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Speaker 2: Hey, I'm Taylor Strano. This is mma Mer's twice daily

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Speaker 2: news podcast, The Quickie. A dangerous new beauty trend is

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Speaker 2: putting Australians in hospital with multiple cases of botulism linked

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Speaker 2: to backyard botox procedures. So is getting a bit of

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Speaker 2: tox injected from the comfort of someone's lounge room really

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Speaker 2: that different from having it administered in a clinic. And

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Speaker 2: while we're talking about concerning social media trends, there's a

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Speaker 2: growing movement called the femisphere that's seeing millions of young

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Speaker 2: women rejecting modern feminism in favor of something potentially much

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Speaker 2: more dangerous. Today, we're investigating why people are risking their

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Speaker 2: lives for cheaper cosmetic procedures and unpacking this new anti

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Speaker 2: Claire Murphy with the latest from The Quicki newsroom, Thursday, January.

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Speaker 1: Three, Thanks Taylor. Australia's Jewish community are in more fear

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Speaker 1: for their safety after a caravan containing explosives was found

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Speaker 1: abandoned on a semi rural road northwest of Sydney. The caravan,

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Speaker 1: which held enough explosive material to create a forty meter

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Speaker 1: people and Jewish institutions, sparking a massive multi agency probe,

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Speaker 1: including more than one hundred counter terrorism investigators. New South

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Speaker 1: Wales Deputy Commissioner David Hudson says they have arrested people

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Speaker 1: around the periphery of this planned attack, but those responsible

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Speaker 1: remain at large. There's no information that there are other

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Speaker 1: explosive antismatic attacks planned. President Trump's first piece of legislation

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Speaker 1: immigrant rights advocates raise concerns that people could be rounded

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Speaker 1: The Act is named for twenty two year old Georgia

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Speaker 1: nursing student Lake and Riley, who went out for a

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Speaker 1: dismantling all the freedom she and the community have been

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Speaker 1: fighting for and won over the years, referencing executive orders

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Speaker 1: Madonna has a long history of advocating for her LGBTQ

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Speaker 1: Royal to celebrate, with Princess Beatrice giving birth to her

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Speaker 1: Mozzi wrote, she is tiny and absolutely perfect. They released

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Speaker 1: The third woman has been hospitalized with suspected botulism in

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Speaker 1: New South Wales Health Executive Director, doctor Jeremy McNulty warns

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Speaker 1: this is a very serious condition as botulism, though rare,

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Speaker 1: and medical commentator says the signs of botulism toxicity might

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Speaker 1: According to Grandview Research, Australia's cosmetic injectibles industry was valued

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Speaker 1: In Australia, only doctors and nurse practitioners can prescribe the

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Speaker 3: I would really recommend if you are wanting to have

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Speaker 1: South File's Health continues to investigate whether additional people may

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Speaker 2: If you spend any time I'm on social media lately,

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Speaker 2: racking up millions of views talking about traditional values, rejecting

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Speaker 2: It's called the femisphere, and while it might look empowering

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Speaker 4: Picture this a glamorous Instagram influencer with over two hundred

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Speaker 4: like your typical content creator, but there's something different about

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Speaker 4: her message. Women keep telling me they're sick of being

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Speaker 4: sociopath and this is how to use weaponized incompetence. The

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Speaker 4: into three main groups. First, we've got the fem cells,

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Speaker 5: I've always despised the idea of getting home from work

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Speaker 4: Then there are the female dating strategists. They're all about

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Speaker 4: Look at him. And finally, the tradwives. These are women

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Speaker 1: Number one rule as a trade wife.

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Speaker 4: A man's home is his castle, so.

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Speaker 4: But here's where it gets interesting. Kinika, despite her conservative views,

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Speaker 4: she believes women need to be strategic in their approach

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Speaker 4: to dating and relationships. She says, and I'm quoting here,

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Speaker 4: important concerns about this movement. He points out that while

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Speaker 4: the femisphere might seem appealing, especially when people are feeling

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Speaker 4: What's particularly fascinating is how the Femisphere positions itself against

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Speaker 4: but experts like Professor Pavlotis remind us that feminism isn't

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Speaker 4: each addressing different aspects of gender equality. While the manosphere

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Speaker 4: often leads to direct violence against women, Professor Pavlettis suggests

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Speaker 4: the Femisphere could ultimately have the same result, just through

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Speaker 4: different means. By promoting financial dependence and traditional gender roles,

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Speaker 4: it might leave women vulnerable to abuse and without the

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Speaker 4: means to escape dangerous situations. So what's the takeaway here?

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Speaker 4: While the Femisphere might seem like an attractive alternative to

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Speaker 4: modern feminism, especially when packaged in glossy Instagram posts and

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Speaker 4: viral tiktoks, it's important to look beneath the surface. The

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Speaker 4: movement might be addressing real frustrations with modern life, but

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Speaker 4: its solutions could be putting women at risk. It might

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Speaker 4: not be as simple as a catching social media post,

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Speaker 4: but the complexities and nuances are worth exploring.

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Speaker 2: Thanks for taking time to feature mind with us today.

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Speaker 2: If you'd like to read more about the Femisphere, you

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Speaker 2: can find Nicole's full investigation on the Muma Mere website.

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Speaker 2: It'll be linked in the show notes. The Quikie is

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Speaker 2: produced by me Taylor Strano and Claire Murphy, with reporting

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Speaker 2: from Nicole Madigan and audio production by Lou Hill.