Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @KansasReflector
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
489
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-09
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-19
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
The Kansas Reflector offers comprehensive news and coverage related to the Kansas Legislative body and recent events. Specific focus points include critical opinion regarding Kansas Republicans' initiative to allow bribing and defund the educational system, lack of training for adults purchasing weapons, passage of cannabis-related bills, measures to bar transgender women from female-only spaces, investigation into illegal child labour in Cargill Meat-packaging plant, and introduction of firearm safety programs on all K-12 public schools.
Topic Modeling
- Kansas politics – legislation, representatives, legislature (#ksleg), voting, elections, political parties
- Kansas economy – taxes, experiment,resources, federal investigations
- Criminal justice reform – expungement, civil asset forfeiture, cannabis decriminalization
- Healthcare – opioid crisis, gun safety, transgender rights
- Educational reform – teacher pay, resources, K-12 programs
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from frustration to disbelief, to anger and disgust. There is a clear sentiment of disappointment with the current state of Kansas politics, as many of the tweets focus on the lack of progress made on key issues such as civil asset forfeiture, cannabis amnesty, and gun safety. There is also a sense of indignation towards the state's Republican leadership and its perceived inaction in addressing these issues. Additionally, there is a feeling of hope that progress can still be made, as evidenced by the calls for better pay for teachers and the promotion of firearm safety programs in schools.
Trend Analysis
- Brownback tax experiment and opinion editor
- Schools and Children related legislation
- Cannabis related legislation
- No place for hate in 2023
- Civil asset forfeiture reform and bribing
- Rep. Kristey Williams and next generation of Kansans
- Private and parochial schools rights
- Federal investigation into illegal child labor
- Cannabis amnesty bill
- Transgender women in female-only spaces
- Kansas GOP and 2020 election conspiracy
- Public education and teachers
- Firearm safety programs in all K-12 public schools
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
129
Percentage of total tweets
26%
Number of Original tweets
126
Percentage of total tweets
25%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
489
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
225
Percentage of total tweets
46%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
18
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
142
Percentage of total tweets
29%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 211 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 131 |
| Twitter for Android | 99 |
| Twitter for iPad | 25 |
| TweetDeck | 13 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| RagsII | Raggedy Ande | ~former academic ~writer ~#Kansas ~#votingrights ~#climatechange ~#guncontrol ~vegan #wtpBlue | 38,531 |
| teamtrace | The Trace | A nonprofit newsroom dedicated to shining a light on America's gun violence crisis. Sign up for our newsletter ⬇️ or https://t.co/aioGNmbbVt | 38,116 |
| StormMela | Mela Storm #Resistance! NO SURRENDER | Microbiologist, apolitical until *45, Vote Democratic up and down ballot to save democracy. Support 🌈💙🐳🦅🦋🐈🐕🌎Mask up! Save lives.💉 No DMs, please#FTPA | 32,227 |
| thewebbix | WᴶEᴼBᴱB ✌🏼 | Beach/RV life • Hippie • Love People • Love Music • Every day I wake is a good day, no worry if I don’t. • I LIVE BY: It is what it is. • View #NewDayNewChance | 31,930 |
| kcur | KCUR | Breaking news and @NPR for the Kansas City region. 🚎☀️ 89.3 FM 📻🎧 Nonprofit & independent 🌈 Subscribe to our podcast Overlooked: https://t.co/3O5Sna8jCX | 30,874 |
| jfkeeler | Jacqueline Keeler | https://t.co/VDY73q66CH @jfkeeler, Mastodon @jfkeeler@masthead.social Journalist, Author of Standoff: Standing Rock, the Bundy Movement - Diné/Ihanktonwan Dakota | 22,009 |
| riromtz | ☰Richard Martinez | My son Chris was shot & killed 2014 in Isla Vista—NOT ONE MORE ▪︎ Gun violence prevention advocate @everytown ▪︎ UC Davis JD ▪︎ Army Veteran ▪︎ personal posts | 21,293 |
| Prison_Health | Prison_Health | Jail, Prison, Criminology, et al. ($)= Paywall. (Me: I'm tired, mostly) As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. | 20,607 |
| TheDailyClimate | Daily Climate | News for a changing planet | 19,840 |
