7	1.05	Our Last Good Bye, Thank you, Kossacks!!	avalonbear	08:37
31	100	83	1.11	Twitter Reacts to Mjango Unchained's State Visit.	durrati	16:51
32	100	48	1.11	Humanitarian aid worker could get 20 years for giving migrants water and food in border desert	Gabe Ortiz	01:17
33	97	27	1.02	Prism's mission: Forging a more reflective path in the news, with diverse leaders at the helm	Craig Hunter	22:30
34	88	94	0.98	Cheers and Jeers: Monday	Bill in Portland Maine	16:50
35	87	46	0.97	House will vote June 11 on contempt charges against Trump attorney general and White House counsel	Hunter	04:58
36	86	69	0.96	Dear Chairman Nadler: Here are three willing witnesses and a script. You can call them tomorrow.	Bethesda 1971	20:40
37	85	125	0.91	Good news Roundup	Jessiestaf	16:00
38	84	99	0.90	Moondai Furkids Going to the End of the Line	Mopshell	22:45
39	83	21	0.88	Johana Leon, a trans asylum-seeker, dies after weeks in ICE custody	Gabe Ortiz	22:23
40	80	7	0.83	Cartoon: Trump contradictions	Nick Anderson	02:50
41	74	72	0.87	Please stop politicizing the military, Pentagon asks White House in wake of USS McCain scandal	Laura Clawson	18:20
42	73	7	0.77	In loss for Trump administration, Supreme Court declines to fast-track DACA case	Gabe Ortiz	22:56
43	69	7	0.72	Asylum-seeker falsely accused of gang ties by border officials is reunited with kids after 184 days	Gabe Ortiz	20:30
44	67	30	0.73	Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas cited a eugenics book, but the author says he got it all wrong	Walter Einenkel	03:21
45	61	25	0.67	Mexico warns Trump's misbegotten tariff policies will only increase the flow of migrants to the U.S.	Kerry Eleveld	00:44
46	55	46	0.59	A Follow-up Look into Mueller's Dire Warnings	jamess	05:55
47	51	18	0.54	Please come to my book launch at Barnes & Noble Union Square, NYC. It's in two days!	Ian Reifowitz	23:39
48	49	45	0.60	Can Congress and Trump strike a deal to avert fiscal chaos?	Laura Clawson	20:16
49	49	40	0.58	If you work for the state of Alabama, you had today off to celebrate the birth of Jefferson Davis	Karen L Freund	20:56
50	49	29	0.58	West Virginia Senate's education plan: Ban teacher strikes	Laura Clawson	20:59
51	49	26	0.55	Trump's secretary of state lowers expectations for Kushner's Middle East peace plan	Hunter	22:38
52	48	29	0.51	Announcement: Cheers & Jeers Dinner at NN19 will be on July 10th, 6PM at Aqimero in Philly	Neeta Lind	20:05
53	47	65	0.56	Seth Abramson Connects the Dots	MindMatter	21:08
54	44	59	0.58	Buttigieg embraces plan to end the 'apocalyptic, ideological firefight' over the Supreme Court	Laura Clawson	00:42
55	44	56	0.47	Daily Bucket: Western Washington now has its own wolf pack	Besame	22:42
56	44	37	0.50	Midday open thread: A standing ovation, a criminal crow, and a jackass (or two)	Barbara Morrill	00:00
57	42	14	0.46	Mnuchin does selfies from the Palace as Individual-1 gets a book from the Queen	annieli	23:09
58	41	91	0.45	PWB: A Place to Be	twingrace	07:00
59	38	22	0.42	Here is a Big Idea, Respect Black Women	ReasonaBill	23:52
60	37	24	0.41	Next week: full House vote on Barr's contempt of Congress	annieli	04:09
61	34	20	0.39	Morning Digest: Eric Greitens wants back in the Navy. The Navy might not want Eric Greitens.	Daily Kos Elections	17:00
62	33	21	0.34	Overnight News Digest June 2, 2019	side pocket	09:00
63	33	20	0.37	A tale of 2 invoices: Beto O'Rourke pays El Paso, while Donald Trump's campaign still owes $470,000	eeff	23:39
