High Impact Stories: August 17, 2020

2020-08-17 00:00:02 - 2020-08-17 23:34:44 UTC; DailyKos stories = 158;  158 per day;  6.6 per hour

Yesterday 121 Kogs posted 158 stories of which 157 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 2157 recommending readers; 96 stories were recommended by 10 or more readers, 56 by 30 or more, and 28 by 100 or more. Commenters (1964) visited 157 stories; 85 had 10 or more commenters, 40 had 30 or more, and 8 had 100 or more.

Recommendations and comments were collected Tue Aug 18 08:00:04 2020 UTC.

IMPACT STATISTICS FROM ALL 158 POSTS

MINIMUM	0.01
MEDIAN	0.21
AVERAGE	0.66
MAX	5.20
TOTAL	104.16 bharns
50% of total impact	earned by top 16 diaries, the lowest receiving 1.96 bharns

Story Impact Distribution

Stories with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	158	157	96	56	28
commenters	158	157	85	40	8
connections	158	157	122	68	39

KOG ACTIVITY*

KOGS WHO...	COMMENT	RECOMMEND	WRITE A POST	ONLY	ALL
COMMENT	1964	815	115	1073	39
RECOMMEND	815	2157	40	1341	39
WRITE	115	40	121	5	39

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

User Interaction Statistics (Network)

OBSERVED WRITER-(READER OR WRITER) PAIRS	11055
MAXIMUM POSSIBLE SUCH PAIRS	3311 x 121 = 400631
NETWORK DENSITY (OBSERVED/POSSIBLE)	2.8 %
AVERAGE DEGREE (LINKS/USER)	11055 / 3311 = 3.34

