KCRG - Tweet Data Analysis
Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @KCRG
Published April 6, 2023
Overview
Tweets covering
9 days
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Total number of tweets analysed
1,302
Average age of authors' accounts
6 years
Summarization
There are tweets in response to a new Iowa law banning transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care and using bathrooms that align with their gender identity. Some people are angry at the state government for prioritizing this issue over others like polluted water. Others argue that gender-affirming care is crucial for saving lives and improving outcomes for transgender youth. Some criticize the move as rejecting science and experts' opinions. Some view the law as an example of government overreach and a violation of civil liberties. There are also comments expressing support for the law and opposition to gender-affirming care.
Topic Modeling
- Opposition to Iowa state government's handling of actual problems, such as polluted water
- Criticism of Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa GOP
- Support for gender-affirming care and opposition to ban on minors receiving it
- Disapproval of ban on transgender students using bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity
- Advocacy for parental and individual rights in medical decision-making
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of negative emotions towards the Iowa government and Governor Kim Reynolds for passing a law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors and requiring school bathroom use according to birth sex. Many express disappointment, anger, disgust, and frustration at what they see as a cruel and harmful decision that ignores the research and expertise of medical associations. Some criticize the state for overstepping its bounds and not respecting individual freedoms and civil liberties, while others argue that the law is discriminatory and unkind to transgender individuals.
Trend Analysis
- Criticism of the state government's prioritization of creating new problems over solving actual issues, such as polluted water
- Disappointment with the lack of kindness, humanity, and 'Iowa Nice' in the direction the state is going
- Solidarity with experts and advocacy for gender-affirming care for youth experiencing gender dysphoria
- Criticism of Governor Kim Reynolds and her administration for ignoring science and experts, and overstepping parental rights and civil liberties
- Support for the ban on minors using school bathrooms according to their gender identity, and opposition to gender affirmative care for minors as a form of gay conversion therapy
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Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
137
10% of total
Number of Original tweets
21
1% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
20
1% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
1,140
87% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
25
1% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
1,302
100% of total
Devices Used to Tweet
Top 5 Devices
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 577 |
| Twitter for Android | 403 |
| Twitter Web App | 268 |
| Twitter for iPad | 48 |
| Hootsuite Inc. | 2 |
Device Distribution
Top 10 Accounts by Followers
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLSusa | The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Since 1949, we’re unstoppable in the fight against blood cancer. https://t.co/iUaB1KzuMq #CancelBloodCancer | 40,813 |
| stormchaser4850 | Johnny Kelly (Veteran/Meteorology/US government) | EVERYONE STAY WEATHER AWARE AND OR UP-TO-DATE ON THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THEY DEVELOP AND OR CHANGE. (All weather, all the time) (Live cams/weather news) | 21,243 |
| AACPharmacy | AACP | Founded in 1900, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) is the national organization representing pharmacy education (#PharmEd) in the U.S. | 20,790 |
