- Hi everyone, my name is Riley,
and welcome to the first ever episode of Fortnitely News,
the show where every two weeks
I talk about stuff that's going on in the world
and try not to die.
100 people are dropped on an island, only one can live,
and it probably won't be me but we're gonna try.
Alright, I'm gonna try to land pretty early
and we'll talk about stuff while we're going down.
So first of all, what I wanna talk about is that
Two women from rival hockey teams got married.
Which is so great, Like, I don't watch hockey,
but I just love a good sports love story,
especially between rivals.
That's just, that's amazing.
So okay, it was Meghan Duggan
from the US Women's Olympic Hockey team,
oh this is gonna be really hard,
there's people landing with me,
and Gillian Apps of the Canadian Women's Team.
And I think I read through the article,
and like, they played each other in like 2004 and 2010,
I think, or something, in the Olympics.
Look, I can't look at the article right now
'cause I'll get shot.
But yeah, don't take what I'm saying,
like, fact check what I say
when I'm going through this
'cause it's hard for me to look at the articles
at the same time.
They basically they played each other in hockey,
and then years later got married.
And it's just the lesbian love story
that I didn't know we needed,
and now I wanna see several movies made about it.
I don't know if they both identify as lesbians.
They could be bisexual or just queer or something.
Oh I got a kill, nice, okay.
Um I'm not quite sure how they identify,
but, I would pitch it to the Disney Channel
as a lesbian love story.
Oh nice, they had solid gun for me, thank you.
I just think that could make a really cute story,
where they're like playing each other,
and they're like they hate each other and they're rivals,
and then later they get married.
I just, I can't get over how great that would be.
So I'm just really glad that happened.
Oh can I, yeah, I can break this open, right?
Come on, what do you got?
Oh my God, am I getting shot at?
Really, do you wanna do this?
(gunfire)
Oh, Okay, they killed me, alright.
Well, we're gonna try another game.
Okay, so we died very quickly.
Didn't even have chance to get through one story.
Let's try this again.
Between them, Duggan and Apps have
four Olympic gold medals and 10 world titles.
That's just so great, I love some sporty queer women.
I'll link their like Instagram post in the description.
It is so cute, the photos from their wedding.
Aw I love them.
More queer romances.
I just, I don't know why there isn't like already a movie
being made about these two.
I mean, I do, it's homophobia,
but there should be a movie made about these two.
Okay yeah, no, they played each other in 2010 and 2014,
and the Canadian team took gold in 2006, 2010, and 2014,
and the U.S. team won in 2018.
So they've both won the Olympics,
just at different times for the same sport.
What an amazing romance.
Alright, there's more gay content
but I need to find another game
now that I died.
Really was hoping the first episode of this would go better,
I'd get to show off.
Instead, I just died real quick.
Look, I never said I was good at Fortnite,
I said I would try to survive.
Looks like we're right back here again.
I'm gonna thank the bus driver
and we're gonna go back to the same place,
but we're gonna try not to die this time.
So, as I'm going down let's talk about the next gay thing.
I promise they're not all gay stories this time.
There's just some quality gay content
these last two weeks.
So, Ali Brigginshaw, who took her rugby team
to the finals in Australia,
after winning the final,
ran up and kissed her girlfriend, wife?
I don't know, partner who is a woman, and it's beautiful.
And again, I'm gonna link all this stuff in the description
so you can go see that good queer content.
But that's just so great.
Like in front of this huge audience,
and with like, a nationwide TV audience.
It's just so nice to see that like, being publicly okay.
Like I'm sure some people were still shitty about it,
but it's just, it's so great to see
that it's becoming more accepted,
that people are feeling more okay to do that.
And she's so brave for doing it,
and I'm so proud of her.
Okay, I don't think there's anyone around here yet.
Maybe we'll be okay.
Um, I'm hearing shots in the distance, though.
Yeah, she said so her girlfriend or wife,
partner, I don't know, is Kate Daily or Daly
and she said Kate is the reason why I train hard.
My family is the reason I train hard
and I go up and give them a big hug and kiss.
