Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @petridishes
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
449
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
10 years
Summarization
The tweets cover various topics such as art censorship, gun violence policies, historical humor, and events featuring humorist Alexandra Petri. They also showcase support for Petri's writing and humor, with some expressing frustration and sadness regarding certain issues.
Topic Modeling
- A critique of conservative values and policies
- Humor and satire focusing on current events and politics
- Criticism of the prioritization of gun rights over child safety
- Discussion around art and censorship
- Celebration and appreciation of the columnist's writing and humor
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from humorous and lighthearted to frustration, weariness, and sadness. Many of the tweets focus on political issues, such as gun control and censorship, while others highlight humorous aspects of history and art. Overall, the tone is varied and reflects a mix of societal commentary and entertainment.
Trend Analysis
- Controversy over the portrayal of the human body in art classes
- Criticism of politicians using "protecting children" as a justification for not implementing gun control
- Humorous takes on history and politics
- Praise for @petridishes as a writer and humorist
- Discussions on education and its correlation with family size
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
84
Percentage of total tweets
18%
Number of Original tweets
73
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
449
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
280
Percentage of total tweets
62%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
20
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
17
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter Web App | 164 |
Twitter for iPhone | 141 |
Twitter for Android | 88 |
Twitter for iPad | 33 |
TweetDeck | 13 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
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BadAstronomer | Phil (SubStack link in bio) Plait | SCIENCE! I love this stuff. Sign up for my Bad Astronomy Newsletter! Link is below. I use likes for bookmarks; no endorsement implied. He/him. | 610,247 |
petersagal | Peter Sagal | Host of @WaitWait on @NPR. Author of "The Incomplete Book of Running" and "The Book of Vice" For speaking engagements: https://t.co/YuV5fDJ3fh | 300,857 |
EJDionne | EJ Dionne | Washington Post columnist, Georgetown prof, Brookings senior fellow. Author of “Code Red” and Co-Author of “100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting.” | 189,310 |
lindaholmes | Linda Holmes thisislindaholmes.com | Host, NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour. Author, FLYING SOLO (out now!) and NYT Bestseller EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER (now in paperback). IG: lindaholmes97 | 143,033 |
chrizmillr | Christopher Miller | They made movies out of Lego & 21 Jump St & a “-Verse” of Spider-Mans? & now a Cocaine Bear? Hollywood is officially out of ideas. #TheAfterparty on AppleTV+ | 115,847 |
PostOpinions | Washington Post Opinions | Editorials, columns, guest op-eds and reader submissions from the @washingtonpost Opinions section. | 103,941 |
ryanqnorth | Ryan North | NYT-bestselling Eisner-winning author: @dinosaurcomics, ➍, and more! "DANGER & OTHER UNKNOWN RISKS" out April 4th with @ericafails 🐶🪄⚡ 💥https://t.co/6TCQurITRM | 82,315 |
CitizenCohn | Jonathan Cohn | Senior national reporter @HuffPost / Author of THE TEN YEAR WAR & SICK / Lecturer @FordSchool / Fan of Red Sox, Dolphins, Wolverines / Proud husband & dad | 62,897 |
aaronecarroll | Aaron E. Carroll | @IndianaUniv Chief Health Officer/HSR-Researcher/Author/Pediatrician. I make videos/podcasts @HCTriage & write for @NYTOpinion. Tweets represent me and me alone | 56,488 |
PeterSchorschFL | Peter Schorsch | Husband to Michelle, Father to Ella. Publisher of @Fla_Pol, https://t.co/xHY94R11d9, INFLUENCE Mag, etc. | 52,161 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
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TCRG2012 | Carmen Goodwin, PhD😷☕🌶 💛🇺🇦 🚫by@MorningAnswer | Catholic🙏PhD Public Health @dchstx #FirstGen MxAm 🐕 TY to all who served; Disabled 🇺🇸 Navy vet wife #CHD 💙 #FreshResists #DemVoice1 #ONEV1 Z21 #wtpBLUE | 15,967 |
