WHO, what, when, where? How Trump’s rhetoric drives Twitter discourse about the World Health Organization

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the United States would withhold funding to the World Health Organization pending an investigation of WHO’s coronavirus response. Trump has been critical of WHO since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic, claiming the global agency has had a “China-centric” approach to preventing the virus from spreading. The United […]

The drug that has everyone talking…

Hydroxychloroquine is a drug that is usually used to treat malaria, lupus erythematosus and other rheumatoid conditions like arthritis, according to the National Institute of Health. In various studies, this drug was used to demonstrate antiviral activity in order to modify the immune system’s activity. This drug is very strong even with short term use, […]

Saying Goodbye to the XFL Thanks to COVID-19

After canceling the rest of their season about a month ago due to the coronavirus pandemic, the XFL has now suspended their operations this morning and laid off nearly all of its staff. The league also currently has no plans to return for the 2021 season. This became a trending topic on Twitter if the […]

Should I Download #Quibi ?

Quibi, a new mobile, video platform, was made downloadable on April 6th. When searching “#Quibi” on Twitter, there have been many opinions that make you consider whether or not to download the app. Positives aspects: The vertical to horizontal shifts on #Quibi are incredible. Wow. That’s a game changer. pic.twitter.com/8wYO6uXH4n — Kevin McCarthy (@KevinMcCarthyTV) […]

Tiger King Causes Uproar on Twitter

It is no question that the Netflix series, “Tiger King” has quite literally caused an uproar (pun intended) during this quarantine period. There are several opinions floating around Twitter surrounding the show and it’s insane timeline of events. From viral memes to articles on The NY Times, the show has earned its fair share of […]

Bernie Sanders: Is This the End of Socialism in America?

On April 8th, Bernie Sanders announced the suspension of his 2020 campaign for president as a Democratic hopeful. For his supporters, this was hard news to take in. literallyheartbrokenfor the earthand humanity we needed younow, more than ever#BernieSanders2020 — not rupi kaur 😿 (@notrupi) April 8, 2020 Although I saw it coming, it breaks my […]

#OneDirection2020: All smoke, no fire.

By: Caitlin Johnston On April 9, #OneDirection2020 started trending on Twitter because Liam Payne (a member of the band currently on hiatus) held an interview promoting his new single. In the interview, he discussed talking with the other members of the One Direction band. This only led to hopes and dreams of a One Direction […]

Is Carol Baskin The Only Issue?

It’s the show everyone cannot stop talking about, Tiger King. I haven’t spoken to one person that hasn’t watched it or heard of it, and I can’t scroll through my social media without seeing conspiracy theories and thoughts on the documentary. As portrayed through these 6 tweets, most people are talking about Carol Baskin- the […]

Which Doctors Sparked a Twitter Feud?

President Trump let his finger slip while retweeting a call to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci. Anti-vaccine activists didn’t waste any time gaining #FireFauci the #1 trending spot on Twitter. The argument circles Fauci’s support of vaccinations and Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, a controversial scientist pushing claims that a vitamin regime can prevent and treat the coronavirus. […]

Twitter Debates #TrumpPressConf

The following tweets show the debate happening on twitter under #TrumpPresConf. Yesterday, President Trump announced he will half funding to the World Health Organization and this has caused quite a debate about whether this was the right call. One one side, people are scared and WHO has been their one hope that there will be […]

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