Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @TheWestBlock
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
46
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
6 years
Summarization
Several Twitter users are calling on Canadian media outlets, including CTV, The West Block, and PnPCBC, to report on the alleged foreign influence of the International Democrat Union (IDU) in Canadian politics. Critics claim that the IDU is a fascist threat led by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is undermining democratic systems and governments worldwide. Some Twitter users also call for investigative reporting on other topics, including China's influence in Canada and election interference. Others criticize the perceived lack of transparency in the current Canadian government and the media's alleged fear of former Prime Minister Harper.
Topic Modeling
- Foreign influence in Canadian politics
- Fascist threat and infiltration in Canadian politics
- US-Canada relations, defense, and China's influence
- Concerns about IDU and its speakers
- Media coverage and reporting on political issues
Emotional Analysis
These tweets express a range of negative emotions, including anger, frustration, and concern, towards foreign influence in Canadian politics, specifically the IDU and its seemingly fascist agenda. There are also accusations of biased media reporting and lack of transparency by the current government. The overall tone is accusatory and distrustful.
Trend Analysis
- Concerns about foreign influence in Canadian politics
- Critisism of mainstream media for lack of reporting on the issue
- Discussion of Beijing's interference and influence in Canada
- Critisism of former PM Stephen Harper and his involvement with the IDU
- Critisism of mainstream media for not being transparent or unbiased
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
16
Percentage of total tweets
34%
Number of Original tweets
4
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
46
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
19
Percentage of total tweets
41%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
17
Percentage of total tweets
36%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
1
Percentage of total tweets
2%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 19 |
| Twitter for Android | 16 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 10 |
| Twitter for iPad | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercedesGlobal | Mercedes Stephenson | Ottawa Bureau Chief @GlobalNews @GlobalNational Host of @TheWestBlock. Journalist with a curious mind. Political journalism, defence & foreign policy. Pro otter | 77,812 |
| AndrewBellBNN | Andrew Bell | (fomerly @TweetrBell) Andrew Bell, Host of @BNNBloomberg’s Market Call @marketcall | 13,778 |
| youseepeeYYC | Alberta You See Pee 😷✊🟠🌻 | Taking the piss out of Alberta politics. Support public healthcare & education. 2 many typos & RTs. Blocked by fascists. #BoycottUCPdonors #FiretheUCP | 11,472 |
| 1loriking | Lori King | I'm here for politics, art, books, music & meeting new friends along the way. i make many calls & have many meetings. As mouthy off twitter as on it. | 5,271 |
| DougScuba | ScubaDoug, 🇨🇦🇨🇦Candidate for P.M. | Diver, Pack Dad! Save our Oceans! 🦈 protector! Past time to thin out Q, Covidiots, MAGAts. 🚫GOP, UCP, CPC, NRA. Proudly Pro Choice! 🐶🦈🐬🦜🌈 🇨🇦🏴☠️🇺🇦 | 3,175 |
| SusanneDeb | Susanne 🇨🇦 🇺🇦✌️💕Curious & Curiouser | Informed Opinions & Fun Stuff, PoliNerd, Psych/Lit/Trauma, Nature, Peace, ND, Tweets r food 4 thought #Resist No Lists (she/her) ✌️💕🇨🇦 | 2,474 |
| sunn_time | SueConal | - | 2,164 |
| charbone1 | Sharon C #I support Trudeau😎 | Retired labour, employment law investigator, negotiator & mediator. Passionate advocate for fairness & justice. Proud Canadian, eh🇨🇦 No DMs 🇨🇦🇺🇦😷 | 1,933 |
| dalriad60 | Richard Mitchell | Settler child & youth educator - dad of 2. Children's rights advocate. Lover of the cosmos. RTs not endorsements but opinions definitely my own. | 1,664 |
| gordonpreece | Gordon Preece | Retired Art Director, Winnipeg Free Press / Former SND Regional Director and Board Member | 1,418 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| youseepeeYYC | Alberta You See Pee 😷✊🟠🌻 | Taking the piss out of Alberta politics. Support public healthcare & education. 2 many typos & RTs. Blocked by fascists. #BoycottUCPdonors #FiretheUCP | 6,606 |