Sam_and_the_dog | Sam says Coup in progress. vaxxed | When Fascism arrives in America it will be wrapped in a flag & carrying a cross.🌊🐕🦂 DOGS🥰, BLM, LGBTQIA+. DM's = BLOCK. Spoonie, NO FBR LIST #Z2 wtp | 13,966 |
ceruleanlib | Marc 🇺🇸🇺🇦 | We all respond best to kindness & respect, so let’s offer it too. 🌎 📚🌳🌈#libraries #APIs #ProDemocracy #Biodiversity #BLM #FBR (marckeepper my prof account) | 13,926 |
BellHouseNY | The Bell House | - | 12,836 |
cmerfy | cmerfy #FreedomToVoteAct #StopAAPIHate #PassFTPA | 🌊Lefty in Texas🌊US/Cdn citizen-- views shaped by living in London🇬🇧, Munich 🇩🇪& Toronto.🍁#ONEV1 Z2 #VoteBlue2022 #DemCastTX BLM LGTBQAlly #GunControl☮ | 11,723 |
PeterSchorschFL | Peter Schorsch | Husband to Michelle, Father to Ella. Publisher of @Fla_Pol, https://t.co/xHY94R11d9, INFLUENCE Mag, etc. | 10,256 |
JKsbak | JAKsbak☮️💔 | Science & Constitution. Ret’d Mktg/PR diva turning a red state blue. Voracious reader. Indentured servant to 2 dogs. #DemVoice1 #OneV1 #ResistanceUnited | 8,986 |
Kayro20 | JustTheFacts,Ma’am🌻🇺🇦 | Resisting the lies. Sick of the sycophants. ▫️WomensRights▫️WeWontGoBack ▫️BlueWave2022▫️GunReformNOW ▫️VOTE!!!▫️Science! ▫️ DM=Buh Bye | 7,010 |
doylejacq | Jacqueline Doyle | Author of THE MISSING GIRL (Black Lawrence Press). Longlist, WIGLEAF Top 50. 8 Notables, BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS. CNF Editor, CRAFT Literary Journal. | 6,530 |
DrJudyStone | Judy Stone | Author: Resilience: One Family’s Story of Hope https://t.co/HizPlFpv2t & Conducting Clinical Research https://t.co/ouKPTQlT5n ID doc, freelance @drjudystone@mstdn.science | 6,284 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
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j2lovesfriday | architect, deconstructivist, occasional daytrader, wanting to design the ultimate shopping mall | 8 |
Sabari15061985 | Jothida Viboosan M.Sabarinathan https://t.co/vxntOgGvAM. Astrologer | 7 |
PostOpinions | Editorials, columns, guest op-eds and reader submissions from the @washingtonpost Opinions section. | 6 |
niteskylight | humans, art, literature, narrative, sciences | 5 |
EnglAdvantage | I've taught English in Vanuatu, Kazakhstan, and CT. I've taught Russian executives, Afghan students and Saudi princes. I currently write ESL materials and blog. | 5 |
cmerfy | 🌊Lefty in Texas🌊US/Cdn citizen-- views shaped by living in London🇬🇧, Munich 🇩🇪& Toronto.🍁#ONEV1 Z2 #VoteBlue2022 #DemCastTX BLM LGTBQAlly #GunControl☮ | 4 |
Rfoines | Old enough to know better. | 4 |
russwilliamsiii | Chest-beating, woke libtard; hiker Dad & Hubby. | 4 |
gage_lindner | AB, Ass’in jur, mask wearing feminist lawyer pro equal rights, public health, violence prevention, maintaining a sense of humour & a garden. Usual disclaimers. | 4 |
muttsylvania | This is where I procrastinate | 3 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1639623166216794114 | "This 25,000-plus-year-old terra cotta sculpture of a female form is not wearing a bra. Please advise." Parents, be warned! There will be art in this art class! via @PetriDishes (someone share this op-ed with Barney Bishop) https://t.co/BpDVXTX4V8 #FlaPol | 114 |
1639590389869957122 | 📢📢📢📢 🎁article 👇 so read it‼️😉 I think @petridishes is ON to something here‼️ This may be representative of the Art Class surveys parents will have to answer in many red states. 😂😂😂 #DemCast #ONEV1 #TeachTheTruth #Elections23 Read here: https://t.co/oLtrFXSzsf | 24 |
1639650731933286401 | @PeterSchorschFL @petridishes More than a little curious why they consider the human body created by their God to be "pornographic." | 15 |
1641060618819051520 | Those who justify so many of their reactionary policy ideas in the name of “protecting children” are unwilling to protect children from — death at the hands of those wielding assault weapons. Thank you @petridishes for this powerful essay on a deadly contradiction. https://t.co/3VzHOuID48 | 11 |
1640827472269791232 | Sorry, guys, just having a little trouble keeping my breathing steady after reading the latest from @petridishes https://t.co/kZxCHxy5VE | 8 |
1639724655316709376 | @PeterSchorschFL @petridishes Simpsons got there years ago. https://t.co/6ewxKr2Xq7 | 7 |
