High Impact Stories: April 16, 2020

2020-04-16 00:00:05 - 2020-04-16 23:40:33 UTC; DailyKos stories = 208;  208 per day;  8.7 per hour

Yesterday 164 Kogs posted 208 stories of which 206 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 2116 recommending readers; 131 stories were recommended by 10 or more readers, 72 by 30 or more, and 31 by 100 or more. Commenters (2238) visited 207 stories; 100 had 10 or more commenters, 43 had 30 or more, and 11 had 100 or more.

Recommendations and comments were collected Fri Apr 17 08:00:04 2020 UTC.

IMPACT STATISTICS FROM ALL 208 POSTS

MINIMUM	0.01
MEDIAN	0.19
AVERAGE	0.57
MAX	8.47
TOTAL	118.23 bharns
50% of total impact	earned by top 20 diaries, the lowest receiving 1.64 bharns

Story Impact Distribution

Stories with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	208	206	131	72	31
commenters	208	207	100	43	11
connections	208	206	151	90	38

KOG ACTIVITY*

KOGS WHO...	COMMENT	RECOMMEND	WRITE A POST	ONLY	ALL
COMMENT	2238	932	159	1207	60
RECOMMEND	932	2116	61	1183	60
WRITE	159	61	164	4	60

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

User Interaction Statistics (Network)

OBSERVED WRITER-(READER OR WRITER) PAIRS	12495
MAXIMUM POSSIBLE SUCH PAIRS	3426 x 164 = 561864
NETWORK DENSITY (OBSERVED/POSSIBLE)	2.2 %
AVERAGE DEGREE (LINKS/USER)	12495 / 3426 = 3.65

