Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @shellykittleson
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
52
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-09
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-19
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
Freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson shares pictures and reports on the future of Afghanistan from Kabul. She highlights the increasing political and military control over the economy such as military buying too much unnecessary equipment and resulting debts, as well as discussing topics such as Gazprom's investments, the politicization of aid, and the treatment of new people and immigrants. She consistently expresses her opinion of shame, lack of humanity, and the need for a no returns policy.
Topic Modeling
- Afghanistan and Middle Eastern Affairs
- Military Spending and Rising Debts
- Military Equipment in Storage
- Leadership and Humanitarian Issues
- International Politics and Relationships
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from despair and sadness to anger and frustration. There is a sense of hopelessness in the tweets about the lack of humanity and leadership, as well as the politicization of aid and its consequences for those in the Middle East and Afghanistan. There is also a strong sense of outrage at the government's ineptitude and failure to address the situation of millions in the region. Finally, there is a sense of admiration and support for Shelly Kittleson, the freelance journalist whose work is highlighted in many of the tweets.
Trend Analysis
- Afghanistan future outlook
- Middle Eastern affairs
- Military influence in economy
- Immigration and refugees
- Sanctions and international relations
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
30
Percentage of total tweets
57%
Number of Original tweets
1
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
52
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
20
Percentage of total tweets
38%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
13
Percentage of total tweets
25%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
27
Percentage of total tweets
51%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 28 |
| Twitter Web App | 17 |
| Twitter for Android | 7 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| shellykittleson | Shelly Kittleson | Award-winning journalist reporting from the Middle East and Afghanistan for @AlMonitor, @ForeignPolicy, @bbcworldservice, @newlinesmag, others. | 18,217 |
| Stevens18Clint | Clint Stevens “Clintullah” | Flawed ✝️Humanitarian✝️ 4 🇦🇫Afghans🇦🇫 who served the USA; 100% of donations/tips go to them; I am unable to take on any new Afghan cases now … | 13,134 |
| camiloreports | Camilo Montoya-Galvez | @CBSNews immigration reporter. Hecho en Colombia. Assembled in Jersey. @RutgersU alum. Still dreaming of a fútbol career. 📧: camilo.montoyagalvez@viacomcbs.com | 12,559 |
| ibrahimhamidi | Ibrahim Hamidi ابراهيم حميدي | Executive editor of @AlmajallaAR @AlmajallaEN the #Arabworld’s leading current affairs magazine. Senior Diplomatic Editor @aawsat_news. RTs ≠ endorsements | 11,263 |
| Farid_Senzai | Farid Senzai | Founder & President of @Afghan_Relief Professor of Middle East Politics at SCU Ph.D. Oxford University Author: Political Islam in Age of Democratization | 10,069 |
| leahwest_nsl | Leah West | SJD/ Ass Prof @cu_npsia (on Mat leave)/ @rwe_caf_network /@canadajessup. Fmr DOJ Nat Sec Lawyer & Armoured Officer. Co-Auth, National Security Law, 2ed. | 7,545 |
| WyvernReports | Wyvern | In war, truth is the first casualty. Focus #Syria. Contributor to @Liveuamap & @Bellingcat. (Re)tweets, follows and likes are not endorsement. | 6,354 |
| WomenKnowMENA | Women Know MENA | Analysis and reportage by female reporters, analysts and practitioners focused on the Middle East and North Africa. | 5,808 |
| helenesallon | Hélène Sallon | Correspondante Moyen-Orient pour @lemondefr / Middle East correspondent for Le Monde. Focus on Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt | 5,591 |
| koyesinjiki | Bermazij ☀️ | - | 5,335 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens18Clint | Clint Stevens “Clintullah” | Flawed ✝️Humanitarian✝️ 4 🇦🇫Afghans🇦🇫 who served the USA; 100% of donations/tips go to them; I am unable to take on any new Afghan cases now … | 10,228 |
| koyesinjiki | Bermazij ☀️ | - | 5,317 |
| preueth | Pacific Sanctum✨ | PhD Schrödinger cat. *WE R THE EYE W/O THE A*. Not responsible for the human p(l)easant world. We command CBGs (derivative assets). ✨TELEPATHIC EAVESDROPPING | 5,225 |
| nordicgeo | Nordic Geospatial 🇺🇦🙏 | Pacific Disaster Center-Humanitarian AI / OpenData / GIS / ICT's & @WHO Advisor - RT does not = an endorsement. | 5,000 |
| mswa966 | mswa966 | Sapere Aude. | 4,926 |
| sarahlhaviland | Sarah Haviland | Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger @ABARuleofLaw | past @InterActionOrg @PGSnuclear | @haverfordedu graduate | she/her | views my own | 4,322 |
| AnneRPierce | Anne R. Pierce | Author: #AmericanForeignPolicy, American presidents and American society. #UChicago Ph.D. Passionate about #politicalfreedom, #humanrights … and #art & #design. | 4,226 |
| shellykittleson | Shelly Kittleson | Award-winning journalist reporting from the Middle East and Afghanistan for @AlMonitor, @ForeignPolicy, @bbcworldservice, @newlinesmag, others. | 3,931 |
| abdullahadem58 | abdullahadem4 | - | 3,373 |