1638880441527615488 | Another good one—sort of? maybe? finally!—from @petridishes with photo by @AMPerobelli @reuterspictures of our own @riseandresistny #chalktivist chalk artist @AngryNYCGal https://t.co/H2XAUtcFGk #TrumpIsGuilty #IndictTrump #NoOneIsAboveTheLaw | 6 |
1640884545716211712 | Always make time for @petridishes but especially today https://t.co/6nJaQodojo | 6 |
1639618355538583552 | "Venus De Milo: ...At least students will not be able to see any bare, exposed arms." Thank you, @petridishes, for turning this Floridian's constant nausea to laughter--if only for a few minutes. MT @susanoha. https://t.co/Jnm290SX4Y | 5 |
1639412754800078849 | “Venus De Milo: Is this acceptable? At least students will not be able to see any bare, exposed arms.” But @petridishes, I thought these folks believed in the right to bare arms! https://t.co/ZayEZnFp0q | 4 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1639623166216794114 | "This 25,000-plus-year-old terra cotta sculpture of a female form is not wearing a bra. Please advise." Parents, be warned! There will be art in this art class! via @PetriDishes (someone share this op-ed with Barney Bishop) https://t.co/BpDVXTX4V8 #FlaPol | 375 |
1639650731933286401 | @PeterSchorschFL @petridishes More than a little curious why they consider the human body created by their God to be "pornographic." | 144 |
1641060618819051520 | Those who justify so many of their reactionary policy ideas in the name of “protecting children” are unwilling to protect children from — death at the hands of those wielding assault weapons. Thank you @petridishes for this powerful essay on a deadly contradiction. https://t.co/3VzHOuID48 | 62 |
1639724655316709376 | @PeterSchorschFL @petridishes Simpsons got there years ago. https://t.co/6ewxKr2Xq7 | 48 |
1640533039204691968 | From the new @petridishes: “We know that the 1787 Constitutional Convention occurred from May to September, the most fun months to be in Philadelphia wearing layers.” https://t.co/lYdfOJHM8h | 34 |
1639745588802760704 | @PeterSchorschFL @petridishes 🐍🍏 https://t.co/4enGOUYMZe | 33 |
1638944552496115712 | Hyped to see @AlexisCoe and @petridishes tell jokes about history! (Seriously!) this show is going to be hilarious @BellHouseNY April 11! https://t.co/Ut83mUlmLI @wwnorton | 33 |
1639669850573529088 | @PeterSchorschFL @petridishes Yet no one is calling for bans on internet porn or not kid friendly apps, even after the TX kid was kidnapped & raped by the NC guy. The lack of culture & class is mortifying & confirms neither can be bought. 20+ yrs of Repub rule & here we are. | 33 |
1639590389869957122 | 📢📢📢📢 🎁article 👇 so read it‼️😉 I think @petridishes is ON to something here‼️ This may be representative of the Art Class surveys parents will have to answer in many red states. 😂😂😂 #DemCast #ONEV1 #TeachTheTruth #Elections23 Read here: https://t.co/oLtrFXSzsf | 29 |
1639319936022478872 | Beloved @washingtonpost humorist @petridishes brings her hilarious book, US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up) to Symphony Space on Apr 12! Joined by funny folks and friends including @joshgondelman, @GaryGulman, @sorooshisonfire, and more! https://t.co/ZVFqiJIARc https://t.co/ETjEbzj2Ny | 27 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#demcast | 4 |
#teachthetruth | 4 |
#elections23 | 4 |
#flapol | 2 |
#onev1 | 2 |
#electionshaveconsequences | 2 |
#florida | 2 |
#michelangelo | 2 |
#chalktivist | 2 |
#trumpisguilty | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@petridishes | 452 |
@peterschorschfl | 22 |
@postopinions | 11 |
@washingtonpost | 10 |
@marilynmaupin | 9 |
@muttsylvania | 9 |
@jswatz | 7 |
@cmerfy | 7 |
@ap | 7 |
@alexiscoe | 5 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
23
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
😂 | 16 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
📢 | 8 | loudspeaker |
‼️ | 6 | double_exclamation_mark |
🔥 | 6 | fire |
💔 | 5 | broken_heart |
❤️ | 5 | red_heart |
🙏 | 5 | folded_hands |
🤣 | 4 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
😅 | 3 | grinning_face_with_sweat |
💗 | 3 | growing_heart |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 59 |
People & Body | 14 |
Objects | 10 |
Symbols | 8 |
Travel & Places | 6 |
Activities | 4 |
Animals & Nature | 2 |
Food & Drink | 2 |