Saturday August 14: Daily Links

SATURDAY 8.14
NEWS STORIES
Who Watches the Watchers? There's a Snopes Scandal!
Internet fakery watchdog Snopes.com is having a scandal all its own when it was discovered that the site’s co-founder has been submitting dozens of plagiarized articles under a fake name.
Don’t believe a word of this until we see what scopes has to say about it.
Chicago Robots Catch 300,000 Speeders in 2 Months
The city’s new speed cameras catch anyone going more than six mph over the speed limit and have raised $11 million in revenue for the city in just two months.
Brilliant. How bout we get some robots that will help with the murders, Chiraq?
NYC Woman Arrested for Dog Without Leash
A woman walking her dog off leash in Riverside Park was cuffed and arrested when she couldn’t immediately produce ID for police officers.
Having completely cleaned the city of all crimes, the NYPD turns to the rampant unleashed dogs problem. This should improve life in the big Apple.
July is the Hottest Month in Recorded History
The data shows that the combined land and ocean-surface temperature reached the highest temperature since record-keeping began.
And those fires aren’t helping either.
Biden Jumps In Frame With Dude With Sign to Support Vaccination
Viral guy Dude With Sign is the latest to join the influencers campaign to get this country vaccinated.
Mr President we have people who do that.
Biden promotes vaccines with "Dude With Sign" https://t.co/AP9kXanabV pic.twitter.com/R2gnQTDrCo
— The Hill (@thehill) August 13, 2021
Wendys Opening 700 Delivery Only Locations
While you’ll still be able to visit your local Wendy’s, 700 new locations will only service third party delivery services.
Now they drive up to your window.
Rachel Maddow Looking to Leave MSNBC?
With Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC contract coming to an end, she may not resign. She apparently wants to spend more time with her family and may enter the podcasting or streaming space. Hey Rachel, an Infowars Crossfire type show could work with Alex Jones, think about it.
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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Tarantino's Mom Sticks Up For Him
Last week QT said on a podcast that has held tight to a vow he made as a teen to never give money to his mom if he became famous because he felt she didn’t support him enough in his ambition. Mama T says she still loves him and supports him. “I’m proud of him and love him and his growing new family. It gave me great joy to dance at his wedding and receive his news upon the birth of my grandson Leo.”
Quentin has never given away credit or money, but blame is always on the table.
South Park Creators Buy Casa Bonita After Restaurant Refuses To Sell
First we hear Matt and Trey want to buy a restaurant they’ve featured on their show to restore it to its former glory. Soon after the restaurant told media outlets that they weren’t going to sell. And now it’s a done deal.
That’s great but who’s going to restore South Park to its former glory.
Update: South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have reportedly reached a tentative deal to purchase Casa Bonita, a real-life themed restaurant they based one of their most popular episodes off of. https://t.co/Q01ytai6PU pic.twitter.com/ltrWztp8UO
— IGN (@IGN) August 13, 2021
Gays are Watching the Sopranos 20 Years Later
Well isn’t everyone? But based on socials and blogs, it looks like the gay community has finally figured out how good a fit The Sopranos are with the culture.
Especially the bears, I’ll bet.
Tony Bennett Cancels Tour, and Retires at 95
It’s doctors orders for Tony Bennett who has just cancelled his Fall tour based on his state of health and doctors orders.
Don’t count him out because 95 is the new 94
Britney's Sharing Prince and Elephants
Banky's Great British Spraycation
Banky’s still doing Banksy shit. Let’s see if he’ll agree to The Great British Spray Off.
Watch the full video on Instagram.
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