Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @kathleen_belew
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
251
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-09
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-19
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
Dr. Kathleen Belew is challenging two myths about US terrorism; the "lone wolf" and "it's not who we are". She is providing an important and frightening history about the January 6th Insurrection. She is engaging in conversations about the controversy between people on Twitter. She is denouncing Glenn Greenwald for pushing a failing position and being a "cartoon parody". She is advocating for the assertion of demonstrable facts in order to progress.
Topic Modeling
- Insurrection & Extremism – Jan6th Insurrection, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers
- Donald Trump – Trump, Violence
- History & Myth – Myth America
- Kathleen Belew – Kathleen Belew, Basic Books, Kevin Kruse, Julian Zelizer, MYHNN, Women Know History
- Glenn Greenwald Disinformation – Glenn, disinformation expert
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from shock and outrage to disbelief and confusion. Many of the tweets are focused on Dr. Kathleen Belew's dismantling of two important myths about terrorism in the United States, and the discussion around the January 6th insurrection. There is also a sense of disbelief in some of the tweets, particularly in relation to Glenn Greenwald's stance on the issue. There is a lot of anger and frustration expressed in relation to the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, as well as in relation to the idea that men should be seen as superior to women and babies should not be happy.
Trend Analysis
- January 6th insurrection in the US
- Lone wolf terrorism and its myths
- Discussing history and myths
- White supremacy
- Misinformation, fraud and nihilism
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
74
Percentage of total tweets
29%
Number of Original tweets
9
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
251
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
166
Percentage of total tweets
66%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
15
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
13
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for iPhone | 107 |
Twitter Web App | 72 |
Twitter for Android | 58 |
Twitter for iPad | 6 |
TweetDeck | 3 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
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KevinMKruse | Kevin M. Kruse | Historian: White Flight; New Suburban History; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression; Myth America: https://t.co/q2uS4uZ8YO | 483,773 |
Lollardfish | David M. Perry | Journalist & historian. Pub musician. Dad. Husband. I also do dishes. Read: #TheBrightAges https://t.co/wfGI5STSg2. @lollardfish@spore.social. he/him | 60,138 |
zeithistoriker | Quinn Slobodian | New book soon from Metropolitan, Penguin, Suhrkamp, Seuil: https://t.co/xuFq8qQSfz | 38,524 |
shashatheitch22 | #Accountability4All 🆘️🇺🇲🆘️ 🇺🇦 #WearAMask😷 | #BeKind #PresidentBiden is my #birthdaytwin #GOPTraitors #OneLove #Respect #NoFuckery #Truth ! #CosmicCheerleader #BlackVotesMatter #JusticeMatters | 23,579 |
GilmoreGlenda | Dr. Glenda Gilmore @gilmoreglenda@mstdn.social | Historian. Latest book is Romare Bearden in the Homeland of His Imagination. @Gilmoreglenda@mstdn.social | 21,151 |
prof_gabriele | Matt Gabriele | Professor. religion/violence. medieval/modern. nostalgia/apocalypse. THE BRIGHT AGES (2021). OATHBREAKERS (coming 2024). Rep @inkwellmgmt. Neutral Good. he/him | 19,893 |
carlyinNJ | 🧡Carly Says Things Be💗Kind ❇💚🌍 #JusticeMatters | 🇺🇦 Love Democracy, Social Justice, Save🌏Earth, ERA🗽 #RESIST ❇🌊 Blessings2U🌈 💙🌻💛 #bluecrew | 18,571 |
DrKarenLCox | @DrKarenLCox 🏳️🌈 | Award-winning historian. OG monument scholar. Writing a book on the 1940 Rhythm Club fire. Southerner who tells the truth about the South. | 16,128 |
