Saturday February 19: Daily Links

SATURDAY 2.19


NEWS STORIES

 



Russia's About To Roll Up Into The Ukraine

Biden is convinced Putin is about to roll into the Ukraine and take it. Unfortunately, no one is sure what exactly is in the Ukraine, so best of luck, Vlad.

Read more at the WSJ


That's a Big Ass Strawberry

A ten ounce strawberry weighing as much as five strawberries set a new world record according to guiness.

Who wants to make a strawberry jackolantern?

Read more at CNN


Dude Narrates Wicked British Airway Landing

A huge storm caused high winds, putting a British Airway pilot to the test during this difficult landing, while a spectator provided commentary.

This sounds like the Premier league has airplanes.


Dad Protects His TikTok Famous Daughter From Dangerous Stalker

A Florida dad shot and killed an armed man who was stalking his daughter, after the man arrived at their home carrying a shotgun. The intruder had thousands of TikTok star Ava Majury on his phone, and had traveled hundreds of miles to her home.

This is Florida. So the shooting part is the least shocking thing about this story.

Read more at NY Post.


Florida Teen Files Lawsuits After 12 Days of Wrongful Arrest

A 13 year old girl was framed by another kid posting as her on Instagram and making threats against the school. After she was wrongfully detained, she’s suing the school and instagram.

This is like an episode of Bel Aire. Carlton did it.

Read more at Insider.


Epstein Associate Found Dead In Jail Cell

Jean-luc Brunel, a French fashion agent linked to Jeffrey Epstein, who was in jail for rape of a minor, was found dead in his jail cell. #Jean-LucDidn’tKillHimself does not have the same ring to it.

Read more at Independent.



SPORTS



Joe Burrow Was Not Happy About His Acne Before The Super Bowl

Oh, Joe, you should have been more worried about your O-Line.

Watch the clip on Twitter.


Apparently There Was Tension Between Arians And Brady Towards End Of Last Season

So Tom Brady thought he could put together a better offensive game plan than Bruce Arians? Also, the sky is blue.

Read the rumors on Twitter.


College Football Playoff Expansion Put on Pause

The playoffs had planned to expand to a 12 team post season model, but now its been decided that the current 4 team system will stay in place, at least until 2026. “The Board of Managers has accepted a recommendation from the Management Committee to continue the current four-team playoff for the next four years, as called for in the CFP’s original 12-year plan,” said College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock. “At the same time, the Board expects the Management Committee to continue its discussions of a new format that would go into effect for the 2026-27 season.”

Sports radio should take this well.

Read more at CBS Sports
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Is This Why Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers Broke Up?

An insider told media outlets that the breakup was a result of Rodgers putting his career and the NFL ahead of her and her needs.

Apparently he didn’t care enough about football this season either.

Read more at The Hollywood Gossip.


Eli Manning Names His Dream Guest on Manning Cast

The former Giants QB says his would love to see former President Barack Obama as a guest on his Monday Night Football broadcast next season.

Why leave out Bush and Trump?

Read more at TMZ


Phil Mickelson Working with Saudis?

The renowned golfer says despite that they are “scary motherfuckers” he is going to work with Saudi Arabia on a golf tournament. “… They killed [Washington Post reporter and U.S. resident Jamal] Khashoggi and have a horrible record on human rights,” Mickelson continued, in an interview that Shipnuck said took place in November. “They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates.”

Whatever happened to making America great….again?

Read more at ESPN.


LeBron James Wanted Coach K to Fix Kobe

Hope this wasn’t a Ray Donovan fix.

Read more at NY Post.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



David Chase Not Interested in Sopranos Revival

The Sopranos’ creator says he has no interest in revisiting the HBO series that is often cited as the best dramatic television series in history.

But the commercial was so good.

Read more at NY Daily News


Jason Momoa: Real Super Hero

You know him as aquaman, but this week Momoa was a real life hero when he carried a drunk man out of a New York hotel.

Finally he’s playing a part we can believe. A bouncer.

Read more at Radar Online


Shanna Moakler Says No, She's Not Interested in Lammy

Celebrity Big Brother Contestant Shanna Moekler upset her fiance when she was seen flirty with Lamar Odom on the show. Now that she’s out, she’s saying she isn’t interested in him romantically. But both Shanna and her fiance have stopped following each other on IG, so she may have lost more than just the chance to win BB.

Um hello? Did someone forget to tell you there’s cameras everywhere

Read more at TMZ.


Alien Recreated With Zero Budget

This is better than every movie nominated for a Razzie Award this year.

Watch the video on Digg.


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VIRAL & TRENDING




STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



58% Of Americans Say Their Jobs Are Their Main Source Of Mental Health Challenges

A new study sez that 58% of working Americans claim that their jobs are behind their mental health issues. The other 42% work at the Main Page of the Hard Rock.

Read more at nextgov.


Study Sez The Hotter You Are The Better The Immune System

A recent study found that people who are more attractive have stronger immune systems. Think about it – has anyone who was really hot died of covid?

Read more at Study Finds.



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