Plovm Weekly: New Routine Games, Oslo Career Event & Neurodiversity Headlines
Exciting platform updates, exclusive Norwegian recruiting event with PLOVM10 discount, plus Margaret Thatcher autism insights and global developments
Hello Plovm Community,
Welcome to this week's edition. We're excited to share major platform updates, an exclusive Norwegian career opportunity, and thought-provoking neurodiversity insights alongside significant global developments.
🎮 Exciting Plovm Platform Updates
New Routine Game Coming Soon: Based on how you've been using our simulation games, we're developing an engaging new game to help you master routines and structure in a fun, interactive way. This game will deploy before the end of this year!
Explore QuestVille Now: Visit all five houses with games, calendar integration, routine tracker, and relax with our Meditation Guru in the Sensation Seeker house at social.plovm.com
🇳🇴 EXCLUSIVE FOR NORWEGIAN USERS: Career Event Collaboration with PLOVM10 Discount!
Splash Careers (un)Convention - October 21st
Oslo Innovation Week Program | Plovm Partnership with Umbrella & Splash
We're collaborating with Umbrella Innovate and Splash to invite you to a recruiting event where you can meet companies hiring in Norway. Join globally minded companies looking for mid-senior, diverse, local talent all in one place!
Event Features:
• Global Teams, Real People - part of Oslo Innovation Week Program
• Dedicated 1:1 meeting spaces for personal conversations
• Light stage program showcasing local talent with regular 15-minute breaks
• Partnership booth zone for direct company interaction
• Dress code: What you wear to work (comfortable, business casual, jeans and nice top)
• Industry agnostic event for everyone
• Professional photographer/videographer present
Target Audience:
• Hiring managers, employee branding teams, HR professionals, executives
• Local, highly skilled diverse talent seeking mid-senior positions
• Community leaders and connectors wanting to give back
Use discount code PLOVM10 for 10% off tickets during Early Bird period (1st-30th September)!
Get Your Tickets
Event Features:
• Global Teams, Real People - part of Oslo Innovation Week Program
• Dedicated 1:1 meeting spaces for personal conversations
• Light stage program showcasing local talent with regular 15-minute breaks
• Partnership booth zone for direct company interaction
• Dress code: What you wear to work (comfortable, business casual, jeans and nice top)
• Industry agnostic event for everyone
• Professional photographer/videographer present
Target Audience:
• Hiring managers, employee branding teams, HR professionals, executives
• Local, highly skilled diverse talent seeking mid-senior positions
• Community leaders and connectors wanting to give back
Use discount code PLOVM10 for 10% off tickets during Early Bird period (1st-30th September)!
Neurodiversity Insights
Margaret Thatcher's Autism Insights Through Private Letters
The Independent | September 13, 2025
A new biography reveals intriguing insights about Margaret Thatcher through her private correspondence with her sister. Author Tina Gaudoin discovered letters showing obsessive precision and list-making patterns, leading to speculation about potential neurodiversity. The research highlights how Thatcher's directness, literal thinking, and inability to feel embarrassment may have contributed to her political success. Thatcher's letters were "full of lists – of clothes, of fabrics, of accessories and movies she'd seen; of excruciatingly dull details" written with obsessive precision. She famously didn't understand jokes and punchlines had to be explained to her. Her famous lack of empathy and inability to sleep were arguably telltale traits. Experts suggest such traits, rather than being limitations, can function as advantages in leadership roles - similar to Einstein, Gates, Thunberg, and Jobs.
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How CNN Hero's 'Neurodiversity Alliance' Has Grown to Empower More Students
CNN | September 12, 2025
2021 CNN Hero David Flink shares how his nonprofit, the Neurodiversity Alliance, has tripled its reach nationwide, bringing mentorship and opportunities to thousands of students with learning differences. The organization provides crucial support systems and career pathways for neurodivergent individuals entering the workforce.
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Global Headlines
'It's Unacceptable': Inside Growing Concerns About Patel's FBI Leadership
CNN | September 13, 2025
FBI Director Kash Patel faces mounting criticism over his handling of the Charlie Kirk investigation, including premature social media announcements and an expletive-ridden outburst at agents. After posting that a "subject" was in custody, Patel had to walk back the claim less than two hours later when Utah officials announced the shooter was still at large. Conservative voices are beginning to question whether he's equipped to handle the country's top law enforcement agency. Christopher Rufo posted it was "time for Republicans to assess whether Kash Patel is the right man to run the FBI," with conservative commentator Erick Erickson agreeing "The FBI situation is concerning."
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Tens of Thousands Join Pro-Palestinian March in New Zealand's Biggest City
Reuters | September 13, 2025
Thousands participated in Auckland's largest pro-Palestinian march since the Gaza conflict began, with organizers claiming 50,000 attendees while police estimated 20,000. The peaceful "March for Humanity" rally featured banners reading "Don't normalise genocide" and "Grow a spine stand with Palestine." Organizers wanted New Zealand's centre-right coalition government to impose sanctions on Israel. Many carried Palestinian flags and the protest was motivated by a march that shut down Sydney's Harbour Bridge in August.
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As Russian Army Inches Closer, Ukrainians Must Decide to Stay or Go
BBC News | September 13, 2025
As Russian forces advance, Ukrainian civilians in front-line towns face life-or-death decisions. An estimated 218,000 people need evacuation from the Donetsk region, including 16,500 children. The BBC traveled with Ukraine's White Angels police to Bilozerske, just 9 miles from the front line, where only 700 inhabitants remain from a pre-war population of 16,000. Many elderly residents choose to stay near family graves and homes despite increasing drone attacks. Civilian casualties in Ukraine reached a three-year high in July, with the highest number killed by short-range drones since the invasion began.
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World's cartoonists on this week's events
POLITICO | Sep 13, 2025
First published on politicalcartoons.com, Sept. 12, 2025 | By Arend van Dam
First published on politicalcartoons.com, Sept. 12, 2025 | By Arend van Dam
First published on politicalcartoons.com, Ukraine, Sept. 12, 2025 | By Vladimir Kazanevsky
First published on Caglecartoons.com, Sept. 11, 2025, Austria | by Marian Kamensky
First published on Caglecartoons.com, Sept. 10, 2025, Bulgaria | by Christo Komarnitski
First published on Caglecartoons.com, Sept. 10, 2025, Austria | by Marian Kamensky
First published on Caglecartoons.com, Sept. 9, 2025, Austria | by Marian Kamensky
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