64	33	15	0.36	Science Answers: What Do Cats (Pooties) Do Outdoors When You're Not Watching?	Tailfish	07:27
65	33	11	0.34	$27 Quotes: "The time is long overdue for us to stand up "	Nova Land	05:54
66	31	29	0.38	Young Earth Creationist Ken Ham: Science Doesn't Support Flat Earth. Irony Is Dead.	MisterOpus1	00:59
67	29	10	0.31	Top Comments: Slightly Dissociated	John M Webb	07:01
68	28	60	0.30	Kitchen Table Kibitzing June 2, 2019	side pocket	05:29
69	28	15	0.31	The right's war on reproductive freedom is also a war on science and accurate language	Laura Clawson	00:30
70	28	5	0.30	David Bossie, the grift that keeps on giving, "disappeared" from Fox News	annieli	00:50
71	27	85	0.28	New Day Cafe: Kei Truck Garden Contest	samanthab	19:30
72	27	17	0.31	SHEESH! Wannabe Dictator Trump Calls For Boycott of AT&T in Order to 'Do Something' About CNN	News Corpse	00:44
73	25	55	0.32	Transgender Name Change Requirements are Cumbersome and Humiliating	charliepipermom	19:35
74	25	6	0.27	GOP pollster gives Democrat a narrow lead in contest for North Carolina?s 9th Congressional District	Jeff Singer	22:59
75	24	28	0.27	DCCC Incumbent Protection Policy Threatens a Progressive Congressional Race in Georgia	MichaelOwens	00:42
76	22	26	0.27	Hate-Mail?Why Beginning Impeachment Will Do Nothing More to Stir-Up Trump?s Base	Stephen Dreyfus	00:57
77	22	3	0.23	The Union of Concerned Scientists And Hurricane Season 2019	Angmar	20:30
78	21	18	0.23	Quote: "96% of registered Democrats list climate change as a very important issue"	Angmar	01:33
79	19	14	0.21	Warren places a bet on early states and on-the-ground organizing	Laura Clawson	23:31
80	18	21	0.19	Juli?n Castro's People First Policing plan - says we have a "national crisis in public safety"	Janesaunt	17:55
81	17	13	0.20	WEIRD: Trump 'Liked' Some Wonderfully Anti-Trump Tweets on His Twitter Page	News Corpse	21:22
82	16	12	0.19	Can we at least Censure the "Apprentice Lawbreaker"	jamess	17:15
83	16	10	0.17	Photo Diary: Brandywine Park and Zoo, Wilmington DE	Lenny Flank	00:59
84	16	5	0.17	This Virginia candidate's life story is one of the most inspiring stories I've heard this year	Blue Tuesday	07:52
85	16	4	0.18	House Defense bill leaves out request to make sexual harassment in the military a stand-alone crime	Marissa Higgins	01:40
86	15	41	0.17	Morning Open Thread: Poems for National Repeat Day	officebss	15:30
87	15	2	0.16	New Study Puts a Price Tag on Lobbying for Climate Inaction: $60 Billion	ClimateDenierRoundup	23:55
88	14	8	0.15	Inhumane! Up to 900 people held in a Texas border processing center meant to hold 125	1BQ	06:12
89	14	6	0.16	Republican Favorite Patrick Moore Compares Young Activists to Hitler Youth	ClimateDenierRoundup	02:06
90	14	4	0.15	The Bull in the Chocolate Box: Individual-1 Does Britain	SninkyPoo	23:05
91	13	25	0.19	MSNBC's breathless coverage of Trump in London made me sick	HalBrown	20:05
92	12	54	0.22	Pelosi still against impeachment inquiry	Semblance	04:05
93	12	39	0.16	Enough is Enough! Let's Mobilize and Demand an Impeachment Inquiry.	Renee M	15:00
94	10	63	0.16	How to debate a conservative Christian: Inerrancy is not literalism	hypostasis	18:00
95	9	27	0.17	The Mystery Of Trump?s ?New Do? Solved	dailynooze	21:27
96	3	160	0.29	Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 6/3	Daily Kos Elections	18:00

Impact total: 90.8

 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