Mar 282018
 

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Pat followed Politics Plus and commented for quite some time on Care2, where she has been active for years, she started commenting here at the site.  A few months later, she won her first Big Mouth Award for the 78,000th comment in May 2016. She became a daily regular and won her second award for the 85,000th comment in December 2016 and her third for the 93,000th comment in October 2017 This is her fourth award. She is a progressive activist, an authentic Christian, and a Michael Moore Fan.  If you tell her to go to hell, she’s likely to answer, “I already live there.”  The poor girl is a Texan. On the other hand, she loves her Houston Texans.  Her comments are still bright, witty and above all, compassionate.  Her kindness to WWWendy is legendary! Now, we need a Fantasy Football Replacement this fall.  Can we get her to play? Please join me in piling on her with well-deserved congrats, kudos and praise.  She loves to…

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Mar 022018
 

Compared to January, February results were down in every category.  It’s mostly because February has three fewer days.

Here is our latest summary:

Stats2-2018

Reported period

Month Feb 2018

 

 

 

 

First visit

01 Feb 2018 – 00:00

 

 

 

 

Last visit

28 Feb 2018 – 23:59

 

 

 

 

 

Unique visitors

Number of visits

Pages

Hits

Bandwidth

Viewed traffic *

6,618

 

25,582

(3.86 visits/visitor)

101,301

(3.95 Pages/Visit)

242,605

(9.48 Hits/Visit)

9.64 GB

(395.05 KB/Visit)

Not viewed traffic *

 

 

 

538,237

668,054

16.84 GB

Reported period

Month Feb 2017

 

 

 

 

First visit

07 Feb 2017 – 05:03

 

 

 

 

Last visit

28 Feb 2017 – 23:59

 

 

 

 

 

Unique visitors

Number of visits

Pages

Hits

Bandwidth

Viewed traffic *

7,893

 

23,334

(2.95 visits/visitor)

68,217

(2.92 Pages/Visit)

195,380

(8.37 Hits/Visit)

6.45 GB

(290.01 KB/Visit)

Not viewed traffic *

 

 

 

316,748

361,941

7.09 GB

Compared with last February  we are up in every category, except Uniques.

Here is our ClustrMap for 2018 YTD.  If it seems sparse, remember that this is only two month’s traffic.

ClustrMap2-2018

ClustrMap misses a lot of visits, because many visits can’t be easily traced to a location.

Here are our top five articles:

As Seen From Afar 2/1/2018 2/1/2018 642
Everyday Erinyes #110 2/10/2018 518
Blood Money Bought 17 Lives 2/15/2018 503
Poor or Middle Class? Get Vaseline! 2/13/2018 419
Bill Maher from 2/16 2/17/2018 348

The count represents only the people who followed an external link to that specific article.  All were from February.   I wrote three.  Kudos to Lona and JD for writing the top two!

Here are our top non-blog/news referrers (100 referral minimum):

Google 2,084
Care2  1,720
Stumbleupon 347

All three are down, but it’s the short month.

Here are our top  blog/news referrers:

https://mix.com/
http://infidel753.blogspot.com/
https://cannavistmom.wordpress.com/
http://oakcreekforum.blogspot.com/
http://bildungblog.blogspot.com/
http://schoolforthegirlscourage.blogspot.co.ke/
http://welcome-to-pottersville2.blogspot.co.uk/
http://globalglassonion.blogspot.co.uk/
https://crooksandliars.com/

We had 9 sites  with 2 or more referrals, up 6 from February.  Putting blogs’ links here increases the ratings of their sites, so this “linkey love” is our thank you for their referral support.  We need to improve this.  I still think I need to start visiting our blog roll, which is terribly out of date.

As of midnight March 1, we had 8,029 articles and 96,380 comments.

JD earned a Big Mouth Award in February for the 96,000th comment.

I recommend using your own avatar. Go to Gravatar.  Sign up using the email address you use to post comments here and upload the image you want to use as your avatar.  Whenever you comment under that email address here or on any WordPress blog (several others too), that image will become your avatar.

