EVENT 1: Coronavirus: Vaccinations, Masks, Delta Variant, Lindsey Graham
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‘covid, delta variant, vaccinated, lindsey graham, #covid19, mask mandate, tested positive, covid19, mask mandates, people, mask, vaccine, wear masks, cases, wearing masks, #deltavariant, #getvaccinated, vaccination rates’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
“I should have gotten the damn vaccine,” woman says fiance texted before he died of covid-19 https://t.co/bpGNCj8HN1
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 1, 2021
BREAKING: Sen. Graham says he tested positive for Covid-19.
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) August 2, 2021
“I am very glad I was vaccinated because without vaccination I am certain I would not feel as well as I do now," Graham said. "My symptoms would be far worse.” https://t.co/Fw27Nyz3N0
Germany will start offering Covid vaccine booster shots to older people and people with underlying health conditions in September because of concerns over the Delta variant, according to a draft plan. https://t.co/iwTYX4kj2v
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 2, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
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‘simone biles, gold, olympic, olympics, #tokyo2020, balance beam, #tokyoolympics, tokyo, laurel hubbard, medal, #olympics’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Breaking News: Jade Carey of the U.S. 🇺🇸 won gold on the floor exercise. Vanessa Ferrari of Italy 🇮🇹 won silver, and Mai Murakami of Japan 🇯🇵 won bronze.https://t.co/oSgn8WnZu7
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 2, 2021
Breaking News: Kristina Timanovskaya, an Olympic sprinter from Belarus, was offered asylum in Poland. She said she had feared for her safety after criticizing her coaches.https://t.co/tpeo0zggqN
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 2, 2021
Simone Biles plans to compete in balance beam final to conclude her Tokyo Olympics https://t.co/KG5d7wXYwQ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 2, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 3: January 6 Select Committee
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‘kevin mccarthy, nancy pelosi, gunther hashida, #resignmccarthy, cormac mccarthy, speaker pelosi, january 6th, mccarthy, capitol attack, died, pelosi, domestic terrorists, #january6th’
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The CEO of Scholastic died suddenly in June. Then came another shock: His will hands control of the “Harry Potter” publisher to his “partner and closest friend,” not his family. https://t.co/YeXcTfmQrl
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 1, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
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‘eviction, moratorium, #evictioncrisis, #evictionmoratorium’
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Treasury Sec. Yellen will brief Democratic members of the House this week on the emergency funds aimed to assist tenants with rent during the pandemic, as the fight to extend the eviction moratorium continues. https://t.co/ZHbSFqrsrx
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) August 2, 2021
The eviction moratorium has ended. Here’s what renters need to know. https://t.co/FLSJIU20Ku
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 2, 2021