Bretontheradio | Bret Saunders | Like some disgraced cosmonaut. https://t.co/MSD28XFtNH. Profile pic by @wardsutton. Your kid could do that: https://t.co/Y63p5ziyDh | 12,231 |
PersisterCrone | 🌊🇺🇸 #KeepAbortionSafe&Legal | #GetVaccinated 🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦🌻🕊😎💞 🌏 belongs to grandchildren. #TNR🐈 #CVID🦓 #Lyme Advocate🕷 #ImmuneDeficient. #DemVoice1 | 11,473 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
shashatheitch22 | #Accountability4All 🆘️🇺🇲🆘️ 🇺🇦 #WearAMask😷 | #BeKind #PresidentBiden is my #birthdaytwin #GOPTraitors #OneLove #Respect #NoFuckery #Truth ! #CosmicCheerleader #BlackVotesMatter #JusticeMatters | 23,973 |
carlyinNJ | 🧡Carly Says Things Be💗Kind ❇💚🌍 #JusticeMatters | 🇺🇦 Love Democracy, Social Justice, Save🌏Earth, ERA🗽 #RESIST ❇🌊 Blessings2U🌈 💙🌻💛 #bluecrew | 20,427 |
PersisterCrone | 🌊🇺🇸 #KeepAbortionSafe&Legal | #GetVaccinated 🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦🌻🕊😎💞 🌏 belongs to grandchildren. #TNR🐈 #CVID🦓 #Lyme Advocate🕷 #ImmuneDeficient. #DemVoice1 | 12,580 |
buzzkillprof | Professor Buzzkill History Podcast | Professor Buzzkill History Podcast. Busting History Myths, Taking Names! Listen: https://t.co/F6sBj7G9vv Instagram: @buzzkillprof IRL: Dr. Joseph Coohill | 11,454 |
Dalocoengineer | #Fishing for Equality!!! ✊🏾🎣🐟 | Equality,Freedom & Justice! Angler/Hunter 🐟 🦃🦌 Conservationist, Outdoor Enthusiast, #ChelseaFC ⚽️ Fan #Resistance #BoostedAF 💚💨 Vote Blue!! | 6,769 |
AndyDahl6 | Gretafied | Custodian of Mother Earth. Billionaire Bondage, Geriatric Oligarchy and Unabated Capitalist pursuit must end now to save Mother Earth Stop obeying Fascist Pigs | 5,752 |
3dKan3 | Ed Kane | Co-Owner of Only In Sedona Yoga, I Make Stuff With My Eyes, Video Editor, #SFGiants, #IndyCar, Head Trash Taker-Outer at Casa de Onyx#OverThinker-er | 5,168 |
Bretontheradio | Bret Saunders | Like some disgraced cosmonaut. https://t.co/MSD28XFtNH. Profile pic by @wardsutton. Your kid could do that: https://t.co/Y63p5ziyDh | 5,083 |
jjj5819 | Jessica Josephson | - | 5,004 |
ken_crichlow | ken crichlow | From the beach | 5,002 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
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amityfranksilva | Amity Island, MA Harbor Master Proud to be Portuguese-American AMM WWII Vet - James W Denver - sunk April '43 My grand daughter says to say this: parody account | 20 |
askgro | - | 11 |
msjbe20a | - | 7 |
buzzkillprof | Professor Buzzkill History Podcast. Busting History Myths, Taking Names! Listen: https://t.co/F6sBj7G9vv Instagram: @buzzkillprof IRL: Dr. Joseph Coohill | 4 |
stuart_oneill | Pol-Junkie, 30+yrs RE Exp, Pro-Democracy, Learning Practical Uses of A.I. Pol Pro motto: •Practical Politics 101•Thanks to Followers. Please Engage. | 3 |
RalphJodiceJr | Xbox PR guy, F3 guy called Atari, kwyjibo & wraslin' mark that went to Appalachian State a long, long time ago. I'm never afraid to play some Creed. FAAFO. | 3 |
rmhaley8 | Ph.D., Clinical Psychology; M.S., Mathematics; M.B.A., Finance & Management; Mom to two fantabulous offspring; 45 year feminist activist and leader; zioness; | 3 |
jjj5819 | - | 3 |
tommg12_tom | - | 3 |
uxiseverywhere | UX advocate / ultra-marathoner (3x BW135 finisher) / accessibility-focused former civil servant. *All views are my own* | 3 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1625520039787888641 | Dr. Kathleen Belew dismantles two important myths about #terrorism in the United States - the "lone wolf," and "it's not who we are." Listen here! https://t.co/iNr02Hg0ie. @kathleen_belew #Jan6th #Jan6thInsurrection #violence #Trump #podcast @BasicBooks @KevinMKruse #insurrection https://t.co/RXDtffECUO | 36 |
1625482210752036866 | Insurrection in Modern America: History and Myth with @kathleen_belew. Important and frightening #history from #MythAmerica! Listen: https://t.co/iNr02Hg0ie @BasicBooks @KevinMKruse @julianzelizer @myHNN @myHNN_News @womnknowhistory #January6thInsurrection #twitterstorians https://t.co/HfsjRDmlcJ | 17 |
1625487578299523072 | January 6th is part of a larger #history of #insurrection and #extremism in #America. @kathleen_belew explains: https://t.co/iNr02Hgy7M. #Jan6th #Jan6thInsurrection #ProudBoys #OathKeepers #violence #Trump #podcast @womnknowhistory @BasicBooks @KevinMKruse #MythAmerica https://t.co/3CknFB0XpF | 6 |