| MercedesGlobal | Mercedes Stephenson | Ottawa Bureau Chief @GlobalNews @GlobalNational Host of @TheWestBlock. Journalist with a curious mind. Political journalism, defence & foreign policy. Pro otter | 5,785 |
| 1loriking | Lori King | I'm here for politics, art, books, music & meeting new friends along the way. i make many calls & have many meetings. As mouthy off twitter as on it. | 5,041 |
| DougScuba | ScubaDoug, 🇨🇦🇨🇦Candidate for P.M. | Diver, Pack Dad! Save our Oceans! 🦈 protector! Past time to thin out Q, Covidiots, MAGAts. 🚫GOP, UCP, CPC, NRA. Proudly Pro Choice! 🐶🦈🐬🦜🌈 🇨🇦🏴☠️🇺🇦 | 5,003 |
| sunn_time | SueConal | - | 5,002 |
| joecanadian9991 | joecanadian999 | Protect the future for our kids - reduce the deficit, run a balanced budget, protect democracy, free speech & the environment. | 5,001 |
| SusanneDeb | Susanne 🇨🇦 🇺🇦✌️💕Curious & Curiouser | Informed Opinions & Fun Stuff, PoliNerd, Psych/Lit/Trauma, Nature, Peace, ND, Tweets r food 4 thought #Resist No Lists (she/her) ✌️💕🇨🇦 | 4,457 |
| OkinCity | E City | I am Canadian. | 3,328 |
| AndrewBellBNN | Andrew Bell | (fomerly @TweetrBell) Andrew Bell, Host of @BNNBloomberg’s Market Call @marketcall | 3,150 |
| dalriad60 | Richard Mitchell | Settler child & youth educator - dad of 2. Children's rights advocate. Lover of the cosmos. RTs not endorsements but opinions definitely my own. | 2,679 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| dalriad60 | Settler child & youth educator - dad of 2. Children's rights advocate. Lover of the cosmos. RTs not endorsements but opinions definitely my own. | 4 |
| 1loriking | I'm here for politics, art, books, music & meeting new friends along the way. i make many calls & have many meetings. As mouthy off twitter as on it. | 3 |
| Frankoncharles | Geopolitical analysis from a Canadian, anti-imperialist POV. Detests identity politics, wokeness and virtue signaling. Thought criminal. | 3 |
| joecanadian9991 | Protect the future for our kids - reduce the deficit, run a balanced budget, protect democracy, free speech & the environment. | 2 |
| david06243894 | - | 2 |
| No1KnowsNobody | Don't get a free pass with your political affiliations and/or beliefs on the left-center-right paradigm. Identify as a threat against tyranny. (Pronouns:try/me) | 2 |
| SPC_GLOBAL | - | 2 |
| youseepeeYYC | Taking the piss out of Alberta politics. Support public healthcare & education. 2 many typos & RTs. Blocked by fascists. #BoycottUCPdonors #FiretheUCP | 2 |
| DanHall35818675 | my other account is in lockdown | 2 |
| HarperiteBGone | - | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638724522487566338 | No kidding. @CTV Please report on this foreign influence more fully. IDU is a fascist threat l3d by a former PM undermining democratic systems and governments throughout the world. @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC https://t.co/4YoYeI2izY https://t.co/dVxMB6dSH1 | 91 |
| 1638950393060139031 | Why are no MSM doing background stories on this League of Fascists who've infiltrated Canadian politics with their bullshit version of Dominionism? @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC @acoyne https://t.co/JZ4ysJ0DK0 https://t.co/3VoauEYGXr | 41 |
| 1638884551375159297 | He's already moved Canada 'backwards' with his IDU stooges - just listen to QP in Parliament or how our sold-out media co-manage the 'news' for him. @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC @acoyne https://t.co/ozEM1VJHxP https://t.co/aItrAwuehT | 8 |
| 1640001202266988545 | On @TheWestBlock we’ll sit down with US Ambassador David Cohen @USAmbCanada to review the Biden visit, and the behind the scenes talks on defence and China. Then @joannachiu and Cheuk Kwan join us with their insights on Beijing’s influence and interference in Canada. | 6 |
| 1640397433028120576 | Stephen Harper on board of one if these companies. Too bad only brief story on this in cda, cdn political press worried about foreign interference needs to dig into this side of it. Why is china only focus? Cc @globeandmail @globalnews @TheWestBlock https://t.co/23Tc0tNesO | 5 |
| 1638964502950739968 | @dalriad60 @RayburnBev @CTV @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC CTV represents the interests of its parent company, @BellMediaPR. @bell represents the interests of its shareholders. Look into who owns @Bell. https://t.co/LYQzwiirLu | 3 |
