All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘supreme court, texas, abortion, susan collins, reproductive rights, pro life, planned parenthood, #sb8, #scotus, pro choice, protection act, reproductive freedom, birth control, reproductive health, #texasabortionlaw, #texastaliban, codify roe’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Sen. Collins repeatedly asserted that Kavanaugh considered abortion rights settled law. The justice’s decision on Texas’s restrictive law suggests otherwise. https://t.co/97Vzsm2cqQ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 2, 2021
Opinion: This is what an unconstrained right-wing Supreme Court looks like https://t.co/1qNe3PzqrE
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 2, 2021
Biden says restrictive Texas abortion law is “almost un-American,” creates “vigilante system” https://t.co/gHKTsfxaVh
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 3, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 2: Joe Biden Meets with Gold Star Families
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘afghanistan, gold star, walter reed’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
“Mr. President...Don’t forget me here.” An Afghan interpreter who 13 years ago helped rescue Joe Biden was left behind Monday when the U.S. ended its military campaign in Afghanistan. https://t.co/9P1MJFA2AW
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 31, 2021
In Opinion
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 3, 2021
With the last U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, “it is clearer what America’s bequest to the world has been over the past 20 years: a disturbing new form of counterterrorist belligerency, at once endless and humane,” Samuel Moyn writes. https://t.co/Lg6lXOSBmV
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EVENT 3: Millions To Lose Unemployment Benefits
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘jobs, delta variant, unemployment rate, august, unemployment benefits, job growth, #jobsreport, unemployment, #jobsday, growth’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
U.S. economy added a lackluster 235,000 jobs in August as nation battled coronavirus's delta variant https://t.co/LtKihdidOj
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 3, 2021
The August jobs report would have been respectable in prepandemic times. But after adding 962,000 jobs in June and 1.05 million in July — and with more than 8 million people unemployed — it was underwhelming. https://t.co/pj3OmJmvWe pic.twitter.com/lO7s28eMrn
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 3, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘ida, hurricane, louisiana, climate change, york city, #ida, gulf coast, flash flooding, remnants, project veritas, climate crisis’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
An Ohio man was arrested on Thursday, three days after he angrily confronted an NBC News reporter who was live on TV, covering Hurricane Ida in Gulfport, Mississippi, the police said. https://t.co/rThY6Fkibe
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 2, 2021
Hurricane season isn't over yet. https://t.co/Zw86otxN2b
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 3, 2021
NEW: Pres. Biden approves New York and New Jersey emergency declarations due to the storms resulting from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. https://t.co/dobx22ibiB pic.twitter.com/8b8GsjSwlC
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 3, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 5: January 6th: Congressional Committee, Jacob Chansley Pleads Guilty
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘qanon shaman, kevin mccarthy, pleads guilty, phone records, jacob chansley, capitol riot, mccarthy, qanon, plea hearing, shaman’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
ISIS militant pleads guilty in connection with killings of four Americans https://t.co/vALVeFprEK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 2, 2021
Former Trump campaign operative plans rally for those charged in Capitol riot https://t.co/0KYo5MheeI
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 3, 2021
Opinion: Kevin McCarthy emerges as a demagogue in his own right https://t.co/mCzvEfTSRE
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 3, 2021