TODAY'S HEADLINE
Actor Ted Levine and producer Edward Saxon recently addressed criticism that the character “Buffalo Bill” perpetuated harmful stereotypes against trans people.
The action follows an executive order signed by President Trump aimed at ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based hiring.
I thought I was informed until this news quiz humbled me. Only scored 4/10 on stories I swore I knew. Now I take it daily—my score went from embarrassing to impressive. See if you fare better.
“They’re not being kept in Area 51, there’s no underground facility, unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States."
“Security and staff intervened as an active fire in the room with the broken oxygen line could cause an explosion within the hospital.”
At the time of the crash, Orozco was on pretrial release for a misdemeanor gun charge.
"I want to remember all those images of masked men, the secret police, something familiar in Germany."
"The idea that we have to apologize for, like, a terror attack that, like, a couple people did, and then there is no apologies or reparations for genocides and for slavery, um, et cetera, is something that I kind of find, like, reprehensible."
"I don’t know that [a one-year-old experiences pain] because I don’t know that a one-year-old experiences consciousness."
“All of a sudden he pushed her on the tracks and then he turned around and pounced on the other lady. He was hitting her, punching her in the face.”
The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the subjects' arrests and convictions.
"Valentines Day Massacre at Hometown Paper."
The man was seen unfurling a Trump flag and saying “Make America Great Again,” prompting some activists in the crowd to begin throwing rocks, water bottles, and shoes at him.
"We are bound to one another by the deepest bonds that nations could share, forged by centuries of shared history, Christian faith, culture, heritage, language, ancestry, and the sacrifices our forefathers made together for the common civilization to which we have fallen heir.”
Universities automatically lose five points if they adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism or condemn violent activism on campus.
“Putting 67 in the username girl pls be serious for one second.”
"The original moment honored soldiers who fought and died, not intended as a political statement."
"Our voices really do matter and the people matter and um f*ck ICE."
"If we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu."
Trudeau is seen smiling and laughing as questions are put to him, before choosing not to engage and walk away.
