EVENT 1: Afghanistan: Kabul Airport Attacks, Drone Strikes
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘afghanistan, kabul airport, #afghanistan, drone strike, american citizens, gen mckenzie, #kabul, taliban, kabul, afghan allies, drone strikes, suicide bombers’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Family members said 10 people, including seven children, were killed by a U.S. drone strike in Kabul on Sunday.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 30, 2021
“At first I thought it was the Taliban,” one survivor said. “But the Americans themselves did it.” https://t.co/R0EzvPAgJg
UPDATE: The last plane carrying US forces has left Afghanistan, capping a 20-year war that left nearly 2,500 Americans deadhttps://t.co/N7fp82kCOn
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 30, 2021
Breaking: The last U.S. troops flew out of Afghanistan, ending two decades of war. Hundreds of Americans and thousands of Afghans left behind face an uncertain future. https://t.co/FoB6LOe313
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 30, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘hurricane ida, ida, #hurricaneida, #ida, louisiana, orleans, tropical storm, storm surge, baton rouge’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Watch as Hurricane Ida's winds lift a tree by its roots in New Orleans. https://t.co/0deJye7sZo pic.twitter.com/ZqhSw6l33k
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 30, 2021
Footage taken from a backyard in Houma, Louisiana, shows raging winds and rain from Hurricane Ida. pic.twitter.com/B8F7MwJRLA
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 30, 2021
NEW: Pres. Biden approves Louisiana disaster declaration due to Hurricane Ida. https://t.co/2T7iBTWkWT pic.twitter.com/nXyZzKRhMG
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 30, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 3: Coronavirus: Mask Mandates in Education
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‘civil rights, mask mandates, mask, vaccine mandates, education department, unvaccinated teacher’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Education Department opens investigations into five states over bans on mask mandates in schools https://t.co/WAF5DX3LKZ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 30, 2021
BREAKING: Education Department launches civil rights investigations into five states that have barred indoor masking mandates. https://t.co/Gg71MVraEZ
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 30, 2021
A man who led efforts in his Central Texas community against mask wearing and other preventative measures during the coronavirus pandemic has died from COVID-19, one month after being admitted to the emergency room. https://t.co/rwyud3tJB7
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 30, 2021
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EVENT 4: Caldor Fire Approaches Lake Tahoe
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‘lake tahoe, #caldorfire, fire, lake’
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Caldor Fire rapidly spread over weekend, threatening Tahoe Basin https://t.co/fjXMcGYy9R
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 30, 2021
Smoke from the Caldor fire is choking Lake Tahoe, causing a reverse exodus of those who fled there to escape the coronavirus. "This is what climate change looks like," one scientist said. "It’s overlapping crises." https://t.co/LFmj8FfnCC pic.twitter.com/8XU0DwJGd6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 27, 2021
Thousands of people along the southern and western shores of Lake Tahoe were ordered to evacuate on Monday as the Caldor fire intensified. The blaze is the latest to grip California during what has been a particularly unforgiving summer in the Western U.S. https://t.co/MgCYTbjl64
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 30, 2021