| kjpilcher | K.J. Pilcher | Cedar Rapids native. Graduate of Buena Vista U. Multimedia journalist for The Gazette. Married for 20 yrs. w/ 2 daughters. Lance Kinsey’s favorite journalist. | 11,467 |
| KCRG_Sports | KCRG Sports | Your 24-Hour News Source | 9,116 |
| HolleSharon | Sharon Holle | Former Regional Field Organizer to elect President Biden, Biden Delegate 2008, 2020: runner, retired Nurse #BidenHarris #BlueCrew #Resist | 8,669 |
| Indpndnt__ | Indpndnt 💙 | I don't worship politicians. Animal lover🐕🐾 followed by Glenn Kirschner #TeamJustice ⚖ #JusticeMatters 🗽 #countrybeforeparty 24/7 | 6,582 |
| ToddBrommelkamp | Todd Brommelkamp | Eastern Iowa's EF Hutton, minus the portfolio. | 6,314 |
| ProtestMusica | @ProtestMusica 🇺🇦 | mantendremos la memoria e ideologia 🦋 ✝️ Jacqueline Sanchez Hdez ✝️🦋 nos dedicamos Noticias,CulturaMúsica,Internacional (Spa 🇲🇽/Eng 🇺🇸) | 6,013 |
| moses_nyagota | Moses Nyagota | 🇦🇪🇦🇪🇿🇦🇿🇦🇺🇸🇺🇸 where I'm meant to be. https://t.co/ap30oPcTpk | 5,361 |
Top 10 Accounts by Friends
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HolleSharon | Sharon Holle | Former Regional Field Organizer to elect President Biden, Biden Delegate 2008, 2020: runner, retired Nurse #BidenHarris #BlueCrew #Resist | 9,425 |
| Indpndnt__ | Indpndnt 💙 | I don't worship politicians. Animal lover🐕🐾 followed by Glenn Kirschner #TeamJustice ⚖ #JusticeMatters 🗽 #countrybeforeparty 24/7 | 6,768 |
| ProtestMusica | @ProtestMusica 🇺🇦 | mantendremos la memoria e ideologia 🦋 ✝️ Jacqueline Sanchez Hdez ✝️🦋 nos dedicamos Noticias,CulturaMúsica,Internacional (Spa 🇲🇽/Eng 🇺🇸) | 6,616 |
| moses_nyagota | Moses Nyagota | 🇦🇪🇦🇪🇿🇦🇿🇦🇺🇸🇺🇸 where I'm meant to be. https://t.co/ap30oPcTpk | 5,364 |
| JasonEWhite | JasonEWhite | VP, Business Services, Greater Dubuque Development Corporation #econdev #DuHawks #Hawkeyes #fieldofdreams @BeckmanCatholic (Profile pic by TH Media) | 5,338 |
| melseyiniowa | MelseyB | Mom, Social Worker, Former School Board President, Farmer, Traveler, MN Vikings fan! Love Prince & Pink! #BidenHarris #LockHimUp | 5,001 |
| 320Sycamore | ✨MC | We must believe that it is the darkest before the dawn of a beautiful new world. We will see it when we believe it. Saul Alinsk #VoteBlue #resist #ETTD | 5,001 |
| RichardNiemeye3 | Gen UltraMaga | I am a hard workin Trump lovin Patriot!! ULTRA MAGA GANG!! Kari Lake Won!! | 5,001 |
| redjimmy | redjimmy | - | 4,999 |
| Big_Ticket | Big_Ticket | civility, coffee, sushi, and scotch! | 4,990 |
Most Active Users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| PATERFAMILIAS02 | - | 37 |
| WillBra82719291 | - | 33 |
| LittleDevilsA | Little Devils Academy will be a school developed to give you alternatives to the usual supernatural-based private schools. Iowa GOPs grift - we'll take it. | 31 |
| X7TSIX | Star Trek, Star Wars, BSG nerd, military & police veteran, security professional, whiskey lover, rabid Cubs fan, fluent in sarcasm. | 30 |
| Septamus2000 | - | 22 |
| AndrewT12051369 | Family, disc golf, ball golf, biking and coaching GO IOWA AWESOME! 🦅 | 21 |
| FanofHawkeyes | Owner Operator, lifetime member of OOIDA, Walkaway Democrat, Ultra MAGA, old enough to know better but young enough to do it! | 18 |
| kinnick_pylon | I Live on sacred ground. #Kinnick #CornbeltComet | 17 |
| OK_Used_Cars | - | 15 |
| ohyoudidntknw | just a random guy from Iowa. usually talking about wrasslin or video games | 14 |
Tweets Per Day
Top 10 Tweets by Retweets
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638855730366128129 | @KCRG She loves hurting and killing Iowans. https://t.co/uNTT6NvAQR | 9 |
| 1638746789988663297 | @KCRG Gender affirmative care for minors is a form of gay conversion therapy. Glad Kim is protecting LGB and straight kids. | 3 |
| 1638681074816495617 | @KCRG GOOD! https://t.co/0oz6n38ryi | 3 |
| 1638689170083180544 | @KCRG Experts in the field know gender-affirming care saves lives and leads to better outcomes for youth experiencing gender dysphoria. The research already exists. The experts include the American Medical … | 3 |
