EVENT 1: COVID-19: New Mask, Vaccine Mandates
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‘vaccinated, delta variant, mask, wear masks, #covid19, masks, vaccination status, vaccination rates, public health, federal workers, cdc, federal government, white house, covid, vaccination, vaccine mandate, federal employees, pres biden, vaccine mandates, public places, breakthrough infections, st louis, mandate, vaccine, variant, #deltavariant’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
CDC to urge vaccinated people to resume wearing masks indoors in certain circumstances, as delta variant spreads https://t.co/DkJTQS7Vo3
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 27, 2021
President Joe Biden is asking states and local officials to offer unvaccinated residents $100 to get their COVID-19 shots to boost lagging vaccination rates. https://t.co/ZQXW1EQoeY
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) July 29, 2021
Masks will once again be required indoors in D.C. beginning Saturday, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser ordered, in a reversal of recent policy driven by new federal guidelines that recommend indoor masking in areas where coronavirus transmission is high. https://t.co/FKeUDNFrzN
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 29, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
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‘capitol police, house, january 6th, body armor, kevin mccarthy, capitol, jan 6th, taylor greene, marjorie taylor, matt gaetz, national guard, jan, jim jordan, steve bannon’
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A former New York senate candidate stormed the Capitol, then asked friends to delete video evidence, feds say https://t.co/vpWJ11grgm
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 29, 2021
D.C. officer who had a heart attack during Capitol riot received vulgar, threatening voice mail for testifying https://t.co/5dCCj4semt
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 29, 2021
Opinion: This Capitol Police officer proved that immigrants make America great https://t.co/BNoNewrnMp
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 29, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
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‘simone biles, suni lee, #tokyo2020, gold medal, sunisa lee, gold, #tokyoolympics, tokyo olympics, outpouring love, mental health, biles, simone, #olympics, olympic, caeleb dressel, olympics, team usa, balance beam, gymnastics’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
In the Olympic team final, Simone Biles planned to perform a 2½-twisting vault, but her mind stalled after just 1½ twists: “I had no idea where I was in the air. I could have hurt myself.”
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 28, 2021
This is what “the twisties” are and why they're so dangerous: https://t.co/lhG0jzuftE
When Biles mentioned that she had struggled with the twisties, former gymnasts flooded social media with empathy. Some detailed injuries they suffered.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 28, 2021
One person called the twisties “the scariest, most uncontrollable sensation.” https://t.co/JTIHI4zo9U pic.twitter.com/cYKN3kTisL
Breaking News: Sunisa Lee of the U.S. has won the women's Olympic all-around gymnastics gold, hitting routine after routine at the most important competition of her life. Rebeca Andrade of Brazil wins silver and Angelina Melnikova of Russia takes bronze. https://t.co/9mFjG6nRYM
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 29, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 4: Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
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‘bill, infrastructure, bipartisan’
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The infrastructure bill that started moving again on Wednesday is big, with about $550 billion in new federal spending. But it's less than a quarter the size of the $2.6 trillion plan President Biden proposed in March, which had $2.2 trillion in spending. https://t.co/fZWMg4od4W
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 29, 2021
The infrastructure bill that started moving again on Wednesday is big, with about $550 billion in new federal spending. But it's less than a quarter the size of the $2.6 trillion plan President Biden proposed in March, which had $2.2 trillion in spending. https://t.co/qcAefgRfIW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 29, 2021