Thursday February 24, Daily Links

THURSDAY 2.24


NEWS STORIES

 



Russia Has Invaded Ukraine

Wednesday evening, Vlad Putin announced that Russia will be invading Ukraine. As of right now it seems only Ukraine’s military and airports have been targeted by the Russians. 2022 keeps getting worse.

Read more at CNN and see some of the footage on Twitter.


First Grab and Go Whole Foods is Open

DC has the first just walk out Whole Foods allowing you to bag your groceries as you shop and then just leave.

For a lot of people its always been grab and go .

Read more at Insider


Target Will Bring You Free Starbucks if You Pick Up Curbside

Target wants to give customers a convenient experience so they’ll shop more, but delivery is pretty pricey, so the company wants to encourage more curbside pickup. To make the experience more enjoyable, Target stores will bring you a free starbucks coffee when they bring your order out to your car.

How much to just leave without having to carry away your bad coffee?

Read more at CNN


Politician

Who would have thought there was a low road you could take when running against Lauren Boebert.


In Texas, Railroad Commissioner Candidate Really Shows What She’s Got to Offer

Sarah Togner straddled and oil pump wearing a cowboy hat, boots and not much else. “They said I needed money. I have other assets,” GOP lawyer Sarah Stogner, 37, said in a tweet of the campaign clip posted to TikTok. Her opponent Is backed by big oil interests.

Well shes’ got my vote….on Only Fans.

Read more at barstool.


Pentagon Says Nintendo Generation Has Weak Skeletons

The Army says young people are more prone to injury and harder to train for the military because of their sedentary lifestyle.

Your skeleton shouldn’t go weak in one generation. This may be a slight exaggeration.

Read more at VICE



SPORTS



NFL's Dan Snyder Bought George Washington's Mansion

The famous Mount Vernon mansion was bought in October, by a mystery buyer. We now know it was Dan Snyder who paid $48 million in cash plus $2 million for the furniture.

If he does for Mt Vernon what he did for the WFT the plumbing will be destroyed by Tuesday.

Read more at NY Post


Tom Brady, Jane Fonda Set for Road Trip Movie

Hollywood icons Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field will star in ’80 for Brady,’ which Kyle Marvin will direct and Brady will produce via his 199 Productions.

Has he always wanted to reboot golden girls? Tom which golden girl are you?

Read more at THR


Tennis Player Regrets Smashing Racket on Umps Chair

The No 3 ranked men’s player in Tennis was pissed when he lost a tight doubles match over a line call. He swung his racket at the ump smashing it against the chair.

“You fucking destroyed the whole fucking match!” Zverev screamed.

He’s been disqualified from the singles tournament for his outburst even though he apologized.

Tennis, the civilized sport. Even McEnroe thought that was too far.

Read more at mediaite



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Mark Zuck Shows Off His Metaverse Builder Bot

Mark Zuckerberg made a presentation on the Metaverse and showed off his in world “builder bot” which, using AI, can create landscaped for you to hang out in. If you wanted to hang out inside a video game from 1993. Cool, Zuck.

Jump to Three Minutes in the video to check it out.


Britney Spears is Moving

She announced on her Instagram that she’s shopping around for a new house.

Britney your followers are not your market. Unless ALL of them chip in.

Read more at NY Post


Alleged Jam Master Jay's Killer Filmed Himself at Run DMC Mural

According to prosecutors, the man accused of killing Run DMC member Jason Mizell filmed a video in front of his mural, after his death while rapping about dealing drugs and possessing guns. : “I wasn’t born with no silver spoon…I had to grind, grind and get it out the pot…and get it off the block…get it off the rock.” The papers add that in the next verse, Jordan rapped that he “hustles hard, like the mob, a dealer serving hands like they cards.”

That’s tr-tr-tr-tr-tricky.

Read more at NY Post


Reporters Mom Does a Drive By


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VIRAL & TRENDING



Old Timer Loves Providence Win

This dude has lived to see the collapse of the USSR and it coming back. AND a triple OT win by his alma mater.

Watch the video on Barstool.


Ancient Incan Bird Call Whistles Don’t Require Blowing

They could do this but they couldn’t come up with the wheel?

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STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Should We Expand Manhattan?

This radical proposal that appeared in an op ed in the NYT to stretch the borders of the borough of Manhattan by 1760 acres could help deal with housing issues and even deal with flooding issues. Proposed by a Rutgers Econ prof it would involve adding land by removing water and filing in land. It’s called land reclamation and its been done in other cities and nations, particularly China and the Netherlands.

Lets just take the land from Jersey.



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