EVENT 1: Taliban take control of Afghanistan
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‘afghanistan, taliban, kabul airport, #afghanistan, camp david, #kabul, afghan refugees, afghan, kabul, #talibantrump, #taliban, ashraf ghani’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Crowds of people desperate to escape Afghanistan stormed Kabul’s international airport, rushing onto the tarmac.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 16, 2021
People clung to the sides of military planes, even as one taxied down the runway, in a bid to flee as the Taliban takes control.https://t.co/BMfaEkDykr pic.twitter.com/WkX0JQx3io
Scenes of panic and chaos played out at the airport in Kabul as crowds of people desperate to escape Afghanistan rushed onto the tarmac.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 16, 2021
Some clung to the sides of planes, even as one taxied down the runway, in a bid to flee the Taliban.https://t.co/pAgoGW7tos pic.twitter.com/4YGQd2iEzk
For nearly two decades of fighting in Afghanistan, U.S. leaders sounded a constant refrain: We are making progress.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 26, 2021
They were not, documents show, and they knew it.
Here's The Post's 2019 investigation:https://t.co/0NORPrdKZW
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 2: Coronavirus: Mask Mandates
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‘mask, mandates, mandate, masks’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Opinion: America has a long history of vaccination mandates. Why should the worst plague in a century be any different? https://t.co/SJa97SzAUR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 16, 2021
Texas Supreme Court sides with Gov. Abbott, temporarily blocking mask mandates https://t.co/NIaJlqottL
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 16, 2021
Jay Cutler dropped from Uber Eats campaign because he opposes mask mandates https://t.co/j1iElMjHyl
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 16, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘haiti, earthquake, #haiti, haitian’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Haitians are struggling with a lack of basic supplies, including food and medical care, in the aftermath of an earthquake that snapped water lines, blocked roads, flattened grocery stores and damaged hospitals. Our map shows the extent of the damage. https://t.co/sYZXKCbpdf pic.twitter.com/XrKfcEMEMR
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 16, 2021
"I'm the only surgeon over there." With just a few dozen doctors available in a region of Haiti that is home to one million people, the aftermath of the earthquake has turned increasingly dire. https://t.co/7Jewm78DoM
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 16, 2021
As Haiti reeled from a devastating earthquake on Saturday, the threat of another natural disaster loomed over the island. Tropical Storm Grace was projected to pass over or near Haiti on Monday. https://t.co/TpLhxdjt0l
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 16, 2021