Tuesday April 13: Daily Links

TUESDAY 4.13


NEWS STORIES

 



CDC: It's Too Late for Michigan to Rely on Vaccines

The Covid crisis has gotten so out of control in MIchigan that the CDC is saying the vaccines aren’t going to be enough to solve the crisis. It takes weeks to get people vaccinated, and the CDC is urging Michigan to take immediate lock down steps or face dire consequences.

Welcome to Michigan, we’re the Mississippi of the north.

Read more at Ars Technica


Genetically Modified Mosquitos Are Florida Bound

New GMO mosquitoes have been engineered to fight diseases like dengue fever and Zika. The new insects are headed for the Southeast. For those worried about what could go wrong, don’t worry. Oxitec has said they’ll only release male mosquitoes, which don’t bite or transmit disease.

We’ve heard this before. #jurassicpark #lifefindsaway. So this should work out great.

Via digg.


Uber for Weed is Inevitable

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told CNBC, “When the road is clear for cannabis and federal laws come into play, we’re absolutely going to look at it.”

Spy Report: I’ve been getting my weed delivered for 20 years.

Read more at Gizmodo.


Kraft is Giving Away Incense that Smells Like Grilled Cheese

Kraft is giving away Grilled CheeseCense (incense that smells like a grilled cheese) on social media from April 12 to 15. To enter, use the hashtags #BreatheCheesy and #Sweepstakes.

This is easy because Kraft Cheese has always tasted like incense.

Read more at foodandwine.


Air BnB Launches Summer of Responsible Travel! Who's Excited?

AirBnB isn’t looking for white boy summers or whoring 20’s or slutty summers. They’re working on rules and strategies geared toward responsible travel this summer by restricting who can rent on holiday weekends, and banning last minute bookings for July 4. The company is also encouraging renters to use noise detection devices that track loudness past certain decibel records.

This is great, why don’t I just have a vacation at my dad’s house.

Read more at The Verge.


Tesla Butthole Easter Egg

If You Say “Open Butthole”, to your Tesla, Voice Command will Let you Access Charging Port.

Hey Elon… grow up.

Read more at gizmodo.


Did You Know NYC on 9/11 Was The Largest Maritime Rescue in History?

20 years later and we’re still hearing stories we hadn’t heard and finding out about everyday people turned heroes. Let’s just hope when they make the movie that it’s better than Dunkirk.

Read more at vice.



SPORTS



NBA Postpones Nets Timberwolves Game Due to Daunte Wright Tragedy

Everyone gave Kyrie a hard time for asking for another personal day but turns out he was just psychically socially conscious!

Read more at nba.com.


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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Will Smith Runaway Slave Movie Runs Out of Georgia

Emancipation starring Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua will not be filming in Georgia. The production will move to Louisiana, because of the unfair laws that impede citizen’s ability to vote. The actors released a statement saying, “we Cannot In Good Conscience Provide Economic Support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access.”

Thanks Will, you just made every other movie look like racist assholes.

Read more at deadline.


Arclight and Pacific Theaters Shuttering

“This was not the outcome anyone wanted, but despite a huge effort that exhausted all potential options, the company does not have a viable way forward,” the company said in a statement.

Who cares when we have incense that smells like grilled cheese.

Read more at Variety.


Kanye Wants Joint Custody

Kanye West is seeking joint custody of the kids with Kim Kardashian in divorce proceedings.

There’s not a judge in the world who would leave children alone with Kanye West.

Read more at TMZ.


Moby Admits He Was Out of Control

Moby is out promoting a new album and a doc, and he’s saying, ‘I was an out-of-control, utterly entitled drink and drug addict’

Moby’s just getting around to understand something that we knew in the 90’s. Moby is an asshole.

Read more at The Guardian.


Harvey Weinstein Lawyer Talks With Him About Pressing Matters

… His New Air Fryer. When Harvey met up with his lawyer before a hearing he heard the attorney talking about an air fryer. He asked whether it was like a George Foreman grill, and the lawyer explained the idea behind the device.

It’s important to stay up on the latest popular cookwear, even when you’re serving 23 years for Rape and sexual assault charges.

Wonder if his lawyer is billing him for this chat?

Read more at pagesix.


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TRENDING



Gen Z Loves Piss-tok

Urophilia? The women of Gen Z love it and have been using Tik Tok to share their interest in getting peed on.

Finally, yelled Jim Norton.

Read more at rollingstone.



VIRAL VIRAL



Watch Mister Rogers Get Pranked on Set

What happens when someone replaced Mister Rogers shoes with their own for big end-of-episode shoe change? He smiles, and good naturedly enjoys the laugh.

Dude this is not the way to react to a prank, come on sell it.

Via Digg.


Check Out This Video in Kensington, the Epicenter of Philadelphia's Opioid Crisis

How did we end up Biff’s timeline….?

https://digg.com/video/someone-took-a-video-of-them-walking-down-kensington-philadelphia-one-of-the-epicenters-of-the-opioid-crisis-and-its-heartbreaking-to-see



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



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Survey Finds that 10% of people who have naked photo of an ex, do not delete them following a break up.

Sorry was that a typo. You said people but you probably meant men.

Read more at vice.com.



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