Thursday October 7: Daily Links

THURSDAY 10.7
NEWS STORIES
Zodiac Killer Found, Cause of Death Released
Cold case solved- the infamous Zodiac Killer has been found, dead not alive. His cause of death was determined to be sepsis. The Case Breakers who claim to have solved the case say Gary Francis Poste is the famed killer who was connected to at least 5 murders in the late sixties but eluded authorities for almost 50 years.
So there’s hope, said Brian Laundrie, from somewhere in a swamp.
SpaceX, Amazon Accused of Being Astrocolonialists
Those who use the stars to navigate, or to contemplate are unhappy with the new mega constellations caused by satellites and other commercial space traffic. There is concern that the indigenous traditions that depend on use of the natural night sky are threatened by these new night lights.
We’ve put up with McDonalds billboards for our entire lives, and they don’t provide broadband or tv service. Chalk this one up as another lost cause.
Far Right News Network Funded By AT&T
It looks like independent news network OAN isn’t so independent. The far right leaning news platform, which has been highly instrumental in spreading Covid conspiracy theories, was founded with funding from AT&T. Reuters says AT&T has contributed tens of millions of dollars to the network.
Sooo AT&T is antivax?
Seattle Decriminalizes Psychedelics
Natural Psychedelics can now be consumed, shared, and noncommercially produced in Seattle without fear of prosecution. That includies “any living, fresh, dried, or processed plant or fungal material, including teas or powders, that may contain currently scheduled or analog psychoactive indolamines, tryptamines, or phenethylamines, including, but not limited to, psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca tea, mescaline, and iboga.”
Groovy.
Gorilla Dies in the Arms of Her Rescuer After 14 Years
A gorilla in the Congo was rescued as an infant and fourteen years later, took her last breath in the embrace of the man who rescued her. A photo of Ndakasi and her caretaker went viral.
Read more at Fox 5 NY.
He brought her into this world and now he’s taking her out.
She was too vulnerable to be released back into the wild, but she lived a good life and made remarkable connections with the people who cared for her.
‘Ndakasi took her final breath in the loving arms of her caretaker and lifelong friend, Andre Bauma,’ the park rangers said. pic.twitter.com/RxS9yZggfJ
— Metro (@MetroUK) October 6, 2021
Twitch Data Leak Reveals What Twitch Creators Are Making
A Twitch user data leak has revealed what the top creators for the streaming video site are making. Who knew you could make $5 million a year streaming yourself playing Dungeons & Dragons?
Alex Murdaugh's Law Firm Is Suing Him For Stealing Client's Funds
Alex Murdaugh’s law firm is now suing him for stealing money from a bunch of their clients and misappropriating funds. Still no murder charge which all in all is good news for Alex.
SPORTS
Fire Alarm at Bucks Game Forces Evacuation
Fans had to be removed from the arena at the Milwaukee Bucks pre-season opener after a fire alarm went off .The Bucks were ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies by ten points when the alert sounded ending the night early.
Alright, which one of you Grizzlies pulled the fire alarm to get out of a loss?
Looks like that’s all folks! https://t.co/TrQY34qW49
— Meghan Triplett (@Meghan_Triplett) October 6, 2021
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CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Organizations Denounce Dave Chappelle's New Netflix Special
GLAAD has spoken out against The Closer and others like the National Black Justice Coalition have demanded that Netflix remove Chappelle’s new hour from their platform. And an EP for the series Dear White People says he’s done with Netflix. The anger is in response to anti-transgender content in the special and Chappelle’s complaints that he is being bullied by gay rights organizations.
Fans of Chappelle are not worried about the complaints– there’s still another 19,000 specials by Dave on Netflix.
Read more at Deadline.
Dave Chappelle's brand has become synonymous with ridiculing trans people and other marginalized communities. Negative reviews and viewers loudly condemning his latest special is a message to the industry that audiences don't support platforming anti-LGBTQ diatribes. We agree. https://t.co/yOIyT54819
— GLAAD (@glaad) October 6, 2021
Britney Spears Has a New Baby
The Pop Star is very excited to share with her followers a new addition to her family. “I had a baby y’all … I will be taking some time off shooting at home every day !!! Her nursery is beautiful and her name is Brennan … we even look alike !!!”
The baby is a real doll.
Insiders say she’s already looking into establishing a conservatorship to protect her new “daughter” from making poor choices in life.
Barry Manilow Could Beat Elvis
The legendary singer has booked 105 shows in Vegas from now through 2023, which will set him up to break a record set and held by The King, Elvis Presley for Vegas performances. Elvis performed 837 consecutive shows in Vegas.
Woaah Barry. 2023 is a long way off. Let’s wait and see before we go handing over titles.
Hollywood Crew Members Vote To Strike Across The Country
Hollywood’s IATSE Union has overwhelmingly voted to strike which would shut down film and tv productions around the country. Now how will we get new murderino content? Something needs to be done here.
VIRAL & TRENDING
Mel Magazine Talks to the Big Brother Contestant Who Launched a Million Spittakes
Elissa Slater’s infamous spit take on Season 15 of Big Brother became a meme that went around the internet and back several times over. She loves the gif, but regrets one thing. “I just wish I got paid for it,” she told Mel Magazine in a recent interview. “It’s the one thing of mine that’s gone viral, so I need to learn how to capitalize on it. Because everyone uses it, which benefits Giphy and Twitter and all those platforms, yet I don’t make any money from it.”
See the origin of the spittake around 50 seconds.
— @LoveMyMulticulturalFamily (@MustNotBeSilent) October 5, 2021
STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS
Study Says Class Clowns May Be the Smartest in School
A new study reports that young people with strong verbal reasoning skills excel at being funny.
Yeah because you have to be pretty smart to fart on cue.
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