Friday July 9: Daily Links

FRIDAY 7.9


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Heavy rains caused crazy flooding in New York City on Thursday Before Elsa Even Gott Here

The NYC subway system just became the grossest waterpark since…well, regular waterparks.

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#nyc dyckman #flooded #globalwarming #fypシ #foryoupage #xyzbca the world is going to end

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Pfizer Seeking Approval for Shot #3

Data from Israel suggested that while your two shots still protect you from serious illness, infections and mild disease are still possible six months after getting vaccinated. A third shot would jump your antibody levels significantly, which would help reduce the number of people carrying the infection.

Get a third, because some people refuse to get a first.

Read more at mediaite.


NYT Shows Crowded National Parks

The New York Times sent photographers to four national parks to capture just how crowded they are this summer. The photos show traffic jams, and human log jams at popular attractions.

Well…you wanted that quarantine over.

Read more at NY Times.


Animal Shelters Are Packed Out With Returned Lockdown Dogs

When the world was in quarantine everyone wanted a puppy to keep them company and make them feel loved. Now as workers return to work, they’re also returning their covid comfort dogs and many shelters are maxed out.

Well you wanted that quarantine over….

Read more at Trust.org.


Barron Trump Has a New Nickname- Trump Tower

The stable genius towers over his mom walking around NYC.

They claim he’s 6’7 but remember, Trump always lied about about the height of Trump Tower.

Read more at NY Post.


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Modern Swimmers Smoke those 1932 Losers

A side-by-side comparison of swimmers at the Olympics in 1932 vs those swimming in 2016 shows that we’ve come a long way baby. The 2016 swimmers positively smoke their earlier counterparts.

In all fairness they didn’t have that performance enhancing weed back then.

Via digg.


Lil Baby Busted for Weed; James Harden Detained

The pair were in Paris traveling together when they were detained, and LB was arrested over weed.

Maybe we should blame Kanye and Jay-Z for this.


UEFA Driving Observant Fans Crazy

Someone made this shitty graphic for UEFA score box, with one side rounded and one side squared off, and obsessive types are really irritated.

OCD is a growing but powerful minority. And they will not be ignored.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Wendy Williams is Just the Worst

While reporting on the death of a young Tik Tok star, Wendy detoured to talk about her social media numbers.

You not only buried the lead you buried the tiktok star you soulless shrew.


McCartney 3,2,1 Trailer Looks Amazing

Paul McCartney and Rick Rubin crush in this new trailer.

Oh no, is Rick ready to produce the final Paul McCartney albums like he did with Cash?

Read more at Rolling Stone.


Barry Diller Calls Time of Death to Movie Industry

“The movie business as before is finished and will never come back,” Diller said, as he reminisced about the days when studios invested time, energy and money into publicity and distribution. But now its all about the algorithms and anything else is wasted money. “The goal, he said, was to generate sustained excitement and enthusiasm for new movies. “That’s finished,” he said. In fact, the definition of movie is in such transition, that he said it doesn’t mean anything.

This is like the undertaker being mad at the embalmer.

Read more at NPR.


Stormy Daniels Lawyer is Going to Jail

Michael Avenatti has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for a Nike extortion plan.

Hopefully this is just the first of many lawyers who will be serving time.

Read more at politico.


Tiffany Haddish Had Her First Big O During the Movie Face/Off

No, not a standing ovation. Haddish says she went to an empty movie theater to see face/off with a boyfriend when she was 17. While fooling around, she had her first orgasm and when she opened her eyes, Nic Cage’s face was the first thing she saw.

Wouldn’t that mean it was John Travolta’s face?

Read more at uproxx.


Oreo Announces 2 New Gimmicks...Errr Flavors

Everyone wants things that taste like other things, so Oreo is going to boost sales this month with a limited edition batch of Salted Caramel Oreos and Apple Cider Donut Oreos. If you want a salted Carmel brownie or an apple cider donut, they exist.

Wake up people! You’re being played for a quick spike. This is the sweeps week of snacks.

Read more at USA Today


Four Seasons Total Landscaping Concert Sells Out in 17 Minutes

Laura Jane Grace, and Brendan Kelly are headlining a concert at Rudy Giuliani’s favorite press conference venue. The venue figured, they might as well cash in on their fame.

Makes sense, but why didn’t they book the Four Seasons? #biggirlsdontcry

Read more at mediaite.


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