Wednesday October 6: Daily Links

WEDNESDAY 10.6


NEWS STORIES

 



The US Treasury Could Create a $1 Trillion Coin

A former director of the US Mint says we have the ability to create the coin in minutes, and fly it over to be deposited in the Fed bank. They have the platinum eagle blanks on hand, and its easy peasy to change the denomination. The coin would “bridge the gap between the money running out and the debt ceiling being raised.”

Wouldn’t it be great if someone accidentally used it to get a Pepsi from the White House vending machine?

Read more at Axios


Marriage Proposing Banner Plane Ends in Tragedy

One dead and one injured after a plane carrying a “Will You Marry Me” banner crashed on an island near Montreal.

Proposals are getting as dangerous as gender reveals.

Read more at Independent


Kellog's Cereal Plant Workers Go On Strike

1,400 workers at all of Kellog’s cereal plants have gone on strike across the country over salary increases and benefit issues. This is Post’s time to really corner the market.

Read more at the AP.


Bike Lane Wars Heat Up in NYC

There’s a lot less parking thanks to bicycle lanes in NYC. And now some armchair detectives have figured out that rideshare companies are donating a lot of money to lobby for these policies that make it even harder to own and keep a car in NYC. Guess who makes money when people give up their cars?

And there’s only one thing worse than Uber. A fucking bicycle.

Read more at gizmodo.


It's On! Eric Adams Calls Curtis Sliwa Racist

NYC Mayoral candidate Eric Adams pulled the racist card on his opponent, Curtis Sliwa. Adams also accused Sliwa of turning the race into a cirucs.

Just because this election has turned into a circus doesn’t mean you have to help put up the tent, and pull us all onto the trapeze.

Read more at nypost.


Facebook Whistleblower Compares Facebook to Big Tobacco

Frances Haugen is calling for government oversight over Facebook, her former employer. She says the company is manipulating its users, and has too much influence. She says lawmakers should treat Facebook like tobacco and opioids.

Great. But tobacco and opioids are still a problem. Maybe try something different.

Read more at TMZ.



SPORTS



Yanks Lose Everyone But The New York Post Wants Boone And Cashman Fired

The Yankees lost to the Red Sox Tuesday night, expelling them from the playoffs. The Yankee faithful all want Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman shitcanned. Everyone except the New York Post. Thank God George Steinbrenner isn’t alive to see this.

Read more at the New York Post.


Urban Meyer Sez Internal Conversations Over His Screw Up Have Been Horrible

Urban Meyer went on his radio show and revealed that the internal talks over his viral video during the weekend “have been horrible”.

Read more at Pro Football Talk.

Urban Meyer: Internal conversations have been “horrible”


Andrew Wiggins Upset That He Doesn't Own His Own Body

Golden State Warriors star forward Andrew Wiggins said he felt forced into getting the Covid vaccine and expressed the feeling that he doesn’t own his own body.

Even if you don’t own it, at $31.6 million a year you got a pretty good price.

Read more tmz.com.


WNBA All-Star Apologizes for Brawl Video

Atlanta Dream All-Star Courtney Williams threw punches in a big brawl earlier this year and posted a video of the altercation on her Facebook this weekend, making light of the fight. She apologized and removed the video soon after.

Way to break that glass ceiling ladies. You are behaving like real pros now.

Read more at TMZ



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



There's Big Money in Audio Porn

Back in the day we had phone sex lines, so why not audio porn? Custom dirty MP3s are big business and creating erotic audio is much more palatable to a lot of sex workers.

No thanks. Listening to porn is like listening to food.

Read more at inputmag.


Justin Bieber Selling PreRoll Cannabis

Peaches Pre-Rolls by Palm are actually by Justin Bieber. They got their name from Bieber’s hit song, and every purchase includes a branded box and lighter.

Expect them to be much too loose. LIke Bieber.

Read more about The Wrap


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VIRAL & TRENDING



Brawl Breaks Out In Paris At Squid Game Pop Up Store

A 700 foot line formed to get into a Squid Game pop up store in Paris and a brawl broke out during it. Why didn’t the French fight like this during World War 2?

Read more at the Daily Mail and watch the brawl on Twitter.


Reporter REALLY Excited About Haunted House

Is it cultural appropriation when a woman tries to act like a gay dude?


Lottery Playing Cool Dude Gives Honest Answer to What He'll Buy If He Wins

He wants a car and five kilos of cocaine.

Why only 5 Vito?



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