Good morning Her Campus! With a break-neck news cycle, there is no possible way for you to stay on top of every story that comes across your feeds—we’re all only human, after all.
But, life comes at you fast. So grab a cup of coffee and settle in for this quick and dirty guide to stories you might’ve been sleeping on (like, literally. It’s early.)
Texas Representative Apologizes for His Nude Photo in Anonymous Tweet
Texas Republican Rep. Joe Barton has apologized after an anonymous tweet containing a nude image of him went viral, CNN says. “While separated from my second wife, prior to the divorce, I had sexual relationships with other mature adult women,” Barton said in a statement. “Each was consensual. Those relationships have ended. I am sorry I did not use better judgment during those days. I am sorry that I let my constituents down.”
It is unknown who released the photo, but it was not Barton, who is the longest serving member of the Texas House delegation. The representative’s plans to run for another Congress term remain intact. Barton caught attention earlier this year for telling a constituent “shut up” at a town hall meeting where he addressed his choice to vote against a bill aimed to end violence against women.
After an anonymous tweet surfaced with a nude image of Rep. Joe Barton, the Texas Republican has apologized for not using “better judgment” https://t.co/sFR9u4ZZZT pic.twitter.com/ACaHUAoZcq
— CNN (@CNN) November 22, 2017
Facebook Will Tell You Whether or Not You Liked Russian Propaganda During the 2016 Election Season
Facebook has introduced a new portal that will allow people to see which Internet Research Agency-linked Facebook or Instagram pages they followed between January 2015 and August 2017, CNN says. A troll farm that’s connected to the Russian government, the Internet Research Agency wrote, “It is important that people understand how foreign actors tried to sow division and mistrust using Facebook before and after the 2016 election.”
The portal, accessible through Facebook’s Help Center, will only be available to those who followed or liked this specific accounts.
Here’s Facebook’s forthcoming tool to tell if you followed accounts created by the Kremlin-linked Internet Research Agency https://t.co/bUhn7fYZgc pic.twitter.com/ivLoaljENl
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) November 22, 2017
Couple Names Their Baby After Olive Garden, Which Actually Works
According to Refinery29, Justin and Jordan Garton are such fans of Olive Garden that they’re ready for a lifelong reminder of their love for the restaurant. On Twitter, Justin announced name plans for his child, due on Dec. 6, saying, “We spent the first part of our lives loving Olive Garden, now we get to spend the rest of our lives loving Olivia Garton.”
Justin posted the tweet alongside a picture of a baby onesie decorated with the name. Olive Garden has since reached out to him, wanting to send a gift for the new arrival. Given the couple’s history with the restaurant, this budding friendship between the restaurant and the couple is honestly perfect.
“For six or seven weeks straight we ate Olive Garden every day and that saved us a ton of money,” Justin explained. “We became friends with the staff and that helped make that time period very memorable for us.”
He did clarify that the restaurant isn’t totally to thank for the name, saying, “We had considered the name Olive and we get a big kick out of the pun ‘Olive Garton’ given our history with the restaurant but we wanted it to be a bit more subtle.”
We spent the first part of our lives loving @olivegarden , now we get to spend the rest of our lives loving Olivia Garton #babyolivia #olivegarden #Italian #italianbaby pic.twitter.com/eDk61f870x
— Justin Garton (@JustinGarton) November 20, 2017
What to look out for…
Happy Thanksgiving!