Your Administrators are Lynn Squance, aka Sasquatch or Squatch, SoINeedAName, aka Nameless, and I, aka TomCat, the Founder.  Your Editors are Joanne Dixon, aka JD the Erynator and Lona Goudswaard, aka Lona the Napster.  I  promoted them from Author last August to give them the ability to add graphics to comments and the ability to correct my innumerable typos.

This is our policy on links.  We do not embed links to extreme Republican websites, like Faux Noise, Breitfart or World Nut Daily.  However I leave notes in square brackets when I delete such links, (example: [faux noise delinked]) so readers, who wish to follow them can click through to the source article.  I also remove topical links.  Finally, I blank the target on all links, so they open in a new tab or window.

Thank you for all you do, everywhere you do it.

I’ve been wondering if the flood of information from so many sources that the unprecedented  extremes under which we live have engendered is crowding us out.  Please spread PP however you can. 

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Poll Results – 3/1/2018

 Posted by at 11:36 am  Blog News, Politics
Mar 012018
 

Here are the results of our “Protect Mueller” poll.  Politics Plus Polls are not scientific, because those who respond are not balanced according to demographic categories.   Therefore, we do not accurately reflect the makeup of the US population.  Nevertheless, our polls are usually factually accurate, and more often than not, they reflect thinking of the majority of those who actually do think.

0301Poll

Since our polling site no longer enables us to copy and paste your poll comments, you may read them here.

I voted for toss up.  If the Fuhrer becomes desperate enough, he can engineer another Saturday Night Massacre.

The new poll is up, and you should find it interesting.  Please vote.

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Feb 132018
 

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This is Joanne’s seventh Big Mouth award.  She earned her first in September 2013, her second in March 2015, her third in May 2015, her fourth in July, 2016, her fifth in October, 2016, and her sixth in September, 2017. I still predict there are more coming. I still think JD comments more than I do.

A denizen of Care2, she came to us from there, and is now part of management.  She’s super-smart, witty a political junky and an activist for all kinds of human rights.  I have had occasion to correspond with her, and she faces some major issues in her life with exceptional dignity and grace.

In early 2016, I appointed her to a staff position, Politics Plus Author, and in October 2016, I promoted her to Editor. Please join in piling on the praise and kudos she deserves.  Her daily comments and her articles make this a far better site.

Help Her

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Feb 022018
 

Compared to December, January results were down in every category.  I don’t have an explanation.

Here is our latest summary:

Stats01-2018

Reported period

Month Jan 2018

 

 

 

 

First visit

01 Jan 2018 – 00:00

 

 

 

 

Last visit

31 Jan 2018 – 23:59

 

 

 

 

 

Unique visitors

Number of visits

Pages

Hits

Bandwidth

Viewed traffic *

7,214

 

29,484

(4.08 visits/visitor)

117,962

(4 Pages/Visit)

246,365

(8.35 Hits/Visit)

9.61 GB

(341.7 KB/Visit)

Not viewed traffic *

 

 

 

560,849

634,221

14.90 GB

Reported period

Month Jan 2017

 

 

 

 

First visit

01 Jan 2017 – 00:00

 

 

 

 

Last visit

12 Jan 2017 – 05:00

 

 

 

 

 

Unique visitors

Number of visits

Pages

Hits

Bandwidth

Viewed traffic *

4,517

 

11,112

(2.46 visits/visitor)

29,111

(2.61 Pages/Visit)

82,107

(7.38 Hits/Visit)

1.98 GB

(186.73 KB/Visit)

Not viewed traffic *

 

 

 

145,429

166,336

3.01 GB

The comparison with last January reveals that, unlike last month, we are up across the board.  However, last year was pathetic.

Here is our ClustrMap for 2018 YTD.  If it seems sparse, remember that this is only one month’s traffic.

ClustrMap01-2018

ClustrMap misses a lot of visits, because many visits can’t be easily traced to a location. 

Here are our top five articles:

Poll Results – 1/2/2018 1/2/2018 3,082
Bill Maher from 1/19 1/20/2018 613
Personal Update – 1/1/2018 1/1/2018 403
Filibuster Reform on Day One! 11/27/2012 380
Open Thread – 1/3/2017 1/3/2017 363

The count represents only the people who followed an external link to that specific article.  Three were from January.   I wrote than all.  I am surprised with which articles made it.