That doesn't mean any different
to when I go up and give her a kiss.
I just, what?
(sighs)
What an icon.
Got a shotgun, got an assault rifle.
Things are okay right now.
I just need to not die, but yeah,
she said basically that she's like away
playing rugby all the time
and she really misses her
and she wanted to show her affection
when she was really excited about the game.
And I think it's really lovely.
Like it had to be hard to do.
Like, not hard to kiss her,
but like hard to be that like honest,
and open in front of people.
Because I imagine you'd be afraid of the backlash
especially in Australia where they
just legalized same sex marriage like pretty recently.
Yeah and she said also little girls
may grow up to love the same sex,
and I want them to see they don't need to be ashamed of it.
I walk around the street holding Kate's hand
because I'm not ashamed of it.
It's just so cute.
I'm here for that quality gay content.
Oh, the next one is that Amazon
raised it's minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Which sounds really good to me,
but I have seen some stuff going around
that like they've also cut back on other benefits.
So maybe it's not as good as it sounds.
But, like I am,
Like I still want more companies to push for $15 an hour
and so I am glad that they're doing that,
like, it sucks if they're doing
other shitty things behind the scenes.
I feel like I heard someone, maybe I'm just hearing things,
but yeah they also said
that they'd be lobbying the government
to change the federal minimum wage
which I think is a really good thing.
'Cause Amazon has quite a lot of power in lobbying money.
All right, should we drive this around
to go find enemies or should I hide
and try not to die?
But yeah, the $15 minimum wage
was like, really important for giving people a living wage
so they can actually survive on having a job,
otherwise people work at Walmart or Amazon
and they still have to rely on public services to get by
which just doesn't seem right.
Like if you have a job,
you should be getting paid enough for that job
that you can live without needing government assistance.
That's just, it makes no sense to me.
Companies should be required to pay employees for their work
and enough that they can get by,
like that's what a job is for
and I think it's really shitty
when people talk about you should just get a better job.
Like, not everyone can have the quote unquote better jobs.
Like, people need to be working these level of jobs
and they should be able to get by.
I feel like I could hide but I want to play more aggresively
just 'cause I haven't seen anyone around.
Okay, the next story is, ugh, okay, so.
The Trump administration has started denying visas
to uh, partners of like foreign diplomats and U.N officials
who come to the U.S, same sex partners.
Did I say that?
Look, I'm having trouble concentrating right now.
Don't listen to anything that comes out of my mouth.
When I'm playing
Alright let's get one of those shadow egg things.
They're not eggs, they're cubes.
I don't know why I called them eggs.
But yeah, so apparently,
other people who have same-sex partners
Who, are in the country when they're like, diplomats
or uh, what is it?
UN officials, they can still bring their partner over.
Their same-sex partner,
even if same-sex marriage isn't legal in their country.
Because not everyone can get married, 'cause not everyone--
Oh can I sneak up on this person?
Because not everyone can get married in their country.
Oh shit, oh please don't turn around.
You saw me didn't you?
(gunfire)
Ahh!
[Gunfire]
There we go, finally, Gotcha.
Okay, oh it was too much running, that stressed me out,
oh my God oh no stop I don't wanna die!
I don't wanna die!
Oh were they shooting me from the other side?
Was I blocking the complete wrong side?
Alright we've died twice already,
this is not off to a great start.
Remember when I did my fortnite sex toy video?
And I actually like made it through a full game?
I was hiding then,
I am actually like, seeking out fights now.
Maybe I should just hide?
Nah, hiding is for the weak/me in my next episode of this.
But yeah, it's just really shitty,
of the Trump administration
to like, be finding all these ways
that they can fuck with LGBT+ people.
And so what's happening now,
is that the people this law affects.
they basically have like 3 months,
until the end of the year.
To either marry their partner,
or their partner has to leave.
And that just, that's so fucked up.
Like some, like a lot of them can't even get married
in their home country.
And the Trump administration said that there might,
like, be exceptions
for people who can't get married in their home countries.