| 1638763156372635648 | @KCRG #ReynoldsSucks https://t.co/JwFuIzzh5S | 3 |
| 1638960565140746247 | @KCRG To all educators following the new Iowa law is breaking federal civil liberty laws you are obligated to comply with the US constitution and that the equal protection clause … | 3 |
| 1638673638651035648 | @KCRG Awful. The state government has decided that they're completely unwilling to solve actual problems (like our polluted water!), but they're definitely willing to create new problems and harm Iowans. | 3 |
| 1639084310824202241 | @KCRG https://t.co/0CbZqSOL3g | 2 |
| 1638714761830359047 | @KCRG It looks like hate is taking its toll on @IAGovernor. Either that or she hasn’t slept in a month. | 2 |
| 1641412876358283264 | Level 4 of 5 MODERATE risk covering portions of eastern #Iowa (#IAwx) including #CedarRapids area with significant threat of damaging winds and #tornadoes on Friday (@KCRG)-TV: "The severe weather risk … | 2 |
Top 10 Tweets by Likes
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638673638651035648 | @KCRG Awful. The state government has decided that they're completely unwilling to solve actual problems (like our polluted water!), but they're definitely willing to create new problems and harm Iowans. | 79 |
| 1638737870977658881 | @KCRG How cruel. I’m so disappointed in the direction our state is going. Nothing about this is kind, humane, or ‘Iowa Nice.” | 77 |
| 1638689170083180544 | @KCRG Experts in the field know gender-affirming care saves lives and leads to better outcomes for youth experiencing gender dysphoria. The research already exists. The experts include the American Medical … | 69 |
| 1638692948329000962 | @KCRG Way to ignore the science and experts. Abject failure as a governor. (And the amount of bigotry in the comments is not the Iowa I know) | 65 |
| 1638706752320405505 | @KCRG Good! If you’re born a girl, you are a girl. If you’re born a boy, you are a boy. | 45 |
| 1638673373596209153 | @KCRG Common sense prevails. Groomers fail. | 44 |
| 1638566285905739776 | @KCRG @IAGovernor @IowaGOP What happened to parents right, parental choice, & "trusting iowans to do the right thing"? How quickly things change when the only seeking power is the only … | 44 |
| 1638711554852937728 | @KCRG The party of small government literally telling people where to go to the bathroom 🤦♀️ | 42 |
| 1638714391821443072 | @KCRG Unbelievable. Our state is taking so many steps backwards. | 36 |
| 1638707846370975745 | @KCRG Banning children from using their school's bathroom to own the libs! 🤪🤪🤪 | 33 |
Top Languages Used
Top 10 Hashtags
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #cedarrapids | 4 |
| #greaterdubuque | 2 |
| #iowa | 2 |
| #iawx | 2 |
| #tornadoes | 2 |
| #reynoldssucks | 2 |
| #communityofcolleges | 1 |
| #letthempee | 1 |
| #icecream | 1 |
| #washingtonhs | 1 |
Top 10 Mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @kcrg | 1,304 |
| @paterfamilias02 | 39 |
| @andrewjvaughn78 | 32 |
| @kimreynoldsia | 24 |
| @iagovernor | 24 |
| @benmoonmace | 22 |
| @fawfulthgreat64 | 22 |
| @kinnick_pylon | 21 |
| @thesfedler | 21 |
| @kryptoniondog | 20 |
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emoji Analysis
Average emojis per tweet:
15
Emojis Used
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🤣 | 55 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 😂 | 23 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🤬 | 20 | face_with_symbols_on_mouth |
| 😉 | 7 | winking_face |
| 🤡 | 7 | clown_face |
| 👏 | 6 | clapping_hands |
| ❤️ | 5 | red_heart |
| 🖕 | 5 | middle_finger |
| 🤪 | 4 | zany_face |
| 😢 | 3 | crying_face |
Emoji Groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 156 |
| People & Body | 31 |
| Objects | 8 |
| Travel & Places | 4 |
| Symbols | 3 |
| Animals & Nature | 2 |
| Activities | 1 |
| Flags | 1 |
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