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	793	269	8.47	Right-wingers get #RecallGavinNewsom trending and it doesn't go exactly as they planned	Olympus Mons	11:11
2	417	476	4.89	Trump threatens to 'close-down' states that refuse to reopen at his demand	Mark Sumner	18:17
3	396	189	4.34	Holy hell! Trump is going to be watching his favourite show tomorrow when this comes on!	Tommy T	22:23
4	381	185	4.13	The Invisible Hand Has a Single-Digit Message for the President	Crashing Vor	05:17
5	290	447	3.64	Dr. Oz says reopening schools is an 'appetizing opportunity' because only 2%-3% will die	Walter Einenkel	21:47
6	269	229	3.01	Midwestern Governors announce a third multi-state partnership	MTmofo	00:52
7	255	104	2.78	One company is 'furious' after Trump named it to advisory group without actually asking	Laura Clawson	23:57
8	250	407	3.05	Boy has this hit the fan!	abluerippleinohio	07:17
9	246	230	2.72	Dear right-wing protesters: your 'liberty' to swing your fist ends just where my nose begins	Dartagnan	04:21
10	240	182	2.74	Trump's approval sinking fast, today's Gallup: -11%, Pew -9%, MC -12%, Change -12%, Yougov -11%	modesttraveller	03:52
11	210	111	2.32	The real victims of the COVID-19 pandemic: conservative evangelical leaders, apparently	Hunter	23:05
12	206	142	2.33	rat at Trump presser: which one?	annieli	09:42
13	200	160	2.12	Sen. Kamala Harris steps up to protect voters and elections as coronavirus crisis continues	Denise Oliver Velez	23:54
14	182	136	1.99	Michigan health care worker: Operation Gridlock kept me from going to work	Christian Dem in NC	19:13
15	179	97	1.98	Trump's FEMA awards big N95 mask contract to shady company without medical supply experience	Laura Clawson	19:43
16	177	294	2.29	Fringe right closes down Michigan capital with 'gridlock' protest against coronavirus measures	David Neiwert	23:30
17	171	154	2.00	Decision to put Trump's name on coronavirus stimulus checks was made in secret	Laura Clawson	18:06
18	167	133	1.87	Trump trying to revive theory COVID-19 was made in a lab to deflect blame from a disaster he created	Mark Sumner	20:45
19	154	97	1.73	Trump's business task force rebels, demanding more testing before reopening America for business	Kerry Eleveld	07:12
20	150	117	1.59	I'm a retired admiral running to beat Joni Ernst. Watch my new TV ad today	Michael Franken	20:47
21	147	153	1.64	Abbreviated pundit round-up: Bailing out the richest again; amateur 'experts' who aren't.	Meteor Blades	16:30
22	141	166	1.76	Despite telling others to stay home, Jared and Ivanka traveled to Trump's NJ golf club for Passover	Walter Einenkel	22:14
23	140	302	1.51	Good News Roundup April 16 2020	oldhippiedude	15:52
24	122	93	1.42	Risk-averse Americans basically tell Trump to 'shove it' on reopening by May 1	Kerry Eleveld	21:46
25	112	101	1.32	Four Michigan residents file lawsuits demanding an end to state's stay-at-home orders	Hunter	00:30
26	111	144	1.36	Trump has a three-phase plan for returning to normal. All it's missing is the plan	Mark Sumner	01:33
27	109	19	1.16	California governor announces $125 million fund to help undocumented families blocked from relief	Gabe Ortiz	20:08
28	108	86	1.22	Talk About DESPERATE: Trump Celebrates an OANN Poll that Doesn't Exist	News Corpse	01:13
29	101	25	1.10	Trump and Mnuchin STILL letting banks steal stimulus checks, even from disabled veterans	Joan McCarter	21:49
30	100	60	1.13	Republicans just got crushed in Wisconsin, but what does that tell us about November?	Steve Singiser	21:30
31	100	51	1.12	States now have rapid COVID-19 testing devices but where are the tests for them?	Laura Clawson	20:53
32	98	76	1.11	New White House plan to risk Americans' lives includes tricking them into feeling safe	Kerry Eleveld	23:22
33	93	32	1.01	Seventeen bodies found in New Jersey nursing home after anonymous tip to police	Aysha Qamar	23:08
34	93	30	1.02	COVID-19 news: 90% of U.S. deaths were preventable; pandemic checks will be delayed	Hunter	05:00
35	91	131	1.10	Coronavirus conspiracy theorists set 5G towers afire, believing they're the cause of the pandemic	David Neiwert	21:30