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	479	181	5.20	I arranged a protest at my high school. The reactionary racist attacks changed me	Prism Guest Writer	17:30
2	416	76	4.43	HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Eight Seconds Edition	bubbanomics	23:02
3	400	221	4.44	Rep. Katie Porter sets Twitter on fire with her challenge to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy	Walter Einenkel	01:03
4	398	107	4.25	Say Her name Kamala, Randy Rainbow's genius strikes again!	zenvegan	19:33
5	378	226	4.16	Oh goodness.. He is off the chain..	Vetwife	01:58
6	347	179	3.90	Shame on ABC	yar	20:33
7	309	227	3.45	President Trump Promotes Poisoning Yourself	pr0gressivist	15:40
8	283	150	3.06	Experts Ungagged: Doctors Bandy Lee & Mary Trump Reveal Why Trump Must Go	KAMMY	09:02
9	260	280	3.14	Trump is boosting another miracle COVID-19 'cure,' this one brought to him by the My Pillow guy	Hunter	21:31
10	251	120	2.76	Trump is feeling the heat on U.S. Postal Service attacks, including a new lawsuit	Laura Clawson	01:46
11	251	333	2.81	Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Messing with the Post Office is messing with life	Greg Dworkin	16:30
12	222	112	2.48	McConnell in the hot seat as vulnerable Republicans sign onto Postal Service funding bill	Joan McCarter	00:26
13	219	92	2.39	Dr. Fauci talks about how increasing threats from Fox News viewers have affected his life	Walter Einenkel	21:12
14	206	75	2.22	On Eve of Special Session and Dem Convention, Warrants Issued for ARREST of Va. President Pro Tem	lowkell	04:29
15	190	89	2.07	Trump's former DHS chief of staff releases pro-Biden ad calling Trump's administration 'terrifying'	Walter Einenkel	02:49
16	185	120	2.09	Pelosi is calling the House back to vote on Postal Service bill as Trump's mail delays hit hard	Laura Clawson	17:48
17	181	110	1.96	Puerto Rico primaries, round two: Adi?s Wanda!	Denise Oliver Velez	16:41
18	177	108	1.96	New Lincoln Project ad - a bio piece on Biden	teacherken	19:40
19	166	92	1.85	'The mail is there. It?s just not coming to us': U.S. Postal Service worker speaks truth	Lauren Floyd	22:44
20	156	53	1.65	The "Malaysian COVID-19 mutation" is not 10x more infectious than the current Coronavirus	AKALib	19:08
21	147	40	1.57	Cartoon: Further strategies	Tom Tomorrow	17:00
22	133	41	1.46	Just how tough is life getting for Republicans? All of our new race ratings changes favor Democrats	David Nir	19:46
23	125	86	1.41	We're living through the consequences of a cult of personality, where the personality is sociopathic	Dartagnan	04:27
24	119	112	1.41	Trump to lock vast environmental damage into place by opening ANWR to drilling ASAP	Laura Clawson	20:59
25	112	193	1.24	Monday Good News Roundup	Jessiestaf	16:00
26	111	51	1.23	Will Democrats use the ineffective 5-minute rule with DeJoy's testimony or a competent lawyer?	Thomas Hailey Kloecker	03:46
27	111	44	1.21	School reopens. COVID-19 cases emerge. Rinse and repeat 700 times	Laura Clawson	23:36
28	107	42	1.17	"Injury" To A Monument? Are You Kidding Me?	VirginiaWave	04:34
29	99	34	1.10	Trump can destroy the Postal Service because Mitch McConnell won't stop him	Joan McCarter	19:11
30	99	82	1.14	It's not Zoom, but close enough: Remote Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday	Laura Clawson	19:23
31	95	87	1.08	Post/ABC Poll: Biden 53, Trump 41, Biden Up by 17 Among Indies, by 20 With Coll. Ed. Whites	Yosef 52	16:22
32	95	56	1.08	Desperately DUMB Trump Embraces 'Fake News' CNN Poll in Which He's Losing	News Corpse	02:27
33	88	25	0.96	Top DHS staffer under Trump says pr*sident has 'damaged the country in countless ways'	Aldous J Pennyfarthing	01:10
34	85	31	0.93	CDC warns that COVID-19 cases among children are 'steadily increasing' after early low numbers	Hunter	01:07
35	83	46	0.92	Texas has a plan to reopen schools: Don?t collect COVID-19 data	Walter Einenkel	21:43
36	82	17	0.88	Kentucky Democrat defends Breonna Taylor, pushes new state law while cops try to justify killing her	Lauren Floyd	01:26
37	81	267	0.87	Moondai Furkids Dream the Impossible Dream	Mopshell	22:45
38	78	28	0.87	Morning Digest: As 2020 grows grimmer for GOP, we're moving nine more races toward Democrats	Daily Kos Elections	17:00
39	75	32	0.80	Biomolecules from space! First pristine asteroid samples set to arrive on Earth December 6	skralyx	08:03
40	74	26	0.82	Private firm using major hotel chains to secretly detain immigrants and children	Walter Einenkel	22:31
41	72	74	0.87	Breaking - Louis Dejoy Will testify before the House Next Week!	OwossoHarpist	23:34
42	70	112	0.76	Cheers and Jeers: Monday	Bill in Portland Maine	16:50
43	61	10	0.65	Cartoon: Election fraud	Nick Anderson	02:50
44	52	37	0.58	Belarus' Dictator Alexander Lukashenko Has His Ceau?escu Moment	Lib Dem FoP	00:26
