Signaling coolness via water bottle
Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
Appetizers:
1. Even MAGA conservatives were consternated when Qatar offered President Trump what object of luxury transport?
2. Nine-month old KJ Muldoon became the first person to receive personalized gene-editing therapy via what gene-editing tool?
Answers
1. From berating the South African president in the Oval Office to hosting a $TRUMP memecoin dinner for VIPs, POTUS has been on a rampage of bad behavior. So, you know, just par for the course. One item that outraged even MAGA conservatives was when Qatar offered Trump a PLANE that he could refurbish as Air Force One and eventually have for his private use after office.
Some feel that accepting the Boeing 747 is a national security risk; others think it’s too luxurious of a gift. When South African president Cyril Ramaphosa was being scolded by Trump, he joked "I'm sorry I don't have a plane to give you."
2. Adorable baby KJ Muldoon became the first person to receive personalized gene-editing therapy via CRISPR, the next-gen gene-editing tool that has been at the heart of Nobel Prize-winning science. KJ had a rare condition that doctors were able to solve by swapping out a single faulty letter in his DNA without cutting the whole strand. KJ lives, and medical history has been made!
Entrees:
3. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who took power in what African nation in a 2023 coup, has won the country's presidency with over 90% of the vote?
4. Pakistan has deported 100,000 migrants from what country back across the border? This is part of a larger scheme launched in 2023 to expel 1.7 million such migrants without papers.
5. CEO Alex Karp has been behind the stunning growth of what software company, which is controversially involved in US defense and intelligence contracts?