High Impact Stories: September 7, 2020

2020-09-07 00:00:03 - 2020-09-07 23:54:14 UTC; DailyKos stories = 126;  126 per day;  5.2 per hour

Yesterday 108 Kogs posted 126 stories of which 122 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 1856 recommending readers; 87 stories were recommended by 10 or more readers, 52 by 30 or more, and 24 by 100 or more. Commenters (1843) visited 126 stories; 68 had 10 or more commenters, 36 had 30 or more, and 13 had 100 or more.

Recommendations and comments were collected Tue Sep  8 08:00:04 2020 UTC.

IMPACT STATISTICS FROM ALL 126 POSTS

MINIMUM	0.01
MEDIAN	0.24
AVERAGE	0.70
MAX	4.01
TOTAL	87.96 bharns
50% of total impact	earned by top 15 diaries, the lowest receiving 2.10 bharns

Story Impact Distribution

Stories with >=	0	1	10	30	100
recommendations	126	122	87	52	24
commenters	126	126	68	36	13
connections	126	122	102	65	30

KOG ACTIVITY*

KOGS WHO...	COMMENT	RECOMMEND	WRITE A POST	ONLY	ALL
COMMENT	1843	776	99	1008	40
RECOMMEND	776	1856	40	1080	40
WRITE	99	40	108	9	40

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

User Interaction Statistics (Network)