| Farid_Senzai | Farid Senzai | Founder & President of @Afghan_Relief Professor of Middle East Politics at SCU Ph.D. Oxford University Author: Political Islam in Age of Democratization | 3,301 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| Stevens18Clint | Flawed ✝️Humanitarian✝️ 4 🇦🇫Afghans🇦🇫 who served the USA; 100% of donations/tips go to them; I am unable to take on any new Afghan cases now … | 6 |
| alw1_25 | political interest واحد من العدلين | 2 |
| marsh071 | - | 2 |
| AlignDefence | Protective and Commercial Intelligence, OSINT, Threat Assessments - Shaping the Future#Cyberintelligence, #OSINT, #HUMINT, #Covert, #Surveillance | 1 |
| jp_dutch | jp_dutch&mostodan: Social-liberal culture film travel people #HumanRights justice strong defence & a green 🌍 No one is entitled to his own facts! Idiots➡️mute | 1 |
| abdullahadem58 | - | 1 |
| akgurbuz | Correspondant https://t.co/tckqrVyR2K pour la France Traduction du livre "Les codes idéologique du PKK", @fikret_bila et "Journal" Ceyhun Bozkurt @cyhnbzk, Editions Pantheon | 1 |
| akosmoz | Child Psychiatrist 🇦🇫🇸🇾🇺🇦🇷🇪🏳️🌈 | 1 |
| camiloreports | @CBSNews immigration reporter. Hecho en Colombia. Assembled in Jersey. @RutgersU alum. Still dreaming of a fútbol career. 📧: camilo.montoyagalvez@viacomcbs.com | 1 |
| charlesrkiss | Ohio Election Official. Interested in the arts and sciences, especially sculpture and painting, architecture, physics, and mathematics. Also against fascism. | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626610281861242881 | الصحفية شيلي كيتلسون @shellykittleson تكتب في #المجلة وتنقل الصورة القاتمة عن مستقبل الأفغانيات من العاصمة كابل https://t.co/P9z1VfHj5V | 2 |
| 1626123098285084674 | @shellykittleson @oryxspioenkop Egypt has 1,000 tanks in storage that Ukraine could buy... | 1 |
| 1626615041758732289 | مستقبل قاتم ينتظر الأفغانيات إثر زيادة قيود "طالبان"https://t.co/tTXHPZyZCIبقلم @shellykittleson | 1 |
| 1625591026290130944 | @DastanMuhammad @shellykittleson so we all ask to protect and standing with their rights im talking in #Iraq we have huge cases,and some are getting killed | 0 |
| 1624873828823273474 | @shellykittleson it's really bad situation sorry 😔 | 0 |
| 1624951839283093504 | @shellykittleson @SoccerMouaz Shameful! | 0 |
| 1624959955471110147 | @shellykittleson @SoccerMouaz Shameful! Lack of humanity and leadership has humiliated us before God. Again. | 0 |
| 1625153323438338051 | @shellykittleson Thanks for highlighting this key fact that many of us are saying--the politicization of aid--has real consequences for life and death. This status quo and failure to meaningfully address the situation of millions in NW #Syria must not continue. | 0 |
| 1625317555933159424 | @shellykittleson Gazprom should be free to invest in Iran or Iraq or elsewhere unless it’s a USA territory.Gazprom just took over the South Pars lease which was held by French Total. This just means Gasprom can’t do business with USA. | 0 |
| 1625414647334731783 | @shellykittleson @simonforco Supposedly US lifted sanctions on Syria over the weekend | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626610281861242881 | الصحفية شيلي كيتلسون @shellykittleson تكتب في #المجلة وتنقل الصورة القاتمة عن مستقبل الأفغانيات من العاصمة كابل https://t.co/P9z1VfHj5V | 4 |
| 1626628466173935630 | @ibrahimhamidi @shellykittleson Tweeps, please follow freelance journalist @shellykittleson to stay current with Middle Eastern and 🇦🇫Afghanistan🇦🇫 affairs and happenings … https://t.co/mhY0tPEbpe | 3 |
| 1626124788308537345 | @shellykittleson According to researchers 40% of the economy is in the hands of the military. And as long as the army is buying a senseless huge amount of equipment they will never use the debts will rise and rise... | 3 |
| 1626123098285084674 | @shellykittleson @oryxspioenkop Egypt has 1,000 tanks in storage that Ukraine could buy... | 2 |
| 1624959955471110147 | @shellykittleson @SoccerMouaz Shameful! Lack of humanity and leadership has humiliated us before God. Again. | 2 |
| 1626615041758732289 | مستقبل قاتم ينتظر الأفغانيات إثر زيادة قيود "طالبان"https://t.co/tTXHPZyZCIبقلم @shellykittleson | 1 |
| 1625471468866789376 | @alw1_25 @shellykittleson So you are saying new people and immigrants are rapists? | 0 |
| 1624873828823273474 | @shellykittleson it's really bad situation sorry 😔 | 0 |
| 1624951839283093504 | @shellykittleson @SoccerMouaz Shameful! | 0 |
| 1625153323438338051 | @shellykittleson Thanks for highlighting this key fact that many of us are saying--the politicization of aid--has real consequences for life and death. This status quo and failure to meaningfully address the situation of millions in NW #Syria must not continue. | 0 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #syria | 10 |
| #turkey | 6 |
| #russia | 4 |
| #ukraine | 2 |
| #un | 2 |
| #المجلة | 2 |
| #iraq | 2 |
| #fraud | 1 |
| #notjournalism | 1 |
| #uk | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @shellykittleson | 53 |
| @ibrahimhamidi | 4 |
| @almonitor | 3 |
| @oryxspioenkop | 3 |
| @soccermouaz | 2 |
| @varunvira_ | 1 |
| @christogrozev | 1 |
| @bellingcat | 1 |
| @womenknowmena | 1 |
| @ceonunneley | 1 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
13
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ❤️ | 3 | red_heart |
| 🇦🇫 | 2 | Afghanistan |
| 😔 | 1 | pensive_face |
| 😪 | 1 | sleepy_face |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 5 |
| Flags | 2 |