Disney+ Not So Magical

The long-awaited Disney+ finally launched on November 12, 2019. Fans were very disappointed, though, when the streaming services malfunctioned. The hashtag #DisneyPlusfail started trending as people were Tweeting about the issues they were experiencing. STOP CRASHING #DisneyPlus IM IN DESPERATE NEED OF RELIVING MY CHILDHOOD. #DisneyPlusfail — kittenkweeen (@jade_lillies) November 13, 2019 Thanks for making […]

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Gun reform: if not now, when?

The point of contention that I have chosen to analyze on Twitter is gun control. In light of the mass shootings that occurred both over the weekend and today, I thought this would be a timely discussion. Twitter has been lighting up with tweets pertaining to gun control and calling for reform. As exemplified below, […]

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#ChickFilA announced that it will no longer provide funding or donations to anti-LGBTQ groups.

The trending hashtag #ChickFilA comes from the announcement that the company will stop funding towards the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Paul Anderson Youth Home and the Salvation Army, organizations that have criticized LGBTQIA+ allies. The verified Chick-fil-A twitter handle has not tweeted about this press release. Chief Operating Officer Tim Tassopoulos said in an exclusive interview with […]

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Chick-Fil-A’s Breaking News

While browsing Twitter today I noticed the most trending hashtag happened to be #ChikFilA. After reading numerous tweets I learned about the issue at hand and am not surprised about the amount of controversy this topic is getting. To summarize, Chick-Fil-A has always had a reputation of being against the LGBTQ community and were supported […]

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#Impeachment (?)

The United States Democrat-led House of Representatives is currently leading an investigation on President Donald Trump, sparking from the Ukraine Affair. With many allegations and evidence being held against the president, many Americans are unsure as to how they see the situation playing out as the end of Trumps term rapidly approaches. An updating calculation […]

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#ImpeachmentDay…or not?

On November 13, I monitored the hashtag #ImpeachmentDay on Twitter. The majority of the tweets with this hashtag expressed users excitement for the first day of impeachment hearings for President Trump, like Alexis Carter’s tweet below. These users were hopeful and almost confident that Trump would face his fate of impeachment. We've been waiting for […]

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Kentucky went blue

In today’s political climate, it seems like there is more bipartisanship than ever. With the recent election on November 5th, 2019, there have been opposing opinions from the Democratic and Republican parties. There have been specific controversy around the state of Kentucky which is a predominately Republican state. Matt Bevin, previous governor of Kentucky was […]

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