Wednesday February 22 Daily Links
WEDNESDAY 2.22
NEWS STORIES
MTG Says If You Move to a Red State You Shouldn't Be Allowed to Vote for 5 Years
Marjory Taylor Greene elaborated on her Secession plan. She actually doesn’t want the nation to split, but she wants red states and blue states to follow different rules. She envisions a mass exodus from blue states to red ones and proposes that when Democrat voters do “flee these blue states where they cannot tolerate the living conditions, they don’t want their children taught these horrible things and they really change their mind on the types of policies that they support, well, once they move to a red state, guess what? Maybe you don’t get to vote for five years.”
You know you’ve never gotten a single bill passed.
Series One iPhone Auctions For $63k
A 2007 first series iPhone still sealed in its box sold at auction this week. “I didn’t want to get rid of my new [not-smart] phone, and I figured it’s an iPhone, so it’ll never go out of date,” she said about the iPhone which friends had bought for her soon after she had bought a different phone. So she kept it in the box. It sold for $63,356.
That’s almost twice what it cost when it came out.
Viral Photographer Confesses Truth About His Photos
Jos Avery admitted to his followers this week that his beautiful portraits, which he always presents with a bio background story about the person, aren’t portraits or people. All his photos are AI generated.
And every one of them is better than Earls.
Arbys Starts a Monthly Subscription
The latest restaurant trend is to offer subscriptions that will get you a certain number of meals every month plus perks. Arbys is the latest chain restaurant to hop on the trend.
More than one Arby’s meal a month sounds dangerous.
Sci Fi Mag Shuts Down Submissions After It Gets Too Many AI Entries
Clarksworld isn’t shutting down their magazine, but after a ridiculous amount of AI submissions came in, they have shut down their submissions process for the indefinite future because its too expensive to try to verify real authors.
In two years’ they will have AI magazines and a human will try to sneak in.
Starbucks Has a New Line of Oily Drinks
Starbucks is launching a line of drinks that contain a spoonful of olive oil floating around. The Oleato line rolls out in Italy this week with plans to add other countries later this year.
The taste is like a combination of olive oil and engine oil.
Don Lemon Back at CNN After Training
Well that was fast. Don Lemon who was taken off the air after some insensitive commentary about women and aging, will return to his CNN morning show on Wednesday. The condition of his return was undergoing formal training.
So by training you mean he took a multiple choice test at lunch? Cause that was real fast.
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Da Brat is Pregnant at 48
Just when she thought kids weren’t in the cards, Da Brat is pregnant at the age of 48 and excited. She and wife Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart shared the news and the story behind the pregnancy with People magazine.
Her baby will be getting out of diapers as da brat starts wearing em.
Boston Radio Host Apologizes For Racial Joke
Tony Massarotti, cohost of the Felger & Mazz radio show apologized for making a bad joke on the air. “Late in the show on Friday, I made some comments that angered and upset some people, and rightfully so,” Massarotti said. “I wish I could take them back — I can’t. They were insensitive; they were hurtful, and frankly, they hurt the cause for those of us who believe in racial and social equality and all of those things. And I do; I’m on that side of the line. Which is what made this thing so difficult in so many different ways, so I owe everyone an apology. It’s not who I am; it’s not who we are,” he said.
Hey come on everybody knows Boston guys aren’t racist.
This Simpson Family Photo is Viral
Jessica and Ashlee Simpson posed with their parents Joe and Tina for a fam photo that everyone’s talking about.
Looks like mom found the teen filter on tiktok.
The Stones and the Beatles are In the Studio
The Rolling Stones are down a drummer and a bass player. The Beatles have a drummer and a base player. And it looks like they’re all getting together to record something in studio.
It’s time to form the BeatleStones
Brian Cox Says Jeremy Strongs Process is Fucking Annoying
On the set of Succession, Jeremy Strong is always in character and Brian Cox finds that irritating. “It’s f–king annoying,” Cox said. “Don’t get me going on it.”
Why are you telling us?
Will Smith Tries Self Deprecating Jokes on TikTok
Smith seems to be attempting to navigate his way to a return to good graces, and is hoping some humor will help. He uses a TikTok trend to poke himself.
At least Will has learned to forgive himself.
@willsmith #duet with @missmoneyworking
Barkin Merkin Story is a Shocker
Ellen Barkin says when she was filming “Sea of Love”, the director grabbed her public hairpiece right off her vajayjay. “What was I going to do when [director] Harold Becker on ‘Sea of Love’ walks over and literally rips my merkin off, taking some pubic hair with him and saying: ‘What do you need this for? Nobody’s looking at you,’” she said.
Thank god it was a merkin.
Britney Posts a Really WTF IG
Get well soon Britney.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/21/britney-spears-bizarre-video-dress-instagram/
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