36	89	18	0.95	Britain's temporary PM sets reasonable targets for safe reopening after COVID-19 lockdown	Mark Sumner	00:29
37	83	269	0.89	PWB: Fursdai Furries And Feathers: A Day In The Diary	Crimson Quillfeather	22:45
38	83	11	0.87	Cartoon: A Calvinesque and Hobbesian look at fighting a pandemic	RubenBolling	16:50
39	82	48	0.94	Small business COVID-19 emergency loans exhausted amid questions about where the money went	Joan McCarter	23:50
40	80	87	0.88	Cheers and Jeers: Thursday	Bill in Portland Maine	16:50
41	77	66	0.84	Wednesday night owls. EPI: Coronavirus lockdown hits women harder than industry data show	Meteor Blades	08:00
42	77	25	0.83	Morning Digest: Yet another poll finds Democrats positioned to flip GOP-held Arizona Senate seat	Daily Kos Elections	17:00
43	72	12	0.77	Carnival execs accused of letting ships party on as COVID-19 spread	Lauren Floyd	00:28
44	70	34	0.75	#COVID19 Data: Daily update of the sick and the dead.	Brainwrap	18:16
45	69	34	0.77	5.2 million more people filed jobless claims last week	Joan McCarter	19:20
46	68	33	0.75	NC-Sen: New PPP Poll Has Cal Cunningham (D) Beating Thom Tillis (R) 47-40	poopdogcomedy	20:45
47	62	32	0.68	A look at social distancing with zombies	Mark Sumner	03:50
48	61	103	0.72	LIVE BLOG: daily COVID Taskforce briefing ?A cruel virus from a distant land.?	annieli	03:00
49	60	16	0.65	Treasury relents: Individuals on SSI won't have to file to get COVID-19 stimulus check	Joan McCarter	01:59
50	58	2	0.61	Sen. Kamala Harris calls for watchdog probe into notorious immigration detention facility	Gabe Ortiz	00:36
51	54	49	0.58	We Are New York	Denise Oliver Velez	02:51
52	54	2	0.56	Senators call for automatic renewal of protections for thousands of DACA, TPS recipients	Gabe Ortiz	22:19
53	50	46	0.53	Join us! Daily Kos LIVE Cheers & Jeers, Rum & Coke Friday: The Social Distancing Edition	Neeta Lind	22:28
54	46	31	0.53	Largest coronavirus cluster in USA: 644 confirmed cases associated with one South Dakota pork plant	Jen Hayden	01:46
55	45	13	0.50	This Week in Statehouse Action: Suicide Squad edition	Carolyn Fiddler	04:27
56	44	88	0.56	Warren: Would you accept the VP nomination? "Yes"	noble experiment	08:20
57	44	8	0.47	MSNBC's Brian Williams caricatures the president with a piercing show entry.	Egberto Willies	22:19
58	42	37	0.50	Are red-state hospitals suppressing COVID numbers?	HomerBrannon	23:31
59	42	4	0.44	Incarcerated activists face retaliation as they speak out about coronavirus pandemic	Tamar Sarai Davis	00:25
60	41	69	0.54	My son called me a liar today.	WTFurious	00:05
61	39	23	0.44	Trump's Putting His Name On Relief Checks Is Going To Come Back To Haunt Him	middleoftheroadDem	05:54
62	38	74	0.41	Shout Out To My Peeps: Woozle Wednesday at PWB Peeps Evening Chat	Dixiecollie	07:01
63	38	4	0.40	Republicans spent $1 million to beat Republican in Republican primary. Loser: Republicans	Jeff Singer	01:46
64	37	32	0.39	Ready to drive Matt Gaetz crazy? Join the 140 District Project	Bethesda 1971	05:39
65	37	23	0.40	Ari Melber does an excellent job of Journalism	jamess	06:25
66	36	38	0.42	Pew Research Poll: 65% Say Trump Was Too Slow in Pandemic Response	mastergardener2k	02:11
67	36	12	0.39	Procoronavirus Rally Organized By Matt Bevin Crony Tries To Disrupt Governor Beshear's Update.	Merlin1963	22:47
68	35	12	0.37	J.D. Scholten Outraised Steve King and ALL His Republican Challengers Combined	Scholten4Iowa2020	19:24
69	34	29	0.40	He says Americans 'happy to get big, fat, beautiful check and my name is on it? ; I won't be happy!	OldCat	10:17
70	33	66	0.37	The Daily Bucket - wish I was in the Caribbee with reef corals	OceanDiver	19:00
71	32	44	0.39	Trump Threatening to Adjourn Congress in Order to Push Through Nominations Even GOP Doesn't Want	Stwriley	07:15
72	30	128	0.58	"Warren or Harris" trending as people debate who Joe should choose as VP. Who is your choice?	DigitusImpudicus	16:45
73	29	47	0.31	Top Comments: The Long Run	Tara the Antisocial Social Worker	07:00
74	29	19	0.34	Trump: Misusing His Office for Personal Gain (yet again).	wdrath	04:30