Here are our top non-blog/news referrers (100 referral minimum):

Google 2,032
Care2  1,880
Stumbleupon 417

Google is slight down from December.   Care2 and Stumbleupon are down.

Here are our top  blog/news referrers:

http://infidel753.blogspot.com/
http://bildungblog.blogspot.com/
http://globalglassonion.blogspot.com

We had 3 sites  with 2 or more referrals, down 3 from January.  Putting blogs’ links here increases the ratings of their sites, so this “linkey love” is our thank you for their referral support.  We need to improve this.  Perhaps I need to start visiting our blog roll, which is terribly out of date.

As of midnight February 1, we had 7,962 articles and 95,644 comments.

Nobody earned a Big Mouth Award in January.

I recommend using your own avatar. Go to Gravatar.  Sign up using the email address you use to post comments here and upload the image you want to use as your avatar.  Whenever you comment under that email address here or on any WordPress blog (several others too), that image will become your avatar.

Your Administrators are Lynn Squance, aka Sasquatch or Squatch, SoINeedAName, aka Nameless, and I, aka TomCat, the Founder.  Your Editors are Joanne Dixon, aka JD the Erynator and Lona Goudswaard, aka Lona the Napster.  I  promoted them from Author last August to give them the ability to add graphics to comments and the ability to correct my innumerable typos.

This is our policy on links.  We do not embed links to extreme Republican websites, like Faux Noise, Breitfart or World Nut Daily.  However I leave notes in square brackets when I delete such links, (example: [faux noise delinked]) so readers, who wish to follow them can click through to the source article.  I also remove topical links.  Finally, I blank the target on all links, so they open in a new tab or window.

Thank you for all you do, everywhere you do it.

2018 has arrived.  It’s a busy political time, and we’re not getting the traffic that should engender.  Please spread PP links around, when you get the opportunity.

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Poll Results – 2/1/2018

 Posted by at 12:34 pm  Blog News, Politics
Feb 012018
 

Here are the results of our “Shithole Countries” poll.  Politics Plus Polls are not scientific, because those who respond are not balanced according to demographic categories.   Therefore, we do not accurately reflect the makeup of the US population.  Nevertheless, our polls are usually factually accurate, and more often than not, they reflect thinking of the majority of those who actually do think.

0201Poll

Since our polling site no longer enables us to copy and paste your poll comments, you may read them here.

I voted for the policy answer.  That it was profane was not significant.  Trump uses profanity more often than not.  That it was racist was not significant.  Trump makes multiple racist statements almost daily.  These are just business as usual, and that also excludes the easy answer, all of the above.  What is significant is the public proclamation that the foreign policy of the United States is racist.

The new poll is up.  Please vote now and in November.

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Jan 162018
 

Here are the results of our “New Year’s Resolutions” poll.  Politics Plus Polls are not scientific, because those who respond are not balanced according to demographic categories.   Therefore, we do not accurately reflect the makeup of the US population.  Nevertheless, our polls are usually factually accurate, and more often than not, they reflect thinking of the majority of those who actually do think.

0116Poll

Since our polling site no longer enables us to copy and paste your poll comments, you may read them here.

In years past, I have always voted that I don’t make New Year’s resolutions.  How ever, every day, I always resolve to RESIST!!  So this year, I just made New Year’s Day the same as any other day in that respect.

The new poll is up.

VOTE!!

then

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Poll Results – 1/2/2018

 Posted by at 12:32 pm  Blog News, Politics
Jan 022018
 

Here are the results of our “Naughty or Nice” poll.  Politics Plus Polls are not scientific, because those who respond are not balanced according to demographic categories.   Therefore, we do not accurately reflect the makeup of the US population.  Nevertheless, our polls are usually factually accurate, and more often than not, they reflect thinking of the majority of those who actually do think.

0102Poll

Since our polling site no longer enables us to copy and paste your poll comments, you may read them here.

I voted naughty, but TomCats are naughty by definition.

Resolve to vote in the new poll, please.

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