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RTE News Headlines<p>[11:11] Five arrested over abduction, torture of man in Dublin</p><p> Gardaí investigating an organised crime group in west Dublin have arrested five men following the abduction and torture of another man during the week.</p><p> <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/0215/1496946-west-dublin/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/0215/1</span><span class="invisible">496946-west-dublin/</span></a><br> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dublin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/five" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>five</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/theweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theweek</span></a></p>
RTE News Headlines<p>[01:01] Cabinet to hear of plans for St Patrick's Day visit to US</p><p> Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Simon Harris and eight ministers will travel to the US during the week of St Patrick's Day, under plans Mr Harris will bring to the Cabinet today.</p><p> <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0212/1496196-cabinet-us-visits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rte.ie/news/2025/0212/1496196-</span><span class="invisible">cabinet-us-visits/</span></a><br> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Miche%C3%A1lMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicheálMartin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/T%C3%A1naisteSimonHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TánaisteSimonHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/eight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/theweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theweek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/StPatrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StPatrick</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Cabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cabinet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>today</span></a></p>
RTE News Headlines<p>[08:12] Thousands face third day without water, power</p><p> Follow latest weather updates, as Met Éireann says "extremely cold" conditions will last into the week.</p><p> <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0107/1489424-weather-latest/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rte.ie/news/2025/0107/1489424-</span><span class="invisible">weather-latest/</span></a><br> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/%C3%89ireann" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Éireann</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/theweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theweek</span></a></p>
Radio Free Trumpistan<p>Anybody who has followed me at any great length, even on what was Twitter, knows I'm a fan of <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=KPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KPop</span></a>. I've decided to write a post about it as the result of watching <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=CNN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CNN</span></a> 's <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=TheWholeStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWholeStory</span></a> whose focus was mainly an American man in S. Korea training teen girls for an idol group. Anybody besides me notice that there's never any mixed gender groups?</p><p>...and then I revisited an old issue of <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=TheWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWeek</span></a> from last October which did did a small article about "emotional refugees" from S. Korea, titled "Why our youth are fleeing our country" (p.15, October 11 issue). It's easy for fans on this side of the globe to mistake KPop for what's going on in pop culture on that side of the globe, but taking this article together with the CNN report, which also reported that plastic surgery for girls is common, routine over there--the deal boils down to high competition and resulting burn-out. After working for Motorola Semiconductor Sector where competition ruled, I sure as hell can relate to that kind of environment.</p><p>I'm convinced that KPop is awesome because of the competition, I'll admit to that much, but I'll also say that it's a cash cow that is on an unsustainable track in the longer view. Over here, Psy was a one-hit wonder. Then BTS caught our eye and then vanished. What's unsustainable is the requirement that performers have to be teenagers. Boy bands break up when they reach the age of military service and girl bands that age out have to make way for the next batch of teen idol bands, and there's been signs that bulimia has started to surface in the industry's weight requirements designed to enforce an age limit--the girls that age out can't stop normal growth but go bulimic because they try and keep trying.</p><p>Blackpink in particular has found stellar success as a girl band but has grown into its own recording brand, and that's fine as far as that goes, but are they training more teens, which in turn age out then start their own training company to train more...<br>There's a term on this side of the globe for this sort of thing and that's "saturated market", and it's an all-girl-band market. Many apply, few are chosen, and if this all there is, you can't blame a girl for having the opinion that S. Korea is a place to escape from, like the article write-up said.</p><p>Paging <span class="h-card"><a href="https://pebble.social/users/wlf_warren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wlf_warren</span></a></span></p>
Ioan<p>Look at this for lovely news 😊<br />I love reading <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/TheWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheWeek</span></a> </p><p>Well done (r)PD Bear! 🐕👮‍♂️<br /><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/newspapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>newspapers</span></a></p>
Ioan<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cafe/@JesseSkinner" class="u-url mention">@<span>JesseSkinner</span></a></span> Glad I could help! Re <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>news</span></a>, I read <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/TheWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheWeek</span></a>. Keeps me from chasing the news ticker which chases it&#39;s on tail.</p>
𝗠𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗠𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗠𝗔𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀<p>what if...<br><a href="https://det.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> pages were publications</p><p>so far <a href="https://det.social/tags/twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twitter</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>x</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/@mastomememakers/113539375542758710" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">det.social/@mastomememakers/11</span><span class="invisible">3539375542758710</span></a><br>and <a href="https://det.social/@mastomememakers/113539678453820198" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">det.social/@mastomememakers/11</span><span class="invisible">3539678453820198</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> have been parodied, </p><p>now is <a href="https://det.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a>​s turn.</p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/mamema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mamema</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/scienceandnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scienceandnature</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/theweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theweek</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a></p>
mrpieceofwork<p>Has anyone on here done the 3 vid program that is offered by the non-profit "The Week" (theweek dot ooo)?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intentionalcommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intentionalcommunities</span></a><br> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a><br> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theweek</span></a></p>
RTE News Headlines<p>[21:23] What is Bluesky and why are people leaving X to sign up?</p><p> Around one million users signed up for social media site Bluesky in the week following Donald Trump's election win - but what is it?</p><p> <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/1114/1481020-bluesky/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rte.ie/news/business/2024/1114</span><span class="invisible">/1481020-bluesky/</span></a><br> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Aroundonemillion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aroundonemillion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/theweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theweek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a>'s</p>
Miranda Keeling<p>Oh wow! My podcast has made it into <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@theweek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>theweek</span></a></span>!<br>Have a listen here: <a href="https://www.freshairproduction.co.uk/stopping-to-notice-podcast" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">freshairproduction.co.uk/stopp</span><span class="invisible">ing-to-notice-podcast</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theWeek</span></a></p>
Ioan<p>REALLY enjoying reading <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/TheWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheWeek</span></a>.</p><p>I always felt reading <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>news</span></a> in print was better than online because, besides the editorial line, if there is one, it offers you a view in things you wouldn&#39;t have necessarily looked for.</p><p>Algorithms put blinkers on your view of the world.</p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>socialmedia</span></a></p>
Ioan<p>60% of the <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USA</span></a>&#39;s <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/computerscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>computerscience</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/maths" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>maths</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/PhD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PhD</span></a>&#39;s are foreign born.<br /><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Education</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@washingtonpost" class="u-url mention">@<span>washingtonpost</span></a></span> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/TheWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheWeek</span></a></p>
Michael E. Mann :verified:<p>"The dire consequences of the world's 'relentless' warming oceans" by Devika Rao for <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/TheWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWeek</span></a>: <a href="https://theweek.com/climate-change/1020051/the-dire-consequences-of-the-worlds-relentless-warming-oceans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theweek.com/climate-change/102</span><span class="invisible">0051/the-dire-consequences-of-the-worlds-relentless-warming-oceans</span></a></p>
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