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The Week on Twitter
The Week on Twitter
Our Topical Editor scours through Twitter every week to see what people are talking about, where the outrage or controversy is, who’s being stupid, who’s being a hero and the stories you need to know about.
The Week on Twitter | Meryl Streep, Plagiarism, & Joe Biden
This week, Meryl Streep ripped into Trump, Trump ripped into Meryl Streep, Joe Biden got quite emotional, and TK Whitaker passed away. A lot of people also decided to sue TheLiberal.ie, and it was great.
#MerylStreep uses #GoldenGlobes…
The Week on Twitter | Mariah Carey, Charles Manson, and the Alt-right
This week, the Irish Times published an article that included a glossary of racial slurs and fascist ideologies. They then published another article. And then another. And then another. And probably another by the time The Week on Twitter…
The Week on Twitter | Home Sweet Home, Kanye, & the Citizens’ Assembly
This week, Home Sweet Home gave Dublin's homeless a warm bed for the night, submissions closed for the Citizens' Assembly, and Kanye met with Trump. Some people also posted some pics of themselves in 2006, because Twitter.
#OccupyNama…
The Week on Twitter | Eric Bristow, Bertie Ahern, & Green Day
This week, Eric Bristow said that child abuse victims were wimps, Bertie said he was too busy to rejoin Fianna Fail, and Enda said the Pope was a top lad. Green Day also sold some tickets to a show in Dublin, because they're playing there,…
The Week on Twitter | Jill Stein, #Black4Repeal, & Bosco
This week, RTÉ announced plans to outsource all of their kids programming, the repeal campaign held a solidarity rally, and Jill Stein raised millions of dollars for her recount fund. It was also Black Friday, and lots of people got some…
The Week on Twitter | The Merrion, Biden Memes, & Ricky Martin
This week, Joe Biden achieved peak meme status, a far right, anit-immigration party tried to launch in the Merrion, and Ricky Martin got engaged (yeah I know). Lots of people also went for a run in the dark.
'National Party' tries to…
The Week on Twitter | President-elect Trump, Katie Hopkins, & Toblerone
This week, Donald Trump won the Presidential election. He is now the President-elect of the United States. This is not the only thing that happened this week, but it is certainly the worst thing.
Other things that happened this week were…
The Week on Twitter | Johnny Depp, Asking For It, & Bono
This week, we weren't Asking For It, Johnny Depp was cast in the Fantastic Beasts series, and Bono became woman of the year (?). Lots of people also tweeted about their #OneIrishDay, and tried to get Radiohead tickets.
#JohnnyDepp is cast…
The Week on Twitter | Ched Evans, Marmite, & Bob Dylan
This week, the UK lost Marmite, Ched Evans was acquitted, and the budget was announced. Bob Dylan also won the Nobel Prize for Literature and divided the world.
#ChedEvans acquitted of rape charges
In 2011, Premier League footballer Ched…
The Week on Twitter | Black Monday, Trump Tapes, & Kim Kardashian
This week, Kim Kardashian was robbed, Polish women went on strike for reproductive rights, and the Trump tapes were released.
Thousands strike in Poland for abortion rights #BlackMonday #CzarnyProtest
On Monday, over 100,000 people took…