But why would you force people to marry,
to stay in the country.
But yeah, okay,
we only got three more stories to get through.
So I don't have to make it very far in this next game.
Alright, I'm gonna start talking about the next story
before we land.
Cause I'm a cheater, where did I set the pin?
Oh I set it way too far away.
I thought we were coming in from the other side.
Alright we're going to lazy links team.
Okay, so, next piece of news,
Taylor swift came out, endorsing democrats,
in Tennessee which, like I have mixed feelings about.
Basically, she's been like, very apolitical for a long time.
Like hasn't said what her thoughts are
on different political issues.
But, oh crap, there's so many people!
But, she finally broke her political silence,
and for like, because of this race, in Tennessee.
And she said that like, she had seen other stuff.
Um, in the last two years,
that made her wanna be more political.
[Gunfire]
Oh this person is lagging very badly.
Yep, and I'm dead, okay, cool.
(giggles)
We didn't even get to talk about taylor swift
for one thing.
Did they literally have 1 health?
They had 1 HP, someone with 1HP killed me.
But yeah, so basically, I don't know.
Taylor swift, this is just me talking about the news
after I've died apparently.
So Taylor swift wasn't able to speak up
when Trump was being elected,
or when all this other stuff is happening,
But, she's like finally gone to embrace,
or endorse democrats, and, I don't know.
My, mixed feelings on it, are basically like,
I'm glad she's not a republican.
Like as a rich white person,
I wouldn't have been that surprised, if she was like
"Actually, I'm a republican, and I support republicans."
But at the same time,
It's pretty shitty that she left,
like she just didn't think it a big enough deal until now?
So I don't know,
like I am, glad, that she's finally said something.
But like, where was that, years ago, ya know?
It's not like she was a little kid back then.
Like it was only 2 years ago,
like she was still a full grown adult.
I'm not like, she should have been
advocating for political causes at like, 16.
'Cause I know like, none of us were.
I mean, maybe some of the 16 year olds today are.
But, I wasn't.
But yeah, I don't know.
Like, I've seen, both sides where people are being like
"oh my god, Taylor Swift"
Oh my god, did I just say both sides?
Not not like that like nothing like a "oh my god both sides"
But I've seen people saying that Taylor Swift,
like they're proud of her for saying something.
And like, Yeah, like I get that, like
She is endorsing a good cause,
and like, rallying for LGBT+ rights and stuff.
But at the same time, I just, uh, why,
Where was this before, like we could've used her help before
when there was like, a huge election going on and stuff.
And like, I don't think Taylor Swift could've like,
turned the tides of the 2016 election.
But like, she could've tried.
And like, so I'm hoping this is like
a new chapter for her,
where she's going to be using her influence
more politically.
Uh, but, like it just, it stings,
that she didn't do this before, or for other issues.
And yeah, I don't know, maybe that's not fair.
But like, I've seen a lot of people
being very defensive of her.
And being like "At least she said something."
like "you shouldn't come for her blah blah blah."
"This is why no one wants to speak up."
And like, I think that,
if you're going to speak up about this stuff,
You should know that, there will be criticism.
If you've been apolitical for so long,
and I think you should be able to own that and just be like
"yeah I shouldn't have done that,
I should have spoken up sooner, blah blah blah."
So I'm definitely not here like,
the huge defenses of Taylor Swift.
Because she should've said something before.
Before now, um, and she didn't.
I think, she needs to own that as well.
But I do appreciate her speaking up anyway,
like I don't think it's all good or all bad, ya know?
Oh crap, I got a burst rifle, that's not good.
[Gunfire]
Oh you gonna pick axe me?
What are you doing?
[Gunfire]
Okay, that was weird.
[Gunfire]
What's the next story we need to talk about?
Ooh Pokemon go introduced meltan.
Which is like this cute little steel pokemon
that's like
(gunfire)
Nope, dead, shit.
Wow we are really not makin' it far today huh.
Oh my god this is literally just me talking about the news
in between dying,
I really thought I was gonna survive longer.
Um, so basically, during the last community day
if you haven't been following Pokemon Go.
