Tuesday July 27: Daily Links

TUESDAY 7.27


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Philip Morris CEO Recommends Banning Smoking in the Next 9 Years

Jacek Olzak says Philip Morris will stop selling cigarettes in the UK by 2030, and is in favor of ending smoking, and the sooner the better.

This is like if Jeffrey Epstein was trying to stop under sex trade in Thailand.

Read more at CNBC.


7-Eleven Bought All 3800 Speedway Stores

Is 7-Eleven plotting world domination? They just bought every Speedway convenience store in the world for $21 billion.

Who knew there was that much money in Cheetos and corn dogs?

Read more at barstool.


A Jones Beach Lifeguard MAY Have Been Shark Bit

Well, the mayor told us we were safe, but something bit a lifeguard and witnesses say they saw a fin. But nobody’s sure of anything and authorities say the lifeguard “may have been bit” by a shark.

May have been bit? This is the worst jaws movie yet.

Read more at gothamist.


Door Dashers Are Doing a Walk Out! Drive Out? Park Out?

Drivers for the service Door Dash are sick of getting paid garbage, so they’re banding together to protest low pay. The company’s base pay for a trip can be as low as $2 according to drivers, and tips are optional and often skipped. The boycott is planned for July 31.

When are door dash drivers going to get their juneteeth?

Read more.


Experts Say Pandemic Recovery Threatened by Unvaxxed

At least that’s according to Dr. No Shit.

Read more at The Hill


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SPORTS



Weight Lifter Wins First Gold Medal Ever for Philippeans

Hidilyn Dias erupted with pride after winning the very first Gold Medal for her country and setting an Olympic World Record with 127 KG.

And tonight she’ll celebrate by falling asleep on a cardboard box. #Olympics2021


So You Thought You Won Gold? Ooops. Sorry.

A Netherlands cyclist didn’t see anyone out ahead of her, so when she crossed the finish line, she celebrated, believing she won the Gold. In actuality, she didn’t win– an Austrian cyclist finished so far ahead of her, that the other cyclists didn’t even realize it.

Someone please get a GPS on the Austrian Gold medalist, cause it seems like she took a MarioKart Shortcut.

Read more at mediaite.


Simone Biles Pulls Out Of Gymnastics Team Finals

Simone Biles stunned the world by pulling out of the Gymnastics Team finals at the Olympics over an undisclosed “medical issue”. She just wants to get the hell out of Tokyo, who can blame her.

Read more at Harper’s Bazaar.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Check Out Batmans Ass

A first look at Ben Afflek’s Batman hit the papers today from the upcoming movie, The Flash. The image showed Affleck from above, on a bat cycle, and holy ass crack batman, he was flashing some serious tuchas.

Did you borrow J-Lo’s ass for this?

Read more at NY Post.


Kanye's Album listening Party Broke Apple's Stream Record

This week’s abum event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (where Kanye is now living) broke the Apple Music Global Livestream record with 3.3 million viewers. This beat the prior record by about 1.5 million. Donda is projected to drop August 6 ‘

Imagine how many would have streamed if Kanye had showed his face.

Read more at Complex.


Tiger King is Now the Weed King AND the Piss King

Joe Exotic says he’s “The New King of Cannabis” and is showing off his tiger-themed packaging this week. He will also debut a cannabis seltzer called “Tiger Piss.”

Is this guy in jail or a think tank? How is this happening?

Read more at TMZ.


88 Million Dollar Mansion Has a Floating DJ Booth

This Bel Air Mansion is decked out with an NFT art gallery, a floating DJ booth and other futuristic gimmicks.

How are you this expensive, and this tacky.

Read more at The Sun.


Stephen Dorff Was In A Shit Talking Mood When He Made ScarJo Comments

TMZ caught up with Stephen Dorff and asked him about his Scarlet Johansen comments from a few weeks ago. He says they were taken out of context and that he must have been in a shit talking mood. Guess the context was he hates Marvel movies and doesn’t give a fuck.

Read more at TMZ.


Official Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trailer Drops

The first full trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife has dropped and it comes out Thanksgiving. How will anyone have any money left to go see this movie after watching Dune so many times?

Watch the trailer on Twitter.



TRENDING



Do You Hear Yanni, Laurel or My Butt's Been Wiped

We can all debate for hours what Biden actually said, but everyone’s glad his ass is clean.



VIRAL VIRAL



Old Fashioned Brooklyn Pizzaria Brawl Goes Viral

Joe’s Pizza, Williamsburg 3am. A fight breaks out and before long there’s sauce ladles, pizza paddles and slices flying through the air.

This would be a Jackie Chan movie if Jackie was a guido.

Read more at nypost.com.


Viral TikTok Shows Taco Bell M and L Are The Same Size

Yeah but look how much extra plastic you’re getting with that large.

Read more at Daily Dot.

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