Sunday May 23: Daily Links

SUNDAY 5.23


NEWS STORIES

 



Weed Candy Sued By OG Candy

Wrigley, the parent to candy company Mars, is suing 5 companies who make and sell edibles for copying their branding and packaging to sell weed infused knockoffs. Zombie skittles. Cannaburst (Starburst) Gummies and. Lifesavers medicated Gummies are among the products being mimic’ed.

Who came up with this. What were you high?

Read more at nytimes.


Super Troll Marjorie Taylor Greene Goes Full Hitler

Greene called Pelosi “mentally ill” and compared the House rule on masks to “a time in history when people were told to wear a gold star, and they were definitely treated like second-class citizens, so much so that they were put in trains and taken to gas chambers in Nazi Germany.”

Could one day go by that we don’t use the term Hitler or holocaust incorrectly?

Read more at The Hill


Private High School Porn Class Causes Kerfuffle

Columbia Prep held a porn literacy class that is pissing off parents and some students. “Pornography Literacy: An intersectional focus on mainstream porn,” taught by Justine Ang Fonte, included explicit slides, lessons on how porn takes care of 3 big male vulnerabilities, stats on the orgasm gap, and a look at what is porn and what is art. A list of most searched porn terms of 2019 including cream pie and gang bang.

Next year, they’re teaching kids how to make weed look like pop candy.

Read more at nypost.


Las Vegas Holds Strip Club Vaccination Pop Up

People lined up to get the vax at Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club,

And the best part- you can get a side of Valtrax.

Read more at apnews.


Bitcoin Nosedive

A huge bitcoin crash on Wednesday, followed after Chinese officials signaled a crackdown. The nosedive basically erased a trillion dollars in wealth.

Luckily it was a trillion dollars that never existed in the first place.

Read more at CNN.


Chinese Start Up Gets OK to Test Driverless Cars in Cali

Pony-AI autonomous cars will get to drive themselves around certain streets in California.

The last thing we need is asian driverless cars on the road.

Read more at theverge.


Andrew Yang Claims to be a JayZ Fan than Struggles to Name His Favorite Song

The question is did Yang lie and say he’s a fan of Jay-Z or did he panic when he realized he didn’t know how to say N-words in Paris???

Read more at uproxx.

@ziwe

I asked new york mayoral candidate andrew yang what his favorite jay z song is #jayz #stans #newyork #fyp #forypupage #comedy #ziwe

♬ original sound – ziwe



SPORTS



LeBron Not Suspended After NBA Rule Breach

LeBron broke protocol attending a photoshoot without following the rules, but the incident was not deemed serious enough to be considered a threat of a virus spread.

It’s good to be the king.

Read more at CBS Sports


Jets OL Has the Perfect Mullet

It’s great to see Larry the Cable Guy back.


Who Are the Most Hated Teams in the MLB?

If you’re team not on this map, they probably stick so bad no one worries about hating them.

Read more at kmov.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



CNN Drops Rick Santorum

Santorum was dropped amid backlash after he said “we birthed a nation from nothing — I mean, there was nothing here.” “I mean, yes, we have Native Americans, but candidly, there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.”

Not only is he off CNN, he’s banned from every Casino this side of Las Vegas.

Read more at nytimes.


Everyone Loves Monica Lewinsky Tweet

Blogs, and news sites and commenters are over the moon about Monica Lewinsky’s response to the tweet: “What’s the most high-risk, low-reward thing you’ve ever done?”

This is the only country where just posting an emoji can be considered incredibly witty.

Since when did two eyeballs mean “I sucked Clinton’s dick.”

Read more at nypost


Viral Zoomer Rock Group The Linda Lindas Sign With Epitaph Records

Mila, 10, Eloise, 13, Lucia, 14, and Bela, 16 are the Linda Lindas and describe themselves as embodying the spirit of original punk, power pop and new wave through today’s ears, eyes and minds.

Rock roll lives and it turns out the kids are alright. Well, these kids anyway…

Read more at variety.


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TRENDING



Twitter Debates Over 4 Movies in the Theaters in 1987

Too hard for you decide what to see at the Chatworth Mall?? Just go to Radio Shack instead.



VIRAL VIRAL



Tik Tokker Bitches About New Insta-Background Store

This guy can’t believe a shop would charge people to come in and take a selfie.

How long before they’re replaced by an app?

Visit The Selfie Room

@davefeincomedian

#fyp #comedy #reaction #selfie #xyzbca

♬ Come and Get Your Love – Redbone


Crowd Work Helps Shoe Shine Guy Earn Big Bucks

The Don Rickles of shiny shoes allegedly makes almost $1,000 a day because people love his sidewalk barking.

300k a year shining shoes? Then why is he only paying taxes on 5 grand.



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Study Shows Parents Think Their Kids Would Get Bored Outside in Just 30 Min

Have you tried getting them outside to smoke weed? Kids love it!

Today’s youth: Parents think their kids will get bored outside — after just 30 minutes!



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