EVENT 1: Coronavirus: Mask Mandate, Vaccinations, Delta Variant, Pfizer FDA Approval
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘full approval, vaccine, fda approval, covid, #covid19, fda, mask mandates, vaccinated, delta variant, pfizer, mask mandate, #getvaccinated, #covid’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Breaking News: The FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, a first for a Covid shot in the U.S. It will pave the way for new vaccine mandates.https://t.co/Uq1PhlxWPi
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 23, 2021
Third Pfizer dose significantly lowers risk of coronavirus infection in seniors, Israeli data shows https://t.co/Qz9ggagpQt
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 23, 2021
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, potentially persuading the hesitant to get the shots https://t.co/UZQ24U2rRA
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 23, 2021
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EVENT 2: Afghanistan: Evacuations
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‘afghanistan, kabul airport, taliban, #afghanistan, afghan refugees, afghan, kabul, #kabul, #taliban’
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Airlines will help the Afghan evacuation through a post-WWII program. Here’s how it came to be. https://t.co/LJsvgT9wvA
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 23, 2021
Two prominent Republicans — Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska — condemned members of their own party on Sunday for objecting to bringing Afghan refugees to the U.S https://t.co/B4o2JX9VEv pic.twitter.com/SvPbCGTdYb
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 22, 2021
A toddler was trampled to death by crowds at Kabul’s airport on Saturday, one of seven Afghan civilians to be killed in recent days, Britain’s Defense Ministry said.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 23, 2021
Clashes continued at the airport Monday as U.S. and NATO forces tried to ease the chaos. https://t.co/wtVl0fZ0Gq pic.twitter.com/qDsWTBWSPg
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EVENT 3: Proud Boys/Antifa Clash in Portland
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‘proud boys, proud, portland, antifa, #antifa, #portland’
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EVENT 4: Larry Elder becomes CA Governor Front-Runner
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‘california, larry elder’
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