75	29	5	0.30	Renewable Thursday: Real Money in Grid Frequency Stabilization with Battery Storage	Mokurai	16:00
76	28	32	0.30	Overnight News Digest April 15, 2020	Chitown Kev	08:59
77	28	15	0.31	You Can't Make This Stuff Up, or, Captain Bligh on the Potomac	Colorado Blue	05:47
78	27	193	0.29	Morning Open Thread: Three Nights In NOLA - An Epilogue	sandbear75	15:30
79	26	119	0.29	Kitchen Table Kibitzing 4/15/20: Apocalypse has its advantages	jck	05:30
80	26	16	0.29	More Preliminary, Encouraging Results on Treatment of Covid-19 with Remdesivir	accumbens	03:00
81	26	15	0.27	Evening Shade: We Are Giving Him His Just Awards	NotNowNotEver	04:30
82	25	91	0.29	Bookflurries-Bookchat: Houses, Castles, Manors, Keeps, and Inns in Fiction	cfk	05:00
83	25	45	0.34	Rachel Maddow is still treating Trump like his abnormal behavior can't be understood. It can.	HalBrown	20:27
84	25	11	0.26	A Shameless Plug: My Newest Book is Out	Lenny Flank	00:25
85	24	179	0.27	New Day Cafe: Smiles Are Free; Grimaces Are Not!	The Marti	19:30
86	24	25	0.28	Trump continues bogus claim of economic shutdown being more fatal than COVID-19	annieli	21:04
87	24	16	0.28	Now We Have The Invisible Numbers	doncoolidge	21:00
88	23	17	0.25	COVID-19 case doubling time by state	joeknapp	20:45
89	23	10	0.25	Families shouldn?t have to go into debt to talk to loved ones in jail. Phone calls should be free	Prism Guest Writer	01:43
90	23	8	0.24	Indians 101: Indian Photographs in the Washington State History Museum (museum tour)	Ojibwa	19:36
91	21	16	0.23	Doctor's Office	Ojibwa	01:06
92	21	4	0.22	Epistemic Trespassing: Deniers Celebrate Their Ignorance As Its Own Expertise. But For How Long?	ClimateDenierRoundup	19:25
93	20	24	0.22	Republicans making Re-opening partisan is likely an unforced error	greblos	00:57
94	20	15	0.23	"1917": A Very Quick Review (No Spoilers)	Lenny Flank	00:28
95	20	8	0.22	A Much Needed Moment of Levity from Showtunes Parody Hero, Randy Rainbow	Liberal in a Red State	20:20
96	19	63	0.36	Mericans what is your favorite "Ethnic" food?	BFSkinner	10:07
97	19	11	0.21	Compassion, Kindness, Humility .Is Biden's Enough?	tiredntexas	03:38
98	19	6	0.20	South Korea: left-leaning coalition wins by a landslide	ca cokz	11:20
99	18	107	0.19	#COVIDResistance @TheVillage, 4/16/20	Janesaunt	17:00
100	18	41	0.24	AND SO IT BEGINS: 1933 Redux	aPauledInNJ	08:00
101	18	23	0.23	Feinstein urges Newsom to negotiate with Trump over increasing water exports to agribusiness	Dan Bacher	00:55
102	18	13	0.20	OR-Sen: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) Wants To Bar All Members Of Congress From Owning & Trading Stocks	poopdogcomedy	18:30
103	18	5	0.19	KEEP TALKING	captclerk	00:48
104	17	8	0.19	The so-called EPA is weakening controls on mercury - of all things!	Colorado Blue	01:13
105	16	13	0.18	Thank you Bernie.	robpape1	03:23
106	16	11	0.19	Navy Seizes and Hoards Donated Masks - Why?	NoAprilFool	21:32
107	16	9	0.18	Why would a hospital medical group not distribute received PPE to its employees?	Jeannie	20:51
108	16	7	0.17	Attention low-income Los Angeles residents: The city has money for you but you have to move quickly	J Graham	08:25
109	15	65	0.16	Evenings with The Village, 4/16/20	Janesaunt	04:00
110	15	19	0.19	Sad! Trump aggregated net approval	BethesDave	03:55
111	14	13	0.17	New WH Spokesmodel Going Heavy on Spin	Iamamerican	18:32
112	14	4	0.15	PA Democrats Fight Back Against PA GOP's Bill To Override Gov. Tom Wolf's (D. PA) Stay-At-Home Order	poopdogcomedy	18:45
113	13	15	0.16	While some Americans receive stimulus checks, others report glitches, payments to wrong accounts	Aysha Qamar	03:17
114	13	9	0.16	Coronavirus update: the worst week ever for the USA	Alan Austin	22:22
115	8	22	0.16	Rand Paul tapped for Reopening task force	PresentMoment	01:02
116	4	201	0.31	Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 4/16	Daily Kos Elections	18:00
117	4	65	0.17	Come on Joe Biden: reign in those outrageous credit card interest rates, now more than ever	billofrights	21:37

Impact total: 111.7

 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