| MichiganAdvance | Michigan Advance | Award-winning, hard-hitting nonprofit news site covering politics and policy across Michigan. Your place for the best progressive commentary in the state. | 17,188 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| RagsII | Raggedy Ande | ~former academic ~writer ~#Kansas ~#votingrights ~#climatechange ~#guncontrol ~vegan #wtpBlue | 37,687 |
| thewebbix | WᴶEᴼBᴱB ✌🏼 | Beach/RV life • Hippie • Love People • Love Music • Every day I wake is a good day, no worry if I don’t. • I LIVE BY: It is what it is. • View #NewDayNewChance | 31,721 |
| riromtz | ☰Richard Martinez | My son Chris was shot & killed 2014 in Isla Vista—NOT ONE MORE ▪︎ Gun violence prevention advocate @everytown ▪︎ UC Davis JD ▪︎ Army Veteran ▪︎ personal posts | 21,831 |
| StormMela | Mela Storm #Resistance! NO SURRENDER | Microbiologist, apolitical until *45, Vote Democratic up and down ballot to save democracy. Support 🌈💙🐳🦅🦋🐈🐕🌎Mask up! Save lives.💉 No DMs, please#FTPA | 20,266 |
| feelsyoung | Carol A☮️🌻💙 | Retired. Here to support Democrats & defeat Trumpism. GQP is a terrorist organization. #Resist #TheResistance #DemVoice1C #WtpBLUE #IStandWithBiden 🌻🌻🌻 | 14,888 |
| sherman_news | Sherman Smith | Editor in chief of @kansasreflector. | 9,045 |
| MaryMary0414 | mary🪬💙🌊🇺🇸♥️🇺🇦🌻🪬 | INFJ, Astros, 🐶🐱lover, 🌈Ally, #TheResistance, Democrat, #Biden2024 🇺🇦🌻 Speech is free but you have to pay for your lies-K. Farrar 🪬 🕉️ 🚫DM | 8,251 |
| jfkeeler | Jacqueline Keeler | https://t.co/VDY73q66CH @jfkeeler, Mastodon @jfkeeler@masthead.social Journalist, Author of Standoff: Standing Rock, the Bundy Movement - Diné/Ihanktonwan Dakota | 6,985 |
| HenryLeerhenry | Elizabeth Henry | Every day is Earth Day & I vote we start investing in a secure climate future right now - Jackie Spear. If don't f/b b/c Twitter rules. #Save the USPS! | 6,497 |
| BigGammaEnergy | MuteMeAfterMidnight | I'm tired and need a makeover, but here I am, sharing the things I care about. Please protect the 🌎 and check on your neighbors. I’ll get the lights... | 6,296 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| TimVCarpenter | Politics reporter with Kansas Reflector. Formerly of Topeka Capital-Journal, Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International | 27 |
| Women4KS | Taking Back Kansas - uniting and activating women from across the state - #Women4KS | 16 |
| LawrenceKSTimes | Independent news publication in Lawrence, KS. We ❤️ #lfk! No paywall; please support if you can! Proud member, @LIONPubs. Podcast network: @785Collective. | 13 |
| HenryLeerhenry | Every day is Earth Day & I vote we start investing in a secure climate future right now - Jackie Spear. If don't f/b b/c Twitter rules. #Save the USPS! | 13 |
| HinklyDinkly | Doing my best to stay on a water spout, rain or shine. | 8 |
| SophieZnS | Love nature and my friends. Democracy lives, but we can't let our guard down. Support 🇺🇦 You can also find me SophieZnS mstd social and SophieZnS Posted Note | 8 |
| StormMela | Microbiologist, apolitical until *45, Vote Democratic up and down ballot to save democracy. Support 🌈💙🐳🦅🦋🐈🐕🌎Mask up! Save lives.💉 No DMs, please#FTPA | 7 |
| ku2022natty | A #ksleg troll; KU Basketball; Former WWF jobber | 6 |
| srothschild1 | Tweeting on education, politics, sports and life. Better together. | 6 |
| Ho8Go8L1N | I am a Mog. Half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend! Semper Fi | 6 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626707551734706180 | Kansas law enforcement agencies working to handcuff bill reforming civil asset forfeiture https://t.co/v4BMk65evI via @KansasReflector So, apparently cops in Kansas think they ought to be able to seize the assets of people who haven't been convicted of anything. | 17 |
| 1625920300591218700 | Kansas has no place for hate in 2023. When will #ksleg get the memo? Read the full op-ed from our Organizer, @donnavan_dillon, here in the @KansasReflector: https://t.co/gKZlsPY04p https://t.co/P6caPvQVpr | 13 |
| 1627033904631930881 | Cargill meatpacking plant in Kansas part of federal investigation into illegal child labor https://t.co/G1gwe3eA9D via @KansasReflector Of course it happened in the Cargill plant in Dodge City. A federal "meat emergency" allowed the plant to keep workers with COVID on the line | 12 |
| 1626650093142286337 | Good god, this would effectively make bribing Kansas legislators perfectly legal Great work by @sherman_news & @KansasReflector https://t.co/u8pjj7uVcQ | 11 |
| 1624160822522961921 | "A bill proposed in Ks would allow individuals to have cannabis-related crimes expunged from their records ... @KansasReflector reports. The measure is sponsored by House Minority Leader Vic Miller (D) and includes 24 co-sponsors. " #ksleg https://t.co/13blS3OHfh | 9 |
| 1626771024816504832 | “Schools and children are not the problem here,” Reddi said. “They’re not the ones who need to be trained. We live in a state that doesn’t require adults who are purchasing weapons to be trained.” Thus is garbage legislation #KSLeg https://t.co/Survo6xwEr via @KansasReflector | 9 |
