Tuesday January 4: Daily Links

TUESDAY 12.4


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Elizabeth Holmes Guilty

Jurors may have been deadlocked on some of the counts in Elizabeth Homes Theranos trial, but they had no problem finding her guilty on four of the federal charges. She was found guilty of three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy. The jury said not guilty on three other counts of wire fraud. And one of the conspiracy charges. And that leaves three additional charges of wire fraud that the jury rendered no verdict on account of deadlock. She faces up to 20 years in prison, a quarter of a million in fines, and restitution.

And she would’ve gotten away with it too…if it wasn’t for those damn kids.

Read more at CNBC.


Rand Paul Quit YouTube, Nobody Cared

Rand Paul got mocked on social media after he announced he was quitting YouTube as a protest over vaxx misinformation.

Oh, shit, now what can I watch in the bathroom?

Read more at Independent.Co.UK.


A Big Ass Meteor Exploded Over Pittsburgh

People all over pittsburg saw a flash and heard an explosion and were like, WTF? Turns out a meteor exploded equivalent to 30 tons of TNT.

So that wasn’t a Ben Rothlesberger farting?

Read more at USA TOday.


Apple Now Worth More than the GDP of the UK

Apple is now the first company to ever be valued at $3 Trillion, an amount greater than the total value of all goods and services made and sold in the UK.

They also have a better soccer team and a dental plan.

Read more at Forbes.


New York AG Subpoenas Ivanka and Don Jr.

The subpoenas were issued relating to an investigation into the reported values of properties owned by the Trump company.

No word on cousin greg.

Read more at MSNBC


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SPORTS



DeSean Jackson Not Allowed To Wear John Madden Cleats

The NFL ordered Raiders WR DeSean Jackson to remove his cleats prior to playing on Sunday. On Instagram STories, Jackson said that he was going to be removed from the game if he didn’t take them off. The cleats were made custom as a tribute to the late legend, John Madden.

That means there were only 9,999 tributes to madden on Sunday.

Read more at CBS Sports


The Washington Football Team Revealing New Logo And Name February 2nd

Terrible news, the Washington Football Team will be changing their logo and name and it’s getting announced February 2nd. What we do know is that they will NOT be called the Wolves or the Red Wolves.

Read more at the Washington Post.


Antonio Brown Doesn't Think Big Ben Is Done

Former Steeler and current mentally ill person Antonio Brown released a video talking about Big Ben’s possible last game at Heinz Field, saying he thinks Ben’s got a lot more football left in him and that he isn’t done. The USFL is starting back up in April so he and Ben could get a shot there.

Watch the video on Twitter.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Keanu Reeves Donated $31 Million to Leukemia Research

After appearing in the latest Matrix movie, Keanu donated 70% of his earnings to cancer research as a tribute to his younger sister who battled the disease for 8 years.

We get it Keanu, you’re a great guy. You’re the John Madden of acting.

Read more at nypost.


Janet Jackson Doc Trailer Drops

The trailer for a Janet Jackson documentary was just released. Can we skip all the family shit and just get to the Justin Timberlake is an asshole part?

Watch the trailer on Twitter.


Polygon Ranks The Matrix Sunglasses

The Matrix movies are obsessed with sunglasses, so Polygone ranked every pair they could find in the movie franchise.

If it aint got Tom Cruise, it aint got cool sunglasses. Gimme them aviators.

Read more at Pollygone.


H&M Opened a Store in the Metaverse

Metaverse City CEEK now has an H&M store open for business for metaverse metashoppers.

Why do we need pants in the meta verse?

Via Digg.


Warner Music Bought David Bowie's Entire Back Catalog

The collection was purchased for over $250 million.

Elon Musk is ready to pay big for Is There Life on Mars

Read more at Daily Mail.


The New York Times Picks the Best Books of the Last 125 Years

The Times got some help from readers who submitted nominations for the 5 books that were the best of the 20th and 21st centuries. “To Kill a Mockingbird” took the top spot, followed by “Fellowship of the Ring”, “1984”, “100 Years of Solitude” and “Beloved”

Ira Spiro Before Covid listed much much lower.

Read more at NY Times.



TRENDING & VIRAL



Michigan University Wants These Words Banished

The college linguistics department cancelled these words, on account of them being useless or misleading.

“No Worries”
“Wait, What?”
“At the end of the day.”
“That being said”
“Asking for a friend”
“Circle back”
“Deep Dive”
“New normal”
“You’re on mute”
“Supply chain”

You should just release your football coach.

Read more at USA Today.


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