So every month Pokemon Go has these community days,
where there's a bunch of 1 Pokemon spawn
for like 3 hours, and they're really fun.
And at the end of the last one,
which was a chikorita day,
they were spawning these weird little like, silver Pokemon.
With like, a nut, bolt, thing for a head,
and like a single eye.
And it was really weird, and I was really confused about it,
And they didn't explain it for anything.
And you would catch it,
it would either transform into a ditto or a chikorita.
And it was, so weird, It's actually,
It's actuallly, it's grown on me, a little bit.
Now it's kind of cute, mainly because they did this video.
This whole video about it, where it's like,
these little meltans in real life, wandering around.
And they're supposed to be like, liquid metal
and they charge up electricity and stuff.
They're basically, they seem, like a stunt,
for them to promote Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu,
and Let's Go Eevee that are coming out soon.
And we have, one last story to get through, um.
Which, look,
I'm probably gonna die in like 2 seconds anyway.
So it's a good thing we only have one story left.
Next episode, I'm gonna play, I guess like a pacifist round.
And I'll just get a ton of materials,
and I'll just try to hide the whole time.
And we'll see if I can make it,
to at least number 2, ya know?
So basically, there are these penguins,
at the Sydney sea life aquarium.
And, so they're gay penguins, they're both boys.
And they've fallen in love with each other.
And they're really cute, they know this because of like,
how penguins mate and stuff,
they're like, acting the same to each other.
When everyone was like mating and had eggs and stuff
they gave um, these two gay penguins,
an egg so they wouldn't feel left out.
And they've been like, nursing it and stuff.
It was like, a fake egg,
but they were like, taking care of it and shit.
And they were doing really well with it,
Oh shit is there someone right there?
[Gunfire]
Yeah, they were looking the wrong direction.
[Gunfire]
Aw yes, wow they almost killed me, for sure.
But yeah, what were penguins names?
Oh my God it was Sphen and Magic,
and they're called Sphengic?
Yeah, that's adorable.
And also, so when I was googling to find the story,
because my girlfriend told me about it.
Apparently there were also penguins in, like a denmark zoo?
Like a couple weeks ago, there was um,
a straight penguin couple.
That were like, neglecting their egg,
and so they took the egg, and were like, taking care of it.
And that's just, so cute.
I should put a picture of the penguins up here,
while I'm talking about this, cause', they're adorable.
Yeah, and so they would like, swap duties,
and they would both take care of the egg.
And apparently, they did like, a really good job of it.
And one of them was older,
and so it was better at taking care of eggs.
Just cause it like, knew more what to do
and it was like, teaching the younger one what to do.
And that's just, so gosh dang cute.
I need, more gay penguins in my life.
And I, really didn't know I needed that, but here we are.
Okay, I should probably go find some fights
since I am officially out of news stories.
So let me know in the comments,
what you want me to talk about in the next episode.
Anything that happens between now,
and two weeks from now, is game.
I wanna try to find some more happy stories,
so that we're not just talking about
how terrible the world is all the time.
Which is why I found those nice, gay stories for us.
[Gunfire]
lol. I shot that person from so far away.
Okay, let's go find them, they'll probably kill me,
Um, and then,
y'all won't have to watch me play this game anymore.
What are they doing?
[Gunfire]
I'm so confused, they just slide away?
That had to me an accident, right?
Where you going?
[Gunfire]
Well, it's a good thing they're as bad of a sniper as I am.
[Gunfire]
yes, oh I got em!
In midair, that was awesome,
there's only 25 other people left.
I wish one of them, would be somewhere around here!
I can hear the shooting, like right-Oh there they are.
Alright let's get over there.
[Gunfire]
Oh, I hear shields going down,
(gunfire)
wow, missed every single one of those shots.
[Gunfire]
Is there the other person still here, or did they die?
(gunfire)
Nope, dead, okay cool.
Alright, well, thank you so much
for joining me for this first episode of Fortnitely news.
And, I will see you in two weeks with a lot more news,
and probably a lot more dying.
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