EVENT 1: Covid-19: Extensive Vaccine Mandate
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘biden, vaccine mandates, vaccine mandate, vaccine, federal workers, federal government, #covid19, fully vaccinated, vaccinated, executive order, federal employees, delta variant, million americans, covid19, wearing thin, private sector, unvaccinated americans, school district, public health, mandate vaccines, covid vaccines, breaking news, mask mandate, mandate, weekly testing, vaccines, private businesses, mask mandates, covid, personal choice, natural immunity’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Biden to sign executive order requiring all federal employees to be vaccinated https://t.co/IbpF7aZyQP
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 9, 2021
Howard Stern blasts unvaccinated Americans, equates vaccine mandate as “freedom to live” https://t.co/R17x1UwWkE
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 9, 2021
Breaking News: President Biden will move to require Covid vaccines for millions of Americans, including the vast majority of federal employees. The move is part of a larger plan that officials said would cover two-thirds of all U.S. workers. https://t.co/w8IrgXRehW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 9, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘texas, abortion law, abortion ban, abortion, greg abbott, sexual assault, #sb8’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Justice Department sues Texas to stop six-week abortion ban that took effect Sept. 1 https://t.co/dP7xB7pdkg
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 9, 2021
The Biden administration is preparing to sue Texas over its new law banning most abortions, according to people familiar with the matter https://t.co/yH52gmmVEU
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) September 9, 2021
Breaking News: The Justice Department sued Texas over its new restrictive abortion law, the first significant step by the Biden administration to confront the ban.https://t.co/ysWDwWMON9
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 9, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 3: California Recall Election
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘larry elder, gavin newsom, gorilla mask, california recall, recall election, california, republican recall, recall, larry, #votenoontherecall’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Fact Checker: Larry Elder’s false and misleading claims in California recall race https://t.co/u3m1a19KQo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 9, 2021
Gavin Newsom could lose office in the state's upcoming recall election. Here's how his win or loss could affect the future of the Democratic party and upcoming elections. pic.twitter.com/kWFL0EN4ec
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 9, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 4: Biden Removes Trump Appointees from Military Advisory Boards
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘kellyanne conway, military, trump appointees, academy board, kellyanne, conway’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Among those fired include Kellyanne Conway, H.R. McMaster, and Sean Spicer. https://t.co/j2BWfwotCY
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 9, 2021
Watch: The Taliban allowed more than 100 foreigners, including Americans, to fly out of the Kabul airport on a Qatari jet. It was the first international passenger flight to leave Afghanistan since the end of a frantic U.S. military evacuation. https://t.co/K9fANiiyK1 pic.twitter.com/Loa2HsV6oo
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 9, 2021
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 5: Robert E. Lee Statue Removed
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘lee, robert, statue, time capsule, american history, confederate monuments’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Virginia crews removed a 131-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee Wednesday, one of the largest and most recognizable symbols of Confederate history in the state. https://t.co/W8QMBFTDgH
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 8, 2021
📸 Jack Gruber, USA TODAY pic.twitter.com/LZDCorWwEm
A prominent statue of Robert E. Lee was removed Wednesday in Richmond, Va., the city that served as the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War https://t.co/sZkQSTetlh
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) September 8, 2021