1625488794811240452 | @kyledcheney @kathleen_belew the girlfriend role reappears. | 2 |
1626673060534181909 | @KarenAttiah @kathleen_belew Why are these people so obsessed with genitalia lol https://t.co/6YCoJwEY1j | 2 |
1625305466430709760 | @kathleen_belew Can't expert accurate anything from GlennWadd, Kathleen. Having read your work...yeah you got me. | 1 |
1626672303584215040 | @KarenAttiah @kathleen_belew I'm hollering at "cock shame" . | 1 |
1626715802673233922 | @kathleen_belew @gerry_cadava Curious to see if US is successful. I've done several private refugee sponsorships here in Canada. It is outsourcing the work, but refugees build connections and get help that agencies can't provide | 1 |
1625286237257973762 | @kathleen_belew Hard to believe the guy who worked his ass off pro-bono for a notorious neo Nazi would have this take... | 1 |
1625328945234157568 | @kathleen_belew Glenn has to accuse experts of being frauds to cover up the fact that he's turned into a huge fraud and a hack | 1 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1625520039787888641 | Dr. Kathleen Belew dismantles two important myths about #terrorism in the United States - the "lone wolf," and "it's not who we are." Listen here! https://t.co/iNr02Hg0ie. @kathleen_belew #Jan6th #Jan6thInsurrection #violence #Trump #podcast @BasicBooks @KevinMKruse #insurrection https://t.co/RXDtffECUO | 105 |
1625482210752036866 | Insurrection in Modern America: History and Myth with @kathleen_belew. Important and frightening #history from #MythAmerica! Listen: https://t.co/iNr02Hg0ie @BasicBooks @KevinMKruse @julianzelizer @myHNN @myHNN_News @womnknowhistory #January6thInsurrection #twitterstorians https://t.co/HfsjRDmlcJ | 79 |
1626683282116018176 | @KarenAttiah @kathleen_belew Are they upset because the baby has a happy face? 😆 | 77 |
1626673060534181909 | @KarenAttiah @kathleen_belew Why are these people so obsessed with genitalia lol https://t.co/6YCoJwEY1j | 66 |
1625286237257973762 | @kathleen_belew Hard to believe the guy who worked his ass off pro-bono for a notorious neo Nazi would have this take... | 22 |
1624168273494302724 | @kathleen_belew @Lollardfish Nope, I'm pretty sure that I didn't have DeSantis in my US 1890 to the present lecture. But it's possible because they were big classes & it was 20+ years ago. I'm itching to get my hands on his senior essay. | 15 |
1625285655344422915 | @kathleen_belew Seems like Glenn is also a disinformation expert 😒 or an agent | 14 |
1625285349340479488 | @kathleen_belew Glenn never met a failing position he wouldn't vociferously push. | 14 |
1626672190530658304 | @KarenAttiah @kathleen_belew No.No they are not. | 13 |
1626788963074686977 | @MarTay314 @KarenAttiah @kathleen_belew Looking like a damn gerber baby and they’re drawing weird lines and complaining his father holds him | 13 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#history | 5 |
#insurrection | 5 |
#jan6th | 5 |
#jan6thinsurrection | 5 |
#violence | 5 |
#trump | 5 |
#podcast | 5 |
#mythamerica | 5 |
#twitterstorians | 3 |
#extremism | 3 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@kathleen_belew | 251 |
@potus | 21 |
@timjacobwise | 20 |
@joyannreid | 20 |
@karenattiah | 17 |
@tizzyent | 15 |
@kevinmkruse | 13 |
@maddow | 11 |
@basicbooks | 10 |
@womnknowhistory | 8 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
10
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
💔 | 5 | broken_heart |
🤣 | 4 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
😊 | 3 | smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes |
😒 | 2 | unamused_face |
❤️ | 2 | red_heart |
🤬 | 1 | face_with_symbols_on_mouth |
😤 | 1 | face_with_steam_from_nose |
😆 | 1 | grinning_squinting_face |
😬 | 1 | grimacing_face |
🤦♀️ | 1 | woman_facepalming |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
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Smileys & Emotion | 24 |
People & Body | 2 |
Symbols | 1 |