EVENT 1: Russia-US Relations; Geneva Summit
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘putin, press conference, meeting, summit, ashli babbitt, tucker carlson, #putin, #genevasummit2021, #bidenputinsummit’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
"You could feel the tension," @rachelvscott says from inside the Russian Media Center ahead of Pres. Biden's meeting with Russian Pres. Putin.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 16, 2021
"This is a very high-stakes meeting." https://t.co/ndLdPD4F6r pic.twitter.com/AlOV9nJkii
Biden and Putin give their first public remarks after Geneva summit in separate news conferences. Watch our live coverage. https://t.co/YPZ5cByRTa
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 16, 2021
"One indication that Vladimir Putin himself wants to turn the temperature down on this conflict ... he showed up on time," @jonkarl says moments ahead of Pres. Biden's meeting with Russian Pres. Putin. https://t.co/KckZ9qaMV6 pic.twitter.com/vYZ5YnoB6l
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 16, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 2: Juneteenth Federal Holiday
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‘federal, juneteenth, holiday, #juneteenth’
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President Biden and the Democrat-led Senate have moved quickly to boost minority and female representation on the federal courts following Donald Trump’s four-year push to remake the judiciary, in which he nominated a large share of White, male justices. https://t.co/gjOpEXlt2G
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 16, 2021
Illinois Rep. Danny Davis expresses “strong support of the recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday: to celebrate the ending of the most horrific period, the most horrific policy and practices this nation has ever known, slavery.” https://t.co/fYdg0rWPum pic.twitter.com/w1xGaOHObu
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 16, 2021
From @WSJopinion: The federal unemployment bonus was a bad idea to begin with. It needs to go—immediately, write E.J. Antoni and @caseybmulligan https://t.co/ZVJTO9fAf1
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 15, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘capitol police, january 6th, tucker carlson, ashli babbitt, capitol riot, jan 6th, capitol, paul gosar, christopher wray’
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The FBI is pursuing potentially hundreds more suspects in the Capitol riot, the agency’s director told Congress on Tuesday. https://t.co/LeQ2yV8My8
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 16, 2021
The U.S. House passed a bill, by a vote of 406-21, to award congressional gold medals to Capitol Police officers and others who protected the Capitol during the January 6 riot.
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) June 16, 2021
The 21 "no" votes against the bill came from Republicans. https://t.co/rgRyBScJGY
From historic day to "insurrection," how the mob takeover of the Capitol unfolded in news coverage https://t.co/A1qBIiFyk2
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 7, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 4: Critical Race Theory Controversy
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‘race, theory, critical’
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Analysis: Tucker Carlson’s tinfoil-hat theory blaming the FBI for Jan. 6 https://t.co/FqXadqLpgn
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 16, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland: "In the FBI's view, the top domestic violent extremist threat comes from racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists, specifically those who advocated for the superiority of the white race." https://t.co/226byav9Ek pic.twitter.com/h7GL6bTbbR
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 16, 2021
Fact Checker | Timeline: How the Wuhan lab-leak theory suddenly became credible https://t.co/rA8oJbQajT
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 25, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 5: Texas Border Wall Controversy
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‘texas, border, greg abbott’
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Texas residents were asked to start conserving energy after demand hit a record-high this month. As climate change contributes to weather extremes, experts say the vulnerability of the state’s power system is becoming increasingly apparent. https://t.co/ByPcDf9Dr3
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 16, 2021
"The right to vote is a given, all citizens have the right to vote," Vice Pres. Harris says as she meets with Texas State Democrats on voting rights.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 16, 2021
"What we are seeing are examples of an attempt to interfere with that right... a right that has already been given." pic.twitter.com/zm8nywLjP7
Congress votes to make Juneteenth, or June 19, a federal holiday. The day commemorates the end of slavery in Texas in 1865. https://t.co/VNDWMuHPb6
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 16, 2021