OBSERVED WRITER-(READER OR WRITER) PAIRS	9683
MAXIMUM POSSIBLE SUCH PAIRS	2932 x 108 = 316656
NETWORK DENSITY (OBSERVED/POSSIBLE)	3.1 %
AVERAGE DEGREE (LINKS/USER)	9683 / 2932 = 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	366	192	4.01	DeJoy In Legal Trouble in North Carolina	Dan K	22:31
2	317	265	3.60	NYT details how Trump campaign ineptly blew $800 million to trail Joe Biden	Aldous J Pennyfarthing	03:53
3	294	348	3.49	'I want you to promise not to kill us': A worried liberal writes a letter to his neighbors	David Neiwert	00:40
4	282	137	3.11	The Trump Reich is losing in more ways than one! The final days are coming.	marroyo66	18:31
5	276	341	3.19	Kamala's Chucks are trending on Twitter, and making news in the UK.	DigitusImpudicus	01:07
6	274	96	2.94	So What's Wrong With This Picture Mr Trump?	Lib Dem FoP	23:39
7	267	304	3.04	Beware Republicans bearing gifts	Joan McCarter	00:00
8	258	323	2.86	Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The wreck of the Austin Trump herald	Greg Dworkin	16:30
9	258	306	3.00	Three simple graphs that show Trump and Republicans are in terrible shape for November	kos	20:40
10	248	322	2.84	What's driving the conservative push towards violent authoritarianism? Racism. It's just racism	Hunter	22:00
11	237	109	2.61	Florida sheriff mimics dystopian scheme to arrest people before crime happens and creates a dystopia	Mark Sumner	18:00
12	235	255	2.76	Pennsylvania teacher who voted for Trump in 2016 takes her regrets very public	Laura Clawson	00:00
13	223	76	2.37	How Five Democratic Mayors Helped AZ Flatten COVID-19, Donald Trump, And Martha McSally	StevenJoseph	22:20
14	214	128	2.36	How would you know that Trump disrespects military service	annieli	07:48
15	211	142	2.42	Trump works to turn his convention non-bounce into a full-on nosedive	Kerry Eleveld	20:00
16	181	160	2.10	Rep. Kevin McCarthy "We're Screwed."	willynel	03:51
17	179	148	2.05	Trump administration plans $250 million ad buy telling you not to worry so much about the pandemic	Hunter	19:20
18	173	101	1.93	"unlike dictators in other countries he can't simply shut down media outlets that he doesn't like"	annieli	19:55
19	168	94	1.87	Widely read COVID-19 forecast predicts that we're not even halfway through with 2020 deaths	Mark Sumner	21:20
20	152	40	1.64	The shape of things to come	Tom Tomorrow	17:00
21	141	88	1.62	Michael Cohen: Trump said Stormy Daniels payoff was 'a lot less than I would have to pay Melania'	Aldous J Pennyfarthing	00:58
22	133	189	1.46	Monday Good News Roundup	Jessiestaf	16:00
23	121	90	1.36	It is official . I might as well come out.	CameronProf	10:01
24	118	74	1.31	If you voted for Trump, ?wollte die Dinge aufr?ttel,? to 'shake the system' in 2016, read this	annieli	03:12
25	99	110	1.18	New Rasmussen Poll Has Joe Biden Beating Trump In Wisconsin 51-43	poopdogcomedy	19:36
26	94	54	1.05	Trump Campaign in Financial Distress	newton123	04:04
27	93	76	1.00	Let's set the record straight on unions this Labor Day	Laura Clawson	18:30
28	90	168	0.96	Moondai Furkids: O Mio Babbino Caro	Mopshell	22:45
29	77	127	1.09	All the Pundits Have Been Saying, "The Race Will Tighten." Why is That?	AndySchmookler	20:39
30	73	65	0.77	The Jaime HarriThon is TODAY! Together, we can crush Lindsey Graham	ericlewis0	00:41
31	73	32	0.80	What are the best and worst states to work in during the coronavirus pandemic?	Laura Clawson	21:00
32	73	44	0.78	Make sure you watch 'Surge,' a documentary detailing Rep. Lauren Underwood's historic 2018 victory	Denise Oliver Velez	04:00
33	59	28	0.66	Experts are worried that Labor Day could lead to next uptick in COVID-19 cases	Lauren Floyd	22:40
34	58	27	0.62	Biden Values Family: Day 56 of 100 Days of Loving Joe Biden	GoodNewsRoundup	16:00
35	57	17	0.62	'Really heartbreaking for me': Thousands of naturalization cases backlogged as November approaches	Gabe Ortiz	02:00
36	56	142	0.61	* KOS Art Expo: A Labor Day Museum of the Beautiful and the Curious (Part 1) *	Tortmaster	20:58
37	55	185	0.96	What's on your 2021 wish list?	Joan McCarter	01:20
38	47	7	0.50	Nuts & Bolts: Inside a Democratic campaign?avoiding the jitters	Christopher Reeves	06:15
39	46	81	0.49	KOS Art Expo: A Labor Day Museum of the Beautiful and the Curious Part 2	Angmar	03:00
40	46	69	0.50	Ruminations on Today's Republicans - Evening Shade, Monday	NotNowNotEver	04:30
41	46	26	0.51	Postmaster DeJoy may need this card, NC to investigate campaign contribution fraud.	ProjectsKid	05:23
42	45	53	0.49	PWB Peeps Open Thread: Oceans	strawbale	07:01
43	45	2	0.47	ICE pressured to release detained people from facilities that could be hit hard by hurricanes	Gabe Ortiz	23:20
44	44	69	0.49	The New Art Quiz and a New Old Art Mystery	Tortmaster	06:00
45	42	24	0.45	#TheJaimeHarriThon > JOIN US and help this worthy candidate in South Carolina win BIG on #Nov3rd	Angela Marx	19:00
46	39	38	0.46	How to help LGBTQ youth? Use the correct pronouns, let trans folks use the right bathrooms, and more	Marissa Higgins	02:40
47	36	88	0.40	Kitchen Table Kibitzing September 6, 2020	side pocket	05:30
48	35	14	0.36	Stepping up for others	ZenTrainer	04:00
49	35	13	0.38	Please .Run Lonesome Rhodes ads against Trump. Lincoln Project are you listening?	Vetwife	06:35
50	33	68	0.38	Biological immortality, the nature of reality, Trump's unlikely exit, and the Rules of the Road	Rob in Vermont	01:32
51	33	14	0.36	Win or lose, for Donald Trump the COVID-19 pandemic ends on November 4th	Dartagnan	03:12
52	33	4	0.35	?Brilliant? is as brilliant does ? There is No Legal Threat too petty, in Trump's sordid History	jamess	02:31
53	29	24	0.32	Top Comments: Mystery (Song) Solved Edition	brillig	07:00
54	28	41	0.35	Let's just say it: If Trump is Re-elected a Million or More Will Die.	Bethesda 1971	07:11
55	28	21	0.31	Today's political cartoonists are our modern version of philosophers but more effective!	Eyesbright	23:10
56	27	16	0.30	Trump-supporting GA Democrat joins in on harassment of Laurene Powell Jobs	Christian Dem in NC	17:44
57	27	12	0.29	KOS SONGBOOk: The Wreck of the Klanish Armada	AdmiralNaismith	07:09
58	27	8	0.29	Not Chumps, Not Losers	michelewln	20:51
59	25	21	0.28	Overnight News Digest September 6, 2020	side pocket	09:00
60	23	116	0.27	The Daily Bucket: Open thread for labour day weekend	Angmar	19:39
61	22	148	0.24	New Day Cafe: Labor Day History	samanthab	19:30
62	22	14	0.24	Photo Diary: Mushrooms	Lenny Flank	19:21
63	21	18	0.23	Trump is Running for Reelection as President of FOX News	News Corpse	02:35
64	21	5	0.22	America is Calling Us to Action! GET OUT THE VOTE!	Yosef 52	07:27
65	20	83	0.22	Morning Open Thread: With Lifted Head Singing ? Poems for Labor Day	officebss	15:28
66	19	1	0.20	Meet one of the workers caring for children during the pandemic	Tina Vasquez	17:30
67	17	10	0.18	Our Goal: VICTORY. Our Chief Weapon: GET OUT THE VOTE. Here's Everything You Need to Do That!	Yosef 52	01:52
68	17	6	0.18	Meet one of the farmworkers who puts food on your table	Tina Vasquez	18:15
69	17	4	0.18	On Labor Day: years of job gains got wiped out under Trump	joan reports	03:15
70	17	3	0.18	Hope for the best, prepare for the worst: we have to do it all	Roland X	03:56
71	16	9	0.18	GOP?s idea of anti-American	McGovern2020	00:47
72	15	13	0.18	Dr. Scott, Trump?s New Pandemic Adviser	stonehenge	06:05
73	15	3	0.16	Cartoon: The Real Suckers and Losers	Bluebook	04:54
74	14	16	0.15	A small gift, to you and to me	siab	06:25
75	14	8	0.15	Stand your ground	FornearforHD79	22:45
76	14	7	0.15	Louisville Metro Police Department Works To Further Alienate The Black Community.	Merlin196357	02:15
77	14	6	0.15	The Economy is Still Really Bad	DaydreamSteve	17:05
78	14	3	0.15	ART SPIEGELMAN AND MAUS AGAIN	drmichaelegan	22:45
79	10	32	0.18	I believe the polls, but	Demi Moaned	22:44
80	9	66	0.24	After the election what happens during lame duck period?	elberse	09:59
81	8	82	0.21	God, the universe, and morality	SolarKitty	21:05
82	7	82	0.21	Cities Are Better than Rural Areas	omu	19:57
83	7	62	0.23	Vote in person, not by mail	Kokopelli2018	02:47
84	6	313	0.44	Daily Kos Elections Labor Day Open Thread	Daily Kos Elections	18:00

Impact total: 84.9

 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