45	50	187	0.65	Democratic National Convention liveblogging Day 1	annieli	03:30
46	50	62	0.69	Kushner defends pandemic response, says he's 'absolutely' sending his kids back to in-person school	Marissa Higgins	05:15
47	45	22	0.48	Joe Biden will be a pro-worker president: Day 39 in 100 days of loving Joe Biden	GoodNewsRoundup	16:04
48	44	51	0.47	PWB Peeps Open Thread: Stop and Smell the Flowers	strawbale	07:00
49	44	29	0.48	A Serendipitous fishing boat study indicates COVID-19 Immunity after infection	AKALib	05:06
50	44	23	0.50	What happens when Red States pass Blue States in C-19 *DEATHS* per capita? We're about to find out.	Brainwrap	18:22
51	38	81	0.42	The tRump Headaches Are Growing - Evening Shade, Monday	NotNowNotEver	04:30
52	38	16	0.42	Trump's Mail Sabotage: 82-year-old Texas man got none of his Heart Medications for a week (so far)	Lefty Coaster	02:16
53	35	37	0.42	Trump Boat Parade Sinks Bystander In Portland, OR	scottdc	19:18
54	33	18	0.36	"faszerism" Trump remains the tween who got caught with a switchblade	annieli	01:58
55	32	91	0.34	The Daily Bucket: Follow the Water.	funningforrest	19:28
56	31	12	0.34	Trump Voter: I don?t know if I will ever vote Republican again	Egberto Willies	14:30
57	28	36	0.30	Overnight News Digest August 16, 2020	side pocket	09:00
58	28	22	0.33	Northern Minnesota BLM sign attacked again and again.	Canid Micturate	07:59
59	27	53	0.39	She's baaack! Tara Reade whines that Kamala and media aren't taking her claims seriously	Christian Dem in NC	05:57
60	26	113	0.28	Kitchen Table Kibitzing August 16, 2020	side pocket	05:30
61	23	30	0.26	Top Comments: Sunday Night Streaming Edition	brillig	07:00
62	23	19	0.26	I'm concerned	kid oakland	04:17
63	23	14	0.25	Blast from the past: Greetings from Idiot America - revisited	xaxnar	19:43
64	23	10	0.25	AZ-Sen: Martha McSally (R) Is Freaking Out About Split-Ticket Voters Taking Her Down A Second Time	poopdogcomedy	04:26
65	23	9	0.25	Goliath takes a hit: a small town stands up to Amazon	John Study	21:15
66	23	5	0.25	Repeal the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act	BoBo2020	18:21
67	23	3	0.24	How Jeff Fortenberry Crippled The Post Office	NebraskaDemocrat	19:49
68	22	91	0.24	Morning Open Thread: There Was a Voice Which Sang	officebss	15:28
69	22	44	0.32	This shouldn't be a sidebar story. Reports: A Malaysian Covid mutation may be 10 times worse	HalBrown	18:12
70	22	11	0.24	Geolocate all Post Boxes	Ravenn22	10:45
71	21	9	0.22	The People's Post Office V. The Privatizers	jughead1138	22:40
72	20	154	0.22	New Day Cafe: Sundials	samanthab	19:30
73	20	24	0.24	Congress: Jail DeJoy for Inherent Contempt If He Refuses to Testify	mceades	14:58
74	20	10	0.22	In Case of National Emergency, USE THIS INFO!! The Republic You Save May Be Your Own!!	Yosef 52	06:31
75	19	34	0.25	People will start to notice the USPS slowdown . . .	NeverThere	20:59
76	19	14	0.20	Museums 101: World War II (photo diary)	Ojibwa	19:11
77	19	10	0.21	Save The Postal Service Yard Signs	FellowHuman78	06:38
78	18	33	0.24	Platform objections at the DNC, because delegates are serious about their candidate	annieli	10:18
79	17	11	0.19	CO-Sen: HuffPost, "Cory Gardner Runs Pro-Trump Facebook Ad Being Seen Everywhere -- Except In CO"	poopdogcomedy	10:24
80	17	7	0.19	TX-Sen: YouGov Poll Continues To Show A Tightening Race Between MJ Hegar (D) & John Cornyn (R)	poopdogcomedy	23:38
81	17	3	0.18	Trump's death cult crippling local public health agencies, dooming COVID-19 fight	Joan McCarter	22:25
82	16	14	0.19	ABC News: Another A+ Pollster Gives Biden a Double-Digit National Lead	mastergardener2k	02:15
83	16	4	0.17	MT-Sen: Steve Bullock (D) Hits Steve Daines (R) For Going On Vacation While Trump Destroys The USPS	poopdogcomedy	23:59
84	15	17	0.16	I've tamed MUSTANGS, I'm ready for the FL STATE HOUSE	FornearforHD79	13:13
85	15	13	0.19	Connecticut hockey coach and police union president tells players to stand for anthem or else	Old Bridge78	22:40
86	15	3	0.16	TX-Sen: Rolling Stone, "Is Texas Ready for a Democratic Senator? MJ Hegar (D) Thinks So"	poopdogcomedy	09:07
87	14	19	0.16	Ok, now what is the prognosis for college football? UNC closes down in person classes	tjlord	02:14
88	14	5	0.16	Heil Trump! by Dr. Jeri Fink	jeriF	03:14
89	13	12	0.15	Puerto Rico voters oust governor in primary to lead pro-statehood party	Jeff Singer	22:06
90	13	10	0.16	Biden campaign is 'investing heavily' in response to Trump's attacks on vote-by-mail	Laura Clawson	01:05
91	9	79	0.23	Since when did Long Island become a MAGA hotbed?	Old Bridge78	05:37
92	8	31	0.18	Trump is counting on a football bump.	A Citizen	03:53
93	6	617	0.56	Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 8/17	Daily Kos Elections	18:00
94	3	55	0.22	Trump for President, 2024?	Iamamerican	23:48

Impact total: 99.7

 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