| 1624223792166842377 | 'No future!' If Rep. Kristey Williams has her way, there won't be a next generation of Kansans https://t.co/liA2QSM45G via @KansasReflector #ksleg #ksed | 8 |
| 1625527462183436288 | Kansas education advocates see vouchers and hostility as attempts to undermine public schools https://t.co/pIQTSW35Z7 via @KansasReflector #ksleg #ksed | 7 |
| 1624511226897113092 | 'No future!' If Rep. Kristey Williams has her way, there won't be a next generation of Kansans https://t.co/S6iv0g1PHp via @KansasReflector | 6 |
| 1623787825140314113 | @TimVCarpenter @KansasReflector @mikespiesnyc The high rate of child gun deaths is a uniquely American problem. But there are evidence-based solutions that can save lives. In 2019, @AlexYablon and @elizvanbrocklin reported on promising laws and programs: https://t.co/eS1uOt5lqV | 5 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1627053328571023361 | Your daily reminder that @KansasReflector offers comprehensive #ksleg news throughout the year and that @KSEconomist professionally defended the Brownback tax “experiment.” https://t.co/PYhxGjt9TY https://t.co/FmYKOJRxMu | 51 |
| 1627007925490180098 | As @KansasReflector opinion editor, having opinions is my literal job. My column was accurate. I added context in a follow up. If you’re otherwise unhappy, I would direct that frustration at your leaders, who chose to exhaust everyone at the #ksleg this week. https://t.co/RlJY7oeavF | 50 |
| 1626771024816504832 | “Schools and children are not the problem here,” Reddi said. “They’re not the ones who need to be trained. We live in a state that doesn’t require adults who are purchasing weapons to be trained.” Thus is garbage legislation #KSLeg https://t.co/Survo6xwEr via @KansasReflector | 29 |
| 1624160822522961921 | "A bill proposed in Ks would allow individuals to have cannabis-related crimes expunged from their records ... @KansasReflector reports. The measure is sponsored by House Minority Leader Vic Miller (D) and includes 24 co-sponsors. " #ksleg https://t.co/13blS3OHfh | 28 |
| 1625920300591218700 | Kansas has no place for hate in 2023. When will #ksleg get the memo? Read the full op-ed from our Organizer, @donnavan_dillon, here in the @KansasReflector: https://t.co/gKZlsPY04p https://t.co/P6caPvQVpr | 25 |
| 1626707551734706180 | Kansas law enforcement agencies working to handcuff bill reforming civil asset forfeiture https://t.co/v4BMk65evI via @KansasReflector So, apparently cops in Kansas think they ought to be able to seize the assets of people who haven't been convicted of anything. | 21 |
| 1626650093142286337 | Good god, this would effectively make bribing Kansas legislators perfectly legal Great work by @sherman_news & @KansasReflector https://t.co/u8pjj7uVcQ | 21 |
| 1624223792166842377 | 'No future!' If Rep. Kristey Williams has her way, there won't be a next generation of Kansans https://t.co/liA2QSM45G via @KansasReflector #ksleg #ksed | 16 |
| 1626618434124410880 | @KansasReflector @RachelMipro If it’s such a good idea, why doesn’t it apply to ALL state accredited schools and not just the public schools? Don’t the parents of private and parochial schools deserve the same right? | 15 |
| 1627033904631930881 | Cargill meatpacking plant in Kansas part of federal investigation into illegal child labor https://t.co/G1gwe3eA9D via @KansasReflector Of course it happened in the Cargill plant in Dodge City. A federal "meat emergency" allowed the plant to keep workers with COVID on the line | 14 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #ksleg | 124 |
| #ksed | 18 |
| #1 | 5 |
| #kansas | 2 |
| #savewomensspaces | 2 |
| #ksgov | 2 |
| #kansascity | 2 |
| #infrastructure | 2 |
| #seneca | 2 |
| #hisrevelation | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @kansasreflector | 492 |
| @rachelmipro | 73 |
| @timvcarpenter | 69 |
| @claywires | 44 |
| @sherman_news | 32 |
| @lawrencekstimes | 20 |
| @kseconomist | 16 |
| @stormmela | 16 |
| @kansasgop | 13 |
| @srothschild1 | 12 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
6
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 👍 | 7 | thumbs_up |
| 😂 | 5 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🤷🏼 | 3 | person_shrugging_medium-light_skin_tone |
| 🤔 | 2 | thinking_face |
| 🤗 | 2 | smiling_face_with_open_hands |
| 👏🏻 | 2 | clapping_hands_light_skin_tone |
| 🙄 | 1 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
| 🤣 | 1 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 😏 | 1 | smirking_face |
| 💩 | 1 | pile_of_poo |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 16 |
| People & Body | 12 |
| Objects | 2 |
| Symbols | 1 |
| Travel & Places | 1 |