| 1638965248605450248 | @DianeEllison @dalriad60 @CTV @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC There’s some history there… https://t.co/9t2oESzYNU https://t.co/iIcmxwAsTS | 2 |
| 1641159962406817792 | #cdnpoli @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC @CTV_PowerPlay @VassyKapelos @DavidWCochrane @globepolitics https://t.co/fam8yeCPaL | 1 |
| 1638764660399788032 | @dalriad60 @carlosstelmac @CTV @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC Do a deep dive and a companion piece on “Are there legitimate concerns about the IDU?Yes there are”. Wow, look at those IDU con speakers in DC. Ford,Candy & Moe along with heir Harper! What did they discuss & will you be holding these oligarchs to account?Oh forgot they pay you! https://t.co/q8GmwVrxaB | 1 |
| 1638815097039597568 | @dalriad60 @CTV @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC Friendly reminder: the "Manning" institute is so far to the right they are almost off the chart. YIKES! https://t.co/zomGKYTbSP | 1 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638724522487566338 | No kidding. @CTV Please report on this foreign influence more fully. IDU is a fascist threat l3d by a former PM undermining democratic systems and governments throughout the world. @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC https://t.co/4YoYeI2izY https://t.co/dVxMB6dSH1 | 150 |
| 1638950393060139031 | Why are no MSM doing background stories on this League of Fascists who've infiltrated Canadian politics with their bullshit version of Dominionism? @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC @acoyne https://t.co/JZ4ysJ0DK0 https://t.co/3VoauEYGXr | 73 |
| 1640001202266988545 | On @TheWestBlock we’ll sit down with US Ambassador David Cohen @USAmbCanada to review the Biden visit, and the behind the scenes talks on defence and China. Then @joannachiu and Cheuk Kwan join us with their insights on Beijing’s influence and interference in Canada. | 17 |
| 1638884551375159297 | He's already moved Canada 'backwards' with his IDU stooges - just listen to QP in Parliament or how our sold-out media co-manage the 'news' for him. @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC @acoyne https://t.co/ozEM1VJHxP https://t.co/aItrAwuehT | 15 |
| 1638815097039597568 | @dalriad60 @CTV @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC Friendly reminder: the "Manning" institute is so far to the right they are almost off the chart. YIKES! https://t.co/zomGKYTbSP | 6 |
| 1638964502950739968 | @dalriad60 @RayburnBev @CTV @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC CTV represents the interests of its parent company, @BellMediaPR. @bell represents the interests of its shareholders. Look into who owns @Bell. https://t.co/LYQzwiirLu | 6 |
| 1640397433028120576 | Stephen Harper on board of one if these companies. Too bad only brief story on this in cda, cdn political press worried about foreign interference needs to dig into this side of it. Why is china only focus? Cc @globeandmail @globalnews @TheWestBlock https://t.co/23Tc0tNesO | 5 |
| 1641159962406817792 | #cdnpoli @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC @CTV_PowerPlay @VassyKapelos @DavidWCochrane @globepolitics https://t.co/fam8yeCPaL | 4 |
| 1638965248605450248 | @DianeEllison @dalriad60 @CTV @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC There’s some history there… https://t.co/9t2oESzYNU https://t.co/iIcmxwAsTS | 3 |
| 1638764660399788032 | @dalriad60 @carlosstelmac @CTV @RosieBarton @CTV_PowerPlay @TheWestBlock @PnPCBC Do a deep dive and a companion piece on “Are there legitimate concerns about the IDU?Yes there are”. Wow, look at those IDU con speakers in DC. Ford,Candy & Moe along with heir Harper! What did they discuss & will you be holding these oligarchs to account?Oh forgot they pay you! https://t.co/q8GmwVrxaB | 2 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #cdnpoli | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @thewestblock | 46 |
| @pnpcbc | 26 |
| @ctv_powerplay | 24 |
| @rosiebarton | 23 |
| @dalriad60 | 16 |
| @ctv | 11 |
| @mercedesglobal | 10 |
| @usambcanada | 10 |
| @joannachiu | 10 |
| @acoyne | 10 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
6
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🙄 | 2 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
| ⬇️ | 1 | down_arrow |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 2 |
| Symbols | 1 |